engine swap

[winstonusmc]

Originally Posted by Hit_N_Run-player

I wouldnt get the SR20det unless you have a way to pass emissions...its not street legel,

I guess you think everyone is from Cali. I am from a state that doesnt care what type of engine you run. Check with the local laws before you do a swap, dont just assume that it will be illegal. And if you are from Cali, it seems that there are shops that will pass an SR20det, they pass the chemical test, just not a visual. Benn to a drift event lately? Last one I went to in Cali you could have had a car show in the parking lot, plenty of swapped 240's with the Cali plates to match.

[LOWMONTE817]

If you are going through the hassle of swapping the motor, you might as well get an sr or ca. You can get them pretty reasonably and theres quite a bit of support out there. Yeah, you could turbo a KA, but you will have to buy a turbo kit which will probably cost more than buying a sr or ca which already has the turbo and is easy to hop up. The CA is a little cheaper, and revs higher which is good for drifting. The SR has more power out of the box and would probably be your best bet.
I'm still waiting to finish college so I can get an s13 and soup the hell out of it. ---Next Year---

[JustFanatical]

I'm looking into swapping an sr20det into an s14. Where are some good dealers to get the engine from? I'm ideally looking for a place to sell me everything i need, engine, transmission, ecu, etc. If you know some sites email me at [email protected].

[Hit_N_Run-player]

Originally Posted by winstonusmc

I guess you think everyone is from Cali. I am from a state that doesnt care what type of engine you run. Check with the local laws before you do a swap, dont just assume that it will be illegal. And if you are from Cali, it seems that there are shops that will pass an SR20det, they pass the chemical test, just not a visual. Benn to a drift event lately? Last one I went to in Cali you could have had a car show in the parking lot, plenty of swapped 240's with the Cali plates to match.

Well maybe i live in a shitty place then..I checked my state (washington) and my dads where he lives to see if he could get it smogged (oregon) and both do visual inspections! it wont pass visual garantee'd. I have numerous emails with the DEQ inspecter and he said that none of the stations will let the engines pass a visual inspection. Maybe you could pay the guy off but i would rather have an legel ka and turbo that and save hassle.

[AWDSR20]

hook-ups yo....thats all i have to say!

[D-Bo]

Originally Posted by LOWMONTE817

If you are going through the hassle of swapping the motor, you might as well get an sr or ca. You can get them pretty reasonably and theres quite a bit of support out there. Yeah, you could turbo a KA, but you will have to buy a turbo kit which will probably cost more than buying a sr or ca which already has the turbo and is easy to hop up. The CA is a little cheaper, and revs higher which is good for drifting. The SR has more power out of the box and would probably be your best bet.
I'm still waiting to finish college so I can get an s13 and soup the hell out of it. ---Next Year---

price difference between the sr and ka-t makes them financially interchangeable.. you can piece together a ka-t kit for less than the cost of the average sr.. downfall is that it won't have the same output.. if you take the price of the average sr and spend it on a turbo kit for the ka, you can make more or less hp and tq but there are too many variables involved.. and support for sr versus the ka?? i have to disagree.. more shops will know what to do with a ka24de-t with trouble than an sr20det with trouble.. as for the ca? i don't know enough about it, no comment

[bighead3215]

hey guys thanks for all the great information keep it up im looking at some sr's now what kind of problems could i expect to run into? are the engine mouts in the same spots? how bout trany maching up?

[AWDSR20]

all i have to say is the liftrz.... mine ae souding off! guess it normal to some degree!

[SHIFT_KA24DE]

yup.... i got a ka for now but i'd definitely love the sr if i had one.

emissions would be a bitch... are there easier ways to bypass the emissions test....that's one of the biggest reason why i won't really try for a sr.

also ka-t is pretty good but my ka has 180k on it... it would be stupid to try and force induction that shiet now... (still runs strong tho)