I finally did it :)

[G20er]

I just ordered a SR20DET Bluebird motor from Luke @digitalracer.:flash: I'll be joining the turbo ranks soon. Thanks Luke.


L8R
G20er

[primera man]

Well done...good luck and i hope the engine swap goes well for you. Keep us posted as to how it goes.

[ales]

I want a turbo too!
Oh, wait, I can't really afford it now... oh well.

Good luck on your project, man

[redvalkrie]

:o Congrated G20er I plan on doing like wise nxt year around november but want to get the G22DET, I dont know what car I'm going to put it in once I get it, would like to fine a G20t to put it in a 2000-2002 not sure what will be available then (stick 4 sure) got keep my fingers crossed, keeping ties with DIGI racer Luke to get that 4 me nxt year!

Well let us know how it goes!

[AznVirus]

hey G20er, if you dont like your motor you can hand it over to me...

[Blue94G20T]

How much are BB motors going for? What about GTIR's?

[b-b00gie]

BB DET's are about $1500-2200 depending on your shopping skills


a DET from a GTI-R is about $2500 if you can find one. they're a little more wanted/harder to find, so the price is usually a little more...

[P10DET]

Originally posted by G20er
I just ordered a SR20DET Bluebird motor from Luke @digitalracer.:flash: I'll be joining the turbo ranks soon.

Welcome to the club.

What year is your G20?

Let me know if you have any questions. Having just been through it, I can help you through a lot of things, although a BB DET swap is relatively straightforward.

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[G20er]

Originally posted by P10DET


Welcome to the club.

What year is your G20?

Let me know if you have any questions. Having just been through it, I can help you through a lot of things, although a BB DET swap is relatively straightforward.

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Primera man, Ales => Thanks, I will definitely post the progress of my SR20DET swap.

Redvalkrie => Good luck on your search for the G22DET

AznVirus => I am pretty sure I'll like the motor :smoker:

George => I have a 92 automatic G20. I'll post a pic once I get some pics scanned. Thank you for offering your help and expertise. I will take you up on that.

L8R
G20er

[G20pimp]

Let me get this straight.... one of these Bluebirds is $2000? What other costs are involved? I'm sure there is more to it than the cost of the engine swap but how much more?

[b-b00gie]

total cost, for a turbo.. or DET swap... you are looking at $4000 to 5000.

...you should at least budget that anyway. you may have some left over, but all the little misc. items start to add up...

[uclandru]

Originally posted by b-b00gie
total cost, for a turbo.. or DET swap... you are looking at $4000 to 5000.

...you should at least budget that anyway. you may have some left over, but all the little misc. items start to add up...

5 g's? thats a lotta burgers to flip!

[G22DET]

some break down for you guys in regards on the cost of the whole install...I might miss somehting but basically you are looking at...
DET motor (from me, $1500 plus shipping)
Front Mount Intercooler - $1000 roughly
Intercooler piping - $200 to $800 (depend on quality and material)
all the necessory gauges ex. oil temp, oil pres. boost and most importantly the EGT (exhaust-gas temp gauge), if you are planning to get just one gauge, get the EGT. Total gauge price - $600 or so. EGT gauge is around $200-350.
Labor - $1500 to $2000...free if you know how to do it.
maintance parts such as accessory belts, alternator, spark plugs, wires, new oil, new freon..around $200.
turbo timer - $130
plan on having at least $500 laying around just incase if you need more things.
this is pretty much the same for P10s and P11s, but for the P11, best to find an OBD1 ecu/harness, tha'ts what i did..it'll make it easier and no engine check light would be on.

[P10DET]

Originally posted by G20pimp
Let me get this straight.... one of these Bluebirds is $2000? What other costs are involved? I'm sure there is more to it than the cost of the engine swap but how much more?

You have to have a downpipe made. Hopefully HotShot will offer one separate from the DET installation kit - cost $100-250. You really should get a front mount intercooler - cost $200-1,000 depending upon a lot of factors and whether you buy new or used. Piping for said intercooler - I'd guess about $300-500. A JWT ECU gives you plug and play engine management - $500-600.

If you have a P10, HotShot should be producing the piping that I have made. I don't have any idea about price yet though.

[P10DET]

Hehe

I posted before seeing Luke's post. Amazing how similar they are, eh?

Well, that should give you a good idea of the expense involved. I didn't even think about labor since I do it all myself.

I'm in the process of documenting the swap. Expect to see something in 2-3 months (sorry it's not sooner).