240sx engine swap

[r15957]

Hey everyone, im new here. I currently own a 240sx with a sr20det swap with a few other mods. My friend has a 400+ awhp volvo s60r. He recently got into an accident and is willing to give me the engine if i want it. Would this work in my 240sx? If not what would i have to do to make it work? Thanks for any help you can provide.

[Jon17]

"awhp" is the first and most likely not the only problem I see.

[jeff420]

if you gotta ask its out of your leauge.

[mudvayne9790]

if you gotta ask its out of your leauge.

this is probably the worst advice ever. how do you think people learn? they do things that they dont know how to and make lots of mistakes. Why not tell him why it doesnt work? or if its impossible

why dont you explain why awhp would be a problem?

[Jon17]

this is probably the worst advice ever. how do you think people learn? they do things that they dont know how to and make lots of mistakes. Why not tell him why it doesnt work? or if its impossible

why dont you explain why awhp would be a problem?

Well I was just quoting what OP said. At this point we can call it AWD

[Jon17]

if you gotta ask its out of your leauge.

And another thing its harsh but true. Its a thread you read and then simply

[mudvayne9790]

yea but that doesnt help so might as well not say anything

[jeff420]

its the BEST advice evar, even if i sat here and listed everything it takes you think that would help op put it in his car? no. if he wants to learn, then look at what the basics are for an engine swap. my post was a hell of alot more useful than yours. mine at least was on subject.

[mudvayne9790]

i think it would help him evaluate it if he could do itas for usefullness ur post didnt do anything but dash any hope of it being possiblemaybe he knows how to swap an engine just not sure about this specific onemy post may not be more usefull but your isnt any better just because your on topic

[jeff420]

oh im sorry, you are soo right. how could i be so dumb. op, you can sooooo do this swap. yadda yadda yadda.

if you know how to do an engine swap, you should know whats needed. noones ever done this swap, so it OBVIOUSLY requires everything to be custom done. if op cant figure out whats needed, then odds are they will never be able to do it. how bout YOU tell him what it needs. since your so worried about it.

[numbnuts240]

transverse orientation should be indication numero uno as to why this would be a bad idea.

[Nali]

if you gotta ask its out of your league.

fix't and agreed.

Sorry OP this might seem harsh, but dont bother with that engine.Listing why not, would take up more unnecessary time than just saying leave it be.

Im sure with enough engineering prowess you could actually make the engine work, but really....it aint worth it, just get urself a CA18DErT put a Mini Cooper Supercharger on it and a massive T7+ turbo and call it a day.

[Morph]

if you gotta ask its out of your leauge.

Eh.. Not really i ask s*** all the time. How to change my headgasket, and...wow I got it done. THIS IS A FORUM PEOPLE not an exclusive club.

To the OP f*** it get the engine ( if hes giving it to you for free) and sell it should get something out of it and put that twards engine mods or a new motor set.

[jeff420]

Eh.. Not really i ask s*** all the time. How to change my headgasket, and...wow I got it done. THIS IS A FORUM PEOPLE not an exclusive club.

To the OP f*** it get the engine ( if hes giving it to you for free) and sell it should get something out of it and put that twards engine mods or a new motor set.

this isnt a headgasket job though. HUGE difference. he wants to know how to put an awd transverse mounted volvo engine in his 240........ guess im just quicker than most. did my first headgasket YEARS ago without having to ask. i grabbed an fsm and got to work.

fix't and agreed.

Sorry OP this might seem harsh, but dont bother with that engine.Listing why not, would take up more unnecessary time than just saying leave it be.

Im sure with enough engineering prowess you could actually make the engine work, but really....it aint worth it, just get urself a CA18DErT put a Mini Cooper Supercharger on it and a massive T7+ turbo and call it a day.

lmao your use of fix't, aint, and urself make me lol. you correct my minor spelling mistake then use those words

[numbnuts240]

lmao your use of fix't, aint, and urself make me lol. you correct my minor spelling mistake then use those words

nali is flipping awesome, but dammit there were still two grammatical errors that were left untouched....

[r15957]

I do realize this is out of my league by a long shot, im pretty new to all of this. but thats why i came here, i have read many very helpful forums on this site. My friend owns a nissan performance shop so i figured he could help me with this swap if it were possible at all, but i thought i would run it by you guys first just to see the different oppinions on it.

[OutToWinPAHC]

If there is a RWD trans that can be used with it and you can fabricate mounts, parts, and wired it then yeah, it can be done.

[r15957]

sounds like a hefty price but thank you for the advice.

[Nali]

lmao your use of fix't, aint, and urself make me lol. you correct my minor spelling mistake then use those words

Can you guess the difference between the two us, when using nonexistent words?

nali is flipping awesome, but dammit there were still two grammatical errors that were left untouched....

Nay, i only fix things that irritate me.

i.e Your and You're, Leauge and league, necessary and neseccary and a number of other words that just look ugly when misspelt or used incorrectly.

Everything else i just let slide, i stopped being a grammar/spelling nazi cuz i got told off some time back for trying to hard.....Dattebayo Mr Meanie

[hilux30]

Besides WHY this Engine?? We work on the volvo 5-cylinder all the time, If is doesn't leak oil from every orfis then its not a volvo, then they ALL start blast oil as 'blow-by" from the dip-stick tube.

If you want some thing "bad a**" the nissan family of engines has plenty to offer....

[numbnuts240]

i stopped being a grammar/spelling nazi cuz i got told off some time back for trying to hard.....Dattebayo Mr Meanie

meh, he's an egg sucker.

[r15957]

I was only thinking about this engine because i would be getting it for free. thats pretty much the only reason. It was just an interesting potential idea. i do like a lot of the nissan engines (including the sr20 i already have) so if this engine really is that pointless i prob will do what everyone seems to be saying, sell the b**** and either buy a different nissan engine or put the money into performance parts

[hilux30]

I am undecisive about building my SR (pistons, rods, balance crank, turbo, cams......) which will run me $4-5K just in parts, or just go and get a vq35 and call it the day, decisions decisions..

[jeff420]

Can you guess the difference between the two us, when using nonexistent words?

what? now your sentences dont even make sense. was your mom an evil english teacher? whats your deal? does it bug you that bad? your too anal. na actually i enjoy your little rants on grammar. they are kinda funny.

[Jerid]

what? now your sentences dont even make sense. was your mom an evil english teacher? whats your deal? does it bug you that bad? your too anal. na actually i enjoy your little rants on grammar. they are kinda funny.

What? Now your sentences don't even make sense. Was your mom an evil English teacher? What is your deal? Does it bug you that bad? You're too anal-retentive. Actually, I enjoy your little rants on grammar. They are kind of funny.

I've got your back, Jeff!

CAN I HAZ MOAR GRAMMMMAR NAZI PLEEEEZE??!!!???

I KID! I KID!

Now, to contribute to the thread:

Don't even bother with the Volvo motor. It is more of a headache than what it is worth, IMO. Take advantage of the SR20 that you already have and build it.

[brandonDavid]

1. pull the volvo motor, and take it for free2. sell the aforementioned motor3. use funds to build the motor you have.4. enjoy

[speedeast]

1. pull the volvo motor, and take it for free2. sell the aforementioned motor3. use funds to build the motor you have.4. enjoy

[chaosli]

no one done it but you could always be the first

you gonna need alot of stuff if you want to make it work

1. custom mounts 2. transmission adaptor if it doesnt have a rwd transmission that fits3. wiring4. relocation of any thing on the side with the tranny5. custom driveshaft

is like the h22 swap into a 240sx the guy had to relocate the disbutor to the other side of the head.... i dont kow the detail but i saw pic of it, its crazy

[Arabrockermang]

I guess this is a dead thread but kool idea

Like the one dude said transverse is the first clue that it would be hard. But possible. It would take skills at machine work and fabrication. if you can't do that then the amount you would spend in those two things would make it cheaper to swap a fully built RB26. Not to mention ECU and wires.

Mostly outsourced could easily put you into 20k territory no kiddin 50/hr (which is low avg) adds up quick.

Furthermore if you are capible of all that you would just be doing it for fun and you wouldn't be asking on Nico I don't think.

I'd love to see something like that. But fact is I thought about doing a BMW swap and found out JDM Nissan swaps are just cheap. Some of the best bang for buck. The amount I would have spent just caming and tunning the BMW would have been the cost of an SR not to mention the fact that BMW engine would probably cost same or more to start out. And I still might do it someday since BMWs are supremely light they look cool and I've only seen it done twice neither were the engine I had in mind and both in Europe.

[Coombs]

+1 to those that say sell it and building what you've got. Built SR20s can provide plenty of power to have more than enough fun. I'd get a hold of an FSM, buy forged internals and go to work from there

Best of luck in whatever you decide.