I currently have a 1997 Nissan hardbody with a stock ka24e, one of my friends had a decently built up black top SR20DET swap he was getting rid of for cheap said it made around 480whp when it was in his friends 240. Soo!! I said why not and bought it off of him, once i got the motor and trans home i gave it a good cleaning and it was in good condition (looking wise). I was debating on just using the motor as is and thought about it for awhile and it bugged me not knowing what was done to the motor 1st hand. The next day the motor was up on the stand and I was tearing it down, found aftermarket rods, pistons, valves, retainers, springs and cams I have not had time to look into part numbers yet but will try to soon. At this time i figured what the hell might as well give porting a try i figured just gasket matching and knife edging and cleaning castings would make alittle more power better flow gonna keep intake at 60 grit and exhaust at 180 grit cartridge rolls (I have done harley heads and a couple sportbike heads but never car heads). Now the fun part put the truck on jack stands and went to work, pulling the motor out of the truck went very easy and I did not run into any problems coming out took about 3 hours with the help of one of my friends.
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Now come the questions that I hope someone can answer for me:- MOTOR MOUNTS? Are there any motor mounts that would bolt up and keep the motor at a safe angle i have seen on another forum a guy put a sr in and the motor sat at a steep angle, and have read to cut motor mounts and re weld them forward. WHAT ARE MY OPTIONS?
- TRANS MOUNT? I have read i can use my stock cross member just need to slot the mounting holes, or do i need to make a new member?
- WIRING? I have a Apexi stand alone and a full SR harness what wires do i need to hook up from the truck harness to the sr harness? DOES ANYONE HAVE A SCHEMATIC OR DIAGRAM, GUIDE LOL ANYTHING?
- DASH? Will my dash work with the swap? I was thinking if not is there a way to hook up a diag obdII scan tool so i could run an i pad as a dash thru an app?
- GEARING? Is the hardbody rear end able to handle the power this motor is going to put out and will the gear ratios be ok? IS THERE A BETTER REAR END I COULD GET?
- 5LUG CONVERSION? Heard toyota rear end and toyota hubs or re drilling the axles and drums which way is better? OR ARE THERE ANY OTHER OPTIONS?
Thats all i can think of for now ANY HELP WILL BE APPRECIATED THANKYOU FOR READING!!!
at this point all the air was let out of my sails and i dropped everything and went in the house for a bit. After i stopped kicking myself in the butt i decided i had to go outside and inspect every single piece of this motor very carefully so i DO NOT need any more unwanted surprises uppon further inspection of the head i found 8 guides out of 16 has small cracks in them 1 has multiple, all of the cracks are on the top where the seals go so i know "it wasn't me" (shaggy voice). Well this stupidity/not being thorough on disassembly just pushed this project deadline even further back. I am pissed at myself for overlooking something so small but am very happy i found it now and not when its all in the truck.