anyone know if this has bin done?

[nothing_lost]

so me and a buddy were driving around today in my 89 s13 and we were talking about motor swaps

has anyone ever tried to put a 4g63t mitsu engine in a 240sxbecause i was thinking that it would be an insane motor chasis combinationand i would love to hear what you guys think

[IanS]

The 4g63T is designed for FWD, this means the manifold faces the wrong direction for RWD. I dont know who gave you the idea that a 4G in a 240 would be cool, but they need to put down the pipe/bottle. Im sure with enough money/time you could make one fit, but its just going to crankwalk/put a hole in itself/blow its headgasket/burst into flames/or just generally fall apart, because guess what, even though its in a 240, its still a 4g. I used to own a DSM, ive built and driven some really insane DSMs, I learned my lesson, get as far away as you can, unless of course, you're a glutton for punishment.

[nothing_lost]

actually it was just an idea of mine and i have seen the 4g run in a rear wheel drive before i was just wondering if it had bin done in a 240 yet but thanks for the thoughts i kinda turned away from mitsu back in high school just messing with ideas for my s13 i will probable just go with a ca18det like i originally wanted to

[adrianfromthecastle]

out of all the I4 turbo engines available in rwd... why a mitsu 4g?

[ELEMENT692121]

actually the evo drift cars are set up with a 4g turned 90 degrees to be rwd .. with the turbo on the left and the intake on the right of the engine bay .. so it can be done i have no idea what trannys there running but ive seen the cars in person

[ELEMENT692121]

personally im goin with an ls1 for sheer on tap power no waiting for boost to build (and the ls1 t56 set up is 128lbs lighter than the ka set up )plus not to many 4 bangers come with 6 speeds ..

[nothing_lost]

like i said it was just an idea they are every where in my town so there not real hard to come by. and i had a buddy in high school who had a 99 awd and i drove it for about a week and kinda like the thing

and to answer the transmission ? i was thinking of an s15 6spd just get a adapter plate made but this was all just therory i also thought of a rotary out of an fd but like i said im probably gonna go with the ca18det to be different, not that it matters im the only s13 in area so im already different

[IanS]

like i said it was just an idea they are every where in my town so there not real hard to come by. and i had a buddy in high school who had a 99 awd and i drove it for about a week and kinda like the thing

and to answer the transmission ? i was thinking of an s15 6spd just get a adapter plate made but this was all just therory i also thought of a rotary out of an fd but like i said im probably gonna go with the ca18det to be different, not that it matters im the only s13 in area so im already different

Rotory, now there is a good idea, wankel's are awesome, stay away from the FDs though, they are far too finicky. If I were going to do a rotory in an S I would use a carburated series 4 13B, but thats just how I roll.