best motor swap for an 84 s12 200sx?

Post by **jaidedeye** » Sun Aug 12, 2007 6:01 pm

i posted this over on club s12 and i figured i would ask here..

for the money, what would be the best swap for a s12?

sr20det

ca18det

ka-t

ls1

my budget will be about $6k for the swap and the car will be used for drifting and the occasion drag strip visit. it will also be driven on the street. its not my daily driver, i have my 02 lexus is300 for that...

thanks in advance for any input you guys have

Post by **Mr1der** » Mon Aug 13, 2007 9:45 am

put an LS in it.

I've yet to see one done.

gonna need to swap out the rearend on it for an R200 though...unless it has one.

Post by **jaidedeye** » Mon Aug 13, 2007 10:18 am

Mr1der wrote:put an LS in it.

I've yet to see one done.

gonna need to swap out the rearend on it for an R200 though...unless it has one.

id love to do an ls1 swap but the price of a low mileage ls1 is pricey...it looks like a straight forward swap but im thinking all in all it will cost more than $6k

Post by **MinisterofDOOM** » Thu Aug 16, 2007 12:49 am

VG30ET.

VG came stock in the S12 which means all the hardware you need is already available.

Post by **Mr1der** » Thu Aug 16, 2007 10:20 am

IF it was a VG car....

his isn't though.

it's gonna be a lot of work for any swap....I'd aim a little higher than a VG30ET...not that it's a bad motor...but if you're going through the trouble...find something with a better aftermarket.

Post by **dnlx5** » Mon Sep 10, 2007 10:56 am

seems like sr20det would be the simplest but for drifting how bout that kat nice low end and torque for drag too. the motors are dirt cheap

Post by **Mr1der** » Mon Sep 10, 2007 2:27 pm

yeah...they're cheap...if it's stock.

an SR or CA18DET would be the cheapest bang for the buck if you're not looking for a ton of power.

Post by **nismofly** » Thu Sep 20, 2007 4:56 pm

sr...like this one

http://www.racesilvia.com/en/

Post by **Mr1der** » Fri Sep 21, 2007 10:47 pm

I dunno...an LZ20B would be nice.

like this car

if you don't know what an LZ is...do a quick google for nissan lz and go to the first link. Bad *** motor.

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