ca18det into 89 pulsar xe

[4door5g]

hi i was woundering if any of you have any clue about doing this swap. I have seen it done before but i dont know where. The car came with a ga16i but its a beater, and i really want to put a ca18det in it can any of you guys/gals help Thanks

[nismoplsr]

Sweet man! It is possible with that trim model but depending on the effort and costs it might be more worth it to buy an 88-89 SE model that has the CA18DE stock.

All parts are bolt in but you need the mounts, transmission, shift linkages, wiring harness, ect from the above said model. If you can find a parts car with say a blown motor or swiss cheese body for cheap them pick it up and swap all the required parts to your car.

Think about this then get back to us. There are several of us here on NICO that had done the conversion that can help you with every step along the way.

Good luck and in the words of a wise man Dee "Welcome to the darkside"

[4door5g]

ya i have looked and looked for a parts car(even one that runs) to get all the parts from, but all the one i find are xe. plus its my girls car and she refuses to let me just buy another one, so im stuck doing it to the xe. Its not that big of a deal thow i have done a couple of swaps in the past just not on a nissan. I just didnt know what wiring harnes and ecu and stuff like that i had to find,and i didnt know what the ca18det came in that was fwdthanks for your helpby the way nice car thats what i want hers to look like, and very nice numbers also. I thank that thing would give my supra a good run, you ever done any 1/4 mile passes?

Modified by 4door5g at 9:44 AM 12/14/2005
Modified by 4door5g at 9:45 AM 12/14/2005

[PulsarDet]

You will need a ca18de transmission and support then the clutch pedal since it's not the same has the other pulsar, You will need to use a ca18det FDW Ecu and rewire the ecu to stock sensor. a good clutch. I ran a few 1/4 run, and about 14 psi run a 14.40 with 205 street low profile tire.

[4door5g]

those are not bad times. i would be happy with that, any things better then the beater ga16i that was in it, god that thing is slow.

is there any kind of half-cut i could buy to get all that in one shot? if so what all kind of cars

[4door5g]

any one?

[nismoplsr]

The FWD versions are pretty rare im not even sure what cars they came in. The setup we all use is from the U12 Bluebird AWD. I have never seen this come in a front clip. The transmission is useless so i dont see the point. Talk to Boost_Boy or PulsarGTR on gettin a swap. If it comes down to it you can always convert a RWD motor this is simple to do. You really are going to need alot of pulsar parts to make it possible. Check local junkyards to see what they got.

[PulsarDet]

You have two choise, of transmission that will fit in a pulsar, a ca16de transmission(87 pulsar with a 1.6 twin cam engine or the Ca18DE transmission (wish is a 88 pulsar 1.8). Both transmission will fit the engine, the cheapest one is the ca16de one, about 200$ CND in good shape. But if you would like to has more than 10 psi on stock turbo forget it, I blown the 4th and 5 gear of the ca16 transmission and by the same time the cluch slip was a Center Force stage 2 clutch.

If you need more info just ask will give you the best answer I have

The best transmission to get is a 88 pulsar SE 1.8 transmission wish is hydrolic. You will need, the clutch pedal, clutch master cylinder, the clutch, transmission, flywheel, rear engine support, side transmission support, and the shifter linkage.

The whole process took me about 14 hours to swap the whole thing.

Forget about using the same linkcage shifter, since the ca18 transmission is bigger the rod won't fit.

And you will need, a U12 Bluebird engine, wish is awd, trash the Awd transmission and fit the pulsar 87 or 88 one.

[4door5g]

ok guys i just picked up a whole ca18de powered pulsar from the junk yard so now what else do i need? the cars complete just got a bad title so every thing is going into the 89. i think all i need now is motor and ecu right? please help my girl has been on me hard to finish her car

[boost_boy]

ok guys i just picked up a whole ca18de powered pulsar from the junk yard so now what else do i need? the cars complete just got a bad title so every thing is going into the 89. i think all i need now is motor and ecu right? please help my girl has been on me hard to finish her car

First and foremost, this cam't be rushed and there's no way you're going to pull this swap off within two weeks, so tell your girlfriend to get off your back and be patient before you never finish it.

Dee

[4door5g]

ya i know it takes time, i have done some swaps just not on nissan, i just want to get all the parts so i can start working on it, i even have a importer local so i can get most of my stuff from them