ca18det swap into nx1600

[nxmachine1600]

hey i just got a 92 nissan nx 1600 and i was wondering if the ca18det would be a direct bolt on or if it will need to have some mods sone to it. thanks

[srpowered240sx]

......................................................no.

[nxmachine1600]

no it doesn't fit or it wont work????

[SeVa-S13]

Besides the obvious wiring, maybe you'd need different (from transplant vehicle or custom) mounts?Shouldn't be anything tough though...

Edit: Of course I forgot about axles, damn FWD cars...

[srpowered240sx]

well, the nx is a fwd car. you are talking about putting a rwd motor set in a fwd car. you could put a sr20det (fwd model out of a jdm bluebird)

[nxmachine1600]

well i have a seperate engine that i want to put in which is the ca18det fwd..

[bt2s14]

It is FWD (lol beat me to it)........Well I guess they do have a fwd CA

http://www.nissanexa.com/mods/n13/turbo/turbo.htm

[srpowered240sx]

Shouldn't be anything tough though...

how do you figure?? custom rear subframe with new hubs, spindles and whatnot to accomodate rwd, all new mounts, custom transmission tunnel, not to mention its too small of an engine bay.

[SeVa-S13]

Silly Honda kids, there are transverse CA's.

[nxmachine1600]

ya i got it from osaka jdm in canada they are engines hard to find!

[nxmachine1600]

so how difficult will it be to drop it in?

[srpowered240sx]

for real, well slap me silly and call me nancy. i thought there were only ca18det's in rwd form.

im pretty much in the dark on this one. new mounts, wiring, custom axles maybe. beyond that......

[SeVa-S13]

so how difficult will it be to drop it in?

I doubt you'll find anyone that's done the swap. Find out yourself. Oh, and try the CA forum; this is Gen Chat.

[nxmachine1600]

actually they have done them i just cant get ahold of someone who has.

[nxmachine1600]

i bought a 92 nissan nx 1600 and i was wondering if the ca18det will fit in it if i got the fwd ca18det????

[asher4857]

was it really necessary to make second topic?

[nxmachine1600]

ya cuz i need to know.

[asher4857]

Internet Etiquette requires that if you make a most, do not make a second one unless it cannot be found (your profile should give you a link to posts you've created) as well as if your post is already on the front page, give it some time, someone will respond, if your post falls behind, give it a bump. JUST ONE BUMP.

With that said, just give it a chance, the CA forums are slow. Someone will answer eventually.

[s0m3th1ngAZ]

why did you buy that engine if you knew finding info on the swap would be a *****? sides, the sr would be better in the long run.

[Bwana]

I'm moving this over to CA where it really belongs...

[Liquid_Neon]

Boost boy and me both have fwd CA18det's

U12 bluebirds, pulsar NX, stanzas... just a few fwd CA cars

Us pulsar guys are used to hearing "my GA motor sucks, i want a CA!" honestly, you would need a whole fwd CA car to transplant everything. NOTHING from a GA series motor works on the CA18, electronics, drivetrain, motor mounts... none of that works.

[Liquid_Neon]

go read the other one, I basicly told u what u need to do. dont get needy. The process will be long, u cannot expect instant replies.

[nxmachine1600]

its an engine my friend doesnt want but ur telling me that the engine wont fit period into my car at all????

[nxmachine1600]

the engine is a ca18det fwd with the uncut wiring harness, turbo, and ecu. plz explain to me y it wouldnt fit? thanx

[asher4857]

he just gave you the answer in the post. none of the stuff is the same. Although it probably could fit, its not going to be easy to any extent.

[nxmachine1600]

i c that he said it wouldnt fit but y?? how is it not the same?

[ca18datsun510]

there are a few challenges you are gonna have to cover.

mounts are different. one uses a hydraulicly actuated clutch, one uses cable.

not sure about axles, or shift linkages.

im pretty sure boost boy stuck one in a b13 sentra though, so wait for him to reply, it would be basically the same. def not direct drop in.

[ca18datsun510]

i answered in the other post, but here goes again.

one uses hydraulic clutch, one's cable, different shift linkages, mounts arent the same, axles, etc.

its been done before, i believe by boost boy into a b13 sentra, but it wasnt droppin.

[nxmachine1600]

im not using any of the parts from the ga and using it on the ca im taking he ga out and dropping in the ca.

[ca18datsun510]

who said anything about the ga?

the mounts wont work correctly, the clutch pedal wont work unless you convert it to hydro, the exhaust isnt gonna bolt up, you will most likely need to hybrid some axles, etc etc.

the point is its not gonna "drop in"