Ca18det

[cys19]

YAY!!!

[cys19]

someone should delete this whole thread.

:Werd

[240eseckz]

if the CA was the best engine nissan ever built...why did they stop production of it so soon after coming out with them? the 180sx was named after the 1.8 liter...but now comes with an sr...doesnt make any sense to me...

[cys19]

Guys, seriously, don't tell him!

delete this thread!

:pface

[Doomed2Walk]

If you searh around and look at other CA related threads, basically, the engine was too WELL built and it was too expensive to keep producing so they came out with the SR. I mean the CA is a P.O.S. 1.8L, don't buy one, get an SR or turbo your KA right cys?

[cys19]

right.

(We are using reverse psychology on you newbies.)

[anou]

riight...good call tho if you guys dont wanna help im sure i can find it the hard way but thanks

[Doomed2Walk]

If I honestly knew the answer I'd tell you, but I don't o_O

[Chingon]

just don't tell them about the fj or all hell will brake loose..

[rico05]

if the CA was the best engine nissan ever built...why did they stop production of it so soon after coming out with them? the 180sx was named after the 1.8 liter...but now comes with an sr...doesnt make any sense to me...

In the early 1990s, Nissan began to lose their a$$. Producing cars like the Skyline and Z31/32 made them little profit due to the fact of high development cost and what not because the cars were so damn advanced for the day. When it came to the CA18, you see very little cost cutting involved (shot peened rods, cast iron crank w/ an actual girdle, etc) so money was lost in their "Date car" entry. The SR20, with its less advanced valve train and aluminum block was a great way for Nissan to shave off some dough in the 4 cylinder market.

And anyone that wants to make a fuss about the S15 SR and it o-so-great varible timing....varible timing is MUCH better used on N/A engines and is really not that necessary for boosted applications. Varible intake ports and runners is a better place to spend those R&D dollars. Sure, Porsche has Variocam, but that really shouldn't count as that feature is quite obviously utlized on a race designed motor, where every HP counts.

[rico05]

riight...good call tho if you guys dont wanna help im sure i can find it the hard way but thanks

Hey leave these turd burglars alone and head over to CA Specific. We ACTUALLY own CAs and can help you find out where to get good ones and what to do once you have it.

http://www.nicoclub.com/forums...d=126

Now I leave you ladies to go boost for a while