CA18ET swap...

[stoops417]

I have an ET available to me and i was wondering what it would take to swap into a 240... i figure most of it should be similar to the DET and i'm sure some of it will be different... but i was wondering about the things like the mounts and such....? info please?

[stoops417]

well don't i feel like a dumb-***... i knew i should have looked harder and i seem to have found the answers to some of my questions... but i still have some mainly...

do the stock P/S lines fit to the DET or do they need modification?

I found that the Mounts are all the same but are their any other fitment issues i should be aware of before starting this swap?

[Magnum]

do not swap a CA18ET in your 240 you will be sorry. If it's a CA18DET then your good to go. the ET is a step back from the KA. The ecu is not progamable, it has a ****ty MAF and it is limited to about 250hp, and that is with many $ spent that could have been used on a far better engine.

[stoops417]

yes... you are right. BUT doing this swap is better than nothing at all. The reason i'm going to do it is because i can basically do it for free. i can trade my car (rough 280ZX) for a 240 with a blown engine and i can get the swap for almost free. then, later when i have some cash i can swap to the DET without much drama (even though i will have to change ecu's and harnesses again)

this period inbetween will give me a chance to work on my suspension and gain more RWD experience (been auto-xing FWD for 2 years now and finally found an good inexpensive RWD platform....240)

all in all this will be a temporary setup but even the ET with the exaust and intercoller setup that i will use in the future for my DET will be more HP than a KA that i would be wasting money on because none of those engine mods carry over...see?

[McAdam]

how rough is the 280zx? thats as cheap as it gets! those cars are soooo mod-able. some decent head work and a nice exhaust and your already up to 200hp. not to even mention the torque. check out zcar.com for some ideas on that car. a 280zx turbo motor will go 350rwhp and as much if not more torque without cracking the head gasket. something to think about anyways...

McAdam

[stoops417]

true true.... my 280 has holes in the floorboard, dents here, there, and everywhere... but the glass is all good and the NON-turbo motor runs GREAT i even auto-x it once in a while.

Alas... my dream is the 240 so thats what i will end up with. If anyone knows of someone who would be willing to trade a blown 240 for it just let me know and i will wave my magic wand to make it happen.