Amays U G37S wrote:ska69 wrote:
Amays U G37S, might be something I don't know what I'm getting into?
ya man, you wanna be careful.
You might break a rare part or something crucial to the mechanics of the motor and not be able to source the part for a long period of time.
I would not rebuild a CA, I would however, buy a SR20 and rebuild it.
You'll have more promising parts, aftermarket, etc...
You want the CA for the Rev power? You can build a SR20 and put down more power and not worry about the high rev point.
I would stay away from rebuilding a CA, unless you have some deep pockets.
Your best bet is to source 2 full motors, or one half full, and the other full, to rebuild yours. Most likely youll have chips in the cylinder walls from detenation, and other for-seen problems with a CA18.
Japanese cars are only driven to 65000km, or 45,000 miles and then sent to the junkyard for another car due to the high strict laws on emissions. But beat to s***.
I'm gonna assume from your post count you don't know WTF you're talking about. Sorry to be blunt, but everything you said is ridiculous. If you had spent any time in the CA forum, and actually had any first hand experience with the CA18DE(T), you'd know how wrong what you just said was.
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...more promising parts, aftermarket, etc..."
Promising parts? IDK what that even means. If you mean parts from companies like tomei, and cp, and weisco, etc, the I would call those both promising and aftermarket. All very easily obtained parts.
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You can build a SR20 and put down more power and not worry about the high rev point. "
Hmm, where to start? PROVE THIS STATEMENT! Not only will you NOT prove this, but you CAN'T! I would argue, and be willing to bet good money, that given the same modifications, to stock rebuilt motors, and the same airflow rates, the CA will make the same power as an SR will. If the butterfly system is functioning as it should be, I would even argue that it will have comparable torque.
As for the high rev point, I will admit, that below 3K, the CA can be a bit of a dog, but I personally, as have many others on this forum and other forums in different countries, have revved the CA, on a daily basis, to 8K RPM, with no modifications to the valve train, and not had any problems. Granted, the stock cams aren't doing much up there, but it can be done. It HAS been done. There ARE no worries about high revs on a CA with MAYBE the exception of the rod bolts stretching, which seems to be easily fixed with a cheap set of ARP rod bolts. How do I know? BECAUSE I'VE DONE IT TO MY MOTOR!!! The one I drive all the time. Just drove it 4 hours ago. Hit my 8K RPM rev limit in 1st through 4th gears. Did that 3 times today. TODAY. I've had that motor for nearly 10 years now. Granted it's not stock, but the only internal mods are the pistons and the rod-bolts.
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I would stay away from rebuilding a CA, unless you have some deep pockets."
Rebuilding a CA doesn't cost any more than rebuilding an SR would. What is your reasoning behind thinking it will be more expensive?
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Most likely youll have chips in the cylinder walls from detenation, and other for-seen problems with a CA18"
Chips in the cylinder walls? I've been on NICO, since BEFORE it was NICO. I'm also a member on SXOC, and various other forums. I've never, not ONCE heard of chipped cylinder walls. I'm not saying it's not possible, I'm saying it's uncommon. Certainly not a "most likely" scenario. What other "for-seen" problems? The UK guys complain a lot about rod bearings giving out. Don't hear much about it in the US or Australia. I've often wondered if their oiling system was different than the JDM spec motors. Regardless, the consensus is that it's due to rod bolt stretch, and the ARP's remedy that. And I honestly think there is something else going on (poor oil draining and poor layout of the stock PCV system + high revs, a common problem with the RB20/25/26, that causes oil starvation and the rod bearing problems).
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Japanese cars are only driven to 65000km, or 45,000 miles and then sent to the junkyard for another car due to the high strict laws on emissions. But beat to s***"
Japanese cars, like the ones that SR's come from?
DO NOT come into my forum, and regurgitate BS internet myth that you've heard from somewhere. If you want the truth about this motor, ask the people who own them and drive them everyday.
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