New type of Engine swap for nissan?

[ESPER]

is it possible to swap in a FWD drive engine in a RWD engine?just curious, cuz as a NA fan, i wondered how the new sentra spec v engine would be in an s13 or s14........if it is even possible that is........

[PROJECTRB240SX]

THEY USE DIFFERENT MOUNTING SYSTEMS, YOU WOULD NEED A CUSTOM transmission, AND ON TOP OF THAT COUNTLESS OTHER "ISSUES". THEY SWAP RWD ENGINES INTO FWD AND ME-RWD CARS SO I'M SURE ITS POSSIBLE WITH PATIENCE AND A LARGE BANKROLL.

[droptopsilvia]

musicsurfman? if thats not you you have an alter ego!

[PROJECTRB240SX]

YEAH I HAVE CHANGED MY NAME TO SOMETHING MORE FITTING FOR THE FORUM.

[yeswepromise]

stupid question.

[MasterMan]

meh, just rebuild your KA to be high compression, that way it stays NA and u get more power

[k6kicker]

yeah no doubt, the qr is turning out to be a lame duck....if nissan would have put more funding into hot rodding the ka a bit they would have had a much nicer high displacement 4 banger...for the first z33 concept they had a 200 hp ka in it...cams, intake,pistons, tuned exhuast and whatnot and they would have had a torque monster on thier hands

[lessthanjakejohn]

First of all, You have to acquier one of these things and a transmission at least 4000

Second you have to make it fit with a transmission 5k+

Thats a lot of money for an engine with unkown amount of potential

With 9k I could easily see myself with a 230hp KA or a 400hp KAT

[ESPER]

first of all, whoever said stupid question can get a kick in the balls! but anyways, k6kicker do u have links to the info about the 200 HP ka z33?? i would like to see that!! also where can i get info on building a high compression ka, what are recomended cams ?? thanks!!

[yeswepromise]

first off, i get the kick in the balls.second, i am going to analyze your post:Quote »is it possible to swap in a FWD drive engine in a RWD engine?[/quote] no it is not. you cannot swap an engine into another engine.Quote »just curious, cuz as a NA fan, i wondered how the new sentra spec v engine would be in an s13 or s14[/quote] so what does being an NA fan have to do with changing the car's entire drivetrain? Quote »........if it is even possible that is........[/quote] sure its posible. do you have the large sum of money to cover the cost of this genius task?

i still stand by my statment that this is a stupid question. switching a RWD car to FWD....please kill me now.:rolleyes

[lessthanjakejohn]

What kind of budget do you have esper?

[Doraemon]

with the money you'll spend on this you might as well buy a sentra spec-v. i dont know why in the hell you would ever want to even question doing this. please sell your 240 and give it to someone deserving.

[k6kicker]

http://www.240sx.org/faq/articles/1999_240sx.htm

might be in there im not sure, i know it wasnt recived well since it looked like ***...it was scaped together quickly for the show and was just an s15 with a ka and shell over it

[deftdrummer]

first off, i get the kick in the balls.second, i am going to analyze your post: no it is not. you cannot swap an engine into another engine. so what does being an NA fan have to do with changing the car's entire drivetrain? sure its posible. do you have the large sum of money to cover the cost of this genius task?

i still stand by my statment that this is a stupid question. switching a RWD car to FWD....please kill me now.:rolleyes

haha, kind of harsh huh?? oh well though i agree....stupid question he deserved it. Swap an engine into an engine?? give me a break

[yeswepromise]

i don't think i was harsh.i was being direct and to the point.

[ESPER]

well, its kinda my fault for typing too fast that i had so many typos, but anyway, i want to keep my 240sx RWD of course, but it is just that i wanted a stronger naturally aspirated engine

[Dattebayo]

Well you are not gonna get much more power out of a n/a nissan engine than a KA in the first place (and keep your handling that is). But sure go crazy and swap a VG in or something ($$$).

I know i say this alot to you guys, but you can swap in SOHC pistons into a DOHC and make enough extra power to make a stockish KA fun...

[Onizuka]

Well you are not gonna get much more power out of a n/a nissan engine than a KA in the first place (and keep your handling that is).

people add 150+ extra pounds with the RB25 and RB26 swap and the car still handels amazing.

If you wanna stay KA there are plenty of NA RWD nissan motors out there. I think a VQ35DE swap would be very cool

[Dattebayo]

150 lbs is nothing though. Though i wasnt aware of the VQ35's existance in the U.S. (huh...). Im guessing it weighs more than 150 over a KA though. God knows the old VG's do...

And specifically, it should affect the cars oversteer ability even if only 150 lbs. SR's weigh less than KA's and that effects handling in that manner as well.

[prigo]

people add 150+ extra pounds with the RB25 and RB26 swap and the car still handels amazing.

If you wanna stay KA there are plenty of NA RWD nissan motors out there. I think a VQ35DE swap would be very cool

Wait until the GTR-35 is released, then once someone wrecks one, you can get yourself a VQ35DETT

[pstickne]

Quote »Well you are not gonna get much more power out of a n/a nissan engine than a KA in the first place (and keep your handling that is). But sure go crazy and swap a VG in or something ($$$).[/quote]Nissan makes (or has made) 3.0, 3.5, 4.1, 4.5 and 5.6L N/A engines that kick the crap out of the KA24 power-wise.Now, to get one of those under the hood of a 240...

(As a counter-statement to the first part of that quote)

[pstickne]

Not sure the exact weights, but VQs are al. blocks.Then again, they are bigger and use a different transmission.

The also sit back more (or extend less :-) than a RB25DET/26DETT (not to mention don't have the extra weight of IC/turbo/piping).