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o0ohferrealz
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Car: 70' datsun 510 coupe

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aight ima newbie at this 510 stuff... so i picked up a datsun 510 and i want to swap in a ca18det cause there fairly cheap motors.. but anyways .. when i pick up the motor.. is there any customizing i would have to do. like get a new exhaust manifold to cause fit the turbo? thanks in advance.

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Welcome to NICO!

There's a few members with swapped 510's so hopefully they'll be able to lend some helpful advice.
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datsunboy
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I have a CA18DET in a RHD 510, so turbo manifold is fine.but yes, you LHD guys will need a custom turbo manifold/headers/extractors.
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