part interchangabilty...

[racerobd]

hello nico-ca peoples...i have done allot of freaking research and have finally decided how to make my 240sx not suck...., by getting a full front clip from a jdm engine dealer. well i have through research found the ca to be a much more suitable engine with its torque output and low initial cost. how ever i have found one snag, other then the crazy prices for the rods and pistons and non existent companies for the US market, parts are non available for the ca18det in the US. yes i have searched and found that similar family member ca's were in US cars, but what about exact blot Ups....

so to the point... so far i have the KA24E stock throttle body i can bolt up, and also use the mafs, but what about the transmission?(probably dumb that i asked that) and what about alternators, starter motors, belts, and a/c compressors. would i be able to take the parts for a US pulsar year 89-90 and just bolt in place...i also realize that the pulsar is fwd isnt it...?...

sorry i couldnt really find much in the sticky's...please someone help out without making me look like a US dush...

[ceniack]

zerothread/136061 - link to the pertinant stickys

zerothread?id=114952 - link to parts interchangeablity

you can use the ka transmission, you just have to swap out the bell housings.

[racerobd]

newb seach own....

but what about the parts that arent on there like the alternator....and starter...well the starter can be rebuilt but how about the a/c...???...holy doo doo...i think just buying 17 year old parts seems dumb...

Modified by racerobd at 1:57 PM 10/16/2006
Modified by racerobd at 2:11 PM 10/16/2006

[ceniack]

you can have the alternator rebuilt, as far as the AC is concerned, i am not sure.