oh naw lol, since my 240 should have a running sr in it with in the month , im not going to worry about it, its really not too bad, i can only hear it with no music on and if i get on it pretty good.sx moneypit wrote:I am not an SR expert but it looks like you've covered the basics but you may want to add some rocker arm stoppers to the mix. BTW ,did you get the rod bearing in on the KA?
well since this is hitting my wallet pretty hard, i'll probably stick with the sr maf until i can get a z32 one, and good idea on the thermostat, i forgot about that, and def a water pump. think i'll get a nismo thermostat. it will def be way easier doing this BEFORE the engine is in lol. do you guys think a timing chain components upgrade/replace will be necessary? I would wait until i can crank it up for the first time but that would defeat the purpose of being able to do this with the engine out lol.PyR0NiAk wrote:You planning on going Z32 MAF? or SR? DON'T use a SOHC KA one. Also, you'll need a radiator unless you want your engine bay to look crappy. I also recommend a water pump replacement along with a thermostat upgrade.
Modified by PyR0NiAk at 5:45 PM 3/29/2010
You planning on keeping air conditioning? If not, I recommend the mishimoto thermostat. It's like $15 cheaper and it also runs a few degrees colder than the Nismo.fleali88 wrote:
well since this is hitting my wallet pretty hard, i'll probably stick with the sr maf until i can get a z32 one, and good idea on the thermostat, i forgot about that, and def a water pump. think i'll get a nismo thermostat. it will def be way easier doing this BEFORE the engine is in lol. do you guys think a timing chain components upgrade/replace will be necessary? I would wait until i can crank it up for the first time but that would defeat the purpose of being able to do this with the engine out lol.
You could lift the entire car with that hoist!fleali88 wrote:and here is where i'll be doing the swap lol,
thats the lift im using for the engine
but there will be some sheets of thick plywood on the dirt lol
oh yeah, Georgia summers will kill you lol, is either thermostat better or worse since im going to keep ac?PyR0NiAk wrote:
You planning on keeping air conditioning? If not, I recommend the mishimoto thermostat. It's like $15 cheaper and it also runs a few degrees colder than the Nismo.
haha yeah, thats my grandfathers "shop" he's sooo oldschool , that tractor runs like a champ too. im just gonna tarp over everything when im not working on it since its outside.sx moneypit wrote:You could lift the entire car with that hoist!
I had it backward and I want to apologize... I have no clue what in the hell I was thinking. Either way, it's the heat that they affect. People complain that their heat doesn't work too well with the nismo thermostat. Considering the Mishimoto is even colder, I'm sure it'll be even worse.fleali88 wrote:
oh yeah, Georgia summers will kill you lol, is either thermostat better or worse since im going to keep ac?
yeah but its for an s13 sr into an s13 chasssis or s14 chassissx moneypit wrote:FR Sport has a pretty good writeup on wiring up an SR swap.
lol, me either, this is my first one, but for the past 4 months all i've been doing is research on everything. Im DETERMINED to do this correctly lol, Im not the smartest guy in the world but I can turn the f*** out of a wrench lol.sx moneypit wrote:Yeah, i am not an expert on SR swaps by any means.