This isn't really a build thread... Just somewhere for me to document my progress with my swap.

So some dumbass owned this s13 before me.. Friend of mine happened to own a car lot and had repoed it. Had a blown engine so he sold it to me as a project car.

The car (The hubcaps are PIMP They went straight to the trash)


Draining the oil... (cough! or should I say antifreeze... dumbass obviously blew the head)


Engine is out


And where it belongs


Engine and tranny arrived today. S13 Blacktop SR20DET. Only visual damage is a broken cas cover.


My grandfather removing the OEM thermostat so I can put in the Mishimoto one


With the help of my friend, Roman (romeo_rus) and my grandfather, the motor is now sitting in the engine bay.(It's Roman sitting on the car.)




AH!! IT DELETED MY PICS... I'LL ADD THEM BACK IN A FEW, GIVEN I STILL HAVE THEM.

More pics when you bust open that engine!

Will do...

woot, blacktop FTW

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dc1984: How do you know what year your engine is?
Modified by PyR0NiAk at 5:52 AM 6/27/2009

Well lets see some more picks.

Cool, I want to upgrade my thermostat too

How's yours been running Jutsin?

Justin35ll wrote:Cool, I want to upgrade my thermostat too

I consider it insurance for my motor. The mishimoto is actually colder than the nismo one and like $10 cheaper

Also bump for more pics

Everything, for the most part is complete.... (b**** still needs a bath)

Can anyone confirm that this is where the hose attaches to the intercooler piping?

Yeah to the other smaller section of the cold pipe.

Yes sir...

I can confirm that

When this first got finished, was getting fuel, spark, and had compression. Problem was the CAS got damaged during shipment. jdm-online.com replaced my CAS for the simple price of shipping although they didn't damage it. The shipping company did, and I signed for it, so PLUS 1 to Nesar at jdm-online. On to my new problem. I installed the CAS, but now I'm not getting fuel. Apparently I have a short, because I popped the 75amp fuse. Another fuse box came with my SR swap, so I grabbed one out of it and plugged it in with the fuel pump unplugged expecting it to be a problem with my fuel pump wiring. *POP* *FLASH* SON OF A b****!!! I'm assuming this is the reason I'm not getting fuel. Am I correct in thinking this wiring goes along inside the car along the passenger side under the carpet? These fuses are dealer-only items also, so tomorrow is going to be a REALLY fun-filled day.

Well, I leave for Iraq on Friday and the car still isn't running I got a new alternator on it today... This fixed the 75amp fuse blowing issue, but now I'm back to where I was... Spark, fuel, NO RUN... The maf is what appeared to be from a SR20DE. I looked up how to wire one of these when I did my harness, but I'm thinking this could be wrong. So I'm going to try unplugging the MAF tomorrow to see if it'll start in limp mode. If this doesn't fix it, I'm resetting my timing. Wish me luck...

I'm pretty sure that the DE MAF won't run with the DET ECU. However, if you can get ahold of a KA-E MAF, you can make that work.

Hijacker wrote:I'm pretty sure that the DE MAF won't run with the DET ECU. However, if you can get ahold of a KA-E MAF, you can make that work.

Interesting... Very likely my problem then... Thanks Bart... Will it start in limp mode if I unplug it? I know RBs will, but not sure about SRs

SRs should.

I finally got to hear SR goodness from engine bay today Readjusted my CAS and YAY!!. Unfortunately it was by spraying carb cleaner into the throttle body. Apparently my fuel pump quit pumping fuel... I've got a spare relay laying around here so I'll try swapping it out. If that doesn't work I'll check my fuel pump wiring. I never did feel too confident with the crimp connectors that came with it. Also, the SR20DE MAF apparently works. It was plugged in and the car ran solid for nearly a minute.

Congradulations man! Feels good yes?!

YES SIR!! I was all smiles last night up until I went to bed and I did nothing at work this morning but talk about it...

hey i have a question my friend just bought a 240sx and he wants to put a sr20det engine in it is it hard to do the engine swamp because i have a 240sx also but im just going to do a engine rebuild and do alot mod to it and turbo it please reply thanks and

Not really hard... The wiring can be tedious but it's pretty simple... All the wire colors match up. FRSport has a guide for the wiring. Heavy throttle has a guide for the swap itself. These can both be found in the FAQ section. There are also people that are on this forum that you can send your harnesses to and they'll usually splice them for $300 or less. I bought a prespliced one that someone else claimed worked fine on their car. It had a horrible short in it, so I ended up making my own. I recommend he buy a complete swap kit from a reputable dealer. I got mine from jdm-online.com You can scroll up in this thread and see my purchase went very well and Nesar from JDM-Online is a fantastic businessman. Just make sure you research whoever you buy from. If you have any questions I haven't answered, you can add me on aim: Carpenter7382 or on yahoo: pyr0niak

thanks for the info i kinda thought it would be easy except when it came to the wiring and i saw the pic nice engine is the car running and if it is how is it having a sr20det engine do u push it alot lol?

Yes more pics please?!

positron_ wrote:Yes more pics please?!

Nothing really new... Only thing we've been doing is tweaking... The car looks like it did in the original pic.. (minus hubcaps) I leave for Iraq tomorrow so today all we're going to be doing is finally putting my dash back in and trying to get the fuel pump pumping again...

240sx1 wrote:thanks for the info i kinda thought it would be easy except when it came to the wiring and i saw the pic nice engine is the car running and if it is how is it having a sr20det engine do u push it alot lol?

It's a new swap... Even if I do get it running perfectly today, I'm not going to have a chance to push it.. It needs a 500 mile break in for the clutch... No time for that...

damn i didnt know that and yea i read that ur leaving 2morrow thats sucsk bro leaving ur car behide

Well, she's home and in the garage. Got my fuel pump working... For some reason my fuel relay wasn't getting ground... So I ran a new ground for it. Unfortunately, I was incorrect about the MAF. It won't run with the DE maf... I had to limp it home. O well, I've got a list of things that need to be done when I get home. I'll be ordering parts while I'm gone, so my wife will be stockpiling everything in the garage for me, so I can start adding more to it when I get back.

Well. What started out as a car that I had planned on driving around with the stock turbo, turned into a huge project car. While I was in Iraq, I ordered a T2 GT3071R and some Rocker Arm Stoppers to get me started with my shopping list. My friend and I removed the head a few days ago to go ahead and inspect everything. It honestly looks like the motor has barely been used. With that said, my income taxes came in today and I hit up Enjuku, CIP Motorsports, Deatschwerks, Sonic Motor, and Jim Wolf Technology. Here's what was ordered this morning:

3" ExhaustIsis Polished Intake ManifoldS14 SR Throttle PulleyCosworth Metal Headgasket810cc Side Feed InjectorsJim Wolf S4 CamsJim Wolf Rom TuneValve SealsBrian Crower Valve SpringsBrian Crower RetainersARP HeadstudsIsis Short throw Shifter V2 (Yes, I know I'll need to swap the bushing)Isis Electronic Boost ControllerIsis Turbo TimerSportmax XXR 006 17x9 +20

Some parts I have already acquired:MR FPRGreddy FMICHKS SSQVGarret GT3071R (ordered new)MR Turbo ElbowRocker Arm StoppersNew Turbo Lines







EDIT: 1300th POST!
Modified by PyR0NiAk at 8:25 PM 2/9/2010

Nice thread keep the new updates coming. Im stocking up on parts too so i can try to finish my s15 swaped 240sx by the summer time.