sr20 pipes on a ca18?

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sclay115
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can i use the hot and cold pipe, along with the SMIC from an sr20 on my ca? it's going in an s13, and it already has an aftermarket short hotpipe off the turbo for an HKS BOV, but can i use the SR parts? even if it takes a little bit of modifying...

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dvd
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coldpipe i heard u can't but right now i'm using my ca turbo with the sr outlet pipe?(the one that sticks up) and the hotpipe that connects to that pipe, which is all connected to my sr smic. But i dont have the smic bracket so maybe tahts why it fits for me?

sdtouge
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sr hot pipe will work stock or aftermarket one thatll work with smic but the cold pipe doesnt really fit. i would just try it out if you already have them and see if you can jankify it up but im not shure how much luke youll have. if you can get your hands on a ca specific cold pipe that would be optimum.

damesta
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I have a complete s13 sr smic setup showing up tomarrow. I'll see if I can get the coldpipe to fit correctly and post up the results.

damesta
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I got it to fit with some minor mods and a few feet of tubing, its working pretty good so far.

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new_to_drift
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would a fmic for a sr20 work? when talking about exhaust, what would u say for that,like is the bolt pattern different for the CA then the sr?i dont see many exhaust/downpipes,or basically anything made for the CA.Thanks

dvd
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exhausts are made for specific chassis like s13 s14. so it doesnt matter if u have ka, sr, ca.

damesta
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An FMIC will work but you'll have to modify the cold pipe a little to line up with the CA throttle body. Exhausts will work as well, catbacks are chassis specific, you can also use the sr turbo extension and downpipe but you have to use them together, an sr downpipe will not bolt on to the stock CA turbo extension but and sr turbo extension will bolt on to the stock CA turbo.

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new_to_drift
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thanks that helps a lot.

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new_to_drift
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i understand that exhausts are chassis specified.but what about the bolt pattern between the years?are they different?

damesta
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Bolt pattern on what? the exhausts, no. All s13 are the same.


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