sr20det BMW

Post by **nissanrcer240** » Fri Nov 21, 2003 9:57 am

Im not really feelin this. Different isnt always better.

Post by **SilviaLuvr** » Fri Nov 21, 2003 9:57 am

What a waist of money, time, affort, motor, car, energy...shall I continue?

Post by **Nathan** » Fri Nov 21, 2003 9:57 am

Oh man, Powered by BMW!

Post by **Structure240sx** » Fri Nov 21, 2003 9:57 am

yea whats with the banner to trick people

Post by **sultan** » Fri Nov 21, 2003 9:57 am

ewwww, look at how the intercooler is mounted.

Post by **drifter_for_life06** » Fri Nov 21, 2003 9:57 am

thats jsut plain wrong, why waste that kind of money to do that, especailly to taht car. i give it a 0 on a scale of 1-10

Post by **EnzoRWD** » Fri Nov 21, 2003 9:57 am

yeah, get a *real* motor for that thing!jk, but for the money i would have done a euro m3 motor... eh thats me....-Enzo

Post by **KoukiS14** » Fri Nov 21, 2003 9:57 am

It's not my cup of tea. However, it would potentially be a much better track car due to the ENORMOUS weight savings by putting in a small engine with turbo charger. Although, BMW 325is coupes weigh in at 3100, so they're not *too* bad as is. But if you can shave a couple hundred pounds . .why not. .

Post by **hannibal** » Fri Nov 21, 2003 9:57 am

That intercooler gets me! If he cleaned all those bugs off I bet he'd pick up some power!

Post by **Onizuka** » Fri Nov 21, 2003 9:57 am

yeah you guys are right, that must be sacreligious or something. Why the hell would someone want to put a highly relaible, high horsepower and relitively inexpensive 2 liter turbo motor in a car to replace an enimic 1.8 liter N/A inline 4? Thats stupid. It would make much more sense to spend thousands of dollars getting a M3 motor so you can have less HP for more money.

Post by **Altiman94** » Fri Nov 21, 2003 9:57 am

Hmm I don't really like that, but to each his own.

Post by **goldollar** » Fri Nov 21, 2003 9:57 am

J-Spec Tuner wrote:yeah you guys are right, that must be sacreligious or something. Why the hell would someone want to put a highly relaible, high horsepower and relitively inexpensive 2 liter turbo motor in a car to replace an enimic 1.8 liter N/A inline 4? Thats stupid. It would make much more sense to spend thousands of dollars getting a M3 motor so you can have less HP for more money.

Well said J-Spec. I think tere is nothing wrong with the swap. Just cause its a bimmer dosn't mean u should put nothing but a BMW motor in it. Plus have u seen the prices for BMW aftermarket performance products! Man i would do it too. And if the intercooler is most affective like that aint nothin wrong wit it. Plus its somethin original.

Post by **hadokenny** » Fri Nov 21, 2003 9:57 am

J-Spec Tuner wrote:yeah you guys are right, that must be sacreligious or something. Why the hell would someone want to put a highly relaible, high horsepower and relitively inexpensive 2 liter turbo motor in a car to replace an enimic 1.8 liter N/A inline 4? Thats stupid. It would make much more sense to spend thousands of dollars getting a M3 motor so you can have less HP for more money.

I agree... Looking at the background the car seems to be located in an Asian country...i am sure the SR he got cost 1/2 of the price here.

Post by **nissanrcer240** » Fri Nov 21, 2003 9:57 am

EnzoRWD wrote:yeah, get a *real* motor for that thing!-Enzo

Hey, not funny! /\

Cant say that I blame the guy for wanting the sr20, it is a great motor. I think its been swapped in just about everything now:)

Post by **Onizuka** » Fri Nov 21, 2003 9:57 am

lol, thats actually kind of true. I have seen SR's in:

datsun 510300zxr32 skyline GTSFC RX7FD RX7mkIV supras12 silviaAE86240sx of coursenissan hardbody pickup trucksE30 bimmersand now this 3 series

Post by **lessthanjakejohn** » Fri Nov 21, 2003 9:57 am

:ylsuper

Post by **MainEvent212** » Fri Nov 21, 2003 9:57 am

next project!!! volvo 740 DL...SR20DET powered :ylsuper

Post by **nissanrcer240** » Fri Nov 21, 2003 9:57 am

MainEvent212 wrote:next project!!! volvo 740 DL...SR20DET powered :ylsuper

lol go for it!!

Post by **Structure240sx** » Fri Nov 21, 2003 9:57 am

i've seen an sr in a 2000 civic a while ago online fwd of course

Post by **dima** » Fri Nov 21, 2003 9:57 am

I think the gay swap bmw motor to SR20DET becouse it is cost less to maintain it?

Post by **Mr1der** » Fri Nov 21, 2003 9:57 am

I still don't like mutt cars....

think I'd have just built a turbo 2.3 for it or something. and he really needs to do something about that IC, he's busting the fins up but good!

Post by **Onizuka** » Fri Nov 21, 2003 9:57 am

Are you guys thinking of how expensive BMW parts are? That BMW is clearly in a south east asian country, where any bimmer motor would easily cost 8, 9, 10 times as much as native regional alternatives. Plus mut swaps are cool, they show you have the technical know how and fabrication skills to accomplish what many people would not even dream of doing. At least thats how i look at it :pface

Post by **NeedCAforS13** » Fri Nov 21, 2003 9:57 am

I would love to drop a CA in an old e30 m3! The old m3 motors were unreliable, and extremely expensive to maintain, but the e30 chassis is bada$$! Now if I could only find an m3 shell for cheap... mmm... sooo sexy machine:D

Sean

Post by **dima** » Fri Nov 21, 2003 9:57 am

He got to get "Powered by BMW" off the windshield!!!

Post by **drifter_for_life06** » Fri Nov 21, 2003 9:57 am

yea that banner is pointless when its powered by NISSAN, its a good swap but i dont know if i would go with it

Post by **Project_rps13** » Fri Nov 21, 2003 9:57 am

well the original bmw 93-96 3.25i are an inline 6 190HP (correct me if im wrong) but wouldnt it be better to turbo his bmw motor? Or even better if where he lives motors are cheaper why not a rb26dett or a 2jz motor?

I've seen a 2jz motor in a 96 3.28 w/ a t78 and its pretty nuts, but lag is a b*&^% full boost about 5500 rpm and only run full bost to 7k rpm.

But if he likes it then all the power to him

Post by **Onizuka** » Fri Nov 21, 2003 9:57 am

3 series was also availible with a 1.8 liter NA inline 4 putting out only 138hp/125tq in both the 318i and 318is from 92-98 in that body style.

lets see, expensive 1.8L NA ~115whp or cheap 2L turbo ~175whp? what would you chose?

or at least that would totally justify the swap i think

Post by **The Riot Hero** » Fri Nov 21, 2003 9:57 am

VERY nice, saw that before, perfect car, awesome suspension and awesome motor. i dig it.

Post by **The Mic** » Fri Nov 21, 2003 9:57 am

The mechanic whos doing my sr swap swapped a 2jz into his 2002 mercedes benz. But you cant see the intercooler.

Post by **SilviaLuvr** » Fri Nov 21, 2003 9:57 am

Is that an S15 motor???

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