SR20DET s13 blacktop... good investment?

[starkos14]

hey im thinking of going to import intelligence in downingtown, pa to get a blacktop s13 sr20 swap into my 97 240. my parents do have a say in this swap. they want to know how good of a investment this would be and that the motor would be reliable. im doing an auto to man swap too cause im gonna die if i dont drive stick soon. any thoughts with the swap running with greddy 3" downpipe to 2.5" cat back. greddy hot pipe. greddy front mount piping. blitz BOV, Blitz filter. and the intercooler doesnt have a name but its a nce size. set stock boost. what can i expect in terms of reliability and stuff like that?

[BryanGrigsby]

You can make it reliable. But I doubt it would practical for someone who parents will have a say in it. Its not legal per say, you would have to figure out how to drive it on the road(as in it will be hard to get an inspection sticker). You can figure it out I'm sure, but it will be a challenge.

I'll I'm saying is that its not like *tadaa* new motor and presto! your on your way.

[BryanGrigsby]

Anyways...I like that front end. I dont know that I have seen a new skyline front end on a s14 but it looks pretty sweet.
Modified by BryanGrigsby at 4:43 AM 8/18/2005

[dre240]

i just got my swap done and my parents were a bit worried about it. i told them its basically a silvia thats in japan. the engine has reasonable miles on it and its a Nissan when it comes down to the end. real reliable engines. they seemed to accept the fact that cars is basically my life.

[D1 guy]

you better do something to the engine....Your front end screams power. Itd suck to get waxed by an sho taurus. You can make these cars reliable. If you do it right, you can easily have 300hp with an s14 t28.

[starkos14]

quick question, will a t28 fit a s13 t25 manifold?

[DawgMode]

yerp it will fit...direct bolt up

[D1 guy]

Like butter

[scottsnissan]

Well i see ur in Pa. I Lived in Essington 7 yrs. The only thing u may have is emission.Unless u live in the mountain are then ull be ok since they dont have emission there.But emission would be the hardest thing.

[starkos14]

not worried about emision and inspection...

any other thoughts about what to watch out for?

[turbo_lover]

starkos14, i give it a ! i want a s13 blacktop also. it is a good set-up. but, about the investment, yes.

[sean8564]

DUDE you have the R33 body conversion get the RB25 it is cheaper now and a good investment I drive mine daily in GA heat with out problems. Plus you will out run just about every SR and a Few RB 20'sI see them Going for like 2K-2,500 for the motor set all you need is mounts and driveshaft.

[starkos14]

i would love to do the rb but ive found that because im doing the auto to man conversion, its about 1500 more and 1500 i dont have. sr's have seemed to be more us friendly too with repair parts. anyone have any thoughts of getting this done at import intelligence? also, if i end up blowing the sr, the rb would clearly be the next step

[sean8564]

DUDE you can get the RB 5spd for the same price as a SR even CHEAPER if you are doing the swap you need the parts from a KA car to do the manual swap My 1st RB25 1800 5spd Cusco clutch and flywheel my 2nd RB25 700 bucks Auto A LOT of PARTS for the RB Croos over with the 300ZX and 240 parts And performance parts now has a following like the SR they are just as USer friendly You need any part for the RB or SR just call Paul St. Clare at Nissan Motorsports1-310-538-2610 ext 3 check out zeroforum?id=135http://www.racebread.co ... rcoinc.com they have RB20 powerd Drift carAll I can say is reserch first than what you come up with is the best sollution for you but here is some reading.