sr20vet

[r34 gtr]

my friend is set on a sr20vet because he found out it has 280hp stock, and that no one has it. which leads me to my problem. where do i get one from? the only thing that will give us problems is finding one. everything else can be fixed with his money. any help is appreciated, and prices would be awsome if someone could find them. i have looked all over and i cant find one.

thanks, tim

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[EZcheese15]

The SR20VET is extremely hard to get because it is only in the 200? - 2002 Xtrail models. There just aren't any in the junkyards yet, or atleast very few.

[r34 gtr]

but could someone point me in the direction of a sr20vet? i checked all the sponsor's websites, but no one seems to have them. ive emailed a bunch of people, but no replies yet. come on, someone must know where to get one, i dont feel like flying to japan and finding one, then sending it back...although that would be really cool..i just dont have the time.

thanks, tim

[RED_DET]

http://www.jgycustoms.com. Speak with Jason. He normally has a good stock of Blue Bird, GTiR, 240 SR20DET's and SR20VE's. Although I highly doubt you are going to find a SR20VET this earlier in the game with even a reasonable price. They are vary rare due to the manufacturing years. The SR20VET is very new in Japan, therefore non existent over here.

Hell just get a Sentra SE-R and put a DET in it or buy a 240 and put a skyline motor in it. The skyline motor is 280 stock as well.

[SmithSR]

SR20VE140hp SR20DE owners eat your heart out.

Edit: this is just a well written install. As EZ stated, finding the engine will be the trick.

[RED_DET]

I got something for that V V L

[SmithSR]

I hear ya man....I just figured we add a nice write-up on an engine that gets little-to-no press coverage. If nothing else, it might serve as a good reference some day.

-Phil

[RED_DET]

I know, somebody needs to go ahead and do the swap. 1800 for motor, all motor at that. You would be one of very very very few.

[RobDET]

280 or 180? is that a typo?

[undertaker]

if you can find a SR20VE and have money then surely a 'T' can be added? i think a standard SR20VET could use a bit of tuning anyway... at least i know i would try.

[RED_DET]

280 or 180? is that a typo?

The SR20VET has 280 hp, not a typo, the RB26 has 280 as well. Both gonna cost you some dough.

[RobDET]

but the article said 180?

The 187 horses and the whiplash pull of variable valve lift (VVL) produced by the SR20VE motor teases the 140 horsepower SR20DE owners.

wait i missed the T is it stock Turbo or aftermarket?

[RED_DET]

but the article said 180?

The 187 horses and the whiplash pull of variable valve lift (VVL) produced by the SR20VE motor teases the 140 horsepower SR20DE owners.

wait i missed the T is it stock Turbo or aftermarket?

I didn't really know what you were referring too. The stock SR20VE motor has 187hp, the SR20VET has 280. SR20VET is stock setup, just like the SR20VE is a stock setup. SR20VET comes in the X trail in Japan. Manufacture years 2001-present(If my memory recalls correctly)

[RobDET]

sweet thanks! and the article i'm talkin' about is the one in smith's first poast

[whiterps13]

why not just go rb25det or rb26dett?

[RED_DET]

Because those motors can't fit into a Sentra.

[EZcheese15]

I didn't really know what you were referring too. The stock SR20VE motor has 187hp, the SR20VET has 280. SR20VET is stock setup, just like the SR20VE is a stock setup. SR20VET comes in the X trail in Japan. Manufacture years 2001-present(If my memory recalls correctly)

The SR20VET only lasted two years. It was replaced in 03 by the QR20DE.

[RED_DET]

The SR20VET only lasted two years. It was replaced in 03 by the QR20DE.

Where are you getting that information. In 2001, the Xtrail in base models had the QR25 in them and the GT model had the SR20VET. I don't think that has changed.

[EZcheese15]

Where are you getting that information. In 2001, the Xtrail in base models had the QR25 in them and the GT model had the SR20VET. I don't think that has changed.

Wow, you are right, you got me. I swear I read that on the Nissan website at one point, but apparently not. I just checked and for the current model they have to engines, the QR20DE and the SR20VET.

http://www.nissan.co.jp/X-TRAI....html

[NISMOingen]

The SR20VET began production in March of '99. It is still in production, however only around 300 are made each year. Stock output is actually 276HP@6800RPM, 255ft-lbs @4600RPMs.

The problem with tuning the VET is engine management & drivetrain. A Haltec E11 should work. The VET, unlike the VE, actually adjusts valve lift, timing, and ignition time based not only on throttle position and rpm, but also upon load. To accomplish this sensors in the transmission relay inertial load data to the ECU.

Can the swap be done..OF COURSE! However, you would have to figure out how the sensors (3 of them I believe, but don't know) measure and relay load so you could mount them in the Transaxle. Then you would have to compensate for the differences in the drivetrain (the X-Trail uses an A4WD longitudinal).

The VET also uses an ECU controlled boost setup which varies the boost along with all the other NeoVVL stuff.

VETs go for around $8,000 to $10,000 here in the states, and to get it you would have to leave a hefty deposit with a trading company/importer and be willing to wait a few months.

It's probably about a $15k swap. If you do decide to go for it. You have my help...I've often contemplated it myself. Especially the day I stood looking at one in my shop listening to a good tuner *****ing about how complicated the damned thing was.

[El_Presidente]

Yeah, unless you have like $15-20k to spend I wouldnt even try to bother with the VET, at least for a few more years, because it is still so new. Although if you do have the money and you want it in something like a sentra, try to get the SR16VE N1, those are also nearly impossible to get unless you have some connections, but are still hard as hell to get, but that is one bad *** engine too. Or more realisticaly, you could turbo a regular VE.

[Sleeper s13]

if you can find a SR20VE and have money then surely a 'T' can be added? i think a standard SR20VET could use a bit of tuning anyway... at least i know i would try.

Sure, you could add a custom turbo or make a kit out of parts from the original but most generally when a manufacturer makes an engine to be naturally aspirated they will raise the compression to raise the power which limits the amount of boost you can run as apposed to the lower compresion turbo engine.

[El_Presidente]

Well you could just add a turbo and run like 8-10 pounds of boost and it would be a decent boost that would spool up really quick with the 11:1 compression, or you could get pistions and/or the VET cams.

[Stoneage_Turbo]

yah JGY is a good group to deal with , tis where my det parts came from , jasons pretty damn cool , i imagine he'll eventually get a couple in a few years down the road

[jbanach77]

contact andreas miko, he knows the ve from inside out. he is currently stroking a sr20ve to a sr23ve. dre is the man all about sr motors. he has a 220whp sr23de motor now. all motor is his game. he was the first fwd nissan in the 9's. he can get you a sr20 or a sr16ve. trying to get a n1 is like trying to score with a miss universe contestant, next to impossible.

[MajinInsane]

i was looking at that SR20VET on the Nissan JP site and i thought if anything the VQ25DET would be a better engine especially if it shares anything in common with our US QR25DE. Just thought id bring it up.

[MajinInsane]

oops nevermind i forgot the VQ platform was a 6 cylinder

[RED_DET]

Way to bring a thread back from the grave.

[MajinInsane]

yea i was doing a search on the Silvia S16 after i had read about it in Modified Mag and this thread came up since it talked about the SR20