Success stories?

[tec-9-7]

Hi folks, I'm a new registrant but have been sifting thru threads for a while now. I am considering trying an S13/S14 - DET for a project car, and am curious how many people here would say they have 'success stories' in these swaps? Have any of you actually picked up the car, ordered an engine, gotten the car up and running in, say, under six months, and enjoyed reasonably trouble-free operation? It seems like what most people are posting here are their tales of woe rather than stories of the fun they are having w/ their turbocharged pseudo-Silvias...

Thanks!

Paul

PS - also posted in SR20DET forum

[slw240sx]

thats cause we are dumbarses and keep adding more and more with out gettin them running first !!

[ca18datsun510]

amen to that!

[chezina]

I personally own a 180SX that came already with the CA engine (Euro model) and had no problems so far, meaning if the engine is well taken care of it will be enjoyable for a long time!!!I see the problems with the swaps, and think it's a mixture of not knowing what u get (U never know how the engine was treated by the previous owner) and sometimes u just have to improve on the swap (missing parts, making parts fit, etc.) and that's what leads to all these problems during or after swaps.

[slw240sx]

yah owner ignorance... thats what mines from..... damn ignorant self ..... well least i fixed my problem i had last night... it was a idiot problemn and a fresh day solved it soon, only to have another problemn arise and once again i drove home a car other then my CA

[Nathan]

and then there is another factor...we are all eager to get started with our cars...so the tendency is to spend all of your money and then not QUITE have enough stuff to finish it up right So then it turns into an ongoing project

[slw240sx]

well i spent all the money correctly i think... i have all the mods i need for this season... and im saving for more... but my other 240 took a poop on me so i need a daily driver eeek i have to daily drive the Ca but alas its not running yet ... now i have 2 projects and no time to sleep ..

[Nathan]

hahaha...well ok, maybe its just me that spent most of his money and now will have to scrape together a bit more to totally finish my parts should start coming in soon!!!

[Doogz]

Hopefully i'll have a success story soon. My engine came in to venus today and i just overnited them the rest of the balance. I plan on starting the swap on the 25th and i've only got until the 4th of may for the next autox. So maybe i'll have a one week or less install success story and a good race to go along with it!!

[Nathan]

Good luck, I KNOW mine will take at least a month once all the parts are here and ready to go

[themadscientist]

well, one time I met this hot chick and her sister in a bar and we,,(reads initial post) Oh, I thought this was about something else. Anyway good luck with your car, get it drunk and call it pretty, you will get what you want;)

[Nathan]

hahahaha, get bored and want to increase your post count TMS?

[themadscientist]

postwhore extrordinaire!

[Nathan]

oh, oops...this makes 203 for me!

[slw240sx]

nine hundred and ninety four , ohhhh almost time for a 1000th post thread