what do you suggest?

[jrpimp269]

alright this is my first post in this forum, so whats up to everyone. 1st question

would you highly recommend a 91+ over anything older for a swap?

and second

is Nippon Motors a reputable place to buy from?

[SpeedRacer1]

As long as you dont care about AC or PS then an 89 or 90 should do just fine too assuming we are talking about a 240SX.

Ive never heard of anyone using Nippon Motors, but their prices seem to be run of the mill averages.

[SWIFT_DRIFT]

First time ive ever heard of nippon as well...and it looks like they only sell one kind of sr20det...which means they probably don't specialize in them so I wouldnt be too suprised if they didnt know much about them.

Personally after looking at their site one time, i would not buy from them lol

[Daunttless]

They don't look too bad, and at least they have a physical address, but as was stated before I doubt they can provide much information, or even that the engine is complete...

[jrpimp269]

yah ac and ps are pretty important to me. thnx, i saw a really nice 240sx for under 3 g and i was gonna get it. i also read that the 91+ have dohc. whats the advantages of having dohc over sohc. and another thing. does anyone know of any reputable shops in the portland, OR area where i could get a sr20det engine swap?

okay reading through some posts now i have more questions. since when is swapping an engine illegal, and lastly, after a swap, the car wont beable to pass emissions test?

[SpeedRacer1]

Engine swapping isnt illegal in many states, just looked down upon by the state dept of ecology. You shouldnt have any problems passing emissions if your car is running good.

I just failed my emissions test up here in WA by .1% on 1 of the 5 parts of the test (I easily passed the other 4 parts). Come to find out my cat was a dummy cat. So in other words you can almost pass without a cat and when i slap the cat on this week i should be passing without any problems. I'll let you guys know how it goes.

[SWIFT_DRIFT]

emissions in WA? enumclaw has no emissions =D

[Daunttless]

Actually, it is completely illegal to swap in any state. Its just people only care if you are in an emissions area, because they're the only ones who check anything.

Here in Iowa I can put in a SR20, and its illegal but no one will do anything about it because there are no emissions, so theres no way to get caught.

In California if I put in a SR20, its illegal and someone would do something about it. I might get lucky and pass emissions, but I wouldn't pass smog or visual. That equals fines, now, if they happen to realize the engine is not the original engine/setup for the car, that equals fines and impounding the vehicle.

The Reason that you never hear about this is because people in emissions areas generally find a way around it, and people everywhere else don't care. : )

Theres another thread that EZCheese and I went over why its illegal, you should check it out.

[1991240xs]

what's the difference between smog and emissions?