are there any hidden catches to this cheap power or is it all straight forward if you spend the time?
has any one here done?
how much have you spent on engine mounts, and were have you got this done?
^^ agreed yes
are there any hidden catches to this cheap power or is it all straight forward if you spend the time?
has any one here done?
how much have you spent on engine mounts, and were have you got this done?
cheap power compared to heavily modded 4age
engine mount is custom job
can either cut and reweld the mounts on the xmember or get some custom mounts made that bolt to existing holes.
there is a downside how ever
it is "illegal" to get engineered u would need to spend considerable money - erasing the cheap power positive
things like inbreeding etc that people dont like...
your car is often worth less - originality is prized in japan, also it is harder to sell when parts have been heavily modified
often handling change with more weight over front wheels etc
I would be budgeting more than 3-5k for an SR swap thats for sure.
I will be doing the SR20DET conversion later in the year and i can't wait.
Seeing as the SR is all alloy it is not a really over bearing and heavy motor that changes the handling too much. I really want the power and the strong gearbox.
I'm aiming for 250hp - 350hp at the motor which is easily attainable. The cost of building a 4AGTE is much more if you were aiming for the same power.
how is it "illegal" champ? I literally could of done mine on the cheap, easily converted for under $3k. Ive gone the full on route though, it is essentially a drift car, and drift demands a lot from the car so ive done every effort to make the car as reliable as possible. The diff is the weak point in the hachi for this kind of conversion, the axles tend to shear a lot, and with billet axles they tehn tend to smash centres depending on hp running. Anything over roughly 300hp atw will start smashing diffs. As for the inbreeding thing so what? I wanted something different, somehting which the 4age couldnt provide even in turboed form......... The weight of the CA is not much more than the 4ages's weight believe it or not, plus in my conversion the engine sits further back and further down too providing a better balance.............
what about all that legal crap, is it a illegal full stop, or only illegal if its not engineered, cause to get it engineered dont you just have to make sure the brakes are big enough and the chassis is strong enough, cause thats shit im going to do any way!
needs to be engineering to be legal
ca is lighter than SR even though ca is cast iron and sr is alloy
if you know your shit
can make ur car handle nice with ca or sr
mounts it far back and as low as possible.
dude i wasnt having a go at u personally.....
but ae86 is almost a classic car...i know ca isnt butchering it...but if u wanted a ca why didnt you get a silvia???
if u wanted power....toyota has a few options available....
im not fussed what engine u run, as long as it fills the design brief it had to then i guess it was a worthwhile success....but yeh , not my cup of tea
as far as legality goes...if a cop pulls you over...and he sees NISSAN on the rocker cover and a glowing turbo i think he may jig on something, and for it to be legal ti would need a mod cert/engineers cert or what ever you have in your state....
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