Ultimate "Tuner" - Page 4

mesarius · #46 (**permalink**) 09-04-2008, 02:56 PM

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Originally Posted by apolloGT

Ahh, I suppose I didn't think of it like that. I mean I always new the better stuff was right in Japan, but I guess I didn't connect the pieces. I guess I feel like some of the cars identity is lost when it's an extreme engine swap.. for example, a RX-7 with a LS1.

Yeah, a swap like that defeats the purpose of buying an RX-7 in the beginning since half the novelty is having that Wankel rotary. I mean, what other 1.3L engines can put out over 200hp? Another bad engine swap idea is swapping a Toyota 2jz into a Honda or Nissan. It's like sleeping with the enemy.

carguy19 · #47 (**permalink**) 09-04-2008, 05:58 PM

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Originally Posted by mesarius

Yeah, a swap like that defeats the purpose of buying an RX-7 in the beginning since half the novelty is having that Wankel rotary. I mean, what other 1.3L engines can put out over 200hp? Another bad engine swap idea is swapping a Toyota 2jz into a Honda or Nissan. It's like sleeping with the enemy.

ya i dont like the idea of swapping in rx7, but i just wanted to throw that out there. It is fantastic what you can stick into a 240sx, pretty much every engine. Here's a thought for you was reading a magazine a couple of months ago and there were showing an ae86 with a s2k motor Think about that for a little bit........ Is that your brain on the floor or did i just blow your mind hahah

mesarius · #48 (**permalink**) 09-04-2008, 07:03 PM

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Originally Posted by carguy19

Here's a thought for you was reading a magazine a couple of months ago and there were showing an ae86 with a s2k motor Think about that for a little bit........ Is that your brain on the floor or did i just blow your mind hahah

That's actually rather funny. A Toyota with a Honda motor in it from a Honda that rather popular to swap a Toyota Supra motor in to. Funny how it goes around like that, haha.

sniperofbuffalo · #49 (**permalink**) 09-05-2008, 01:36 AM

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Originally Posted by apolloGT

Ahh, I suppose I didn't think of it like that. I mean I always new the better stuff was right in Japan, but I guess I didn't connect the pieces. I guess I feel like some of the cars identity is lost when it's an extreme engine swap.. for example, a RX-7 with a LS1.

I seen one of those in Super Street! there was also one that had an LS3 in it I think

sniperofbuffalo · #50 (**permalink**) 09-05-2008, 01:39 AM

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Originally Posted by mesarius

That's actually rather funny. A Toyota with a Honda motor in it from a Honda that rather popular to swap a Toyota Supra motor in to. Funny how it goes around like that, haha.

Which Supra engine? 2JZ, 1JZ, 1G, 7M?

Chris240sx · #51 (**permalink**) 09-06-2008, 01:16 AM

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Originally Posted by mesarius

If I remember right, in order to fit an RB into the Silvia chassis you have to do some firewall cutting and a rad relocation.

Nope, its all in the engine mounts

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Unfortunately Japan has this nasty habit of sending North America the most underpowered engines they have for a vehicle whenever they send vehicles over, so at the very least a JDM swap is required if you want to do anything huge to a Japanese car. For example, Nissan Silvias/200sx in every other country came with the SR20DE and SR20DET motors, where equivalent models in the US had a larger, more California friendly KA24E and KA24DEmotors. We get jealous of those stronger, more powerful motors

True, but...The KA's are truck engines, and torque monsters. Add a turbo, and you get this.
YouTube - nissanfanatic's KA24 at 14psi

I say ka24de FTW!