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SR20 Swap or GA16 Swap and Turbo???
I am starting a new job on monday that will pay twice what I make now. I will also have my car loan paid off by april. I would still like a solution that is cheaper though, but fits the situation.
My exisiting motor has about 150 psi on all four cylinders. I think if I put a hotshot turbo on it, I would blow it up or something.
The question: Do I swap a new GA motor in and then buy a turbo; swap in an SR20 motor and then buy a turbo, or just sell my car and buy a 99 Sentra SE (are those rare and hard to find with low mileage?) I don't feel terribly confident in doing the swap myself. The most complicated thing I've done on my car is clean the throttle body, (and maybe install halo headlights... wiring those things is a pain in the butt.)
The situation: My friend is buying a new 05 Mustang GT next year. I want my car to still be able to beat his. I have about 15 months. The specs on that are:
0-60 in 5.2
1/4 mile in 13.8
curb weight at 3523lbs
300 bhp
320 lbft tq
I've searched around and it seems most people favor the turbo GA vs doing an SR swap. I also noticed that the turbo GA usually doesn't make enough power to get past 60mph in under 6.
My conclusion is that the SR20 swap would be in order, with a turbo later. What do you guys think?
Last edited by lshadoff : Mar 21st, 2005 at 07:29 PM.
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