This spring when I get around to it, I'm going to swap my GA16DE (It's been a good engine) for a JDM SR20DET or possibly an SR20VET (Depends on costs and other things). I've seen a lot of information about this swap. I've seen all of the big things that I need for the swap, but what about some other things. I don't need to get the engine part way in to find that I'm missing parts. So...
I'll need (Correct me if I'm wrong):
1. The Engine (FWD)
2. Intercooler (front mount, top mount probably won't fit?)
3. Turbo
4. Intake
5. Turbo Exhaust and Header
6. SR20DE(T) Tranny (FWD)
7. ECU for SR20DET
8. Wiring harness (engine and tranny)
9. New dash cluster (from mechanical to electric controlled, depending on ECU)
10. SR20DE(T) capable clutch disc and pressure plate
11. Motor and Tranny Mounts
12. New Half-Shafts (Yes/No)?
13. New Starter
14. Alternator (Yes/No)?
15. SE-R brake upgrade (Not required)
16. SE-R Suspension upgrade (My GXE may have already, but not required)
17. Shifter (Yes/No)?
18. Air Conditioner (Yes/No)?
19. Radiator (Yes/No)?
20. Throttle Cables, cruise and non cruise (Yes/No)?
21. Clutch Cable (Yes/No)?
Some of the above items I don't know whether I'll need to replace or not. If anyone knows, please let me know. And if I've left anything off, also, please let me know. If there is something on there that I won't need changed, let me know. Thanks, I'm looking forward to having fun with this, but if I don't have all the parts it could be a real nightmare. Thanks.
You'll need most of that and more. My sugestion, find a GTI-R complete clip, you'll save yourself a HUGE headache that way. But I know that might not be very easy to locate, I've seen a few go through ebay in the past 6 months though. Do a search throuh the forum for this topic, much like I learned, pretty much any question you can think of has been asked 10 times on here and has plenty of replies to go with it.
The GTI-R is a Pulsar correct? Someone once told me that there was a twin turbo version of the SR20DET, but I have yet to see an SR20DET car with a stock twin turbos. I have searched the forums many times, which is how I found out about the various engines. I always got the big stuff, but never would anyone list off the little things.
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Originally posted by justiz33 for the sr20det motor ecu, cant you just send out your stock sr20de motor ecu to jim wolf tech and have it upgraded that way? just wondering
JWT would be the best and only place to send your stock ECU for modifying to run an SR20DET. Everywhere else is either too expensive or just not real.
Never heard or anyone getting an SR20VET as of yet. It wouldn't be economical to begin with. The engine would likely cost at least $5K, with that kind of money, a guy could build an SR20DET that would kill the SR20VET. I had this discussion with Shoes59 over at the sr20deforums a long time ago. He didn't even recommend getting an SR20VE even though he has one. The way I look at it, if you're planning to go turbo, you might as well buy an SR20DET to begin with and swap it in. It's designed for boost as it has the lower compression, then you can resell the Stock T25 or T28 that is on it and put that towards the turbo you want, as well as sell the TMIC that comes with some of them, or front mount it and sell the TMIC piping to someone. The lower compression will also allow you to run higher boost before running into detonation. So turboing an SR20DE without changing the compression is going to limit how much you can get out of the engine, compared to an identically modded SR20DET. I'm planning to buy an SR20DET and do just that, get it running with the stock setup and once things are looking good, upgrade the turbo and add the appropriate MAF, ECU, injectors, fuel rail, BOV, wategate, etc. You shouldn't do it all at one, it makes it damn near impossible to troubleshoot and most DET swaps don't come out perfect, and if they appear to, within a few days there's something that goes wrong. I plan to have an SR20DETT though, have a sequential setup so I can spool one turbo at lower RPM's and make torque and the other at higher RPM's and make HP.
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In an old Sport Compact Car mag, There was a 92 NX with the SR20VE and he had turboed it. Actually, JWT did the work. Either way the car was cool as hell. But he used an automatic for some reason I have yet to understand.
It was in the issue when they had the first preview of the SE-R and 350Z on the cover.
__________________ 91 SE-R DET :D --> Still have it.
99 SE-L :( --> intake = stock. what a turd. ill handling, slow, and fugly.
I know this is against all that is sporty, but I actually prefer a auto in a turbo car. My Saab was a turbo, I got perfect, consistant launches when racing. Would I ever take a auto to a road course? Hell no. But in my opinion, you can be much more consistant with an auto when drag racing, that comes in handy when your running in the brackets. I stayed within a 1 tenth all day when I raced last year. But thats why I would use an auto, can't tell you what they did it for.
Full SR20DET conversion.
Linear Mode
