87 sentra - SR20 swap , is it possible?

Rottdog · May 2nd, 2003, 04:21 AM

Well , i've seen so many of this honda's and acura's around and i hardly ever see someone with a nissan , yeah i've seen a couple but there the normal ricers , se-r's 240sx's , 300z's i wanna do something that not many people if any have done , i wanna but an sr20de motor into my 87 sentra 5spd , if anyone knows of anyplace i can find some swap info or if you can help me out with some parts listings please do , Thanx

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wickedsr20 · May 4th, 2003, 12:52 PM

Check out Nissan Performance Magazine, as they have a turbo SR20 in a B12 Sentra platform. Take a look at their build-up and maybe it'll clear up a few ?'s you may have.

ihateloops · May 4th, 2003, 05:08 PM

everything can be done. is it practical/easy? no. if you really want to do it though, there is surely a way to work it out. may be costly though.

Rottdog · May 4th, 2003, 10:13 PM

Yeah i figured as much since i read that article on nissanperformancemag.com i think the car would be sick considering the weight i kinda figured it would be costly , i'm welcoming some feed back from you guys , do any of you think it would be worth doing ?

ihateloops · May 5th, 2003, 04:27 PM

i say if youre gonna go to all that trouble, you might as well drop an sr20det or ve into that thing and make it a real beast. that would be quite the car.

Rottdog · May 14th, 2003, 01:29 AM

anyone know where i can get the mounts for it or are they deffinetly gonna have to be fabricated

Red_Coupe · May 14th, 2003, 10:09 PM

well that you could say!! to start,and that's just the tip of the iceburg. i'm in the earliy stages of the swap, and it's ??not for weak minded.. i own a 87' sports coupe,and hoping buy the end of summer ,if all goes well..knowledge is you best friend..oh ya you need about 3000 to 5000 k to do the swap money wise .some do it cheaper ,some do it with more money.if you stuck on the b12 swap with the sr20de or det .check around,and use charles article as a base. to point you in the dir.

Rottdog · May 15th, 2003, 01:56 AM

well i've read the article and yes it is a good starting point but it doenst give enough details on certain aspects , like exactly how to do the motor mounts and what i need for the steering , the suspension i know that i need it all from the car and i know i need the brakes , what i would like to know is how to make the mounts , how or where i can get the bracket to do the drum disc change over for the rear , i know i'm askin for a lot but like you said knowledge is key and the more help i can get the faster i will be able to get this thing started