[1989Sentra]

Can anyone give me information on the CA18ET motor. I'm thinking about swaping it into the 89 Sentra.

 

[sentrastud]

well i can start by saying that its 1.8 Liters in displacement, has one hell of a durable tranny... and it was never sold in Norht America...

That sums up my knowledge of the engine.

-Nick

 

[RiceBox]

The CA18DE was sold in NA. You can just get one of those and turbo it. Probably easier then importing

 

[sentrastud]

yeah, an aftermarket turbo would be far more powerful than the OEM Ca18DET turbo. It would indeed be far cheaper than importing.

-Nick

 

[rios]

what car was the ca18de offered in? would a north american ca18de with a jdm ca18det's exhaust manifold make for a good turbo manifold?

 

[RiceBox]

The CA18DE came in the '89-'90 Pulser SE. They have "twincam" badges on the rear.

 

[1989Sentra]

Asking for CA18ET

The CA18DE was also in the 88 pulsar and was the year with the most power in the engine. But I was asking about the CA18ET out of, I think is was an 86 200 or 240 sx

 

[boost_boy]

It was out of the 1884-87 200sx turbo in RWD flavor. It basically is the same engine as the CA18DE (Block, crank, rods, headgasket) just single overhead cam.

 

[RiceBox]

You can't use the engine from the 180SX because it's RWD. you won't be able to hookup the tranny

 

[boost_boy]

The 180SX has a CA18DET in it and no it would not be wise to use because of the intake manifold conversion and a few other things, but it can work if needed. The CA18DET came in a few cars in Japan and the FWD version was found in the 1989-91 bluebird attessa SSS which is actually a 4wd drive vehicle with 4wd Hicas all wheel steering. Using a nissan pulsar's tranny will help make your CA18DET conversion very cheap and somewhat american!

Dee

Dee