lagwagon i have ridden and driven an sr20 ute yes it goes good yes it goes sideways easily enough but i own a 1000 you cant swap an sr20 into or a ca18det so i stick with what i got and build it to make more power then most street legal sr or ca 1200s plus being a smalller motor will have less torque so will be a little bit more freindly on the 1000 chassis and wont break traction as easily
if its a street 1000 keep it a series

Remember boys play nice I personally remember my friend adam had a 1200 sedan 14 turbo etc it ran low 12's at eastern creek but spat out boxes can't beat launching on slicks used to pull the wheels quite impressivley, it is quite easy for a "good " engine to run like #### if it is not tuned properly cam timing , jetting , timing etc , there are plenty of tuff A series motors out there I also remember a Blue 1200 coupe that was in hot 4's magazine 1608 cc A15 webers etc ran 13.7 in full street trim it is all about power to weight gearing etc and knowing how to drive ie anyone can sidestep the clutch but it don't get you anywhere fast . Some cars are built for a purpose the ultimate would be an overbored/ stroked A series for capacity to about 2 litres a nice turbo , then it would have good chassis balance , but getting a gearbox to hold up to it is another world of problems as my old coupe with mild A15 went through 4 stock boxes and 3 toyota t series boxes , AH but i was young and loved dumping the clutch. The CA is better than SR anyway due to superior rocker can't beat cam over bucket verses ####ty rockers , Cast block verses alloy stronger again there is no real weight benefit as the engine is larger , harder to fit nothing a grinder won't fix but you can't beat cubic inches give me a 2.2 litre CA I say . Enough of this rambling see get me thinking and I start typing crap



Nick

i plan on runing the t series gearbox behind my a14 turbo monster if it doesnt hold up well then i need a better gearbox or a stronger gearset to go into the toyota box.... also hoping my h165 will hold up to the a14 aswell shouldnt be any worrys

so reading through the post's seems every one admits the sr20 is better or nicer or better to get after market parts .
i just wish there was room for a rb25det :)

I do UNHOLY things to my rebuilt 63A dogleg 5spd, and it absolutely LOVES it. They aren't meant to be as strong as the Toyota boxes, But the way mine laps up the PUNISHMENT it's hard to imagine it ever failing. When I took my mate for a ride yesterday, the very first thing he said was, "What gearbox are you runing?" after I hammered 2nd. The way I (mis)treat it often raises an eyebrow from my mates, which always makes me lol. Mechanical sympathy is for women and old people

a14force my a14 monster aint going to be a little walk in the park type of motor... at the minimum im expecting close to 200kw at the treads...

The 63 is touted as being able to take 200BHP comfortablely. You're aiming for 250+hp. Thats will be quite an accomplishment. My engine isn't exactly a "little walk in the park" either.

200kw at the treads....

my point was that any engine has good and bad points and i don't have hatred for any of them. i loved my ca18det 1200 wagon, i love my sr20det 1600 and i love my 1000 wagon with a14 (soon to be efi quad throttle). You could definately fit a ca18det in a 1000, i trial fitted one and i've seen one for sale it can be done but requires some fab work. not that its the be all and end all as an efi a series turbo would have other advantages and be very cool.

one of the things i remember with the CA was make sure you take out the little brass (i think) plugs they have in the crank and replace them with grub screws. CA's are renowned for having spun bearings, sometimes due to losing oil pressure through these but that is often due to poor maintainence.

plugs in all nissan cranks are aluminium (to you guys in the US this is how the rest of the world spell it)
if the crank has been in a caustic tank these plugs will fall out
sometimes they fall out anyway :)

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