ga16 into 1200 ute in NZ

http://www.nzdatsun.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=494&start=10

really beautiful engine compared to the E series :)
look at these pictures of the A next the GA
http://www.nzdatsun.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=494&start=30








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In that case, I'd go with the E15ET. You cannot beat free!

On second thoughts....and food for consideration is that although
free old things are good in most cases they will most likely need
a rebuild or some porting to get it where you want it.
The issue with the E series is the oil cooler and also the fact the
turbo manifold is not suited to rwd and the inlet manifolds are poor.
If you have to rebuild the E and make custom inlet and exhaust setups
then free or not it will need plenty of time.
Ga16de motors in wreckers are littering the place more so than the E.
Initially free or cheap seems good but as time goes on a low km engine
will perhaps be more worthwhile.
In both cases a distributorless control system will be needed and the
ga16de makes the same hp as the e15et without boost and restricted cast
exhaust manifold. Therefore if boosted theres is more potential for
reliability and free horsepower.
Both will need an expensive 5 speed setup and a fair amount of custom work.

Or do something completely new and work the buggery out of an A10.

I started one but haven't finished. Start a build thread when you're all systems go Reuben, super keen to see how it all goes.

Matto reckons the E15T was wheel spinnin like you wouldn't believe! Datsun 1000 powerskids gotta see that!

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What oil cooler? None of the E-series engine I looked at had an oil cooler. Maybe only the E15ET has it.

all this effort just so you dont have to make manifolds for an A series...manifolds arent that hard to make

for the amount of effort you are going to put into the conversion you might as well just make up the manifolds for the A series

only advantage of the E series is that its crossflow and come with crappy stock manifolds that may or may not work

GA is newer and twin cam, but still needs manifolds and then you have to figure out a gearbox to go with it, by the way the van box kinda looks like a 71 series, if so you can just use that bellhousing on any other 71 series RWD box to get floor shift

Not meaning to hijack the thread, but all three engines are intersting that is why I have taken parts from all three and are in the middle of building a new race motor.

To give you a little tease it is an A14 block, E16 crank (88mm stroke) with a ga16 head, I have had two billet cams ground up to the same profile as Glenn Seton use to run in his turbo Sierra. I have a BDG 3stage dry sump for it and two 50mm EFI hardware tappered bore throttle bodies, 82mm pistons (1860cc)I have had a lot of porting work done to the head get it to breathe better, I can't put my hands on the flow chart for the head but it is 200hp head.

A couple of members have been aware that I have been building this motor, due to personal reasons I have had to shelve it for the last six month, I now have a fully equipped machine shop under my house so I hope to have it completed in some stage by Christmas.

Enjoy.

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Why build manifolds? Just use the stock engine, 115HP, 50% more than an A15 without any mods.

The hybrid above is interesting, but why not just use the entire GA engine?

due to the racing class requiring the factory A series block.

I think youve missed the point DD that at 1860cc
its the largest A series in the world!!!!

1860cc!!!! and the years spent wondering if an E series crank
will fit is laid to rest!!!

Imagine that 1860cc block with a full works Oval port head!!!!

Gary can you build a 1796cc A15 using flat top ca18de pistons
and offset ground 83mm stroke a15 crank? eg. 83mm x 83mm

A 1.8 litre A would be such a torque monster!!!