It seems that Datsuns are pretty popular in Australia, and such, but here in the U.S.A, I cant find anything for my b-210. Maybe I havent tryed hard enough. It seems you guys can get fuel injection, and all sorts of cool stuff, I have a hard time even finding an original intake manifold. For now I have my 78 two door, 4 speed that is original, and runs great, but what if I want more power out of it? Does any one from the U.S.A. know where I can look?

i check ebay and craigslist regularly, and get lucky occasionally. i just got louvers for my 1980 210 on ebay, and the last set i'd seen there was about four months ago. you just gotta keep your eyes open.

also, you could check local junkyards, but it seems like mostly they're around closer to the coast / northwest.

my last piece of advice is to look around for other cars with compatible parts, like other datsuns (esp. if you're looking for interior / aesthetic parts).

We have lots of engine parts here in North America. eBay is a great place to find them, also the Nissan dealer. Have you checked out the Parts Sources article in our tech section?

Quote:Put in a bigger engine, you'll spend less money and get more power.

For the A14 engine that North American B210s have, you can't get a lot of HP out of it without spending many thousands of dollars. Stock they are 80 HP at the flywheel, probably 55 hp at the rear wheels.

Stick a $500 L20 in it and it'll move out.

If you want to stick with the A14, you need to do a lot of work: carbs, intake, cam, head porting, exhaust headers, larger exhaust, high compression pistons, etc. And you'll have to rev the engine up high to make a lot of power (say a power band of 5000-8000 rpm) which requires special valve springs. Then it'll move out with quick acceleration.