Hi guys,
Sorry about all of the question but I just wanted to get your views on which engine would be easier to install.
I was sold on the idea of the CA18DET into my 1200 ute, the only thing that worried me about that one was that it is a very big project for someone with limited knowledge.
So I checked out a few 13B turbo rotary engines which also seems to be a very popular engine upgrade, which got me to thinking I know that the 13b would be higher maintence with more regular engine rebuilds, but it would probably be easier to work on from a mechanical point of view?

So then I got to thinking maybe the 13B might be a little more less complicated as far as the engine swap would be concerned, what do you guys think?
Also considered putting a N/A 13B into the ute and have it ported which would be easier again with no turbo, intercooler ect.
What do you guys think?

Depends if you want a road registered car or not?

dont look for the easy way out, all conversions require very similar mods & upgrades.
if you do end up doing a conversion, your going to gain a heap of knowlege about the mechanicals you decide to use
so you'll be an expert in no time

your engine choice should come down to what you want from the car, what you plan to do with it
and if you plan to drive it on the street make sure you can get it legally registered (engineered)

good luck

If you look after a rotor they can last a long time, my god farther hade a bridge port that revved to like 15g and went like crap and never rebuilt it in 15years as he warmed it and cooled it down and serviced it all the time! Was #OOPS# hot in an old 626 2door

Hi thanks for your replies, I want it to be street registered, but I wouldant mind useing it for the odd track day or a run up the drag strip, mainly just for some fun :)
One of the other reasons for a N/A 13B would be to keep it simple which increases my chances of completing it, and would work out cheaper to set up than a turbo engine.
Not sure how much BHP I would roughly looking at from a ported N/A 13B?

Just been doing some some reading up, and apparently its quite easy to get 200bhp from a ported N/A 13B which will be enough power for what I need it for.

The only problem may be the enginner, im not 100% but in my state they say the bigst yu can have is 12a aspirated becuase of the power to weight

Oh ok :( Thats a bummer, im in NSW on the NSW/QLD border.
I will have to look into it, strange how come so many people have street legal CA18DET and SR20's which would be over 200bhp?

Or would it make a difference the CA18 being a heavier engine?

Your thought that with your limited knowledge it would probably be easier to put a non turbo non fuel injected 13B into the car than a CA or SR is about right, but in NSW the 13B will be harder if not impossible to get registered.

Its always going to cost you a lot to do any legally registered high powered non A series conversion, but as previously stated you will learn an awful lot in the process, if you buy one already done and registered it will cost you less money than doing it yourself.