hey ive got a CA20 from a blue bird series 3............. im just wondering for there a good motor?? i was thinkin of getting a L20b but i got this CA20 now but ive heard the L20b is stronger? can any 1 shed some light on the good and bad points bout the CA20?

Cheap..not great for revving. But it's EFI and would do fine in a 1200. Although a CA18DE would be a better choice.

CA20s in Australia are VERY common at the moment, and getting parts or 5 motors for a couple of grand wouldn't be unusual.

Oh..and the CA20 front pulley doesn't fit on a CA18...damn it. It has a smaller diameter hole, when compared to the CA18 one..

my mum has one in her 92 pintara, and quite frankly it does have a bit of go but is not the strongest motor and it is quite a slug nowadays. it is pretty economic though. meh it's up to you but i would go a CA18. sell the CA20 and save for a CA18

yeh i think ill leave it in the blue bird
i like the Lseries...but the CA20 is twin spark n twin cam!! meh ill get ova it
L20b it is
thanx for the info

Twin spark is nuthin but a hassel twice as much to service double the leads and double the spark plugs.
Are you sure its twin cam

big cam cover maybe..definitely not twincam.. I would think.

Unless the car has a twincam sticker Then it is as good as a twincam

Cheers

Is woodydat writing in pidgeon on purpose?

Pidgeon? Sounds more like bluebird.

i thought it was a twin cam
guess not hey

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is the standard pintara (4cyl) motor a CA20, or is this just the later models???

the older pintara model motor is a good one, as long as you don't work it too much. they're nice and small aswell. should drop straight into a 1200. why don't people do this conversion??? i originally wanted to do this rather than the L20b...