Clyons8 wouldnt you prefer to have some sarcasm thrown your way rather than spending money on failures? Life is too short to be pampering the wool of the boring herd. This is what a forum is for to seperate the crap from our hobbies.

Its better to listen to the advice of those who have been here for a while and have done it even if some fire is blown your way.

I dont how else to help so many sunburnt scalps with the same idea, Phunk has tried and others have tried to put an sr20 in a 1k engine bay just to see whats needed to be done.
I regretted the plan as soon as I found out they are heavier than a ca18 and larger, defeating what the 1k stands for light and nimble not nose heavy.

You always get noobs or bogons saying to put in a v8 or an almost equally heavy engine like the sr20det into a 1k or a mini or some other sheep sugestion. Just because its alloy it doesnt mean its light and compact - the thing is thickly sand cast and designed for big heavy sedans! modern 2ltr twin cam engines weight 50kg less by using pressure die casting. These modern light alloy 2ltr engines are more suitable for K konversions..

Again plain and simple its too long and too tall for a 1k engine bay. Unless you spend 2 to 3k on a custom front end/crossmember and run a dry sump setup as the sump will hit the ground once you lower a 1k to make it handle and marginally at that.

A much heavier car with an sr20 will outhandle and outrun a crippled sr20 b10 anyday.

Why do you think Steve Newing's c18de stanza beat lighter cars with sr20de and great drivers consistently? Its not just the donk that makes the project worthwhile but well balanced, well engineered setup.

Always think of what a car deserves, listen to people who have sound advice even sarcasm and work towards a car that wont just be a lead tiped arrow. There are too many already.