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Originally Posted by TheyCallMeBruce
Nice, sounds like you are a huge car buff. I am a nissan buff myself. I've seen a lot of work on the sr20dets and the rb series engines. Nissan was the reason why I got into imports. Oh, on a similar note, my ex-gf used to own a 3rd gen RX-7 FD. That thing was a beast! She even had a T88!
EDIT: However, she had to change oil every 3000km LOL. It was brutal work. Oh well, at least she was a happy rotory owner.
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those sr20s are monsters, and man are they cheap. i haven't even checked the prices lately because you can usually find a decent 'done' car in the states for 4000-5000 US which may be a better option.
EDIT: guy i went to school with moved to california and built an rx-7 to 400+ hp, it was a total deathtrap. but when it broke down, it was expensive. he upgraded just the downpipe for $1200 US!!!
i was planning to ride out the engine in my last 240 and then do the swap, but a winter+ of driving out to different sawmills every day totalled the suspension and necessitated body work. i had a good friend of mine seal it up and primer it but a decent paint job plus new suspension all around was looking more than another 240, so i donated it to my buddy who's always liked it - he's a mechanic, i'm not!
plus the electrical system had been hit pretty hard by some attempted thefts.
the sr20 thing though - it's a thought but maybe it's time to move into the 300, they are total sweethearts. every time i check into it they're a little cheaper. or maybe i'll get a nissan 4x4 truck. who knows.