is this sr worth it?

[civilized_drifter]

my friend was searching on craigslist and he called me and told me i was buying a sr for $250, come to find out its only the block and head. i can get the intake mani and exhaust mani for $80 from a friend. im just wondering if its a good deal or not

this is what the seller said

This is an incomplete sr20det engine. It is a block and head (no manifolds or turbo included). the motor is in great shape, has about 30-40,000 miles on it. I bought it needing the bolt-ons. It is a great foundation to a very powerful car. This is the redtop motor out of a s13 from japan, will work in alot of Nissan vehicles; Sentra Se-r; 200sx; 240sx and so on. I am asking $250 or best offer.

[DisEpyon]

250 for a block and head is a good deal, but you should look at it first before buying it, need to know the condition of it, anyone can say it great, and powerful...

My cousin bought a block and head from some company awhile back and when we received it , it was in sheit condition, i took the crankshaft in to get repolished and it was warped, rod journal #1 was really burnt up bad, the bearings in it was crap, the cams on it were worn pretty bad, and i cant remember but i think there was something wrong with the actual head itself.
This was the same place i bought my sr in my car from, and its in Great condition and runs nice and healthy.

But if you do buy it and turns out great, i would consider getting the crank micro polished and new bearings, put a new head gasket on and etc..... Update it.

just trying to save you from doing the same mistake my cousin did.

[civilized_drifter]

thanks for the info, i was planning on rebuilding it anyways.i still need to get the stuff to make it run

[fliprayzin240sx]

Do you already have an SR in your car? If your buying this with the idea of putting it together and piecing parts to do a swap for the first time, itll be alot more expensive in the long run. But if its a backup engine for what you already have, then yah go for it. Blocks usually go for $500. The only thing is if the engine is fubar, then your usually assed out.

[clutch kick drifter]

no he has a KA :)

[civilized_drifter]

i thought it was a good deal so im picking it up sunday. hey tc, you wanna go/bring you truck, lol.

[Koopa Troopa]

Is it a complete block and head? If it's stripped down it's not worth it..

[delphis]

I got a full motor set minus the ecu with a full silvia conversion for 400. the head is seperated from the block, but this is a build engine and everything was in good condition but all the internals will be reworked.

it's like I got a silvia front end for half off with a free motor thrown in.

good luck on the build man!