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junia
10-16-2002, 08:52 AM
I was wondering why I don't here a whole lot about the CA20 mod.  I figure it would be easier to get parts for than a SR20.  Theres all kinds of 200SX in the salvage yards with the CA20e and you can also find assloads of CA18DE in the NX's.  I mean someone could make a pretty fast car with that combo and maybo a turbo thrown in there.  I just though it would be worth doing it since there are alot of people in Japan shipping the CA20 in from the States to build a CA20DET.  I don't see why we can't do that overhere.
AutoDestruct
10-16-2002, 08:59 AM
I thought all we got were the sohc?  I have been bugging people about Ca's without much luck.  Personally a CA20DET would be the Sh*t.  Please share any info you have on the Japan bit.  I have a extra 240 looking foir a heart transplant so I'm very interested.
AutoDestruct
10-18-2002, 12:04 PM
Junia whats up with the japanese importing the CA from the states. &nbsp;Help a brother out and share the info. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Please? &nbsp;<img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':D'>
cnichols
10-18-2002, 11:21 PM
Haven't &nbsp;heard of anyone doing a CA20 swap, but there are a couple of guys on the NICO forums who have done the CA18DET swap. &nbsp; It's a pretty stout little motor, and I was about to go through with it, but couldn't part with the torque of the KA-T.

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AutoDestruct
10-19-2002, 01:31 PM
Yeah I know about the CA18DET. &nbsp;I want to know why the Japenese are importing ours which I thought were only SOHC and If there even is a DOHC in the States. &nbsp;And Aren't NXs Fwd anyway. &nbsp; &nbsp;YO &nbsp; JUNIA &nbsp;WAKE UP &nbsp; <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/sleeping.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':zzzz:'>
AKADriver
10-19-2002, 06:55 PM
The CA20E is a turd. &nbsp;Actually, no... &nbsp;It's a fine '80s economy car engine, and it had decent pull for my S12, but it's really no fun, and the word performance shouldn't really be mentioned anywhere near it.

I haven't heard of anyone in Japan importing US CA20 engines, either.

Personally, I've looked into it, and I'd much rather have an SR20DE or SR20DET than a CA20E with a CA18DE head.
AutoDestruct
10-19-2002, 07:28 PM
So is that how they do the swap? get a JDM head and I could make the the CA18DET. &nbsp;It's fine you don't like it, but a skyhigh Rpm motor with Hp over torque is still something I think would be cool. &nbsp;I have a old 89 coupe I had originally purchased with some mods on it and I think that it would be prime for some sort of side project like this. &nbsp;I mean the KA is a truck engine, I want a true sporsts displacment and redline. &nbsp;It could possibly be very cheap to due. <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/inlove.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':love:'>
AutoDestruct
10-19-2002, 10:46 PM
Alright, first off sorry for the post whoring it's just that this is something that I have heavy interest in. &nbsp; So I looked around searched and whatnot like I should have done in the first place. &nbsp;Well I did just not hard enough. &nbsp; My final question is can a US Nx &nbsp;front wheel drive block work in the 240 if I get a tranny of some sort that works with it. &nbsp; Essentially is the FWD Nx block the same as the RWD S13? <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/huh.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':huh:'>
RedStage
10-20-2002, 03:03 AM
Never heard of anyone importing a CA20E from the states to do a CA20DET.

Japanese would take a CA18DET and have it bored up. &nbsp;I know because I looked into this when I owned an S13 Silvia K's with a CA18DET that I transplanted in there myself.

My tuner told me just to go with an SR20DET. &nbsp;Cheaper power, and cheaper and more powerful in the long run.

People have brought the US CA20E up a few times but I don't think anyone has actually mated a CA18DET head and gotten one running.....
junia
10-22-2002, 12:03 PM
I just kind of threw that out there because there are still some tuners that have a thing for the CA engines. &nbsp;I thought it was a pretty solid engine myself. &nbsp;I was just wondering if anyone tried going with the CA instead of a SR.