Offering help to socal srs

[SRKperformance]

Im now able to do motorswaps out of my backyard done 5 so far. 700 bucks for s13 or s14 redtops, pwr steering and ac somtimes extra, i also do normal maintenance and turbo upgrades and servicing. Ive been working on only srs for the past two years so if anybuddy needs some help for cheap ill hook you up, You can just pm me or email me and well get in touch. THis should be for socal area sr20det or ka turbo people who just need some help with stuff. thank s

[NismoGear5]

how much would it cost if i were to learn how to do a swap from you? that would be working on my own car and own Sr of course.

[SRKperformance]

well if figure if you help me most of the way and i show you how to do most of it the price will be like 300 bucks. for using the tools and my house, and me! haha

[NismoGear5]

hahah sounds good bro I'm almost there. Got $1200 saved up. So you live in Long Beach or something? I live like 3 stop lights from Nissan Hq. Near 405 and 91 so it should be closeby.

[wpayne]

wow, this is a killer deal. yeah, I too would like to learn and do most of the stuff with your guidance. $300 is insanely cheap! You should get a class started or something, hehe. I've got about the same as nismogear saved up.

[NismoGear5]

Sup Wes how about we get our SR at the same place/time and help out doing the swaps? That should be fun huh? Learning to do a swap on a 90 and then on a 91+ should be a good experience.

[wpayne]

Dude, that would be awesome! Maybe we can cut a deal with someone for buying two engines:)

[wpayne]

I can afford up to $1500 right so if we can get engine for $1200 that would be nice

[NismoGear5]

yeah that would be great if someone could cut us a deal. Possibly a groupbuy thing.

I'll check around here for some prices. Lowest I've seen so far is $1700 (redtop) at some place in Westminster.

[wpayne]

I've found a few a bit cheaper but now local so shipping would kick our ass... :(

[zonedout365]

That AWSOME, I know Im looking at getting an SR because my KA is a about 140k, It runs great and Ive never had any problems but its just getting to that point you know.

[wpayne]

Damn! I forgot I could also sell my KA!! It only has 75k miles and has a brandnew clutch(complete set). Anyone?

[zonedout365]

I would think about it but I really like the SR's, how much?

[NismoGear5]

I have a good friend in Rosemead, I 'll have to ask him. Could ship for free.

I'll also ask a Motorex employee I sold rims to today. Let's get this rolling hehehe :D

[wpayne]

How's $500? Everything runs perfectly and wouldn't be too bad to turbo charge if you can afford. Brand new clutch kit (clutch disck, pressure plate, throw-out bearing, pilot pearing, slave and master clutch cylinders, and flywheel), only 300miles old. Also, a 3 month old Injen intake is included(i also still have the stock intake if you want). Oh, and a shortshifter also :). What do you think?

[wpayne]

Alright, cool. Thanks nismogear! A friend was telling me about a place that was cheap (can't remember the price) but I'll call him up in a second.

[wpayne]

Alright, he said it was a shop called "G Speed" but can't remember the pricing. If anyone knows this shop and there pricing let me know!

[zonedout365]

Wow sounds alright, thing is I dont have a 5 speed.

[NismoGear5]

i think their website is gspeedcorp.com

[wpayne]

Zonedout - Dude, the rest of the parts needed for the auto to manuel conversion won't be that hard, plus you'll already have the bulk of it. I would sell the engine seperately if you can find a buyer for the Tranny, as long as I can get $500 for all I'll be happy. Or you can buy it all and sell the Tranny seperately.

Nismogear - I'm checkin' out the site now, thanks

[zonedout365]

Thats cool, I just need to know what else I would need for the tranny.

[wpayne]

Heres a conversion tutorial: http://www.240sx.org/links/installs/s14_5speed_swap.htm

Like I said, you don't HAVE to do the conversion, you can just sell the tranny and use the engine.

[zonedout365]

thing is I would like to have a 5 speed.

[wpayne]

I'm sure it wouldn't be too hard to find the parts. C'mon! I'll let it go to you for $400!

[zonedout365]

damn, slow down turbo, ill think.

[drift freaq]

: http://www.240sx.org/links/installs/s14_5speed_swap.htm


Wpayne, thats a install faq that is kinda vague. go look in the faq section of our site here . you will see a auto to 5 speed swap faq I posted recently.

Also , word out to you guys. Do not buy engines from G speed . they have been know to sell engines that had piston slap and rod knock. This is something you will not find out unless you inspect the oil drain plug for metal fragments . you could compression check the engine and it would seem fine.
Word to you guys . I can get you SR motorsets engine trans ecu and uncut harness for $1800. I have to honestly say if you want a good quality SR you will pay a little more. though it is worth it for peace of mind. IMO

[wpayne]

driftfreaq - I missed part of my class today! Horrible traffic on the way back. Oh! and on the way to your work a car blew up on the 210 so there was only 1 lane open. Wasn't too bad though, hehehe. Hope you find a buyer (probably already did), sorry I didn't buy.

Thanks for the heads up.

[SRKperformance]

Unfortunatly because of the size of my place i can only do one sr swap at a time. Im trying to get a shop open but i just cant afford it right now. I did have one for about a month and i just couldnt cut it (trying to pay for some college too). Anyhow, sr20store.com i believe it is belongs to friend of mine, his name is marco he should be able to offer you pretty good deals on sr motors or front clips. I think he said a complete clip with everything was 2000. that includes the cluster and the emblems , everything. thanks for your feedback guys. Each swap will take me about 6 days to complete, if its during a work or school week, about the same if your helping, and if its starts on say a friday night and goes tru the weekend i can usually get it done faster. The fastest ive done is 2 days.

[wren240sx]

Originally posted by wpayne
Damn! I forgot I could also sell my KA!! It only has 75k miles and has a brandnew clutch(complete set). Anyone?
i would buy it. i was goin to turbo mine but its got some mileage on it. u still sellin it?

[SRKperformance]

also you guys who want to do motorswaps i would suggest saving at least 2k. i can get a motorswap kit or all the parts for a basic motorswap for around 1500, but that means no front clip and no cluster or ac, or pwr steering. although we can modify your ka set up for the sr for pwr steering. Also youll need to get 5 quarts of oil. Coolant, a 91 sentra ser oil filter, i recomend swapping out the stock sr clutch from the get go. I can get custom racing clutches for 150 bucks from clutch net, thats the one i use. Really good stuff. Also youll need to pitch in a couple extra bucks for addition costs over my labor like 20 bucks for wire and some extra soder, for the rewiring. Also need two bottles of gear oil 80w90 is good. If your car is a 1989-90 i recomend buying a aftermarket tach from greddy or apexi that works with a digital tach signal. The stock 89 is analouge (sp could be wrong sorry). Or you can buy the jdm silvia cluster seperatly i have a supplier that has them normally for 75 bucks. You should also seriously consider buying an electric cooling fan from kragen or from an online store. And your stock radiator is also not recomended if your goin to runing 14psi right out of the box. If you can stand the feeling of 7psi which isnt bad for a month or so and save up for a koyo radiator or somthing that is the most recomended. Normally the stock water pump and thermostat are still in good cond on the front clips or motors from marco. Just remindin you guys of the obvious things. Also we need to have a way of getting rid of you kas once your done with them. If you want ill take posession of your ka and cut you a deal on labor. If it is a dual cam.

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Originally posted by wpayne
driftfreaq - I missed part of my class today! Horrible traffic on the way back. Oh! and on the way to your work a car blew up on the 210 so there was only 1 lane open. Wasn't too bad though, hehehe. Hope you find a buyer (probably already did), sorry I didn't buy.

Thanks for the heads up.


wpayne: i am not driftfreaq, if u r refering to the coilovers that i'm
selling. thanks for coming out tho...
oh on a 2nd note, gspeed is a reputable importer. they supply motors to shops that does ur SR. u just don't know it...


driftfreaq, do u warranty your motor set?

[wren240sx]

how much all together would an sr swap cost me? i got a 91 s13

[SRKperformance]

well a front clip is about 2k on average. + electric fan, oils, vacum lines, thats about another 150 bucks. If you want a boost gauge you can get a crappy one for about 25 bucks. Very recomended. Stock radiator will work for a while. Labor if i do it is 700 bucks if you want ac or power its an additional 50 bucks for each. If you decide to help me and learn ill cut it down to 300-400 depending on if you help me or if your there. Ill also cut the labor price to 500 if you let me keep your old engine.

total should be about
2200 front clip with prep
700-800 labor

2900-3000 total
if you help me out

300-400 labor
so 2500-2600

you can also get away with accumulating all the parts necessary for a swap without getting a front clip. Like the sidemount ic with piping, the wiring harness, an ecu i can get for 160 bucks, ignitor chip also 160 bucks, long block with manifolds 850 bucks, tranny 300 bucks, and starter 120 bucks normally. IF you get all the parts seperatly it turns out to be cheaper in the end but you wont get all the cool stuff that comes with the front clip.

you could prolly get all the things together seperatly for a swap for about 1600 bucks total. thats the way i did it. although most people prefer the idea of the whole clip.

[wpayne]

SRKperformance - How much for everything if I'm there hleping you out and also if you keep my engine? It's a '92 KA with only 75k miles on it.

[SRKperformance]

well i can help you find a motor, or the pieces to put a swap kit together, but thats kind of up to you to decide if you want the clip or part it together
thats around 1600(if you piece it together) to 2000 for a clip
marco should be getting some more front clips by next week

my labor if you let me keep your engine and you help me out, haha well pm me and we can work somthing out? k? or if you want email me at [email protected] Sounds like its a good ka. just email me or pm me and we can talk off the forums. ill work out a deal with you.

[wpayne]

you've got mail

[SRKperformance]

you guys should have about 2k for the motor alone and depending on the deal you cut with me on labor we can work that out. THeres alot of things that can go bad or hoses and other sht you might have to buy the week following the swap as you get used to it. having that extra 200 bucks or so to help is a good idea. I dont want to put a motor in and have it overheat the next day or somthing gay like that! I also suggest looking into a koyo radiator from the start if your really serious about keeping your investment safe.

[wren240sx]

does the sr have way more potential then the ka?

[SRKperformance]

thats a broad question. Well im going to try and answer this the best way possible. The first thing you need to do is decide, what is this car for, drag racing, track, drifting , a little of all, one more than the other? Then you need to decide do i want to go turbo right now? do i want to have reliable 255 whp in a high reving designed engine or do i want na. track performance with a slightly built ka that will put down about 170 at the wheels. Or do i want to go for a fully built engine, for high speed track racing or drag racing. In that case you need to decide if you want to pull out you ka24de and build the bottom end to handle a sufficent amount of boost or you need to decide if you want to build up an sr with a better turbo and fuel system. You can get an sr20det set up for around 1800 bucks and upgrade things such as fuel and the turbo and the ecu to get around 395 whp on a basically stock motor on the internal side of things if you do it right. A ka turbo is going to end up costing more in the end because the motor will be happy for a while at say 7-10 psi of boost laying down a respectable 230-250 whp with a bolt on turbo and fuel system upgrades but after that you start to compromise reliability if you dont get reinforced pistons and rods and lower the compression slightly. The ka will cost more but if you really have the money and time to build the ka24de is has better tourque and power for drag racing, but only slightly. THe sr20det is an amazingly well designed engine and for its size it has about the same potential as the ka24de for high hp goals. For example a fully maxed out ka turbo will make about 600 whp. A fully maxed out sr20det in the 2.0 liter form withou increasing the displacment will make around 550whp, considering these numbers are will internal reinforcment and extremely large turbos and large fuel system upgrades and ecu or standalone systems. The sr is also an alloy block and head which is a little bit lighter and is a naturally high reving motor with more road racing potential espeically because of its head design. If the ka24de had a head as wide and with as long of intake runners as the sr it would probobly be on par with hp numbers from a motor like an rb25det. Although there is no replacemnet for displacemnet the head design of the sr is superior to that of the ka24de which allows it to reach similar hp numbers with a significantly smaller displacment. I have great respect for ka turbo cars and plan on building a ka turbo motor in the near future, once the internals are reinforced the block is stronger than that of the sr20dets for extremly high hp numbers thanks to its iron material. ITs kind of up to you, both motors rev and accelerate and feel different. however for the price of a turbo kit for a ka which is anywhere from 2500-4000k you can have an sr20det putting down the same hp with oil squirters everywhere to cool it and a compression ratio that is already turbo friendly. Its basically up to you

[wren240sx]

wow that was alot of info hehehe. i guess im goin to start saving for a sr swap. if anyone is around the florida area willing to help me out. ill be happy to make a 1 or 2 day road trip to where ever you are thanks

[SRKperformance]

also if you dont think your sr is runing right or you think theres a problem because you just got smoked by your friends crx with a gsr in it ill do a full diagnostic and check timing oil pressure everything for 20 bucks. Alot of places that do the swap do a ****tty job and mess stuff up. Just to let you know if youhave an sr at stock boost with an exaust system and a fmic you should be able to beat a crx with a gsr motor in it. Or the car should be runing consistant high 14s if you are a good driver.

[justink08]

hey...
i have a 95 240sx with a ka auto, but i bought a ka engine with a manual trans. i have almost everything minus clutch, flywheel, slave cylinder, and some miscellaneous. i'm a student over at uti so i have some automotive knowledge. i would like to do it myself but don't trust myself 100%. let me know 213-219-6465 or [email protected]

[FRpilot]

this thread is 1.5 yrs old!! the original poster probably doesn't even go on zilvia anymore.

[Hawd]

whats with all the fucking idiot new b's...... i was new at one point but I wasn't stupid.

[91CRXsiR]

hahah this should be locked