Motary

Hi, I am Siim and I am from Estonia. I study Automotive engineering in Tallinn University of applied sciences and this my build. The car started out as a bone stock 1989 Nissan 200SX with a CA18DET that I wrecked in a tight bend. Then I bought a new body and transfered the running gear and interior to it which resulted in this:

CA18DET engine as fitted from factory:

Apex'i PowerIntake
Cometic headgasket
S14 T28 Turbo
Goodridge 150 micron fuel filter
600x300x76 V-mount intercooler
Manual Boost Controller
2.5" exhaust system
Simonsi muffler and resonator
Greddy replica dump valve
Driftworks braided steel turbo oil feed
new Daido metal engine bearings
new OEM piston rings
new Contitech timing belt

producing about 250-270hp (rough estimate)



Fluids:
Castrol Edge Sport 10w-60
Castrol manual TAF-X gear oil
Castrol power steering fluid
Castrol LSD oil

Suspension:
Cut springs

Electronics:
Stage 2 chip by h-dev
Walbro 255 l/h
Nissan Almera electric radiator fan

Interior:
Autometer ES boost gauge
Sparco Corsa bucket seat
Sabelt 6 point formula harness
Sabelt Rac steering wheel
Driftworks quick-release
Driftworks drift button
Sony Xplod CDX-GT414U
120W speakers



Transmission:
Kaaz 2-way LSD

Wheels:
Rota D2 17x8,5 +20 veljed
17x7,5 +5 RH Aluminium wheels A7574







Since the CA18DET engine is very sensitive to proper maintenance they are all in terrible condition and done over 300 000 km and tend to suffer from spun engine bearings and poorly mended engines I decided to do a full SR20DET conversion with proper parts.

Current list of modifications:

Engine:

1994 SR20DET from S14 200SX

Skimmed block and cylinder head
Honed and enlarged cylinders
Modified crankshaft for better lubrication
87mm Wiseco forged pistons
Eagle forged connecting rods
ACL 0.25 race bearings
S15 Silvia injectors 444cc @ 3 bar / 480cc @ 3,5
Z32 airflow meter
new OEM timing kit
new OEM oil pump
new OEM TPS sensor
new OEM valve stem seals
Elring gasket kit - is crap and most didn't fit
Cometic MLS 1.2mm headgasket
Custom braided turbo oil lines
Custom headwrapped turbo water lines with heat resistant hose
Gates alternator and power steering belts
Oil catch tank



















Intake system:
600x300x75mm intercooler
Apex'i Power intake air filter
2.5" aluminum piping
Synapse diverter valve (ordered)
Cold air feed from front bumper to bellmouth under the air filter

Exhaust sytem:
Turbonetics T04E turbo with custom exhaust housing (T28)
Synapse 40mm wastegate
OEM exhaust manifold with external wastegate
OEM exhaust multilayer steel gasket
Custom 3" exhaust
Simons 3" resonator
Simons twin exit 2.5" resonator as muffler
3" flex pipe
Heatwrapped downpipe
Heatwrapped screamer pipe





Cooling system:
Aftermarket 52 mm aluminum radiator
Nissan Almera electric cooling fan with a switch
Rear differential cooler made into power steering cooler
19 row engine oil cooler
Silicone radiator hoses



Drivetrain:
Rebuilt transmission with new bearings
Kaaz 2-way limited slip differential
Nissan pickup clutch
new clutch release bearing
rebuilt clutch master and slave cylinder
removed clutch damper (that long pipe)





Body:
GUP tuning front bumper
Zenki 180SX side skirts
Kouki 180SX rear valances
Kouki 180SX rear lights
rolled rear fenders







Interior and electronics:
Nistune type 4 ecu with usb consult
Innovate MTX-L wideband gauge and controller
Autometer ES series boost gauge
Autometer ES series oil pressure gauge
Custom laser cut gauge panel
Sparco Evo L bucket seat
Driftworks drift button
Driftworks quick release hub
Sabelt RAC steering wheel with momo hub
Sabelt 6 point racing harness
Sony Xplod headunit and some speakers
Custom made gear lever gaitor







Suspension and chassis:
BC Racing RM series inverted coilovers
Custom front strut bar







Front:
Strong flex yellow steering rack bushings
Strong flex red polyurethane tension arm bushings
Strong flex red polyurethane front lower control arm bushings
Nissan Maxima A32 inner tie rods
New ball joints
Custom outer tie rods
Custom front knuckle
Custom steering rack spacer









Rear:
Strong flex red polyurethane rear subframe bushings
Custom traction arm with spherical bearing
Custom toe arm with spherical bearing
Custom camber arm with spherical bearing
Custom toe arms support link between them
Custom low arm mount for adjustable anti-squat (traction)











Wheels:
Rota D2 royal gold 17x8,5 +20



Vehicle mass without driver: 1250kg
Vehicle mass with driver: 1353kg

Spare tyre, 8l of fuel

Corner weights with driver:

Front left: 355kg
Front right: 328kg
Front total: 683kg

Left rear: 348kg
Right rear: 318kg
Total rear: 666kg

Difference between front and rear: 17kg

Weight distribution F/R 50.5/49.5

Diagonal front left - right rear: 676kg
Diagonal front right - left rear: 673kg
Difference: 3kg

Plans: paint it black, get full kouki aero so it would look awesome like this:

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but as of right now I just need the engine mapped so I could get on with bodywork and drifting



and a video of the engine finally working with a maf:

fire - YouTube