Got my ca18det!
 

I picked up my Ca18det swap on thursday last week. Anyone know of anything i should watch out for?

whoa there turbo.... you dont want to just swp it in there can be some issues these motors are old...

change you water pump thermostat, clutch, ,heck your turbo cause these are offten blown, and head gasket, also you may wanna change your rob berrings and main berrings its is worth it since you have another car

That is a lot of crap to change. I wasn't planning on swapping it in any time soon. I was just trying to get a little input. I know the clutch and flywheel is goign to be changed. As well as the thermostat. The car is going to get a base dyno run though before i upgrade the turbo, and headgasket.

when ever you get it swapped in can i come look at it? i want to seeeeeeeeeeeeee!

sure. I don't think i will be able to give rides though...she is a one seater.

At a minimum, for a motor that is more than a decade old, I would swap:

Water pump
retorque rod cap bolts
new Felpro headgasket ( w/ copper gasket spray on it ) and new head bolts/studs
***Timing belt and tensioners***

The timing belt is the most important part in my opinion. Good luck.

Regards,

dude replace it with a copper headgasket at minimum it is eusable so worth the extra money

well **** guys. If i am going to break off the head, i am going to replace the headgasket with one that will really hold. And if i am going to do that, then i am going to replace the head studs with APR studs. This is really starting to piss me off..."replace this, replace this, replace this.....".


This is just rediculous. I think this is going to be the last post i make on this board.

:angry:

well dont crap your self about it. just settel down go step by step. i got a 93 sr and i replaced a few things on it because they were 11 years old. its going to happen. things need to be repaired after time. if they didnt, businesses would be bankrupt from lack of business.

you can throw it in stock but you know fix what you can even if its not broke while its out. its just the smart thing to do

this is true. things are alot easier to get to while the engine is out.

i know there is a verry helpful sticky out there about what to replace before swapping out your engine. if you could find that its a good one.

Hey is this go for the sr and the ca i was wanting a ca then i saw this and thought this looks like alot of hassle to do if i wouldnt have to on the sr..if that made any sense? - Brad

you will have to do the same to a s13 sr20. It is from the same era and the same age.