NA rwd sr20de
09-12-2003, 10:49 PM
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I can understand how someone thats not from an SR20 background would think that. I had a det swap in my 91 SE-R which is for all intents and purposes the same as a redtop rwd det motor and it was great. However, if the stock engine wasn't beyond repair I could have used a bolt on kit and made more power. The na sr20 is just as good as the factory det. The oil squiters don't make that much of a difference. You can safely run a t28 at 14-16 psi on a 9.5:1 compression engine and make more power then a 8.5:1 det. It just happens that the current mindset of the 240 crowd is that you *have* to have the factory det motor for a good turbo setup. This was the same mindset the fwd sr20 crowd had 4 years ago before it became common knowledge that a bolt on de setup was just as good. The whole rwd sr20 movement is still in its infancy and there is still a lot left to learn for most of the 240 crowd.
09-12-2003, 11:03 PM
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Umm.. Lol, just thought it would be cheaper to just turbo a sr20de than just buying a det...
personally I'm trying to figure out how to put in a rb26, thought about a custom turbo manifold shifting the turbos foward more...
looks like I'm going rb25 though... easier/cheaper install
personally I'm trying to figure out how to put in a rb26, thought about a custom turbo manifold shifting the turbos foward more...
looks like I'm going rb25 though... easier/cheaper install
09-13-2003, 05:18 PM
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Originally posted by paNX2K&SE-R
I can understand how someone thats not from an SR20 background would think that. I had a det swap in my 91 SE-R which is for all intents and purposes the same as a redtop rwd det motor and it was great. However, if the stock engine wasn't beyond repair I could have used a bolt on kit and made more power. The na sr20 is just as good as the factory det. The oil squiters don't make that much of a difference. You can safely run a t28 at 14-16 psi on a 9.5:1 compression engine and make more power then a 8.5:1 det. It just happens that the current mindset of the 240 crowd is that you *have* to have the factory det motor for a good turbo setup. This was the same mindset the fwd sr20 crowd had 4 years ago before it became common knowledge that a bolt on de setup was just as good. The whole rwd sr20 movement is still in its infancy and there is still a lot left to learn for most of the 240 crowd.
I can understand how someone thats not from an SR20 background would think that. I had a det swap in my 91 SE-R which is for all intents and purposes the same as a redtop rwd det motor and it was great. However, if the stock engine wasn't beyond repair I could have used a bolt on kit and made more power. The na sr20 is just as good as the factory det. The oil squiters don't make that much of a difference. You can safely run a t28 at 14-16 psi on a 9.5:1 compression engine and make more power then a 8.5:1 det. It just happens that the current mindset of the 240 crowd is that you *have* to have the factory det motor for a good turbo setup. This was the same mindset the fwd sr20 crowd had 4 years ago before it became common knowledge that a bolt on de setup was just as good. The whole rwd sr20 movement is still in its infancy and there is still a lot left to learn for most of the 240 crowd.
09-13-2003, 06:06 PM
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Sorry that is not true. Only the GTiR has a bigger pump.
The SR20DE also has a smaller oil pump,
That makes no difference unless you are making over 400 whp.
and does not have a coil on plug ignition.
If you could get one for $600 then you would be way ahead of the people that pay $2000 for a det...
Even if for the sake of discussion they were exactly the same in all ways with the exception of a turbo, the money you'd waste on importing a SR20DE (which will be slower than the KA) and then bolting on a turbo would be ridiculous
Again, I have no ill will towards the people in the 240 crowd that are new to the SR20 engine. The learning process doesn't happen overnight...
The SR20DE also has a smaller oil pump,
That makes no difference unless you are making over 400 whp.
and does not have a coil on plug ignition.
If you could get one for $600 then you would be way ahead of the people that pay $2000 for a det...
Even if for the sake of discussion they were exactly the same in all ways with the exception of a turbo, the money you'd waste on importing a SR20DE (which will be slower than the KA) and then bolting on a turbo would be ridiculous
Again, I have no ill will towards the people in the 240 crowd that are new to the SR20 engine. The learning process doesn't happen overnight...
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