FAQ: Which SR Engine to Select

89-90 S13 240SX - SOHC KA24D

A reasonable price range for a project car in good condition is $1500-$2200.

There are three issues with this chassis when considering it for the SR20DET swap.

The first is a minor one. The power steering reservoir is located on the US passenger side. The SR20DET has the PS pump on the US drivers side. All that needs to be done is to switch to the DOHC car PS reservoir and PS lines, which can be found new or at a junkyard.

Second, the tachometer in the car is calibrated for the SOHC engine and will not work with the SR20DET. Replacement can be found in the DOHC car or in the JDM SR20DET car. The tachometer can be replaced independently from the entire gauge cluster. 

Third is a problem worth thinking about before jumping into the swap. The A/C compressor from the SOHC engine will not bolt up to the SR20DET A/C bracket without a custom adapter. This means that a SR20DET compressor is usually used, which requires the car A/C lines to be modified and the system recharged.

Other then the above issues, any SR20DET S13 / S14 / S15 engine will bolt with no structural modifications.

91-94 S13 240SX - DOHC KA24DE

Reasonable price range for a project car, in good condition is $2000-$3200. 

These cars are perfect candidates for the swap. All engine accessories, tachometer, and the A/C system are in the right spot and will interchange with the SR20DET without a problem. Pick these years if finances permit.

95-98 S14 240SX - DOHC KA24DE

Reasonable price range for a project car, in good condition is $3500-$8000.

Great swap candidates as well. No issues with Power Steering, A/C, or any other aspect of the car. Obviously these cars are newer and more expensive. Being a new generation, the wiring and engine controls are a bit more complicated.

Front Wheel Drive 2.0 liter Sentra - 200SX - NX2000

Excellent swap cars, AWD Bluebird or GTi-R engine bolts right onto existing SE-R transmission.   Using a JWT tuned ECU and the US engine harness, the swap can make these cars run very fast, low 13's stock.   

Altima - 1.6L Sentra - 2.4L Pickup

Install into a KA24DE-powered early 90's Hardbody pickup truck is fairly simple, the firewall has to be dented in to allow the engine to sit back far enough, but other than that there are no major mods needed.

1.6 liter Sentra's, Alitma's, Stanza's and other front wheel drive cars will require lots of modification to accept the SR20DET engine in any form.


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