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. |