Looking to swap out the engine and wanted some advice before I went ahead with it. Thinking about an SR20DET bottom end from an S15 Silvia with an SR20VE head. Good choice or is there something else I should consider? Or is there a better option? First time I've done anything to my baby beyond the intake...pretty new at this.
Your gonna get a lot of opinions from people lol another option for this car is the vq35de any flavor of the FWD motors will do but I would say the newest one from the current gen maxima would be best choice if you have the money for it.
You do know that the s15s were never sold in the U.S. right? you'll have an easier time finding an older FWD vq35de. Do not pick up a RWD vq by accident lol
I believe the 03 Maxima and up to I think 08? The newest Maximas have the FWD vq35 also but make more power than the older ones. I honestly don't think there is a FWD VQ37.
Is your motor shot? Cause if you're broke you're gonna have a hard time getting a swap done if you can you should wait and try to save up some cash. VE will probably be easier.
"Hi guys! I want to swap my engine with a S15 SR20, despite my car being FWD, and S15 SR20 Blacktop engines costing well over $2000, and you know, being RWD. Did I mention I am broke, because I am. Next time, I'll use the search function or even perhaps Google to look up possible swap options for my car, instead of creating a thread and not knowing much about how engine swaps work."
Dude, everyone has to start somewhere. Forgive me for trying to get some advice from people who know what they're talking about as opposed to blindly sorting through random articles, hoping for the best.
I'm not a mean guy, but I'm with Bates on this one. Lol
If you don't have money, don't fix what isn't broken.
If you don't have money, don't look for an expensive engine.
Pretty new to mods, only done an intake, then don't bother trying to swap an engine that you need to make mounts for, and magically convert to FWD
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NO ONE has a running rwd b15, not even the guys who know what they're doing have made it happen, so no offense, but I don't think you're gonna be the guy. Lol.
Also, even a FWD SR wont swap into the specv without some mount making I believe.
Read through some of this engine swap section, and then come back with some ideas we can build off of.
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