Bell housings can be swapped, or fixed with an adapter plate, or anew one cast to match both the desired box and the engine. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jon Ovington" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, 8 June 2003 23:42 PM Subject: RE: SR20 Engines-Can you swap E/W to N/S?
> I agree any motor is possible, only thing that gets me thinking is the > bellhousing? > > My idea was a sr16vvl, turbo it into a 1200 =) > > Cheers > Jon > > --------------------------------------- > DatNet - Online Nissan-Datsun Resource > Website: http://www.datnet.org > Contact us at [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Richard Clough > Sent: Saturday, 8 June 2002 9:16 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: SR20 Engines-Can you swap E/W to N/S? > > > Andrew. > > Correct, I did have that line in my post but it disappeared in editing! > > I am still not convinced you cant convert an East/West SR20 to a North/South > configuration. I know there are some external bits to rearrange, but the > basic block can't be too different. Any comments from the list on this? > > I would love to justify purchasing this VVL/VVT engine. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Andrew Greenbury" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, 7 June 2002 10:24 AM > Subject: Re: Engines > > > > Hi Richard, > > > > So good engines are pretty cheap down your way? I thought that > > SR you were interested in was FWD? > > > > Andrew > > > > > Keep saving, Johnty. > > > Does it absolutely have to be a turbo? A good NA SR20 will make a > pretty > > > quick Datto for a fair bit less dough and heaps less insurance grief. I > saw > > > a very recent VVL/VVT SR20 engine on the floor of a local > wrecker/importer > > > recently and he was willing to "give" it away for $1200. These produce > 180KW > > > out of the box, not underpowered for a 1600 Datto. (Same guy had a > couple of > > > lovely R34 Skylines in the shed). > > > > > > Nobody in my area appreciates these fine Nissan engines, they still buy > > > 350/351 dinosaurs round here with a Holley on them to drop into VK > > > Commodores and XE Falcons. Connoisseurs drive VL Turbos. Rich kids get > > > VTSS's. > > > > > > > --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No unauthorised redistribution of this email http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------
