Hey, I like my 95 SE-R and all (and our past 96 G20), but why does everyone rant and rave about the SR20DE engine? At 70 horsepower per liter, it's not all that efficient, certainly not now and not even in 1991 when we all first saw it. It seems to have oil leak problems (mild ones, at least), and that AGV(?) valve seems to keep blowing up. And they got rid of it because it wouldn't pass emissions anymore, so it couldn't have been very clean either.
So Nissan's two famous 4-bangers of the 90s -- SR20DE and KA24DE -- are out of production worldwide? There's still that GA18DE (or whatever) that's still in the base Sentras, right? And what were those SR20VEs people were talking about a few years ago?
And out of curiosity, does anyone know the approximate weight of these: SR20DE KA24DE VG30DE VQ30DE VQ35DE ?
Wouldn't it be cool to drop a VQ35DE into a 240SX? 350SX! That should take its 0-60 time down from 7.5 seconds to 5 flat, huh? (the heavier 350Z does
5.4) But would a VQ35DE fit? And does it weigh much more than the KA24DE? People used to speculate that the VQ30DE would fit but Nissan never had a RWD application for it, so it would take more conversion, right?And speaking of engine swaps, the law goes that it's always legal to put a newer engine in an old car, but not an older engine in a new car?