Nissan 200sx S13 (meh i'm back what can i say!)

I'm going with my mate on Saturday, to collect the RB26 twin turbo Skyline R33 lump he's bought to fit into his latest S13.

His last one, he saddled with an RB25 single turbo, and that was pretty damn good.

Even if you stuck a 1.0 Micra lump in it, insurers will still laugh...

If you have one of these, you can't avoid working on it, unless you're happy for it to become an attractive feature in the garden.

Anyway... you missed out on a lovely C20XE engined Nexia the other week (1). ;-)

(1) Seriously, had Champion leather, the lot...

-- JackH

I imagine that is going to have trouble with traction...

Yeah I seem to remember this being discussed on here before, there are two schools of thought on this I think.

oo nice thanks

Are they that unreliable!? I thought they were pretty tough

lol i've had enough of my nexia to put me off anything vauxhall or daewoo related, when it went off the road it was doing somthing stupid like 17 mpg... I spent way too much time and money on that car.

How do you know it was Champion? It may have been Shergar.

Scooby flat 4, RX7 turbo rotary, Skyline lump, leter S14 and S15 lumps. All been done in Japan, so safe to say they are alternatives.

Just how alternative do you want to make it.

Somthing that isn't that doesnt require extensive fabrication of the engine bay to fit and is of a lower insurance group than the 1.8 turbo.

Somthing that isn't that doesnt require extensive fabrication of the engine bay to fit and is of a lower insurance group than the 1.8 turbo.

Non turbo SR20DE from a FWD Nissan about 135bhp. Chap on SXOC board is fitting a turbo SR20DET to his Varietta so you may be able make a deal. You can't use a FWD engine it's bellhousing flange is different.

Take the turbo off. Just get an elbow or new downpipe welded up to fit in place of the turbo. Link the inlet back together, bypass the intercooler. Fit CA18DEcams from a Sunny ZX1.8 coupe. Use the ZX ECU. About 125bhp. Insurance should do it pro rata as that's what they do for a preformance increase. As DL want £100 more for a 10% power increase they should ask £260 less than you would have been charged for the standard group 17 car.

Only non turbo for Japanese, J(ack) and Q(ueen) models. All UK cars are K(ing) spec but owners think they are Ace and have more than one or will buy one again having made the mistake of buying a "better" car that didn't live up to the hype or cost an arm and a leg to run like

As workshop manual is available for free it's easy to get it right. Silly little things like oil cooler water hoses which are now so old they can split without warning, they are hidden under the manifold which makes access to them a pain. I've replaced 4 small hoses in the last 5 years.

Aint likley to happen, most insurance companies don't allow engine capacity swaps, and if they do, down is as highly rated as up.

The only way you are likely to get away with it, is modify the body work so much (like the MR2 Ferrari 360 kit replicas) that it gets classified as a kit car, and then you can get kitcar insurance.

Or as it is rear wheel drive, convince the National Hotrod Association that it is the basis for a streetrod/dragster get on their insurance and you pretty much unlimited mod potential, but that is unlikely too.

You're changing the engine to *reduce* your insurance premium ?

An engine swap will *increase* the premium, unless you stick a 55bhp 1.0 in there ! And even then, it'll probably still increase it !

Keep it, and spend your money on insurance instead of engine swaps !

How do you mean ? Is it bust, and needs repair ? Are are you wanting to tweak it ?

Nobody cares :)

That's the one.

No, for obvious reasons.

LMAO :)

ROTFL... you being serious???

You've obviously not dealt with many insurance companies, if you are; they always tip the balance in their favour.

REMUS, email me direct, the reply to address on this is valid...

-- JackH

Dear God, I hope that was a joke.

--=20 Lordy.UK

I'm glad you're back. I missed you a lot. I really need the biscuity smell in my life.

I'm glad you're back. I missed you a lot. I really need the biscuity smell in my life.

Well I thought £100 for 10% more power on a pro-rata basis was coming it bit when the policy is £400. By my calc 10% more on £400 on a pro rata basis is £440. For Mongoose, chip, boost controler, fmic Fluxy seem to want less than DL currently charge for the unmodded car so it looks like I can afford a Mongoose and some other bits - well at least until I blow it up. JC - £1500 for a sports coupe? Get a Japanese one and DON'T mess with it.

That as maybe... but you seem to be telling REMUS it works the other way, and it doesn't.

If it does, mines the mini moto engined Skyline over in the corner, ok...

HTH

-- JackH

Exponential risk - you've exposed yourself as one of those people who=20 like cars.

DON'T MENTION THE FLUCKS WORD !

Anyway, regardless. That's an increase, you told him to also expect an=20 equivalent decrease for less power. That's just laughable.

--=20 Lordy.UK

Why not ? They insured my light, 2 seater sports car with a high power to weight ratio, fully comp, 2 named drivers in their 30's, limited to 10k per year............

They'll do for me (at least on price, I'll get back to you if I need to actually use them for anything but supplying a certificate to tax it ;)