SR20DE-T Should I buy it?

[Marino.]

Okay, so my cousin has a friend who was going to swap this into his 240, but never did.

I talked to my friend, the motor is a sr20de he has a turbo kit for it, intercooler pipes tranny 2 harnesses ecu brand new clutch turbo back exhaust, he only wants 400 for it

came out of a 240 i believe it's supposed to go into his 240

My main question is if the s13 SR20DE is any different then the SR20DET internally. I know the SR20DE from a Sentra is completely different, but I haven't been able to find any info on the S13 SR20DE. If it is the same, and I put on the turbo kit, then essentially I will have a SR20 swap for dirt cheap!

[Renegade_]

Yes it is different. Won't hold boost as well, but it can still hold boost. I hear 10psi with a headgasket should be no problem on these but I can't speak for higher boost applications

[Plastik Racer]

check out this site it can give you some info. Go to the turbo SR20DE link.

[XAlliedYouthX]

I did a quick look because I was curious too and found this, seemed a little informative.

[Marino.]

Okay, im not going through with this, thanks alot guys.

[Kcurtis09]

yeah was just about to post that you probably wouldnt be able to do it cause if i remember correctly the distributer would be in the firewall cause your goin from fwd to rwd. not 100% i know for sure on the ka's that its true

[Marino.]

Not on the SR20de from a silvia, they had the distributor in the same spot as the turbo version.

[Kcurtis09]

ah, ok the ka's were like that then, if your still looking to do an sr20 theres a place in kearny nj that sells them, either freighted or picked up..

[Marino.]

Royal Japan here on LI imports them too, im probably gonna go through them unless I can find it cheaper. Im broke anyway, so no awesomeness yet.

[Kcurtis09]

jdmenginedepot.com has redtops for 1600 blacks for 1700 or s14's for 2k

[Marino.]

Originally Posted by Kcurtis09

jdmenginedepot.com has redtops for 1600 blacks for 1700 or s14's for 2k

Ive seen their engines on ebay, with free shipping. Has anyone ever dealt with them? Their prices are great.

[XAlliedYouthX]

Originally Posted by Marino.

Ive seen their engines on ebay, with free shipping. Has anyone ever dealt with them? Their prices are great.

http://www.sr20forum.com/general-sr2...ine-depot.html

[Kcurtis09]

yes, i bought 2 sr20's (s14's) from them, ill bebuying another this week.

[Renegade_]

Talk to Nick at EliteJDM - he'll hook you up right

[nsn240]

That's the setup I have in my car.. but with all DET electronics.
14 lbs daily before I redid everything, If it's a good price do it.

Don't know what to say about it - lemme know if you have any questions

[crazysaywhat]

get the right parts... its just goin to be better off in the end

[crazysaywhat]

o yea and never ever ever ever buy a motor from tiger japanese

[s13driftn]

i got a s14 sr20de motor with variable valve timing

[OrangeFreak]

Originally Posted by Renegade_

Talk to Nick at EliteJDM - he'll hook you up right

+1

Nick is the man!

[Ace]

Originally Posted by s13driftn

i got a s14 sr20de motor with variable valve timing

The confusion in this thread is astounding, to say the least.

a DE motor will be perfectly fine up into the 350ish hp range without even cracking the engine open (well aside from tapping your oil return, and feeds if you wanna get baller...it's just easier to add a distribution block off your filter).

Things to consider:
The distributor will provide better spark as well. No worries of that ever blowing out with big boost up top!

Stock pistons and rods:
They'll be fine for 350ish up. No issues. Concerned, but like that power level? Go buy DET rods and CP pistons. Perfection.

Headgasket: Stock for the 350 hp. Apexi, if you even want/need to change it.

Oil Squirters: DE blocks don't have these. Do you track the car? If just a street racer/drag racer you'll be fine. Concerned still? You can send it to JWT/Mazworx for the machine work to have them installed. 200 bucks I think the process costs? While getting that done may as well get the bigger GTiR bearings machined as well.

Oil/Water Feed:
I would sugest tapping the 'spot' on the block for oil return, that is the smart thing to do. As for oil feed? Pull right off where the OE oil pressure sensor was. Water? Just T into the lines like factory, and splice another line for the feed.


SR20's are VERY strong in stock form. The problem is, everyone that owns them flogs the balls out of them with half as.sed setups and then they explode. Set the timing to 15* and follow this:

Walbro 255HP/50 or 72 lb injectors/Cobra or Z32 Maf/Nismo FPR/JWT S3 Cams/Rom tune - all Day everyday with any GT28RS/GT2871r (17ish psi maybe max). Anything else you add won't blow your motor.