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Old 05-18-09, 01:14 AM
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SR20DET swap into FC????
I am thinking about swapping a SR20DET into my 88 FC. Has anyone ever heard of such a thing? Is it a smart idea or a dumb idea? What do i have forward to look to? I am building my FC for a drifter, so i am just pondering. Any help would be appreciated.
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Old 05-18-09, 01:21 AM
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I am thinking about swapping a SR20DET into my 88 FC. Has anyone ever heard of such a thing? Is it a smart idea or a dumb idea? What do i have forward to look to? I am building my FC for a drifter, so i am just pondering. Any help would be appreciated.
buy a 240, saves you alot of work, and you know you set yourself up for serious flame bait.
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Old 05-18-09, 01:23 AM
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Get. Out. Now.

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Old 05-18-09, 01:29 AM
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It's been done before. Whether it's a good idea or not is up to you.
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Old 05-18-09, 01:40 AM
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Id get a 240, the swap is easier, *ive had one and did the sr swap myself* The parts availability blows the rx7 away.. not to mention its easier to find parts, and removing the rear differential doesnt require dropping the subframe etc..
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Old 05-18-09, 02:10 AM
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Zomg no wai!! Lyke ur teh f1rst tuh think uf dat lolz
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Old 05-18-09, 03:20 AM
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Old 05-18-09, 03:54 AM
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It's been done.

CA18det's have been dropped in too!

just a handful though. it's a relatively straight foward shop if you have some degree of fab skill. It's not rocketscience if you understand how it all works.


You SHOULD do the swap to:

1. Have something unique
2. consider it a reliability mod
3. Shut the haters up
4. prove that you can do it
5. because you really want to do it
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Old 05-18-09, 07:27 AM
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why.....for the price of a sr20 swap into a fc, a thousand or two more and you can put in a v8.......*shudder* cant believe I just said that.........
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more RB26 needed in this thread
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now i wouldn't have a prob with that.. lol
be even crazier if you brought the awd driveline with it too.. PSYCHO fab skittles there
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If you want a 4 cylinder I would go with the 4g63 wide block that bolts to the turbo II trans... less work there.

Otherwise go V8 or I6 IMO, i'm doing a 1jz currently...
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SR rx7 ftw
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