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yes 2 litre is SR20 and 1.8 litre is CA18. the power figures im not too sure prolly around the vicinity of 120 odd KW at the flywheel, prolly 80-90 at the wheels. do it up just the exhaust and filter upgrade, u want sum serious power sum internals, or else forced induction!

there was a write up in a fairly recent hpi magazine of someone who had done adbsolutely everything to his CA18DE, cams and extractors were the most worthwhile. i think he still only made 87 rwkw though. i think 1991 is the changeover year ie where they changed from CA18 to SR20. i researched silvias a fair bit a while back because i was going to get one but i realised a skyline is better :O

That article in HPI, the guy had a later model 180sx with an SR20DE with VVT if i recall correctley.

They didnt make much power from that engine at all, they almost went backwards when they added the first set of extractors (lost a fair bit of mid range)

hey i had a excel with a pod and extractors and exhaust it ran a 16.3 1/4 mile and my mate had a stock SR20 silvia and i ate him by half a car lenght all the time.. i think the excel had about 60kw at the wheels. hope that helps a little.. mabee just to compare huh

Ok I've got that article from HPI in front of me.

Cat back exhaust - gain nothing

Custom 4-2-1 extractors - lost power "massive midrange hole in the power curve"

Custom 4-1 extractors - gained a little "lost a couple of top end kw, restored midrange punch"

ARC intake pipe - gained nothing "aim to change inlet volume to change the resonant frequency of the whole system, and cause either an earlier or later peak that increases power" sound interseting i think.

HKS 256 step 1 camshafts with timing gears and apexi safc -"remarkable gains" "88kw was the final figure, up from the initial 74 kw"

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