Good Idea Or Just Plain Foolish?

[nyburbia]

i have this idea of staying n/a, would it be a complete waste of time and money to swap in a rb25de or just keep the ka24de in.... thoughts? ideas? and yes i am a noob, so be gentle to me.

[75coupe]

in what car???

[nyburbia]

im sorry, in an s14

[Pal]

alot of work for not much gain if anything

[SKITTLES]

There's a reason everyone swaps out the engine...

Not wanting to kill your hopes and dreams, but all you can really do with N/As is change headers/exhaust/intake/ignition/earthing/capacity/displacements/timing/gearbox/weight.

Do what you want though. Turbo or N/A, what's it for? Drift?

[nyburbia]

its my everyday car but i would like something just for street fun for me really, id like to stay n/a, i dont want anything with a ton of horsepower, just something fun

[mad082]

putting in a dead stock turbo engine will give you more power (and more reliable power) than putting in a natro motor and modding it up to get a reasonable gain.

[xALmoN]

sr20det.

[Darmanin10]

i think an RB25DET or SR20DET should do fine.....

BTW , not being rude or anything, its just funny that a guy from NY is asking SKylines Australia what engine he should put in an S14

[Galois]

That is funny, but from what i can tell this is one of the best skyline forums in the world, there are heaps of international members. There certainly is no lack on knowledge on here.

[nyburbia]

i just thought having non-u.s. thoughts could have helped especially when it came to the rb motor, considering you guys can have skylines and we don't(it's rare but some do), pretty jealous about that, just wish i could have an r32 and call it a day. thanks for the responses, guess i just have to ponder on it.

[bemy]

America not getting the skyline is Japans way of saying F*** you for Hiroshima

[Galois]

i just thought having non-u.s. thoughts could have helped especially when it came to the rb motor, considering you guys can have skylines and we don't(it's rare but some do), pretty jealous about that, just wish i could have an r32 and call it a day. thanks for the responses, guess i just have to ponder on it.

Can't you import one?

[Birds]

Which was Americas way of saying fuck you for Pearl Harbour

Not surprising he is asking for info here, we've done more Skylines and Silvias than America has. SR20 conversion is the best thing for your vehicle OP. It's a factory engine, been done plenty of times and there are plenty of parts available.

[bozodos]

if you liked it (n/a) you should have put an LS1 on it

(i'm serious for N/A powaaah)

[Hiroshima Screamer]

America not getting the skyline is Japans way of saying F*** you for Hiroshima

Gold

[.:: GimpS-R34 ::.]

I've seen 2 high powered N/A engines from mates.. 1. Is a rb25de powered S13.. and the other is an sr20 S14 (guy is an engine builder and held the fastest 4 cyl engine)

[Hank Scorpio]

Carbie RB30. It will sound shit hot.

[iseekool]

if you liked it (n/a) you should have put an LS1 on it

(i'm serious for N/A powaaah)

Good point. Lots of alloy chev engines in the USA. The alloy V8s are also lighter than the RB too.

Or go the VQ35DE engine or if really keen go the VQ37.

[PM-R33]

Yep go a LS1/2. Pretty sure you can get bolt in kits for them in the US (saw them ages ago). Given how cheap they are over there and are a lot lighter than a RB it would be the best choice for something NA and slightly different.