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thinking about putting a ca18 non turbo in my skyline. do you think it would be a good conversion? i also want it to be 4wd. just wondering if i could get an adapter plate to use an rb26 box with it.

any info appreciated

Well, the gearbox shouldn't be a problem. The sump will have to be reduced in length due to the swap from 6 cylinder to 4 cylinder. It's easy if you lock the transfer to make it constant 4wd. If you want to retain the ATTESSA system, it will be quite expensive. I would say buy a VL and be done with it

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Well, the gearbox shouldn't be a problem. The sump will have to be reduced in length due to the swap from 6 cylinder to 4 cylinder. It's easy if you lock the transfer to make it constant 4wd. If you want to retain the ATTESSA system, it will be quite expensive. I would say buy a VL and be done with it

hmmm its going to be a hard choice which direction to go with. but for the type of performance i want from the car it seems the only way to go.

also what kind of head work will i need to carry out in order for the 1.8 to spool a gt42 to full boost by 3500 rpm. i want maximum hp with minimal lag

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hmmm its going to be a hard choice which direction to go with. but for the type of performance i want from the car it seems the only way to go.

also what kind of head work will i need to carry out in order for the 1.8 to spool a gt42 to full boost by 3500 rpm. i want maximum hp with minimal lag

3500 hmm, dunno about that but the boys at EFI put a GT42R on a CA and it made 46psi by about 5500 and 52psi at about 5600rpm.

It only made 516rwhp but it had an unopened non turbo bottem end so they didn't want to push it too hard

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y not ditch the 4wd system all together and go wild..rig it up with fwd, ur 600hp ca monster will be a street weapon

i could go completely different and run it to the front drivers side wheel and the rear passenger side wheel for even diagonal distribution to front and rear

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