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Because Sr's are crap

I totally disagree, ive owned an SR powere 180sx, and they are awesome engines. But in my opinion, 6's sound WAY better than 4s, please let us know how u go as i am wanting to do the same to either a 180sx or S14.

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I wanted it because i like torque.

in my case it didn't weigh very much as when i put it on the boat, it was chock a block full of stuff (eg tyres, rims, full set of suspension, new brakes kit, spare parts etc. then the back seat was taken up with another rim and tyre) it was seriously packed full. and it came in under 1300kgs on the scales.

i didn't do the conversion, was going to do a similar one, but with a new job and stuff didn't have the time. here is a shot of the engine bay.

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it has been mounted very low in the engine bay (in fact sump is a bit too low to ground without some form of protection). and with coilovers it handles extremely well.

i gave a highly modded 180sx a run through some windy hills at very excess speeds (right hand side of the speedo). kept up and past him quite easily.

makes for a very different car to drive. is very easy to drive.

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Hi MSRB26, I have weighed 2 180/Silivia/200 with RB25's and 1 with an RB20. Never weighed one with an RB26, but there is no reason why it would be much different than the RB25's. Sure the RB25 gearbox is heaps heavier than the SR20 gearbox. But a cast iron block, 6 cylinder is way heavier than an alloy block 4 cylinder. Plus, with 3.5 cylinders in front of the wheels it really stuffs up the weight distribution.

I think some of the guys have missed the point. The Nissan recognition papers for an S14 manual says 1,263 kgs. The Nissan homologation papers for an R32 GTST says 1,280 kgs. By the time you stick an an RB in an S14 it's gunna weigh a lot more than the R32. So I'm not saying don't put a hot RB in a S14, do up the SR instead. What I am saying is get rid of the S14 and get an R32 to put the hot RB into.

Plus on an R32 GTST M Spec you don't have to upgrade the brakes, hubs, diff, drive shafts etc etc. Lastly, an R32 has double wishbone front suspension, way better than the struts will ever be on an S14. It will also have better weight distribution regardless of the total weight.

Hope that clarifies my previous posts.

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yeh im not saying im against your point, as i wanted an R32 originally but couldn't afford at the time (wish i saved a bit longer and waited).

But i like the car for what it is not what it weighs (its rare in its own respect, and personalised tastefully).

but yes it does give me the shits cos i have R32 brakes sitting in my garage, but can't put them on because i have 3 piece wheels and they don't have any clearance for the calipers, even after shaving the nissan off. and the CA18 brakes are woe full (worse than the brakes on my bluebird trx of '84 vintage).

every car has pros/cons out of the factory that you either have to live with or change.

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