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Don't be silly!! Why would you want to swap such a tough engine in the FJ with something as not so tough as the SR??? Putting an RB into a DR i can understand but im not a fan of the idea but the SR!! *shudders* YUCKSKI'S!! Leave the SR in the silvia's/poosars :cheers:

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Id love to do the SR20 conversion. Mount it way back so its like a front/mid mount engine and it weighs nothing compared to the RB being all alloy (as far as I know). It would make the car 50kg lighter and turn in and braking would be fantastic. I would only have to worry about 4 coil packs crapping themselves

(This is purely speculation that has no scientific merit which is by definition, speculation)

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Id love to do the SR20 conversion.  Mount it way back so its like a front/mid mount engine and it weighs nothing compared to the RB being all alloy (as far as I know).  It would make the car 50kg lighter and turn in and braking would be fantastic.  I would only have to worry about 4 coil packs crapping themselves

(This is purely speculation that has no scientific merit which is by definition, speculation)

Why in the bloody hell would you put an SR20 into something that has the mighty FJ?? Have you seen how much room there is between the firewall and the back of the motor in a DR??? You can have a bloody picnic back there!! Why not just move the FJ back further??? I thinking that the SR should just stay where the SR is, just my school of thought....

BTW coil packs crapping themselves isnt really a problem.......

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Has anyone ever mounted the FJ20 back for better weight distribution? What gearbox do you use? What do you do with the mounts?

How much heavier is the RB20 than the SR20?

18kg is still a fair amount and is backed by a six speed box. Its also more common and has newer tech so if you're tight like me it would have to be the cheapest way to go. (Not necessarily the strongest or most potential)

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Has anyone ever mounted the FJ20 back for better weight distribution?  What gearbox do you use?  What do you do with the mounts?

How much heavier is the RB20 than the SR20?

18kg is still a fair amount and is backed by a six speed box.  Its also more common and has newer tech so if you're tight like me it would have to be the cheapest way to go.  (Not necessarily the strongest or most potential)

Actually only the S15 scores a 6 speed box outta the SR20 range....

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That dirty dr keeps popping its head up like a floating turd on jap yahoo ...... nobody wants a mutant like that, its been passed over on auction for 5 months now and for teh price it be worth grabbing selling the s14 sr and putting back its birth right

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http://page9.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/k15268110

That dirty dr keeps popping its head up like a floating turd on jap yahoo ......   nobody wants a mutant like that,  its been passed over on auction for 5 months now and for teh price it be worth grabbing selling the s14 sr and putting back its birth right

Give that man a cigar!!!!

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