nissan "btcc winner" primera GT

[FSG-CIVIC]

alright guys have just bought a primera GT and want to sort the power out...
any recomendations?!

[Diesel Meister]

Upping the power on the GT is a five step process my friend:

Step 1 - Service!
Step 2 - Breathing and ECU (hard to improve much in my limited experience)
Step 3 - Internal engine mods, management
Step 4 - Disappointment
Step 5 - Transplant SR20DET, repeat steps 1-4 until desired power level (or limit of gearbox / chassis / modification budget) is reached

GT's are more about the handling - they corner faster than they appear capable of at first. Plus they are bargainous if you get a well looked after one. Not too shabby in a straight line but at the end of the day you are looking at 1.3-1.4 ton car with ~150bhp and 134lbft. Nice drive though - I miss mine!

[Wadeski]

SR20DET cant be THAT expensive...there are LOADS of old S14s in breakers, and im sure (like with the MR2) there are people who make their living doing these kind of swaps...3-4k for the lot?

[Hammer67]

Wadeski said:

SR20DET cant be THAT expensive...there are LOADS of old S14s in breakers, and im sure (like with the MR2) there are people who make their living doing these kind of swaps...3-4k for the lot?

Why bother? for 3-4K you`d get a very tidy S14A without resorting to transplant modifkation bodgery.

[sparkyhx]

Wadeski said:

SR20DET cant be THAT expensive...there are LOADS of old S14s in breakers, and im sure (like with the MR2) there are people who make their living doing these kind of swaps...3-4k for the lot?

I think he means a SR20DET froma Pulsar as its FWD - unless of course you change the Primera to RWD - it has been done.

you could put a rwd engine in, in east west config, but youd need to change a lot of crap... and a lot of custom work would be required, manifolds, brackets, mounts, water housings, a lot more than you could ever imagine.

Edited by sparkyhx on Friday 5th June 22:01

[Wadeski]

how interchangeable are parts? If you had a stock SR20DET from an S14, could you not swap in the manifold, turbo, and use the lower compression head etc?

[Marf]

Wadeski said:

how interchangeable are parts? If you had a stock SR20DET from an S14, could you not swap in the manifold, turbo, and use the lower compression head etc?

The guy that tuned my old Charade GTxx did a turbo conversion on a Primera GT for a customer of his. Nistune ECU, stock SR20DE engine with the manifold and turbo from a Pulsar GTi-R bolted on, along with a front mount, and slightly larger injectors.

I drove it running a mild tune and 9psi it was a very quick car for what it was, almost zero lag and pulled incredibly well. It felt more like driving a bigger capacity NA engine than a turbo.

[The GMan]

When you have done your engine mods, please go old school and sticker it up like this! I used to love these cars, if I had space it would be a good project for a track car.

Edited by The GMan on Monday 8th June 17:18

[gtikurt]

S14 SR20's will be a big job, becasue the block has all the fixings for a RWD.

SR20DET's came in lots of cars in Transverse form....an even easier conversion is use the GTiR manifold and turbo, drill and tap the block for the oil lines then some bigger injectors and your ready for mapping on the ECU of your choice. The standard 10:1 C/R can handle 10-12psi easy.

Or you could stay N/A and use a SR20VE...190hp standard and rev to 8k.

[vz-r_dave]

SR20VE with the SR16VE head

That is the way to go.