capri with a 200sx enigine?

[scatt]

does any one have any info on engine conversions for a capri am in two minds wether to work on the standard 2.8 (not much potenional) or fit a bigger v maybe v8? but for a resonble price or fit a 200sx engine or simialar any help would be great thanks alot

[stevieturbo]

Big long nose on a capri, so a straight 6 would work well. Skyline or supra. 200sx engines aren't fantastic but it its cheap why not. 200sx gearbox isn't up to much though

[Slinky]

tet runs a small block V8 powered Capri if I remember rightly..

[scatt]

any one know a company/[erson that has fitted a skyline engine and gear box etc??

[hugodc]

i have a feeling the 200sx engine has been used but cant remember where i saw it, try some fordy forums like turbosport or passion ford

[wizzbilly]

the sr20 from the 200sx providing you mean the s14 and not the s13 ca18 are good engines but like every engine have there limits .

350 easy enough on stock internals gearboixs are weak but can bolt up a 300zx box or 2wd skline box otherwise tralking qauife and ppg .

my advice would be v8 or 1jz cheap as chips and bullet proof couple that with a r154 gearbox and 500 all day long on stock engine or if want more go for the 2jz twice the price , r154 gearbox cant take much more than 500 and getting a 6speed manual that will take the power is expensive and hard .

pepole remove the sr20 from nissans and fit 1jz engines in purley for there bullet proof and cheap as chips

failing that big ls1 engine with turbo's mmmmm

[Olivera]

One of my mates is setting up his capri for competative drifting - he has looked into all the engine options. Apparently the earlier 200sx's that go drifting (s13) frequently don't last a full day on track before the engine goes bang. However like the above poster has stated the later s14s are apparently much better.

My mate though is sticking with Ford and going down the 2.9 cosworth V6 route from the Granada Scorpio. An easy unstressed 195 or 210 PS depending on version, possibly more if you remap and do a few other bits and bobs. He also picked up two of them for something silly like £300. Problem is though you need a granada wiring loom and suitable gearbox - not sure exactly what works myself.

Other options would be a V8 or Cosworth YB. The latter in particular would be mentally fast in a Capri, although I'd imagine would be many thousands to buy the bits and get working right.

[CNHSS1]

theres a black capri with 200sx engine on sxoc.com iirc