New Zealand Datsun Club

Agree with Andy. If you are doing a conversion might as well do it properly.

I vote vh41de, or vg30de

z181200 wrote:I would do what ever is easiest. Or put a wild engine in and buy another car as a daily. All the money towards cert etc for the SR20de would be better to go towards a rowdy engine for it. Its just my opinion but if unless it bolts straight in without any mods theres not much point doing heaps or work to put a normal engine in?

I have two 910 coupes and both of them are currently without engines.
I just want to get this first one going as a daily
I can do something more fun with my second one.
thought because of ease of fitting and availability of parts i might just make the 2nd one SR20DET

SR conversion into a 910 is meant to be very easy and with the right assortment of parts one can be fitted with the most major modification being slightly elongating the holes on the gearbox crossmember.

Here is an example of an s13, SR20DET in a 910 engine bay;

I know RB's and VG30's just fit with no firewall modification.
here is a VG30DET in a 910 engine bay;

(though if i remember correctly he did take a hammer to one part of the firewall for the vg30 but that was just for exhaust clearance)

Im unsure still though about engine choice (for my daily coupe)
I think i would prefer a 4 banger
I like the sound of an FJ20..

If i did put an SR20 in i would probably eventually pull it out to put an l engine back in, in the distant future when i no longer need the coupe as a daily. (Because of L series love and because original is nice)

Should i just spend the bit more money and build a L engine to start with?

SR20DE seems to still be the front runner as i like the fact it rev's nice and high standard, fuel economy, fuel injection, reliability, power, smoothness etc etc etc.

You should be able to buy a sweet used SR20de , cheaper than what you can build a remotely decent L series for. PLus the newer engine will be smoother and more reliable.

Go VG30 you know you want to lol

agreed with bart. sr would be best and most cost effective option for daily. looking at that VG30, the plumbing looks worse than the 300zx it came from

single cam Vg's better imo than the quad version. Fairly ugly motor. Quite economic have a deeper and fairly freeflow rev
my ute has non turb version and datto (when it gets its shit together) has et.

Cost me about $40 from greymouth to chch doing "legal road speeds" the whole way

dirtyleppa wrote:agreed with bart. sr would be best and most cost effective option for daily. looking at that VG30, the plumbing looks worse than the 300zx it came from

They are actually really easy when they dont have half the emissions crap that comes with them