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Mesmerize · 08-05-2003, 08:08 PM

I've been thinking about getting one for a while now, and the other day I found a (mildly) trashed s13. It's the 89-94 fastback body style. This is ok as I want it for sort of a project car. I don't want to do anything too crazy with it, but I would like to add some performance mods once I get the exterior looking a bit better. I've been looking into the car a bit on the internet, and I've learned that the J-spec car comes with the SR20DET engine, which generates considerably more power than the engine in the US version.

My questions are as follows:

How comparable is the US engine to the Japanese motor?
How expensive is it to get one of these engines into the car?
Should I even bother getting the J-spec engine, or can similar performance be obtained with the US engine?

08-05-2003, 08:08 PM	#1 (permalink)
Mesmerize Upright Location: Michigan	Thinking about a 240sx. . . I've been thinking about getting one for a while now, and the other day I found a (mildly) trashed s13. It's the 89-94 fastback body style. This is ok as I want it for sort of a project car. I don't want to do anything too crazy with it, but I would like to add some performance mods once I get the exterior looking a bit better. I've been looking into the car a bit on the internet, and I've learned that the J-spec car comes with the SR20DET engine, which generates considerably more power than the engine in the US version. My questions are as follows: How comparable is the US engine to the Japanese motor? How expensive is it to get one of these engines into the car? Should I even bother getting the J-spec engine, or can similar performance be obtained with the US engine?