SR20 swap
10-03-2001, 12:05 PM
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SR20 swap
ok i'll start off by saying that compared to 85% of u guys, i don't know shlt about cars (to an extent) my question is..... everytime i read a super street or sport compact car the SR20 moto ALWAYS comes up somewhere. now if this motor is so bada$$ and has so much potential why doesn't anyone ever do a swap into a max? just sittin' here pondering....
10-03-2001, 04:36 PM
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WTF
wtf, i said alreadyy that i didn't know much about cars but so what ? a 6cycl to a 4cycl??? if the sr20 is so great and so much can be done with it blah blah blah then why not??? besides, i've read mags with cars with sr20 swaps that had like 400 and 500hp at the wheels, so if that much hp can be provided by a 4cycl then WTF why hasn't anyone done it? don't flame me for trying to come up with new ideas
The 190HP VQ V-6 Overhead cam driven, 3L 24Valve lightweight aluminum intelligently constructed and driven Nissan Maxima engine would piddle on that old 4-banger weaksauce engine.
10-03-2001, 05:20 PM
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Its a great engine, but I think it should be left to the Sentras, and 240SXs. Both cars are much lighter and can use the power given by the engine. The Maxima is so heavy, that that supposed 400 hp wouldn't even get it into the 15s. Sure, the SR can churn out major hp, but you still need some torque to get the Max moving. The SR20 lacks that. A torquey V6 is best mated with a heavy car such as the Max.
10-03-2001, 05:45 PM
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Uh, actually
Originally posted by NightRider
Its a great engine, but I think it should be left to the Sentras, and 240SXs. Both cars are much lighter and can use the power given by the engine. The Maxima is so heavy, that that supposed 400 hp wouldn't even get it into the 15s. Sure, the SR can churn out major hp, but you still need some torque to get the Max moving. The SR20 lacks that. A torquey V6 is best mated with a heavy car such as the Max.
Its a great engine, but I think it should be left to the Sentras, and 240SXs. Both cars are much lighter and can use the power given by the engine. The Maxima is so heavy, that that supposed 400 hp wouldn't even get it into the 15s. Sure, the SR can churn out major hp, but you still need some torque to get the Max moving. The SR20 lacks that. A torquey V6 is best mated with a heavy car such as the Max.
10-03-2001, 06:34 PM
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ok so ur tellin' me that 4 or 500 at the wheels wouldn't compensate for the max being heavy??? wtf ever, we all go nut about getting 5 or 10 hp out of a cai and ur tellin' me it would put it into the 15s cuz its heavy??? 4 or 500 hp is plenty enough to move ANY damn car
10-03-2001, 06:36 PM
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HP sells cars, torque moves cars.
Originally posted by Soon2BMaxed
ok so ur tellin' me that 4 or 500 at the wheels wouldn't compensate for the max being heavy??? wtf ever, we all go nut about getting 5 or 10 hp out of a cai and ur tellin' me it would put it into the 15s cuz its heavy??? 4 or 500 hp is plenty enough to move ANY damn car
ok so ur tellin' me that 4 or 500 at the wheels wouldn't compensate for the max being heavy??? wtf ever, we all go nut about getting 5 or 10 hp out of a cai and ur tellin' me it would put it into the 15s cuz its heavy??? 4 or 500 hp is plenty enough to move ANY damn car
10-03-2001, 07:08 PM
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Read this... it gives a good example between hp and torque:
http://www.dynacam.com/Product/Torqu...orsepower.html
And these are also pretty good:
http://www.off-road.com/hummer/tech/power.html
http://www.howstuffworks.com has a lot of good info
http://www.dynacam.com/Product/Torqu...orsepower.html
And these are also pretty good:
http://www.off-road.com/hummer/tech/power.html
http://www.howstuffworks.com has a lot of good info
Originally posted by Soon2BMaxed
ok so now ur tellin' me a car producing that much hp won't produce enough torque? that'd be pretty messed up if it was runnin' 400 hp and like 110 ft tq
ok so now ur tellin' me a car producing that much hp won't produce enough torque? that'd be pretty messed up if it was runnin' 400 hp and like 110 ft tq
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