Hey, is this motor worth the work or should i just wait and get the Sr20? What is he most hp and Tq anyone has had with this motor and would it be worth building? How hard is this swap? Thanks for your comments and advice

 

the swap is pretty much the exact same difficulty as the sr swap. People have seen very high hp and trq numbers with the ca18det, but you need to think about what you would like to do with your car. Do you want to track it, drift it, drag it, street car?

 

I want about 275-300 Hp street and I might take it to the track or strip for some fun but only on the weekends, but if i do get a Ca or SR it is only a hold me over until I graduate college and buy an RB26dett. But for the remaining four years I really want a turbo motor, and I am not the typical poor college student, I work all the time so I have some spending money... just not much at the same time.

 

yea well if it is just to hold you over i say go ca18det cuz its so much cheaper, but you wont be impressed with it stock you will need to mod right away to feel a strong motor

 

ca would be great for what you want i love mine

 

What do you have done to your CA and did you put it in? how much did you pay? where would you recommend I get it from?

 

buy from www.dragdriftautox.com tell him catharsis sent ya.

mine has a ton of work. i did/am doing the install now aftert a minor build.

if you have any qestions hit me up on aim

DystopiaSRO

 

HIs price is Pretty good, but how much work did you have to do/ are you doing to get it in? it says clip but is it really the full clip?

 

yes it is..

if you call him his prices are better normally nd shipping was dirst cheap... less tha a set of 4 wheels.

i have done a lot of work and will be close to 300whp realisticly soon

 

Well how expensive are those wheels? I got mine for $350. Have you run into any problems with your CA install and do you have a wiring diagram for the correct wiring harness to help out? how long did it take for you to get your clip? thank you for being so helpful.

 

my clip was over nighted... cause i dont live that far from him so it didnt cost extra. wiring is the same as the SR. no probems really you want to do a few things bfore you put it in. its been covered before, ,bu ti ihave to go work on it now

aim is the easit way to talk about this

 

I have been searching around for a while now and that website is the best price I have seen. I just don't wanna wait forever to get the engine when I buy it, I am in cleveland, It could takes months to get it here.

 

In order to reach 300WHP what would I need to do? The usual bolt ons of course, but would I have to do any engine work?

 

how much bhp does the CA put out stock... in the 170-180 range, no?

 

yeah I have seen about 173bhp posted on average.