jackson21

i purschased two 944's recently.. both n/a..the one has a completly blown engine and i dont have the money anytime soon to repair rebuild ect. My friend said he would give me a sr20det engine would the sr20det swap work in the 944? i want a turbo but dont have the money to buy one and this would be for free ..

krystar

engine would be free. the swap itself would not. motor mounts, bell housing, clutch, ECU, wiring harness....i dunno how much he's going to give u.

how blown is the engine?

Kyle Donley

Anything is possible but, here is the key.......

Sorry but, if you don't have the cash to repair and rebuild stock, then swaping in a engine that doesn't belong in there is not in your future. It will most likely be as expensive or more, even if the powerplant is free.

Sorry to be negative but that's the way I see it.

DarylJ

If you don't have enough money to buy a turbo, you likely don't have enough money to do a proper engine swap. Of course, this cost estimate is very dependent on your fabrication facilities and abilities.

If you're looking for bolt-up, no way. It would be way cheaper to buy a 951, and use a stack of hundreds to light your dead 944 on fire.

dv8nxs944

A nissan motor in a porsche... hmmm lol

theykallmekem

i dont think itll fit ?? ive seen the sr20 inside a 240 with the turbo, and it looks like itll fit but snuggly.... just get a 951 to me its better than a 240 with the sr20.

dv8nxs944

well the 240 came with the sr20de and sr20det in them form the factory

V2Rocket

my friend has a 240SX and the engine bay is pretty much the same size as my 944s so id imagine it would fit.

944obscene

Save some cash. Sell one 944, part out the other. Profit. Buy 951. Go faster than ZOMG JDM 240's and be cooler.

Alternative:

Sell borked 944 and use money to fix up running 944 and not put an SR20 in either.

krystar

240sx's never came with sr20's from the factory cause ... then nissan wouldn't have called them 240sx's. the japanese nissan silvia is called the 200sx and correctly has a the 2.0L SR20. the nissan 240sx has 2.4L KA24. see how that works?

KuHL 951

For the price of one custom sr-20 bellhousing you could buy a good replacement 944 engine that bolted in and prevent your car from becoming a navy anchor when you have it towed away for scrap. I'm not trying to discourage innovation but if you want to see the car running in the next 2 years go with a used 944 engine; if you want a turbo buy a 951.

theykallmekem

^^^ thats what i thought too cuz my friend has a 240SX (S13) and he has the SR20 from japan imported, and ive seen the before and after and it looks about the same, maybe slightly bigger engine but then again he did get the JDM front (his car is now "SIL-EIGHTY") so idk if that effects the engine bay area idk krystar tell us more

87944turbo

Not sure this is correct. Pretty sure that refers to the Silvia with the 1.8L.

theykallmekem

^^^^ when i was refering to SIL-EIGHTY, COSMETICALLY it looks like one now cuz he did body work and got parts from rusted out cars and welded **** together

thewerxracing

Also, the KA was used in first generation Altimas. The ones right after the Stanza. Its a rock solid engine.