hopefully this will be my last noob thread for a while... I know its long, but please try and answer my questions.
also, please don't flame me for expecting too much from a small n/a engine, or wanting to put a pulsar/sunny engine in my engine bay-
I know this is possible, its just a question of time and money.
how hard would it be to get a SR16VE, harness and ECU with a SR20DE or CA18DE front clip?
will the rwd tranny fit the fwd engine, will it bolt on and wire up easily?
I want the SR16 because of its high stock redline, aftermarket support, and I know its good for n/a tuning, because the SR16VE N1 makes 197 hp while still keeping the stock 8200 rpm redline, and only raising the compression to 11.6:1 (normally 11:1), and having cams mild enough to pass smog and give a streetable idle...
if I can make a N1 clone, but with race cams, a higher redline and 13.5:1 compression I would have an awesome engine... a lot of all-motor people make a big deal about all-motor class Honda engines that are making 230-250 hp with like 2000-2400 CC (after boring and stroking)
My other choice is the CA18DE, which is a nice engine stock, but I don't know how much aftermarket is dedicated to it. I've been looking for the engines, and they're a lot harder to find than SR20s... If you're to lazy to find a SR by searching, you can always go to ebay, and pay $500 too much, and get some random ass SR that you know nothing about... anyway, the only place I could even find a CA was ebay... it was $800(for clip), which seemed like a good price, but it came w/ an auto tranny. My favorite JDM supplier, always has the widest selection and best prices on SRs and clips (venus-auto) is closed for inventory 'til the 11th...
So it pretty much boils down to this:
How much will the SR16 w/ SR20 clip cost me?
Can I get it?
Can I get racing cams that still use the VVL? I know a lot of SR20VE guys remove the VVL- could I get cams that have like 260 degrees of duration, 0.450" lift, and 30 degrees overlap before the switchover, and around 310 degrees duration, .550" lift and 110 degrees overlap after the switchover? could I get them custom made? I don't really know that much about VVL
Can the CA18 be built to high hp levels as easily as the SR16?
What are my chances of getting a destroking kit for the CA18? There wouldn't happen to be a smaller engine with a crank that will destroke the CA18? I want to add at least 1500 rpm, so I can actually make use of the powerband that racing cams and too big ports provide. I know destroking will only add about 800 or so, but I can come up with the rest.
I'm probably not going to be driving this on the road very often, but will I get pulled over for right hand drive?
I'm going to be drifting in it, until I get it built enough to start using it in road racing and drag racing... I might still use it in drifting afterwards, just think, that light of an engine, making S13 power without a turbo
anyway, I'm a beginner at drifting I'm used to weight transfer, as my first car was an auto, and that was the only way to do it...(no, I'm not one of those ricers that e-brakes around a corner and calls it drifting) someone told me that the best way to learn is in a car with not very much hp, as that makes you really smooth. is that true
Thanks