MX5 SR20DET?

jolt · Postby **jolt** » Sat Apr 15, 2006 12:06 am

Deja moo! Welcome to a week ago :lol:

Another SR20DET MX-5 ... http://www.aus-cartalk.com/viewtopic.php?t=18310

I hope that helps
Rod

PASHN8 · Postby **PASHN8** » Sat Apr 15, 2006 1:06 am

AAARRGGHHHH!!!

\"make it stop! make it stop!\"

It can be done for sure, how deep is your wallet? and how much can you do yourself?

Duj · Postby **Duj** » Sat Apr 15, 2006 1:26 am

Hopefully someone gets off their ass and actually does it,

1: buy an sr20 eng&box or a silvia/180 halfcut

2:go here and buy the mounting gear and sump <:http://www.speedworks.com.au/products/MX5/mx5sr20main.html>

3:get an engine crane and get to work!

Moggy · Postby **Moggy** » Sun Apr 16, 2006 2:22 am

If you could get it done for $8000, I would do it tomorrow...

A closer estimate would be about $12000 I would think - if you did most of the work yourself you might cut it down to about $9000...

One things for sure, it would be a great engine for an mx5! (imo)

jolt · Postby **jolt** » Sun Apr 16, 2006 4:01 am

The stat's certainly add up for the SR ...

- 150rwkW with just a turbo back exhaust ...

- 200rwkW is quite easily obtained with the stock turbo and just bolt on mod's.

- 220rwkW (on stock internals) is just a pair of cams and a retune away ...

But then my engine died ... head rebuilt, new valves, new valve guides and then a whole new short block shipped out from Japan, all before it was two years old.

With Nissans, it's always the little anonymous widgets that let you down ... with my S15, it was every damn widget!! :evil:

If you really want (need?) turbo power, just sell your current MX5 and get an SE (not an SP), it will work out cheaper, more reliable and a better overall package EVERY single time.

Rod

Sean · Postby **Sean** » Sun Apr 16, 2006 9:49 pm

jolt wrote:get an SE (not an SP)

Bahahahaha

PASHN8 · Postby **PASHN8** » Sun Apr 16, 2006 10:30 pm

Moggy wrote:If you could get it done for $8000, I would do it tomorrow...

A closer estimate would be about $12000 I would think - if you did most of the work yourself you might cut it down to about $9000...

One things for sure, it would be a great engine for an mx5! (imo)

For $2k, you have the complete fitting kit which sits the engine in the engine bay.

$2.5k you have a halfcut.

So for $5k, you have the engine/box IN the MX-5. Then get the factory ECU running, tailshaft, cooler piping, coolant routing, little niggly bits. So $12k is bit rich, $9k should do it with easy, but $7500ish fitting if you can do some little bits yourself is around the money I reckon.

Don't forget, then you need a diff that will hold it, and brakes to stop it. Then possible engineering to insure it.

:mrgreen: