Hey all,

This is more of a - I'm very close to doing this, do you think its worth a go? type thread. heres the low down:

 

i've got a ke35 with a 4ac halfway in. done the hydraulic clutch and suspension.

 

a mate has a ca18de VERY good condition, low k's, well maintained. he wants $400 for the motor with full loom and ecu. it also has all manifolds including tuned length extractors. it has no gearbox.

 

You should all know 400 clams is a months pay and I'm tightarse :P

 

Nay or Yay? convince me...

 

Cheers

 

Scott.

Edited August 30, 200521 yr by ROL-110

don't do it. PM me his phone number instead :P

 

seriously tho, i think it's a great idea. it would make the car awesome to drive without being stupidly overpowered, and has alot more potential than a 4a-c. all you'd need is a box and wire it up, and a fuel system

 

and if you ever get sick of it, you could most definitely flog the engine and ecu for that price again, and drop a DET in its' place with a minimum of fuss

yeah cheers Jamie, thats basically the same line of thinking i was following... even if i just parted the engine up id get my money +more back :P

 

i think ill give it a go. nothing wrong with a bit of fun... ill be working full time next year so a det wouldnt be out of my range either. More of a NA man myself tho.

 

scott.

More of a NA man myself tho

as am i my friend, as am i

no shame in winding off the tacho :P who needs boost

:rocknroll: :rocknroll: :rocknroll: :dance: :D

 

Awesome man! do it!

Be aware of the hidden costs though, radiator, getting gauges to work(or replace), getting tailshaft made, heater plumbing, ect.

 

:D :D :D :D :y: :y:

 

U wont regret it, + it opens so many possibilities,work the tits off it or turbo it........i'll take one of each thanks......and then i wake up........ :P

Ah go for it... And post up pics of the conversion as a tutorial :P

 

Nah, the conversion should be good :rocknroll:

do it. sounds like it will work out a lot cheaper than a 4AGE conversion.

Mate this is what i m finishing now to my ke35 coupe.

Should be pretty quick i m going to end up with a ca18de+t adding de-compression gasket,manifold and t25g turbo. But wanna see how it goes n/a first though.

pretty straight forward fits just need to make custom x-member for g/box and change engine mounts.

added:

efi f/pump

hydrulyic clutch

wiring doen (I'm running standard ecu, but have mircotech for det conversion)

fuel lines

custom tailshaft

cut new shifter location (6" further back)

new radiator

zorst

adding up quickly though but will be sick sleeper though

need to upgrade diff i think unsure of what i m going to do??

Sweet! any pics?? I could ask you hudreds of questions but i havent got my motor yet...

 

pm me all your major screw ups so i don't do them! :cool:

 

cheers

 

scott.

hey man i think u should do it...ive been trying to look up ca18 conversions on here so i can make up my mind what i wanna put in my rolla but most people are doing ca18 conversions and getting good feed back and don't worry man it will crack i had a mate that had a 180sx 1.8 boosted moderly and that thing hammerd!! i think u should go all the way don't look back man I'm sure u'll have problems on the way but its all part of engine conversions and 400 for ur motor thats cheap as man!!

This thread is over a year old, I am pretty sure your input is useless at this stage