zer099

It's a largely opinionated question. I would say go with the R, but I have one. I've never had problems finding parts for my engine. And I have sourced pretty much all the options to get parts if need be.

Case in point = cams. Everyone in the States seems to assume that only JW makes cams for the R, but that is far from ture. A ton of people do (HKS, Tomei, JUN, Piper, and more) you just have to look. Most are not going to be in the States. Why would they be, the engine was never made over here.

That being said, if you are smart and look you will easily find parts if need be. Network and get in the with R groups across the world. The engine has many advantages over the others, but you do have to work to maintain it.

If you are looking for ease and quickness then go with a BB. Most replacement parts can be taken from the other SR20s and the swap should be easier. 'Course, that said you are swapping into a B15, and I would imagine both swaps would be about the same in difficulty.

So, to sum up:
GTi-R is better, stronger, has more power, and has the cool factor of being rarer, but you have to work to be able to maintain it.

BB is easier to work with, easier to maintain, but everyone and their mom has one it seems.


Oh, and also, I've never had problems with my vacuum lines. There are a lot of them, but it's not as horrable as everone is making it out to sound.

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-98' 200sx GTi-R, FMIC, 3" downpipe/cat/piping/ and muffler, and some other bells and whistles

-96' B14 left stock for the daily drive... also expired
-95' S14 soon to be RB26ed once I get off my ass
-91' S13 w/ SR20DET black top... expired
-89' B12 SE... expired