In prepparing our team Sentra to go from a spec series car to a full touring car (to CASC-OR TGTC specs) we want to be swapping engines in the car. It currently has a stock, sealed QG18DE in as per the specs of last years series. We are looking at swapping in an SR20DE, due to the weight calculations for the series this engine makes the most sense. My question is, aside from the obvious, what parts are needed? Eg. Do we need different steering knuckles? What else might have to be swapped or what parts interchange?
We also plan on swapping the rear beam out, we have a spare SE-R rear beam in the shop and we should have no problem getting this in and converting to rear disc. How about the front? We put Stoptechs on the last Touring car we built, but it was a SpecV with already existing SE-R parts and we used a Sunbelt Racing Engines built QR25. But with doing a swap to a 2.0L is there any difference in the parts the brakes attach to? I suppose we could just disassemble my SE and look, but I'm not exactly in favour of that
We are thinking of using the Brembo kit from the 2004 SE-R as a low cost alternative to Stoptechs. The car will be able to be fairly light due to the use of the 2.0L (if we use the QG18 or the QR25, we take a weight penalty because they both use a version of variable valve timing. The 2.0L would only have to weight 2068# race weight, but the QR18 would have to be 2370# and the QR25 2524#) so I think the Brembos should be sufficient for now. Oh and overboring the cylinders 1mm is a freebie
Any answers or suggestions would be a huge help.
Thanks
We also plan on swapping the rear beam out, we have a spare SE-R rear beam in the shop and we should have no problem getting this in and converting to rear disc. How about the front? We put Stoptechs on the last Touring car we built, but it was a SpecV with already existing SE-R parts and we used a Sunbelt Racing Engines built QR25. But with doing a swap to a 2.0L is there any difference in the parts the brakes attach to? I suppose we could just disassemble my SE and look, but I'm not exactly in favour of that
We are thinking of using the Brembo kit from the 2004 SE-R as a low cost alternative to Stoptechs. The car will be able to be fairly light due to the use of the 2.0L (if we use the QG18 or the QR25, we take a weight penalty because they both use a version of variable valve timing. The 2.0L would only have to weight 2068# race weight, but the QR18 would have to be 2370# and the QR25 2524#) so I think the Brembos should be sufficient for now. Oh and overboring the cylinders 1mm is a freebie
Any answers or suggestions would be a huge help.
Thanks