Since they weigh about 1000 lbs you don't need too much power to make it go
real fast. A 1.8 Miata engine/tranny would make a nice combo also and the
lifters are hydraulic! And the tranny is real nice also.
Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: "Thomas Walter" <twalter@austin.rr.com>
To: "Roadster list" <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2002 8:26 PM
Subject: Re: <OT> If you had your'druthers
> SR20DET. Aluminum motor, nice power to weight.
>
> I think I have located a KA24DE for the 510 project. Knock on
> wood, but I really need to have a RUNNING Datsun. Parking a
> Crew Cab truck in a crowded shopping mall is not fun. ;-)
>
> Pam keeps teasing me that I already have enough cars! Little
> does she realize there are more like me! Yep, we have a great
> support group on this list! Keeps us away from drugs (other
> than caffeine), out of bars (OK, I enjoy a beer at night), and
> from chasing other women (one in my life is plenty, thank you!).
>
> Cheers,
>
> Tom
>
> P.S. Mike on any late model engine... you're going to need that
> computer! The S13 SR20DET red cover motors are pretty straight
> forward, but you get into the later S13 black cover ones and
> guess what... you need the computer to control the cam timing!
>
>
>
> datsunmike wrote:
>
> > How about an SR20? Any Honda motor would also be nice, except the GSR
motor
> > which needs a computer to operate the Vtec.
> >
> > Toyota?
> >
> > Mike
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "mtyler" <mtyler@hctc.net>
> > To: "Roadster list" <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
> > Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2002 7:10 PM
> > Subject: <OT> If you had your'druthers
> >
> >
> >
> >>With all the talk of engine swaps and all, I wonder what listies would
> >>drop into a Lotus 7 replica kit-car (this is all hypothetical of course)
> >>So Lotus 7 clone, target weight about 1000# What would you put in?
> >>Popular choice, besides the old ford 1.6 cross-flow engine is a more
> >>modern ford zetec engine. So you're limited to 4 cylinders 2 liter or
> >>under (we're keeping it light, remember) What's your choice?
> >>
> >>-Marc T.
> >>
>
>>==========================================================================
> >>Marc Tyler TDROC Sisterdale TX
> >>1970 1600 #SPL311-31016
> >>1965 L-320 #L320 013642
> >>http://datsun_marc.tripod.com/cgi-bin/datsun_homepage.html
> >>
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