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RE: going to look at engine, need advice

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Subject: RE: going to look at engine, need advice
From: "Gordon Glasgow" <gsglasgow@attbi.com>
Date: Tue, 5 Mar 2002 22:17:16 -0800
My 1984 Stanza has twin plugs in the CA20E engine. The 200SX Turbo was a CA18ET.
The turbo wasn't a good design - it tended to pull the head bolts out of the
block.

Gordon Glasgow
Renton, WA


> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
> [mailto:owner-datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of datsunmike
> Sent: Tuesday, March 05, 2002 6:04 PM
> To: C. Halsted; datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: going to look at engine, need advice
>
>
> I don't remember a turboed 240 SX. I do remember a turbo 200sx however.
>
> Twin plugs? How about twin cam? I know of no twin plug heads that Nissan
> imported into the US - ever.
>
> The early motors were 12v and not 16v like the later 240sx motors. Not very
> desirable IMHO.
>
> Sounds like the guy knows diddly about what he speaks or maybe it's me.
>
> Mike
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "C. Halsted" <chalsted@adelphia.net>
> To: <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 05, 2002 8:40 PM
> Subject: going to look at engine, need advice
>
>
> > the ad reads "Engine: Nissan 240Zturbo, 4cyl, plus 5spd trans.....talked
> to
> > the guy, he thinks he pulled it out of a 240sx like 1989. told me it looks
> > clean, had around 75k miles on it, came out of a wreck. says it is a twin
> > plug engine. what does this likely make it? KA24 turbo? if so what kind of
> > horsepower rating? what's a reasonable price to pay for it with the
> tranny?
> > I was looking at Gordon's '01 Shasta pix and it's enough to make you
> > drool.....thanks in advance for any advice/info.
> >
> > Craig Halsted
> > roadsters
> >
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