ca18det drifter

[FD3S_pilot]

Originally posted by Weapon X


OWNED

ya you could say that again......

[Ichi-Go]

DX is back!

Cue really tight wrestler music.

[P1STON2ROTARY]

yarichin4u: Im not back tell them
yarichin4u: Im tired of internet punks passin *Censored**Censored**Censored**Censored* info
yarichin4u: DX

[180fan]

Look dude, you were goin off on me first. Fine so you know veilside guys that's cool. But you I've not seen any numbers on the CA's weight. People were askin bout the weight of the CA. Also just because you're 'DX' doesn't change fatigue characteristics of metals. You made the assumption that just because the CA is cast iron, that it'd be heavier than an SR. could be true, might not be. I've never seen conclusive numbers on the matter, hell it was the first line! Get your veilside boys to put em on scales and take pictures if you're so chummy with em. Might as well be a use to the Nissan community instead of letting your ego run sky high.

#2 just cuz some other guys do it, don't mean all can (run high power on stock bottom end). You can't just make a broad generalization like that. It's like to say all cars that are of the same line are made the same. They're not, some come out of the factory as lemons and some don't. Come around sale time of the used cars, some were taken better care of than others. Condition of the motor is pretty important and if you're as knowledgable about motors as you say you are, you should know that. Also remember that the motors stateside are all used motors from clips. I doubt any of the veilside guys use used motors in their current form from a junkyard, but the motors that come over this side have been in accidents, have motor troubles, etc. Aka not necessarily the best basis to build a racing motor on (given retaining the stock bottom end in it's current condition). So just cuz you know about drifting and know some guys at veilside still don't mean *Censored**Censored**Censored**Censored* if you jump to conclusions without supporting numbers/evidence or numbers/evidence that are available to the general public stateside (since this board has quite a few stateside users).

To address your last comment about drifting, I never said I was an amazing drifter. You again jumped to a conclusion. Maybe I was mistaken thinking it was directed at me, but it was in the text body and assumed it was directed at me.

[NismoSigma]

LOL he is trying to reconcile! ahhaha .... ok ok ima be the adult here. Stop you guys, you both obviously know what your talking about, so stfu. I think everyone learned something new here and thats the purpose of this. Please say sorry and stop instigating a little forum's thread. Poor Sdtouge all he wanted was a simple response to his question and you guys and blew it outta proportion. IF you guys are older act your age, your a bad example to all the young drifters!

[180fan]

To be honest with you, I don't see where he was trying to reconcile. If he was then yeah sorry to have taken it the wrong way, but from what it sounded like with calling me a "pud wistle" and this and that, it didn't quite sound that way to me.

NismoSigma you are right though bout SDTouge's situation. Sorry bout that Sdtouge but at least you got some more info...then again maybe not necessarily on the CA that couldda helped you out more on your decision.

[Parry]

hahahahahaha oh man, tryin to tell DX what's up when it comes to buildin motors. holy crap, what a riot.

You still have no idea who he is do you?

[NismoSigma]

I dont but he seems to have done his homework to say the least. He prob got banned if he is using another name.... right?

[180fan]

Don't matter who he is. Hell it could be Dori Dori himself. It's like saying go ahead and build a high hp motor on a stock bottom end. Yeah it'll probably run, but it becomes a matter of how long. Stock stuff don't handle high numbers well for long. To just go about saying willy nilly that you can build high numbers and sustain it for 3 or 4 years on a stock bottom end is absolutely ridiculous if you're shooting for reliability. That's just common sense and honestly if you're not thinking about it but just taking his word for it, you can go ahead and try it. Go ahead and build a 400-500 hp machine on a stock bottom end and go to work, school and this and that. See how long you can keep it up as a daily driver. Even the Enjuku drag 180 doesn't see much action, it's mostly a dyno queen and if you think it gets ridden in every day rolling out the 550-560 hp it's putting out you've honestly got something else coming to you. Sorry to put a damper on the indestructable image the SR seems to have to some of you guys but as well built as it is, it's not going to take a beating of 400-500 daily and last long. That's just either 1. sheer stupidity or 2. absolute ignorance.

By all means go ahead build your motors around the stock bottom ends and push for the 400-500 hp and see how long your daily driver lasts. But when your motors start to fail, it won't be the motors fault.

[s14driftingTX]

The SR is 44 pounds heavier than the CA. I know the whole aluminum is lighter... well if you've seen the thickness of the aluminum on the SR block, you'd believe the CA is lighter. I've been looking into this swap and seriously thinking about it, I just wonder how hard it is to find replacement parts for it. If anyone knows about this PM me or post it.

[180fan]

s14driftingTX, which motor are you looking for replacement parts for?

[s14driftingTX]

The CA18det. As the SR swap has become more popular, it has also become easier to find oem replacement parts. With the CA, being an older motor and not many similarities widely found with US motors, I wonder if some replacement parts would be harder to find. I have researched many motor swaps and I like the idea of the CA but, I don't want a motor that I couldn't get common relpacement parts for.

[180fan]

check some of the 240 specific boards. most have ca lists building now just as the sr and rb compatability lists are building too.

[LAPD]

180 dreamer when you have built a 1/3 rd the stuff I have then maybe I might consider your opinion. Tell then your just another fruit cake on the net talkin head out your asssss.

Do you remember the first post in this thread. I have built and have 350 hp sr20's that have been performing for the last 60k. I can get an easy 300 out of a CA and 400 with a head mod. And still run on stock internals.

Go back to your zylvia whinner page you get no respect here.

The day any of you guys in the states think you know more than me and the boys at Veilside throw your money down.

You might want to see the records they hold. You see the rb26's in the pix them all pushin over 600 on stock bottom ends
Get a life and an education

[s14driftingTX]

Yeah, i've mostly looked at the NICO forum reading about the CA but, no one really talks about obtaining replacement parts for it. Is anyone running a CA on the forum? I'd like to hear about it.
LAPD- are you at Veilside Japan? Those motors look good and the FD is baad. I especially like the trick glove covered power steering fluid resevoir.