[cdrazic93]

Originally Posted by nickw14

The main reason I want to do a swap is to be able to hold more power. A friend of mine told a story of a guy he knew who turbo'd his BRZ, had Dynosty tune it to around 400whp and very shortly after cracked his casing. He said that the moral of the story to him was that the FA20 simply cannot hold that kind of power (there's still room for other explanations, the biggest being a bad tune).

This engine is stonger than you think you just need the right tuner. Theres a blown motor thread, go read it. Theres a good amount of members here with 400+ to the wheels. Hell @woode has 412 to the wheels on 93 pump gas. Albeit probably looking to build his engine soon, it still hasent blown up yet. Same with @Sportsguy83's brz.

An engine swap would cost you more. Alot more than building this engine.
-motor
-custom motor mounts
-transmission
-custom transmission mounts
-custom ECU mesh
-upgrades for the SR20 (dependant on how much power you want)
-driveshaft
-clutch
-diff (making any power to the wheels over stock you will nees to reenforce things)
-tuning time
-instal time
-all the nuts and bolts and clamps youll need

Vs
-An fbm turbo kit (4.5-5.5k)
-a tune ($varies)
-supporting mods ($3-4k)
-clutch($600-$1000)
Anything else you feel like youd need.

If your going to do a swap, put in an engine with known power above the fa20's so far. Like an LSx or 2j or rb26 (which hasnt been attempted b/c $$$$$$$$$$$)