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Originally Posted by nickw14
It's not that I need more than 350whp, it's that the power to price ratio seems to be so much higher than that of other engines. I don't think that I would be putting $20k into an sr swap. While I don't have any experience in swapping engines, I am fully confident that it could be done for less than $10k, if not less than $6k (since the engine and trans is only $2500).
You're 100% correct that 350whp on a car that, while I don't daily it I do drive it quite a bit, would be more than enough. However, am I willing to put $6k into a kit that will get it there only to find out that I will probably need a built motor to go any higher should I desire to in the future? I really don't know. I suppose there is always the option of putting my own "kit" together piece by piece, that would surely be much cheaper.
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How much power are you thinking a stock SR20DET block is going to handle...? I would bet that you're going to want forged internals in it at roughly the same hp levels you would want forged internals in an FA20.
As for the swap, you're missing A LOT of things if you think it can be done for under $10k.
What ECU are you going to run? What cluster? What gas pedal for a throttle cable? Who is making your engine/transmission mounts? Can you even use the stock front subframe anymore? Will the SR20 oil pan clear everything in the engine bay? Who is making your custom driveshaft?
As for 350whp, you do realize that is double the stock hp, right? Have you thought about other supporting mods to make the car fun to drive at that power level?