How about the 4 cylinder supercharged engine from a TBird? Real cheap and
easy to get parts for.
Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: <Tomet9@aol.com>
To: <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Cc: <Tomet9@aol.com>
Sent: Friday, May 10, 2002 11:40 AM
Subject: Re: Quest for easier fit engine
> Hi Datsun fans,
>
> There has been much talk of ways to preserve the U20, which I am all
for.
> There has also been much thread concerning transplant swaps mostly of
other
> nissan engines which I am for as well. I have allways been a datsun nut
since
> my early years in Japan, and I have had my shares of 510 Bluebird
> coupes,610's, 1200 Sunny coupes and Fairlady 2000 (Z car). I love Nissan
but
> I'm not a purist either. If there were a way to fit a Toyota or other
engine
> in the roadster bay without major fabrication, I'd do it. I think most of
us
> would like a easy fit engine that pulls just as much or more HP's than our
> U20. Don't get me wrong, I do like the U20 but in quest for reliability
and
> drivability modern engines are efficient(EFI). Therein lies my question to
> the list. Has any one studied or contemplated a swap of another 4 cylinder
> multi/valve engine that they think would fit without cross member
> modifications and such, where there would be less pain involved? I would
like
> to stay w/a 4cylinder due to weight issues and preferably a twin cam 4
valve.
> SR,KA, and FJ have been mentioned a lot but isn't there some thing out
there
> that will fit easier?
>
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