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Re: Quest for easier fit engine

To: datsunmike <datsunmike@nyc.rr.com>
Subject: Re: Quest for easier fit engine
From: The Dread Pirate Roberts <svgkm@halley.ca.essd.northgrum.com>
Date: Fri, 10 May 2002 14:49:55 -0700
I remember a few years back seeing a pic on someone's website of a Roadster 
that was said
to have the sooped T-bird 4-cyl in it - I don't remember whose it was, tho' : ^ 
(  It was
red - does that narrow it down? ;^ )

Gary McCormick
San jose, CA

datsunmike wrote:

> How about the 4 cylinder supercharged engine from a TBird? Real cheap and
> easy to get parts for.
>
> Mike
>
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> 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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