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I weighed the roadster tonight for the second time(actually in 3 years).
Only this time the SR20 was in place of the U20.
Before the swap the roadster weighed 2120lbs alone(full tank, spare tire and
rollbar), now it weighs 2040lbs!!!!!!! That means 80lbs was shaved just from
the engine swap alone. For kicks I sat inside while Clark snapped a pic,
it's 2200lbs with me in it.
The scale is very accurate, as I weigh 158lbs. Some of you may know of its
whereabouts, the truck scale off DeLaCruz/Roberts near the San Jose Int.
Airport. Good times.
I also took the car to Apex Motorsports to get it dyno'd. They specialize in
Mustangs/Ford V8s, big hp engines. It was funny because they never saw 2
people
get so excited about 130hp :)
So the final dyno results were
134.5hp/6500rpm
127.45lb-ft/4800rpm
Figure in 15-25% drivetrain loss(I'll use 15%) and that equates to roughly
155hp and 145lb-ft torque!
Very close to the factory hp claims. I was really impressed with the torque,
it shows that the S14's VTC is doing it's job, and validates it's operation!
To put this in perspective, the stock SR20DET should make 50-70 more wheel
HP/torque! That's insane in a light car like the roadster/510.
For the disbeleivers/pro-U20 crowd go here:
http://www.datsuns.com/Tech/datsundyno.htm
Although there isn't a U20 dyno sheet, there are plenty of hopped up
L20b/L22 engines with Mikunis and TWM/EFI.
They still don't produce SR/KA hp/torque numbers!
Technology is amazing.
Another benefit of the dyno was that it allowed us to dial in the new
speedometer. It's right on the money!
So, I am a happy camper with the SR20, but I have much respect for the
KA24DE because that motor puts out significantly more torque!
Ken(DATSTER) and I will settle the score soon :)
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Alvin Gogineni
San Jose, CA
67.5 SPL/SR20
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