sr20 question?

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Originally Posted by sr20det0821

i have a blacktop sr20det in my car i think the motor is going to need a rebuild real soon so i was thinking of getting another sr20 to put in my car i wanted to get a sr20de and put my turbosetup onto it my question is the sr20de has a distributor can i switch to my individual coil packs if i switch everything over or is it impossible and is there anything i should know before anything any help appreciated thankyou

The biggest issue is going to be your tune, either you need to find some DET pistons to put in the DE or get a new tune for the higher CR of the DE motor. Besides that, the majority of the DET parts (COP, CAS, etc) will bolt right up with the exception of the water/oil lines... which will take some creative thinking on your part and a drill for the oil return.

Originally Posted by 96Turbo

it's not designed for boost, so why push it? just spend ur money on some forged pistons and rebuild the DET

Originally Posted by DDDsquad_s13panda

im doen the same thing. and yeah u cant push as much boost as u can due to the 9:1 compression N/A to a 8:1 DET. and max u can boost is about 8-9Psi. past that is jst pushing the engine.

Just for the record, I'm running a stock S13 DE with an S14 T28, with the only internal upgrades being a set of JWT S3 cams. I've run up to 14psi on track (HPDE/lapping days) and have had zero issues with the motor.