Quote Originally Posted by redGT
i have been working on trading my 3g eclipse for a nissan 240 SR20 powered 240 because the car after this will be much more powerful. I have a few questions though before I do this. I have a deal lined up for a 95 with a redtop SR20 in it.

1.) how reliable a DD are they either stock or with bolt ons as I need something that will last a few years(2-4)

2.)If something should break how hard will it be to find replacement parts?

3.)how hard is it to get it through emissions. from what I have been told so long as the car is at operating temperature it actually comes up cleaner than a stock KA.

4.)Is there anything I should be looking for in these cars.

Here is the engine shot of the one I'm looking at. It's in Ohio.
1) THey are incredibly reliable. Anything under 260whp and theres very little work or maintanence on them. THe only things that fail usually are the turbos because they are so old, but ive had mine for 6 months with 13psi with no problems.

2) Replacements parts are EASY. Nissan carries parts because we got the SR20DE here in the FWD Sentra so many parts are interchangeable. There are also a ton of aftermarket parts.

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3) Passes emissions easily with a cat attatched.

4) Papers on where the motor came from, compression test the engine, and check the oil.

The swap you have pictured looks halfassed, lots of wires in the engine bay that should be there