280zwitha383 Posted January 7, 2007 Share Posted January 7, 2007 I have two friends that want two different boosted cars. One is getting a 240sx with a sr20det. New pullout engine and some tuning by a friend who knows his stuff (supposedly). It's the red top (?, whichever one is not built as much as the other) which is supposed to be good for 15psi (according to the same guy that says the other guy knows his stuff about tuning). My friend wants the car to learn how to drift and isn't really concerned about straight line racing. He is giving up on his project 280zx that already has a mounted stock 350 and 350th tranny. I can't figure out why he can't drift in the 280ZX especially since he is already this far. Maybe it has something to do with the weight distribution I don't know. He's getting the 240sx for $2500 which seems like a pretty good deal to me, and selling the shell of the 280ZX and complete dissasemble 350 with something else for $100, basically giving me the engine because I sold the same 280zx to him for $100. The other friend has a ZX2 that he wants to run about 15 psi on the 2L engine with a roots s/c. The car is right at 250lbs and with 15 psi he should put down say 250whp. Shouldn't that be high 12's? I wonder if the tranny will hold up, after all the stock engine is only like 130 flywheel hp. I know he's gonna sink some cash into the thing with forged internals, new head, cams, exhaust, then $3000 s/c setup. How do you think these setups run? I'm happy that I will actually have some friends with some decent cars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdizzy204 Posted January 7, 2007 Share Posted January 7, 2007 sr20s arent exactly known for huge power but for drifting, it has a good powerband and is a revvy motor. it is a VERY popular swap now and people put down over 200whp all day with those things. as far as the escort, i have no clue or experience with those motors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OlderThanMe Posted January 7, 2007 Share Posted January 7, 2007 well an SR20 can put down the mid 500hp range with shortblock mods...the S15 Silvia SR20 came with 240-250hp... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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