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casperiv · 03-24-2013, 10:36 AM

Well, I don't think I have ever actually made a post over here (mostly just read and lurk), but I thought I might toss this information up for those who are looking to do the same swap.

I got bored with my S2000 and decided I wanted to have another Z. Traded the S2000 in for a BRZ as my wife's car and started this project. The goal was simple, I wanted over 300WHP (hopefully closer to 380WHP) when it was completely done and a solid daily driver/weekend racer. I initially wanted to build a KA24DET (make it a true 240 again) but after really digging into what it would take to make it as dependable as the SR20DET out of the box, I abandoned it for now (really want to come back and revisit building a KA24DET or maybe a newer Nissan engine). I started out by sourcing an "almost" rust free 73 240Z that looked well enough that I didn't feel I had to dump money into paint and body. I apologize for not getting more pics of before and after as well some specifics of fitment. I know when I started this project I searched high and low for things like shifter placement, then forgot to take hardly any pics of our mock up.

This build could be done for less money if I just fabricated parts as I went, but I wanted to actually try out using pre-made parts and having other people do some of the work (first car I have paid for build work, hope it's a positive experience).

Here are the parts I have already bought (or some of the more notable):
SR20DET red top with transmission.
McKinney Motorsports mount kit.
McKinney SR20 FMIC kit.
McKinney radiator with fan and shroud.
McKinney 3" exhaust and muffler with McKinney SR20 down pipe.
Arizona Z Car brake kit with 5 lug conversion.
Tokico shock and spring kit.
Megan Racing AFPR with ISIS FPR adapter.
Megan Racing short shifter kit.
Circuit Sports Solid Shifter Bushing
Energy Suspension Urethane kit
Hallman MBC.
S15 oil pickup (to replace the common failure point on the S13).
ISIS intake manifold
GKTech eccentric throttle wheel
Circuit Sports baffled stainless oil pan.
New wheels and tires (since I am going 5 lug).
We will be using an R200 long nose, and money willing, it will be rebuilt with a Quaife sometime next year once testing is done.

Planned performance upgrades to come this Fall/Winter once we test the setup through out this year:
EFR 6758
AEM EMS v2
AEM Electronics MAP Sensor Kits 30-2130-50
AEM AIT Sensor Kit
Circuit Sports DIS Ignition System
Jim Wolf S3 Cams 11.2 Lift 260 - SR20DET
Tomei Rocker Arm Stoppers
550cc Injectors (depends what we decide to go for power wise).

The car (I hated the mirrors from the moment I picked the car up).

So I changed those immediately...

Next up, the parts...

03-24-2013, 10:36 AM	#1
casperiv Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Oregon Age: 39 Posts: 20 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	Project: Just another SR20DET 240Z (huge pics, no 56k) Well, I don't think I have ever actually made a post over here (mostly just read and lurk), but I thought I might toss this information up for those who are looking to do the same swap. I got bored with my S2000 and decided I wanted to have another Z. Traded the S2000 in for a BRZ as my wife's car and started this project. The goal was simple, I wanted over 300WHP (hopefully closer to 380WHP) when it was completely done and a solid daily driver/weekend racer. I initially wanted to build a KA24DET (make it a true 240 again) but after really digging into what it would take to make it as dependable as the SR20DET out of the box, I abandoned it for now (really want to come back and revisit building a KA24DET or maybe a newer Nissan engine). I started out by sourcing an "almost" rust free 73 240Z that looked well enough that I didn't feel I had to dump money into paint and body. I apologize for not getting more pics of before and after as well some specifics of fitment. I know when I started this project I searched high and low for things like shifter placement, then forgot to take hardly any pics of our mock up. This build could be done for less money if I just fabricated parts as I went, but I wanted to actually try out using pre-made parts and having other people do some of the work (first car I have paid for build work, hope it's a positive experience). Here are the parts I have already bought (or some of the more notable): SR20DET red top with transmission. McKinney Motorsports mount kit. McKinney SR20 FMIC kit. McKinney radiator with fan and shroud. McKinney 3" exhaust and muffler with McKinney SR20 down pipe. Arizona Z Car brake kit with 5 lug conversion. Tokico shock and spring kit. Megan Racing AFPR with ISIS FPR adapter. Megan Racing short shifter kit. Circuit Sports Solid Shifter Bushing Energy Suspension Urethane kit Hallman MBC. S15 oil pickup (to replace the common failure point on the S13). ISIS intake manifold GKTech eccentric throttle wheel Circuit Sports baffled stainless oil pan. New wheels and tires (since I am going 5 lug). We will be using an R200 long nose, and money willing, it will be rebuilt with a Quaife sometime next year once testing is done. Planned performance upgrades to come this Fall/Winter once we test the setup through out this year: EFR 6758 AEM EMS v2 AEM Electronics MAP Sensor Kits 30-2130-50 AEM AIT Sensor Kit Circuit Sports DIS Ignition System Jim Wolf S3 Cams 11.2 Lift 260 - SR20DET Tomei Rocker Arm Stoppers 550cc Injectors (depends what we decide to go for power wise). The car (I hated the mirrors from the moment I picked the car up). So I changed those immediately... Next up, the parts... Last edited by casperiv; 06-27-2013 at 02:51 PM..