Skyline Engine

[adventure]

mga sirs puwede po ba palitan ng skyline engine yung nissan 92 model yung boxtype po and magkano po yung ganong engine or kung puwede po yung makina ng altima basta DOHC po na engine it's ok na po

[niky]

The Skyline engine doesn't fit the Sentra because it's a front-to-back engine, not a sideways mount. The only local models that can take the Skyline engine are the 200SX (Silvia) and the Cefiro GTS-R (other Cefiros are also sideways or transverse mounts).

The Altima engine, the SR20DE, will fit, but you'll need to customize your axles if you can't find a pair that fits. The danger of using customized (shaved) axles is the tendency to break if you're drag racing or driving hard.

An SR20DE (140-145 hp) swap will cost you around 40-60 thousand pesos, depending on how much has to be changed. I'm pretty sure you'll need a new fuel pump installed with the engine, too. And it pays to hunt around for SR20 axles that will fit your car.

The SR20DET (200 hp+) will fit, and local shops like Fusion R can do it, but it's expensive, around 100 thousand pesos, I believe, or more.

But as you're installing, I suggest you also upgrade your brakes, suspension and body (stiffen it with strut braces, front and back, and have the body seams double-welded) so that it can take the power. I've seen Box-type Nissan Californias fully restored, with SR20DETs in them, and they're great "sleepers".

Only other engine that will fit might be the Cefiro's VQ20DE or VQ30DE, but that's a very hard and very expensive swap... one that I haven't seen done locally, yet.