Thread: 2011 U13 Bluebird (SR20DE inside)

Putting a cover like that on an SR20 is like putting a sweatshirt on a topless dancer.

See here: Blue brid EQ7200-?

It would be cool to have a brand new DE even if it was built in China,as long as it was Nissan parts not chinese knockoffs.

Agreed

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nissan_Bluebird_(U13)

"Nissan Motor signed an agreement with Dongfeng Motor Co. of China, to build the Bluebird there in the early 2000s. It was the U13 model that was chosen, and is sold there as the Nissan Bluebird.

Yulon Motor, the Taiwan-based automaker, developed this variant of the U13, called the EQ7200-II series, in 2001. This featured a U13 central section but heavily revised front and rear ends. However, the centre of the car remains the same, and the 2,620 mm wheelbase is retained. No mention of the Taiwanese connection was made in advertising in mainland China.

The EQ7200-II was built until 2003, when it was replaced by a revised EQ7200-III model.

The car is considerably longer at 4,664 mm, as opposed to the original U13's 4,585 mm.

These Chinese models used a Chinese built SR20DE"


I'm not a gambling man, but I'd bet the farm that Nissan sold Dongfeng the oldest (highport) tooling for the SR20 and they're doing it Chinese style, CHEAP. I'd rather have a genuine Nissan unit, even if it had some miles on it.

wonder how many people are already running these engines here in the us and dont even know it lol

Probably a quick way to tell would be a 2000s stamp on the water neck of a highport engine.