Thread: to many options

okay i have 2 nx2000's one is a 92 auto with all power options the other is a 92 5sp and manual everything. I plan on building my 5speed of course but not sure where to start. motor obviously. i have a spare sr20de out of one. now reading all these post everywhere idk where to go. i want a everyday driver if i want but a show off when i want. now the sr20det out of the gti-r sound great but i want to use a 6sp tranny and well not the stock turbo either. now can i just use a de block or the gti-r block? was told the gti-r block was stronger. but now that vvl sounds great as well . could i do a vvl head on a det block? so many options. but as well if i took the blocks and started them from scratch would it even matter what block i used? yes i know the new guy has a lot to learn lol.. my buddy has been building his for 7 years now and well after driving his before he started his build ive been hooked and now i have my own. sorry guys just looking for a direction here.

I highly recommend you start with suspension and brakes before anything else, no cheap ebay stuff or ricer set ups...

....$2000 or so later when your suspension and brakes are up to par. You will have the most options turbo wise with the least machining if you go with the de or det, say if you want to stick a VE head on. The gti-r have different blocks so you may run into issues. The VE is good if you don't want to get into turbos (there is a hell of a lot to learn about turbos so make this decision wisely) but still want some good power to play with. Personally I would ditch that auto trans upgrade the motors you have and wait for the motor you have to pop before thinking about new motors.

The six speed swap is on the pricey side, and there isn't really a need for it unless you are making some big power with a turbo. Just go with the $300-400 5 speed swap until you start breaking them.

Just keep an eye out in the classifieds for the parts you need. People are always crashing their cars or parting out their cool parts because of more important things in life if not just upgrading, so buy used and buy often for best results

well like i said im looking into it was hoping to score on erics ksports back last oct. but not sure what he decided to keep them or not. my auto nx is for daily driving and my 5spd nx is the one i plan on starting. i do currently have the 3rd de and havent decided where to go from there. the one i do have broke a rocker arm and well you know what happens from there. so the whole block have to be done. and if im going to do a block i want to start with the right one first. eric did a great job with his de but we go back 20 yars wanna be different but havent decided if i want the kind of power eric is shooting for. Charles is about 15 miles from where i live and we talked some. and im interested in doing the 6spd. so thats what i have to go with so far. and im thinking turbo hate to be left in the dust when eric ever get back here after the coast gaurd. but a gt35r sounds great but eric has one already though i seen him go through 3 turbos before he started his car. and i do have a lot to learn. i have time so no hurry. but i dont want to take 7 years either. now hows that 2.4lt do built? anyone know how they handle with some power?

If you are thinking about the gt35r as a first turbo the 6 speed swap would be a good place to start. For that matter you might want to do the 6 speed swap first (after you get some kind of better coilovers spring/shocks in). That would save you on having to buy wheels twice to get the bolt patterns you need. And you would have some other brake options.

After that I would beef up the motor you have, pistons, rods and so on on the stock bore. When you start getting into machine work on your motor things start to take longer and cost more. Later on down the road you could swap the de head for a ve, if you need more power. You seriously might want to look into water/meth injection if you get to the point of the turbo. Your motor will be much happier and you will make more power.

It's a long expensive road so get done with on thing before you move on to the next. There are a lot of guys that run out of money or will power after they build wrong and break stuff. Good luck with it

Post a wtb ad and see what pops up. I bought almost everything used when I went turbo. I started with the ecu, because I knew I wanted real time, so i bought a 93 ecu and sent it off to calum. Only thing i bought new was intercooler piping and couplers and my resonator.