Thread: coming over the the vvl side of things.

In my quest to have a reliable car, I've decided to go N/A with a sr20ve. I bought Serban's motor out of his old NX (RIP) and I'm going to try to keep track of my ve install and progress instead of being very secretive as i have been in the past my last turbo projects. right now i'm just searching the section to gain knowledge about how this all works. The reason i want to keep you guys informed is because I'm keeping my Haltech Sport 1000 EMS (stand alone) to run the ve, and it will be matted to a B15 transmission. So wish me luck. The motor has been sitting for 2 years i believe and it was kept near the beach, so it is in need of some serious TLC. I'll be updating with pics as time progresses. It has a set of sr16 cams. but they are not the n1's. maybe they'll be in my future.

Here is an update... motor shots.. OMG corrosion..




Check out the fuel rail...




Now.. after about 8 nonstop hours of cleaning prepping and painting.
don't care about the valve cover since it's getting powdercoated.



Sentrixx downed SE-L in the background. Sorry dude. also threw swapped on my power steering pump from the det that has a UR pulley on it already.



Oultaw Engineering Thermoblock Spacers..



Stainless steel Exhaust manifold gasket, and and ARP ex manifold studs


"Holy thickness Batman!"




Now for some parts... ASP Budget 4-2-1 header. BEFORE








....AFTER.. Ceramic Coated.

It was the best move I made man. **** load of fun, more competition, and reliability is like a factory vehicle. Stand alone is going to be badass. At least you can squeeze every bit of power out of that thing. Pics!!

nice motor choice, i wanted to buy that motor prior to buying my VE, and from what i hear(i could be wrong) VE+B15 tranny no traction 1st or 2nd. strong tranny never the less. should make awsone power with the stand alone

i have a VE with sr16 tranny and i have no grip at all 1st or 2 gear ... front end hops all over the place

marble mystery oil is your best friend. Put two table spoons full in each cylinder and turn the motor over by hand a few times. Then put the rest of the MMO in a spray bottle and spray all over the motor to inhibit any further corrosion. Cover it down with a lg trash bag until you are ready to install.

What i like about the VE is that idles like a dream. My Pulsar never really idled good it was always high and with a/c on to low. It's like having the best of both worlds. I think turbo and VE is a good combo though. Maybe not as reliable as N/A but if done right it could be very close to.

Its sad to see the motor go. I always wanted to keep it for some other project, but I know Danny will take care of it. I look forward to seeing updates

Thanx man, definitely going to try this!

Updated thread starter with pics. more to come soon.

Looks awesome so far!