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Originally Posted by
Kyle
@cavern has a VE and does road racing often.
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Originally Posted by
nissansr20nx
Im talking about turn key and lasting...
Drive to work, drive 400 miles if you have to, not interested in building one, I was just wondering if any held up
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Originally Posted by
Kleensleeper
If it's built & "tuned" right....no reason it won't last. My VE setup is built for drag racing but I'm sure it would make for a crazy daily driver with the boost turned down.
Thanks Kyle, sorry I didn't see this tag sooner.
My VE at the peak ran about 205 hp, but I detuned it down to about 190 for road racing purposes and daily driving. I'd rather have reliable and fast vs on the edge and only marginally faster. The VE was swapped into the G20 in 2003 when JustinP10 owned it, and while it was probably not the FIRST SR20VE swap into a Nissan, it was probably the first documented swap into a P10 and helped the VE movement into what we see today (
https://web.archive.org/web/20050426010839/http://www.nissanperformancemag.com/february03/neo/). I bought the car in 2006 and she's been my weekend warrior ever since.
Its now 2016 and I still have the same motor in the car, and since the initial swap I've only ever cracked it open to add N1 cams and Custom Steel cam gears (set to +4/+4). I've of course swapped the car over to an AEM V2 standalone, ASP Header, exhaust system upgrades, switched to a MAP setup (no more MAF!), coil on plug, and a 6 speed, but the motor itself is just as reliable as when we installed it back in 2003. I drove it as my DD up until 2 years ago when I decided I needed a better AC car for my then at the time girlfriend and her son. Shortly after that I turned her into a full caged track car that I still track even now, she gets at least 14 track weekends a year on a slow season, upwards to 20 on a packed season!
My only major gripe is/was the 5 speed's 3rd gear, I've blown out 2-3 over the past 13 years, which is why I'm happy to say I'm very pleased with the 6 speed. So far its MUCH better than the 5 speed by leaps and bounds.
Even though the car is caged, I still have her registered and drive her in the cooler months to and from work because, well race car! Here's a video from last year right after installing the 6 speed setup and I used this event to break in the clutch and HORRIBLY dried out cracked BFG Rivals lol:
Which reminds me I need to update my build thread... LOL
http://www.sr20-forum.com/members-rides/68637-progress-thread-white-wonder-also-referred-l33tg20.html
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Originally Posted by
squirlz
I drive one every day, starts everyday, runs well, does not overheat, great on gas, and tons of fun. The problem with most people is that they cheap out on a lot of things and this leads to failures. I have 15K miles on it now, I drive it to work everyday that it is not raining in the summer. Check my build thread for more info.
I can't stress THIS enough, I'm at 236k and the motor was installed probably around 125k range on the chassis, and she still pulls strong. You just can't cheap out on parts, quality of build items, etc.