Originally Posted by gti-r93

man i really need to do a vvl motor i here so much good things,

Originally Posted by keaser06

sorry i hit post on accident then had to leave.. his car is in the 12s.. custom made solid motor mounts 15-18psi on stock turbo 3" turbo back hks 264 cams and a crappy jwt tune.. i dont reccomend jwt to anyone btw.

Originally Posted by SE-R / GTi-R

Gti-R motor all the way. I had a GTi-R motor with full 3inch exhaust, intake, cams, re-tuned ecu, FMIC, with a few more things I cant remember and ran 13.0 @ 115mph on street tires on 17psi. I ran this car for 4 years with this motor and never had a problem.

Originally Posted by Superluminal

Assuming your motor is in good condition, a GT28R (T28, running 14-16psi of boost, tuned with all the bolt ons, would be a very fun car. Keep in mind, I had a friend do a 12.8@108mph with a bolt ons turbo B13 (T25) on 14psi. The car is a sleeper, and alot of Nissan fanboys don't even know what it is. The only downside to the car is that it's a FWD layout, so don't aspire to produce enormous amounts of power like the 240SX guys or you'll run into traction problems.

Pros:

Lightweight chassis (2410lbs. full weight)
Great handling characteristics (only Sentra of that generation with independent suspension components)
Great interior and exterior looks
The SR20DE and SR20DET FWD motors are practically the same internally as the RWD counterpart (aside from underside oilsquiters, distributor setup, and other misc. things) so parts are always easy to find for this motor.

Cons:

The factory B13 transmission, which you have to mate to the SR20DET if you have the JDM motorset, has a weak input shaft bearing. Third gear is normally a problem point if you have an aggressive clutch pushing over 250whp. What happens is the torque from the motor warps the input shaft bearing, causing gearset to pull away from it's mesh point, ultimately leading to 3rd gear failure. Cracking the transmission casing on the driver side axle input can also be an issue at or beyond 250whp. 5th gear popout is also another issue to be conserned about with these transmissions. I had a friend in highschool that had a B13 SER, stock with 60k miles, and he had the 5th gear popout. (A remedy for this is to use the B15 transmission from the newer Sentras, since they have stronger internal components.)



This is a very cool car, but if you insist on producing 350whp, these are some things you should be aware of if you're not savvy with how the B13 layout reacts to power. These are rare cars, so take care of yours. I would love to own a stock one as a daily driver. Good luck with your setup.