Looking for opinions here:
I live in Thailand, and choices of used cars here are very limited and VERY expensive. I'm looking for a BMW for a dd, and found one listed for sale: 87 318 is body, excellent condition in and out, but the engine is a Nissan SR 20 DE.
I would prefer to keep it BMW, but looking to see if this is a reasonable swap. the car was originally 4 cyl 5 spd, and is still 4 cyl 5 spd. Other than the slew of "Its ricer shit! Run away!" comments that I'm sure to get, are there other pros / cons? I'm thinking that spares will be much easier to find (and cheaper) here in Asia if running a Japanese motor, but I'm most concerned about power from the SR20DE vs. the original motor, and durability of the engine and transmission.
Let's hear it....
I live in Thailand, and choices of used cars here are very limited and VERY expensive. I'm looking for a BMW for a dd, and found one listed for sale: 87 318 is body, excellent condition in and out, but the engine is a Nissan SR 20 DE.
I would prefer to keep it BMW, but looking to see if this is a reasonable swap. the car was originally 4 cyl 5 spd, and is still 4 cyl 5 spd. Other than the slew of "Its ricer shit! Run away!" comments that I'm sure to get, are there other pros / cons? I'm thinking that spares will be much easier to find (and cheaper) here in Asia if running a Japanese motor, but I'm most concerned about power from the SR20DE vs. the original motor, and durability of the engine and transmission.
Let's hear it....
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