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Sep 28, 2008 | 09:18 AM
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I know its not a 20b but thought i would share anyway

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Sep 28, 2008 | 10:01 AM
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Oooohhh, this could be fun!

What year engine you going for?
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Sep 28, 2008 | 10:50 AM
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Sleeper!
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Sep 28, 2008 | 11:06 AM
  #4  
Coool!
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Sep 28, 2008 | 11:11 AM
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A nice BNR Stage 3 S5 turbo setup would be a really nice setup. Along with a microtech or PowerFC. You could be looking at some very respectible numbers with all the right supporting mods. Around 300-350whp easy on a very nice tune.

You'll miss the 9k rpm redline, but the torque makes up for it :P
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Sep 28, 2008 | 11:26 AM
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subscribing.....
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Sep 28, 2008 | 06:30 PM
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thanks for the comments guys. the motor i will be using is a 13bt cosmo, and i will miss the sweet buzzing at 9k rpm but hopefully some good power will make up for it
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Sep 28, 2008 | 07:30 PM
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Quote: subscribing.....

+1! cant wait to see more
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Sep 29, 2008 | 02:14 AM
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trial fitting the new motor

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Sep 29, 2008 | 02:23 AM
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13b-re? Awesome. What are your goals/plans?
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Sep 29, 2008 | 02:55 AM
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Lol thats awesome , good luck on your project . Any estimated costs so far?
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Sep 29, 2008 | 02:58 AM
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ecu plans? is this a jdm car or a aus car?

i think this is fun.. want to learn..

beers
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Sep 29, 2008 | 06:50 AM
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thanks for taking an interest, so far my plans are to just finish the car, at the moment it will be a street car and maybe later when i get tired of trying to keep registration on it then i will convert into a track only car, i live in Aus and its not cheap to build a car here, it would have cost twice as much to build a 20b.

this is the cros member being designed and the upper inlet manifold has to be shifted 2 inches forward to clear the fire wall, a custom lower section needs to be fabricated.

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Sep 29, 2008 | 06:55 AM
  #14  
cool man, good luck

like the rotary symbol, nice attention to detail!
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Sep 29, 2008 | 07:11 AM
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this would be an ideal swap for me...good luck to you!
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Sep 29, 2008 | 10:34 AM
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^me too!
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Sep 29, 2008 | 11:11 AM
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ideal swap is a 20b, 13b-re is a awesome swap as well. but 20b come on... it has 3 rotors.
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Sep 29, 2008 | 11:44 AM
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As far as work and installation wise is there much of a difference between installing a 20b and a 13bt? I know the 20b has more power and I assume cost twice as much... ?
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Sep 29, 2008 | 12:55 PM
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This is the swap I would really love to do. You can get good HP without boost and great HP with boost
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Sep 29, 2008 | 02:37 PM
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^can someone tell me more about the 13bt, I don't think I have heard of it before. What makes it better than a 13b? I assume it is more than just a turbo, otherwise you could just strap that onto a regular 13b...

thanks

Cool project btw
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Sep 29, 2008 | 07:50 PM
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installing a 20b is a much more complicated job and here in Aus literally costs twice as much. sorry for confusing with reference to 13bt, the t is just for turbo.
diference between turbo and NA is engine compression otherwise pretty much same motor. as you can see in one of the pics i am using a 13B from a Mazda/Eunos Cosmo which comes standard as a twin turbo engine. for this project i will be using a single turbo.
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Sep 29, 2008 | 08:06 PM
  #22  
nice!
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Sep 29, 2008 | 10:37 PM
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damn looks like a nice chunk of work. good luck man.
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Sep 30, 2008 | 10:59 PM
  #24  
And?????
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Sep 30, 2008 | 11:01 PM
  #25  
I want more!!!
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