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R31 Pintara => R31 general tech & queries => Topic started by: gee-aye-dee on Jan 21, 2007, 11:04PM

Title: ca18 in pinny
Post by: gee-aye-dee on Jan 21, 2007, 11:04PM

hey guys decided to keep my pinny as my buyer fell through. got about 750-1k to spend and just have a few q's:
1.how much could i pick up a ca18de/det for?
2.would this be the right choice of engine
3.can it fit the ca20e box?
4.i know it bolts up FAIRLY easily but unsure as to what changes need to be made to the wiring loom etc?

any other help thanx guys

Title: Re: ca18 in pinny
Post by: dave-trx on Jan 22, 2007, 06:30AM

1.how much could i pick up a ca18de/det for? CA18DE $800, det$2000
2.would this be the right choice of engine ? What do you the car to be ?
3.can it fit the ca20e box? Yes but get a front cut and use the CA18DET gearbox
4.i know it bolts up FAIRLY easily but unsure as to what changes need to be made to the wiring loom etc? Ask kingpin, he has done the conversion.

I wouldn't bother putting a CA18DE in, A CA18DET is worth it, but the CA18DE has less torque then the CA20E that is already in the car. Yes the CA18DE has more power, but you also want more torque.

Title: Re: ca18 in pinny
Post by: Jecks on Jan 22, 2007, 06:51AM

http://www.antrx.com/smf/index.php?topic=4057.0
http://www.antrx.com/smf/index.php?topic=10102.0

Title: Re: ca18 in pinny
Post by: Barnett on Jan 24, 2007, 07:11PM

yes a CA18DET works niceley i can vouge for that :P

uses ca20 mounts, can use the pinny box, no difference between pinny and sylvia box, throw a borg warner LSD centre out of a XF falcon in dont worry about 25 spline axles the centre will blow before you snap an axle! and get a good clutch.

wiring...well with any conversion just have to get the new motor/ecu wired into the pintara wiring.

all up your more than likley looking at about maybe 4-6k if you did it properly with an exaust and front mount and all that shit.

[Barnett]

Title: Re: ca18 in pinny
Post by: DTM on Mar 15, 2007, 03:13AM

yep, use standard ca20 mounts and crossmember, ca20 box will also bolt straight up.
if you use the ca18det box, the dust cover needs to be removed/modified.

if you minispool the diff don't even think about keeping the axles, they will snap within a week.
if you really want a bulletproof diff, get a skyline silhouette LSD and the 28 spline axles

wiring is easy if you have a basic concept of electrical work

motor/loom/ecu ~$1500
exhaust (3" turbo back) ~$800
fmic + kit ~$500
professional wiring ~$300

ca18det is a very good bang for buck upgrade.


ps w00t first post

Title: Re: ca18 in pinny
Post by: KNG P1N on Mar 15, 2007, 08:53PM

Quote

if you minispool the diff don't even think about keeping the axles, they will snap within a week.

horse shit. ive actually built a ca18det pinny with 162rwkw, friend and new owner put a borg warner lsd into it and kept the standard 25spline axels and they have copped more than 6 months of CONSTANT burnouts, drag and drift punishment

Title: Re: ca18 in pinny
Post by: DTM on Mar 16, 2007, 11:37PM

Quote from: KNG P1N on Mar 15, 2007, 08:53PM

horse shit. ive actually built a ca18det pinny with 162rwkw, friend and new owner put a borg warner lsd into it and kept the standard 25spline axels and they have copped more than 6 months of CONSTANT burnouts, drag and drift punishment

LSD and minispool are two completely different things.
An LSD centre doe not stress the axles nearly as much as a spool

EDIT: Stuffed if I know how a standard LSD has held 6 months of drift, my old fresh rebuilt LSD lasted 2 weeks before it started singling!

Title: Re: ca18 in pinny
Post by: KNG P1N on Mar 18, 2007, 08:32PM

because the silly-wet lsd is as week as piss

Title: Re: ca18 in pinny
Post by: DTM on Mar 21, 2007, 06:35PM

Silhouette LSD IS a Borg Warner....