Sounds like you have a nice build going on, Schizo. Very clean too! Unfortunately I know jack about those nissan motors outside of the basics haha, but I agree. For that, it would be better to try to go with the factory style vs an independent one. Good luck on the hunting :thumbsup:
Unfortunately that's not my build, but a stock 200SX from Germany. With that said, if I have my way my build will be that clean.
I'm just trying to figure out what I'm gonna do for ignition. A lot of dealing with imports is easier than upgrading Jeeps, especially ZJs. But this isn't. It's one of those challenges that exemplifies why I love tuning. I can't buy it, I have to build it. (Even if the engine
does bolt in because it was the stock motor in some markets) If I was satisfied with that engine stock, I'd be happy with what I have now. 167hp over 155hp isn't huge, and the KA24DE has a lot more torque, stock.
Of course, it's a lot easier to turn 7psi into 17psi than it is to turn 0psi into 7psi. And that little 1.8 will take 400hp without reinforcement. Plus it's fully 100lbs less, plumbed and wet, than the engine I have is, dry and bare. Very tempting characteristics.
Getting the same kind of gains out of a ZJ is harder, it seems. I wonder if it would be practical to get 400lbft from a 5.2l ZJ.