Damn transmission...and some swap questions
Ok, so here's the story: Not because of the way I drive, but because automatic transmission failure is like death and taxes, I am having to look at my 93 Altima every morning and leave it behind because the clutch plates inside the tranny have worn down and fused together. My dream of doing the fabled SR20DE swap / supercharger is drifting away because the time to perform the swap vs. having a car to drive every day is getting harder and harder to fathom. I was planning on doing the SR20 swap later in the year, with the help of my friend's shop, and by then, I'd have a secondary car to drive around in, BUT that would be taking place this summer. I have to have a car now. And I don't like spending money where it goes to waste.
So, here's the dilemma: do I salvage the auto tranny and build up the KA, or do the manual tranny conversion and build up the KA? Either way, I am building up the KA, since I have resolved to drive the Altima into the ground.
If I salvage the auto tranny, how much HP could the auto tranny take? What parts are needed to make it handle extreme amounts of power?
If I perform the tranny swap, what parts are needed? My uncle is a Master Nissan technician who will be performing the work with me, but he doesn't have time to look up what parts are needed. If anyone has done the swap, please list the parts for me. I know that getting the parts will cost more than the car itself (Edmund's appraisal on my car: $1050) but I really love my Altima. Besides, $3000 or $6000 or even $9000 now beats $35,000 over 5 years (G35).
So, if anyone could help me out, I would greatly appreciate it. Who knows, if the costs aren't too expensive, then maybe the SR20 swap may come true after all...
Ok, so here's the story: Not because of the way I drive, but because automatic transmission failure is like death and taxes, I am having to look at my 93 Altima every morning and leave it behind because the clutch plates inside the tranny have worn down and fused together. My dream of doing the fabled SR20DE swap / supercharger is drifting away because the time to perform the swap vs. having a car to drive every day is getting harder and harder to fathom. I was planning on doing the SR20 swap later in the year, with the help of my friend's shop, and by then, I'd have a secondary car to drive around in, BUT that would be taking place this summer. I have to have a car now. And I don't like spending money where it goes to waste.
So, here's the dilemma: do I salvage the auto tranny and build up the KA, or do the manual tranny conversion and build up the KA? Either way, I am building up the KA, since I have resolved to drive the Altima into the ground.
If I salvage the auto tranny, how much HP could the auto tranny take? What parts are needed to make it handle extreme amounts of power?
If I perform the tranny swap, what parts are needed? My uncle is a Master Nissan technician who will be performing the work with me, but he doesn't have time to look up what parts are needed. If anyone has done the swap, please list the parts for me. I know that getting the parts will cost more than the car itself (Edmund's appraisal on my car: $1050) but I really love my Altima. Besides, $3000 or $6000 or even $9000 now beats $35,000 over 5 years (G35).
So, if anyone could help me out, I would greatly appreciate it. Who knows, if the costs aren't too expensive, then maybe the SR20 swap may come true after all...