Opinion on nissan b13 with sr20ve 20v?

[brokenjars]

Hi guys,
Recently i went to test drive a nissan sentra b13 with sr20ve 20v and 6 speed manual gearbox.
I am quite interested in the car.
Anybody have opinions on the reliability and maintenance?

Thanks

 

[4gbanger]

not sure if its a 20 valve engine, i thought its a neo-vvl engine like those vtec mivec..

 

[brokenjars]

Its not a 20 valve engine. The 20v is a common name for this engine haha. Yes this engine is a neo vvl with 204hp and 207nm torque. Similar to vtec when vvl opens haha.

 

[Izso]

Hi guys,
Recently i went to test drive a nissan sentra b13 with sr20ve 20v and 6 speed manual gearbox.
I am quite interested in the car.
Anybody have opinions on the reliability and maintenance?

Thanks

B13 the Genting taxi is an aging platform. Parts will be hard to get and that goes for the SR20VE also. How'd that fella get the 1.6 endorsed to a 2.0? I used to have a B13 and it was a pretty simple car. Nothing fancy, nothing complicated. Just now the parts are going to be rare.

 

[ixeo]

An old car, with a transplanted engine that probably involved wiring work, not to mention an engine that is overpowered for the original chassis. Sounds very familiar. Like a car mentioned in these forums. That's just parking.

@brokenjars trust me you really DON'T WANT to do this. Just buy a newer stock car.

Reliability: depends on the work done by the owner. 9 out 10 times its shit
Maintenance: depends on the above, if its shit, then you gonna have a hard time maintaining it cause 90% of the time you are fixing it.

 

[brokenjars]

B13 the Genting taxi is an aging platform. Parts will be hard to get and that goes for the SR20VE also. How'd that fella get the 1.6 endorsed to a 2.0? I used to have a B13 and it was a pretty simple car. Nothing fancy, nothing complicated. Just now the parts are going to be rare.

Yes it is the taxi genting. Car looks to be ok, no weird noises or clanking when i test drive the car. He said he endorse 1.8, before he endorsed 2.0. I told him as long as he can get pass puspakom I am ok haha. SR20VE 20V engines are quite new, and the engine kosong are cheap too. Shouldn't be that hard to get I think?

 

[brokenjars]

An old car, with a transplanted engine that probably involved wiring work, not to mention an engine that is overpowered for the original chassis. Sounds very familiar. Like a car mentioned in these forums. That's just parking.

@brokenjars trust me you really DON'T WANT to do this. Just buy a newer stock car.

Reliability: depends on the work done by the owner. 9 out 10 times its shit
Maintenance: depends on the above, if its shit, then you gonna have a hard time maintaining it cause 90% of the time you are fixing it.

Haha somehow I like older design cars. I was driving the AE101 4AGE blacktop manual 6 speed before I sold it today.

What are your suggestions on the type of cars I should go for?
Below 25k budget. The cheaper the better. haha

 

[ixeo]

Haha somehow I like older design cars. I was driving the AE101 4AGE blacktop manual 6 speed before I sold it today.

What are your suggestions on the type of cars I should go for?
Below 25k budget. The cheaper the better. haha

Old cars definitely have their charm, the mechanical feel to it. RM25k budget, not sure if you can get a used Proton Iriz 1.6L with the 5 speed manual by Getrag.

Something like the Iriz offers you:
+Safer chassis, improved crumple zones and rigidity where needed
+Modern handling - Lotus inspired
+Rev happy (and thirsty) engine
+This variant gives you a Getrag 5 speed manual

 

[brokenjars]

Old cars definitely have their charm, the mechanical feel to it. RM25k budget, not sure if you can get a used Proton Iriz 1.6L with the 5 speed manual by Getrag.

Something like the Iriz offers you:
+Safer chassis, improved crumple zones and rigidity where needed
+Modern handling - Lotus inspired
+Rev happy (and thirsty) engine
+This variant gives you a Getrag 5 speed manual

Yes modern cars definitely have better safety features and with better chassis. However i plan to buy this car as my project car and will have another modern family car soon. Hence due to my low budget, i plan to get a car with as powerful and fun engine and handling, couple with moderate maintenance.

Having sat on a modded toyota seg ae101 with 6 speed blacktop, i think the iriz will feel quite a downgrade to me. My blacktop can get me 0-100 in 7.8 seconds.

 

[ixeo]

Yes modern cars definitely have better safety features and with better chassis. However i plan to buy this car as my project car and will have another modern family car soon. Hence due to my low budget, i plan to get a car with as powerful and fun engine and handling, couple with moderate maintenance.

Having sat on a modded toyota seg ae101 with 6 speed blacktop, i think the iriz will feel quite a downgrade to me. My blacktop can get me 0-100 in 7.8 seconds.

If you want a project car, buy @Izso 's #bmw1jzparking
2JZ yo. Apa lagi mau?

You offer him RM25k see he wanna sell or not. Since you will have another modern vehicle. Alternatively this one
https://www.mudah.my/Bmw+e34+2jz-70321924.htm?last=1

E34 with 2JZ. Personally I'd get a 3 series chassis over a 5 series.

 

[brokenjars]

If you want a project car, buy @Izso 's #bmw1jzparking
2JZ yo. Apa lagi mau?

You offer him RM25k see he wanna sell or not. Since you will have another modern vehicle. Alternatively this one
https://www.mudah.my/Bmw+e34+2jz-70321924.htm?last=1

E34 with 2JZ. Personally I'd get a 3 series chassis over a 5 series.

2jz is 3000cc man. Sure maintenance and fuel consumption high. Not to mention the road tax haha

 

[ixeo]

2jz is 3000cc man. Sure maintenance and fuel consumption high. Not to mention the road tax haha

Well your old car also 0-100km in 7.8 seconds. You wanna upgrade right. 2JZ confirm upgrade lor. @Izso one is 1JZ, also upgrade.

 

[vr2turbo]

Higher cc is upgrade so is the fuel and maintenance......lol

 

[Izso]

Yes it is the taxi genting. Car looks to be ok, no weird noises or clanking when i test drive the car. He said he endorse 1.8, before he endorsed 2.0. I told him as long as he can get pass puspakom I am ok haha. SR20VE 20V engines are quite new, and the engine kosong are cheap too. Shouldn't be that hard to get I think?

The engine isn't hard to source parts. It's the car itself that's hard to source. Absorbers, bushes, gaskets, etc these days are not easy to source. Not impossible, just rare.

2jz is 3000cc man. Sure maintenance and fuel consumption high. Not to mention the road tax haha

Dude.. you want a turbo car what are you complaining about? Name a turbo car that has good fuel consumption and I'll tell you that you looked at the numbers wrong. Anyway, my 1JZ single turbo is not a thirsty bugger as long as I don't boost. I don't boost much now because the rears need to upsize so it gets me about 9-10km/L off-boost. On boost it drops to 5-6km/L

For 25k cash up front there isn't much you can opt for that's reasonably good on the FC and fun to drive. Would you consider conti? E36s sell between 9-15k depending on condition and capacity. The stock M50/S50 engines are pretty peppy and with a manual (which aren't rare) you can get pretty decent levels of fun. RWD, and parts are surprisingly plentiful (new) - just get the contacts off me, and bodykits and stuff aren't rare either. Looks better than most Japanese cars of the same age, era and cost too. Once you go RWD / AWD, you'll never want to go back to FWD again unless it's a Civic Type-R. Those are pretty awesome machines.

 

[vr2turbo]

The engine isn't hard to source parts. It's the car itself that's hard to source. Absorbers, bushes, gaskets, etc these days are not easy to source. Not impossible, just rare.

Body parts same like my Hyundai. Engine is mitsu base so quite ok, but body parts really hard to find, and absorbers are really expensive......