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Originally posted by shakran
here's a trick: Go find a sentra SE-R or 200SX SE-R that's been hit from behind. Get the engine out of it. You now own an SR20DE. Put a j-spec turbo on it. You now own an SR20DE-T.
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That's the wrong mentality and gets people in alot of trouble. Adding a turbo to a non-turbo engine of the same block type doesn't make it a turbo engine. It makes it a turbo'd non-turbo of the same name.
like ph3r3d said, there are things that must be changed. Like adding an oil line will require some kind of drilling and welding. But also, the non-turbo version will use different internals, and you'll be spending much more money rebuilding the engine to turbo specs then you would just swapping.
PS, swapping a turbo engine into a non-turbo car isn't always the best option either. DSM owners fall under this misconception all the time for 95-99 non-turbo eclipses/talons. It's not the same drivetrain at all. But for a 240sx/silvia the parts are interchangable.