wacomuk Posted April 10, 2008 Posted April 10, 2008 Reading the latest issue of westy world mag i spotted a westy with a Nissan Silvia engine in it i have had a few sivias in the past so im quite interested in this car. Anyone have any pictures? Quote
Blatman Posted April 10, 2008 Posted April 10, 2008 IIRC, it was one of the CAT Motorsport cars. Give Andy a shout... Quote
stewart pickles Posted April 10, 2008 Posted April 10, 2008 it is andy's old car, paul has it now pm (Safe and Sound) Quote
cast iron Posted April 10, 2008 Posted April 10, 2008 In Australia using the 2.0 litre Primera motor is as popular as using a VX over here. There was an artilce in WW a couple of years ago Quote
Safe and Sound Posted April 10, 2008 Posted April 10, 2008 Hi, i'll try and dig out some pics tommorrow if i can find them when i'm at work :-) Quote
Paul Hurdsfield - Joint Manchester AO Posted April 11, 2008 Posted April 11, 2008 Didnt Andy's car have a turbo on as well Bl**dy quick it was, I remember it at Oulton a long time ago passing me like I was stood still Quote
Safe and Sound Posted April 11, 2008 Posted April 11, 2008 As promised a few pics, i've owned the car for just over four years, and never had a problem with it, Andy from Cat did a fantastic job building it. Quote
Buzz Billsberry Posted April 11, 2008 Posted April 11, 2008 This was and still is one of my fav Westfields. I remember seeing it at my first Westfield club night when Andy Rushworth owned it and thought if I could get mine to half that standard I will be happy. Its great to see that Paul’s kept the car in pristine condition since he's taken ownership of it. Well done bud. Hope you not missing Ethel too much Paul. I know how much she meant to you... Buzz Quote
Bean Posted April 11, 2008 Posted April 11, 2008 Is that ca18det or sr20det engine? I think it's the former. I had a couple of Nissan 200sx's, awesome cars. Quote
Safe and Sound Posted April 11, 2008 Posted April 11, 2008 It's the 1.8 from the early Silvia. Brand new when fitted to this car. Quote
Matt Seabrook Posted April 11, 2008 Posted April 11, 2008 I had a Silvia many moons ago it still is one of my favorite cars that I have owned. Quote
wacomuk Posted April 11, 2008 Author Posted April 11, 2008 Is that ca18det or sr20det engine? I think it's the former.I had a couple of Nissan 200sx's, awesome cars. <!--emo& its a ca18et not ca18det the d is for double over head cam. these are great engines 135bhp as standard 200bhp can be achieved with very little money 250bhp is about as much as you can go with out swapping internals 305bhp is the highest power figure in the UK Silvia owners club i sold my last Silvia a few years back. it was on a D plate with 30k o the clock it was a minter! by the looks of the exhaust manifold this engine was to be fitted to a reliant ss1 or Sabra (mirror image of Silvia manifold) Nissan stopped using the 8v engine in favor of the new twincam engine (200sx) so reliant bought there stock up Quote
Matt Seabrook Posted April 11, 2008 Posted April 11, 2008 My one made about 200bhp by the time I was finished with it and went quite well for its era. Quote
wacomuk Posted April 11, 2008 Author Posted April 11, 2008 does it use the standard Nissan gearbox? if it does and you where after a different ratios as the 1st is a bit short, some of the higher powered Silvia's use the S13 (200SX pop-up lights) bell housing married up to the s14 (200sx 95 on no pop-ups) gearbox. this box is much stronger and has better ratios Quote
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