# CA swap! =) (56k beware) **URL:** \ **Category:** Canada Nissan Automotive\ **Created:** [January 3, 2005, 12:00am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ca-swap-56k-beware/138168 "2005-01-03T00:00:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![0range\_240](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/0/8491ac/32.png) [@0range\_240](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/0range_240)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2005, 12:00am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ca-swap-56k-beware/138168/1 "2005-01-03T00:00:25Z")
Well for the last week as some of you by now know I’ve been hard at work dropping a fresh CA into my 90’ hatch… I decided to swap this motor in after my KA gave up the ghost on the side of highway 16 outside of HINTON no less… that was it, i had had enough hehe Anyway, I took a bunch of pics so I hope you guy’s enjoy! 8) ![http://img46.exs.cx/img46/3998/mvc025s5zm.jpg](http://img46.exs.cx/img46/3998/mvc025s5zm.jpg) This is after two afternoons, you can see in the pic below just how dirty the engine bay had become, even I didnt think it had gotten this bad ![http://img46.exs.cx/img46/7207/mvc027s5hx.jpg](http://img46.exs.cx/img46/7207/mvc027s5hx.jpg) Finally after waiting 4 or 5 days, my motor finally showed up at speedworks, and I’d like to say thanks to neil for being patient and answering all my questions 😃 ![http://img46.exs.cx/img46/7753/mvc023s7cu.jpg](http://img46.exs.cx/img46/7753/mvc023s7cu.jpg) Jared was an enormous help by doing the wiring, so thanks goes out to him too I really appreciate the help bud. And now I just dropped the motor in and started hooking everything up. ![http://img46.exs.cx/img46/9776/mvc005s3sf.jpg](http://img46.exs.cx/img46/9776/mvc005s3sf.jpg) All that I have to do now, is pick myself up a clutch kit tomorrow, and hopefully get my SMIC from jared and one or two other small little things, and she should be ready to rock. I took this just for the hell of it 🙂 ![http://img13.exs.cx/img13/1065/mvc003s9zd.jpg](http://img13.exs.cx/img13/1065/mvc003s9zd.jpg) BTW: If anyone has a DOHC gauge cluster please let me know, I would very much like to find one thanks! 8) I’ll keep updating you guy’s as things progress ---
**Author:** ![DeathBy240](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/258eb7/32.png) [@DeathBy240](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/DeathBy240)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2005, 12:10am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ca-swap-56k-beware/138168/2 "2005-01-03T00:10:04Z")
Looking good John! ---
**Author:** ![TyPhOOn](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/typhoon/32/5800_2.png) [@TyPhOOn](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TyPhOOn)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2005, 8:42am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ca-swap-56k-beware/138168/3 "2005-01-03T08:42:30Z")
glad you did the right thing …hope it all goes well ---
**Author:** ![SRBURG13](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9fc29f/32.png) [@SRBURG13](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SRBURG13)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2005, 9:57am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ca-swap-56k-beware/138168/4 "2005-01-03T09:57:06Z")
Lookin good man. ---
**Author:** ![Nis240](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a9a28c/32.png) [@Nis240](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Nis240)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2005, 12:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ca-swap-56k-beware/138168/5 "2005-01-03T12:28:33Z")
I think you need a CA tach if im not mistaken. The dohc tach works for the sr but not the CA ---
**Author:** ![0range\_240](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/0/8491ac/32.png) [@0range\_240](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/0range_240)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2005, 8:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ca-swap-56k-beware/138168/6 "2005-01-03T20:31:45Z")
Crud i hope not… anyone know for sure? does anyone have a CA gauge cluster, or know anyone who has one for sale? ---
**Author:** ![pulsardet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c68b51/32.png) [@pulsardet](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/pulsardet)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2005, 12:49am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ca-swap-56k-beware/138168/7 "2005-01-05T00:49:46Z")
Nice job. Another CA 😃 . I work with your freind Dan and I guess his Z32 arrived in Van yesterday. ---
**Author:** ![arabian\_ryda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f1d935/32.png) [@arabian\_ryda](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/arabian_ryda)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2005, 6:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ca-swap-56k-beware/138168/8 "2005-01-05T18:33:57Z")
did u clean the cross member and engine bay before puting the new motor in? nice choice of engine though it defintely differnt then all these sr20`s running around. ---
**Author:** ![0range\_240](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/0/8491ac/32.png) [@0range\_240](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/0range_240)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2005, 12:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ca-swap-56k-beware/138168/9 "2005-01-06T12:29:30Z")
pulsar: yeah it did, and I think dan’s made mention of you a couple times, you put a CA in your pulsar? my GTS-T arrived there with his car also 8) ---
**Author:** ![Slide](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/slide/32/3301_2.png) [@Slide](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Slide)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2005, 8:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ca-swap-56k-beware/138168/10 "2005-01-08T20:20:29Z")
nicely done yesss!!! ca power!!! moree!!! ---
**Author:** ![pulsardet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c68b51/32.png) [@pulsardet](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/pulsardet)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2005, 12:05am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ca-swap-56k-beware/138168/11 "2005-01-09T00:05:00Z")
Yeah I swapped a CA into my Pulsar and its currently getting JE pistons, eagle rods, FMIC, and a lot of ECU tuning. Once I build up some extra cash a gt2530. My goal is between 220-250 whp. Dans gonna have to watch out 😃 .