# sr20 quick question

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sr20-quick-question/117775>\
**Category:** SON240sx Automotive\
**Created:** [August 17, 2008, 5:38pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sr20-quick-question/117775 "2008-08-17T17:38:32Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![stbsrowner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9d8465/32.png) [@stbsrowner](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/stbsrowner)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2008, 5:38pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sr20-quick-question/117775/1 "2008-08-17T17:38:32Z")

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i’m in the process of buying a 240 sx and i want to drop the sr20 motor into it  
now the question i had was if i drive this car in the winter will it do anything to my motor?

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**Author:** ![sidewayz240](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e99b99/32.png) [@sidewayz240](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/sidewayz240)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2008, 6:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sr20-quick-question/117775/2 "2008-08-17T18:09:38Z")

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The motor will basically turn into and ice cube and spontaneously combust.

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**Author:** ![J\_Camel](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/j_camel/32/5499_2.png) [@J\_Camel](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/J_Camel)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2008, 6:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sr20-quick-question/117775/3 "2008-08-17T18:13:51Z")

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LOL! No dude you’ll be fine. Engines are engines; they have winter in japan. The sr20 isn’t some magical engine.

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**Author:** ![jamie0303](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/258eb7/32.png) [@jamie0303](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jamie0303)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2008, 6:24pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sr20-quick-question/117775/4 "2008-08-17T18:24:46Z")

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Yea, you’ll be fine as long you change the coolant. lol icecube.

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**Author:** ![stbsrowner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9d8465/32.png) [@stbsrowner](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/stbsrowner)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2008, 6:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sr20-quick-question/117775/5 "2008-08-17T18:27:17Z")

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lol thanks i just heard because its an aluminum block that it has a good chance of cracking with the sudden change from cold to hot

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**Author:** ![KA24Power](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ka24power/32/5595_2.png) [@KA24Power](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/KA24Power)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2008, 7:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sr20-quick-question/117775/6 "2008-08-17T19:01:36Z")

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it’ll be fine if you take care of it. Lots of new engines are aluminum