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Topic #45311 9 posts Started by rayneezy23
this dude i know said that the SR20 is more better and stronger than the 3sgte is that true?
lol
not this crap again
it depends on what you want

I find the main difference just to be aluminum versus iron...i know there's more.

there's numerous posts on forums about this whole 3s vs sr20 debate.

both have put up insane numbers, both are reliable.

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this dude i know said that the SR20 is more better and stronger than the 3sgte is that true?


im willing to bet your friend is a nissan guy?
they are both great 4cyl motors that can make awesome power

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They are both great engines.. we tend to be biased toward the 3SGTE because were Toyota guys.. its all on personal opinion.. of course
i think the CA18DET is a better engine than the SR20 but the SR gets more popularity. The CA is a stronger motor..its pretty much an RB26 minus 2 cylinders. They can handel like 400+ HP on stock internals. But in my opinion...3s is a better motor than the SR in a 4wd car, but for a 2wd car i say the SR or CA.
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CA better than SR? hahaha.....


im with u on this even though i rock te rb

Now SR powered
I was always under the impression that the CA motors were the superior motors, but the SR's were quite a bit cheaper to produce and develop further for similar power (but less reliable), so that's why they replaced the CA confused.gif I could be wrong since im not too knowledgeable with Nissans, but i've always thought this to be the case kindasad.gif

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Bah, both are great engines to be 4 cylinders, and put up somehwere near-ish the same numbers......but personally, because im a toyota guy, i love the 3s engine series mroe, than the Sr...just my 2 cents wink.gif

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