Extreme shortage of s14 engines, what’s a good second choice

[Road trip]

shocked by the numbers on s14 engines

thinking there must be another choice

[KenH]

I had thought of going with a S14 but ended up going with a turbo M42.  Not everyone's choice but I smile my ass off everytime I drive the darn thing. It pulls like crazy and has better numbers than Ray's car what more can one ask for

[evil02]

Honda K24 from an Acura with BMW 6sp..

[Son of Marty]

The m42 is a good choice if you want to stay with 4 cylinders and the m20 will probably be the cheapest route to more power, the S14 prices are insane and only going to go up and probably drastically in the future due to the low numbers made. 

[zinz]

2 hours ago, KenH said:

It pulls like crazy and has better numbers than Ray's car what more can one ask for

 

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA.... Ray's doesn't have a squirrel cage on his though 

 

 

Many folks tend towards an M20 for big torque on the streets.  

 

Ed

[Adamha]

Knowing your goals for the car would be helpful. Big horsepower? Weekend cruiser/canyon carver? Track time? Budget?

 

Stock M10

Modified M10

M20

add Turbo to any of the above.....

[TobyB]

M54B30.

 

or go home.

 

(hell, no, it won't fit easily.  Who cares?)

 

t

[AceAndrew]

Having driven a bunch of them, I'd take a stroker M20 over an S14.  I may have said that before somewhere.....

[Dionk]

There is a guy that goes to Katie’s cars and coffee (great falls Va) that has a Nissan engine in his 2002.  Not sure what exact engine it is though. I’d bet he is on this forum.

 

p.S. if anyone has a s14 and needs a kidney send me a pm. 

 

 

 

['76mintgrün'02]

I was just at the post office and a guy asked me if I needed an engine for my car.

I said, thankfully no.  I asked what he had and he said an S14.  I told him he should have no trouble selling it.  70k mile engine he said.  I assured him that they have gotten quite valuable and even steered him towards this thread.  He sorta shrugged.  Maybe I should have gotten his contact information.  Nah.  Real cars have carburetors. 

[Doug Riparetti]

You’re correct ‘76mintgrun’02, real cars have carburetors....  ?

['76mintgrün'02]

ha!

I almost edited my post with "cueing Doug Riparetti"  

[Doug Riparetti]

I appreciate the thought "Master Tinker"...............  

[bimbill]

2 hours ago, '76mintgrun'02 said:

I was just at the post office and a guy asked me if I needed an engine for my car.

I said, thankfully no.  I asked what he had and he said an S14.  I told him he should have no trouble selling it.  70k mile engine he said.  I assured him that they have gotten quite valuable and even steered him towards this thread.  He sorta shrugged.  Maybe I should have gotten his contact information.  Nah.  Real cars have carburetors. 

 

Tom,

 

I sold him that engine and yes, that mileage is correct.  

 

Regarding the original question, having built an M2 back in the late nineties, I said then that if I had it to do over, I would have built a nice M10 with side-drafts, cam, etc.  While I love the S14, it belongs in an E30M3 but heck, I'm old school obviously.

 

Bill

[jrhone]

What’s wrong with the m10?  Performance m10s can be quite fun.  M20s will give you a Big Bang for the buck and m42 turbos will give you big hp and not add weight to the front end.  What’s the budget and what’s your expectation for power and reliability.  Outside of bmw engines the Honda f20c turbo with a 6 speed is a rocket ship.  But it’s more Honda with a 2002 body on it isn’t it?   Again what’s the expectation and what’s the budget?