If i get this 120y thats for sale, and I want a better engine, ive only got 2k to do it, wats the best motor??? and it has to be p-plater friendly

If it has to be P plate friendly that means you can't put any other engine in apart from the 1.2 litre it came with. If didn't have to worry about P plate i would go an L20 probly. Cheap and decent. Grab some webbers and whatnot you'll be laughing. If ya want an L16 i can get a hold of one and everything you'll most likely need, cheers

454 should do the trick

You could put a very healthy a14 or a15 in for that coin. Easy conversion to do & keeps the engine bay stock looking too. They are bulletproof engines, very reliable & perform very well. Also they are lighter than an L series donk, so the handling doesnt go out the window either.
Hope it goes well for ya mate.

go the a15 n wack on some twin sidedarughts 40dcoe's would be best. all bolts straight in.

If you had a bit more $$ you could go a ca18det. Mate just done this, 230rwhp on 11psi in 850kg... Stock motor.

i got an L20b and gbox forsale

i no someone with an sr20det in one ?

i know a bloke witha 308 powered 120y that he uses as a burnout car. Has all up cost him $1250 but hes done all the work himself

P platers aren't allowed to modify a car to the point it requires a mod plate, so you're pretty limited in what you can do, and an A14 doesn't make a huge difference anyway.

I'd start with the suspension, brakes and tyres and it will be quicker from point A to B than fitting an A14. S13 brakes can be converted onto the 120Y struts, or you can swap in Stanza struts and brakes. New shocks and springs & reset rear leaves and you will have a real fun little car.

engine wise, the cheap upgrades are 32/36 Weber or twin SUs - twin weber/dellorto are wasted on a stock motor. 1.75" exhaust is heaps. Extractors maybe. A cam regrind would really help, but you have to remove the engine to do that with the A series.

mate i have a fully work a14 for sale if ya interested. it has 20 tho over bore. lumpy cam. twin 40mm side draft webbers on the gx manifold... it kicks ass selling due to turbo conversion pm me if ya keen

yea im gonna get someone to borr out the a12 motor so its an a14 or 15. my seals havejust gone so im blowing a lot of smoke and burnin oil .


good luck .

i fitted an a15 to my datsun ute when i had it and it wasnt that much differance.your better off spending the 2g on a good night out and just use the dattto as an a to b car and not worry about modding it lol