Getting a free B13 Sentra, running. Anyone familiar? Need to source some parts. - Subaru Enthusiasts Car Club of the Sierras

left footed whooten · 2009-10-12, 07:32 AM

Buddy of mine is giving me the B13 Sentra SE-R that's been in our group of friends for about 6-7 years. Belonged to a friend who had the engine replaced after a 76 station forgot to tighten the drain plug. Its a pretty sweet beater, but of course it needs some stuff.

Pretty sure it has the red-top SR20DE....what the heck is a red-top SR20DE? Is it the high-compression one?

Also needs a drivers side door, anyone happen to know anyone with any color B13 2-door drivers door? Crank or power windows, doesn't matter. I just want to be able to shut the door and window. Gonna check pick& pull, etc soon.

Needs a tranny or rebuild. It pops out of fifth, which is a common problem from what Ive read in nicoclub.com. Curious if anyone has gotten a used Japanese tranny for one of these or would recommend a rebuild instead. Has the LSD.

Otherwise its pretty solid, just needs to be gone thru. Past 3 owners were not car guys.

Libila · 2009-10-12, 08:41 AM

What are you going to do with the car exactly? Just a daily beater or something more fun?

It has a redtop SR20? Are you sure it's not an SR20DET? The redtop SR20DET came in the early Silvias and Pulsars.

I can't help with parts but resources and information are abundant for those cars. Sport Compact Car had an awesome project B13 that was used for autox and track.

sperry · 2009-10-12, 08:41 AM

A red top is the 2.0L turbo motor... they make around 300hp in "stage 2" trim. It would be pretty obvious if it's got a red top in there... what with the turbo and intercooler, and the red valve cover. Unless there's a non-turbo red top out there... but as a Subaru guy, I don't know much about those motors... I though the red tops were SR20DET's.

left footed whooten · 2009-10-12, 08:54 AM

^^^Definitely not turboed. Pretty sure about the redtop though, but I need to get a visual on it to be sure, its in Genoa right now. There may be a non-turbo redtop out there, a 10.2:1 compression motor, but nissan forums are impossible to get info from, just a bunch of blahblahBOV spraytalk. I think this may be the high comp NA engine. Otherwise I dunno what it is besides a stock, maybe JDM, replacement motor.

Gonna keep it for a beater to commute with, pile dogs and friends and gear in for mtn trips and dirt roads where I dont take my WRX for bushy paint scratching purposes (Sierra pinstriping). Later I may upgrade it, but it should be a great DD to help slow miles piling up on my WRX and I wont have to yell at my drunken buddies to not set beers on it, throw backpacks on it, let the husky jump on it. I need something that is not as nice to not have to worry about. Plus Ive always liked the B13.

left footed whooten · 2009-10-12, 09:40 AM

Funny, still no responses in nicoclub.com thread, but nasioc OT thread has been full of info.

2009-10-12, 07:32 AM	#1
left footed whooten EJ251 Real Name: Dylan Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Truckee Posts: 539 Car: 06 WRX wagon CGM Class: Stuck working weekends	Getting a free B13 Sentra, running. Anyone familiar? Need to source some parts. Buddy of mine is giving me the B13 Sentra SE-R that's been in our group of friends for about 6-7 years. Belonged to a friend who had the engine replaced after a 76 station forgot to tighten the drain plug. Its a pretty sweet beater, but of course it needs some stuff. Pretty sure it has the red-top SR20DE....what the heck is a red-top SR20DE? Is it the high-compression one? Also needs a drivers side door, anyone happen to know anyone with any color B13 2-door drivers door? Crank or power windows, doesn't matter. I just want to be able to shut the door and window. Gonna check pick& pull, etc soon. Needs a tranny or rebuild. It pops out of fifth, which is a common problem from what Ive read in nicoclub.com. Curious if anyone has gotten a used Japanese tranny for one of these or would recommend a rebuild instead. Has the LSD. Otherwise its pretty solid, just needs to be gone thru. Past 3 owners were not car guys. __________________ I'd rather drink muddy water and sleep in a hollow log

2009-10-12, 08:41 AM	#3
sperry The Doink Real Name: Scott Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 20,335 Car: '09 OBXT, '02 WRX, '96 Miata Class: PDX/TT-6 The way out is through	A red top is the 2.0L turbo motor... they make around 300hp in "stage 2" trim. It would be pretty obvious if it's got a red top in there... what with the turbo and intercooler, and the red valve cover. Unless there's a non-turbo red top out there... but as a Subaru guy, I don't know much about those motors... I though the red tops were SR20DET's. __________________ Is you is, or is you ain't, my con-stit-u-ints?

2009-10-12, 08:54 AM	#4
left footed whooten EJ251 Real Name: Dylan Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Truckee Posts: 539 Car: 06 WRX wagon CGM Class: Stuck working weekends	^^^Definitely not turboed. Pretty sure about the redtop though, but I need to get a visual on it to be sure, its in Genoa right now. There may be a non-turbo redtop out there, a 10.2:1 compression motor, but nissan forums are impossible to get info from, just a bunch of blahblahBOV spraytalk. I think this may be the high comp NA engine. Otherwise I dunno what it is besides a stock, maybe JDM, replacement motor. Gonna keep it for a beater to commute with, pile dogs and friends and gear in for mtn trips and dirt roads where I dont take my WRX for bushy paint scratching purposes (Sierra pinstriping). Later I may upgrade it, but it should be a great DD to help slow miles piling up on my WRX and I wont have to yell at my drunken buddies to not set beers on it, throw backpacks on it, let the husky jump on it. I need something that is not as nice to not have to worry about. Plus Ive always liked the B13. __________________ I'd rather drink muddy water and sleep in a hollow log

2009-10-12, 09:40 AM	#5
left footed whooten EJ251 Real Name: Dylan Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Truckee Posts: 539 Car: 06 WRX wagon CGM Class: Stuck working weekends	Funny, still no responses in nicoclub.com thread, but nasioc OT thread has been full of info. __________________ I'd rather drink muddy water and sleep in a hollow log

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2009-10-12, 08:41 AM	#2
Libila EJ205 Real Name: Tim Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 1,384 Car: '94 L	What are you going to do with the car exactly? Just a daily beater or something more fun? It has a redtop SR20? Are you sure it's not an SR20DET? The redtop SR20DET came in the early Silvias and Pulsars. I can't help with parts but resources and information are abundant for those cars. Sport Compact Car had an awesome project B13 that was used for autox and track.