Johnathan's Nissan Versa! The Sentra Swapped Hot Hatch!
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- čas přidán 27. 08. 2024
- Shooting Cars Stories episode 21
Nissan has a long history of winning race cars, one just has to Google "Nissan racing cars" and you're inundated with race livery GTRs, the wild R-390 and this year's new FWD GTR Lemans prototype.
It's time to add a Versa to that list.
Hear me out, when properly set up these compact hatches can be wildly fun on the track. Check back next week for a full Street and Track review of this very car!
Until then, enjoy Johnathan's car story!
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I have driven lots of sports cars and fun to drive cars. I have a 2008 Versa hatchback with a 6- speed and it is legit fun to drive.
I'm to broke to do anything with my versa but I want to. It's probably the funnest car I've ever driven, I've done so much shit with it my tires have almost no treads. It light and low so it's easy to really throw around and power slide without fear of flipping.
Hey you should hit me up on the versa forum. My screen name is NismoAlmera on there. I'm doing a lot of work on my versa and have been posting progress on there.
I autocross a 6spd 2.5L sentra Spec V, lsd. I have multiple trophies from it. Love these sleeper cars.
respect bro i own a 4th gen maxima my "race car" and i also own a versa its a 2016 s. i wanna use it for autox its funn little car its a 5 speed you gave me some ideas thanks man, nothing crazy just funn
+jons martinez Thank! It's always great to hear about others enjoying their Versas as well!
That's kinda funny actually, i own a 3rd gen maxima and a 2014 versa. Love them both especially the maxima!
does any year sentra fit in the versa engine
I've been using them little cars for over 10 years. The first one I had was the old 07 and since then I've been over 10 of them. And now I have a 2012 still 1.8l nott the 1.6 2012..
how much did the engine swap cost...what are the other parts that need to be changed? looking for a yaris...but might also consider a versa
I have a Nissan Versa with a 6 speed manual transmission. My sister with her m3 tho love that car too
I love this car. Best Versa ever lol
But I only have one question, wouldn't an SR20DE(+T hehe) have made a better engine swap?
Then again, probably would cost too much.
Still amazing for an economy car. And still big enough to a convenient family car xD I love it
I'm really not sure about that, it may have but I believe he went with that motor is because it was, in theory, an almost perfect swap without having to change too much and it still has to be his daily.
Once again, not 100% sure, just speculating.
I'll ask Johnathan lol
+bcredeur97 Thanks! And sorry for the late response. This is John the owner, I've got some video's of me Autocrossing and tracking it on my channel as well. A SR20 would have been pretty cool. I went with the MR20DE because its pretty much a direct swap. To the point that the stock ECU will adjust to it on its own. It was a lot easier and cheaper to do. I'd love to do another more radical swap in the next couple years. I went this route because I blew up the original motor and its my daily. So two weeks later I was back on the road with the new engine. Here's a link to a post on Reddit detailing what happened: www.reddit.com/r/Justrolledintotheshop/comments/3njbvi/what_do_you_mean_you_shouldnt_put_a_nissan_versa/
Kat_Hat hey John! Will check out your channel for sure! You may remmeber me, im the guy with the little old white Corolla (I call it "The White Turd" haha) so we are in a similar situation in regards to not having the right car for the job, though you sort of fixed yours. lol
I find it crazy that the Stock ECU works with a completely different motor! Who ever would of thought haha. But yeah that was definitely way more convenient to just drop that thing right in and you certainly made the right choice. doing a manual swap too was probably the best decision you could have made. (I want to do this so bad on the white turd! But I believe it's really expensive. The AT in there now actually rattles a little sometimes so maybe if it dies I'll consider it[my luck it wont because Toyota LOL])
Do you have anything new or different from this video for the upcoming event in ~35 days or so? (I'll be there, with new wheels and tires :P)
I thought that was you, I should have listened to myself and checked your account before I posted lol.
The two motors are from the same family and the same externally. The MR20DE is stroked different to gain the extra displacement. The oil pan and pump are pretty different too, much more robust looking. The car has actually always had a 6 speed gear box, it was mated with the new motor. Again, direct swap. I put a new clutch in while we had it apart lol.
I've actually done quite a bit since then. Coil overs is probably the biggest thing I did. I also put in Polyurethane control arm bushings along with some other stuff. I'll be relearning the car a lot this season. I'm glad to hear you'll be coming out again!
Kat_Hat wow! That makes me wonder what other things you could do to an engine without replacing or reprogramming the ECU haha. (higher compression ratio pistons and just throw higher octane gas at it? lol)
Coilovers sound wonderful! Im sure it will completely change how the car drives. How big of a difference does putting polyurethane bushings on everything make? They cost considerably more and they (theoretically) last longer, but do they add up to a significant difference?
I have no money so I am stuck on base version but would love to throw a bigger engine in there
do u still have the versa ? what HP is it putting out ??
Hi, I would like to know if there is another transmission from Nissan that I can swap into my 2011 Nissan Versa S hatchback 1.8L , my car came with the 4 speed Automatic transmission. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks
Great question. I hope someone answers. Was wondering the same thing
Mines is 4 speed automatic transmission too its already 226 thousands miles but still no problems on the transmission.
What wheels are those?
Very cool! I have a 2020 Subaru BRZ tS and a 2016 Nissan Versa Note: I'd like to modify the Versa suspension and get a bit more power... very little information out there on Versa mods. Thanks for sharing and thinking outside the box!!!!
Hey I realize this was 1 year ago but do you have any updates with the Versa? I have a 2015 Versa and am looking for ways to add a little power.
Same here I have a 2014 Versa Note and haven’t found much.
I have a 2012 with a 1.8 if it was a straight shift it would be really fun to drive and may be worth putting some money into it. I've actually thought about taking the bumpers off and side skirts and just make it look ridiculous on purpose it's already ugly and it would reduce weight lol
Plz tell me what you got in that car i need stuff like eurethane bushing ect for mine where do i get everything i need to make it the fastest delivery versa ever 😂
yh lol im hella late personally im thinking of getting one here its called tiida tho im thinking of sr20 swapping it
Will that motor fit in a versa?
@@chefboyrobbie7119 yes it can be some one here did it
JAMAICAN PAPI what kinda of motor do you recommend me looking into for my versa?
@@melbournetaylor4265 what kind of alteration i ave to do?
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HeyBrother, where did you buy your damper torque? Can you provide the link, please? thanks @project_tiida
Where did you buy the NRG torque damper?? @project tiida
Do you have any more info on how you did your sentra swap I have a versa w a trashed 1.8 and a 6 speed is it worth swapping a qr25de w the sentra 6 speed this looks more complicated
I wanna know what I can do to my versa 2016 Sv Im young and have no experience with cars much but I am learning as I go on and I wanna know what I can engine swap with
how long its that motor torque brace, i want one of those...
This is my dream to do to my versa 😭
Hi Neil, could the versa ECU be able to run a 2.5 Sentra SE-R engine? I have a 2007 versa with 300k kms and still running, engines are all the same price,might as well take the best that can be fitted without having to screw around with the ECU
I have 2007 Nissan versa hatchback s i owned this car for more than 2 years when i buyed it at russian guy at Sacramento California its only have 150k miles now he's 172k miles runs on the road im just take care of him
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Do you have a full swap (engine-transmission-ecu) ???
Mr18 to mr20 have a good diffence???
@Marc A mr16ddt???? Same transmission casing (final drive 4:21 and different gear ratio)
@Marc A on forum....
Versa final gear 3.93
1-3.727
2-2.105
3-1.452
4-1.171
5-0.971
6-0.811
Sentra final gear 3.93
1-3.727
2-2.105
3-1.519
4-1.171
5-0.914
6-0.767
Juke final gear 4.21
1-3.363
2-1.947
3-1.393
4-1.114
5-0.914
6-0.767
Same axle in
Versa/sentra same flywheel and clutch
How much would you charge me to do a swap on my 2016 Versa SV
It love to work with you on that project, where are you located? I want to swap in a Nissan juke (MR16DDT) or a Nissan Sentra (SR20DET) to the versa
Exactly what I’m asking lol
When I was a kid they would have called that a sleeper because you look at it it don't look like much that is great if you're doing street racing back in the day or running from the cops LOL yes I did do that but even to this day I hate a loud vehicle because of loud vehicle willing tract police attention real quick LOL matter of fact it would attract more attention then a red vehicle I am looking at getting a 2011 Nissan Versa hatchback
Hey brother
How can i get in touch with y oi u? Would love to have a 5 min talk
Thanks and keep it up
nissan tida in mexico
140 Horsepower, same power as the Smoky and the Bandit Firebird in the movie! (and in a lighter car).
Here's a link to VersaSpeed. Only just discovered them due to this video. versaspeed.com/
I run 10 on mine..versa hatcback.."bosshogg"
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uuuuh nissan versa uuuuuh motor swap n uhhhhhh
and uhhhh stop bitching uuuuuuuhh
Honestly kinda seems like a totally pointless swap. You could bought a stock car with everything better for the prices of shit here. I don't see the point.
Lol I test drove a 16 versa I'll Neva do that again complete joke all around I had it for a week ,worst fruitless week ever I opted for my 16 sonic best decision I ever made but to each their own
I just had a lot of bad luck this past year....i got put out of my apartment due to racist shit, i had a 2005 Saab 9-3 5spd i loved to death that got hit, and a 2012 Buick Regal GS 6spd that just ate its water pump...i just got a fucking 09 Versa 6spd and i fucking love the little box.more.than.those faster cars.... Wtf why is this thing so fun to drive and toss around
I have a 2012 versa sedan. It has a 5 spd manual and a 1.6. Could I swap a 2.0 or a different engine for around $1000? Or any modifications I can do to these slow engines? It's okay enough but 0-30 is too quick to shift. 30-60 second shift. 60-almost 90 is the 3rd speed. Should I get taller tiers?
I mean swapping the engine out seems like a lot of work I would just start with airflow like exhaust, cold air intake, turbos, and work your way up to more fuel like bigger injectors ect . As long as you have a s*** ton of airflow and a lot of gas running through it you can have your pretty fun car for a lot less money vs paying for a whole new engine but if you got it like that then yeah if you do it right and put a supercharger instead of turbo's I've seen on certain forms people were making 400 horsepower in these little cars . Really depends on what you're going for like a daily driver or track car, for a daily driver I was just upgrade the engine like I was talking about