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Lol I'm sorry to laugh but that is the problem with the whopping 987cc engine. Especially with an automatic. The thing is gutless, at least that is what I found. Good for around town but scary on the highway. Before getting my brain scheme plan to drop a ca18det into it I first swapped a 1.2...

Yikes!! :eek: didn't mean to bring up bad memory's of popping engines :) I will snif around the site and see what I can find. Thanks again

Thanks for the advice. There was a few vehicles with the ga16 engines released here in Canada. Definitely worth looking into, especially if they bolt to the gearbox. Still would like to switch to a manual, but this seems like less of a headache to do so. I will do some digging before I jump in...

Unfortunately I've only seen the second generation Nissan cube here in Canada. It just seems like Canada is not Micra friendly. What would you do in my situation? Stuff the 1.6 in or wait for a better gearbox and try to stuff the 1.8 turbo in?

The Project: Take a CA motor and stuff it into a Pao The Back Story: I have a 1989 Nissan Pao that originally had the 987cc engine mated with a automatic transmission. I rather enjoyed my new ride as it was quirky to say the least, but felt that the power was.... well not there. SO I dug a...

https://www.micra.org.uk/threads/valve-clearances-ma10.33350/ That's a thread on the site with specs and others opinions. Attached is a file for the procedure.

These might help

https://www.micra.org.uk/threads/valve-clearances-ma10.33350/ The specs are in this thread and other suggestions. As for procedure see attached file. Hope this helps

I ended up finding a website amayama.com and they had detailed part breakdowns of all JDM vehicles, and the different engines they came with. Found the parts I needed on a 1986 Silvia/Gazelle with a CA18DT and have sent a parts request. They claimed to have 5 of each but will confirm when they...

Hello, I'm wondering if anyone knows where I would be able to locate the intake gaskets for the first generation CA18DET. They are different then the later models of the 1.8, and I haven't found anyone who carries them. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

Hello Micra community, hopefully I can sponge as much info from your vast vat of knowledge. Mmmmm knowledge