K11 with GA16DE

[MaksimFx]

Hello guys!
I was looking for a small and quick hatch until stumbled upon a K11 micra with swapped GA16DE engine.
I have never been a micra owner and no nothing about it, though consider myself a car enthusiast

Current owner didnt make the swap so he knows nothing about it..
Only info a have here that it is a 1.0 European LHD car and the gearbox has remained from 1.0 car in this swap.

Here is the picture of motor. I see here that clip-on air filter was used, not standard box. Some strut bar.
It also seems to have an ABS.


I liked the car but I'm not sure about the swap and should I buy it.
Maybe someone can advice me based on the info here and picture.
Can GA16DE be an head ache?
I plan to make this car better and use on occasional track days.

Thanks!

 

[Agent_Sm1th]

Make lots of power when turbocharged but a little lacklustre in na form.

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[fuzzy-hair-man]

The smaller 1.0 gearbox (some of them) is one of the nicer solutions to getting the ga16de into the micra, others involve notching the chassis or spreading it with hydraulics, probably the nicest is custom driveshafts so you aren't as compromised on the gearing, if your not doing heaps of highway cruising it probably doesn't matter. I've not done the conversion just what I've read...