Classic B13 Sentra SE-R Breakdown - Project Car Stories

[@carlosruelas8781]

Fun Fact: The b13 was so popular in mexico that they continued production until 2017.

[@marcuskelley9591]

Nissan is a Japan car

[@octopoops8527]

Tsuru

[@JNAMOTORSPORTS]

Rear suspension isn’t the same

[@enigmaticcruz2483]

​@@marcuskelley9591 you don't say?!

[@enigmaticcruz2483]

​@@JNAMOTORSPORTS Nissan Tsuru was basically a facelifted original B13 base Sentra. Nissan essentially took the base 1992 Sentra and produced it until 2017 with a facelift.

[@Redmongoose-rdm]

Big up to Sport Compact Car Magazine, no other magazine was better.

[@warracer03]

The B13 is by far the best generation Sentra followed by the B15... This is, as expected from a build on MotoIQ, top quality.

[@hotshtsr20]

B15 either had an SR that didn’t rev… Or didn’t have an SR. FAIL. :)

[@warracer03]

@@hotshtsr20 I liked the QR25DE from the se-r or spec-v , sure it had its issue but it was capable.

[@malice930]

I owned a p10 g20t and b15 specv. Preferred the b15 . Loved the torque, short geared tranny and LSD from the b15.

[@hotshtsr20]

@@warracer03 compared to the 7500rpm SR20, the QR was a bit of a wet splat. Torque was nice, but other than 1-3000rpm, not noticeably more than the SR. Open deck meant any boost was head gasket failures, where idiots like me pushed well over 400whp on completely stock SR20s ($300 at the JDM importers to boot!) with just cams, fuel and big turbo setups. I’ve owned P10s (including the grey one in the background), B15, B14 and driven lots of B13s. B14 didn’t quite have the B13’s playful handling, but was considerably lighter and more tossable than a B15.

[@marksr20ser]

B14 is much better than the b15 imo 😊

[@rushmatic]

I really love this update… waxing poetic about the old B13 really brings me back 20+ years ago

[@zethjugos1250]

Used to have a b13, essentially my first car since i was the only one using it. It had power steering and nothing else. We lived in a compound full of mechanics and they sort of gave the GA16 of my little car a tune. Loved it when guys scratch their heads whenever i kept up with their civics and lancers back then😅😅😅

[@danarama92]

mike was a huge contributor in my 93 ser turbo build. so much respect for this gentleman.

[@konglee7284]

91-94 Sentra was the best year of the Sentra for me I had a 93 SE-R... I still miss it.

[@s5filty]

My gen 2 coyote 5.0 broke down on me and my buddy decided to let me borrow his b13 sentra ser. Boy did he made a mistake.. I fell in love with the legendary b13 ser and now it became my daily :) 5.0 is back and running but the looks I get in the Ser is priceless

[@claymclendon]

Wow! Love this update. I really miss my B13. This video brings back lots of memories from the old SERCA days. I remember my first SERCA meet up where Martin took my B13/GTi-R for a drive and scared the absolute crap out of me. Miss all you guys!!

[@mrcartease]

this is a forever car with the time history and memories

[@jeanlibido8502]

Excellent presentation. I bought my 91 SE-R on December 1990 after recommendations from Car and Driver. I bought a 1994 SE-R April 2005. I never regret having those. "Fun to drive ". Nothing like these cars.

[@kendrickwilliams3696]

I've got a 92 and 97 se-r both with the limited slip and 5 speed. The 97 used to be moms daily for 6 years. She loved it. Now I've had it for 17 years.

[@davidbarrera3071]

I have a 2 door autumn sunburst b14. It was my first car and I’m never getting rid of it. In April I’m about to paint it and give it life again with a new suspension and Cat since I’m in California I can’t wait to drive it every day again I really appreciate this video

[@GregKPerry]

Martin and Mike - So nice to see you both still working on and loving B13s. Miss being part of the ownership group, but I remain always interested in these cars. Take care, guys!

[@bc8Sooners]

so so nostalgic. I first know M. Kojima of Sports Compact Car magazine from owning my 97 200SX SE-R (with Neo VVL JDM engine swap). Sold the 2 doors to someone in Arizona when we have our first daughter. Ended up with a 07 Forester XT to haul the family. Part of my youth, no regret selling it though, the XT automatic has been mod to death and still reliably hauling our family of 4 in 2023.

[@jgr4438]

I had the honor of meeting Mike at a sr20dr Sentra meet in the early 2000’s. He helped to tune my engine at a Dino meet. Miss those days. Thanks for the great memories.

[@ohmfab]

Still have my '92 SE-R since 1997. I echo everything about the scene as we were happy to just have something different than the Hondas and focus on performance. Few parts back in the earlybdays and I remember we did a letter writing campaign to get AGX shocks stateside. Did so many SE-R club meets, autox, track days and was lucky ennough to meet Mike a couple times. I developed one of the first rear strut tower braces back in the day and it was fun to see the difference at the Autox. Car needs some love and rust repair now but cant bear to part with it. Great memories with the car and more so the community around it! Love the more recent SR build series, would love to see a VE or max NA DE build.

[@chaysendreamz]

I just met the new owner of this car today. He works at the shop next door to mine. I happen to be there on my day off and I heard that thing rev, holy crap guys it sounds insane!!!! Small world.

[@terryvincent8405]

Oh man this takes me back! Mike is THE SE-R guru!

[@ClassicConsoleReview]

I love my SR20DET NX2000. Spoke with Mike a few times when I was building it. I recreated the motoIQ 70v transmission mount for mine as well. Awesome video

[@DkBu-zy6ui]

Just picked up a 1994 B13 Sentra coupe. It's an XE with the ga16de manual trans, but knowing me....an SR is in its future. Sourcing parts now for full nx2000 brake conversion (rear disc conversion too) and looking into suspension options. My first car was a b12 sedan and I always wanted a b13 coupe. Finally got one and it's clean and almost totally rust free. I can't wait to give this thing the love it deserves and it will become my new daily.

[@benjaminnolastnameforyou7938]

Great times for motorsports compared to now.

[@JustAnotherHouseCat]

Ive always been a Nissan guy, it wasnt until I bought a B14 Sentra that I realized why guys were into Sentras. I would love to see more SR content, especially covering what most guys do wrong and causes a lot of issues for others. Also the Roller Rocker setup

[@johnurdialez5435]

Just met mike at super lap last week learning from him was huge in building my ve91nx2000

[@eppyz]

Had a 2001 Sentra SE and was part of SERCA myself👍 Good Times😎

[@SiCaRiI_DaGgEr]

GREAT video Mike and Martin! I jumped into the B14 chassis with the 200sx SER in 98' before jumping into the B15 SER Spec V in '02 which I still have w/ 64k chassis miles and 32k engine miles. Car is running like a dream and I will never get rid of it! I know MIke hates the Spec V with the intensity of 1000 suns 😁.....The good ole days when Mike was doing a B15 Spec V build which I would like to see you guys do. What better way to go back to your roots!

[@WRCDMB]

I love this episode, I lived in the Islands when I was younger a few of my dads friends had fully built B13-B16 like all out track cars that looked like show cars or rallied and podium in the Western WRC event

[@ALVNCREDIBLE]

More Sentra SE-R content pls! After the sr20forum hasn't been the same, it's difficult to find fwd sr20 content on the internet

[@jeremyb4493]

I still remember the cam comparison articles in SCC magazine way back in the late 90s/early 2000s....

[@neog4822]

My dad loved the b13, used to have many until he got rear-ended with his last one and insurance wouldn't let him buy anything back, including the wheels he kept thought-out moving countries and everything. They were called "sunnys" for us. I'll buy one back again but so difficult to find!

[@shiloh5199]

We had a 91' b13 2door with a 1.6l, what a great vehicle and got well over 300k b4 we sold her in good running condition.

[@TrackSol]

My very first car in 1999 was a 98 GXE sedan automatic. Was planning on swapping in an SR20DET and converting to manual. Then I crashed it and got a Honda del Sol. 20+ years later and I'm still into Hondas (still have the del Sol, also have an EK hatch), but I still appreciate those B13 and B14 Sentras and 200SX's.

[@llaprad1]

Love this! Mike was my instructor at the convention in Alabama…early 2000s? My first track event!

[@nathanpeachs2704]

Always loved, what we called, Bluebirds or Pulsars in New Zealand and Australia. Mum had a Japanese import, non Sr20 engine and was pretty good. One day a buddy took me for a ride in his new car Nissan Palsar Gti-r. Ive always loved that engine since then!!

[@barrywilliams685]

Can't wait to see more on the B14 and I might have to steal the idea on the rods. I never thought about it lol

[@jamdc2000]

Damn! My first car was an XE B13 Sentra '91, amazing car, had it for 13 years

[@troyfankell6581]

The Sport Compact Car days made B13/14 chassis a viable track car platform option. Especially with all the crazy ideas from Mike and Dave. With dets from a Bluebird or Avenir, the fwd SR was an affordable swap.

[@RadDadisRad]

Mike I remember the Disco Potato Sentra that you guys built back in the late 90s and was some what of a Garrett R&D program with the GT2860RS

[@LOUROK-SR20]

This was great. More b-Chassis sr20 content please. Got me thinking about Feal Suspension.

[@motoiq]

Feal is the best suspension for the chassis.

[@paulsterling2610]

@@motoiq my only regret is that while japan had the gti/gti-r for b13 in jdm market there was no b13 coupe

[@paulsterling2610]

@@motoiq there is also a sr16ve n1 spec engine

[@paulsterling2610]

@@motoiq love the fact that u have the facelifted nissan sunny gts front bumper

[@saabyz3735]

Looking forward to the B14 SE-L project. Still got my red SE-L in the garage with a t3/t04e turbonetics turbo.

[@novocaine009]

I had the ga16de. I was also in SERCA and met Mike because of my Nissan. He helped me throw on my KYB AGX and GC coil overs. He also helped me bump the timing and throw on a hotshot header and place racing CAI. I fell in love with cars becuase of my Nissan. As of now, im in the EJ255 gang lol

[@aristocrap]

I once had a 4-door '94 Sentra Limited Edition that had a full SE-R swap. I miss it everyday.

[@grantbuxton]

My step dad had that exact car that he drove to work everyday, it was a totaled loss he bought from insurance, my brother got it and totaled it again, I bought an 05 spec v and it was the funnest car I ever had

[@roodick85]

Absolutely my favorite gen!! Saw a couple today and immediately got nostalgic. Sport Compact Car did a SER build on this baby back in the day 🥰 talk about goosebumps!

[@Isza707]

I currently own a 2001 Infiniti G20 im swapping the block at the moment but i love them the sr20 is great!🙏

[@dimacypher]

Thank you all! Great car, great story! How about the B14 and its bad stock suspension?) Love the look of the B14 haha... I have one with the N15 Pulsar front end swap.

[@xFactoryUSA]

Maxima rear end for the us with the 200sx b14, not that bad just tall but a sporty soft, still very Nissan, the b15 was gross 🤢

[@charlessturm3007]

I was living in Peru and we have a B13 club down there. Mine was a 2014. I had made a center console that fits a 9 in screen like stocks and I had made some new trailing arms for the rear. Anyway I can show you my car so you guys can tell me how it looks?

[@jaredhuang2225]

I've been following since the Nissan Performance Mag days, cool to take a trip down memory lane.

[@slgpph]

I know this is old now, but the header to get for the SR20DE was a 4-1 made by AEBS. It had some fitment challenges but freed up the most power. My buddy got his header in 1999 and had just the pop charger and Greddy SP exhaust. His car felt very strong and was equal to my 99 Civic Si with bolt ons.

[@motoiq]

The rarest header.

[@michaelimperato9125]

I had a b13 ser sr20det swap..from a primera..putting down 270 hp..was a fun fun car. I miss it

[@sock979]

My mom had a 94 infinity G20 touring when I was a kid, which I think is basically the same as the SE R and that's what I learned to drive on and it was the s*** I didn't realize how awesome it was until later but even as a kid we had 5 acres and we lived out in the middle of nowhere in Arizona and I used to get that thing up to 70 mph on this track I built in my backyard and it was just such a freaking awesome car and it was all stock cuz I didn't know about modding cars back then but it was so nondescript but it had that great engine. You could get them with manual transmissions. It had a limited slip differential stock and since it was an infinity it had all the nice stuff too like leather and a nice audio system and stuff and it was just a great car. I think we put like a quarter million miles on it before someone crashed into us and it got totaled

[@justinphillabaum4245]

Love this car...in Mexico right now thinking differently about all of these tsurus I am seeing.

[@jtekwurkz389]

that motor refresh is a unicorn. can you pls feature the g20 (p10) next; interested on the refinements that made it onto the car.

[@getignited114]

Love it. I've had a B13, VE B14 and P11... Now a Q50 haha love it

[@yunggai]

Mike wrote articles about installing Jim Wolf camshaft for the SR20DE in a B13.

[@randyortiz2099]

Love that you guys showed love to the B13. Wish you would have done a video on the red b15 that Mike had from a while back but I know that that red b15 was sold too.

[@TheScotchula]

Was lucky enough to have a B13 SE-R as my first car. I'd love to get another some day but man are they getting hard to find.

[@JavoCover]

In the USA unfortunately, but in Mexico or Chile they are bargain and everywhere. You can at least import almost the whole car as spare parts from Mexico.

[@malice930]

Please do a video on the p10 racecar

[@JuanRomanMagdaraog]

I miss my 1992 SE-R. It was a super fun car

[@cctrans29]

Very nice SE-R. Another car I have seen in the background that I am a fan of since High School. Is a yellow 76 Corolla SR-5 . Looks like the one Scottie Kanemura owns. It is gorgeous. Is that Scottie's car? Love your channel and the knowledge you share.

[@motoiq]

He used to own it.

[@cctrans29]

@@motoiq whoever bought has a premier example of that year SR-5. As nice as that green original 73 out there in LA also.

[@raulfileto]

Thanks Martin and Mike for some sr20 talk! We need to get the band back together soon.

[@Cheeseypoofs85]

i miss my 93 se-r SO BAD. got t-boned 5 months after getting it. totaled. i was planning on dropping a bluebird in it

[@larswolfe]

As always love the story time from you guys!! Keep up the good work and hope to see you at the track soon!!

[@SR20VE-]

Ooooo they put a 20ve in with N1s and H series rods😍🥰 And it had buddy club p1 like wheels. I have a P11 with a factory 20ve, 16ve rocker cover and buddy culb p1s also a manual swapped with an Autech n15 gearbox. Going to give the kelfords N1/p12 hybrid cam a go

[@hifiman4562]

Nice. I've had a few SE-Rs, NX2000s and G20s. Can't find one nowadays.

[@ForeignEF-z8l]

I've been working on a g20

[@cjburn2758]

I would kill for a 1993 Nx2000. I just figure I will have to pay way up.

[@blakelip3]

Hated the NX2000

[@cjburn2758]

@@blakelip3 Uglier car for sure, but had better brakes and was a better handling platform.

[@blakelip3]

@@cjburn2758 never seen the wagon versions but those ugly taillights always stood out that’s how I remember that car lol

[@alleycgarage975]

very nice vid. our friend aka one of our nissan gurus Sir Tevs sent us this link. :)

[@motoiq]

How is Tevs doing?

[@alleycgarage975]

@@motoiq doin great in his car shop. Lots of customers especially nissan enthusiasts. A very well known, respected car lover and mechanic here. 🙂

[@motoiq]

That's great, we fell out of touch and was hoping he would return one day,

[@alleycgarage975]

@@motoiq for sure he will be reading this. and for sure he misses you guys out there and the car scene 😉

[@supershagspeed]

Awesome to see the SE-R Love.

[@hypefilms6061]

looking around to fine a b13 or b14 myself for a street daily driver

[@JorgeMartinez-iq2tc]

Would love too see videos of the B14 build

[@joebrown9621]

Mad respect to you guys love the videos.. My brother and I had a day driven project car a Black 1999 Nissan Pulsar Vzr in the sedan form which was rare compared to the hatchback in our area with skyline front brake caliper when we bought it someone already swapped the SR16 for the 20VE but later found out the SR16 was aggressive than the 20VE and the stock ECU was trying to rev the 20VE the same way but the cam profile was so different it lost alot of mid range power.. we swapped in some 16 cams which helped but ultimately had to tune it.. a Nistune daughter board and external tipper some port matching saw 198 to 200 at the wheels 8300 Redline 90% of peak torque between 2000 to 2500 and peak at 7200 RPM very flat torque band.. it was a riat 15 years ago

[@brentdaniels-wb9xs]

SR16ve featured the n1 high profile lift cams the SR20 cams weren't so aggressive

[@bend185ont]

Thing is so rad!! As always killer content

[@MansManShorts]

Back in 1991 this car was arguably King of Compacts. In the states anyways.

[@itsaboutfam]

I had a buddy back in the day with a B13 SEr. Fun car..and quick.

[@SpecificationR]

I'm such a fanboy of Mike and SCC and MotoIQ - I have the same eyeglasses. (lol just a coincedence)

[@jhonviel7381]

very cool. i had dreams of putting an sr20 in my 88 pulsar even though it had the rare ca18 in it, i was too young and poor to keep a project car like that 🤧🤧🤧

[@coldvaper]

Whats that blue B13 in the background....

[@datsun2401972]

How about a new review of the 300ZX TT? It's been a while since I've read the old sport compact car magazines. I'd love to hear how the old metal compares to the newer Z's and supra.

[@religionofspeed]

Yes! More FWD Nissan content inbound!

[@joeschintzius5534]

Loving the fwd SR20 stories, how about an update on the P10?

[@johnrborowski]

long live SPORT COMPACT CAR!!

[@kmatax9237]

miss seeing b13s on the street... great looking car.... nissan should bring something like this back, same look, same proportions, 160-200hp 4 cyl and keep the price low ....if you build it, they will come

[@SamBass]

I wonder what happened to Mike's B14 Project that was featured many times in Sport Compact Car…

[@RadDadisRad]

The Disco Potato?

[@motoiq]

Sold it years ago.

[@motoiq]

actually sold it to raise the money to start MotoIQ!

[@SamBass]

@@motoiq Thanks for the update! Glad it was sold for a good cause! Project 200SX B14 was very inspirational and one hell of a build. I had a 1998 200SX SE-R at the time all those SCC articles were coming out.

[@motoiq]

Chris Parker owns it now and it's in better shape than when I owned it.

[@Goosebumps8707]

Can’t wait for the b14 love the Chanel❤

[@JoseSantiago-hv3xm]

Absolutely fantastic build! Love this car from day 1! Question- when you used the P12 20V header primaries on the P11- did you use the original O2 sensor from the P11 or the P12? Wondering because I’m going to be using the same exact header and going to buy a new O2 sensor- freshen things up- want to know which one to buy! Such an awesome build! 😄🤙🏼

[@steadyboost7]

I'd love to hear more about that white Z32 or the black Maxima I've seen in a few other videos. It was before my time so I'd like to know what these things were capable of.

[@jeremyb4493]

That white 300zx looks like the same one that Mike K built to around 550-600whp 15-20 years ago. I still remember that car on the cover of Sport Compact Car magazine when I had the subscription as a teenager

[@zxline]

I’m awaiting to hear about that Z32 as well.

[@xFactoryUSA]

b14 coupes use the entire maxima rear end. I suspect the cars are very related, something like Toyota resusing the Prius chassis for the Corolla AND Camry today

[@konic40]

chassis related to the Nissan Pulsar GTiR right, those were turbo 4wd

[@avilesjuan180]

My first car🥰

[@blakelip3]

I’ve been waiting for this series last great Nissan Sedan

[@terryl9996]

The term ricer came from R.I.C.E. (Racing Inspired Cosmetic Enhancements) and refers to the "tuner" car culture which inspired 'Fast & Furious'.

[@jasonlucero352]

I had the same 92 blueish/silverish "e" model. No powersteering, no a/c, not even a passenger side mirror, no 5th gear lol (4 speed Manuel)

[@bennyhill3642]

Cant say i understood what you guys were saying lol Dad was the mechanic, and i was tge carpenter, thank GOD i was learning a little. Gr8 Video. And sound like regular guys in your voices... Sounds like you may have close or better than 30,000.00 in that car after ur purchase LOL And again i really i joyed the Vid.. GOD Bless😇😁😇

[@Adrian_Zuniga]

Could you guys do vids in more B13 suspension upgrades or tweaks ?

[@tysonrojas5477]

Seen one with sr20 at junkyard come up 😮

[@joelpizarro2915]

Do you guys still do this setup

[@jacksonduval4995]

92 SE-R was my 1st car. Blew the motor smh. 20 years later wanted another one but couldn't find one. Ended up with a 95 240sx

[@mCoon-cl3mo]

Love the b13, any update on the honda ep3?

[@QuikModsOBS]

yes please do the g20t!

[@theorigin1891]

Ahh the se-r net meet in cypress CA 2000

[@mustafakemalboyacoglu684]

i using it with ga16ds (converted with eccs type intake manifold, standalone ecu + coil on plug dist.less ign.). i loved this video thank you for it. and i have a question, i need a 4-2-1 headers for my ga16 how i can get engineered brand like a obx or hotshot as online in this time? and i need ad22vf front calipers could you help me b13 uncle! thank you

[@motoiq]

OBX is chinese junk stolen from Hotshot. Hotshot is no longer in business.

[@SilviaSaintGspot]

Hey @MikeKojima this made me think of the red B13 Chuck Johnson have/had? He have/had a white one also right? Does Anhyi still have that NX?

[@motoiq]

It was a B12 actually, he still has it. She still has the NX.

[@macantonioc]

@@motoiq Love my B12. Have an SR20DE but not Turbo like Chuck's B12!