Nissan's 4 cylinder, 1.8 litre, DOHC, EFI, Turbo engine used in cars such as pulsars and Silvias. These motors are best paired to automatic gearboxes as it is the only way you can take advantage of the mad shift points they have.
"Well I decided to convert the S13 to manual"
"Keep it auto man. CA18DET autos are heaps quick and have wicked shift points.
"Keep it auto man. CA18DET autos are heaps quick and have wicked shift points.
by BoostCruiser August 1, 2008
Get the CA18DET mug.The CA18DE is a late 1980's motor released by Nissan and fitted to the Nissan Exa's, 180SX and Silvia, as well as the SSS Bluebird. It is a fuel injected, Double Overhead Cam set-up. It came out in two versions N/A and Turbo. It is one of the hardiest motors to be released by Nissan, due to the similar design principles that had been used to create the RB series motors.
by Gotthard January 23, 2005
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