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Nissan's SR20 engine with the VVL cylinder head. while it wasn't offered stock in any U.S. cars. it is often imported from failed Japanese inspections that said the engine was no good, when over in the U.S. it is considered brand new.

the SR20VE produced 186HP @ 7000RPM and 144 ft-lbf at 6000rpm

the SR16VE-N1 cams are often considered an upgrade due to the engine being able to rev to 8600rpms with the N1 cams.
guy1: dude get over here i just finished swapping a SR20VE into my g20

guy2: sweet now we just need to get some N1 cams.
SR20VE by thunder storm October 16, 2008
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An extremely rare find here in the USA.

It's a spin off the more common Neo VVL(SR20VE)

The VET engine is a beast.
Sr20VET makes mad HP.
SR20VET by B15NYC October 7, 2006
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A Nissan Engine used in japan in the 180SX, Silvia (S13,S14 and S15 models) Also in the Pulsar GTi-R, aveneir and Blue Bird. it stands for..

SR (series model) 2.0 (liter) (D)ual over head cam, (E)lectronic fuel injected, (T)urbo.

This engine is sometimes referd to as a Redtop or Blacktop due to its valve cover color in diffrent years. You can tell a newer S14 or S15 model Sr20det by its slant in the valve cover and black color.

This 4 cylinder engine is capable of 400 horsepower with stock internals.
I have a SR20DET in my 240Z
sr20det by j-Gates May 26, 2004
Performance engine found in the Japanese-spec Nissan 240SX S14 Sylvia.
Damn that car is running an SR20DET!
SR20DET by narong February 28, 2004
possibly one of the tightest motors that is affordable for nissans in America. Very popular swap put into 240sx's. will smoke ANY honda (especially that boosted vtec shit), and even has the potential to beat other popular cars such as Rsx, WRX, and Evo. Some mistakenly claim that KA-T's are faster and more reliable. RB motors are also very cool motors with potential like SR's but they are rarer and harder to swap. If you are serious about street racing without having a super expensive car and leavin some wannabe ricers aka VTECH or Honda dickriders, this is the motor for you.
Honda Fag: "Hmm i think your SR20DET only beat me because my Vtech didnt kick in and my fog lights didnt boost me"

240sx homie: "No i dont think having a pedo bear or spray painting your rims make you go faster"

RSX Type-S guy: "Your SR won because my interior is leather so my car doesnt accelerate fast due to that"

240sx homie: "Your car (and EVO's And WRX's) is much nicer and more expensive and still tight. Yours is more luxurious but mine is just faster."

Fags who act like they know cars: "YOUR SR20 is ONLY 2 liters that means my TRUCK ENGINE IS WAY FASTER"

240sx homie: "having more liters doesnt mean you go faster it just means your engine burns more gas and is bigger. Engine size is not everything. FAG"
SR20DET by S13 Silvia Mexican May 19, 2009

Summer Teeth 

When someone has a lot of missing teeth.
Mannn, that dude has summer teeth!
What do you mean?
Summer here, summer there...
Summer Teeth by BeckPot August 2, 2012
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The grindset is a contemporary ideology of self-exploitation disguised as strength, deeply tied to the aesthetics of the “sigma male” and to new digital forms of patriarchy. It promotes the idea that human worth depends on productivity, economic success, absolute emotional control, and the ability to work endlessly, turning vulnerability, rest, community, and tenderness into signs of weakness. Beneath its rhetoric of discipline and power often lies a profound inability to relate healthily to pain, fragility, and human interdependence.
“That’s the grindset, brother. While weak men sleep and complain, sigma males stay disciplined, work in silence, suppress emotions, and build power while everyone else wastes time chasing comfort.”
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