240sx

[Flowcus]

Oh im looking for a large project... have a lot of time on my hands right now and was planning on buying a burnt up one to rebuild anyways.

As far as an intercooler goes talk to nick or kevin at SLS they can hook you up with a nice FMIC and piping to boot.

[Flowcus]

More info on SR20 would be appreciated. I found a great shell in good condition except some minor front end damge and some hail damage that doesnt seem to bad. Guy wants $500 it just needs motor, new hood ( this isnt that bad and just has a small crease in it. ), front bumper, and hopefully the hail damage isnt really bad.

So if I go pick this up im going to be needing an engine soon. And since the SR20 is local id like to pick it up and rebuild it and drop it in. So get me that info!

[Joel]

Flowcus wrote:
More info on SR20 would be appreciated. I found a great shell in good condition except some minor front end damge and some hail damage that doesnt seem to bad. Guy wants $500 it just needs motor, new hood ( this isnt that bad and just has a small crease in it. ), front bumper, and hopefully the hail damage isnt really bad.

So if I go pick this up im going to be needing an engine soon. And since the SR20 is local id like to pick it up and rebuild it and drop it in. So get me that info!
if you would do an sr20, you need to do a silvia bumper/hood/side skirts conversion anyways, true JDM $h!t

John, do this! you mom will gladly pay for it and your dad will help you do it. GO JOHN!

[KA-T_240]

i wish my mom would pay for it. dad well help but mom no give jon money.
she well not even get aftermarket brake pads only oem because there "higher quality" and any modifications is just "stupid" but that a mother for ya

[thezachattack240]

wannabe wrote:
if you would do an sr20, you need to do a silvia bumper/hood/side skirts conversion anyways, true JDM $h!t

John, do this! you mom will gladly pay for it and your dad will help you do it. GO JOHN!

I hope you don't mean he needs to do a siliva conversion as in that's the only way it will work. If you do I should slap you silly. If you're just saying he needs his car to be JDM TYTE YO! you should still be slapped. Just not as severely.

[Afsil80]

The CA18 is a more direct swap in for the 89-90 240SX since it was in the 180SX those years. It got the axe, and was replaced by the SR20 from the 91+ 240s.

There will be less things to convert by swapping in a CA.

Yes, it's got 30 less hp, and smaller. BUT. It's a cast iron block, meaning it can take more boost and abuse (think, 2JZ, RB2x, all cast iron, high-boosting), and it doesn't have head-related issues like the SR20. It also weighs 50+ lbs less than an SR20, and it's about 4" shorter in length, and sits farther back towards the firewall, which offers better handling.

And if someone tells you that "Since it's a 1.8L, it won't be as strong." Tell them they're full of shit, and need to research the specs and results behind it. CA's have put out over 500 whp on stock internals.

Did I mention it's cheaper? And that OEM replacement parts are availible, UNLIKE the SR20DET, since only the SR20DE was in the states?

[thezachattack240]

^^^^ word. I would love to put a CA18DET in my fastback. But at this point, being a poor college student I'm going to piece together a custom turbo kit for my KA which I already know is one tough s.o.b., runs strong, I know it possibly didn't come out of a car in a junkyard, and will probably make more power with less effort initially. Afterall, no replacement for displacement right? Probably wouldn't be as much fun though. I would love to be able to rev til 9k, which is possible because the CA has twice as many cam lobes than the SR which means the CA has no rocker arms like the SR and the lobes act directly on the valves which = less moving parts = less stuff to break = one free revving engine. Click here for lots of info on the ol' CA versus SR debate.

[Afsil80]

^^^ I'm guilty of posting before reading the thread....ya beat me to it, but I guess in a debate like this, it never hurts to throw in my 2 psi.

[Joel]

thezachattack240 wrote:
I hope you don't mean he needs to do a siliva conversion as in that's the only way it will work. If you do I should slap you silly. If you're just saying he needs his car to be JDM TYTE YO! you should still be slapped. Just not as severely.
I am not that stupid. I was kidding.
"Come over here and see what happens when you try to hit me"

[thezachattack240]

wannabe wrote:
I am not that stupid. I was kidding.
"Come over here and see what happens when you try to hit me"

You never know about kids these days. Since you were kidding, I'll let it slide even though I wouldn't have done anything anyway. Sorry, but I get a little defensive when it comes to 240s. I cringe when I see one not treated right.

[KA-T_240]

ya ya motor comes maybe this summer in august tell then fix lots of stuff, for a $400 car it need some love and lots of cleaning. like removing the bubbled tint, witch normally isnt hard but its 2 damn layers on top of eac other it sucks, spent 3 hours and got 3/4 of 1 roll down done. Any advice on removing it easier, used razor blade, goo be gone, decal remover, and heat gun none by them selves can touch the adhesive.