Jefferson State Motorsports: Local Nor-Cal and Southern Oregon Automotive Forum

btw is that a r32 on that 89 coupe in your sig?

I'm sure yours was a bit cleaner and lower miles though, lol. This car needs some work! (mainly cosmetic though)

S13 Doorpanel Upholstery Write-up
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This "something" black? I have no idea what you said, haha.

English.

Welcome to the 'vert club. Thanks for posting pics and hitting up the registry already! You definitely earn your admission to our club.

Let us know if there is anything we can do to help.

Joshua 1:9 "Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go."

Thanks for the Welcome guys. I've been a part of NICO for quite a while (joined about after buying my first 240SX), but never have owned a vert until now! And I'm not selling it!

Keep us posted.

The stock exhaust is all banged up, so I'm looking for an exhaust like a blitz realize TT, RSR exmag, etc.

Also, replacing all the little things that are all banged up or broken. Including a driver side door that I might have to pay $$$ for to ship across the country, lol.

5-lug conversion (I have a set of S14 SE wheels laying around), and dropping the car is after the previous things.

Then possibly an LSD, and 5 speed swap.

Then who knows, haha... the stock KA is pretty slow...... (i have an SR in my coupe, so the KA is just crawling along for me!)

In my opinion, you should do your mods in this order:

1) Exhaust - gives the KA a nice growl that will tide you over while you save up some more money
2) 5-speed + LSD - HUGE improvement that will make you feel better about the car and wonder why on God's green earth didn't the vert come that way from the factory?!
3) Coilovers - how I lived so long without this, I don't know. I'd definitely recommend getting low before getting boost. It's like a whole new car now and handling is increased dramatically. This will definitely tide you over while you save up for boost.
3.5) You're going to want some better fitting wheels. Don't go crazy and spend a bunch of money because you've still got big upgrades planned. But with coilovers, you're definitely going to want to get some better offsets. Along with this, you'll want some adjustable rear upper control arms (RUCAs) to adjust your rear camber.
4)Little things - eh, get this stuff here and there or whenever you find a good deal.
5) KA-T - screw an imported swap. There's a lot of aftermarket support now for the KA. Heck, people are making 300+HP on the stock bottom end. Get creative and enjoy the torquy "truck motor" with a snail.
6) 5-lug conversion - This is very unnecessary most of the time and mostly a cosmetic issue until you start looking for flush wheels. The options just aren't there for the 4-lug wheels. I say save this for last so you can have time finding the right wheels.

Wow, that's almost the same order I'm doing things...

Lol, well my opinion may vary from yours, but it's close!

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1) Exhaust - gives the KA a nice growl that will tide you over while you save up some more money

Agree!

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2) 5-speed + LSD - HUGE improvement that will make you feel better about the car and wonder why on God's green earth didn't the vert come that way from the factory?!

the LSD I do agree, that was the first mod for my coupe! The 5 speed swap, I'm ordering all the parts that I need at the moment for the general swap (already bought the pedals), but I do not want to order specific parts (like the KA tranny, etc), until I settle on my engine choice, that way I don't waste my money, haha.

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3) Coilovers - how I lived so long without this, I don't know. I'd definitely recommend getting low before getting boost. It's like a whole new car now and handling is increased dramatically. This will definitely tide you over while you save up for boost.

I'm actually ordering coilovers for my coupe here in about 2 weeks, and therefore, the spring/strut combo that are on it, are going to the vert! The coupe is #1 priority right now, but that's a whole different story, haha.

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3.5) You're going to want some better fitting wheels. Don't go crazy and spend a bunch of money because you've still got big upgrades planned. But with coilovers, you're definitely going to want to get some better offsets. Along with this, you'll want some adjustable rear upper control arms (RUCAs) to adjust your rear camber.

I have extra 5 lug wheels sitting around, from my coupe, that I am going to use once I get the 5-lug done. As I see it, 5 lug conversions are cheaper than a new set of wheels!

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4)Little things - eh, get this stuff here and there or whenever you find a good deal.

Pretty much!

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5) KA-T - screw an imported swap. There's a lot of aftermarket support now for the KA. Heck, people are making 300+HP on the stock bottom end. Get creative and enjoy the torquy "truck motor" with a snail.

Haha, as I see it, I already have a power moster 4 cylinder (coupe has a GT3071R SR20DET and then some in the works). Since the vert is a cruiser, I want something with a different exhaust tone, and something that runs smoother. I'm actually considering doing the rb25det swap on it. I know the KA-T is a *****'n setup, that was my original plan for my coupe, but I found an SR for soo cheap, that I couldn't pass it up! Someday I will...

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6) 5-lug conversion - This is very unnecessary most of the time and mostly a cosmetic issue until you start looking for flush wheels. The options just aren't there for the 4-lug wheels. I say save this for last so you can have time finding the right wheels.

My reasoning is stated above, lol

There you have it! My reasoning for what I'm doing The engine wont be happening until the fall, but everything else will happen within the next couple months! My coupe will satisfy my need for speed in the meantime. It should be done withing the next 2-3 weeks!

I thought I saw somehwere in that post that you asked for input...

I read it again and was wrong. I just wasted a bunch of everyone's time (mostly my own) posting that.

Oh well.

Keep us updated.

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... I thought I saw somehwere in that post that you asked for input... I read it again and was wrong. I just wasted a bunch of everyone's time (mostly my own) posting that. Oh well. Keep us updated.

Haha, you didn't waste any time bro! I'm always open for input! I'm actually about to order the LSD, haha. Couldn't find any decently priced used exhausts (not a big fan of buying new exhaust), so I just decided to get the 180SX VLSD w/ 5 bolt axles for now, and get the exhaust when I come across a good deal. And I'll keep everything updated! I'm excited about the vert!

For Sale: Sr altenator 60... Greddy sr20 RAS 47

Lol, thanks man. I am thinking of possibly going a different route now. I know a guy who'll give me the entire rb25det swap setup for 3700, or I was thinking of trying out a KA-T, lol. I have an SR, so I want to do something else, lol. My main prob right now is whether or not to dump money into this car, or to continue on my coupe until it is near completing