240sx engine internals?

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240bton
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what is a good set up? what cams nd maff ext should i get? i here eagle talon cams nd z32 maff nd somthin like 740cc injectors can take up to 12 psi. good internals or no? starting to build a turbo ka24de. need all the tips and ideas i can get! :dblthumb:

p.s getting a t28 turbo maybe a t3t4 turbo if i can afford the t28.


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superDorifto
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1984 200sx hatch(KA-t swap) - 355WHP
1991/1993/1995/1997 240s - Dead
1982 200sx hatch - fixed/scrapped
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Welcome to NICO,

You can find answers to all of your questions here: (Hint, its one of the main stickies)

faq-and-kat-info-t99647.html

A t28 has been done many, many, many ,many, many times before.

Dont be a afraid to use the giant blinking SEARCH button as well.

240bton
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thanks for the help. i think i got the guts to use the big blinking search button now hehe

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SiDwAyZ240
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Anybody know if you can really use Talon cams? Never herd that one b4.

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Razi
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Never heard the Talon cams thing either.

240bton
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i was reading it on a nother forum i wasnt to sure either so i had to ask people.

what internals nd injectors nd maff ect should i get for a t25 turbo?

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neverlift
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for a t25 AND low boost get an fmu AND a walbro.

240bton
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ight sounds good, im still trying to find a 240 in vancouver but its all crap on craigslist and + i only have 800 1200 for a car. any one got a cheap 240? ill take just the shell cuz i can get a ka24 engine for $150.

how much hp you think ill have with low boost, fmu and walbro

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Personally would worry aobut finding the car first.

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SiDwAyZ240
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Car + Inspection/Tags + Turbo Setup = >$1200

240bton
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does any one have a cheap 240? or know where to get one?

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biggie
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Classifieds on this site, local craigslist, autotrader, ebay, etc.

Oh and 240s aren't too cheap.

240bton
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ya i know they aren't cheap but some are in the 1000 to 1500 range and thanks alot!

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superDorifto
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Car: 1997 Eclipse Spyder - AWD/5spd swap in progress
1995 Q45 - 5spd swap in progress
1984 200sx hatch(KA-t swap) - 355WHP
1991/1993/1995/1997 240s - Dead
1982 200sx hatch - fixed/scrapped
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not sure how the conversion rate affects the pricing, but one thing I do know is that KBB and NADA are pretty unreliable for pricing 240s. The community gobbles them up quickly when they are for sale, and either modifies them to hell, or neglects and abandons them. Either way the prices fluctuate in about a $2000 range for s14s and s13s.

That is unless you unless you find a car/seller in the following situation:

a) a smoking deal from someone that just wants to get rid of the car
b) a basket case that is so full of issues that no one wants to deal with it
c) a car that has so much rot that it needs a full off restoration
d) a shell

If you dont want to deal with the above issues, the following prices seem to apply, at least in CT for the last 8 or so years that I have been playing with these cars.

a clean running s13 (relatively rust free, mabye some bolt ons, able to be registered legally)
~$2000-$4000 USD

a clean running s14 (relatively rust free, mabye some bolt ons, able to be registered legally)
-$4000-$6000 USD

If $1200 was my budget, I would look for a clean shell and source the motor separately, If you can't afford the down time on the car I would save a bit more and look for a clean s13.

240bton
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i kinda want to deal with all the above but if b was a bit less then ya all the above lol. im going to a autobody school vcc and i can work on my own car there so i kinda am looking for one that was in a crash or a cheap icbc write off that need bumper rad, rad suport, fender,hood, head lights and grill for like 300 s13 and i saw a s14 for 500 that needed new hood, bumper right fender and right head light and it had 157xxxkm and it said the engine ran fine, i was talking to a guy at vcc and he said when i go there next year i can give him like $600 and he will go find one for me (+$100 cuz hes using his free time but thats not bad) but i still go on craigslist everyday looking for that sweet a** deal. ima find one soon i know it.

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superDorifto
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Car: 1997 Eclipse Spyder - AWD/5spd swap in progress
1995 Q45 - 5spd swap in progress
1984 200sx hatch(KA-t swap) - 355WHP
1991/1993/1995/1997 240s - Dead
1982 200sx hatch - fixed/scrapped
Location: CT

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Well if your gonna do all the work, then snatch up that diamond in the rough....they're not makin any more of these things.

240bton
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ya i just hope its still there cuz i start at the end of sept. but i am good friends with this guy at a shop up my street i know he goes to get cars from icbc cuz he sells em, ill ask him today if hes working


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