240SX OEM JDM VS AFTERMARKET...

Post by **cubantunr** » Sun Mar 14, 2010 5:25 pm

Alright well first thing first i bought a 1992 Nissan 240sx "redtop" a couple months ago and im wondering if i should leave it the way it is oem with the front lip and slam it or put an aftermarket bodykit on it??1. oem vs bodykit??

Next is the car has bottom mount turbo and i was wondering if i should switch to top mount? i find it more appealing to the eye but i heard top mount heat the hood quickly and dont reallly change much, ide say if it aaint broke dont change it lol. Esp since mine has aftermarket headers already...2.Bottom mount vs Top mount?

Heres some pics of my car a it sits any comments would help like if i should get clear lights in back not rice lights, or sleepers or w.e , No Haters.Just going for a JDM look...

Post up pics of your fav 240sx to help out thanks ;]

Post by **s13_chris** » Sun Mar 14, 2010 5:35 pm

both can be pulled off well. both can be fails. Its your choice man. Only thing I could think of is buying new kits could get expensive. I enjoy nice oem aero personally. The red hatchback you posted looks super clean.

Post by **Caveit77777** » Sun Mar 14, 2010 5:38 pm

I wouldn't get clears. I'd get kouki lights if I were you they just look so good. I think I saw some for sale either on here or zilvia for 320 which is pretty damn good imo. Just search most recent kouki tails in the classifieds.

Post by **simmode1** » Sun Mar 14, 2010 7:09 pm

cubantunr wrote:1. oem vs bodykit??

Want a clean streetcar? Go OEM. Gonna beat it to hell on the track? Get a cheap body kit.

cubantunr wrote:2.Bottom mount vs Top mount?

If it ain't broke don't fix it. Stick with your botton mount manifold and T2 flange turbos...

cubantunr wrote:should get clear lights in back not rice lights, or sleepers or w.e , Just going for a JDM look...

Want JDM? Then buy JDM OEM kouki lights. Simply as that. If you go with the Altezza style lights, do yourself a favor and use a opaque body colored vinyl overlay on the center garnish and cover the tail lights with translucent vinyl in red or smoked tint.

Just my /.02

Post by **nismobenzo** » Sun Mar 14, 2010 8:25 pm

i cant see what sideskirts you have but i want them..direct me? =D

Post by **adrianfromthecastle** » Sun Mar 14, 2010 8:46 pm

1) doesn't matter what I think, I aint gonna be driving it but whatever you do with it, don't half asss it... imo, the stance is what's more appealing to me aesthetically wise...

2) if your still rocking any type of t2 turbo, you're gonna be going bottom mount regardless, unless you fab up your own manifold. The only reason to ever go top mount is for clearance issues, such that t3s and bigger turbos have

cubantunr wrote:Just going for a JDM look...

(oh and btw, it already has a "jdm look," its a japanese car, duh lol)

Post by **cubantunr** » Sun Mar 14, 2010 11:13 pm

Thanks for all the help fella, keep it coming, so far im thinkin ima keep the oem front but get the car slammed on some nismo or volk racing rims, paint her white with the clear tail lights but paint the center peice, and for the engine i'll just get the greddy intake plenum just to make the wiring clean and make the engine bay nice to look at.

Yea the red ones real sick, my cars the black one with no bumper lol. Right now im jut looking for some 500cc-550cc injectors to get my car running cause owner before me put 810cc and engine keeps flooding...

Kinda hard to keep it oem n slammed when you live in Sioux City, IA ugh...

Post by **cubantunr** » Sun Mar 14, 2010 11:15 pm

Uhmm the sideskirts on the white car i believe i got from body-kitz.com or something like that.

Post by **donaldhall** » Sun Mar 14, 2010 11:56 pm

first pic is such an epic win. thats what im trying to pull off

Website · Post by **motoman399** » Mon Mar 15, 2010 5:24 am

cubantunr wrote:Just going for a JDM look...

seriously. might as well be going for that f&f look.

if you want a jdm look go jdm areo DUH

cubantunr wrote:

and you may want to clean up that wiring before you think about body.

Post by **nismobenzo** » Mon Mar 15, 2010 6:38 am

cubantunr wrote:Uhmm the sideskirts on the white car i believe i got from body-kitz.com or something like that.

lol i was talkin about that red car thought it was yours

i rock the oem lip and it works/looks great to me!plus u can always take it off and repaint it easily if u scratch it

Post by **Gcustoms** » Mon Mar 15, 2010 6:48 am