240sx set ups?

[stnapyxes]

the only i have looked into is ka24de.

ksport coilovers and hydraulic e-brakewicked tunning camber kit, tie rods and tension rodswhiteline sway barsknuckle kit. (angle kit)project mu rotors and padsfresh set of bushings2 exhaust camsinjen intakeobx headershome made or apexi n1 exhaustexedy stage 2 clutchfidanza flywheel and short shiftermsd ignition kitwelded diff.

this is all for a drift s13

remember..im 15...

[AAV240sx]

Get your driver's license first, buy a random used car to learn on, focus on school and don't worry about building a drift car?

[NismoZRS]

lol school and cars dont mix... ever..

btw AAV240sx, your 240 is sexyy.. love that red

[stnapyxes]

got my permit, already know how to drive and planning on possibly gettin a 240sx in about a week or two... so yeah

[zenki-S13]

you say you know how to driveeveryone is junior high say they know how to drive.at least your looking at suspension before engine swaps though.as far as coilovers i haven't heard the best things about ksportlook into PBM ive heard nothing but good about them so far and there not too expensive o and welcome to nico

[domicubarican]

lol school and cars dont mix... ever..

what he said. unless you plan on modding it VERY slowly considering your in school and only 15. no disresepect or offense but do you have a job to afford modifying the car? also fixing/fabricating broken parts considering its gonna be used for drifting?

you probably mean well, but I'd honestly wait until after school to build your drift car. like the other guy said, focus on school first, drift car later. and i think what he meant by getting a old used car to learn on was for drifting, not driving. and please don't say you already know how from doing it in parking lots or on the street because to me thats really stupid. I have done that and it was fun but stupid. if you do know how AND it's from track experience then you go ahead and have fun.

other than that, like I said if you got a job, your best bet is to mod very slowly. btw welcome to nico!

[stnapyxes]

alright. thanks thanks.

im planning on modding slowly.i get what you mean about ksport.one of the reasons i was looking into the ksport is cause of the price and they are still coilovers. plus is i got a friend who has a 240sx he has ksport colovers, welded dif. home made camber kit, and tie rodes and tension rods. and a ebay intake and headers, homemade exhaust, fidanza flywheel, new rotors and pads and calipers. just got it roll caged and supercharged. and the knuckle kit installed. short shifter and all those things here and ther, drift spin knob...etc. and he just got out of hight school and has 3 sponsors... so i get what your sayin but you dont have to do much to make it a drift car

[AZ89two4Tsx]

I don't even know where to start......

Jesus Christ.

[stnapyxes]

any suggestions then?or advice?

[stnapyxes]

Get your driver's license first, buy a random used car to learn on, focus on school and don't worry about building a drift car?

thanks for the support

[ILoveMyRHS13]

Okay, lets have a down to earth moment here. I'm 18 now. I got my 240 when I was 16; I thought I was hot s*** when I got it. I wanted to have an uber JDM drift car right out of the box. The truth is, real parts are NOT cheap. My advice, weld your diff, get coilovers and go to a track. You can drift the hell out of a stock motor all day long. I've had my car for two years and I am just now getting to that stage. I focused most of my time and money into school and my social life. Now that I'm out of school and working full time I can really get to work on the car.

Hope this helps.

PS- Don't buy garbage coilovers like KSport, Megan, D2 or Godspeed.

[AZ89two4Tsx]

Try driving it first. Oh wait, you don't even have it yet?

You'll never be able to take full advantage of performance parts if you don't do without them first.

I'll go down the list and give you my opinion on these.

Coils - Yes, get some eventually. They don't have to be K-Sports though

Camber kit - There's different brands, not really necessary unless you have baller wheels, track car, etc...

Sway bars - If you're going to "drift" it, you won't even want a rear sway bar. Again, do without first.

Knuckle kit - Do you even know what that does?

Rotors/Pads - If they need to be replaced, whatever, but still, just get oem stuff.

Bushings - Yeah, if yours are worn, sure. Shouldn't be a huge priority.

Cams - Maybe, but drive it stock first for a while.

Intake - Soooooooo overated. Keep yours stock. At the most put a cone filter on it and leave it alone.

Header - There's only one manifold not two. Again, drive it for a while.

Exhaust - Yeah sure, just keep it around 2.5" No need for 3" unless you have some kind of forced induction.

Clutch - Not really any need for a performance clutch. Just go oem if the engine is stock, unless it's a track car?

Flywheel/Shifter - Drive the car first

Ignition - Again, would you even know the advantage of that/how to go about doing it?

Welded diff - Sure if you can stand the weird looks you get in a parking lot.

I sound like a ricer. My advice is, drive the car first. Quit getting ahead of yourself. There will be sooo many things you'll have to do maintenance wise or something else before you start spending money on upgrades.

You'll see. I sure did.....am.

[stnapyxes]

Okay, lets have a down to earth moment here. I'm 18 now. I got my 240 when I was 16; I thought I was hot s*** when I got it. I wanted to have an uber JDM drift car right out of the box. The truth is, real parts are NOT cheap. My advice, weld your diff, get coilovers and go to a track. You can drift the hell out of a stock motor all day long. I've had my car for two years and I am just now getting to that stage. I focused most of my time and money into school and my social life. Now that I'm out of school and working full time I can really get to work on the car.

Hope this helps.

PS- Don't buy garbage coilovers like KSport, Megan, D2 or Godspeed.

alright, that helps.what do you recomend or what do you have coilover wise?

[AZ89two4Tsx]

Get JIC's. They are great.

That's what I have.

[xX RB Xx]

aviod tein basics

[stnapyxes]

Try driving it first. Oh wait, you don't even have it yet?

You'll never be able to take full advantage of performance parts if you don't do without them first.

I'll go down the list and give you my opinion on these.

Coils - Yes, get some eventually. They don't have to be K-Sports though

Camber kit - There's different brands, not really necessary unless you have baller wheels, track car, etc...

Sway bars - If you're going to "drift" it, you won't even want a rear sway bar. Again, do without first.

Knuckle kit - Do you even know what that does?

Rotors/Pads - If they need to be replaced, whatever, but still, just get oem stuff.

Bushings - Yeah, if yours are worn, sure. Shouldn't be a huge priority.

Cams - Maybe, but drive it stock first for a while.

Intake - Soooooooo overated. Keep yours stock. At the most put a cone filter on it and leave it alone.

Header - There's only one manifold not two. Again, drive it for a while.

Exhaust - Yeah sure, just keep it around 2.5" No need for 3" unless you have some kind of forced induction.

Clutch - Not really any need for a performance clutch. Just go oem if the engine is stock, unless it's a track car?

Flywheel/Shifter - Drive the car first

Ignition - Again, would you even know the advantage of that/how to go about doing it?

Welded diff - Sure if you can stand the weird looks you get in a parking lot.

I sound like a ricer. My advice is, drive the car first. Quit getting ahead of yourself. There will be sooo many things you'll have to do maintenance wise or something else before you start spending money on upgrades.

You'll see. I sure did.....am.

knuckle kit=as in angle kit, shortens steering ratio as well as adds around 15 degrees more into your steering left or right.and this does help but, how old are you? did you get professional help or somthin or did you just come up with this on your own? im not to judge but you sound like you either know exactly what your talkin about or your tryin to act like you have been drifting for 10 years... just sayin

[AZ89two4Tsx]

Look at my profile.

All I'm trying to say is DRIVE THE CAR FIRST. Don't get ahead of yourself. You'll realize once you start driving the car, that that's all you want to do, drive it. Worry about all that stuff later. Go out there and enjoy it before you start tearing it up. Who knows, you might change your mind.

Besides, do you have any money saved up? Have you factored in gas, insurance, maintenance? What about the interior? Is this going to be a track slut? Most 240 interiors are beat to s***. Do you have the tools to install all these mods? How would you pull the differential? Do you have air tools? A compressor? A lift? Torque wrench?

You can't just be working with a basic Tonka tool kit you got for $10 at the Target clearance rack.

[zenki-S13]

AZ is right

and your friend has a supercharger on his?im sorry thats just a waste of time and money. turbo is much more effective

as for coilovers jic is great but priceyPBM is a grandcheaper then ksport and way higher quality

and the injen intake is a waste of moneythe fancy pipe does not add any horse power.just keep your stock pipe and get a MAF adaptor and cone filter

for exhaust ebay is ok its what i have and it works great and sounds nice and deep not like a ricer

and you said something about a drift spin knobthere cool and only like 8bucksbut there not really neededif your going to pay for your own gas then get that instead of the drift spin knob

[stnapyxes]

alright, thats for your guys help. i will try to get back to whoever.im sure i will ask plenty of questions. later

[ZOMG.SR20]

midget your wrong again he needs to BUY the car first

[AZ89two4Tsx]

I have been outsmarted by the lube tech!!!!!

DAMN IT!!!

[AdamR]

I've seen two different sets of JICs break, and heard of many more through the internet. I would never recommend them to anyone.

[AZ89two4Tsx]

Show me please. Seriously.

I want to see.

[stnapyxes]

Look at my profile.

All I'm trying to say is DRIVE THE CAR FIRST. Don't get ahead of yourself. You'll realize once you start driving the car, that that's all you want to do, drive it. Worry about all that stuff later. Go out there and enjoy it before you start tearing it up. Who knows, you might change your mind.

Besides, do you have any money saved up? Have you factored in gas, insurance, maintenance? What about the interior? Is this going to be a track slut? Most 240 interiors are beat to s***. Do you have the tools to install all these mods? How would you pull the differential? Do you have air tools? A compressor? A lift? Torque wrench?

You can't just be working with a basic Tonka tool kit you got for $10 at the Target clearance rack.

got a $1000i really dont care about interior.i got 3 friends that are planning to do almost the same as i am and the all have garages full of tools, my high school let anyone use the shop for whatever. thats where we get my friends car ready for drift competitions. we pulled like 5 motors out. put on exhausts, just about everything. i will send you some updates once i get the car and get it goin. i only got like a week or two cause im goin out of town. i will post some pictures of the car. im not tryin to get on your nerves or anyones , im just getting excited about my car and really want to drift and idk, i cant wait. i was postin this stuff for help with questions, support, opinions...etc. its whatever. i talk to whoever when ever. out of town for about a week. later

[domicubarican]

its understandable that you get excited about the car and cant wait to drift. but think what everyone is trying to say is calm down! lol. im sure everyone gets excited about getting a car, let alone their 240.

Its ok to ask for suggestions on parts and what not, but you would do yourself better to first drive the car and get a feel for it before getting any parts. I know future planning doesn't hurt but I guarantee you if you first get a feel for your car you'll have a better time choosing parts for it...and also more help from us lol.

[im_looking_for_a_240sx]

so do you even have the car yet? even when you do get it. drive it first. just dont go out and try to drift and eff something up. learn how your car drives and feels before you try anything. i didnt drift my coupe till 3 months after getting on the road. and then... a few nights later, rod knock. then blown headgasket after a month... now i have a dual cam with less than 60,000 getting ready to go in and then i'm gonna thrash that.. but you have to be ready to buy the main stuff before you do a build. like the guys said- gas, insurance, regular maintenance, whatever s*** breaks, tires, plus whatever else you spend money on in your life. do basic mods and work with that till your a master with it. then upgrade to the next mod and see how that changes everything. not telling you the build cant be done.. but hey if anything just take this into consideration. take time with the car. focus on school. get good grades and get out and go to college, make a life for yourself. be successful. cuz at the end of the day, the car will still be there. you can fix mistakes and start over with a car. but you only have one chance to do good in life. (of course there are exceptions)whateer you do, good luck.. post pics when you get the car.

[DMan II-40]

1. N/A is boring, and expensive to get power. I'm trying to make sure everything I buy can be used when I eventually go turbo.

2. 3" cat-back on the KA is wonderful, 2.5" is pointless. Many test have been done and it is proven that 3" does give you more power, and not only that but it is great for when/if you go turbo.

3. Don't worry about rotors yet, maybe new pads minimal.

If I were you I would at first just get new bushings all around, and suspension stuff in general. I read alot and I always see people write, "I wish i did xxxx first." Usually it is always suspension or brakes. Just some advice, up to you if you take it or leave it.

[simmode1]

i got 3 friends that are planning to do almost the same as i am

Ok... here's you you should do:

Buy something other than a 240sx so you can then call your friends some bangwagon bishes.

I recommend a 2nd gen MR2 with a t-top and eventually a 2gr-fe swap.

Or turbo a 1.8L Miata. Stock internals are good for 250whp.

Be different. Pick cars with great aftermartket support, but have been overlooked by the other sheep...

[ILoveMyRHS13]

alright, that helps.what do you recomend or what do you have coilover wise?

JIC/Stance/Tanabe/PoweredByMax

Personally, I have PBM.

[blakexcore]

that black mr2 is sexy.

on the other hand, this thread sucks balls.the same topic has been discussed like 23907924736704943220 times.&shouldnt this be in the drift forum?