95 saturn sc2 vs. any 240sx

[TrunkMonkey]

here's the deal...

i sold my 240 about 6 months ago because of numerous mechanical problems and not having the time to deal with them. i now drive an immaculate fully loaded 95 saturn sc2 with only 65K miles on it. i'm about to get my hands on a decent chunk of spending money, but i'm kind of indecisive as to how to spend it.

don't you just love threads like this.

one things for sure, i'm going to be boosted. as nice as this saturn is, it's definitiely not as quick as i would like. should i use the money to start turbocharging/modifying it, or buy another 240? keep in mind, i could be boosted within the next few months if i go with the saturn. if i decide to go with a 240, most of the money will be spent on purchasing the car. i'd have to save up more cash to fix any repairs, rebuild the engine, and turbocharge/modify it. if eveything goes well, i'm looking at the minimum of a year before it's done.

i know this is a nissan board, but just think about it for a minute. would you go with the uniqueness of a turbocharged saturn, or another 240?

-demetriuswhich would you chose?

[captain nismo]

wtf? a boosted saturn? that will be original...

[Turb0wned]

forget the saturn go with the 240

[f1seb]

that car was not meant to go fast. I doubt most of those parts will hold up under boost. Has anybody else done it? If not, you will be in for a few surprises down the road. I would just leave it stock and think of a different project to do, or just save your money, you can never have too much money.

[TrunkMonkey]

that car was not meant to go fast. I doubt most of those parts will hold up under boost.

sounds familiar. seems to me the same thing used to be said about another car. i think it was the...240sx?

Has anybody else done it?

yes, believe it or not, there are a handful.

there are tons of aftermarket parts available for saturns, and i don't mean rice crap.

-demetrius

[240SXedUp]

Why would you even ask this question in this forum. A saturn??

[krazy skwerel]

Dude I say go for the saturn. It would be great to take the wind out of some ricer sails when they get owned by a sc2 and hear that pshhhhh sound. I love obscure and wierd forced induction cars. Such as all the damn chrysler tubos from the 80's.

[BadMojo]

I think it comes down to three major issues.

1) Do you prefer the styling of the SC2 or the 240SX? Personally, I think the 240SX looks better than the SC2. As a side note, I think the Nissan feels more "solid" than the Saturn. I test drove a few SC2's before I bought my 240SX, and the Saturn interior felt cheap, while the funky dent resistant body panels never looked like they fit quite right.

2) FWD vs. RWD. Again, I'd rather have a sporty RWD car than a FWD.

3) Is the Saturn an easy car to work on? I find that the 240SX is a nice car for the home mechanic. I've never owned a Saturn, so I don't know how easy it is to work on 'em. I'd imagine OE parts for a Saturn are cheaper than Nissan parts.

If you like the looks of the SC2, don't mind that it's wrong wheel drive and if it's easy to work on, I'd definitely stick with the SC2. You already own the car, and if it's running well it seems that you'd be better off modding what you have now.

A turbo Saturn would certainly be an interesting project.

[Smurf6x6]

Saturns are light due to plasic fenders. Resits dents but shatter when hit hard enough.

[matt4pl]

if ur asking in a 240sx forum instead of a saturn forum, u already know the answer.......

go 240sx, unless you really wanna be original

[4felix20]

Fück a saturn.

I think you should look real hard around your area and you may get lucky and find a real nice 240sx. Then you can sell that saturn and play around with the 240. It really depends on the cash though...and what you can find. If you can find a good deal, go for it!

You know you miss the 240. It drives SO nice. The 240 is beautiful! RWD. You can keep your SC2..but I'd take a 240 anyday.

[Cyberkreig]

Original? No.

http://www.saturnspeed.com/fox_sc2.htm

[krazy skwerel]

The fact that there is a saturn speed page is almost as disturbing as the classic street kiaz page.

[Cyberkreig]

heh.. i raced a saturn SC2 today (a guy i knew, long flat backroads) It was dead even. Sad thing is.. i was driving my 90 stanza.

[krazy skwerel]

I've said it before and I'll say it again Stanzas rock. :batman

[4felix20]

Quote »Sad thing is.. i was driving my 90 stanza[/quote]HA!...that caught me off gaurd..LoL

i just checked out some SC2s on cardomain and seen a couple with turbos, they have no torque it seems and they look kinda funny...to me at least.

[Cyberkreig]

Stanza is a beast man.. Got that rip in the air intake tube.. screws with my idle.. but it leans me out up top. she kicks like a Vtec!

Gotta watchout for that leaking master cyl tho.. gotta plan out stopping.

Yeah.. IMO you should sell that ugly SC2 to someone that will fit it with a 3" flowmaster system and all the stickers it could want.. Then you'll have a buttload of cash to fixup a 240.

[krazy skwerel]

Ok so cyber I've had this idea for quite some time. What if you take Tony Danza and Combine him with a Nissan Stanza? Boom you get the Danza Stanza. Now this Stanza would be completly decked out in Tony Danza gear. I'm talking stickers and what not and the kicker the windshiels banner that reads "WHO'S THE BOSS *****" now I know the page will censor the last part but you get the idea.

http://www.tonydanza.com/site.html

[f1seb]

[quote=" demcj Has anybody else done it?

yes, believe it or not, there are a handful.

there are tons of aftermarket parts available for saturns, and i don't mean rice crap. [/quote]

People said that the 240 was not meant to go fast? I never heard it, in Japan it was meant to go fast, the one thing that prevented the 240 from being fast is that it wasn't sold with the correct engine. The saturn well, it's sold with the only engine that it comes with, I'm not much of a saturn fan, don't like the looks, and I think it's just pretty much a piece of dog crap. I remember when i was at work reading my Maximum Boost book when a customer asked me if i was thinking about turboing my car and I said yes, then he asked what I drove and I told him a 97 240 and then he just started shaking his head no. And get this, this is what he said next: "My friend has a saturn, he has everything done to it, exhaust, intake, suspension, wheels, that car is fast all it needs is a turbo, I almost got floored, I so wanted to just tell him to get the f outta my face but I couldn't I have to be nice to customers. Hooking up a Saturn will get you into the crowd of people who hook up Kia's Hundayis, and Daewoos, wake up man its a fuking ugly *** car, and don't say to each his own it's fuking ugly for christ sake, Im getting pissed off over nothing. A fuking Saturn!!!!!! What is this world comming to.

[CaptainHenreh]

Open deck aluminum block? Turbocharged? No ma'am, I think I'll pass.

Dude, really. Save up some money, buy an S13. There's piles of them. Hell, there's two in the paper right now for less than 1500.

As much as I love the styrofoam engines in the Saturn (it's much more willing to rev than my KA) it IS wrong wheel drive, it IS open deck, it DOES NOT have an LSD, and it is not exactly known for it's reasonably priced aftermarket.

Save your money, buy an S13. Problem Solved. (but make it a sexy Coupe)

[Bubba1]

I think it comes down to three major issues.

1) Do you prefer the styling of the SC2 or the 240SX? Personally, I think the 240SX looks better than the SC2. As a side note, I think the Nissan feels more "solid" than the Saturn. I test drove a few SC2's before I bought my 240SX, and the Saturn interior felt cheap, while the funky dent resistant body panels never looked like they fit quite right.

2) FWD vs. RWD. Again, I'd rather have a sporty RWD car than a FWD.

3) Is the Saturn an easy car to work on? I find that the 240SX is a nice car for the home mechanic. I've never owned a Saturn, so I don't know how easy it is to work on 'em. I'd imagine OE parts for a Saturn are cheaper than Nissan parts.

If you like the looks of the SC2, don't mind that it's wrong wheel drive and if it's easy to work on, I'd definitely stick with the SC2. You already own the car, and if it's running well it seems that you'd be better off modding what you have now.

A turbo Saturn would certainly be an interesting project.

I agree with Bad Mojo. The only thing I'lll add is you already own the SC2, you like it and you know it's in good shape. Makes it a great candidate to mod. but if you didn't already have an SC2, I'd recommend buying a RWD 240sx before a FWD SC2. That doesn't mean i think Saturn's suck or they're ugly. They're nice cars and like the 240sx, they can certainly use more oomph. Just don't forget to upgrade the brakes when you mod the motor.

Enjoy

[cornkillerS14]

I have a turbocharged 4 cylinder toyota solara (yeah first one in the world!) and i regret about spend money on it. The protential is so limited...........i should have spend all those money on my 240sx. Althought its cool to be 1st and unique, but sometime it means i am dumb too.

To start up with a car with great protential is a better idea

[SloMoe]

wake up man its a fuking ugly *** car, and don't say to each his own it's fuking ugly for christ sake, Im getting pissed off over nothing. A fuking Saturn!!!!!! What is this world comming to.

Can we say anger management? :rant

[Nathan]

cornkillerS14, I like your avatar where'd you get it?

[240SXedUp]

Quote »Dude I say go for the saturn. It would be great to take the wind out of some ricer sails when they get owned by a sc2 and hear that pshhhhh sound. I love obscure and wierd forced induction cars. Such as all the damn chrysler tubos from the 80's[/quote] Most every "tuner" saturn i have seen has been so ricey i could puke. Quote »I have a turbocharged 4 cylinder toyota solara (yeah first one in the world!)[/quote] I have seen at least 3 other turbo charged solaras. I aslo believe there is a solora that i have seen drag at nopi comps and stuff.

Saturns are CRAP. That is the truth. There is nothing good about making one fast. If you want to be original and fast with a saturn i hope you have some good cash flow. Cars like saturns and Ford Escort ZX2s should not be bought to make into tuner cars. They were definately not made for it. They cannot cotend with a 240. Period.

[SeVa-S13]

Don't forget Neons!

[K240]

you know what you could do is it will take more money but you could buy a 240 and keep the saturn as a daily driver and just mod your 240 when you get more money. that way you can keep the miles off the 240 and not screw it up. and if you dont have enough money then sell the saturn and buy a nice 240. Theres a fine line bewtween original and stupid. 240s actually look good. and you can drift with 240s. :]

[f1seb]

Can we say anger management? :rant

He's trying to make it sound like hooking up the ugly crap saturn makes just as much sense as hooking up the 240sx.

[lbrowne]

Man the biased opinions in this thread against Saturns! oh wait, I'm on a rwd import page

check this page, he's making some good times his latest 1/4 was 14.01 or something. http://www.qksltwo.com/home

How a car looks comes down to the person owning it, its personal opinion. I know quite a few people who think s13s look like garbage....I don't think so but hey everyone has they're opinion and they are entitled to it.

Its still fwd, but if you're driving it daily, you'll be fine. (I prefer rwd, but thats my opinion) Personally I like the late 90s style, my gf has a 99 sc2 black-tinted out 2 door fully loaded, DOHC. its a peppy car, handles ok for what it is in completely stock form and is very light. a turbo would be a perfect compliment to the car.

anyways some links for you if you decide to stick with the saturn

http://www.saturnmotorsports.com/store/asp/default.asp

http://www.twistecproducts.com/turbo.html

another one

good luck in your decision.

[nissanrcer240]

damm i thought the thread was askin which one was faster between the turbo saturn and a 240.......take one of the saturn list and mark it on the 240 then, daily drive that saturn and look for a s13(fastback;) ). Saturns dont last long when driven hard, my friends saturn , which he had for maybe 6 months, went through a motor and 2 trannys and is now waiting for a clutch, and that was daily driving it, with occasionaly hard driving(the weekend nights hehe), but my s13, which I had for over a year lasted with no major problems at all and pretty much the same type of driving(we usualy rode around together, so our cars where kind of like put to the same test in a way), and the only thing thats wrong with my car still is just that the timing chain broke, but thats being fixed with an sr20, so its all for the better=)

In other words, the 240 is a hell of alot more reliable than the saturn would be in my experience with the 2 makes of cars, making it alot better project car IMO. but as always its up to you, good luck with your decision