BAD NEWS! :( spun bearing last nite...

[jrsink]

so i put my welded diff in yesterday, and took it out for a little sliding for the first time.....motor spun bearing on interstate after hitting about 3 or 4 spot for about 3 min each within a 30 min timeframe. car had plenty of oil when i left my house, oil pressure gauge was not working. car still idles but starts to knock slightly at about 2500-3000 rpm...

my friend said he could rebuild the bottom with new bearing for 300 labor, but i think i might just sell everything, or put it all up for partout or trade...

idk guys what do u think. i dint really have the greatest experience drifting it last night. um, ive been sliding kas for 3+ years but not sure if it was the fact that ive never slide a turbo motor or the fact that i had no powersteering or the fact that the t28 is a little too big for the 1.8....not sure, but i was not thrilled and had a hard time NOT SPINNING OUT *sigh*

what shoud i do guys, i think i mite wanna just build a high comp ka.car has all this:Specs:1990 Nissan 240sx ($1300)CA18DET 55k Miles [Motor was refreshed: new belts, gaskets, rebuilt alternator, water pump, etc] $1500GTi-R T28 [Bought new from Garrett, has 8k Miles] ($800)AUTHENTIC Nismo CA18DET Motor Mounts and transmission Mounts ($260)Megasquirt II V3.0 [Ford EDIS-4 Ignition] ($650)Megaview II ($140)PCV Exhaust Evacuation Kit with SS lines ($140)SS Turbo Coolant Lines and Fittings ($130)SS Turbo Oil Line and fittings ($35)SSAC 3" Downpipe ($80)SSAC 3" Full Catback ($200)Aluminum 3" True COLD AIR INTAKE with KN Air Filter ($150)Custom 2.5" Intercooler Piping ($110)RPS Couplers and T-Bolts ($90)31"x12"x3" Opening 2.5" ($160)FORD 3.8 V6 Taurus Fan ($40)Autometer Z-Series 52mm Boost, EGT, Oil Pressure ($110)Odyssey PC680 Sealed Race Battery ($120)Pioneer DEH-2900 ($130)Alpine Type R 6.5" Round Front speakers ($160)Alpine Type R 6"x9" Rear Speakers ($160)DEI Viper 791XV Alarm [Stealth Install and Remote Start], Back up battery and siren ($600). 2 Kill Switches installed as well.walboro fuel pump 100aem wideband 275meagsquirt tune, program, and dyno 900 (by martin at zfever.it was making 234 whp on 7 pounds amazing!TOTAL=$8,200 (although its worth about $3,000 to me now after some wheeling and dealing ; )

i have already sold the coilovers, but not sure what i want to do with the rest...

8134586240 call or textim putting everything up for sale/trade/part out today



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[jrsink]

or put it out there and wait for sum cool trade offers. i have like 3000 in the car, coils are already sold so maybe only 2500...

8134586240 for any reasonable offers. im gonna be putting it up on a lot of forums today. to try to figure ouit my options, i dont really have any money to spend on it at the moment

[sjbsuperman1425]

if you dont like it, get rid of it. im sure some will buy parts, but if you think you can get more by selling the whole car, do that. If it were me, I'd probably rebuild the bottom with forged internals, and possibly buy an oil pressure gauge. That sucks though dude, hope w/e you do works out for ya!

btw, my friend has a 12:1 KA in his S14, and it "FEELS" about as fast as my stock CA. acceleration is better, but got boring after a month of the two of us driving it...

[boost_boy]

To have an issue such as yours and mention possibly selling off parts tells me that you were never too enthused with the CA anyway. So if you think you can do better with another nissan power plant, sell your headache and start over fresh.

Dee

[jrsink]

To have an issue such as yours and mention possibly selling off parts tells me that you were never too enthused with the CA anyway. So if you think you can do better with another nissan power plant, sell your headache and start over fresh.

Dee

this is a great oppurtunity for someone to get a whole lotta **** for cheap and put a little $ into it, fix it, and have a badass little 240. my loss can be your gain i really don't have or want to put any more money into this car.with a new block/and or new bearings and a boost controller, this setup will see 300 whp.

and TRUE. i have always been a ka guy but i actually bought this car to my friend jordan so that i could get my old convertible back.

[m_wolfenden]

come on....man up and fix the thing....you guys in the southern states dont know how good you have....im from toronto and your lucky to find a 240 body with frame rails not hangin off and strut tower bars rusted out along with rockers.....show the car some respect and fix a car thats not in bad shape......its not to much work...i wish we had 240's without rust all over em in canada....screw salt and winter......(went on this rant cause my 240 is currently buried in a snow bank with a flat tire...and im about to man up and dig it out)

[ca18detgabby]

300 bucks is nothing..........

I would be rebuilding it, but thats just me.

having trouble not spinning out sounds like you are having issue with too much power, but idk......

[ca18detgabby]

ps if you part it out

Im interested in the

megasquirt setupIC piping and coreoddyess battery

[HighwayStar22]

rebuild it. I can get you the hookup on bottom end bearings. I'm running clevites. You can do standards and other sizes. I spent I believe 30 something on them. It was super cheap for my rods and crank bearings.

If you really want to part ti out i'm sure I would get maybe a thing or two from you.

[DALAZ_68]

if the turbo is available with the SS lines i might be intrested if its clean...

none theless it would suck balls to see another CA die

[ca18detgabby]

none theless it would suck balls to see another CA die

its a central florida thing I swear.

[float_6969]

That GTi-R turbo is part of your problem. That turbine housing is WAY to big for the CA. An S15 T28 would be better. In all honesty, an SR T25 will make plenty of power to drift with and have much better response and spool up faster.

I'd rebuild it.

[jrsink]

ps if you part it out

Im interested in the

megasquirt setupIC piping and coreoddyess battery

megasquirt setup including escort edis viewsonic screen and a fresh tune for 500?ic piping 75 battery 60

[jrsink]

if the turbo is available with the SS lines i might be intrested if its clean...

none theless it would suck balls to see another CA die

350 turbo only 400 with lines elbow intake tube lmk. plus ship 9134586240 call or text

[ca18detgabby]

megasquirt setup including escort edis viewsonic screen and a fresh tune for 500?ic piping 75 battery 60

you want 75 for the piping and core?

[HighwayStar22]

Hell I still need an IC and piping. I'll paypal you right now if you're looking for $75 for the core and piping. I live in Jacksonville.

What kind of clutch did it have too?

[greensx]

I sent you a text about Aluminum 3" True COLD AIR INTAKE with KN Air Filter but i dont need the filter lmk how much shipped to 78237

[Rin5]

you want 75 for the piping and core?

i think it was just piping...its all that he said

megasquirt setup including escort edis viewsonic screen and a fresh tune for 500?ic piping 75 battery 60

if thats the case...ill dip my wallet into the "auction" as well for the IC stuff ^_^

im just interested in the piping only but Jason if u wanna sell it as a whole IC setup tell me how much

[email protected]

one more thing....i prolly wont buy it but i just wanna see more pics on the true CAI thingy

[DALAZ_68]

where do those valve covers lead to...pics please...if this was the chosen one's set up id be down to buy the covers line and i belive DP it connects to

[dekansnowman]

Wish I had a friend that would rebuild my bottom end for only 300...

My CA is still sitting up because the same thing happened to me. After I just installed new turbo, and rod bearings.

[The_Chosen_One]

i think it was just piping...its all that he said

if thats the case...ill dip my wallet into the "auction" as well for the IC stuff ^_^

im just interested in the piping only but Jason if u wanna sell it as a whole IC setup tell me how much

[email protected]

one more thing....i prolly wont buy it but i just wanna see more pics on the true CAI thingy

Here are pics of the CAI





In case anyone was wondering, yes this was my old setup. I decided to get out of the tuning scene so I sold the 240 and used the cash to get a 05 Subaru Impreza 2.5RS.

If you guys got anymore questions or need more pics let me know I documented and took lots of pics of the car.

[DALAZ_68]

whats needed for the VC's to run the system...?DP or elbow

[The_Chosen_One]

Valve Covers, Lines, and Downpipe.

[DALAZ_68]

sweet...was the elbow after market cuz i kinda need that aswell

shippign price to 90031 please

[The_Chosen_One]

The Turbo Elbow was a Greddy SR20

[DALAZ_68]

then im dizown for the elbow DP covers and SS lines

[jrsink]

downpipe 50 lines 50 elbow 50

im still looking for buyers for the megasquirt setup snd for the turbo b4 i disassemble everything, bc theres a small chance i mite just sit on it and rebuild it in 3 weeks lmk what else yal need i have super good prices. sink 8134586240 call or text

[jrsink]

vALVE COVRS WITY NEW GASKET ONE WEEK OLD 50?

[jrsink]

ps if you part it out

Im interested in the

megasquirt setupIC piping and coreoddyess battery

im emailing you gabby. jason

[jrsink]

if the turbo is available with the SS lines i might be intrested if its clean...

none theless it would suck balls to see another CA die

pending for 450 for turbo and lines