BEING REALISTIC about 240sx

[240sx-101]

Before read my article plz remind now that

I'm not smart enuff about 240sx stuff(I'm getting better)

After I decided to buy 240sx and joined here. I've got tons of real good info and advices. (I still keep reading.. It's a lot)

And I have made my mind.

But before all real-stuff, I wanna know about real-factors. (very honest, and maybe dumb question)

Are u guys all good at mechanic stuff? or it's actually, easier

than sound?

Choosing the engine and gear and LSD and other parts are

not that difficult(enuff info in here) But for me Deal would be

Whether I can do that?

(for instance... the engine? -> sr20det... it's easy part...

Difficult one is "How"? - now I even don't have own garage... )



In addtion whthere I can get good-condition engine nowdays...

(less than 15000miles hopely... is there a brand new still??)

and some parts(head lamp..) It sounds like It has been

discontinued... (especially the engine)

Also there are legal issues...

Swaping sr20det is actually illegal in US? (cause it not USDM...)

and emmision.. and insuarance... etc...

(I gotta find a way to sove theses...)

Hoo... so it's not easy to make final decision for me...

If anyone has advice or any comments about

When you first meet 240sx and these things...

(how have you been dealing with...?)

I will learn and I believe I like 240sx a lot..

I'm just little scared now... ha...

PS what is AIM though?? I donno how to use it...

[Nebraska240sx]

keep reading, thats good advice. and no not every one has a garage, or even all the tools. AIM is aol instant messanger...

[vexajin]

welcome to the boards man,

I've only been around for a small amount of time But alot of the people who are around here know what their talking about and are very wise. If you had a question... yeah it could get answered here... 240s pwn me... and are very nice cars...

When i first fell in love with it i had never seen one before. i was looking cars up online to se the best bang for my buck but i wanted a car not too meny people owned and was easy to duke out. with a nice size engy.. since my last car was a 1992 sentra and i loved it to death.. i looked yp Kbb.com noticed the 240 had like 140 or 150hp (My 240 did atleast) but i think that was at the flywheel.. anyways.. the 2.4 got me...

my buddy had an altma 2.4 all underdriven cold air intake. B&M Short shifter, ect... and i was spanked by the car in the back seat of it.. i was so impressed that i fell in love with my sentra...

and i thought of both of them when looking for a new car... The fast altma and the handeling of my sentra... when the stanza looked like the only thing i found the 240... as i staired into the headlights i felt something wet in my pants... as i sat there looking at it with the tag on it that said SOLD AS IS FOR $1,000 i almost pooed right after... It has high miles on it but... im not worryed about it... IMHO i would love love love to have the ka24det in my car or even the 300zxs 3.0 but i think thats a few to meny mods :/

[D1SR240]

welcome, a lot of people here are very well informed, and know a great deal about cars overall, i for one know a fair share but am always learning more. Most of your answers can be answered here on Nico, as for the question about brand new SR's, NO, at least not from what i know, i believe they were discontinued in 2002. Correct me if I am wrong anyone.

[Altiman94]

I would never say a 240sx is a nice car, especially compared to his rsx. His car would handle just as good and be much faster stock than our cars are. If you are looking into a 240sx for autocrossing purposes, I would stick with your car. But if you really, realyl want a 240, I'll sell you mine

[MainEvent212]

yeah the only advantage i see in a 240sx is if you dump an equivalent amount of money as the sticker price of that RSX...then MAYBE you'll have a car that's as nice...the RSX is a sweet car and unless you need RWD for a reason, i'd stick w/ it

[F4ucc]

Any FR layout would in generall give your more fun factor than a fast FF. Well at least to me.

If you worry so much about all that stuffs you post. then stick with your RSX.

later

[NeverEnuff]

depinds on what 240 and what rsx a base rsx isnt that fast nor is a 240 not a nice car nice my 240 is vary nice ty vary much lether power every thing but seats and it can handel just as good as an rsx and just as fast as the base rsx at lest

[240sx-101]

thanks for advices.

I think there are too many negative impression in my article...

I like rsx and I know making good 240sx is not easy...

maybe when I was writing this article,,, I worried too much...

I try to keep in mind that this process would be hard but

at the same time I can learn and it should be fun,,, too...

I luv 240sx.

Thanks again...

[Hijacker]

youkoso!

http://www.aol.com go to AIM or instant messenger. i forget what it's titled on the page.

the 240sx is a great car, but it does take some mechanical love and care to make it a great car. you're going to be finding medium mileage engines now. in the 40,000 mile and over range.

people will argue that you don't need the SR20, but it's up to you to decide if you would like to get the SR or keep the KA. each engine has it's plusses and minuses.

what you should do is import a Hyper Rev magazine about the silvia/180sx to help you decide what modding path you would like to take.

try japanparts.com to order a copy, or if you can get friends or relatives in japan to get you one.

[AZhitman]

Nice work guys - Keep hookin' a brotha up wit dat NICO knowledge!

[Megaseth]

wow, so many youngin's. good to see the 240 section isnt what it used to be.

im on AIM all the time: megaseth03

i'll be more than happy to chat if im not busy doing stuff or...well...n/m

as with any car, the 240 does require some mechanical knowledge to do any wok, but the thing is, again as with any car, you need to just dive right in and take stuff apart. you'll learn more about the car actually doing the work yourself than taking it to a shop and just reading. good luck.

[JustinStrife]

Even though my hatch is a beater right now, I love her to death. Firing her up again last night after she'd been sitting was like music in my ears

[Hellion240sx]

hey welcome to the boards. no matter how much you know or don't know you will always learn new information here. i love to read threads and learn new things. yeah some are filled with not so helpful smarta** remarks, so careful they do bite. but oter that that enjoy your stay