Donate a fact about the 240

Post by **FrEaK** » Tue Aug 13, 2002 8:15 am

Dyso does your avatar want a ride in my ride.... LOL

Post by **MasterMan** » Tue Aug 13, 2002 8:15 am

Quote »you have to hold the handle up to lock the door on the S13. drives me crazy[/quote]

not on mine.. u have power locks or not? i have power

Post by **InstantRice** » Tue Aug 13, 2002 8:15 am

yeah ive never had to do the handle thing

Post by **GodDrivesA240sx** » Tue Aug 13, 2002 8:15 am

Nismo_Freak wrote::thinker

Fact: God does in fact drive a Nissan... its a pearl white S15 and he drifts in it regularly causing earthquakes, floods, etc.

damn straight, although the color changes everytime it's driven

Post by **S13Fastback** » Tue Aug 13, 2002 8:15 am

fact:The Sil-Eighty came about from 180SX owners wrecking their front ends drifting and buying cheaper Silvia front ends to replace them.

fiction: the Pontiac Sunfire is a great handling car.

Post by **blink0r** » Tue Aug 13, 2002 8:15 am

- ALL s13's have seatbelt recalls (as far as i know, 89-91 do) - in accidents the plastic buckles break causing the belts to fail.

Free repairs at ALL nissan dealerships.

- Canadian s13's come with clear daytime running lights where american's come with plastic mesh inserts.

- Canadian s13's come with HICAS and american s13's have the option for HICAS i believe? Or maybe all they come without? I'm not sure of this.

Post by **AKADriver** » Tue Aug 13, 2002 8:15 am

Nismo_Freak wrote:Obtuse... im just fawkin around.

Fact: The altima DOES NOT HAVE A KA ... it has a KS24DE

Fact: it is indeed a KA24DE in the 1st and 2nd gen Altimas. The cams swap into a 240SX KA24DE. The new Altima has a QR25DE with VQ35DE optional.

blink0r wrote:- Canadian s13's come with HICAS and american s13's have the option for HICAS i believe? Or maybe all they come without? I'm not sure of this.

Fact: it was an option there just like here.. only on the '91-'93 SE.

Post by **blink0r** » Tue Aug 13, 2002 8:15 am

Thanks for correcting me, i wasn't sure

Website · Post by **fliprayzin240sx** » Tue Aug 13, 2002 8:15 am

I know im opening a can of worms here but...

KouKi fronts look alot better than the ZenKi fronts!!! :evilhaha

Post by **GodDrivesA240sx** » Tue Aug 13, 2002 8:15 am

When the rear brakes are starting to go bad you'll hear a clunking sound when you reverse.

atleast it's been true on both the 240's I've owned

Post by **blink0r** » Tue Aug 13, 2002 8:15 am

Yeah that's true. My 91 had a bad grinding sound in reverse until i bought new brake pads.

Post by **maxpsi** » Tue Aug 13, 2002 8:15 am

GodDrivesA240sx wrote:When the rear brakes are starting to go bad you'll hear a clunking sound when you reverse.

atleast it's been true on both the 240's I've owned

Only sometimes.

When the rear brakes go bad on rear disc brake 240s, the rear calipers will stick and lock up and will be very hard to get the car to move if you get it to move at all. Happened to me a few weeks ago in the middle of the road and i didnt know the brakes were bad, never made any noise. Get your brakes changed shortly after half way worn. Mine werent even worn all the way down, yet the caliper still locked down on the rotor. It was hell to remove. When the brakes cool the car will move for a few minutes until the calipers heat up again. This might only be true for ABS cars. Mine has ABS and came standard with the LSD. This might make a difference.

Post by **stretch240sx** » Tue Aug 13, 2002 8:15 am

fact: my 240 is blue:D

fact: 240's are a lot harder to find parts than junk civics "BOOOOO":rolleyes

Post by **Bubba** » Tue Aug 13, 2002 8:15 am

Fact: 240sx;s understeer, especially at the limit

Post by **Spectre** » Tue Aug 13, 2002 8:15 am

Fact: If you own a 240, everyone tells you about the sr20 as if you had never heard of it 50 times before.

As far as I know, the 240 is the only Japanese sport coupe of it's time sold in North America that had RWD. Keep in mind that I said sport coupe not sports car . To clarify: 240-sport coupe, 300-sports car. Celica-sport coupe, Supra-sports car...you get it by now.

Post by **APEXi240** » Tue Aug 13, 2002 8:15 am

Fact: My 240 likes to hit the rev limiter in 5th

Also I don't know if its fact but I read somewhere that one reason we got the KA is because it is the beleif that Americans like low end torque....like we hate overall more hp and torque, and high revving....GEEZ!

Website · Post by **JNM240** » Tue Aug 13, 2002 8:15 am

Actually i believe the US got the KA because of the Z. If the US had gotten a 205 HP RWD sports coupe for less that $25,000, the Z would have tanked big time. Turbo Z sales werent all that great at the time, so to bring in a car that could hang with a NA Z car at close to 2/3 the price, that wouldve killd it.

Post by **FrEaK** » Tue Aug 13, 2002 8:15 am

So y didn't they withdraw the z and bring it in.. better sales, and it is the same company...

Post by **boMex** » Tue Aug 13, 2002 8:15 am

I will have the first Silvia conversion in the country when I'm finished....Please tell me I'm wrong on this one guys.

Post by **stretch240sx** » Tue Aug 13, 2002 8:15 am

ehhhh... they have had many silva conversions.....

Post by **FrEaK** » Tue Aug 13, 2002 8:15 am

boMex lives in canada

Post by **stretch240sx** » Tue Aug 13, 2002 8:15 am

yeah i know but i see it as one big country.... and i dont trust canada.... any country that "doesnt" have an army just aint right....

Website · Post by **Bandit240** » Tue Aug 13, 2002 8:15 am

Fact: The Fastback has more space than the Coupe.

I know I have both.

Post by **slw240sx** » Tue Aug 13, 2002 8:15 am

every part that breaks breaks over an over an when you goto the junk yard those are the parts they never have ....for example driver seat, driver side hood hinges, glove box release handle,floor mats, 5speeds in them(i have an auto and swapping soon):mad:

Post by **blink0r** » Tue Aug 13, 2002 8:15 am

Spectre wrote:Fact: If you own a 240, everyone tells you about the sr20 as if you had never heard of it 50 times before.

As far as I know, the 240 is the only Japanese sport coupe of it's time sold in North America that had RWD. Keep in mind that I said sport coupe not sports car . To clarify: 240-sport coupe, 300-sports car. Celica-sport coupe, Supra-sports car...you get it by now.

What about the FC rx7? Surely you can't classify those as a sports car - seeing as the NA's only have a 1.3 and 150 (?) hp.

Post by **blink0r** » Tue Aug 13, 2002 8:15 am

stretch240sx wrote:yeah i know but i see it as one big country.... and i dont trust canada.... any country that "doesnt" have an army just aint right....

Also, canada has a GREAT army... we don't recieve any recognition because the US military is twice the size and has twice the funding. Actually, for our population Canada has one of the strongest armies in the world.

Post by **FrEaK** » Tue Aug 13, 2002 8:15 am

Fact: The above post is intriguing....

Post by **Nismo241** » Tue Aug 13, 2002 8:15 am

Nismo_Freak wrote::thinker

Fact: Rear Suspension is adjustable in all 240s

How is the rear suspension adjustable???

Post by **rbboyl** » Tue Aug 13, 2002 8:15 am

Fact: My two friends keep telling me my car is underpowered. Darn them! Stop it! Show some respect!

Post by **UncleBen** » Tue Aug 13, 2002 8:15 am

fact: i've had my baby 1 year and 13 days. spent alot of money on it already, and its still relatively slow. fact: i hate automatic transmission in my 240, getting swapped when i have money

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