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Post by **bvanev** » Wed Aug 27, 2003 2:35 pm

This is just a heads up to all 240/silvia/180sx owners. With the recent poularity of the sr20det and countless bolt-ons for the ka motors, would be car thiefs are looking for our rides. I am lucky, my car would be long gone if it ran, fortunately I have a A/F ratio problem. The 240 is a very simple car to steal, as I found out, especially the s-13. I mean this post in the interest of all 240 enthusiasts. This is what was done to mine: The window pulled from the sill, and cleanly unlocked, ignition lock seperated from the ignition switch, and stearing column drilled to release the steering lock. I have a good alarm on the car, becasue the would be thiefs were smooth and stealthy enough it never sounded and they got to the power lines w/o the alarm sounding. It is my recomendation to all to not rely solely on an alarm. Wire in some sort of kill switch for the ECU, Fuel Pump, MAFS (with no MAFS signal the ECU runs in fail safe operation and will not rev above 2500), or anything else that would keep the engine from operating properly. I hope that anyone that reads this information heeds the warning, would be car thiefs already know.How useful is this information?

Post by **GEO** » Wed Aug 27, 2003 2:35 pm

Jesus christ.

Post by **CaptainHenreh** » Wed Aug 27, 2003 2:35 pm

I have numerous elements protecting my car from theft, and I live and go to college in the 2nd lowest crime rate area in Virginia.

I think I might be OK.

Maybe.

Post by **bvanev** » Wed Aug 27, 2003 2:35 pm

I don't mean to cause panic, only awareness. These are beautiful cars, smoke the piss out of any Honda/Acura, and are starting to be noticed as a very profitable rip-off. Me personally, I am adding a removable steering wheel, shaving the door handles and adding remote door poppers, removing all interior door operations and linkage, 2 remotely operated relay kill circuits, and a hexadecimal coded ignition of my own design, good luck to the average car thief.

Post by **NeedCAforS13** » Wed Aug 27, 2003 2:35 pm

i hope you're not serious :rolleyes...if you're neighborhood is really that bad, its time to start parking in the garage, or moving. what the hell is the world coming to?

Sean

Post by **bvanev** » Wed Aug 27, 2003 2:35 pm

Funny you should mention Garage: I was in the parking garage of my apartment complex. It is supposed to be secured parking. Yeah, so much for that idea. FYI, the same night 7 other cars were broken into, 4 of them stolen, 5 attempted. Use as many safeguards as possible.

Post by **Cyberkreig** » Wed Aug 27, 2003 2:35 pm

4 attempts + 5 successes = 9 attempts.9attempts - 1 (yours) = 8 other vehicles not 7.

Actulay i do appreaciate the info tho.. ever since the dealer locked my keys inside the day i bough it.. and slim-jimed it in a matter of seconds, i knew theft would be a problem. It was actulay broken into once while getting the SR swap. Glad they didnt know what they were looking at.

Post by **NeedCAforS13** » Wed Aug 27, 2003 2:35 pm

thats ridiculous! where do you live?

Sean

Post by **Rockenreno** » Wed Aug 27, 2003 2:35 pm

wow, definately helps me in my decision to get an alarm.

Post by **D1SR240** » Wed Aug 27, 2003 2:35 pm

With the increasing popularity of the 240s, i'll bet they will get start to get stolen more and more.

Post by **GEO** » Wed Aug 27, 2003 2:35 pm

WOw, this sucks.

Post by **theronin** » Wed Aug 27, 2003 2:35 pm

240s are played out... screw this im getting me a civic

Website · Post by **TurboKA37** » Wed Aug 27, 2003 2:35 pm

ive got a decent idea for people using a S-AFC. the SAFC comes with 2 programmable fuel maps correct? set one to be the one u use and the other map to be extremly rich or lean so the car wont run. so when u shut off ur car change the SAFC to the map that the car doesnt run on and theives will be boggled when they cant get it to start.

Post by **rco8786** » Wed Aug 27, 2003 2:35 pm

TurboKA37 wrote:ive got a decent idea for people using a S-AFC. the SAFC comes with 2 programmable fuel maps correct? set one to be the one u use and the other map to be extremly rich or lean so the car wont run. so when u shut off ur car change the SAFC to the map that the car doesnt run on and theives will be boggled when they cant get it to start.

Good idea...it would be better if you were handy w/ electric stuff and could wire a switch to where it changes to the usable fuel map only when the key is turned/inserted...that way your friends can drive it to if they need to. not that we let any of our friends drive our cars.

Post by **tktrthomas1** » Wed Aug 27, 2003 2:35 pm

i just have a clutch lock that i bought from kragen for about 60 bucks and a new alarm and that seems to do the trick....

Post by **theronin** » Wed Aug 27, 2003 2:35 pm

get a civic

Post by **tktrthomas1** » Wed Aug 27, 2003 2:35 pm

stop with the civic shiet.

Post by **SloS13** » Wed Aug 27, 2003 2:35 pm

SAFC has 2 fuel maps? wha? maybe i need to read the instructions again

Post by **SilviaLuvr** » Wed Aug 27, 2003 2:35 pm

LOL well at least with my car the only thin that is worth stealing is the headunit adn the subs. LOL!

Post by **240SX=fun4me!** » Wed Aug 27, 2003 2:35 pm

screw that, I am a witness to the easynees to get into the 93 240SX. The guy who I had bought mine off of had his head unti stolen from his car at college. Now there's a big gapin hole in my dash

Post by **sideshow** » Wed Aug 27, 2003 2:35 pm

a fuel pump kill switch and a battery kill swithc would be a great idea if someone would do some writeups on how to do them it could save millions, well not millions but maybe a couple people

Post by **GEO** » Wed Aug 27, 2003 2:35 pm

Yeh, I want to rig something up.

Post by **gabossie** » Wed Aug 27, 2003 2:35 pm

My car (S14) actually got broken into a couple of weeks ago but luckily nothing was stolen. Don't kid yourselves if you have an S14, it's just as easy to get into with the frameless windows. Fortunate for me, the alarm went off and my neighbor turned on his house light and scared the guys off...My laptop was sitting in plain sight on the back seat and was still there when I went out in the morning to notice the passenger door was wide open.

Post by **GEO** » Wed Aug 27, 2003 2:35 pm

Jesus. How much are viper alarms?

Post by **g_dripht-alex** » Wed Aug 27, 2003 2:35 pm

or a gun...no one's stealing my car

Post by **theronin** » Wed Aug 27, 2003 2:35 pm

civic's the wave of the future people!

Post by **GEO** » Wed Aug 27, 2003 2:35 pm

I think the best alarm set up would be in teh window. Like if the window gets broken or the lasers shot beams acorss to the other window.. and if the window is moved down or anything that would mess up the laser beam relfecting off the other window would set off a alrarm... **** that a good idea.

Post by **goldenchild** » Wed Aug 27, 2003 2:35 pm

My car was broken into while I was on leave, stole my deck and shifter knob

Website · Post by **TurboKA37** » Wed Aug 27, 2003 2:35 pm

i think mine came with a aftermarket alarm installed (most likly a cheap one) but im not really sure how to use it. it has a 2 button remote and i never turn it on cuz it does off sometimes when im messing around and its hard to turn off

Post by **sideshow** » Wed Aug 27, 2003 2:35 pm

hahaha i remember on the discovery channel i saw this one security system, what happened when the car was broken into or the car was hit with something, it would give out a 5 second warning and then it would shoot 6 foot high flames out the side of the car burning the perp alive

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