How's my s(tock)13? Probably not 56k friendly

[TroubleBound]

I haven't really done anything to her yet at all, i got some free eibach springs with kyb struts off of my brothers old coupe. Other than that and the intake it is a completely stock 92 hatch se. It doesn't have HICAS or vlsd, which is cool, because i would have to kill HICAS and vlsd at 235,000 miles won't do much. I am planning on doing an sr20 swap soon, it's very cliche, but i don't have money for a vq which would be my first choice. I already started a collection of parts i'll be swapping with it. I got hoses, belts, fmic, bov, fuel pump, intake, boost controller, electric fan w/adj. thermostat, gauge pod w/megan boost and oil pres. gauge, and filters/plugs. All i have left is an aluminum radiator, some engine/trans mounts, and some exhaust. Then the sr20 itself of course, which i'll probably get from JSA. I also already have some staggered p45r's, 17x9+12 front 17x9.5+12 rear, and a kaaz 2 way lsd, and an exedy clutch. Drilled/slotted rotors+ceramic pads are in the mail, and the last thing i'll buy before i start the swap is some stance gr+ pro's and some suspension arms. Heres some pics of her right now though, those are just dreams so far, but they will be reality soon. Let me know what you guys think, keep in mind she has 235,000 miles. Oh yeah, i know naming cars is silly but she makes me call her Selene.

This is a good 'before' shot of the stance, which will change dramatically soon.

Eh? Eh? Well, regardless of what gets said about her, i love her lots =) She is my second car, first was a 91 Infiniti M30.

This is some of my collection: (Cant wait for that motor)mmm Heh my already small room is getting quite filled with boxes, looking like a parts room. I pay my mother 250 a month for this room haha.

Thanks for looking ill make a build thread or update this one once i get my motor and get my parts in, and paint her. Plan is a gloss white with black roof and black xenon lip, along with a carbon fiber hood, and some kouki tails. That'll probably be it. -TroubleBound

[Chris28]

That engine looks really clean for 235,000 miles. Really nice list of parts you have, it's going to look great when it's done. Where did you get the wheels? Those are the wheels I'm going to get next in the same offsets, however 17x9 all around. Can't wait to see the finished product.

[hbpignosePA]

looks good dude...

wont be stock for long thou

i named my car too... i dont care if its lame, mines emma

[AZ89two4Tsx]

Wow, clean hatch! A very nice (and expensive) set of parts you've got sitting there as well.

I would ditch the megan gauges though. I hear they're nothing but garbage.

[jpnissans13]

yea man nice ride. and that ka looks spot less.How does it run?

[heartofaskyline]

looks good dude...i named my car too... i dont care if its lame, mines emma

lol, i named mine too. her name is brittany. after this girl i dated my first year in college. brittany was hot as f***, but the stupid c*** never put out...just like my car

[TroubleBound]

Where did you get the wheels?

Got them from urbanimport.com, one of the few places i found the +12's everyone else had the +30's. They're in Durham NC shipped them to me in like 22 hours it was crazy.

I would ditch the megan gauges though. I hear they're nothing but garbage.

:\ That sucks, i didn't know if i should go with a higher quality brand with something as important as gauges, but i'll look into it now i hadn't heard anything about them. I was just enticed by the led's they look cool, is that part of the reason why they fail?

yea man nice ride. and that ka looks spot less. How does it run?

Yeah the guy that had the car before me worked at the Nissan dealership across the street, (i work in detail at Saturn) so he had the mechanics there take care of him i suppose. (He was a salesman) It runs very well most of the time heh, it will spin wheels (oops i mean wheel, until i get that lsd in) and do some donuts and get me to work no problem, i drive her daily and probably more than i should because i like driving it so much. When i get her on the highway though and do like 80-85 she'll start misfiring and taking more and more gas pedal to maintain the same speed, and then misfire (the car shakes violently at idle and rpms bounce up and down) for the rest of the trip (sometimes rest of the day) but be back to normal if i drive her normally and respectfully. So i avoid that by putting on cruise control at like 68mph when i get on highway until i get where im going. She runs good all day that way.

lol, i named mine too. her name is brittany. after this girl i dated my first year in college. brittany was hot as f***, but the stupid c*** never put out...just like my car

hahaha i just laughed for like 5 minutes. Thank you.

[Koshin]

s13いい男！これらの改造では、本来の目的に乗るされる

[Trigga]

i named my car too... i dont care if its lame, mines emma

I named my sr20det 180sx Nintai, which is japanese for patience ... its auto. Need i say more...

But anyway nice ride mate! you have to put some photo's up when you chuck those rims on eh, should look sweet as

[diggles240]

nice 235k s13. any rust? another question, are drilled and slotted rotors absolutely necessary? do you plan to extensively track this car? where are you located in richmond. i have family south of richmond.

[Ghast]

OP, Nice car!

Where do you sleep with all the parts everywhere? I LOVE IT!

s13いい男！これらの改造では、本来の目的に乗るされる!!!!!!!!

Translation: S13 OMG I LOVE, S13 IT RISE TO OCCASION MANY TIME LIKE MOON! I LOVE EGGROLL!!!!!!!!!!!

[Koshin]

OP, Nice car!

Where do you sleep with all the parts everywhere? I LOVE IT!

Translation: S13 OMG I LOVE, S13 IT RISE TO OCCASION MANY TIME LIKE MOON! I LOVE EGGROLL!!!!!!!!!!!

TRANSLATION: You are entirely incorrect...I hope this is a joke and not a PHAILED attempt at a translation

[AZ89two4Tsx]

:\ That sucks, i didn't know if i should go with a higher quality brand with something as important as gauges, but i'll look into it now i hadn't heard anything about them. I was just enticed by the led's they look cool, is that part of the reason why they fail?

Meh, there are mixed reviews on them, but most will say to look somewhere else. If you're like most of us and like the pretty lights and are on a budget, try looking into Prosport or Stri. Quality seems to be a bit better from reviews but since it's still honestly "cheeply" made, it can still be hit or miss. I'll probably end up going with the Prosport myself.

But if you're more concerned with function over form, Autometers can be had for for about the same price. VDO is also something to look into but you'd have to be really boring get those lol. Both of those you shouldn't have a deal with quality though.

If you want pretty lights and quality, the higher end Autometers have some good stuff. But most will tell you to look into Defi. Quality is excellent and they look really cool as well. But be ready to spend a pretty penny.

[stylepointzz]

lol, i named mine too. her name is brittany. after this girl i dated my first year in college. brittany was hot as f***, but the stupid c*** never put out...just like my car

I am lol'ing

[Twofawtyless]

OP, Nice car!

Where do you sleep with all the parts everywhere? I LOVE IT!

Translation: S13 OMG I LOVE, S13 IT RISE TO OCCASION MANY TIME LIKE MOON! I LOVE EGGROLL!!!!!!!!!!!

I just straight up lol'd for a few @ that translation.

Nice car OP.

[240sxFTW]

haha i laughed a that too. No but seriously dont post in another language. like honestly who the hell knows that language in north america...? probabaly alot of people.....rethinking that. but anyway theres gotta be a rule on that somewhere. 99.9% of this site is english so speak it. no offense to your heritage or nothing. i just hate misunderstanding or not understanding at all for that matter.

[240sxFTW]

to the OP. Nice car man. envy is the word.

[Ghast]

TRANSLATION: You are entirely incorrect...I hope this is a joke and not a PHAILED attempt at a translation

Negative my friend, I was being completely 100% serious

[breadbox]

Clean s13.

[tramp_drift240]

91silviak's, youve already been told before that you're not supposed to be posting in different languages, and ive personally seen you typing in japanese in 5 or more threads in the past few hours.

OP, real clean hatch. im about to be moving back to virginia, perhaps i can assist in whatever needs done.

[TroubleBound]

nice 235k s13. any rust? another question, are drilled and slotted rotors absolutely necessary? do you plan to extensively track this car? where are you located in richmond. i have family south of richmond.

Haven't found any rust at all yet, i've had it up in the air a couple times, but it might be a different story once i start pulling things off. The hatch was rusty it had the styrofoam special but i replaced it. I guess that they aren't absolutely necessary, but i got a nice deal on them and decided what the hell, they'll look better under my rims and i do plan on tracking it as often as possible, but im not sure i would call it 'extensive'. I live in southside off of Hull St like 10 mins from the city. Know of any tracks around here? I know of a bunch of ghey oval-nascar tracks and a strip in dinwiddie, but nowhere to drift. Any suggestions?

Translation: S13 OMG I LOVE, S13 IT RISE TO OCCASION MANY TIME LIKE MOON! I LOVE EGGROLL!!!!!!!!!!!

Heh thats funny, cause Selene got named after the greek goddess of the moon. Thanks =)

OP, real clean hatch. im about to be moving back to virginia, perhaps i can assist in whatever needs done.

Yeah man that would be sweet, i'm planning on doing(attempting) everything myself except for things i know ill fail (welding+painting, never tried either) but im sure i'll run into some trouble somewhere along the way ill keep that in mind. What part of VA you coming to?

Thanks for the words all, she is a great car for having so many miles, and there will only be more greatness to come. Watching other builds on here (wc, mtrench, idahotuner, etc.) definitely inspired me to do something with her, so i'll take my time and hopefull she will turn out half as good as those guys'.

[Ghast]

You are welcome my friend,

I thought it would be funny to throw in my own translation for what he said.

[TroubleBound]

You are welcome my friend,

I thought it would be funny to throw in my own translation for what he said.

Heh, mission accomplished, it even sounded like something a japanese person would say lol. ^^ No offense 91SilviaK but if you post japanese text on an american forum, they're going to guess at what it says, and probably be far off from what you meant, so it'd be easier for us to understand if you post in english, but they do look cooler than boring american letters. Whatever you said i appreciate the comment heh.

Where do you sleep with all the parts everywhere? I LOVE IT!

Its actually really annoying heh i have to move the rota's off my futon to sleep at night and then back on my bed in the morning heh. I'll probably start keeping some parts at my girlfriends house cause i have more coming too and no room.

[bmr.S13]

lol, i named mine too. her name is brittany. after this girl i dated my first year in college. brittany was hot as f***, but the stupid c*** never put out...just like my car

this will be a nice build im suregood luck on the build