I'm New Here And I have A Simple Question Thread, (No Flaming Allowed)

[r0m4n]

yea it is actually unbelievably cheap... he had it for sale for 3k then told me he would take 1500... if it is what he says it is i might try and offer 1000 bucks...

thanks a lot for the help!

[Scuffed_ChukiCoupe]

what is necessary to do a kouki conversion on an s13, other than the obvious body parts.

[Night_Stalker]

Can i bolt up a 3inch cat back exhaust to my stock 240sx exhaust, without a conversion piece after the cat?

[slyedog240sx]

Can i bolt up a 3inch cat back exhaust to my stock 240sx exhaust, without a conversion piece after the cat?

any reputable exhaust shop should be able to do it. Take into consideration that for a stock n/a ka you don't need to go that big. 2 1/2 should be more than sufficient. You can go 3" but you will pay more and most likely not benefit from it anymore than going 2 1/2".

[studiomtn]

cool

[adrianfromthecastle]

what is necessary to do a kouki conversion on an s13, other than the obvious body parts.

kouki s13? what kinda conversion are we talking about?

[tinkchan]

where do i post stuff i wanna buy?

[Scuffed_ChukiCoupe]

^ in the WTB section

Nm the kouki front conversion. Aitracing actually sells a kit that help u convert the front. I need the question answered once and for all. How in sam's hill do i remove my speed limiter without putting an auto ecu. I pulled the two middle plugs on the transmission and it still cuts out at 112 . It pulls fast to it but still cuts out wtf . And my Hud still works!!! after i pulled the plugs

[PapaSmurf2k3]

sounds like you just pulled the gear sensors. You still need to pull the speed sensor from your ECU. Look at a wiring diagram for which one that is. Cut it at the ECU so your speedo still works. I beleive it is something like, the 8th wire in from the right, on the bottom. I wanna say yellow with a green stripe, or green with a yellow stripe. I can't quite remember.

[Chosen_1]

How do the 89-94 240sx hold up against rust? I live in the north east and want to get one but our winters leave us with heavily salted roads.

[PapaSmurf2k3]

...like a candle in a hurricane. Just check it over thoroughly before you buy it. If there are any rust problems, get them taken care of right away. There are lots of rust control threads on this board. If you keep up with it (maybe spray everything down with oil?) You should be alright. Fortunately, the 240 is easy enough to work on where you can weld in your own metal on the problem areas.

At the very least... it will be a good learning experience.

[Kckouki]

Hey guys, whats better an sr or ka ?

My ka-t from the factory isnt cutting it.

[PapaSmurf2k3]

Hey guys, whats better an sr or ka ?

My ka-t from the factory isnt cutting it.

If you tightened your muffler bearings... you wouldn't be saying that.

But seriously... your S10 didn't really come with a KA-T from the factory. Someone must have removed that junk chevy motor and put one in.

(just bustin your balls man)

[TheGift]

ok back again with more than likly a simple question. 240 kouki for sale in the nissans for sale. has a check engine light for a short/bad air intake temp. sensor, he's replaced the stock air filter with a cone filter, could this be the reason why? I have no idea what the wiring is like on a 240 yet, so i cant really come up with anything else. any info would be great but ill keep looking...

[PapaSmurf2k3]

First of all, I don't think 240s (With a KA) even have an air intake temp sensor. Perhaps he is talking about the Mass Airflow Sensor? Either that or perhaps it is not a KA motorset?

Anyway, I don't know if it would cause the CEL to come on, but sometimes with oiled filters, they can get oil on the MAF sensor element (when the filters are over-oiled). It doesn't sound like a very serious problem at all. KA MAFs are a dime a dozen. (if that is in fact the problem). Ask him for the code, so you (or one of us) can look it up.

[Scuffed_ChukiCoupe]

Hey papa, any little details that one may want to look at when buying an fc3s? Common problems with these cars?

[lobstermagnet88]

Hey folks. my name is Kyle, and i live in Northern Va.. yes thats much different from southern Va.. lol..i dont have a car right now. my last one was totaled by a fed ex truck, it was a pos neon.. i just started working again, and im savin all of it for my car.. im really likin the 240's now, but alot of the ones i like are auto... so just wonderin how much trouble/money it would be for the transmission swap, and how much do ya think a good 240 might cost me?.. thanks much for your help

[adrianfromthecastle]

Hey papa, any little details that one may want to look at when buying an fc3s? Common problems with these cars?

leaking oil. check under the car or anywhere near the radiator if it is excessively black and dirty, due to dirt and oil. everything else is pretty much like looking for 240s (i.e. rust)

[rakers]

What is the Nissan recommended octane level for the 1993 240sx coupe?

I bought one used a few months ago and have been trolling these forums for a while learning this and that. What a great resource!

Mine is bone stock and has 198,000 miles on the original engine. The previous owners took good care of it and it has no problems that I know of (knock on wood) other than an unsightly few dents.

I've read various things about octane levels, but haven't heard a definitive answer for somebody running a completely non-modified high mileage 240. Unless a K&N air filter counts...

Anyway, I look forward to hearing back from you guys.

Thanks.

[adrianfromthecastle]

Hey folks. my name is Kyle, and i live in Northern Va.. yes thats much different from southern Va.. lol..i dont have a car right now. my last one was totaled by a fed ex truck, it was a pos neon.. i just started working again, and im savin all of it for my car.. im really likin the 240's now, but alot of the ones i like are auto... so just wonderin how much trouble/money it would be for the transmission swap, and how much do ya think a good 240 might cost me?.. thanks much for your help

5 speed shops should cost around $500 (give or take 100), including parts and labor. as far as 240s, it really depends on where you live and what condition its in. I wouldn't spend more than $2,000 on an s13, and more than $4000 on an s14

[adrianfromthecastle]

What is the Nissan recommended octane level for the 1993 240sx coupe?

I bought one used a few months ago and have been trolling these forums for a while learning this and that. What a great resource!

Mine is bone stock and has 198,000 miles on the original engine. The previous owners took good care of it and it has no problems that I know of (knock on wood) other than an unsightly few dents.

I've read various things about octane levels, but haven't heard a definitive answer for somebody running a completely non-modified high mileage 240. Unless a K&N air filter counts...

Anyway, I look forward to hearing back from you guys.

Thanks.

91 octane manufacturer recommended (says so on the manual). If your running turbo, 91/93 octane required.

[rakers]

Thanks. What should I expect to happen if I put in 87, or 89?

I do like to push the car occasionally.

[chicos240]

Expect detonation. Joking, you should be ok running 89.

[TheGift]

he says CEL code P0110. I checked and thats a IAT Sensor. soooo im stumped i thought about the maf sensor just a while ago but now that i checked the code... idk the thing that sucks is that i cant go look at the car easily... to far for quick trip. any other ideas? i really cant see any

[qat727]

Thanks. What should I expect to happen if I put in 87, or 89?

I do like to push the car occasionally.

The previous owner of my coupe said he only ran 91 for one tank, and ran 87 every other tank for the 5 years he owned the car. I've tried 91/93 as well as 89 and 87. For some strange reason, it runs best on 87, but I think it's because it's an abused old engine that's about to die.

My hatch, on the other hand, has KA24E pistons in the KA24DE (= high compression). I was still experiencing detonation with 93 octane, although I believe it may have had something to do with the timing, considering the car doesn't run at all now.

Easiest way to check is to run a tank of each, check your fuel economy and how it acts, then run whatever acts the best.

[Kckouki]

But seriously... your S10 didn't really come with a KA-T from the factory. Someone must have removed that junk chevy motor and put one in.

Woot ! Someone put that KA in its OG habitat. (truck)

My hatch

BULL**** !

[qat727]

Woot ! Someone put that KA in its OG habitat. (truck)

You've got to be kidding me here. Chevrolet has made better engines than the KA ever aspired to be. Iron Duke for the win.

BULL**** !

Dude... you don't get on AIM anymore that I see, and you haven't even seen what I've hauled in lately. I've got 3 240SX's now, in addition to a Chevrolet truck that could pull yours into pieces. I'm not sure why you're calling BS on me, but I've got more car stock taking up space in my driveway right now than you've had a chance to drop to a point of scraping...

Go learn to drive. Come back when you've learned how to hold a civilized conversation.

[PapaSmurf2k3]

The previous owner of my coupe said he only ran 91 for one tank, and ran 87 every other tank for the 5 years he owned the car. I've tried 91/93 as well as 89 and 87. For some strange reason, it runs best on 87, but I think it's because it's an abused old engine that's about to die.

My hatch, on the other hand, has KA24E pistons in the KA24DE (= high compression). I was still experiencing detonation with 93 octane, although I believe it may have had something to do with the timing, considering the car doesn't run at all now.

Easiest way to check is to run a tank of each, check your fuel economy and how it acts, then run whatever acts the best.

Well, the reason yours probably ran best, is that the previous owner could have run 87 octane at the point that he got it inspected or got a tuneup. If he did that, lots of times they adjust the timing and stuff based on what fuel you have in it. So, he brought it in with 87 octane, and they saw that it was putting out too much NOx, and therefore had to retard the timing. After that (without changing the timing back) it would probably run best on 87 octane, although if you put in 91 or 93 octane, and adjusted the timing after that, it would then get better mileage/performance.

See what I'm getting at?

[qat727]

Yeah, I know about adjusting the timing and whatnot. I don't rightly know what he had done to the engine, so that might be the case. Regardless, I know I've got a blown head gasket, so the engine's coming apart anyway, so I'll d!ck around with the timing some after that and see how it comes out.

[Zippy69]

You've got to be kidding me here. Chevrolet has made better engines than the KA ever aspired to be. Iron Duke for the win.

Are you really serious? Show me more than a handful of chevrolets, especially 4-bangers, that can go 200k+Take your iron dookie with 200k and slap a turbo on it running 12psi and see what happens.