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

[hbpignosePA]

good..... yea i did read that, which is why i went with them..... plus i only plan to do light autocross and weekend events.... should have all my stuff by this weekend, then suspension time

[kotul]

Where Would I get a wiring harness for a rb25det and how much would it cost?

[skypad]

great info guys really appriciate it: ) hope u dont mind if i keep the questions coming

the other day i was at my local junk yard and i saw an 01' civic with the lambo door setup, im still looking around to see if it will mount up onto my 93 s13, thought maybe soem1 from here may have heard of or done this or could come up with a way to tell if they would fit or not, if its worth it i aint afraid to do a little self modifications to get em on hehe thnx all

[skypad]

i heard from some online tech dude at some lambo door site, that its no way possible. but im gonna keep checkin around any ways

[adrianfromthecastle]

the other day i was at my local junk yard and i saw an 01' civic with the lambo door setup, im still looking around to see if it will mount up onto my 93 s13, thought maybe soem1 from here may have heard of or done this or could come up with a way to tell if they would fit or not, if its worth it i aint afraid to do a little self modifications to get em on hehe thnx all

sorry, just not really a fan of lambo doors on 240s... but whatever floats your boat....

I'm not too possitive, but I thought the door hinges are universal. Everything has to be custom made (i.e. you drill your own holes).

Where Would I get a wiring harness for a rb25det and how much would it cost?

you might wanna check with our sponsors like j-hot or something. As far as pricing goes, be expected to pay from 200-600 on the harness alone (depending on who you go to and condition its in). Or you can check with your local nissan dealership if they can get one imported (be prepared to pay 1 arm and 1 leg)

[skypad]

http://replacement.autopartswa...=true

has any1 shopped here for shocks? theres several on here with good prices and im not sure wat ones to go with, will i need a certain type in order for them to be compatible with the springs i got? i bought skunk2 race springs from streetrays.

http://www.streetrays.com/cata...12000

as always thnx for any advice

[PapaSmurf2k3]

For some reason that link you posted doesn't work for me. I have KYB AGX's and I love them. You won't be dissapointed if you buy a set of those. Pretty much any name brand aftermarket damper should do though.

[skypad]

cool thnx

are they hard to assemble? im almost sure my old mans got a spring compression tool around, but for the dampers im not to sure about

[PapaSmurf2k3]

Alls you need is a spring compressor and a 17 or 19mm socket... can't remember which. They are easy as long as you have the spring compressor. Even easier with impact gun

[adrianfromthecastle]

Alls you need is a spring compressor and a 17 or 19mm socket... can't remember which. They are easy as long as you have the spring compressor. Even easier with impact gun

haha... I did mines w/o a spring compressor and w/o an impact gun you just gotta be really careful. all I did was unbolt the strut tower, then raise it up till theres no compression on the springs...as far as an impact gun... its nothing my trusty plumming pipe can't handle...

[Thaddeus]

I got a 95 se w/o ABS & LSD if i want to get an LSD would I be better off going to an aftermarket or trying to resource a OEM LSD. If aftermarket which one is best.

[adrianfromthecastle]

I got a 95 se w/o ABS & LSD if i want to get an LSD would I be better off going to an aftermarket or trying to resource a OEM LSD. If aftermarket which one is best.

depends on what your trying to do as far as motorsports wise. If your trying to drift, then no, I wouldnt recommend looking for some oem vlsd. It won't lock up as much as you want it to. For drifting, I'd go aftermarket and look for like a 2-way lsd. But if your planning on a daily, possibly touge or autocross / gymkhana, then finding an oem vlsd and tossing in some good diff oil is good idea (not to mention, quieter).

[PapaSmurf2k3]

depends on what your trying to do as far as motorsports wise. If your trying to drift, then no, I wouldnt recommend looking for some oem vlsd. It won't lock up as much as you want it to. For drifting, I'd go aftermarket and look for like a 2-way lsd. But if your planning on a daily, possibly touge or autocross / gymkhana, then finding an oem vlsd and tossing in some good diff oil is good idea (not to mention, quieter).

He is right. If you get a strong clutch type LSD, you will have to deal with crunching noises every time you turn, and people asking you about the crunching noises, and people yelling at you while it is making crunching noises that they think your car is about to explode.

I have an OEM Vlsd, and love it. It cost me about $350 shipped to my door, and came with the same halfshaft pattern as my car had. Simple pumpkin swap.

[skypad]

okay so i found shocks for the rear, but im kinda iffy about chooseing front ones, could some1 tell me if these will work, or how do i tell if i need strutshttp://www.autopartswarehouse....=4137

[adrianfromthecastle]

okay so i found shocks for the rear, but im kinda iffy about chooseing front ones, could some1 tell me if these will work, or how do i tell if i need strutshttp://www.autopartswarehouse....=4137

stock shocks aren't made to handle lowering springs. Eventually they'll blow. That goes the same for any other oem replacement shocks (i.e. monroe).

in other words. NO

search here http://optionsauto.com/products.asp?dept=1505 (you don't have to go through this exact site, but I suggest these types of brands)

[skypad]

thnx for the link and infos

so how do i determine if i need struts or shocks in the front ? could it have been lowered with struts ?

[adrianfromthecastle]

thnx for the link and infos

so how do i determine if i need struts or shocks in the front ? could it have been lowered with struts ?

struts, shocks, its the same thing. The only thing that lowers the car are the springs. Theres 2 components to a spring/ strut combo... the spring, and the strut or shocks.

[Thaddeus]

where did you get your vlsd?

[skypad]

okay so i went with these shocksTokico Hphttp://www.streetrays.com/cata...=1724

http://www.streetrays.com/cata...=1696

good prices, hope its what i need :P

greatly appriciate all the support, and in the sometime future hope to share my ride in the photos section : )

[PapaSmurf2k3]

where did you get your vlsd?

From Ebay. It came out of a 180sx.

[PapaSmurf2k3]

okay so i went with these shocksTokico Hphttp://www.streetrays.com/cata...=1724

http://www.streetrays.com/cata...=1696

good prices, hope its what i need :P

greatly appriciate all the support, and in the sometime future hope to share my ride in the photos section : )

Blaaah... I HATE tokico. From my observations they can't make a product that has anything to do with hydraulics, and keep it together for more than 3 months. I've had tokico master cylinders, and they blew within weeks, and they didn't warranty them. My friend had tokico struts, and they blew within a couple of months.

Good luck with yours though!

[adrianfromthecastle]

I've had experience with those exact tokicos (well, I'm not sure if its the same ones, but they were blue).

the front strut top nut wouldn't screw on the strut.... for some reason, the threading kept stripping every nut we tried putting on.... we'll this was back in the mid 90's tho...

I'm sure things has changed by then and you'll have better luck

[Biscuits]

glad I read this first, cause I was thinking of getting them soon cause they are cheap and I'm poor.....

what do people think of KYB? i was thinking of getting their AGX shocks with some Tein 1.5" drop lowering springs. the ****in wheel gap is pissing me off and I can't afford coilovers...

[adrianfromthecastle]

glad I read this first, cause I was thinking of getting them soon cause they are cheap and I'm poor.....

what do people think of KYB? i was thinking of getting their AGX shocks with some Tein 1.5" drop lowering springs. the ****in wheel gap is pissing me off and I can't afford coilovers...

from all the reviews I've heard, they seem pretty decent.

I have KYB AGX's and I love them. You won't be dissapointed if you buy a set of those.

[kotul]

Where Would I get a wiring harness for a rb25det and how much would it cost?

[gukdoebabdoe]

do all sr20 engines fit the s14 transmission?

[bkmc]

are 19's too large for s14? i dont see anyone running them

[dothackRAVE]

The transmissions has to be swapped to a SR20DET one. The 1989 ~ 1998 SR20DETs were on Silvias with five speed transmissions, while the 1999 ~ 2002 ones were on Silvias with SIX speed transmissions.

[PapaSmurf2k3]

are 19's too large for s14? i dont see anyone running them

Most would say yes, the negatives outweigh the positives.

Where Would I get a wiring harness for a rb25det and how much would it cost?

Sorry buddy, I know it seems like I am ignoring you, but I saw your question before. I actually did a tiny bit of research and didn't come up with anything. Maybe someone els can answer. JDM swaps aren't my forte'.

[theBird]

So I went ahead and bought this '91 240sx: zerothread?id=216489

I've searched for the past 2 days and I haven't seen anyone with an idle problem similar. I have some ideas what it could be...

The car runs excellent under boost and just regular cruisin'. It has plently of power and it starts up fine everytime. Problem is a low mis-firing idle. When the engine is warmed up, the idle will drop to 500-600rpm and it will start to misfire and blow either grey or black smoke out of the exhaust. Sometimes the RPMs drop so low but never stalls out. Somtimes this doesn't happen and it idles fine at like 900rpm. I monitor the voltage from o2 sensor via the turbo timer, but it is never extremely rich when this happens. Once I get moving it will be fine and no smoke at all. I'm not sure if the smoke is from oil or unburned fuel. I've put in new NKG bkr7e spark plugs, no help.

Any ideas as to what could be causing this low/smokey idle?