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

[PapaSmurf2k3]

the 6 bolt j30 VLSD should bolt right up to the s13 right? Only thing to change would be the rear diff cover?

The 6 bolt should swap right in AFAIK. I don't even know if you need to swap on the old cover...

How do you PM? haha I've looked all over the place and can't find it.

Thank you

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[dayvid88]

ii got into a car accident and i think its called the spindle on my passenger side...can someone help me witth the name??

[PapaSmurf2k3]

I typically call that whole part the "Knuckle", but spindle works too.

[justinedible4]

I was just wondering a few things:1) When you perform a 5-speed swap on a 240, do you have to change the ring gear and pinon in the rear end or can you keep the gearing the same without losing pulling power?2) What makes the 240 so suitable for drifting? How come I never see any hondas, acuras, or even toyotas drifting? I have seen mustangs but some of the more common imports i rarely see or maybe Im not looking hard enough.Well those were the things I was just wondering today on the ride home.Thanks in advance for your help

[dayvid88]

I promise to look at the responses to posts I've created before I make a new one.

[Pdawg]

240's are one of the few RWD imports which makes a much much better drift car. Hondas are all fwd save a few, so are toyotas.

[PapaSmurf2k3]

I was just wondering a few things:1) When you perform a 5-speed swap on a 240, do you have to change the ring gear and pinon in the rear end or can you keep the gearing the same without losing pulling power?2) What makes the 240 so suitable for drifting? How come I never see any hondas, acuras, or even toyotas drifting? I have seen mustangs but some of the more common imports i rarely see or maybe Im not looking hard enough.Well those were the things I was just wondering today on the ride home.Thanks in advance for your help

Yup, you can leave the rear end alone. All you have to change is your driveshaft to one for a manual car.2: RWD makes for good drift cars. S2000s can drift, so can supras and MR2s.

[Snappshoota]

Hey everyone..

New here (DUH)

But anyways just brought home a 93 240SX SE, for 300 bucks.. kinda looking for some advice.

AS my car sits, pretty much the whole left side looks like it was side swiped, any easy ways to either fix it or maybe possible to cover it up with a widebody? Mainly worried about the the rear quarter panel, as that looks the hardest to fix.

[PapaSmurf2k3]

OUCH! That sucks man... I don't know if that will be fixable with a wide body kit. That looks pretty hardcore. You might want to make a new thread in the 240 section to get some more people involved (people that are more familiar with wide body kits).

[Scuffed_ChukiCoupe]

how do i correctly mount a racing harness for a racing seat? how or where do i find out where to place the belts for the correct angle? If it helps sparco speed seats in an s13, probably with custom mounting. also is a 3 point design good enough?

[PapaSmurf2k3]

A good seat and harness system is much more effective than any airbag. Just look at race cars man... how many of them have airbags? NONE. How often do they get in horrible wrecks and walk away? All the time.

Specific directions should come with the harness (minimum 4pt), but I think it should be mounted at an angle even or slightly above or below the shoulders.

[Scuffed_ChukiCoupe]

so i should get a 4 point harness not a three?

[PapaSmurf2k3]

so i should get a 4 point harness not a three?

... a 3 point harness is what your car has stock.a 4 point has 2 shoulder straps, and a lap belta 5 point has 2 shoulder straps, a lap belt, and a belt that comes up through your junk.

[Scuffed_ChukiCoupe]

Well I was gonna get an aftermarket 3 point from sparco but I think ill get a four point. Thanks.

[AFload]

Welcome to NICO!The Greddy kit is pretty good, but JGS turbo has a pretty good one too, and they have been a pretty good friend of NICO users in the past. Pretty much just stay away from Ebay kits and you'll be fine.

Things to upgrade should include:clutch (don't forget to either get a new flywheel, or resurface the one you have)fuel pump (Walbro 255 liters per hour AKA 255lph)Injectors (I don't think the greddy kit comes with this, but it might)

Things that you may also want to upgrade:rear differential (to a limited slip differential)wheels, tiresbrakesshort shifter (maybe do this while you are doing the clutch)forged pistons and maybe rods (depending on how much hp you want to make)ARP hardware (also depends on how much hp)exhaust300zx N62 Mass Airflow Sensor (again, depending on how much HP you want to make... you'll need this if you want to go for more than 260ish at the wheels, unless you do Greddy's MAF delete option, which replaces it with a map sensor)

Suspension:CoiloversRear Upper Control armsmaybe tension rodsmaybe new bushings

Let us know if you have any questions.

Ok thanks. I already got Greddy injectors and a fuel pump plus exhaust system.

I do have a question. How good are Megan Racing coilovers? I had never heard of that company before checking out this forum and i noticed that a lot of people chose their coilovers for their 240's.

[AFload]

I was just wondering a few things:1) When you perform a 5-speed swap on a 240, do you have to change the ring gear and pinon in the rear end or can you keep the gearing the same without losing pulling power?2) What makes the 240 so suitable for drifting? How come I never see any hondas, acuras, or even toyotas drifting? I have seen mustangs but some of the more common imports i rarely see or maybe Im not looking hard enough.Well those were the things I was just wondering today on the ride home.Thanks in advance for your help

Dude im not too much into drifting but the Toyota AE86 is one of the best drift cars ever(when properly tuned and driven by a good driver). I don't think i've ever seen one here in SC but back in PR(where im originally from) the AE86 scene is huge and i've seen plenty of 240's get owned by them. By the way people im not talking crap about 240's lol.

[PapaSmurf2k3]

Ok thanks. I already got Greddy injectors and a fuel pump plus exhaust system.

I do have a question. How good are Megan Racing coilovers? I had never heard of that company before checking out this forum and i noticed that a lot of people chose their coilovers for their 240's.

I haven't tried them, but from what I understand, Megan Racing coilovers are the best of "the cheap coilovers".

[King_David]

can you run 2 smic's with a single turbo setup wanna have a sleeper but with better cooling than 1 smic and not have to go fmic

[PapaSmurf2k3]

you sure can, if you have the room for it.

[GranTurismoDriver]

Do the "Dura-Flex" Kits from ExtremeDimenitons.com fit correctly? I have never been able to see one up close to figure it out for myself. So does anyone know from experience?

[PapaSmurf2k3]

I haven't used one, but the consensus around here is that ExtremeDimmensions stuff does not fit well at all, which is sad cos they are a NICO sponsor.I haven't heard anything specific about the "dura flex" one though. You should try giving them a call. Say "if I get this ****, and it doesn't fit, I'm putting it back in the box, along with a variety of turds, and shipping it right back to you".

[GranTurismoDriver]

Thanks for the answer. I will be sure to keep your advise in mind...

[Lorder]

Ok so im some wat of a noob. Its been almost a year now and the guy that ima buy the 240 from is about ready to give it up now (long story). Theres one little problem it bogs at 2500rpm or higher, this happened he said after the big snow storm that we had up here in seattle. I havnt drove the car yet but will this weekend. and hopefully drive it home after that if its an easy fix. His asking price is $1800. its a 92 se with a ka24de that is rebuilt and has about 90xxx miles on it. Any help be4 i head out and see/try to fix it will be good. thanks. anymore info you guys need i can try to get. We will be doing an obd test or something. I hope its something simple.

[dickie]

sounds like ecu may be in safe mode. look for immediate problems with mafs and wiring under the hood, check vacuum lines too.

[Lorder]

So in the ecu case, disconnect batterie and wait 5 mins. That should reset it rite? wats mafs stand for.

[dickie]

mass airflow sensor. if the ecu is in limp mode, resetting it will probably not help as there is a preexisting condition causing it to cut out at 2500 rpm.

that is only IF the ecu is in limp mode. if it is not, could be a short, or a vacuum issue, or a dirty mafs or valve.

[GaMBiTx]

Hi, someone said 300, then 500 installed for auto to manual transmission swap, but i had to get a clutch kit, i wonder if it includes everything? Can i link to other forum threads?

[Amtk240]

Again, I don't want to clog the regular threads but I do need some help and I have searched but information is very vague and it seems that all I find is other Nissan vehicles.

Here is my question:I am installing Navan fog lights to my 95' S14 (base car). I already have the "SE" stalk installed and I have a Fog Relay but it looks like there is already one installed. The wiring for the fogs was easy to find in the bumper but when I hooked the Navan Fog lights up and turned on the headlight and fog light switch but nothing happened. The headlights came on but the fog lights didn't work. I only hooked up one fog on the driver side. Am I missing a special place that the relay needs to go? I'm pretty sure only one relay is required on the Zenki (two on Kouki) and it is located behind the driver side "kick" panel.Can anyone help me? What am I missing here? Thanks!

[PapaSmurf2k3]

Again, I don't want to clog the regular threads but I do need some help and I have searched but information is very vague and it seems that all I find is other Nissan vehicles.

Here is my question:I am installing Navan fog lights to my 95' S14 (base car). I already have the "SE" stalk installed and I have a Fog Relay but it looks like there is already one installed. The wiring for the fogs was easy to find in the bumper but when I hooked the Navan Fog lights up and turned on the headlight and fog light switch but nothing happened. The headlights came on but the fog lights didn't work. I only hooked up one fog on the driver side. Am I missing a special place that the relay needs to go? I'm pretty sure only one relay is required on the Zenki (two on Kouki) and it is located behind the driver side "kick" panel.Can anyone help me? What am I missing here? Thanks!

First off, get a multi-meter. If you ever plan on doing anything electrical, they come in SUPER handy. Besides, its a damn good investment. Check to see if you get any voltage that the leads to the fogs, and just keep tracing the wire til you find something (maybe a blown fuse??)If you don't want to do that, you CAN use 1 relay to work the fog lights. I don't know how they are wired stock, but you can wire a relay to the factory headlight wires, and have it trip when you turn your headlights on. You'll probably lose the ability to turn them on separately from the headlights, but that will work. Your other option would be to just wire up an auxillary switch (or use your current switch and just wire it differently... don't use a relay... etc).

Hi, someone said 300, then 500 installed for auto to manual transmission swap, but i had to get a clutch kit, i wonder if it includes everything? Can i link to other forum threads?

Well it depends on what you buy. I'd be surprised if you can get everything for under 500. You'd need to buy the transmission, clutch pedal assembly, fly wheel, driveshaft, master cylinder, slave cylinder, hardlines, POSSIBLY new clutch/pressure plate assembly.Plan on spending AT LEAST $500 to do everything yourself.

If you want to show us something from another forum, just use the quote function on this forum, and copy and paste from the other forum.

[soupmotorsport]

hi everyone! just bought a 95 240 recently with 123xxx mile on the stock KA. just need some info on any major things i should change to it in order to make it a daily driver with few worries, such as timing chain etc. If im posting in the wrong area be kind to lead me to where i can find the answer thanks.