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

[420sxWETDREAMS]

ok stupid question but what do I have to do to post picture up please and sorry for the dumb question

[Crazyirish]

ok stupid question but what do I have to do to post picture up please and sorry for the dumb question

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[speedeast]

Canada man, no one rents chit in my area, they are $50 at Canadian Tire, figured someone here would know.

I bought one for like $9. I think you're looking into it a little hard. Go bad a couple pages in this thread and you'll see a picture of a powersteering pulley puller that I posted up for somebody.

Hey guys, haven't been on here in awhile. Somewhat of a long question:
I believe my hatch has TERRIBLE mpg. I fill up on 90 octane, or whatever it's called that's between regular and premium usually. Apparently when I was counting my mpg, I only got 70 miles for half a tank. That's not right at all if that's correct. The odd thing is that my car is the really, really low mileage(53k) and had a recent tune up not too long ago from the previous owner.

Should I try counting mileage again or should I consider changing things out like the o2 sensor? I'm not sure what could be the problem. The car doesn't have any leaks at all since it was garaged its whole life.

EDIT: Another possibility could be the engine oil. I have no idea what kind of oil was used or if it's even synthetic. But I'm due for a change in another 2k miles or so.

Try it again. Fill up your tank until it clicks, then set your trip to 0. Drive at least a 1/2 a tank and then fill back up until it clicks. Divide the miles accumulated by the # of gallons it took to fill up this last time.

[azsr20det]

i just pulled my dash and am curious whats behind the glove box bolted to the firewall or whatever inside the car on the usdm passenger side?

the big black box thing and the white thing

it has to do with the ac correct?
this car has no ac nor do i want ac so should can i just unhook and remove whatevers down there?

[PapaSmurf2k3]

you're probably gonna have to take some pictures. It could be the blower motor... so you're probably going to want to keep it for heat/defrosting purposes.

[azsr20det]

right side of car, under the dashbar
not my pic btw


ive already removed most of the vents around it
and this is DEF NOT the daily driver.
what im mainly worried about, is there going to be any sort of hole behind it?

my car is gutted/has no ac as prior stated
and i live in az
so i dont think i really need the heater/defogger etc

[speedeast]

I'd keep the heater... just as another cooling function for your engine.

[patrickm1587]

New guy here, I'm trading my Datsun 510 for a '89 240sx here in a couple of weeks. I was just looking at some wheel options but I wasn't sure which size to get. I don't really want anything over 17", but I'd like something that fills out the wheel wells good. I really like the Volk TE37's, but they might be a little too high. I also like the Rota P45R's. What is the widest wheel you can put on the 240's? And what is a good offset? I figure there's gotta be a wheel/tire guide on here somewhere but I searched and couldn't find anything.

[K3Fallout]

Try it again. Fill up your tank until it clicks, then set your trip to 0. Drive at least a 1/2 a tank and then fill back up until it clicks. Divide the miles accumulated by the # of gallons it took to fill up this last time.

How did the math last time was this: Drive until have tank, then just add the same number again to that (assuming it would get the same number of mileage for the remainder of the tank), and divide that by the total capacity of gallons held by the car (which I assumed something like 13.)


Nonetheless, I'll try it again. Thanks for the help.

[PapaSmurf2k3]

you should never have to divide by the total capacity held by the car.

Fill the tank. Reset trip odometer. Drive. Fill the tank again. Take the number of gallons that appears on the pump when you fill the tank for the 2nd time, and divide the miles on your trip odometer by that number, which will give you Miles/gallon.

[Dom_J]

What's up NICO(Simple questions at the bottom if you don't feel like reading),

New to the forum, always been a Nissan fan. I'm moving to Spain next month and I finally get a chance to get my hands on a decent Nissan. I feel the Silvia gives me an opportunity to build that perfect car I envision for a DD. The ultimate goal for me honestly is to build a super clean, 450+whp RB-Powered Silvia w/low 11-sec; High 10-sec capabilities. Friendly competition between me and my brother who's building a Honda w/similar goals. We both have about 2 years to finish the projects.

I'm definitely sure the ability to have a little fun drifting will bring loads of more fun. Intentionally I wanted to go after the 97-98 "Kouki" S-Chassis, I just love the look as a whole and I wouldn't need to do any type of front end converting BUUUUUUT, I'm a huge audiophile and hatchbacks always prevail in the name of dB's so I'm content w/going w/a S13 and converting the front end to I believe the JDM 180sx square style headlights, I also love that look on the fast backs.

I have a vision of this beauty already but you gotta walk before you can crawl, I've never owned a RWD vehicle and I'm almost sure high HP w/a newb could end badly. I really wanted to start off w/the SR in the later models but none came w/the hatchback I dearly want. That leaves me w/the European 200sx CA18DET propelled platform....

I was really weary of this little motor as being a outsider looking in, you only hear about the SR and RB engines. Reading through the forums and the net thankfully re-assured me that it can definitely be a capable powerplant for what I'm looking for. Basically I'd like to see 300whp out of the CA18DET, I think that'd be enough to get me accustomed to the RWD platform. Handling will be a big part of the build also but that's another story.

Okay, now to the good stuff, we all know what bolt-ons could get you in the name of horsepower but TUNEABILITY is the biggest thing to me, as tuning GM Ecotecs has been a big past time of mine lately.

-What programs can be used to tune the CA18DET past the typical AFC type piggybacks? I really need something that allows me to monitor knock...Hopefully I don't hear "go w/a stand alone."

-What are the "first thing you need to address" mods in the name of HP w/this platform(handling or engine wise)?

-What would you do to achieve about 300wheel out of the CA18DET

[speedeast]

-What programs can be used to tune the CA18DET past the typical AFC type piggybacks? I really need something that allows me to monitor knock...Hopefully I don't hear "go w/a stand alone."

Try Nistune. It's awesome!

[Crazyirish]

-What are the "first thing you need to address" mods in the name of HP w/this platform(handling or engine wise)?

If more hp is your goal then my vote is brakes. Stockers are ok at best. Some decent brake pads are a bare minimum upgrade here imho...

[patrickm1587]

New guy here, I'm trading my Datsun 510 for a '89 240sx here in a couple of weeks. I was just looking at some wheel options but I wasn't sure which size to get. I don't really want anything over 17", but I'd like something that fills out the wheel wells good. I really like the Volk TE37's, but they might be a little too high. I also like the Rota P45R's. What is the widest wheel you can put on the 240's? And what is a good offset? I figure there's gotta be a wheel/tire guide on here somewhere but I searched and couldn't find anything. I was looking through one wheel section on here and I saw that a guy was running 17x9's with a +20 offset. They offer the Rota P45R's in 17x9 and +25 offset. His were right at the edge of the fenders, would +25 be too much? Another question. If you have +25 offset, that is going to make the wheel sit more inside of the fender than a +20 would, wouldn't it? I mean a +20 would stick out further, right?

[speedeast]

New guy here, I'm trading my Datsun 510 for a '89 240sx here in a couple of weeks. I was just looking at some wheel options but I wasn't sure which size to get. I don't really want anything over 17", but I'd like something that fills out the wheel wells good. I really like the Volk TE37's, but they might be a little too high. I also like the Rota P45R's. What is the widest wheel you can put on the 240's? And what is a good offset? I figure there's gotta be a wheel/tire guide on here somewhere but I searched and couldn't find anything. I was looking through one wheel section on here and I saw that a guy was running 17x9's with a +20 offset. They offer the Rota P45R's in 17x9 and +25 offset. His were right at the edge of the fenders, would +25 be too much? Another question. If you have +25 offset, that is going to make the wheel sit more inside of the fender than a +20 would, wouldn't it? I mean a +20 would stick out further, right?

You don't have to post twice; it will get answered.

Your best resource for wheel sizes is this site:

http://www.rimtuck.com/search.php

You can enter the wheels and/or tire sizes and look at pictures of how they look on the s13. It's an awesome resource.

[patrickm1587]

Sorry, I figured since it was the last post on the page then someone asked another question it might not get answered, my bad. But I think I figured out my wheel situation, so here's another question. If I just went all out and bought a full coilover system, like this one: http://www.andysautosport.com/nissan/19 ... 45737.html would that take care of everything I need to do suspension wise? I mean can you adjust camber/toe and all that with these? I'm not looking to build a drag car or a drift car, just something for street use. And are the Megan racing coilovers cheaply made?

[Dom_J]

Try Nistune. It's awesome!

Definitely will look into this one...thanks

-What are the "first thing you need to address" mods in the name of HP w/this platform(handling or engine wise)?

If more hp is your goal then my vote is brakes. Stockers are ok at best. Some decent brake pads are a bare minimum upgrade here imho...

Sounds good...I've been looking at R32 GT-R brakes and the 300zx brakes, still checking out all the options.

[speedeast]

Sorry, I figured since it was the last post on the page then someone asked another question it might not get answered, my bad. But I think I figured out my wheel situation, so here's another question. If I just went all out and bought a full coilover system, like this one: http://www.andysautosport.com/nissan/19 ... 45737.html would that take care of everything I need to do suspension wise? I mean can you adjust camber/toe and all that with these? I'm not looking to build a drag car or a drift car, just something for street use. And are the Megan racing coilovers cheaply made?

First off, I know several people who are satisfied with their Megan coilovers; although, they are known to be on the bottom end. What are your goals for this car? If you're not tracking the car, then I would consider spring and shock upgrades instead of coilovers. You can get Eibach Prokit and Tokico blue shocks AND a proper suspension kit (sway bars, control arms, camber and toe arms) all for less than $1k. There are many options, but coilovers are serious overkill if you're not going on the track - not to mention you would still need a good suspension kit to go with it. Coilovers don't control everything.

[patrickm1587]

First off, I know several people who are satisfied with their Megan coilovers; although, they are known to be on the bottom end. What are your goals for this car? If you're not tracking the car, then I would consider spring and shock upgrades instead of coilovers. You can get Eibach Prokit and Tokico blue shocks AND a proper suspension kit (sway bars, control arms, camber and toe arms) all for less than $1k. There are many options, but coilovers are serious overkill if you're not going on the track - not to mention you would still need a good suspension kit to go with it. Coilovers don't control everything.

Alright that's what I was wanting to know. I'm just swapping in a SR20, nothing aiming to make any crazy HP numbers or anything. And like I said, I'm not going to be drifting it or taking it to the track either. Would these Eibach coilover sleeves work? http://www.andysautosport.com/nissan/19 ... d_control/ That's what I have on the 510 and I like them. And then I would just need to upgrade the shocks?

[speedeast]

I meant more like these:

Eibach Springs:
http://www.rsaperformance.com/eibach-pr ... 240sx.html

Tokico HP Shocks:
http://www.rsaperformance.com/tokico-hp ... x-s13.html

[patrickm1587]

I meant more like these:

Eibach Springs:
http://www.rsaperformance.com/eibach-pr ... 240sx.html

Tokico HP Shocks:
http://www.rsaperformance.com/tokico-hp ... x-s13.html

But If I got the Eibach coilover sleeves they are adjustable.

[azsr20det]

how the F*** are you suppost to get the back bumper off?!?!?
is it the little screws along the bottom underneath the car?
or the big bolts that are behind the support bar or are those HOLDING the support bar?

tails and middle bar are already off the car'
as are fenders dash seat hood etc
i dunno maybe im too high when i attempt it, but heres how it goes.
look at bumper down little crack to see where it may be connected.
see 4 large bolts
question to self, if those are infact the bolts i need to undo.
attempt to undo them, no luck, give up at risk of breaking something.
look inside hatch at sides. nothing
look under bumper theres a bunch of little star head screws
havent tried those yet

in a nutshell , how many of what needs to come out of where to remove s13 hatch back bumper essentially

[speedeast]

in a nutshell , how many of what needs to come out of where to remove s13 hatch back bumper essentially[/b]

There are the four main bolts, yes. There is also a bolt that is part of the driver side tow hook that goes into it.

[speedeast]

But If I got the Eibach coilover sleeves they are adjustable.

Once you know the height you want, do you really need to adjust them after that? You can get the sleeves if you want, or if you plan on adjusting them for some reason. I just threw out a practical example that just so happens to be $200 cheaper than the sleeves.

[PapaSmurf2k3]

-What are the "first thing you need to address" mods in the name of HP w/this platform(handling or engine wise)?

If more hp is your goal then my vote is brakes. Stockers are ok at best. Some decent brake pads are a bare minimum upgrade here imho...

I'd vote clutch first... cos if you start spinning your clutch... then well you're really not going anywhere, and you won't need brakes hah.

[patrickm1587]

But If I got the Eibach coilover sleeves they are adjustable.

Once you know the height you want, do you really need to adjust them after that? You can get the sleeves if you want, or if you plan on adjusting them for some reason. I just threw out a practical example that just so happens to be $200 cheaper than the sleeves.

True.

[tmwnn]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Datsun-D ... 209wt_1165

just wondering wil this differential drain plug fit an s13? Its for an R200 but for a a 280z...

[speedeast]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Datsun-D ... 209wt_1165

just wondering wil this differential drain plug fit an s13? Its for an R200 but for a a 280z...

Should be the same, but get this one to make sure:
http://www.pdm-racing.com/products/ka24.html

Scroll down until you see it.

[TroubleBound]

Does anyone know anywhere that sells the chuki fender extenders other than nissan? Cant find them anywhere... )=

[Crazyirish]

Does anyone know anywhere that sells the chuki fender extenders other than nissan? Cant find them anywhere... )=

Your local pull-a-part is your best bet.