Increasing power to 240sx
Increasing power to 240sx
Hi,I have a stock 1995 Nissan 240sx that I am thinking of playing with. I have a friend that works with cars a lot who thinks that the 240sx will fly with a few modifications due to its light weight and rear wheel drive. He wants to put in a chevy small block 383 stroker engine that outputs 400 HP. Of course a new transmission, frame ties, bigger radiator, drivetrain, will be needed, along with some other small mods. He is offering to do it all for free, and give me the engine to see how fast it will go. He figures it would be a 10 second car in the quarter mile. I was wondering if anyone else has tried anything like this, and how it turned out.
Domestic V8's in a small jap RWD cars isn't a new idea. It's very common with older cars and starting to catch on with 240's. If he's really offering to fund and complete the whole project, I don't see why you wouldn't do it.
If he wants to (and knows how) put in a solid rear axle, I'd suggest picking up another 240 on the side if you ever want a car that can handle, though.
Edit: Check out our Hybrids forum for more cars like this.
If he wants to (and knows how) put in a solid rear axle, I'd suggest picking up another 240 on the side if you ever want a car that can handle, though.
Edit: Check out our Hybrids forum for more cars like this.
why destroy a perfectly good car to do something like that? just tear down an f-body if you want a strip queen. mods and install will be much easier.
if you want to go V8 in a 240 there are a lot of options out there that retain the weight distribution and handling ability that the s-chassis is known for.
do whatever floats your boat; if you throw enough money at pretty much any car you can make it do what you want to. if you're smart you will realize that its more cost effective and satisfying to build a car to its strengths instead of simply making it into a one-trick pony.
practically any car can be made to go fast in a straight line with a built sbc. there's absolutely no logic behind starting with a 240 at all for a project like this.
if you want to go V8 in a 240 there are a lot of options out there that retain the weight distribution and handling ability that the s-chassis is known for.
do whatever floats your boat; if you throw enough money at pretty much any car you can make it do what you want to. if you're smart you will realize that its more cost effective and satisfying to build a car to its strengths instead of simply making it into a one-trick pony.
practically any car can be made to go fast in a straight line with a built sbc. there's absolutely no logic behind starting with a 240 at all for a project like this.
Re: (SeVa-S13)
He was talking about putting on a camaro rear end to stabilize it. He builds custom choppers and hot rods as a job.
When you say to pick up another 240 on the side to have something that handles, how badly do you think this will handle with the above changes? Would it still be reasonably driveable as a regular car. Also, how difficult do you think it would be to stop the tires from spinning?
When you say to pick up another 240 on the side to have something that handles, how badly do you think this will handle with the above changes? Would it still be reasonably driveable as a regular car. Also, how difficult do you think it would be to stop the tires from spinning?
Re: (d!ck)
I guess the idea was to use the 240 because it is very light as a rear wheel drive car, kind of like putting one in an s10. I really do not do any course racing or drifting, so I would either do this, or just leave the car as it is, and drive it until it dies. I was just wondering if you guys though this would work. I really have very little car knowledge. I apologize for my ignorance regarding the subject, so any thought are appreciated.
Re: (SeVa-S13)
What do you suggest as an alternative? I am really wondering if it is worth doing this to the car. I do not drive it as a main car (I used to), but don't really have any plans to do anything else with it. He tells me it would blow away a mustang or camaro with the same engine due to the power to weight ratio. It has 130,000 miles, and probably is not worth a lot right now. As a 10 second car, I would imagine it would be worth more. Could something like this be done and still retain the driveability of the car to do more than just drag race it?
