Just got a 240SX

[240SXer]

Hey everyone, I had a 1997 Nissan pickup that I totaled, and with the money I got from the insurance I just got a 1995 240SX SE 5speed. It's bone stock with 117k miles on it.

I want to soup it up now, my truck ran 18.5s at LACR (slow). Right now i'm mainly interested in just performance. I don't care about looks (the car looks great), I just want performance. What should I do first? This is what i'm thinking I want to do.

ASP PullysInjen Cold Air intakeExhaust (have no idea which one)

My goal for now is it be able to take my friend's 1992 Trans Am which runs 15.8s.

What should I do first? Which would give me the best gain per $ ratio? I might eventually go with a little 30shot or so just to run the 1/4 a bit quicker, but for now I just want the basics.

I also have a brand new jacobs pro street ignition that my friend gave me, should I put that on? What mods do I have to do to it? (my truck required a modified cap because of the internal coil but they could never mod the damn cap, busy or something).

Thanks,

David.

PS. Justin from Santa Clarita with the 95 if you read this it's David and I got my S14!!!!

[bp2ooo]

As far as horsepower per dollar. Nothing beats a turbo. But, if you cant afford that route like many people nitrous is the next best. Just make sure you get a wet kit and you know what your doing. As far as an intake goes, get injen with cae. As far as exhaust, i would say easily the best for that motor is real n1, or Hks hyper. I went with the hyper on my car, and a catco cat. I never actually dynoed my car, but i felt a big difference. I still havn't gotten a pulley because i have read way to many pro's and cons about the ur's. But for a lil over 100 i can pick up asp. im thinking im going to give it a try. I dont know what your running stock, but i bet the car could use a good tune up. Id say first things first get a set of ngk plugs, with some good 8 mil wires. Id say get Accel wires, my personal pref, and there a lil cheaper. After the tune up, start moding your car. What ever you do dont run platnium plugs. I did for 2 monthes, just to try. Ngk normal plugs, have such a bigger difference over bosch platnium +4.EMail me with any questions on your car. Ps. here is a hard to see pic of what the hyper looks like on my car. It sounds awsome. 2.55 inch piping, and 4.5 inch tip.

[240SXer]

Did you lose any low end with that big 2.55in piping? I had 2.25 on my truck (KA24E). I always thought that something as big as 2.55 would cause a lot of low end loss. I haven't ran it stock yet. But I hope it'll at least run 16s at LACR. What about the jacobs? Should I put that on? I think the first thing i'll do is get the injen cold air intake, that's about 310 total. Then i'll get the exhaust and after I read up on the ASP pully a bit more maybe that.

Thanks,

David.

[Unregistered]

my friend's civic w/ headers, a cold air intake and a preformance muffler ran 17s... 240sx is faster than a civic, but my point is... wait... did I have one?

When you get mony again, get a turbo.

[bp2ooo]

when i have the car paid off, in about a year, i am planning sr20det. Now i just have to stop spending mondey on this car, and that can be acompished.240sxer- I have never heard of an ignition making a car slower. Yes you should put it on. If i had it just laying around, i would definatly put it on. If i was going out to buy one, id get an msd. As far as loosing low end torque i dont think so, maybe if you ran a test pipe with 2.55 inch piping, but i got a catco cat, and i think it was kept to a minamal. Plus, when you get the pulley it will make up for more than anything you lost off the line. My friend has a stock 240, accept clutch and injen intake with cai. And he ran 15.7 at like 85 i think. Might be wrong about trap speed.... you should have no probelm getting a 16. With a good launch as long as the cars running, you should be able to get a high 15. good luck

[UncleBen]

for a really long time i debated on swap or turbo the 24DE. i made my mind up that i am just gonna stay NA. i have injen intake w/ CAE, plugs, fixin to buy the HKS hiper exhaust. i thought about gettin a cat with it, but they are expensive:( i plan on gettin pulley, header, cams, etc etc. i have an auto, so i wanna swap that shiznit out. its gettin boring with an auto:mad:

[bp2ooo]

get rid of the bosch platnium +4 plugs. I had those plugs, and my timing is advanced so i was running a little rich. I took those out they were burnt up. I got Ngk's. Wow what a difference. Then when i got rid of the bosch 7 mil wires, and got accel 8 mil. That was another huge differnece. I have heard it many times before but ngk runs best in nissan. About the sr vrs ka. I have been reading about this swap at least the last year. The ka has more potential then the sr. But the ka will cost alot more in the long run. If you had alot of money like 10's of thousand, and could buy everything you wanted, the ka can put down more power, and be quicker, and even have higher boost. Now if you wanna go the cheap way, by the sr because the stock interenals are alot better. Say you have 5 grand. You could get the xs engineering turbo kit, about 4000, boost conrtoller, and turbo timer, plus 500 dollar install. You can boost 10 psi max, on stock kade, with the stock fuel system. SO total cost would come out to 5100 roughly. You can get a sr20det for 2500, install 1100, boost controller 500, and turbo timer 100. Now you still have 800 dollar to mess around. The kade would be probably a high 13 like 13.99 or low 14 second car. The sr at the most you can boost safely stock 14psi would be a low 13-13.5 second car. And you still have 800 to spend. in my opinoin i would go sr unless i wint he lottery, but then it would be rb26dett for me.

[bp2ooo]

when you get the hks hyper on, if you like a low deep sound, cut out he resonator. I had my on at first. it was loud, but ehh nothing to impressive. I cut out the resincator put in a strait pip, and it was such an imporvement.

[s14=pimpin']

brand names stuff, what a jip! Now how much HP do you expect to gain from a cat back system? 5-8HP max? Plus an intake? another 2-5HP max, right (give or take a pony). My route was to buy a universal muffler, get custom piping done, and save the cash for my suspension. Call me cheap, I don't care, I used the money I saved to purchase suspension components. My exhaust is a nice, low tone that sets off car alarms all the time!!! My one friend said, "Your car sounds wicked! Absolutely no 'puss' sound." Other people say it sounds nice and mean, not rice at all!!!

muffler $200piping - $130all CANADIAN dollars, so my system is around $200 US I figure (not the greatest at math so correct me if I'm wrong). Oh, its the dual tipped on a slight angle, looks hot!!!

The s14 came with a dual tip muffler stock, so a dual tip after market doesn't look outta place IMO.

If you want to swap motors, don't waste your money on the KA, you'll never make it back and it can be put towards an SR. Also tune your suspension (f & r tower braces, sway bars, springs and shocks). I'd recomend a coil over system, cause I'm piecing my suspension together right now, and when all is said and done, a full coil over system may cost another 1 or 2 hundred more, well worth it IMO. I'm wouldn't cheap out on suspension, or brakes, and you get the adjustability with a coil over system. Haven't put much though into brakes yet, probably go with the J30 brakes on the front, heard great reviews about them and is well worth the dollar.

Any Nissan motor would be a good choice to choose from, you can deciede on that yourself after you do months of research, just ensure that you take the turbo route! If you wanted to be different, I've heard of small block v8's, supra engine and the good ol rotary being dropped into the 240! If you are a speed freak, then RB26DETT all the way!!!

welcome to the club, tell us what you deciede on!!!

[Daunttless]

Heh, 330 Canadian dollars is like a hamburger here in America. : )

[240SXer]

Right now i'm only really into Drag racing. I used to have a truck and it handled pretty bad so I'm just into 1/4 mi. As soon as I have my 1/4 mi where I want it i'll maybe start thinking about the suspension. Basically where I want it is 15.5s or faster at LACR (2800ft so about 15.2 I guess).

[GodDrivesA240sx]

get rid of the bosch platnium +4 plugs. I had those plugs, and my timing is advanced so i was running a little rich. I took those out they were burnt up. I got Ngk's. Wow what a difference. Then when i got rid of the bosch 7 mil wires, and got accel 8 mil. That was another huge differnece. I have heard it many times before but ngk runs best in nissan.

the platnium +4 plugs do suck in 4 cylinder engines. Or so I read. However platinum plugs are fine (my '95 even has a sticker under the hood that says to run platinum plugs). Like ngk v power platinum, 10 dollars for the set of 4 and they are recomended by nissan.

[Tino]

whatd u pay for it

[UncleBen]

the platnium +4 plugs do suck in 4 cylinder engines. Or so I read. However platinum plugs are fine (my '95 even has a sticker under the hood that says to run platinum plugs). Like ngk v power platinum, 10 dollars for the set of 4 and they are recomended by nissan.

i don't have an advance kit or anything for one thing, so i ain't running rich or anything. the plugs are doin good in my car. my car has that sticker that says platinum plugs only. i don't have wires, but i wanna get some sometime. i'm not sure what kind to get. about NGK stuff, i haven't heard that good of stuff about them. especially their wires. i ain't gonna spend the extra money for plugs or wires (which i don't need) right now, cause i am saving for my exhaust, which i want alot more.

[GodDrivesA240sx]

i don't have an advance kit or anything for one thing, so i ain't running rich or anything. the plugs are doin good in my car. my car has that sticker that says platinum plugs only. i don't have wires, but i wanna get some sometime. i'm not sure what kind to get. about NGK stuff, i haven't heard that good of stuff about them. especially their wires. i ain't gonna spend the extra money for plugs or wires (which i don't need) right now, cause i am saving for my exhaust, which i want alot more.

You haven't heard anything good about ngk????????? wtf they are the only somewhat aftermarket brand that is close to OE and that all japanese cars recommend and are actually worth it. THey cost 10 dollars for the v-power 4pk Go research plat 4+ it's not like it's 4 sparks per plug, it just pulls a spark from the strongest electrode, which in a 4cly car. isn't that much of a difference between spark strength. Your plug wires that are on your car now, they are NGK, your original plugs were too. NGK is the best way to go for nissan, on a non-highly modified engine

beer:beerthat's not a flame.

[240SXer]

I want to get a Injen Cold Air intake but all of them I see are at least like 310. I see people talking about them getting it for 260. Where did you get it? Did it give you a good gain? Is the cold air really worth it? How is it in the rain?

David

[bp2ooo]

I Ended up getting my short ram air for 190 shipped, and i got the cold air ext for for another 90. I thought it made a big difference. Car sounds bad as above 4000 rpm. Its louder then my hks hyper exhaust. Ive never seen them for 260. But you might be able to get it shipped for aorund 280 from enjuku if you get them together. Check out there website http://www.enjukuracing.com, or you can email my buddy nick at massimo performance. [email protected], and ask him for his best price on cold air for your car.As far as the rain goes, i have not driven threw a huge puddle yet where i will have to worry, but the way the cold air is on the 240, it would have to come in right by the factory fog light, and go right to get to filter.

[BenBlanco615]

Sorry I'm new, but doesn't Nissan use the NGK Platinums for their OEM spark plugs?

[GodDrivesA240sx]

Sorry I'm new, but doesn't Nissan use the NGK Platinums for their OEM spark plugs?

Yes, that's what I said a few post back