My first build

[irish enchilada]

Hey guys hows it going. Just picked up my 92 coupe. I had a black 93 hatch with a sr20 coilovers etc. Cars was ok but never going to be a coupe. A guy traded his stock auto coupe for my hatch and 2100 cash. The coupe has pretty good paint no big dings or any dents. Inside is clean. Perfect door panels no cracks in the dash and other then the non worker heads up display iam 1000% happy with the trade. When i got it it had crappy side skirts wich i removed that day and a big ricerboy wing wich i also removed and put a new truck. For the outside until iget the silvia fround end iam going for the clean stock look. Iam planning on the ls2 swap with the 6sp. If any have ideas on what i should do for coil overs what you have used and liked and didnt like with all parts let me know i want to do this thing right.
Here is some pics of my old hatch and my new coupe.

[OM3GA]

Sweet man.

[Seanzyyy]

I can already hear brian asking if you have deep pockets

[irish enchilada]

yeah its spendy to do the ls2 swap thats kinda why i was asking for any advice like is it cost efective? bc after having the sr i know iam not going there again i would rather just turbo the ka. i would go with rb engin but the problem i found with sr or rb swaps is the parts like the lil things that break ie water pump thermo etc. arnt that easy to come by. soon money wont be a problem with...well every few months ill be geting good cash

[zach-Ka]

Looks like a decent platform. Any rust?

[irish enchilada]

Looks like a decent platform. Any rust?

no rust thank god under the car is pretty clean and same with the body the only lil rust spot is where the guy screwed the body kit to the body...wtf he did that beets me. but i got it sanded down and sprayed with white paint to prevent it from turning into a problem

[Gcustoms]

IMHO, ditch the "Vader" front bumper on the coupe and get coilovers to get rid of the 4x4 stance.

[irish enchilada]

IMHO, ditch the "Vader" front bumper on the coupe and get coilovers to get rid of the 4x4 stance.

yeah i hate that thing i have a stock one i just gone done sanding and iam about to paint it i want to go to stock until i get my silvia frount but stock look then coilovers the thing looks like a monster truck hhaha

[Andy4106]

go ls based not ls.
get a 5.3 from a wrecked chevy truck. stil alm, lightweight, with a little less power but big possibilities.
you can hot cam it and throw on some ls long tubes and call it a day. t56 you wont get around it will be kind of expensive. but the motor you can have had for around 700-1000 easy.

[irish enchilada]

go ls based not ls.
get a 5.3 from a wrecked chevy truck. stil alm, lightweight, with a little less power but big possibilities.
you can hot cam it and throw on some ls long tubes and call it a day. t56 you wont get around it will be kind of expensive. but the motor you can have had for around 700-1000 easy.

i like the input but the smallest ill go for with a v8 will be the 5.7 ls1 i like the lsx platform idk what the 5.3 is. is it full injected? and if i recall the truck engins are a lil to tall but i think thats due to the oil pan. i have to use a 05-06 gto oil pan for some mount kits or just by a special one bc d1 regs say you can notch or modify the crossmenber so sikky makes a kit where alot of the mounting problems are taking care of for 1700 wich is alot but time is money so it saves me alot of time....i ramble on sorry if that was a tangent

[laxands13]

coupe looks pretty good, like its been said, get rid of the front bumper and drop it. Nice pickup though.

[irish enchilada]

coupe looks pretty good, like its been said, get rid of the front bumper and drop it. Nice pickup though.

i should have it off and the stock on later this week will post pics of it

[irish enchilada]

coilovers are next to come i just figure out what ones to get.

[motoman399]

joey.. i would have made that d bag rip the bumper off in front of you and give you an extra 200 so you could get a new bumper. lol that s*** is ugly!! just get some megan's. i know your cheap like me and they will do the job just fine.

[irish enchilada]

joey.. i would have made that d bag rip the bumper off in front of you and give you an extra 200 so you could get a new bumper. lol that s*** is ugly!! just get some megan's. i know your cheap like me and they will do the job just fine.

man i might go super cheap i found some godspeed coilovers for like 400 on ebay haha they will do untill i can get some stance or teins

[srpowered240sx]

OFF WITH THE FRONT BUMPER!! other than that, should be a fun project. you gonna 5 speed swap it for now? or just wait til you v8 it?

[irish enchilada]

OFF WITH THE FRONT BUMPER!! other than that, should be a fun project. you gonna 5 speed swap it for now? or just wait til you v8 it?

i love the hate for that ugly front bumper. just keep it as is slowy upgrade the suspension then when i do the v8 ill put the t56 6sp in it its going to take about a yr and a half to do this but iam ok with that

[Andy4106]

you would have to use the oil pan either way..... so it will fit. i promise. yeah its fuel injected also.....
its an ls based motor. you can throw the heads from the 5.7 for lower compression if you want and the cam and a fast intake. no one will be able to tell. i promise.
i dont know why your stuck on the 5.7 but your not only going to pay for displacement your going to pay for the name also, and that to me seems pointless. you can easily make as much and more power out of a 5.3 than a 5.7 and coming from personal experience a 5.7 ls1 is to much power. 1st and 2nd are useless. and up to 4th is useless in the rain. you need to tame it down a little.

go cheaper, it will be worth it in the long run, not only will you save money but you will be a tamer car and be able to keep it a lot cleaner.
just my .02 but if you stuck on the 5.7 you really dont know a lot about lsx motors and need to a lot more research before attempting this swap

[irish enchilada]

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i dont know why your stuck on the 5.7 but your not only going to pay for displacement your going to pay for the name also, and that to me seems pointless. you can easily make as much and more power out of a 5.3 than a 5.7 and coming from personal experience a 5.7 ls1 is to much power. 1st and 2nd are useless. and up to 4th is useless in the rain. you need to tame it down a little.

go cheaper, it will be worth it in the long run, not only will you save money but you will be a tamer car and be able to keep it a lot cleaner.
just my .02 but if you stuck on the 5.7 you really dont know a lot about lsx motors and need to a lot more research before attempting this swap

how is going with that engin going to keep it cleaner? and i want to get the 6.0 not the 5.7 if i can. if you get the right wheels and tires on it that much power is ok to have. i have done alot of resurch man thats why i went with this swap and not a sr or rb or turbo ka. you get power in every gear and alot of it. but i will give you the benifit of the doubt and take a look into the 5.3 and let you know what i think.

[Andy4106]

less money spent on the motor = more money spent on smaller details.

i really know what im talking about i promise. your going to have a little over 300 hp stock with the 5.3 with headers which is a must on this install, and exhaust with intake and a tune your looking in the mid 300s. maybe around 330-340. its not just power we are talking about here man. your missing the point. i can 100% bet you wont be able to tell the difference of the motors if they were in the same car. its cheaper and a better route. but if you dont want to listen to people with experience thats your choice. im just trying to help you save a lot of money.

i dont understand why you want a bigger motor. an sr swap with 260 hp is enough in these cars. your talking about throwing a lot of power to the rear independent axle. and no im sorry but wheels and tires dont mean s*** when you start to wheel hop and snap an axle. there is a lot more work than motor wheels and tires. you can throw fatty tires on the back of irs and all you will do is snap axles. if you want some mean nasty power, throw a solid built axle and back half it.

[irish enchilada]

less money spent on the motor = more money spent on smaller details.

i really know what im talking about i promise. your going to have a little over 300 hp stock with the 5.3 with headers which is a must on this install, and exhaust with intake and a tune your looking in the mid 300s. maybe around 330-340. its not just power we are talking about here man. your missing the point. i can 100% bet you wont be able to tell the difference of the motors if they were in the same car. its cheaper and a better route. but if you dont want to listen to people with experience thats your choice. im just trying to help you save a lot of money.

i dont understand why you want a bigger motor. an sr swap with 260 hp is enough in these cars. your talking about throwing a lot of power to the rear independent axle. and no im sorry but wheels and tires dont mean s*** when you start to wheel hop and snap an axle. there is a lot more work than motor wheels and tires. you can throw fatty tires on the back of irs and all you will do is snap axles. if you want some mean nasty power, throw a solid built axle and back half it.

well.........when your right your right man....i will got with the 5.3l i like it i did a lot of looking in to it. and i think that for a pratical car the 5.3 power out put will work jsut fine. i really am thankful for the input and if all else fails i can always up grade but i think for saving money this a good idea and will let you know how it comes thanks again

[motoman399]

did you rip that gay bumper off yet? that looks like something nick would have had on his celica haha. you remember when he had the muffler shop purposely bend his exhaust so it came out angled

[irish enchilada]

did you rip that gay bumper off yet? that looks like something nick would have had on his celica haha. you remember when he had the muffler shop purposely bend his exhaust so it came out angled

hahah yeah i remember that hagerd a** car of his. i am painting it right now. nothing like painting at midnight. ill have it on in the moring and pics up soon after.

[motoman399]

good then pour gas all over it and light it on fire haha

[irish enchilada]

good then pour gas all over it and light it on fire haha

i was going to do something like that but i think ill give it to a hobo for some box decor hahah or just smash it and tosh it idk yet but iam puting on clear coar right now and iam done all rattel can but it looks pretty good

[motoman399]

actually try and sell it on craigslist, im sure some 16 year old would want it. tell them 25 bucks lol

[irish enchilada]

actually try and sell it on craigslist, im sure some 16 year old would want it. tell them 25 bucks lol

i would but iam moving to eureka this week so i dont have time to do all that i also have all red tail lights that iam going to see though when i get to eureka.... so i was going to wait and do a manny tran when i do the v8 swap but idt i can wait that long this auto is killing me.... and my car is smking really bad so i think the piston rigs are done bc theres no water in the oil but i got you when i get there to help me out hhaha

[motoman399]

god i have to rebuild another KA... s***. jk. im in la right now, so depending on when you move back i might not even be there. you should have gotten more for the car than that, sorry man.

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[Steady_One_S13]

looking good bro!

[irish enchilada]

god i have to rebuild another KA... s***. jk. im in la right now, so depending on when you move back i might not even be there. you should have gotten more for the car than that, sorry man.

ps. ENABLE YOUR PM"S please-enable-pm-s-t490214.html go there and follow the steps. your welcome.

you dont have to i can atempt it but we know how that turns out haha dont have to have to go to nissan a buy pretty much all the bolts do we? i think i will be there friday but ill be there for good and i might be able to get you a job with me