New car 1990 240sx hatch "college student build "

[Ndm100]

Well I finally bought my first turbo car !!
I'm down here in pueblo colorado I'm from Wasilla Alaska I'm down for college. I'm currently in the automotive industry management program at the school here a I'm wrestling for the school!

Ok now let's get to the fun stuff.....the car! It's a 1990 240sx hatchback black, but it's been plasti dipped over the original black paint so I currently don't know what condition it is but I will soon find out. It's sitting on 15in steelies hopefully that problem will be fix. Ok so what's the motor ? .... Well is a sr20det type-x swap that has 6xxxx miles on it, the trans is the silva one that came with the motor.
Mods as of right now are
-garret t28 disco potato turbo
-set of after market headers...haven't seen what brand yet
-Buddy club turbo timer
-set of greddy strut bars
-lowering springs not sure what brand
-Solid motor Mounts
-dyno matt
- aftermarket radiator not sure what brand
-boost gauge
Problems
-cracked dash
-some interior missing
- some minor rust
- missing wheel well plastics
-one lug nut stud broken
-tires need balanced
- driver seat destroyed
-driver seat belt slider broken
-other minor things
Add more later need to go to class

[DJ_SLapo]

Welcome! Post some pictures

[Ndm100]

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[Ndm100]

OK I believe I got the photos figured out .

[Ndm100]

Alright so we had open lab today in auto shop
- I challenged the oil with mobile 1 10w-30 and mobil own filter
- balanced the tires
- tried to fix the broken stud but auto shop gave me the wrong size of stud
- I also found that the lug nuts have splines for security but the guy didn't give me the tool for it so i had to buy new lugs
I also bought a cheap jack so i can do some work on in it in the parking lawn.

[Ndm100]

car came with some aftermarket parts here is the list
-isis fuel regulator kit looks and feels like quality product.
-circuit sport upper control arms
-bunch of gaskets and nuts and bolt in packaging

I bought a hard tube intake from O'reillys auto parts to replace the stock one that just laying in the bay..... don't know what the owner was thinking.

I'm looking for some wheels to replace the steelies... not looking for perfect, but some nice lookers anything from 15-17 rim size. Thank you

[Ndm100]

I had little break today after some school work and put the new intake in .... i need to mount it with the brackets, but as of right now it will suffice. I'm use the filter came with, but i really need to clean it. Any advice on cleaning these filter ? Here's a pic of the new intake step up.

[rwlesher]

Dawn mixed with water, spray with a water hose from the inside out, thoroughly dry, but judging by looks of the filter I'd replace it.

[Ndm100]

I decided to just buy a new filter here is a photo of its a spectra cone filter sorry about the bad photo was in a hurry.

I also just bought these wheels from Next Level Motoring they are xxr522 15x7 i got a great deal!! heres a photo

[2_Liter_Turbo]

Welcome to the forums! As I also started my build in college, I have some advice for you; you can take it with a grain of salt, but I have been there. I know the college budget to build a car sucks and you will want to buy as many mods as quickly as possible. Do your homework on the parts you're interested in before ordering up a bunch of stuff because it's cheap. There is a reason why it's cheap. There are a ton of cheap low quality parts out there sold by companies that are only interested in making a quick buck. They feed off of the R&D of the legit companies and hope you don't notice how terrible their versions of the parts truly are. It will take longer, but save and spend your limited funds on good quality stuff. Otherwise you will regret it when stuff starts to fall apart a few years later (or sooner). There are a lot of good people on this forum that have years of experience with these cars; so don't hesitate to ask if you have questions. It's always a good idea to search before asking though, as there is a ton of information and history here. A good rule of thumb is that if you can't find it after 15 min of searching, then ask away. Hope you enjoy your stay here at NICO!

[Ndm100]

Thank you.... yea I'm little angry at my self for ordering a isis pump after I look at a couple of the forums! I won't be buying anymore of their products because of there reviews.

[2_Liter_Turbo]

Thank you.... yea I'm little angry at my self for ordering a isis pump after I look at a couple of the forums! I won't be buying anymore of their products because of there reviews.

Yeah, Isis (along with companies like Megan, Circuit Sports, Mishimoto, Godspeed, etc) all come from the same group of Taiwanese and Chinese factories. They are just rebranded and recolored to match the selling company. If you want to know about any company, just ask, myself or another experienced enthusiast will most likely know the answer. These companies typically use low quality materials and quality control; so parts don't hold up to abuse and don't last super long. They will generally work (most of the time and typically at a lower performance level than their quality counterparts), but they don't give you anything special, ha ha.

[Ndm100]

Well I got my wheels today pretty pleased with them as you can see!

[rwlesher]

Lol nice, I like the gold. Them s*** gonna look dope

[Ndm100]

Well I'm going to finally be able to drive the darn thing! I got my plates from Alaska finally.... DMV systems amaze me!
I"m going to try this weekend to do a few things a few things to the car.
- First thing I need to do fix that wheel stud
- I'm also going to get my new wheels mounted!
- wash the car because its nasty from sitting so long
- After that I'm going to work on getting that pasti dip off and see how it looks under it ... I'm nervous for this ??
I will hopefully more photos today , i will post them tonight!

[Ndm100]

Oh and does anyone know of some motor mounts that are not going to kill me on the price? The solid ones are just to harsh for my taste.

[2_Liter_Turbo]

Their website isn't great, but these mounts are killer (scroll down about 2/3 down):

http://jgsturbo.com/ka24et.html

[Ndm100]

Wow that's a good price thank you. How is the urethane mounts compared solid?

[2_Liter_Turbo]

If it's a street car, you'll want the urethane or rubber mounts; not the solid mounts. I currently have Nismo mounts myself, but I'll be swapping to these (the urethane) this winter. A few friends have these and they all love them.

[Ndm100]

ok I think i'm going to go with the urethane because i'm going to use it on the track later... after i know its reliably.

[Ndm100]

The new wheel set up I love them their a perfect fit .... I really new a paint job haha before that I need to work on the suspension its jarring I'm going to order energy suspension bushing.

[rwlesher]

Just did that myself. Haven't had the chance to install my new subframe and suspension parts yet but it will happen soon. I'm waiting on some coilovers.

Check it out
need-help-s13-hicas-to-non-hicas-subfra ... 66871.html

[Ndm100]

well I've been busy with school and wrestling so haven't had time to do much. So here is some more pictures
here is the ugly exhaust "ricer muffler of death" that needs to go! Only thing I like about it is sounds good

The car came with this isis fuel regulator so i decided to put it on ... so far I'm happy with it made my car run way better.
and the fuel regulator adapter