New guy just got 240 as first car:)

[vipper14]

Hey guy's I've been doing alot of research on my car and really can't find anything i dont like. I have a 92 240 hatchback i got from sum old lady who babied the car. I've been reading how civics and integ always want to race and stuff its a lil dif where i live( avon parkFL close to sebring) i have old times in hot rods and the normal civics and stuff. The only thing i wish the car could have hitch on the car to pull my jet ski but i love the car. My step dad used to have a 2003 nissan ser spev v which i know you all have herd of. Well just b4 he got rid of it we did a lil race, i was pretty shocked that my stock 240 was maybe a hair slower then his $18k car. know i have cold air intake and lookin and sum other cheap stuff to do any tips you guys can offer would be nice.

[Veriest1]

Welcome to NICO.

For the cheap stuff check this thread out. zerothread?id=127892

[yessir240]

welcome to NICO. Post up some pics of your 240. For starters maybe you should get a tune up done. AND remember Always search first

[JimmyMethod]

Welcome to NICO.Got any pics?Headers to exhaust are always easy ways to make a few more horses, if you wanna stay cheap. Low-mass underdrive pulleys are also a cheap way to go.There's a niffy little 'search' button up at the top right of the screen, you can find tons of threads on the same topic.

[vipper14]

alright guys heres my bare 240

[vipper14]

the inside only thing dif now is ****f nob and radio i know its brown

[vipper14]

the engine is a lil cleaner now but thats a $30 cold air intake which im gonna put a k&n filter on it

[vipper14]

and the back lights are my fav

[vipper14]

so wut u guys think?? i know it need rims and sum paint but i got it for 2800 and it has a brand new clutch and brakes and wus rebuilt at like 75k miles

[hannibal]

Nice S13. She looks really clean.

Congrats on the new car and welcome to NICO!

[Rusted_PS13]

Damn, i love the color of the car, i was thinking about paint mine a dark green like that.

[vipper14]

i think once i got rims it'll look nice and clean and im keepin it sleeper, when i out my exhaust im goin to make this peace that goes inbetwen the cat ann back pipeing that has like a motor that turns a valve to go from 3in to 1.5 in so its not that loud tried it out in a lawn mower and i love it so its goin on my car( crazy but its pretty cool when your sittin on the line bone quiet and a civic with a huge trash can pulls up you flip a switch and show them who's boss)im 16 wut can i say

[yessir240]

Ahh i remember my first 240 when i was 16.. o wait that was last year.... Nice car keep it clean ... non bashing but fyi thats not a cold air intake 1 the intake is inside your engine bay which is hot... 2nd it passes by the radiator and such making the air hotter... anyways good luck with your "invention" thing sounds cool

[vipper14]

ya and my friends thing im a car fanatic, but after reading sum of the stuff you guys talk about even i get lost, im learning and i plan to auto cross my car since im close to orlando. my friend has a eo storm out there and he wounders y i laugh.

[vipper14]

friends think ***

[Veriest1]

Looks good. The brown interior with the green looks good. Then again... I wear brown so don't listen to my opinion. I'm wierd.

Your paint looks better than mine. So don't feel to bad about it.

[GrilledCheese33]

welcome to nico! Nice car, love the color. Looks immaculate inside and out. I too am in florida(30 min. north of daytona) and have a 240 as my first car. I bought it from a middle aged woman who owned it from new, so it was babied! Ive only had her 3 months. Heres a pic of mine:

[vipper14]

Ya i like the s14 just couldnt find one in my price range, but im happy with my 240 and the lady b4 me was 60 sumthin and the original owner she had to sell it i felt kind of bad cuz shes loved that car, but got to do wut you got to do, i dont see tomany 240s around here ive seen 2 and both were like to kool to wave or anything

[TOPSECRT88]

Ya i like the s14 just couldnt find one in my price range, but im happy with my 240 and the lady b4 me was 60 sumthin and the original owner she had to sell it i felt kind of bad cuz shes loved that car, but got to do wut you got to do, i dont see tomany 240s around here ive seen 2 and both were like to kool to wave or anything

What i dont see too many of is 60 year old ladys driving 5 speeds. lol. looks like a real clean car, i've never seen that color combo either.

[GrilledCheese33]

Ya i like the s14 just couldnt find one in my price range, but im happy with my 240 and the lady b4 me was 60 sumthin and the original owner she had to sell it i felt kind of bad cuz shes loved that car, but got to do wut you got to do, i dont see tomany 240s around here ive seen 2 and both were like to kool to wave or anything

when i first found out i had to buy my own car like my brother 5 years ago, and pay for my own insurance, i started saving my money. Then at 16, i was able to afford my mint zenki, I didn't want you to think my parents bought it b/c thats the easy way out. It is in their name but its all mine

I wish you the best of luck on the new ride

[skydragoness]

What i dont see too many of is 60 year old ladys driving 5 speeds. lol. looks like a real clean car, i've never seen that color combo either.

The older generation puts this one to shame, they were all driving stick before automatics were even evented (or common)

NICE 240! It's very clean, if i were you the first modification you should make is TIRES. Not some cheapo-futurama's or something. I'm talking serious rain tires. These cars are light and can get tail happy if your'e not careful.

[vipper14]

hey guys my friend who's a girl just bought herself an 02 vw bug wit the 2.0 5 speed manual. and it's so slow comapred to my 240 i mean you put the pedal on the floor in 1st and its like you can't even tell its goin, i was so dissapointed, then i got her home and drove my baby wut a differecne. i told her i liked it but for performance wise man.

[yessir240]

Quote »NICE 240! It's very clean, if i were you the first modification you should make is TIRES. Not some cheapo-futurama's or something. I'm talking serious rain tires. These cars are light and can get tail happy if your'e not careful.[/quote] This could happen

[el5y]

What i dont see too many of is 60 year old ladys driving 5 speeds. lol. looks like a real clean car, i've never seen that color combo either.

You've really never seen that color combo before? my car was like that(now with black/tan interior), my roommate's car is like that. anyways,

Keep it clean, save money for the "right" mods which I'm sure you'll come to find as you search through these pages. and decide what direction you go with your car. since you said auto-cross I would definately say tires and suspension. Welcome to nico

Eric

[dfw240_EE]

the inside only thing dif now is ****f nob and radio i know its brown

Hey, I have had my 240 for near a year and I still have the casette deck that came with it. Instead of buying a CD player, I record songs onto tape with my home stereo

[574-240sx]

doesn't look bad just need a rear bumper repaint, black interior and maybe at least some SE 7 spokes.

[skydragoness]

Hey, I have had my 240 for near a year and I still have the casette deck that came with it. Instead of buying a CD player, I record songs onto tape with my home stereo

lol, i used to do that too, until the tape player started eating them, plus the sound quality is just a$$.

[masticatingcow]

Nice car, man, and welcome to NICO.

FYI, A'pexi makes a device with a valve that you can control manually or electronically that does exactly what you're looking for. They're a bit pricey right now, being that they're brand new for the 05 year, but you should at least check it out, if only to get an idea of what you'll need to pull together to make your own from scratch. Here's the link: http://www.apexi-usa.com/produ...Num=1Again, welcome to NICO and clean car! Keep the brown/tan interior!

[dfw240_EE]

lol, i used to do that too, until the tape player started eating them, plus the sound quality is just a$$.

I just have better things to spend my money on now. If the tape deck goes, no radio.

[base9se]

wow, the body looks clean and especially the engine bay.