New here and to 240's

[Creture546]

hey everyone i am new here. ill be picking up my 1996 240sx SE 5speed in the next few weeks just wanted to get to know people

~Seth

[Rockenreno]

welcome!That's awesome that you were able to find an SE in 5spd. I searched for 6 months and ended up with a base model Anyway, welcome to NICO, you'll find a veritable wealth of information here. The Search button is your friend

As for your car, we're always interested to hear how much you payed, see pictures, and hear about your future plans fir the car (if any in particular). Also, what part of San Diego are you in? I'm up here in La Jolla going to UCSD.

[NISTECH]

welcome seth. congrats on the new car

[Creture546]

i live in claremont...your right near me....well i am paying 7400 for it...its a dark blue and has 52k on it...one owner and girl and it was her second car so it only got like 7000 miles a year....right now my plans are to leave it stock till i get some extra money and then ill go all out....i am thinking a ka-t but not to sure yet...might do a sr swap..

[Creture546]

also i am coming to this car from a 2003 WRX i have to give that up to keep good credit but i would rather have good credit then lose everything....that and 240sx is still a vary nice car

[lbrowne]

You'll find that the fit and finish of your 96 240 will be as good or better than the 03 wrx...if the previous owner took care of it.

[Rockenreno]

once you go turbo your 240 will be faster than the WRX, and it won't have those bug-eyes. I suggest looking into the Greddy KA-T kit (~$3000) if you want to go KA-T. Rumor has it they are attempting to get CARB certified, thus making it legal to use here in the Golden State. It also puts down 210hp on low boost. SR is always an option as well, but I like the prospects of the KA-T and more torque

Regardless, good luck with it, 52k is sickeningly low miles, which explains the higher price.

[Creture546]

210hp wont be enought for me...i am thinking atleast 300WHP....what would i need for that?

~Seth

[deftdrummer]

S13 red top with a whole lotta goodies

[Rockenreno]

or you could grab an intercooler and then up the boost on the greddy kit (comes with fuel management system) and easily make 300whp

[MikeMurphy]

congrats on the car!!

yeah power can be found many ways, thats another reason why the car is such a great car! 300whp is fairly easily obtainable through the KA-T or SR. Post some pictures when you get it =)