new into 240 sx

[longboarderntown]

hey guys im lookin into gettin a 240 sx

are they good cars ? are they in the shop alot ?

i am just getting out of a 66 vw bug and am tired of working on my car daily

anyone have any facts on the cars?

i know nissans are good cars so i suspect these are i just wanted to hear it from some owners

Modified by longboarderntown at 4:25 PM 1/4/2009
Modified by longboarderntown at 4:30 PM 1/4/2009

[Uberck]

they suck in the snow

[longboarderntown]

really ?well that sucks even wit chains

[MastaYu]

you just have to be very careful, its best not to go in the snow or ice at all.

[longboarderntown]

well i live in the valley in CA i dont drive to the snow that often lol

[MastaYu]

lucky you

[sebazztard]

its a pretty huge upgrade from a 66 bug lol. get it, you wont regret it.

[longboarderntown]

thats what im hopin but i already try to drift the bug so havin a car that has power might be bad

any special years ? do they make the sx with a turbo in the earlyer models ?

[roadboy240sx]

turbo is all aftermarket in the usa no 240's came with turbos. i say get one at least 1991 and up ( they all have the ka24de, 89-90s all had SHOC ka24e motors) if turbos are your thing you might want think about KA-T or SR20det either way there both good,

when shopping for one, sence you dont want a lot of work, I sugest finding one that is really good condtion to star with.

[ag240]

trippple post huh?

[longboarderntown]

he just really wanted to get the point across

but im not set on a turbo they are just Fun

but i want somethin dual overhead cam if they make em and from what the wiki said the 89 - 91 have dual overhead cam 2.4s and that fine by me

anyone know if it screws with the engine(in a bad way) changing the cam and chip?

[sebazztard]

89 and 90 are single cam, 91-98 are twin cam. by cam and chip... you can switch out the cams and have the ecu tuned, but on a NA your best option is a bolt on turbo and a TUNE for the best upgrade (or swap). chips and cams are so early 2000 hondas...haha

and if you have to ask if a cam screws with an engine, you might want to stay a bit and SEARCH.

[roadboy240sx]

how the **** did i do that? triple post

[ag240]

how did you delete them?

/threadjack

[roadboy240sx]

on the right side on your post go to edit the page it brings you to, you can chang what you said or add stuff

at the bottm where it say save, next to it is the delete button click it then puff no more post you can only do it to your own tho

[sebazztard]

ninja mods

edit..no ****, i didnt know that lmfao sry to pass that **** work to the mods in gen chat earlier then. i have learned my lesson.

[ag240]

ohh thanks for the insight, i feel stupid now tho

[nifares240]

i am just getting out of a 66 vw bug and am tired of working on my car daily

Modified by longboarderntown at 4:25 PM 1/4/2009

Modified by longboarderntown at 4:30 PM 1/4/2009

you'll be working on this car daily.

[longboarderntown]

well i dont know much about these engines yet so im not sure about the cams and **** vw golfs they do that **** so im just goin off what i know

isnt slappin a turbo on a 175k mile car asking for disaster ??(no matter how tempting a turbo would be ! )

[ag240]

well i dont know much about these engines yet so im not sure about the cams and **** vw golfs they do that **** so im just goin off what i know

isnt slappin a turbo on a 175k mile car asking for disaster ??(no matter how tempting a turbo would be ! )

My friend put a turbo on his after the clock hit 210k and it lasted til 260k (he tracked it hard) , if you have good compression it shouldnt matter about the mileage, just as long as the motor is in fair/good condition.

Heres a few links i've compiled over the past few months that helped me with pretty much everything about the 240:

General tech: http://www.240sxtech.com/

Factory Service manuals: http://www.240edge.com/manuals/usdm-cars.html

DIY, How To Mega Thread: zerothread/253879

LSD options: http://www.ka24development.com/vlsd.html

300zx brake swap info: http://importnut.net/300zxbrakeswap.htm

[lonetlan]

i've searched pretty much what comes to my mind with 240s, this site has A LOT of info on how to fix problems and ways to get around stuff cheap, I think I've virtually seen a 240 on this site, and I don't even have one yet. Man, i need a 240

[S14toRPS13]

Your 240 shouldn't be in the shop daily, but being over a decade old and some of them 2 decades old, you'll find little things here and there that needs to be replaced.

[longboarderntown]

tell me guys what do you think of this 240?ive been talkin to the guy it has 177k

http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/cto/974024979.html

[ag240]

i would say no to that, over priced and it's the less wanted single cam motor.

try some like this: http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/ctd/975811317.html

[longboarderntown]

so what years should i be looking for if i wanted the dohc?

[i240sx]

ahhahaha..dude u make me laugh.....welcome to 240 nation.....89-90 sohc ..91-98 dohc..... 89-90 pignose...91-93 shark ..lol..95-96 zenki

no 240 in US come with turbo...only japan and euro come with turbo...u just need a swap...

[longboarderntown]

cool so if i want dohc i want a "shark nose" aka 91 -93

sounds easy enough but now finding one for sale is gonna be the hard part.specially because i cant spend over 3k but im aiming for 2500 i can do that earyr

[i240sx]

yes....here one for you...cheapest price you'll ever find...i use to have a hatch and i sold it. now i got a coupe...decide which one you like the most...i perfer coupe...

http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/ctd/975811317.html

[longboarderntown]

i love the hatch

yeah ima call this lady tomorrow

hopefully its nice my last car was primered and i want somethin i can at least polish (as funny as that sounds)

also the coups are more rare arnt they ?

i never see em around or anything

[i240sx]

yeah..coupe are mostly automatic...the one that are 5spd and are for sell are always over price...mine's an auto, plan to convert it when i get have my funds.hatch are nice too, with kouki tail light...