Say you had 5,000 dollars to spend...

[spooled240]

If you had to choose which route to go, what would you rather do to your s-chassis?

Engine swap/mods: RB, SR, CA, KA, KA-T, LS-X imagine what 5K can get you(turbo kits, exhaust, all the goods) and let's say this is all legal w/ no emmission regulations

OR

Suspension and stance: Baller wheels, fender or overfender mods, awesome coilovers, suspension arms/braces/cage, etc. imagine what 5K can get you. NO AERO, just wheels, suspension, and braces.

Everything being equal I know you can get away with doing both for 5K but you can't pick BOTH lol. I think this would be interesting whether people would rather go for HP or looks.

"sleeper" vs. "all show, no go"

[Kalypso]

you can do both, if you spend your money well.but KA-T is enough. I believe in looking stylish.

with the price of gas, and the inevitable destruction of our fossil fuel based economy, I say dont invest into a gas motor.

just leave it.

buy some work meisters and enjoy your life.

[blacksrjdm]

If it were me, I would spend like 2000 to make the KAT a little more bulletproof and/or make more power, i.e, pistons, rods, cams, bigger turbo, tuning etc... And then spend the rest on suspension. You can do alot with $5000. If I were you I would make a list of priorities for your build and see what you can afford to do...

[spectral7]

I don't see how upgrading the suspension is all show.

[Nali]

5K worth of CA18DERT goodness!!!

I dont mind a 4x4SX, look at gabbys car.Its badass and doesnt have coils

[Kalypso]

honestly... if you have to ask us what you should do.

that right there is the problem.

[xX RB Xx]

CA and coils.

[AZ89two4Tsx]

I would do an LS swap because it'll most likely get better gas mileage than an SR/CA of the same performance.

Suck it 4 bangers.

[Nali]

I would do an LS swap because it'll most likely get better gas mileage than an SR/CA of the same performance.

Suck it 4 bangers.

Uhh No.

CA with a big turbo will only hit boost at +/- 4000RPM. You can drive around all day without ever touching boost and that CA will run like a 1.8 litre econocar....no way an LS is getting similar gas mileage.

CA all the way!. Do some crazy shiit.Get the Supercharger from a 1G-GZEMassive injectors for an RX7A nice T-67 turbo.NisTune, or a custom tune to get it running right

And you have a very very fun car!

[str33tprintz]

It all depends on you dude... What you should be asking yourself is why did you buy the car... Either its to drift, road track, DD or because you like the way it looks. If you can recall that then you will know what to spend your money on.

But as for my 2 cents I say KA-T is relatively cheap and is torquey enough to be fun and the rest can go to stance and looks.

I just dont see the point in 400+hp DD's here in south fl its just a ticking time bomb

Horse power - Handling = Swift painfull death

[S13_love]

I would do an LS swap because it'll most likely get better gas mileage than an SR/CA of the same performance.

Lolwut?

Something about this statement seems a bit...off.

[White Comet]

Uhh No.

CA with a big turbo will only hit boost at +/- 4000RPM. You can drive around all day without ever touching boost and that CA will run like a 1.8 litre econocar....no way an LS is getting similar gas mileage.

dude, know what you're talking about before posting. the ls with a t56 gets great gas mileage. if you put a big turbo on a ca i doubt the little 1.8 liter will easily be able to propel the car while staying out of boost. i'm not saying the ls gets the best mileage but it does really well and you can easily get into 30+ for mpg. i've gotten 34ish on my mostly stock sr. you go around nutswinging the ca a lot which is fine, but it isnt the answer for everything

[homeslicej2]

Save for retirement

[castert]

I would buy this 1995 Nissan 240 SX http://bloomington.craigslist.....html

[kornaz]

Go to Vegas, get a nice room and plenty of alcohol and *cough*girls*cough*. Enjoy the moment.

[Nali]

dude, know what you're talking about before posting. the ls with a t56 gets great gas mileage. if you put a big turbo on a ca i doubt the little 1.8 liter will easily be able to propel the car while staying out of boost. i'm not saying the ls gets the best mileage but it does really well and you can easily get into 30+ for mpg. i've gotten 34ish on my mostly stock sr. you go around nutswinging the ca a lot which is fine, but it isnt the answer for everything

Forgive me indeed i do not know much about LS into S chassis so yeah i might have been overzealous in my posting.

But the LS in their home cars, get some 25-30...atleast my friends cars pull that.My CA gets 30-40, so again forgive my overzealous posting.

Ive never even driven or had a friend with an LSx S chassis.

[Metal Angel]

Forgive me indeed i do not know much about LS into S chassis so yeah i might have been overzealous in my posting.

But the LS in their home cars, get some 25-30...atleast my friends cars pull that.My CA gets 30-40, so again forgive my overzealous posting.

Ive never even driven or had a friend with an LSx S chassis.

dang... 30-40 plus performance? why did nissan put a ka in the 240sx in the first place? the ka is 20mpg with no power... usdm ftl. I get more and more tempted to do a ca swap every day.

Nali,I asked this before in a different thread and I can even remember which one it was so I cant find your answer (if you answered) but what is a ca18dert? supercharged and turbocharged? cuz that would be the hotness!

[Frank E Bones]

Well since im currently sporting Option #2,(My wheels arent baller but I love how the 350Z wheels look on my car), I voted for Suspension/Wheels.Besides being faster than everyone else on the street isnt really a priority for me.

[White Comet]

its fine to have strong faith in your setup, but being open minded is the name of the game. i'll have to check what my brother gets for gas mileage in his camaro, even though he doesnt have an ls its a carbed 350 mildly built with a t56. an ls1 would get even better mileage then my bro's setup, but on the highway you can cruise at just barely over idle and thats even with 4.55 rear end gearing

[Metal Angel]

Oh and like some suggested, I would personally spread 5k around a little bit... I would end up with a more rounded car that way... but to follow your stipulations I would definitely build power. I love both sho with no go (as long as it can take a corner) and sleeper stoplight cars... but when I am in the diver seat I would rather a sleeper.

[Reno]

dang... 30-40 plus performance? why did nissan put a ka in the 240sx in the first place? the ka is 20mpg with no power... usdm ftl. I get more and more tempted to do a ca swap every day.

Nali,I asked this before in a different thread and I can even remember which one it was so I cant find your answer (if you answered) but what is a ca18dert? supercharged and turbocharged? cuz that would be the hotness!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLB2P1ziXYA

[Metal Angel]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLB2P1ziXYA

hey nali do you have a thread devoted to your build? or just a thread with engine pics and numbers and stuff like that?

[kyle454]

yeah i would get some coilovers but i live in the county and i would be in hell on these roads ....ps my road is dirt lol

[Ninjamasta]

I didn't vote because I couldn't make a choice. I want to go fast but at the same time I would also like to make sure my car won't spin or go out of control during some serious track time.Why not save up 5k more and do both at the same time?

[Nali]

Nali,I asked this before in a different thread and I can even remember which one it was so I cant find your answer (if you answered) but what is a ca18dert? supercharged and turbocharged? cuz that would be the hotness!

hey nali do you have a thread devoted to your build? or just a thread with engine pics and numbers and stuff like that?

Yeah CA18DERT is a Turbo and Supercharged CA.Im still working out a lot of the kinks. Cuz alot of what im doing is all experimentation.

I dont like the idea of build threads while a car is still in its protoform, Im always scared ill be jinxing myself or the build fails then i have a thread of Fail practically.......so i dont have a build thread at all. Once the car is running and Dual boosting ill be sure to make a long asss build thread.

its fine to have strong faith in your setup, but being open minded is the name of the game. i'll have to check what my brother gets for gas mileage in his camaro, even though he doesnt have an ls its a carbed 350 mildly built with a t56. an ls1 would get even better mileage then my bro's setup, but on the highway you can cruise at just barely over idle and thats even with 4.55 rear end gearing

Yeah i get what you mean. Im just a CA fanboi so sometimes ull just have to take what i say with a grain of salt. My solution to any problem is do a CA swap....worst comes to worst the person parts it out, and the CA parts hoarders get more spares, so for me its win-win. Either ill get a new CA member on NICO to chat with or ill get a parted out CA18

[OutToWinPAHC]

I would do an LS swap because it'll most likely get better gas mileage than an SR/CA of the same performance.

Suck it 4 bangers.

Mine sho don't, and it ruins well over 5 g's.

Take 5 G's and go on vacation

[asoomal]

LS1>All

[Metal Angel]

Yeah i get what you mean. Im just a CA fanboi so sometimes ull just have to take what i say with a grain of salt. My solution to any problem is do a CA swap....worst comes to worst the person parts it out, and the CA parts hoarders get more spares, so for me its win-win. Either ill get a new CA member on NICO to chat with or ill get a parted out CA18

You stand by your CA more than I have ever seen anyone stand by their KA-t, SR, RB, VQ, etc (yeah, Edwin knows a couple of things and one of the things Edwin knows is... guess I better get that out there b/c someone certainly will) Anyways, why stand by it so firmly? You stated why you want everyone else to give the CA a shot... but why are you so gung ho about it? How many horsies can you get safely and reliably before you need to get forged internals? Gas mileage is good as you previously stated... (mpg is a lame concern on a performance build but it sells the engine swap to the wife) Im just asking for a list of Pros basically.

[kornaz]

On a serious note - i would do a swap. RB series. My wheels and suspension are pretty much done.

[Kouki_Projekt]

Ya i agree with Kornaz, I would do an RB swap in a heartbeat. I'm pretty fine with how my stance is anyways, really it all depends on personal preference whoever wants more power or whoever wants more stance.