Super Street 240...

[S13 King]

There was a “charcoal” colored 240 hatchback in I’m guessing October issue of Super Street, cause its not in the one with the Signal 350 on the cover. I was curious if anyone has any more pictures of it? I wanted to see what the MSport kit looked like before I got one. A friend of mine tore a page out of its specs and a pic of the car but I wanted to see it from other angles as well. His issue was eaten by his dog so ….can’t get it from there. Thanks if anyone has any info.

[S13 Charlie]

Is it the one with the fixed headlight conversion? And there was something in the article about Jessica Alba? If so, I have that issue, I could probably scan the pictures and email them to you.. for a six-pack of beer.

C

[Nismo_Freak]

God that magazine sucks... they have nothing intelligent to say at all. I flipped through the latest one (with SR powered 350Z) and it's full of mistakes!

[pushnlacs]

super street is problt the best import mag out their(in the us) they do say some stupid **** that even i know is wrong but every mag does, most even more so than super street.

the one thing that pisses me off the most that iv read in alot a mags that have a 240 feature is how they say " to make it truley feel and look like a silvia you need the strwberry face conversion" while they are talking about a s13 hatch which wouldnt even be a silvia or they say it about a s14 witch has the same damn body as the jdm silvia already. i hate that, its like no magazine even know wtf a silvia is in japan.

[Nismo_Freak]

super street is problt the best import mag out their(in the us) they do say some stupid **** that even i know is wrong but every mag does, most even more so than super street.

the one thing that pisses me off the most that iv read in alot a mags that have a 240 feature is how they say " to make it truley feel and look like a silvia you need the strwberry face conversion" while they are talking about a s13 hatch which wouldnt even be a silvia or they say it about a s14 witch has the same damn body as the jdm silvia already. i hate that, its like no magazine even know wtf a silvia is in japan.

Grassroots Motorsports

[xekushnr]

all i know is i cant go a day in school without my latest issue of sport compact car. they have good tastes, and they arent retarded. great technical info too.

[pushnlacs]

scc is cool, but alot of their features are just to boring for me.(they focus alot on factory spec.)super street actually has the best range of articles, they cover everything from a street car built here in the us by some guy to full blow race cars(even though they sometimes are considered street in japan) built by the best tuners in japan. imo the just have the most badass cars featured in their mag. plus they love the silvia. they have the most silvia features and sr articles.

oh and the s13 hatch in the last issue was ok but iv seen alot nicer, so imo i wouldnt go with that areo kit. and i dont think the car was charcoal. it was a champaign color.

[book-ends]

I too like SCC and I also think that they tend to have some pretty boring articles, especially any of the rally info. However, IMO, the absolute best import mag is Tuner Performance Reports, hands down. If they could release it on a semi-regular basis, it would be the ultimate source for a wide range of import information, tech articles and how-tos.

On the flip side, I don't really care for D-Sport, their "sister" mag. Odd.

[Dattebayo]

Grassroots Motorsports

HERE HERE!

badas s!

[underground57]

I like all of SCC, but then again I'm obsessed with Rally, both WRC and SCCA. Also, even if the article doesn't pertain to 240's or SR's or whatever, you always learn something new. I don't know, but IMO if a car mag has more pictures of body kits and girls than there are of engines/suspension, its probably not worth reading.

Oh, and Grassroots Motorsports pwns all.

[pushnlacs]

rally is cool and i agree dont want to only read about silvias and the sr20. super street just happens to feature alot of bad *** silvias thats all, and over all just feature badass cars.

and i dont mind looking at the women but i do hate when its more women than rides. if i wanted to just look at a bunch of women i could look at something besides a car mag thats suppose to feature cars.

[VashFC]

I'm a confessed Sport Compact Car nut. They have great quirky tastes like in cars like the Mazda 323 GTX and Datsun 510. They care about performance over all else, which follows my philosophies as well. Why else would they have a flat black spray painted Silvia Project car that runs 12s and pulls over 1g on the skid pad? Cars are meant to drive right? If I want something pretty I'll start planting flowers.

Oh, and Technical Editor Dave Coleman is my hero. A real engineer talking about engineering cars to perform better.... something rare to see in most import mags these days.

For many of the same reasons, Grassroots Motorsports is great too.

-Chris

[S13 King]

I pick up Super Street, cause I think it stays on the tuner scene. I admit mainly its all rice but they have some good issues every now and then. Not like I have a subscription, just pick one up every now and then.

As for the kit, I think its the best kit if I'm going to keep the pop-up headlights. But as always open to suggestions. I do kinda like the AB-Flug kit but the rear and sides don't do it for me.

Also, who ever has the pics that would be cool if you could scan them.

[xekushnr]

I'm a confessed Sport Compact Car nut. They have great quirky tastes like in cars like the Mazda 323 GTX and Datsun 510. They care about performance over all else, which follows my philosophies as well. Why else would they have a flat black spray painted Silvia Project car that runs 12s and pulls over 1g on the skid pad? Cars are meant to drive right? If I want something pretty I'll start planting flowers.

Oh, and Technical Editor Dave Coleman is my hero. A real engineer talking about engineering cars to perform better.... something rare to see in most import mags these days.

For many of the same reasons, Grassroots Motorsports is great too.

-Chris

my feelings exactly. did you know dave coleman also sports a brm exhaust on project silvia? my brm exhaust is still sitting on my spare bed...until tomorrow

[S13 King]

Man, i'm about to get hated on but....Whats Grassroot Motorsports? OMG I'M A NOOB take it easy,lol. But please educate me.

[pushnlacs]

man if you got a s13 hatch get the ings kit, or the gp sports. i think those look bad ***. some hatches are pretty bad *** but it looks to old for my taste, a better why to say is is it looks to (80's era sports car) cause the coupe with silvia front end is raw. but imo s14 is the way to go. but i say go ings or gp sports areo kit on the hatch(go to their websites and check emm out)

ok back to magazines, you know what magazine is tall rice? import 2nr. it has some nice cars sometimes and cool feature articles sometimes but crazy rice to. like all show hondas n ****.that they say has go but really is a non-turbo honda engine pushing mabey 200hp with the added weight of crazy interior and system. hell my car wont even have a head unit let alone a system, it wont have no back seat. mabey not even ac. if your going to build a car for power its pretty stupid to then go and add weight.

[underground57]

http://www.grassrootsmotorsports.com

It's a magazine that focuses more on SCCA type stuff like autocross and some rally stuff. It's got a lot of in depth info on setups and driving. Definitely worth checking out.

[bcuz]

man if you got a s13 hatch get the ings kit, or the gp sports. i think those look bad ***. some hatches are pretty bad *** but it looks to old for my taste, a better why to say is is it looks to (80's era sports car) cause the coupe with silvia front end is raw. but imo s14 is the way to go. but i say go ings or gp sports areo kit on the hatch(go to their websites and check emm out)

ok back to magazines, you know what magazine is tall rice? import 2nr. it has some nice cars sometimes and cool feature articles sometimes but crazy rice to. like all show hondas n ****.that they say has go but really is a non-turbo honda engine pushing mabey 200hp with the added weight of crazy interior and system. hell my car wont even have a head unit let alone a system, it wont have no back seat. mabey not even ac. if your going to build a car for power its pretty stupid to then go and add weight.

You shouldnt shun everyone that enjoys some sounds along with performance. Personally Im planning on adding some weight, but I feel that if its classy, and adds pimp points to the car, its forgiveable. But I have very weird tastes. My 240 will have the silvia front (sorry its just so much better looking, its how coupes are supposed to look.) But besides maybe a front lip and some nice side skirts, the body will stay stock. I also dont know if leather adds weight, but I love leather Even so, I have plans for performance that go way beyond the typical sound-n-show 'tuner's'. So I guess everyone has thier own tastes, but Im sure we can all agree that Aluminum wings are gay, esp ones that so obviosly either give lift or add more drag then downforce.

sorry for the rant, Im kinda bored

[BomexS13]

that 240 in super street is cool in my book

[VashFC]

my feelings exactly. did you know dave coleman also sports a brm exhaust on project silvia? my brm exhaust is still sitting on my spare bed...until tomorrow

Sorry.... not to rain on your parade, but the Project Silvia rocks the magnificent JIC 3 inch Titanium Bullet Exhaust.

Looky here:http://www.sportcompactcarweb....lvia/

As for BRM exhaust... I'm not familiar with the company.... haven't heard of them before.

- Chris

[pushnlacs]

i actually just picked up the new super street with the signal sr powered 350. its a good issue alot off goos ****. i also just subscribed for super street tonght, i dig it. about audio its not my place to tell people not to have systems but i think theres no room for one in a performance car, its just dead weight and the sounds of my bad *** beast of a car is all the radio i need, and it will be load n clear since my windows are down cause i pulled the ac. **** i might even pull all the head linear and carpet to. leather is cool(got some in my cadi) but in a luxury car,in a performance car, out come the stock seats and in go some brides. its not my style to build a 50/50 car. this will be my summer only car and that means its all go. the exterior and body ill make look nice *** hell but its all about performace. im not hating on ya i just think adding something thats not needed and adds weight just contradicts with adding power. unless you just plan on building a 250hp ride just to have a little go then its not to bad(i just dont really give a damn bout music) but if you built a car with 400hp and then throw a heavy *** system in it, that annoys me. again i aint hating, just speakin my mind. peace

[KDashy]

The creator of the site AZHitman, also runs a shop that makes the BRM Exhaust.

Theres a whole thread about it at the top of this board.

[gabossie]

I believe it's the Sentra that sports the BRM exhaust. BRM is part of the NICO family.

[BomexS13]

thats why you need another car for bass bumpin

[Doomed2Walk]

W/ subs and stuff, I wouldn't really care about the weight gain, but, I mean just driving my car with the windows down is enough noise to give me a headache since I'm a lightweight ;[ subs would be too much for me. So for me, just a new head unit, some better speakers is enough for me.

[bcuz]

so a slower car is ok to make slower?

I guess I understand what you mean... but if I have a fair amount of money and I want sounds and speed then I might end up with 250hp and some sounds, if I have alot of money I would end up with 700hp and sounds. So I dont really follow your logic. I dont know if you have heard of them, but there are these cars called Ferraris and they push 500+ hp leather and all... And Im sure they have a sound sytem.

However I am in agreeance with you in some ways. One of my favorite if-I-had-x-amount-of-money cars is the lotus elise... and that thing is some sheet metal, a motor, a steering rack, and 4 wheels, and very little else...

[pushnlacs]

actually the ferrari enzo, the ferrai of all ferraris doesnt have any sound system at all. it also doesnt have power windows or locks. in a performance car those things just equall weight. you said if you had money youd have a 700hp + sounds. well id beat you with my same 700hp in the same car and have more fun listening to 700hp than i would bass. i dont know i just think it looks stupid as hell seeing a mean looking car with a bad *** engine and then the trunk gets poped and theres a 500lb system back there pretty much making all the engine work pointless( its not pointless but u now what i mean.) it just dont belong together imo. if you want performance do the engine up and make the body look show quality but the interior should be all about bizniss. there was a bad *** wide body miata in the october modified and when they asked the owner if he had any i.c.e his answer was "hell no" thats my type a car builder.

my goal is a show looking s14 but with 400-500hp with as little interior as possible. like i said with the sounds of a 400+hp ride who needs a radio??? thats just my take on it. peace

[Doomed2Walk]

Yeah, that's your opinion which is cool and all, but you also have to look at most people here. I'm dirt poor ;[ and I'm sure a lot others here are also. I'm sure for a lot of people, like myself, our 240 is our ONLY car, so it is a daily driver/whatever else we would like to do with it on the weekends. So, we need to retain a certain comfort level. I don't know about you, but while commuting, road trips, etc, listening to just my car gets boring. As much as I like hearing my turbo spool and my BOV venting, I like my music better. I assume 2 10"s + box + amp can't weigh more than 100 lbs. and that's a pretty average set-up. My friend has a set up like that in his RSX and it seems to move at the same speed as before (slow ). Personally, subs are not my thing, because I get headaches from too much noise (like my exhaust ) + bass. So if you want a [insert some crazy HP amount here] car and want to listen to that all day long, that's fine, but others think differently from yourself. And, if you're ever driving more than an hour, you'll go crazy from boredom just listening to your engine and exhaust note.

OH, btw for a show car, you will most DEFINATELY need that ICE. ICE + body kits + heavy wheels + crazy paint scheme + engine dress like colored wires, powdercoated or CF valve covers, chroming everything = show car WINNAR. Sad, but true, for most import shows, performance isn't showiness.

[Altiman94]

Im definitely a SCC fan. Best out there, IMO

[pushnlacs]

hey man im poor as hell. but when i have the done up 240 ill probly give the lac to my mom since she bought it and take the 93 caviler as a winter beater. anyone that can afford to work on one car can afford a $400 beater for the winter. you said a system will weigh 100lbs, itll weigh more but say its 100, thats 20hp right there. and no way a 400+hp car will get boring to listen to. i have a system in my lac but its not even hooked up no more i dont even listen to the radio while im driving really, music got boring and i focus so much on my drivin i dont even realize music is playing anyway.

im not hating on you but there is no room for ice and all that bs in a ride thats suppose to be about performance. again i aint putting you down but its stupid as hell hearing bass coming from a sports car. u some of u said you just want a head unit and interiors and thats not to bad. not my style but at least its not a whole system.

about car show yea aty some shows they look for all that bs but at "REAL" shows they know what a real car is and if not ill show emm.