The Diffrent Names for body styles?

[SUPA DORIFUTO]

allright i just started getting into nissans. i used to be a big honda man so nissan termology is still new to me. but i was wondering if anybody could help me with the bodystyles.. i go to my local meet spots and hear them talking about koki front ends and i tryed researching it and didnt get anything. can any body inform me on the body styles(all of them not just the koki or w.e) and names with years and maybe some pics. apreciate the time guyz, and again ima newb to nissans so any information is highly apreciated.

[ride4lame]

search the follwoing words:s13s14s15chukizenkikoukisilvia 180sx

[SUPA DORIFUTO]

thnx man..is chuki zenki and kouki all the body styles or w.e? or is there more

[SpeedRacer1]

Zenki, Chuki, and Kouki usually go by model changes, which can mean body or engine/other changes. For instance in the US we technically only got a 1989-1994 S13 240SX so there would only be a Zenki 1989-1990 240SX and a Kouki 1991-1994 240SX. But since we revolve around Japanese cars (the words are Japanese after all) we can refer to the 1989-1990 240SX as Zenki (early), and 1991-1994 240SX as Chuki (middle), because in Japan the 180SX was made until 1998. Thus 1997-1998 180SX's are Kouki (later), because the body and engine change was in 1997. Here are some pics for help:

RS13 180SX Zenki 1989-1990:

RS13 180SX Chuki 1991-1996:...

RS13 180SX Kouki 1997-1998:

S14 Silvia can be broken down into 1994-1996 Zenki's because they have older bodywork and electronic differences from the later models.

S14 Silvia Zenki 1994-1996:

S14 Silvia Kouki 1997-1998:

As for S13 Silvia's, there are differences between the headlights and engines of the 1989-1994 models, but it is usually very hard to spot differences...

S15 Silvia's have some slight differences. They were only made from 1999-2002 and there are at least two variations. There was an early model made from 1999-mid 2001, and from later 2001 on the turbo was switched to an S14 turbo.

[lenso]

well done. this should get stickied.

[f150intally]

i agree, nice post speedracer!

[Nismo_Freak]

Some alterations:

91+ 180SX = RPS13

S13 = CA poweredPS13 = SR powered

Variations in headlights and front bumpers give away the trim level of the S13 model Silvias. A vent in the side of the bumper means it's a K's, two vents designates an Aero model, no vents is a J's or Q's, however there are Q's Aero models.

Triple projectors are K's, dual projectors are Q's, and the non-projectors are J's models.

K's are turboA's, J's, Q's are all non-turbo

[SpeedRacer1]

Couple of other useless pieces of info, the 1989-1990 180SX only came with CA18DET's, no DE's. Also 1991-Aug 1996 180SX's all came with SR20DET's, no SR20DE's. Kouki Aug 1996-Dec 1998 were the only 180SX models offered with an NA engine.

The S13 headlight info is slightly inaccurate, I dont feel like explaining the whole system but K's and Q's *could* have the same proj headlights, and after December 1992 all S13 Silvia's could have the proj headlights, even the J's.