Troubles and More Troubles?

[ChickenDrifter]

Okay fellas I need some advise.

I have a 95 S14 Zenki and want to know some facts on my car.

The only reason for this thread is cause Google aint helpin.

My car has a 17 gallon tank and is only getting 250miles per tank and no I dont rod the hell out of it.

I have 186000 miles on it. I do have a budget so what do you guys think I should do.

I could keep the KA and HKS hipower it and intake and maybe run low boost with a turbo but the high miles scare the sh** out of me.

also I installed a short shifter a while back (Fidanza) and I cannot Find out why its so rough when shifting and why my car wont go into first until I stop.

I just have no Idea and I am about to give up and get a civic so I need some inspiration to keep going.

THANKS!

[-RJ-]

you try seafoaming the car? That helps. My S14 had 220xxx miles on it and got about 300ish on a full tank on normal driving. My s13 on a rebuilt motor gets about 380 mpg on a full tank with a mix of city and highway. Do electric fans and throw away anything the car doesnt need, like heavy subs or spare tire.

Thats just me though. I wouldnt turbo it with that high milage. I would go the rebuild route. At least that way you get your mpg back

[sleeper180]

Okay fellas I need some advise.

I have a 95 S14 Zenki and want to know some facts on my car.

The only reason for this thread is cause Google aint helpin.

My car has a 17 gallon tank and is only getting 250miles per tank and no I dont rod the hell out of it.

I have 186000 miles on it. I do have a budget so what do you guys think I should do.

I could keep the KA and HKS hipower it and intake and maybe run low boost with a turbo but the high miles scare the sh** out of me.

also I installed a short shifter a while back (Fidanza) and I cannot Find out why its so rough when shifting and why my car wont go into first until I stop.

I just have no Idea and I am about to give up and get a civic so I need some inspiration to keep going.

THANKS!

omg dont go over to the dark side.

[13esp13]

240s are superior to CIVICS!

[T3X_S13]

First wut numbers are you looking at putting out If your worried about mpg I wouldn't even pass 300...just do a basic rebuild if your on a budget

[simmode1]

you try seafoaming the car? That helps. My S14 had 220xxx miles on it and got about 300ish on a full tank on normal driving. My s13 on a rebuilt motor gets about 380 mpg on a full tank with a mix of city and highway. Do electric fans and throw away anything the car doesnt need, like heavy subs or spare tire.

Thats just me though. I wouldnt turbo it with that high milage. I would go the rebuild route. At least that way you get your mpg back

Wisdom right there. Seafoam it and check the usual culprits: airfilter, knock sensor and whatever else might give you bad mileage or make you run rich.

And guys... lets all make a pact: NO MORE TURBOING OLD HIGH MILEAGE KA's! Unless you're on some dinky T25/7psi setup... It's asking for failure! Buy a spare motor and rebuild FTW!

[kouki munster]

First wut numbers are you looking at putting out If your worried about mpg I wouldn't even pass 300...just do a basic rebuild if your on a budget

Whats the amount of power he wants have to do with any thing?

<has a car making well north of 300, and last time I crunched the numbers it worked out to where I was getting ~25 mpg with mixed driving.

[xX RB Xx]

Try changing your plugs/wires/cap/rotor/ fuel filter/ all that stuff. See if that does anything.

[T3X_S13]

What kinda budget are you on Chicken Drifter?

[OutToWinPAHC]

Try changing your plugs/wires/cap/rotor/ fuel filter/ all that stuff. See if that does anything.

PCV and seafoam it, have the timing checked.

If your worried about engine health.... compression test it.

[ChickenDrifter]

I am a high school student making around 200 bucks every other week.

I want to rebuild and SR20 for my engine rebuild college class but I dont know where to find a cheap enough one.

I also need to be drivin in style so I need some Tein's or Megan's track coilovers.

Yea, and I looked at my airfilter and it was so bad I had to get a new one.

By the way fellas some kid at school wont shut up about me putting an LS1 into my 240.

he says that the Sr20 can only pump up to 200hp. Give me some info to shut his stupid a** up.

Thanks

[13esp13]

there was a guy at my hometown who had a SR20 in a white fastback that ran high 10's, it had close to 500h.p.

[Razi]

also I installed a short shifter a while back (Fidanza) and I cannot Find out why its so rough when shifting and why my car wont go into first until I stop.

Rebuild your old shifter and put that back in, that's what I did.I hated my old short shifter.

[OutToWinPAHC]

Or just try an OEM shift bushing.

[sleeper180]

oh wait i got a question. wats does it mean to seafoam a car?

[ChickenDrifter]

hahaha really man?

Its an additive for your fuel.

You go buy a can, add it to a tank of gas, and it will smoke like hell but

thats normal. But yeah. all it does is clean out all your gunk and sludge. kinda like DRAINO.

(all of that was too my knowledge)

[sleeper180]

ohhh lolthats what that ment, i know the whole cleaning process i just didnt know that it was called sea foaming thanks Mc chicken lol