Were can I get the cheapest body kit??
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easymmkay240sx
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[quote=" trpower7 95% of us NICO members don't give a damn about body kits and are very performance oriented. If you're looking for a forum to talk about wings and kits and LED washer nozzles, go to a Honda forum. [/quote] mmm untrue. Hit hondatech.com or team-integra.net and you will find a lot of the members at both of the sites are more interested in go than show. Before you make lame assumptions you should visit some reputable places. Not to mention I've seen just as many 'riced out' Nissans as I have Hondas and any make of car.
And to the original poster, welcome to NICO! Welcome to me too, this is my first post! :pface
And to the original poster, welcome to NICO! Welcome to me too, this is my first post! :pface
It's just as much my right to express my opinion as it is anyone else's. And the numbers won't lie, there are many fold more riced out Honda's than there are Nissans, do the numbers. Think product placement, advertising campaigns, production numbers, adn any number of other factors. Also, the fact that there are some Honda and Acura forums that deal strictly with performance really doesn't have any bearing on my statement, the numbers just say that if you want to find out stuff about body kits and neon lights you are more likely to get information in one of the many Honda forums. You all have got to think further, this lack of good logic and though process is killing me. If it were up to me I'd say we establish a sister site of NICO that got to field all the cosmetic and show issues, and keep NICO as a mainly auto performance site. But I suppose we'll end up going the way of the "let everyone do what they want to do and it's all fine" trend........
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easymmkay240sx
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BTW...Body kits could be considered and are performance related...(aerodynamics).
Numbers? what numbers? throw out some numbers then and I'll analyze them, if you're going to throw that into the mix you might as well break it all down!
And no, there are very few if any Honda sites that deal with BLING BLING and neons exclusively(and all that other "show" stuff). Although I'm sure it gets mentioned sometimes, just as things like this pop-up here, I really don't see the big deal, if you don't like what he wants to do with his car, don't read the post (you knew it was going to be about body kits, unless you (1) randomly selected it while blindfolded (2) enjoy being a prick to people who want to customize their ride the way they want to.) Man, it's this kind of attitude that drive people away from message boards. You may think "Well good, I don't want their ricin' asses to be here anyways." what if by reading around they finally realize they'll start to put more cash on go and less on show. I dunno, it's just people like you that build bad communities for others (ricers and racers alike).
if you couldn't make sense of this post it's because I haven't slept in 32 hours and 36 minutes. I think I'm going to sleep now :oface :oface
Numbers? what numbers? throw out some numbers then and I'll analyze them, if you're going to throw that into the mix you might as well break it all down!
And no, there are very few if any Honda sites that deal with BLING BLING and neons exclusively(and all that other "show" stuff). Although I'm sure it gets mentioned sometimes, just as things like this pop-up here, I really don't see the big deal, if you don't like what he wants to do with his car, don't read the post (you knew it was going to be about body kits, unless you (1) randomly selected it while blindfolded (2) enjoy being a prick to people who want to customize their ride the way they want to.) Man, it's this kind of attitude that drive people away from message boards. You may think "Well good, I don't want their ricin' asses to be here anyways." what if by reading around they finally realize they'll start to put more cash on go and less on show. I dunno, it's just people like you that build bad communities for others (ricers and racers alike).
if you couldn't make sense of this post it's because I haven't slept in 32 hours and 36 minutes. I think I'm going to sleep now :oface :oface
Is anyone gonna help this guy or what?
Alright both Injen and AEM make short ram intakes, Injen makes a cold air intake for 91-94 240sx's. Products from both of those companies are on the pricey side, so if you want something cheaper you can look into the Hot shot intake kit or a APC kit; I'm not 100% sure if they make a intake specfically for a 240sx, but the universal intake can be modified to fit. Lastly go to http://www.importfan.com/manufacturer.asp?2=1122 they have a cheap intake also, aswell as many various body kits.
With performance upgrades I'm not planning on doing anything large for the first year or so that I have my car. Initial upgrades like: Intake, Header, Exhaust, spark plug, spark plug wire, light weight crank pulley, and a performance chip are all fairly inexpensive and will give you a substantial boost in power.
Alright both Injen and AEM make short ram intakes, Injen makes a cold air intake for 91-94 240sx's. Products from both of those companies are on the pricey side, so if you want something cheaper you can look into the Hot shot intake kit or a APC kit; I'm not 100% sure if they make a intake specfically for a 240sx, but the universal intake can be modified to fit. Lastly go to http://www.importfan.com/manufacturer.asp?2=1122 they have a cheap intake also, aswell as many various body kits.
With performance upgrades I'm not planning on doing anything large for the first year or so that I have my car. Initial upgrades like: Intake, Header, Exhaust, spark plug, spark plug wire, light weight crank pulley, and a performance chip are all fairly inexpensive and will give you a substantial boost in power.
All the modifications listed above will yield very little real power and be substantially expensive. Let's give a rundown:
Intake: Cheapest I've seen is around $100, $25 if you just want a cone filter. Little to no gain, maybe 6hp. at most.Header: $350 for the Hotshot, some peopel go with PaceSetter, which is around $200. Either way, you may gain about another 6-10ish horsepower.Exhaust: An Apexi' N1 single runs around $400 last I checked, which is one of the most popular exhausts and a reasonable price. Or you could have one fabbed up at an exhaust shop for around $250 with a muffler of your choice. Let's say $350 for arguments sake, and this combined with all your other mods may even yield another 10hp. Spark Plug, Spark Plug Wire: These are tune up parts, not performance parts. It's very ricey to believe that ANY spark plug or wire will give you ANY kind of performance gain. Maybe smooth out the throttle and response, but no real power gains.Crank Pulley: ASP makes one for about $135. Most power gains are under 5hp, but it'll make you rev up a bit quicker and smoother."Performance Chips": Nissans use integrated boards and therefore there is no such thing as a "chip" for our car. The closest thing is a JWT reprogram, which runs $600 and will probably give you about 10 more hp. You could also try an SAFC for around $300 and maybe squeeze 3-5 more ponies out.
Total Cost: $1385 (middle of the road on the above mentioned products, that's without shipping them, installing them if you dont' do it yourself, etc)Total Gain: 40 hp (middle of the road)
That kind of money puts you halfway towards a turbo KA kit, almost all the way to a CA18DET, or SR, all of which are more capable and much more powerful options. Just my opinion, but in my view a 240 with nothing but bolt ons to the KA really isn't anything to admire.
Intake: Cheapest I've seen is around $100, $25 if you just want a cone filter. Little to no gain, maybe 6hp. at most.Header: $350 for the Hotshot, some peopel go with PaceSetter, which is around $200. Either way, you may gain about another 6-10ish horsepower.Exhaust: An Apexi' N1 single runs around $400 last I checked, which is one of the most popular exhausts and a reasonable price. Or you could have one fabbed up at an exhaust shop for around $250 with a muffler of your choice. Let's say $350 for arguments sake, and this combined with all your other mods may even yield another 10hp. Spark Plug, Spark Plug Wire: These are tune up parts, not performance parts. It's very ricey to believe that ANY spark plug or wire will give you ANY kind of performance gain. Maybe smooth out the throttle and response, but no real power gains.Crank Pulley: ASP makes one for about $135. Most power gains are under 5hp, but it'll make you rev up a bit quicker and smoother."Performance Chips": Nissans use integrated boards and therefore there is no such thing as a "chip" for our car. The closest thing is a JWT reprogram, which runs $600 and will probably give you about 10 more hp. You could also try an SAFC for around $300 and maybe squeeze 3-5 more ponies out.
Total Cost: $1385 (middle of the road on the above mentioned products, that's without shipping them, installing them if you dont' do it yourself, etc)Total Gain: 40 hp (middle of the road)
That kind of money puts you halfway towards a turbo KA kit, almost all the way to a CA18DET, or SR, all of which are more capable and much more powerful options. Just my opinion, but in my view a 240 with nothing but bolt ons to the KA really isn't anything to admire.
trpower7 wrote:That kind of money puts you halfway towards a turbo KA kit, almost all the way to a CA18DET, or SR, all of which are more capable and much more powerful options. Just my opinion, but in my view a 240 with nothing but bolt ons to the KA really isn't anything to admire.
actually i admire those who can push a stock 240sx to its max
TrPower...preach it brotha, people just have to decide if they will be TOTALLY 100% happy with 30 or 40 more horsepower (probably as much as you'll ever see from just bolt ons). If they would be...then by all means spend the money and just do the bolt ons, but otherwise...you are well on your way to a good swap with that money 
hadokenny...thats not pushing a stock 240sx to it's limits...that costs a lot...to really drag a lot out of that KA you'd need to get into the block and head...high compression pistons, ported and polished cylinder head, more radical cams...it all adds up to MAYBE a 200-220ish whp KA if it's all matched up well.
hadokenny...thats not pushing a stock 240sx to it's limits...that costs a lot...to really drag a lot out of that KA you'd need to get into the block and head...high compression pistons, ported and polished cylinder head, more radical cams...it all adds up to MAYBE a 200-220ish whp KA if it's all matched up well.aside from intake and full exhuast, thats about it for power mods on my 240sx since its only my beater.
my TA gets the goodies, for the amount of money I would spend for minimal gains on my 240sx, my TA would respond much better with the same amount spent on it instead.
my 240's primary duty is winter transportation, which she does quite nicely.
to each their own
my TA gets the goodies, for the amount of money I would spend for minimal gains on my 240sx, my TA would respond much better with the same amount spent on it instead.
my 240's primary duty is winter transportation, which she does quite nicely.
to each their own
trpower7- that is true but at the same time you have to realize that most people don't have that much accumulated money at one time. Thats why I like adding bolt-ons because you can gradually add the parts onto your car as money becomes available. Some of the bolt ons mentioned are fairly easy to do at home in a garage, while something as technical as a turbo or as difficult as an engine swap is not easy to do in a garage. Plus you need the right tools and machinary, or access to them in order to do and engine swap or turbo installation. From the looks of it, this individual doesn't seem to know much about cars, therefore I believe bolt ons would be his best options. Taking your route would result in, paying an overpriced mechanic a s*** load of money to complete the tasks, as well as the price parts.
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Tweaky_Tom
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Alright, RICE or NOT? My car got completely BASHED HARD CORE by hail and now i have to replace the hood and most of the body. In the process, (since i have to repaint body panels to match anyway) Im getting a body kit but plan to spend no less than $1000. Does this make me rice? Im mean, im pretty much gonna have the car apart anyway, why not add something to the body? Im not goin invader or some stupid shi! like that, I'd keep the body stock but the front bumper HAS to go. BLAH! Even with the lip it just doesnt do it for me. Anyway , that's all i got to say bout that. <<<Tom>>>
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easymmkay240sx
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