What Class dose the 240 fit into??

[jrc90240sx]

So, i want to know what you all think. I personaly think there really isnt a class that it fits into, it kind of seats in its own class. but I want to hear what you all think

[MainEvent212]

i was told that the 240 is a chick car

i almost killed that bastard...but it was over the internet

[f150intally]

You mean like Sport Compact vs mid size sedan, etc???

I was told by a friend that it was the lightest RWD hatchback ever made. I think it is in a class of its own. I can't think of another car that is similar.

[cow]

Poor man's sports car.

The RX-7 is considered a hatchback and I'm pretty sure it is lighter than a 240.

[SilviaLuvr]

not really. from what i heard the 240's are lighter (by like 200lbs) then the RX7. And whats u wit this "poor man's sports car"? Think about what would you rather have, an RX-7 that was about 75K on it or a 240 wit 75K on it. Also include the fact that the RX-7 engines go out at about that mile range thus rebuilt which will cost some dough. A 240 you can get an RB motor with mods for about the same price (if you do the swap yourself)

[Megaseth]

if you go by what the dealers called it, its a sports coupe. and the lightest hatchback thats rwd is not the 240, try any of the old skewl cars from the 80's like the AE86.

[lessthanjakejohn]

a 510 is 2150 lbs. But as for a hatchback... I don't now probaly the AE86.

The 240sx is really in a class of its own. Most cars from early ninties are FWD

[AZhitman]

Don't freak out, ladies - According to the IIHS (Insurance Institute for Highway Safety) it's an economy car.

[Holisticbeatz]

I thought the 240SX is a commuter car with sports-car-like characteristics.

[krazy skwerel]

last i checked its G-Stock in auto cross and that groups it with a lot of stuff. like audi's, and integras.

[f150intally]

It is lighter than the RX-7... I've already checked that. One of the tuners here in Tallahasee has transplanted an SR20DET into his 93 RX-7. Custom driveshaft, motor and transmission mounts, the whole 9 yards. He's running a huge turbo with stand-alone ECU. This past weekend in Orlando, he put down two mid-11 passes on 20lbs of boost. This is with a stock bottom and top end.

Can somebody point me to a picture of an AE86? Who made it?

[SilviaLuvr]

Don't freak out, ladies - According to the IIHS (Insurance Institute for Highway Safety) it's an economy car.

they're talking about the 95 and ups im pretty sure cauz the last time i check my insurance which is three seconds ago, it's labled as an sport compact (90')

[krazy skwerel]

AE86 was built by toyota it is a corolla gts and sr5 from 83-87 i believe those years are right. http://www.club4ag.com they have everything you could want to know.

[240_Keyy]

I thought 240's were in D stock?

[Phax]

Don't freak out, ladies - According to the IIHS (Insurance Institute for Highway Safety) it's an economy car.

Freak out? Maybe freak out from glee and happiness. Economy car!!! Woo hoooo!!!!! Cheap insurance!!!

[krazy skwerel]

i drive an 89 240sx coupe and it is in g-stock least it was 2 weeks ago. http://moutons.org/sccasolo/Lists/2003/stockc.html

[jrc90240sx]

the only car that i can see that is close is the RX7 witch only because of wieght and RWD layout.

Its kind of nice having a car that really dosent have any compition. I think nissan should bring use a new 240!!! if priced right i would buy it

[Cyberkreig]

i was told that the 240 is a chick car

i almost killed that bastard...but it was over the internet

That is correct. The 240 was sold as 'the secretary's car' the dealers really pushed these toward women. The 300zx was the mans car.

[Dano]

u guys arent lookin at the first gen 84-87 RX-7s, man my buddy has one we nicknamed 'the terd'...its so dam light...its like 1100-1200 lbs or something like that...its like an aluminum can in an accident tho...and u guys arent looking very closely at the 12A and 13B's potential, but this is a 240 forum, so it doesnt matter.... i think the 240 falls in the same class as other comparitively powered RWD cars...with some fuel economy as an added bonus...or mayb i just cant think str8 cuz im so tired...o well...off to bed...

-Dan

[jrc90240sx]

i think that the RX7 is a good car, dont get me wroung, but they weigh more then that. i mean i have a 79, mostly rusted out and it bet it weighs about 2300, and its all striped. i do like the potential of the 12a though, just dont have the money it would take to switch to EFI, and then turbo.

also the 93-96 RX7 are lighter then the 240sx by about 50-100 lbs. but the older ones weigh a little more, and the only thing i know they have thats aluminum is the hood.

[f150intally]

Edmunds has the 94 RX-7 listed as weighing 2826lbs. The 93 240 hb is listed at 2780-2807. That is lighter than the RX-7. The 89-90 240 hb is listed at 2680.

[jrc90240sx]

Man my bad, i must have had them switched in my head or something, because it seems like i remeber a it the other way around. Looks like the FC is a little lighter at 2625lbs to 2850lbs for the turbo, i wonder if they take the weight from a stript or loaded model??

[96_S14_SE]

Yup yup G-stock, what a rather unfair class at times Last event a GS v-dub had times 3 seconds faster then STS and 1.5 seconds faster then SM doh!!

A modded 240 falls into DSP, I think thats what you are thinking of as well...

Personally I wouldnt go for either and am just running her in the STS class... Its a little easier to swallow, if you know what I mean.

[Dano]

can some1 check the weight of the 84-87 RX-7s???

-Dan

[jrc90240sx]

well you have the FB 79-85, then you have the FC 86-91, then the FD 93-95

I would say that the weight of the FB could rang from 2300-2700 depending on year and options. my 79 thats striped most likely weight is about 2100-2200.

Most FC weigh about the same through all the modle years, so that would mean 2625lbs to 2850lbs depending on model and options.

Go here for good RX7 info http://www.rx7club.com and watch out they are more anal about search and asking dumb things then we are!!

[jeffc]

It didn't fit in any class, so it created one. It's in a class of it's own.

[krazy skwerel]

g-stock is really unfair if you have an 89-90 s13 i think it is the lowest powered car in the devision or one of. and its in class with the n/a 3000gt, and eclipse turbo.

[jmillheiser]

the 240sx/silvia is more of its own thing. kinda like the original 240Z in a way(performance is similar). just with a small back seat.

id call it a compact GT car. its more comfortable and refined than say an AE86. its RWD which gives it more in common with a pure sports car than a sporty coupe (DSMs though similar in performace are more along the lines of a boy-racer sporty coupe).

closest thing i can think of to a 240sx is a turbo starion.

[jmillheiser]

BTW all USDM S13s and 14s run in G-stock. V6 and Turbo S12s do as well.

their class structure has changed a lot in the last year. i remember just a year ago C4 vettes were in super stock, S2000s were in A-stock, non-turbo porsche 911s were in A-stock, and MK4 supra turbos were in super stock.

the one oddity i noticed was the FD RX7s are all in super stock where the MK4 supra turbos are in A-stock. strange considering the supra puts down better #s accross the board in stock trim.

seems that most nissans are in G-stock. i.e. ALL SR20DE powered USDM nissans. the spec V. all S13s and 14s and most S12s. all altimas and maximas.

[TrueSlide]

why is the 240sx in such a low catagory!??! From my understanding and experience, the 240sx is a good handeling car.