What is the Best Investment you've Put Into Your 240??

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240dx
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Like the title says.What is the best investment you've put into your 240.Something you've never regreted buying or installing.Even the small things from sleepy headlights to engine overhaul.What are you most satisfied purchase?

Id have to say my Koni/GC setup and taking out that awful clutch fan and replacing it with an electic one.


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Dazzla
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Coilovers. Went from 4x4 to low, and I'm in love with my car all over again. Worth every penny.

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ScrapMetal
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1998 KA swap with 80K miles.

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all cars are poor "investments", i love my car, but i will never spend so much money changing something thats not going make me any money, my new house on the other hand......

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zach-Ka
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S14 seats, and re-doing the existing stereo.My sr swap... I love it some days, but I regret it at least once a weak.

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SleepyHB
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zach-Ka wrote:S14 seats, and re-doing the existing stereo.My sr swap... I love it some days, but I regret it at least once a weak.
Why?

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sebazztard
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my time

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zach-Ka
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Are you referring to me regretting the swap?

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wishin_on_an_sr
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my dohc is nice, no problems thus far, sohc=bad juju, lsd is cool too

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SleepyHB
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zach-Ka wrote:Are you referring to me regretting the swap?
Yea man that's why I quoted you lol

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zach-Ka
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I all honesty Its more trouble than its worth IMO, But i did do my swap in the middle of winter with no heater, and no daily driver. It caused a lot of problems. Now that I have it running right Im just now getting to where I can really enjoy it. And I wish I did my suspension and brakes first...

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SleepyHB
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zach-Ka wrote:I all honesty Its more trouble than its worth IMO, But i did do my swap in the middle of winter with no heater, and no daily driver. It caused a lot of problems. Now that I have it running right Im just now getting to where I can really enjoy it. And I wish I did my suspension and brakes first...
I see, I know what you mean man I don't own a garage myself either, everything I do is outside, but think of it this way, at least you got the hard part done, suspensions and brakes are pretty easy to install.

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kornaz
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Bought coilovers, clean dash, sway bars, rear leather seats (could've gotten the fronts also, but i don't like it), front strut bar, all rear control arms and center console for ~500.


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sebazztard
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love the sig

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Uberck
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rb swap and coils most definetly maybe subs too.
zach-Ka wrote:I all honesty Its more trouble than its worth IMO, But i did do my swap in the middle of winter with no heater, and no daily driver. It caused a lot of problems. Now that I have it running right Im just now getting to where I can really enjoy it. And I wish I did my suspension and brakes first...
its a b**** aint it. try doing an rb swap in the middle of a new england winter in my driveway with 10" of snow. luckily i had a dd though.

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J30 calipers and s14 seats.Worth every penny.

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Didderson
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Umm... Everything?

Seriously though, j30 calipers yes, SR20det yes. PBM coilovers yes. Smaller than most intercooler.Also the 3" megan ebay exhaust is excellent for the money too. 3" Turbo elbow because of the increased spool sound.I don't have really any regrets. I do my homework pretty well.

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the list is way too long, steering wheel, seats, engine, yatta yatta yatta. but mostly my time.

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asoomal
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So far...B&M Shifter, oh and a BRM exhaust hooked up to a DC Sports header. Sounds like sex.

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weadmttothetruth
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Definitely exhaust cuz it made the car sound soooooo goood. Im about to do coilovers though so it might change.

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Man talk about hard to narrow down. I think coilovers make just about anyone shortlist of favorite mods. The S15 turbo I got for my sr20det coupe was the performance buy I was most satisfied with. My paint job i just got for my hatch is by far my favorite non-performance mod I have ever done.

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kornaz
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240dx wrote:Like the title says.What is the best investment you've put into your 240.Something you've never regreted buying or installing.Even the small things from sleepy headlights to engine overhaul.What are you most satisfied purchase?

Id have to say my Koni/GC setup and taking out that awful clutch fan and replacing it with an electic one.
Also steering wheel (Nardi deep corn 350mm), wheels (VS-XX), HID's, kouki sides, zenki rear valances, etc.

Things that are not so great - Mishimoto radiator with e-fans - overheated 4 times or so (yes, i do have e-fans, and bled the system 5 times). Seems to be fine now, but the compression is a toast now.

Things i regret - redlinegoods shiftboot - sucks.

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turboiseverything
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Full overhaul, from body to engine.

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for sale sign

MastaYu
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coils

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ocalas240
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I dont have a whole lot done to mine... but id have to say my 1piece driveshaft and my stage 3 clutch.... and my custom exhaust sounds badass.... but my stereo is also rockin now.... haha i just put in a welded diff too thats alot of fun....

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Dire91
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B&M Short Shifter, went from s***ty stock broken junk to beautiful throws

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zach-Ka
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I
SleepyHB wrote:
I see, I know what you mean man I don't own a garage myself either, everything I do is outside, but think of it this way, at least you got the hard part done, suspensions and brakes are pretty easy to install.
cant wait to do mine. Every time I hit a bump I hear all kinds of crazy noises.

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DroptopDrifting
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roadboy240sx wrote:for sale sign



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Bumnah
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Track events I take the car to.

I won't lie, I love how my rear suspension looks too.


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