What to do with $7000

[DriFt3r]

hehehe I was wondering what you guys would do with this money as in a motor swap sr20, ca18, rb20 rb25 or built and turbo the ka. What would be the best way to get the most HP potential with this small amount of cash

[Thee 240sx Owner]

do you have the money

[DriFt3r]

yup in my savings right now $7,328 to be exact and if I save right I will get 5 g's by the end of this year, so no more beer parties for me : (

[Thee 240sx Owner]

Gotta quesiton why are you posting bout a swap.. when your profile says you have an integra..?? do you have a nissan?

[[Zero-S]]

lesse...he's talking about turboing a KA...which probably means he has a KA. And the only KAs that I know about come in nissans...so

[DriFt3r]

yup just bought a 95 240 for a really good price. I just want some ideas so that I can spend my money wisely. I am thinking about the rb25 swap but then if I turbo my ka I might have some money left over.

[[Zero-S]]

umm you'll spend more that 7k turboing your KA properly, they really can't handle boost that well, about 14 is it. Forged pistons, rods, blah blah blah can add up really fast. Wait for the RB26DETT swap to be perfected and then do that.

[DriFt3r]

so how much boost can the ka handle with forged rods and new pistons?

[AZhitman]

Save the $7K towards something that will appreciate in value, like a house.

A $4K 95 240 + $7K swap does NOT = $11K car. More like half of that.

OR, you could put $7K down on a new Z or G35 and smoke turbo'ed 240's.

[Thee 240sx Owner]

Or you could give AZ a face lift and make him look like 20 again.. He's write though.. Put it towards something usefull like a CD or bonds or a house... But don't waste it on something that'll give you problems down the road and won't hold it value for another 5 yrs to come

[240_Keyy]

AZ, sometimes I don't know who's side you are on

Dunno bout S14, but I know you can have an absolutely killer drift/autocross/track car for about 10k worth of stuff... maybe wait till you have that much and then do something, or get started now and then do the filler mods later...

[APEXi240]

Turbo your KA.

[I H8 UR DSM]

Save the $7K towards something that will appreciate in value, like a house.

A $4K 95 240 + $7K swap does NOT = $11K car. More like half of that.

OR, you could put $7K down on a new Z or G35 and smoke turbo'ed 240's.

I agree..but let me and put it in terms of if he wants to put it into his car.

Good quality rims (TE37's) for me. Roll the rear fender a little bit to tuck the rear 10"wide 17"s or 18"s, with 8.5 in the frontGood Coilovers (Tein RA ) for meAll new bushingsKaaz LSDBodywork & Paint

IM not a fan of show cars, but thats not what im telling you to do...but i'd say since its a 95, and a 'classy' car, keep it that way, do the motor down the line, but 7k, imo isnt enough for a TOP QUALITY swap (upgrades etc), so do the car first, make it PERFECT you'll have money left to get you on the way of the motor

[SmithSR]

Put the money towards the house, as I always recommend every time one of these threads comes up....

...once you've got the house, and have some equity, you will then be afforded greater buying power. This means you can build a track car, build a turbo KA, etc.... and still have your own roof over your head. If you blow the money on the car now, you end up with painful depreciation, and no house, and no money to put towards the house. <--A lose-lose situation!!

Must think long term.

Large sums of money can disappear in a poof of smoke if you dump it all on things that do not appreciate in value...the house will actually make you money, give you greater buying power, and allow you to store, work on, and pay for all your toys.

-Phil:rant

[[Zero-S]]

Yup I agree with phil...House is best (but it wasn't listed in the options;))

[SmithSR]

It SHOULD be the ONLY option!! Now is the time to invest wisely, not spend on a car that will only result in loss. I love cars just as much as anybody, but that's no reason to spend large sums of money on one without first having a house in order. People fail to think long term. Life goes on, cars (sadly) come and go.:rant <<--love this guy

[DriFt3r]

Yes thats true. Buying a house is the best option but I guess I am just following the fad of getting a turbo charged motor like my buddies.

[DriFt3r]

I still got 3 years of schooling left to do so I guess I can wait and just drive the 240 as my daily driver for now.

[nissanrcer240]

you dont have to spend all your money on your car, you can get an sr20 for between 2-3000 depending on where you get it and get it put in for around 1000 and still have plenty enough money left:) .thats of course if you want to go the sr20 route that is, any choice you make out of the ones you listed would be a good choice though imo

im gettin my sr20 and gettin it put in for less than $3000, i have an s13 though...if you can do the swapping yourself it saves you alot of money

[jacob360]

What are your goals? You say you want the most HP for the least amount of money, that sounds like drag racing. But judging from your name, I think you might want to be drifting. In that case a well balanced car would be more important than max horse power. Invest in the suspension, brakes, rims and tires. Then do an SR swap because its light and the chassis was built around it. Some basic mods to the SR will get you a decent amount of power, enough for drifting.

If you have any patience and restraint, I've got to agree with the other guys and say buy a house first.

[lbrowne]

My TA would be a 10 second car with money to spare!

Thats what i;d do anyways. Hrmm, with the leftover change I'd grab an ebay srdet20 and transmission swap for my beater 240 i guess

[nametakennow]

Okay, buying a house is the best idea, but I feel like I should throw out an idea that takes a lot of money (probably $7k+) and was my dream until I saw the Sentra in the garage, no 240 for me... (I don't mind, its newer and more reliable and so on, and its not like I'd have the money for this idea anyway). So here it is: First, bore out the KA to 2.6 litres, then prepare it for turbo, then turbo it. Thus, you have what I've always thought the 240/Silvia was, a baby Skyline, and in this case, a GT-R. Same displacement, half the turbo, 2/3s the cylinders, half the drivetrain. Oh, get a good limited slip too... and maybe a new transmission if you pushed the boost...

[Cold_Zero]

Save the $7K towards something that will appreciate in value, like a house.

A $4K 95 240 + $7K swap does NOT = $11K car. More like half of that.

OR, you could put $7K down on a new Z or G35 and smoke turbo'ed 240's.

Or seven grand buys a lot of really expensive, but fine alcohol!

If I had 7 grand with 5 on the way, I would pay off my bills. Down payment on a house is always a good thing. Best thing I did with my money is buy a house. Almost have the garage where I want it. Two more projects and the garage will be looking really nice. Its nice to pull into a garage and work on the car. Rain or shine.

My goal is to be debt free (excluding the mortgage) in two years. It means not eating out and evaluating what we spend our money one. Stock options help as well!

[240_Keyy]

ya now that i think of it, I think I shoulda bought a house instead of racking up hundreds of thousands of dollars in credit card bebt..

lol, it is not that much, but it seems like it, however, wife has good job now so they will be paid down...

Credit cards are evil!!! Stay the fook away from them!

(but then again, my car is *****ing nice )