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[TheOtherCarolla]

Hey guys hows it going? I haven't been on in a while. I have since sold my corolla. I want another down the road, but for now I have aquired another project car! It's a 1989 240sx 5 speed hatch. I know its a nissan (shoot me), but it was only 600 bucks. Hopefully i'll fix it up enough and trade for an ae86.

[Flashmn]

I'd rather keep the 200SX than get an AE86... thats a good platform to start with, my friend has ~650hp in his 200SX with an 1.8liter engine.

[emiliorescigno]

Originally Posted by Flashmn

I'd rather keep the 200SX than get an AE86... thats a good platform to start with, my friend has ~650hp in his 200SX with an 1.8liter engine.

Just FYI, the S13 and S14 are known as "240SX" in the US, and only came with the 2.4L Truck engine. (If you didn't know already)

Nice car though, pretty badass for $600 (And RWD )

[sponger]

My brother has a '92 with the 2.4L. Gas mileage is...eh.

It's a fun little car to drive around town, though. Whenever I visit him, I try to get the keys from him for a "short trip to the store."

He picked up a set of rims off Ebay for about $400, put some low profile tires on them, had the springs lowered, and now it looks kind of sporty, actually.

Besides the mileage, what I least like about that car is the 3.5" speakers in the doors. Putting 6.5" speakers in there will be difficult without major modification or building kickpods.

The upside is definitely a bit more torque and better handling than my rolla. Luckily, it's a 5 spd, so that adds some enjoyment to the driving experience. Quite a long throw with the shifter, though. 2nd gear doesn't catch quite like I'd expect it to, but I'm sure that has more to do with wear and tear than a design flaw.

But, it's definitely a sweet looking motor despite being naturally aspirated and having only a short RAM for modifications. I'm sure it's only a matter of time before he changes those circumstances. But, I always say what's the point of modifying a NISSAN that already has 100K on it? It's not like it's a toyota.

[Flashmn]

emilio, yeah I know they come with a lousy engine over there. Thats why you can swap it out.

[fistofmeat]

if you wanna coiugh up the bucks for an rb20, or, if you have extra limbs to spare, sr20. very nice car though, personally i would keep it instead of an ae86, (mostly cuz it's too hard to find an ae86 in tuscon), but also because one of my faves is the s14 silvia... such a beautiful car... to emilio, it's alot easier to buy an s13/14 and modify it with readily available parts (maybe not readily, but just an order away) than to get custom made parts for a toyota, it's probably cheaper down the road too... and it pays off alot more in the area of performance, although it's not quite as rewarding as a custom built 91 mr2 t-bar turbo ... it's better if you're looking for the quickest way to the top...

as a side note, the ke20 wasn't that bad of an engine, just not the greatest, i would prefer a 4age any day to the ke20, but like i said, it's cheaper to squeeze good performance out of it than a 4age/3sge or any of the other higher end 'yota engines.

[Flashmn]

ke20

Thats the model of the car, not the engine...Comes with 3k.

[REN69]

I thought the motor was K24DE or something like that..

Anyways.. boo for Nissans!

[Flashmn]

KA24E on the SOHC and KA24DE on the DOHC.