good and bads about 240's??????

[s104.3tt]

lets just get this right i'm not your usual guy who buys a 240 so he can call himself a drifter cuz i'm not a drifter i have drifted but it was in an s10.
now i just got my first 240 it's a 89 hatch shell right now but i kinda wanna do an sr swap in it but i wanna know what the best of the best is,what to do, what not to do basicly the goods and bad.that even means the ka's

[G35FTMFW]

ka-t!!! thats what i am doing...easy as peas! :) just bolt in that dohc, and get yourself and manifold conversion for just over a hundred bucks...then you can get yourself a turbo...you can even use the t28 off the s14 sr with that manifold!!! more liters and bigger pistons for around the same in cost...(t28 kit around 1100 bucks) just my 2 cents...good luck!

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not cool unless you have a rb26.

[Jonas]

not cool unless you have a rb26.

rb is just a motor that people use for cool points.

everything is good about the car, the only bad part... thieves

[J-Dizzle]

240's are overall just fun to drive . that is why i went out and got me an S14. Yes Supras were fun for me but ate my money for mods

[jonBODON]

you got a 14??? bring that shit out tonight!

[EroticA]

my 2 cents would be, if you were to drive ka-t your car, if you buy a dohc. dont just swap it in. i honestly wouldnt turbo a ka with thousands of miles on it. i would maybe fully rebuild it, and maybe bore it 20 or 30 over to handle bigger pistons and more boost, or not do it at all. just my .02

[doodoobrown69]

ka is a fun motor!
doesnt need to be turbo'd.
if you get a good one, and keep up with oil and coolant, little stuff!
woooo hoooo, you can beat it left and right,
and if anything ever did go wrong with it, just spend around 350, and get another one!
thats what ive learned anyway.

edit: o ya get an after market clutch to!

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rb is just a motor that people use for cool points.

everything is good about the car, the only bad part... thieves

i was being sarcastic.

i believe in coilovers , ka , and welded diff.

[s104.3tt]

i'm not going to build a ka-t. if i put a ka in it will be n.a. shure it sounds fun to build a ka-t but there not made to boost, i plan on saving up for a sr swap but i basicly just wanna know if a ka is reliable enough to be a dd,.......i do have a 280z inline 6 turbo motor i'm thinking about swapping in it 2

[J-Dizzle]

a KA is hella reliable to DD. their proven to go 300k easily.just keep oil in it

[J-Dizzle]

you got a 14??? bring that shit out tonight!

hell ya mang. couldnt pass it up. clean as hell and badass DD. a/c is my best friend ever

[xnissan240x]

the 240 is a all around perfect car for drag, drift, or autocross. a perfect car for any motorsport there is. i hate the fact that it is stereotyped as a drift car only.

[flyspyder55]

swap in a 1jz.... be smart.....

if your gonna go with a nissan 4 banger save yourself the money and buy a ca18 unless your serious about autox.

[s104.3tt]

i planed on it bein a dd untill i can save money up to get a good engine to run at drift events honestly

[chomedrifter]

shit buy my ka-t parts.

[Silvia_San]

good and bad about 240's hmm......

good: they suck
bad: they suck

[doodoobrown69]

good and bad about 240's hmm......

good: they suck
bad: they suck
alright dood, you say that all the time. now i wanna know why!

[Jonas]

i'm not going to build a ka-t. if i put a ka in it will be n.a. shure it sounds fun to build a ka-t but there not made to boost, i plan on saving up for a sr swap but i basicly just wanna know if a ka is reliable enough to be a dd,.......i do have a 280z inline 6 turbo motor i'm thinking about swapping in it 2

lol u wanna look at my ka-t and tell me they are not "built" to boost?

[Silvia_San]

alright dood, you say that all the time. now i wanna know why!

because it's science haha

[doodoobrown69]

because it's science haha
haha, o

[Jus Skott]

http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q14/S_Bakanovic/P6200174.jpg
3600.00 total. 9psi = 311whp. :-o not built for boost my ass.

the bad: replacement tires :lol:

[J Phat]

240's fucking own. take mine for example. SR's are good. but KA-T will do on a budget!

[4wheeldriftS13]

240's are fun and easy to work on, and can find an abundance parts from friends and junkyards. however they're just getting very efin' popular and its becoming the new civic. Like Jonas said. Thieves scope nice s-chassis, however thats ANY car... lock yo shit

[doodoobrown69]

240's fucking own. take mine for example. SR's are good. but KA-T will do on a budget!
ur car is funkiiiin nice!

[J Phat]

rep?

[s104.3tt]

yea you can build a ka-t and get 300hp but how long will it last my boy had a ka-t and it ran for 4 months on 9lbs with a built bottom end I'M NOT DOING A KA-T,it's stock ka,300zx v6tt,inline 6t or sr20det now goods and bads somebody tell where i can get GOOD PARTS and what not to do.i remind you i am not building a ka-t EVER

[doodoobrown69]

rep?
rep is gay.

[J Phat]

rep is gay.
hey listen do0do0 boy lol your gay. so said kouki crisp! lol jk

[J Phat]

yea you can build a ka-t and get 300hp but how long will it last my boy had a ka-t and it ran for 4 months on 9lbs with a built bottom end I'M NOT DOING A KA-T,it's stock ka,300zx v6tt,inline 6t or sr20det now goods and bads somebody tell where i can get GOOD PARTS and what not to do.i remind you i am not building a ka-t EVER
you can find all parts for SR at xat racing. if you dont wanna go ka-t then go SR20DET for about $2,500 w/install, or CA18DET w/install for about $2,200, or go RB20DET w/install for about $2,5000, OR you can go RB25DET w/install for about 7k. my boy did rb25 in his s13 coupe and holy shit that is a sick car! BUT wayyyyyyy expensive.

[chomedrifter]

Any motor can be reliable and any motor can be unreliable. It depends on the owner and how the motor is treated. Take for example Jonas he has a KA that will rape most Sr's on this website and I bet its more reliable too because he does it right and just doesn't slam a T3 with a stock sidemount, no fuel or air control, and no fuel pump. Just because your friends blew with built internals doesnt mean anything. I used the same setup from a Redtop SR on my KA and it was faster than a stock Sr for sure.
You will learn one day just because you have a "SR20DET" doesn't mean you dont have to worry about anything. Every motor has downsides.

[Tony G.]

+1

[ImportLuv]

It definitely depends on who rebuilt it too!!!

The only good about 240's to me is that it was imported, and light weight RWD. That's all the good of it.
They break down alot too. Clutch master failing, overheating, crank seals leaking, etc. I had my shares along the side of the road, and i do my repairs and mods right, but the rebuilt parts seem to always fail after a few months.
LS6 or LS7 FTW :lol: or any new motor, not some 10 year old warehoused motor
My DD is my 2007 tacoma :)

Shouldn't this be relocated in the Nissan section??????????? It's got absolutely nothing with drifting.

[s104.3tt]

Any motor can be reliable and any motor can be unreliable. It depends on the owner and how the motor is treated. Take for example Jonas he has a KA that will rape most Sr's on this website and I bet its more reliable too because he does it right and just doesn't slam a T3 with a stock sidemount, no fuel or air control, and no fuel pump. Just because your friends blew with built internals doesnt mean anything. I used the same setup from a Redtop SR on my KA and it was faster than a stock Sr for sure.
You will learn one day just because you have a "SR20DET" doesn't mean you dont have to worry about anything. Every motor has downsides.

i know my boy's shit was done right because i'm the one who built the who motor it only took me 3 months of work so i know it was done right what happend to my boy's car is the crank bolts just didn't hold up and snapped after only a few months

[Silvia_San]

hmm..

[s104.3tt]

i rebuilt it to perfect spects after researching for a month

[bryan]

Well, Some of the bads are...The cigarette lighter never works, The little plastic piece next to it is always broken and missing, The driver's seat always tears on the middle right edge, The gas/trunk handle comes off..lol..Anyone wanna add to that?

[OMG IT'S A COP]

i know my boy's shit was done right because i'm the one who built the who motor it only took me 3 months of work so i know it was done right what happend to my boy's car is the crank bolts just didn't hold up and snapped after only a few months
sometimes shit just happens and parts fail. i've seen some weird shit.

[chomedrifter]

I didnt do any internal work to my KA and it handled boost perfectly fine....

[ImportLuv]

240 are POS ....end of story :lol:

[Kung Fu Grip]

Well, Some of the bads are...The cigarette lighter never works, The little plastic piece next to it is always broken and missing, The driver's seat always tears on the middle right edge, The gas/trunk handle comes off..lol..Anyone wanna add to that?

All that work's on my s13 but my driver's seat is ripped that's why you replace old part's with better one's. : P

I love my S13.<3

-Blake

[Crazy Eyez]

the headlights stop going up and down,the shift boots are always faded and shitty,the hatch never pops,reverse lights dont work,the rubber gromet in the brake pedal always comes out,passenger side mirror glass always comes off,clutch masters leak causing rust on frame rails,driver side seat always torn,dashes alwys cracked,the windshield trim is always fucked,the hatches leak,the radio trim piece never stays in,the center console door thing never stays on.

[s104.3tt]

240 are POS ....end of story :lol:
i know for a fact that 240's aint pos's if you don't beat on them. the pos 240's you see are beaten to hell and back everyday

[s104.3tt]

i'm not worrying about lil shit like that i'm talking about stock shit that aint beat up

[ImportLuv]

Who the hell glue their strut towers to their chassis? Answer: S13 240's
Who the hell invented and installed kidney killing seats? Answer: S13 240's
I'm sure there are plenty other vehicles that follow the same manufacturing design as the 240. Now the S13 is a econobox car, not a highend luxury bimmer or benz. My mom's benz and lil bro's bimmer have issues.
Either way, its a car, there is always something wrong with it.
Buy it. Deal with whatever it throws at you.

This is all through the engineering of this car. It has absolutly nothing to do with wear & tear and aging of the car. So the one's who said things about lights not working, hatch/gas latch doesn't work. This is all due to age and wear & tear. It's a invalid answer. If it's not, then I can say that my 240 ran out of gas 3 days after i got it a few years ago. That's all because I didn't refuel it :( That's another bad thing about 240's.

[Crazy Eyez]

So the one's who said things about lights not working, hatch/gas latch doesn't work. This is all due to age and wear & tear. It's a invalid answer. If it's not, then I can say that my 240 ran out of gas 3 days after i got it a few years ago. That's all because I didn't refuel it :( That's another bad thing about 240's.

Actually smartass it is a valid answer because regular wear and tear would be normal stuff like replacing brake pads,fuel filters,light bulbs,the stuff people mentioned are valid because that is the normal stuff that happens with s13's,and the gas thing is just plain stupidity.

[ImportLuv]

What im trying to say that those problems aren't due to engineering and manufacturing flaws

[Crazy Eyez]

:lol: well he didn't ask what are the manufacturing errors,he just asked what are the good and the bad,and when did you get an s13 sandy?

[ImportLuv]

i own charlie's s13 since he's too frustrated with it. I hate this car, i want my old S14 back :(

[s104.3tt]

like i said in the first place i'm not worryied about petty shit the strut towers may be glued but that is aslo the strut holds it to the frame so y waist money on a car that was like $8000 brand new in 90 or 91.fuel pump problem i wont have to worry about i got a brand new aftermarket one sittin in a box in my storage unit along wit a 4 peace tower strut bar set,rotor's,oil,gear lube,a diff,,short shifter,suspension,seats,batery,carbon hood and head light covers are bein made as i speak and a few other things.(lol yea i've wanted one for a while and knew it was going to be an s13 so i started buyin shit before i even bought the car)now all i need is a motor,i guess i forgot the most important part huh

[s104.3tt]

oh yea if anyone has a twin can for cheep i'll buy it,dont really matter what shape it's in i'm just going to rebuild it anyway.just don't try to sell me a motor wit a hole in the block or a screwed head

[doodoobrown69]

cheap and sexy.

[EroticA]

cheap and sexy.

ya if its not 299995955 different colors

[doodoobrown69]

ya if its not 299995955 different colors
to each his own,
is Raven Riley sponsering desoto drift now? haha

[Jus Skott]

The bad S13 seats suck for fat ppl.
the good, S14 seats feel good but R33 gtr seats feel a shit ton better.
Oh and they bolt in easily. yo.
~skott

[s104.3tt]

I'm Wanting To Trade For A 240 Coupe Running Or Not Body Work Is Done Now And Car Is Ready To Paint So If Anybody Is Interested Let Me Know.my Cars A 90 Hatch With No Motor

[drifthappy]

idk if anyone put this yet but NO CUP HOLDERS lol

[hondajdm]

lol if ya take the ashtray out it will hold a 32oz cup lol

[J Phat]

yes it will! lol trust me ive done that plenty of times! lol

[k4rr]

Bad = everything in the suspension is gonna need replacing. My 98's even have by TC bushings. So all older ones are in worse shape. Nobody maintainsd there cars. No one keep records of oil changes. If you wreck one the floor crushes your feet...It hurts.