Originally Posted by
ProjNightshade
Glad my joke gave you a chuckle. I didn't mean anything I said as a personal attack.
But in all seriousness, 240's are a very reliable car when they are built right. I have never had any mechanical issues (knock on wood) because I feel like I built it right the first time.
Since the S15 was never sold here, finding a registered road legal example really isn't practical. IMO, the closest option would be finding an S14.
I've only driven in 2 drift events, and 1 auto-x, so my competition experience is very limited. All I know is I love my S14 as a DD. And I get good mileage with my SR. I feel like something with a shorter wheelbase and closer to 50/50 dist would be better if you wanna do auto-x. For ex, a miata , an ae86, or an rx-7.
All that is my .02
+1
Most of the people i've known who had blown motors have either had a waste gate fail or they rev out to the heavens or they just blow the shit up sometimes by beating the shit out of it. These are all over 400hp to the ground im talking about but still built very well. Shit I knew Glen when he had over 600hp on a stock block, I couldn't believe it actually lasted as long as it did that shit is insane. Everyone will tell you anything can be very reliable it just depends on how its built, who builds it and how its tuned. Also how you drive it.