I know i strayed from getting a nissan buit this car is pretty sick. Its a 1993 Taurus SHO w/ 5speed. Black, with Black leather and black tinted windows. its got 220hp and i read in the manual that at some point it get 240hp. Its also got Chrome daul exhaust and comes stock with a sub woofer. Only down side is that its front wheel drive and not as good handling as a 240SX but the engine is actualy made by Yamaha and the engine sounds so cool when your going fast. Only got 85k miles on it and those engines are known to go up to 300k miles. Im gonna put some flowmasters on it and cobra rims. Im gonna wait till i move to some where warmer to get a car that im gonna build on cause i just cant get myself to work on a car out in the cold which is most of the year. Im gonna stick around here, i still like to learn and teach about nissans, they will always be my favorite. Anyone ever race a SHO before? I'll post pics once i get a camera.

SHO's kick ass, I wouldn't mind owning one myself.

MUST HAVE manual....... that auto tranny SUCKS SHIT!!!!!!! its one of the worst built, just believe me on this lol.

If I got a SHO the first thing I would do is get new downpipes wihout cats..... but then again I live in Florida with no emissions anymore muhaha.

couple websites build stuff for SHO's check it out on yahoo.

like Cincy Sho....

yeh i just downloaded the catalog from shoshop.com, they have an exhuast for it with edlebrock mufflers that will give me some hp, i also read about a realy nasty 90 degree bend in the exhaust somewere that restricts it alot. Im gonna definitly keep it awile but im sure i'll miss owning a 240sx and miss doing donuts and trying to drift. The more i learn about the sho the less i like, i wasnt afraid to beat the shit out of the 240sx, but if i screw anything up on the SHO its mad expensive. Cost more then twice what it would cost for anything on a normal taurus. But whatever, i already burried the needle at 140 and it was still pulling hard. Done with that though, dont want to kill anyone. Gonna do exhaust and intake, thats it. If it treats me well and maybe if i dont miss the 240 anymore i'll supercharge it. That will truly be sick. Theres a few running around with 500+ hp. Still want a turbo 240 though , just dont have it in me to work on it during the cold months witch is like 10 of of 12 months of the year. But as soon as i get out of new york im buying a 240 and turboing it. Although getting a heated garage would change my whole outlook on everything....

Kickin ride man, but don't break anything. When they stoped making those motors it made it super hard to get replacement parts, especially today. have fun and good luck!:bigthumb:

sho' nuff?

My friend has a 1997 Eclipse GST 5-speed, and he got owned by a stock SHO they were together 1st , and 2nd gear then 3rd he started pulling at the end he had the eclipse by like 2 cars...

Originally posted by SR20DETpower
SHO's kick ass, I wouldn't mind owning one myself.

MUST HAVE manual....... that auto tranny SUCKS SHIT!!!!!!! its one of the worst built, just believe me on this lol.

If I got a SHO the first thing I would do is get new downpipes wihout cats..... but then again I live in Florida with no emissions anymore muhaha.

couple websites build stuff for SHO's check it out on yahoo.

like Cincy Sho....

I agree about the whole auto vs mt thing... but i believe that the autos came with a 3.2 litre, while the MT came with a 3.0 litre..

correct me if i am wrong, A friend of mine was talking about getting the 3.2 core auto engine to build for his manual car.

Either way, Yamaha kicks ass

hehee

SHO ROCKS, I either going to get one of those or a 240sx next. Only thing bad on them is the auto tranny, the engine needs servicing every 60k and valve adjustments........ Axels can go everyonce in awhile, tie rods are kinda week.... I own a 3.8 Taurus and I can spank most Hondas but a SHO pulls on me good specially on the interstate. They have a bad adss dual stage intake manifold that brings that car to life above 100. the engine can do 300hp like nothing, thats how the japs made it but Ford detuned it so it wouldn't beat the Mustang so horribly bad, it does anyway though.....

The car is a tank, tie rods, axels, and that GOD DAMN AUTO TRANNY(seriously its like one of the worst ever built by anyone) As long as the proper maintenace is done on the engine, check sites they will explain, that engine is a jewel. Its a japanese engine, not a ford or mazda. The 5spd gearbox is a mazda and I don't know how that holds up. Never heard any complaints and its a hell of a lot nicer then the auto for sure.

Couple companies make springs for it. First off I would get myself some new sway bars for it..... That 90degree bend is in the catback area and a new catback will fix it, I think borla makes one and its supposed to sound badass simply put lol. New Downpipes w/o cats will give u like 20hp... plus they make some cool cams for it that add about 30hp. Those cars can really fucking romp, I want one so bad cause I already know how to drive a Taurus probably better then anyone in Florida, you would be amazed at what I can make that car do. The SHO has halfleather/cloth or full leather and of course about 80 more HP....plus that 5 spd option.

I really can't decide if I want one of those or a 240. The SHO has 4 doors and is bigger, faster out the box, and I already know how to drive it expertly. the 240sx is smaller, more nimble and still badass....
Im a big guy so I like bigger cars... although I really wouldn't mind squeezing into a 240 10times a day the SHO is a better cruiser and chick magnet if it looks right.

Originally posted by SR20DETpower


That 90degree bend is in the catback area and a new catback will fix it, I think borla makes one and its supposed to sound badass simply put lol. New Downpipes w/o cats will give u like 20hp... plus they make some cool cams for it that add about 30hp. Those cars can really fucking romp, I want one so bad cause I already know how to drive a Taurus probably better then anyone in Florida, you would be amazed at what I can make that car do. The SHO has halfleather/cloth or full leather and of course about 80 more HP....plus that 5 spd option.



My friends SHO has the Borla kit and it sounds pretty mean.

Although to get around the whole 90 degree thing i would go for side exhuast...

THOIS SHO SOUNDS BAD!

but can some one give me some specs on it? v-8 im assuming? i heard talk of downpipes.. is it turbo?

i seen SHO's b4 but i always taught of them as a hook up tauras..

some 1 enlighten me plz..

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ok theres three generations of SHO Tauruses.

1st generation was uh 89 I think to 91

regular taurus of that body type are 86-91

the 2nd generation of SHO's started for 92-95

The 3rd gen is from 96-?? and uses a different engine.

Both the 1st and 2nd generations have 5spd options, The 5spd engine is 3,0L and the auto is 3.2L. The 3rd generation only comes in automatic, and has a 3.5L V8 I believe. All the engines are made by Yamaha. People like the v6's better. They sound like a rice burner too. I have a vid of a naturally aspirated one doing the 1/4 in 13 seconds.... sounds just like a honda haha. I have seen a video of one on the dyno that was turbo'd. Also people do supercharge them.

I don't know if they have a LSD, but I think Quaife has one for it for a lil over a grand. You can buy all the regular suspension parts..... roll bars, strut bars, springs by Eibach and intrax, struts.....bushings etc...

Nobody makes headers for them although a couple prototype ones do exist but were never built for the public for some odd reason....

They also make some parts for appearence. Cincysho makes a fiberglass cowl hood that looks pretty cool. They also have black headlight and taillight covers. Also some people like to buy the logo that replaces the blue ford oval with the word Yamaha.

They have some pretty nice 16" rims standard called Sho Slicers by the public. I believe you can fit 18's on a taurus with small A/R tire and still be stock heigth. I have a 1st gen 3.8L and I like the 2nd generations best. I would defintely only get a 2nd gen 5spd full leather SHO with a sunroof...

Performance.......

taken from supercars.com


Performance
Top Speed Not Available
0 - 60 mph 6.7
0 - quarter mile 14.9
0 - 100 mph Not Available
Lateral Acceleration Not Available
EPA City/Hwy Not Available


when they came out in 1989 they were the fastest 4 doors in the world. They are about as fast as a Mustang in low speed acceleration and will just walk on them constantly on a highway.... They do over 140mph(speedo goes to that) stock.


JUST STAY AWAY FROM THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

my 3.8 has some torque so I can do burnouts and loose traction easily in turns so I break tie rods fairly quickly. The outer one isn't too bad to change but the inner tie rods are a B I T C H. Also its kinda cramped in the engine compartment.

First thing I would get is a new intake, downpipes w/o cats, and an aftermarket exhaust. This should net you say 30hp... After that I would have my heads worked on and install the HYPER race cams at same time. Those last two mods will put you over 300hp alone, so with all that I say you could be putting down 300fwhp on a dyno maybe and easily be in the 14's maybe 13's with good driver/traction.

It is defintely a nice car for a daily driver to have fun with, unless u have an A U T O!!!.........

Originally posted by SR20DETpower
the SHO is a better cruiser and chick magnet if it looks right.

A nice 240sx will get a lot more girls than a perfect SHO I bet...they just look sportier and even though they are slower stock girls probly won't notice so it just has to look sleeker and faster.

2nd gen shos look pimp dude...... how many girls can u fit in a 240sx?


:biggrin: :thefinger

yeh its a yamaha V6, the V8 had the uglier body style and was overall slower and I dont think it was made by yamaha. Its so comfortable compared to the S13, the leather seats have all these power options on them. Also the 1st gen had a sho plus option, my dad had one it had white rims, a spoiler and some hood that splits apart at high speeds. Yeh im definitly doing exhaust and intake and put my sub woofers in it. I dont want to spend to much money on it because I still have plans for a turbo S13 or a 280Z with a big bore kit + subtle Z widebody kit. As soon as i move to florida im definitly getting another nissan, i just dont like the fact that i have to worry about breaking stuff in this car, nissan/datsun i dont have to worry about. And down south I dont think i would have as much trouble getting parts if something goes wrong on a classic Z. Theres alot more classic Zs down there cause the body dosent fall apart like it does up here, but sadly enough while i was in North carolina i actualy atleast 20+ old Z cars for sale.

I don't see a lot of old z's here, I've only seen maybe 5 in the past year on the road.

where in Florida u moving to?

yamaha made the v8 SHO engine as well.....

I hear its one of the best sounding engines around, I like the SHO body styling on the 3rd gens..... but it only comes in auto =(....

preferibly near some amusement park :biggrin: Yeh i spent some time in spindale, north carolina, looks like a datsun Z is the only import they will except, i saw like a few dozen in front of some building that worked on them. Last time i was in florida i saw alot of z's and an incredible amount of mustangs. I usualy saw Z31s and a few 280zx's and Z32's. But then again i was realy looking hard, nothing better to do when your riding passenger for 6 hours.

wow! i always taught ford was a p.o.s. GUESS iwas wrong.. that supercharged motor is sexy ummm.. booost...

damm imagine pullin up 2 the races with that.. no1 would suspect it.. lolz you pull up to a nice civic and burn the shit out of them..

haha that remindes me of what happend yesterday.. me and my dad were in the mini van (99 quest se, go nissan!!) and this damm rice burnner a 93-95 civic hatch with a integra conv. front pulled up to us and was just sitting there reving.. man was it annoying.. his damm fart can was like woonnn wooonnggg woooonngggg... my dad got pissed so he looked at the guy so the guy reved more so the light turned green and my popz stomped on the gass and we left the damm rice .. not by much tho he was by owr quater pannel .. lolz :thefinger
btw he was 5 speed! :icon16:

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my 3.8L taurus will smoke rice like a fire. I have 140hp 160lbs torque. SHO v6 has like 225hp I think..... it will obliterate most hondas lol.... with that supercharger that thing is nasty lol.

I got more torque then a prelude and almost more then a S2000 hahaha

:thefinger

Depends if you are counting just the seating capacity with everyone wearing a seat belt or if you just mean putting as many people as possible in the car.

I imagine the 240 has about the same interior space as a tempo and we were able to fit 7 people in it. Depending on how small the girls are and how much they want to be in the car there is a way to fit more probly :biggrin:.

ok you have 4 nice class girls.... are they rather going to ride in the nice leather spacious seating.... or be laying ontop of each other on the ground?

its physically possible but that doesn't mean its realistic.

if you had a really nice car (by this i mean 240sx...not sho) and looked as good as me then they would :thefinger

lol jk...i think more girls like sporty smaller cars...plus after 2 girls do you really need anymore? quality not quantity damn it

being someone who just participated with 3 other girls this Monday.....

and I'm serious too, not just busting chops lmfao

YOU CAN NEVER HAVE ENOUGH

:thefinger :thefinger :thefinger

Originally posted by SR20DETpower
being someone who just participated with 3 other girls this Monday.....

the most i ever got was two girls at once

:tongue:

Originally posted by SR20DETpower

I got more torque then a prelude and almost more then a S2000 hahaha

:thefinger

That isn't really something to be bragging about...:biggrin:

I got more torque then a prelude and almost more then a S2000 hahaha

You have way more than a S2000. Hondas have peaky torque - S2000 doesnt have an ounce of torque until you reach 4000+ rpms.

Meanwhile a 3.8V6 will peak earlier (I think the upper 2000s) and probably gets at least %90 of its torque at 2000 rpm - and the torque stays throughout the powerband.

Originally posted by dayna240sx


That isn't really something to be bragging about...:biggrin:

you fail to see the point girl....

its not like Im bragging that I got more torque.....

I just think its funny my 91 3.8L ford family car has more torque then the best honda engines...

a stock 240sx pulls on me slighty, I ran out first gear on a guy I kinda know in his S14se 5spd he just got and I couldn't walk on em. maybe we should line up and race to 65mph haha... i hear the 3rd gear pulls on a 240sx and my 1-2 pulls nicely... hehe

:icon16:

SHOs are bad cars. Total sleepers. 99 percent of ricers domestic and import don't know half a rat's a$$ what a SHO is. Take off the "sho" bumpers and side skirts and you have the ultimate sleeper/killer. My friend just picked up a second SHO, and he also has a 93 convertible 240 with an SR. The SHO is for the sneak kill, its actually faster than the 240 when its on Nitrous. He has beat turbo charged integras and SS camaros in that thing before. We blew away a modified GS-R with four people hanging out the windows. It was an embarassing day for the Integra.

But the reason the first gen SHOs were so fast was the fact that the motor was made by Yamaha. Its a V6 with individual throttle bodies and direct fire ignition. A stock SHO with a good driver should do low 15s to high 14s. My buddies SHO on 100 shot direct does low 13s. Its all about the first gen SHOs, the next one without the Yamaha motor is crap.

Originally posted by SR20DETpower
being someone who just participated with 3 other girls this Monday.....

and I'm serious too, not just busting chops lmfao

YOU CAN NEVER HAVE ENOUGH

:thefinger :thefinger :thefinger

if it was three they were probly not grade A :P

and personally 2 is fine since 3 is a very good number...with 4 people (total) or more then you run into problems with the extra people having nothing to do and making it either akward or annoying.

And I'm not greedy...I'll take two...or just the one I got :)

man if you can't find something to do with 3 kitty's on your bed you got problems haha.......

Grade A kitty's son........ nothing but the best.

no heffers in my bed.



ALL SHO motors are made by Yamaha. People like the v6's over the v8's though. The v6's have an awesome dual stage intake manifold, no I do not believe it has individual throttle bodies, it has one. If you see that picture above the Throttle body is on driver side, it goes into the intake plenum and splits into two sides..... each cylinder pulls air from two runners from each side... its a dual stage or something manifold and it really is supposed to kickass on the topend just because of that alone.

Plus most guys don't like the v8 3rd generation SHO's because they only came in automatic... I think 1st generation SHO's had a SHO plus option like that guy was talking about earlier, this is some sort of weight reduction I believe and black body trim for a more sportier look.


Generation 2 kicks ass 92-95

:bigthumb:

yeh then sho plus had a light weight hood, the glue that they put the hood together with gets weaker over the years and the clear top layer just flys off at high speeds. It also had white wheels and a spoiler.Im pretty sure they all cam in black.

comparing the 240 to a taurus? taking a corner in the taurus? for taurus?

i used to have a SHO taurus, handled like SHIT, broke down in the middle of the highway, pice of garbage,

lol, pice

at the moment I have no need for a good handling car, just a car thats sporty and was cheap enough. Im buying another 240sx or a mustang 5.0 in a few weeks. Yeh thats what im afraid of in the sho, braking down and it costing a fortune for parts.

the only thing u really have toworry about is if your a stupid idiot and you bought an AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION.... I cannot stress enough how the Ford ATX in the Taurus is the biggest piece of garbage around haha, I laugh at you who get stuck on the side of the road. an SHO Taurus doesn't handle that much worse then a stock 240sx..... have you ever driven both? lol......
I can tell you right now a SHO can handle very good, not my fault u didn't know how to drive it. They handle better then mustangs(not that thats a hard feat) but something to compare to




:rofl:

yeh its not like i need to drive around mountains or anything, i have to go like a 200miles to even come near any mountains. I dont even street race that much, but i do like acceleration and the SHO is definitly good at that. I got the mtx so i dont have anything to worry about i guess with the transmission. But i still worry about something braking and it costing a fortune. + its a shit load more comfortable then the 240SX. yeh i got a mustang for free that i want to fix up and sell, put that money towards the 240SX

read this peeps
http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/t129108.html

:evillol: :evillol: :evillol:

:smokin:

I imagine the 240 has about the same interior space as a tempo and we were able to fit 7 people in it. Depending on how small the girls are and how much they want to be in the car there is a way to fit more probly :biggrin:.
most i fit in my car was two other guys and four girls. yes in my s13 with the seats and everything... hehe

that must make it handle like shit lol!!

all I need is one girl, that way I can strip out the back seat and all that crap, plus one fine chica is A-OK with me :grinyes:

leave the backseat in. im not one to brag, but let me tell you about the seat in a 240sx. it is the best.

replace the mood light with a red one.

push the front seats all the way back.

load the girl in the back.


you're set.... you're so freakin close to the chic it is completely impossible for something not to happen. my suggestion is to go somewhere for the night with a case and get ur groove on in the s13.


also note the windows in my car..... 15% tint helps a lot

:naughty:

hope dayna aint listening :naughty:

hope dayna aint listening :naughty:


lol theres no way I can fit in the back seat of my car. Maybe if the front seat was pushed all the way up. (I've got a 34" inseam...)

you can fit dayna
:licka:

that doesnt even matter.. all that matters is the vodka and orange juice




hope dayna aint listening :naughty:
one of many 240-kid, one of many

:smokin:


hehe

god im love in it :smokin::p:rolleyes::grinyes::grinno::evillol:

don't be a fool....... alcohol=240sx = NONO

:screwy:

I can put down some drugs, but the only thing I've come accross that I can really say affects your driving to a dangerous level and I will not do is Drinking and Driving. I can smoke 100 blunts, take ecstacy whatever, but If I take more then like 2 or 3 drinks I can really tell it messes up your driving. God if I ever got behind the wheel all sloshy drunk after quite a few drinks I don't think I could get it out the driveway haha!!

lol theres no way I can fit in the back seat of my car. Maybe if the front seat was pushed all the way up. (I've got a 34" inseam...)


Ok I'm going to clarify something... Inseam is the length of your legs, not your waist. I'm not a fatty like some of you think...

don't be a fool....... alcohol=240sx = NONO
who said i was driving

:screwy:

havent you ever parked with a girl before?



I'm not a fatty like some of you think...
lol

havent you ever parked with a girl before?




lol

um, actually no, I haven't

I got a 34 inseam also and I bet my 6'2" body could cram into to almost any space if the girl was hot enough :evillol:

I dunno about everyone else, but I really dislike how the SHO looks. I respect it for it's power, but I stray away from any car that weighs over 3000 pounds (besides a few exceptions like the gtr...if I could afford it). Add to all the stuff against it already it's 4 door only and Front-Wheel drive. I know many don't notice that when driving on the street, but when starting from a stop light or on corners taken at really high speed :naughty: you can tell the difference and feel how the car is weighted. Even in the snow a rwd drive can be preferable since it doesn't have the inate tendency for pure understeer and you can still put power into a turn while still making the turn. With a FWD all you do is push through the turn...especially with how much power the SHO has.

Some may enjoy the great power it can give in stock form, but that's about all I see going for it.

you park your car, you drink your alcohol, but then you have to leave....

a good 4-6 drinks to make me feel atleast drunk will require 4-6 hours of sitting around not driving before its out of your system, no I do not park my car with a girl in it for 4-6 hours......

I dunno I've figured out how to drive a FWD car pretty sporty, and in some cases it is better at turns then a RWD, depends on the setup of the turn. IF YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING......

then you shouldn't have any problems, each have their advantages, I happen to like FWD better actually because I feel it can put the power down better accelerating out of a turn then a rwd, and if you loose traction it is a simpler, maybe not as fun but it is quicker, to correct and be on your line again. If your rwd gets really out of whack it will take you longer to get it going again in a straight line accelerating without tire spin..however if you loose traction in a FWD car all it will do is take the turn a bit wider, and this can be corrected by jumping off the throttle for 2 seconds and it will pivot around nicely... only thing you loose is the ability to do powerslides...which only gets you tickets and damage to your car anyhow.... not to mention excessive tire wear.

You have to be realistic.
:banghead:

I can do powerslides with my cav...I just have to oversteer and as you can imagine it's not as fun as with a RWD, but it gets the job done well enough.

And I'm pretty sure a RWD can make it through a corner faster with experienced drivers as the weight distribution helps all tires reach maximum adhesion instead of a FWD where the front tires will reach it before the rear comprimising max speed at the turns exit.

I do however agree with you about one thing...A FWD is easier to regain control of while still maintaining speed through a turn.

you park your car, you drink your alcohol, but then you have to leave....

a good 4-6 drinks to make me feel atleast drunk will require 4-6 hours of sitting around not driving before its out of your system, no I do not park my car with a girl in it for 4-6 hours......
i think you're about 12 years old sr20 pwr

if you would know any better, vodka gets you completly wasted in about 10 minutes, and it wears off in about 45-60 minutes.

the case was for the girl :lol2:

ive looked at the top 5 something threads (9:00 thurs) and it seems the only things people are talking about is

1 How to get drunk
2 How to get laid in the back of a 240
3 how hot dayna is
4 how many daynas can fit into the backseat of a 240
5 why a SHo kicks ass


I geuss this is what Soyo was talking about when he said he wanted to talk about something other than RBs. :screwy:

1 How to get drunk
2 How to get laid in the back of a 240
3 how hot dayna is
4 how many daynas can fit into the backseat of a 240
5 why a SHo kicks ass

whats wrong with these topics? they are true 240 pride

If you drink a lot of vodka you aren't fine to drive in less than an hour. I don't care if you think you can drive at that point and if the effects are a bit less, you still appear to be drunk to other motorists and more importantly the police.

A single 40 which is probly only 3 ounces of pure alcohol or less can make most people a) puke b) fuck them up for 3-6 hours.

wow look what my thread turned into lol

no thanks im 20.......

go drive your car drunk, one less asshole on the road.....



vodka doesn't wear off in an hour, maybe one shot will..... Alcohol is alcohol if the proof is the same... you take 3 shots of vodka, or take 3 shots of rum.... go out driving an hour later and hit some soccer mom not paying attention and kill her new baby, vehicular manslaughter.... and whats worse is your BAC will be the same no matter what kinda of liquor you drank.... I was just trying to inform you on your stupid ass decisions but if you want to be a dickhead about it thats all cool with me son. I think we all learned drinking and driving isn't good back in 1st grade..... maybe you shouldn't have rode the short bus to your special school and you would of learned some common sense.

:nutkick: :flipa: :bananadie

you park your car, you drink your alcohol, but then you have to leave....

a good 4-6 drinks to make me feel atleast drunk will require 4-6 hours of sitting around not driving before its out of your system, no I do not park my car with a girl in it for 4-6 hours......

damn, ur one of those 2 minute guys eh. LOL

j/k.

:rofl:

lmao in all honesty, how many people on here have sex for 4-6 hours at a time regularly?

actually i plan to on a regular basis starting next week.

and no, not by myself

:grinyes:

i am right now. currently @ 4:27 and going for the record. ill keep you guys posted