Silvia Recipie - Page 4

InitialDwannabe · 04-07-2002, 05:41 PM

cheapest silvia products I have found are at www.heavythrottle.com

This is where i am purchasing my engine + all the other crap to make it run i.e. clips downpipes and other stuff lie t-78 turbos....

Oh btw, i have 10grand to waste on my silvia...what else could i consider?

J SPEC SilEighty · 04-18-2002, 03:34 PM

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Originally posted by InitialDwannabe
cheapest silvia products I have found are at www.heavythrottle.com

This is where i am purchasing my engine + all the other crap to make it run i.e. clips downpipes and other stuff lie t-78 turbos....

Oh btw, i have 10grand to waste on my silvia...what else could i consider?

you could always consider sending me some of that money

But I'm guessing that's out of the question so you could work on the motor a lot, get a good suspension set-up, S15 front end conversion. There are many things that you could do to your car but the number 1 thing I would do is purchase and install the motor, and then buy misc. stuff for it like a downpipe (if not included), clutch, fuel pump, FMIC, BOV, full cat-back exhaust, Boost Controller, lightened flywheel and lightened pulley set. What year 240 do you have? Good Luck

InitialDwannabe · 04-18-2002, 05:26 PM

yeah that is waht i was gonna do...now that i think about it, the S15 conversion will be last on my list. I'll have to work on all the things Hondaimports talked about. My silvia is a 1991 fastback btw.

Morpheus XIII · 04-18-2002, 09:21 PM

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Originally posted by InitialDwannabe
Oh btw, i have 10grand to waste on my silvia...what else could i consider?

Buy the most expensive equipment first, and make that your foundation. Then work with that foundation and add on whatever else you need.

For example, after you get the motor, think about getting a new turbo. It's best to install this now rather than later, because if you do end up getting it later, you might end up spending more money to get another new downpipe, turbo manifold, etc. If you do purchase an aftermarket turbo, get the external wastegate now, or besure there is an internal one.

Then it's time to free up exhaust flow, and NOT before (if you bought an exhaust first, it may not even fit with your new setup). Then get a massive intercooler with all the needed piping. It's one of the best parts available for turbocharged vehicles, since they are a win/win mod in the reliability/power department.

With the piping comes a flange for a by-pass valve, and then you can start adding the little things such as boost-controllers, fuel delivery, ignition etc. and you can also open up the motor and start working on the head, etc. Tune your cams and other engine timing features to the flow of your current setup, and you won't ever have to change it again. Just besure you reinforce the bottom end before cranking up the boost controller.

As for external appearance, you may want to do this last. If you do it first, you could end up getting tired of the look by the time you're done with all the underhood modifications. Remember Non Fujitas 240SX? I think it would have gotten FAR more publicity (not that it didn't get some) if he had presented his car with that $10,000 racing SR-engine first. When it was first reviewed in magazines, his car (like many of the others) looked like another typical all-show/no-goer. Even though it is probably ungodly fast now, it's starting to look pretty tired, compared to some of the other S14s out there. But still, one of the damn cleanest cars.

Gonthrax · 04-19-2002, 12:23 PM

Methinks you should buy injectors, pump, and FC at the same time as the turbo. Donno how much boost your planning on running but if it's very much you will need those things if you want to keep your engine. If possible I'd do all the major mods at the same time like Installing Turbo, Boost controler, IC so that way you can minimize the number of times you have to get your ECU remapped. It may not be fesable for ya but just a suggestion.

J SPEC SilEighty · 04-19-2002, 01:26 PM

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Originally posted by Morpheus XIII
Remember Non Fujitas 240SX?

:drool:
I love that car

Morpheus XIII · 04-20-2002, 05:04 AM

Gonthrax: hell yeah, if one can afford it, doing everything at once is the safest, and least expensive route (as a whole).

HondaImports: Yeah, one of the cleanest '97-98 S14s I've ever laid my eyes on. I might be mistaken, but think I read somewhere that his custom GT-R emulating custom body kit is now available as a mass production. Very nice car, and now I have even more respect for it, being that it is blazingly fast.

For the few not in the know, here are some shots from Overboost, of Non Fujita's 240SX:

By the way, let me rephrase what I said in my last post: Fujita's car is not "tired" but simply not "fresh". However, the look IS without denial, timeless.

americaninjapan · 06-26-2002, 01:47 PM

ok.. first i would like to state that i do not want to rub any noses.. but maybe just a little.. I am new to this forum. and i think it is pretty cool.. i used to be a die hard american car fan.. with couple corvettes .. but knew some friends with 240sxs' <-- i would never want to mistake a 240 for a "SILVIA" as i do believe there are distint differences.. as for one.. sr20 sr20det.. and that is what i consider the cream of the crop silvia.. one equip with a sr20det.. from the factory.. i am sure most of you guys do not have that luxury .. and have to worry about engine swaps.. tranny swaps.. wiring conversions.. let alone.. that nast install price.. ok.. i guess to my point.. i read up before.. silvia type I and type II range from oh about $5000-$20000.. and yes some less and some more.. I live in japan and just purchased a j spec 1995 slivia sr20DET .. or silvia K model and for a resonable price of 700,000 yen and conversion to usd is just under $5,500 .. how do you like them apples. which of course will be one hell of a site when i return from japan and living in hawaii again.. right side driving.. .. at its best.. best part about having it from factory is all i have to do is bits and part of mods.. depending on my want and need for more speed. I have to say .. driving this compared to my corvettes.. is very very different.. stablility in the rear.. such a nice feeling. and the power... is great.. just have to keep remember.. shift with that left hand.. now that is a trick that i am slowly getting used to.. anyway.. to all of you that HAVE to do the mod.. go for it.. it is worth it.. and makes me happy to know.. that i got car and sr20det for the price most places will charge for engine and install..

not to rub any noses.. but damn glad i am here for that reason.. on the note that i am in japan.. if there are any questions of parts.. and prices... as straight from the SOURCE as compared to possible mark up or what not.. let me know.. among other projects in the car.. one is putting a custom s15 front end on it.. i dont have to worry about too much until customs and EPA are on my ass.. about importing.. but worth making some mods..even if that means buying and putting in the ka engine and shipping my sr20det seperate, to get it passed.. and hawaii has no SMOG law.. so.. once i am approved from EPA.. all back to NORMAL.. if that is what you could call it. living in japan does have it benifits... how about getting an 2001 s15 sr20det for 2,000,000 yen.. usd oh around 16,000.. that is probably what some of you paid for your 240sx non turbo.. import tax.. not that is a bitch.. i guess i have ranted enough.. so.. any response ? questions? grips?

Bean Bandit · 06-27-2002, 05:13 AM

-> americaninjapan

I'm from Europe and searching for a strawberry conversion do you know someone in Japan who wood sell and ship it to me? (It's for a '91 RPS13)

BTW you should visit Switzerland if you're once in Europe - I think you gonna like it! (at least another guy from Hawaii did, we met him on our way back home from Greece)

Morpheus XIII · 07-21-2002, 08:18 AM

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ok.. first i would like to state that i do not want to rub any noses.. but maybe just a little..........so.. any response ? questions? grips?

I don't know about the rest of you guys, but I did NOT need this sudden refresher course on our Stateside 240SX drawbacks. I think the majority of the U.S. SR20DET enthusiasts already know about (and are irked about) the advantages given to those who buy in Japan. But you know, I don't mind that we have to pay more for the swap--at least we have the choice of being able to do so. Just a few years ago, it was a rare custom job, but now every ma and pa shop can perform the switch. We must be thankful for what we have.

Hey americaninjapan, why don't you take a step further and rub in the fact that Nissan doesn't sell GT-Rs here? How insensitive.

deRost · 09-18-2003, 12:34 PM

Stateside 240sx's have something else to them though that makes it even more of an enthusiast car: They are an unbeatable project platform that you can transform INTO a Silvia. Honestly, where's the fun in BUYING a JSpec Silvia K when you can build one from practically the ground up, exactly the way you want it? Right hand drive? Get a whole Silvia front clip and convert your stateside 240sx into RHD.

It's pretty cool to have the real deal, but it's not the end all.

Not to rub any noses, of course.

ps, I know this thread is old, but it doesn't hurt to feel good about your car (or in my case, dream car)

Suislide · 09-19-2003, 12:16 AM

posting on a thread that's over a year old, eh?

impressive!

read the date first, man.

SR20DETpower · 09-25-2003, 04:18 PM

"Then it's time to free up exhaust flow, and NOT before (if you bought an exhaust first, it may not even fit with your new setup). Then get a massive intercooler with all the needed piping. It's one of the best parts available for turbocharged vehicles, since they are a win/win mod in the reliability/power department."wrong and wrong

any aftermarket exhaust system will work on any turbo/manifold. Your DOWNPIPE might not work on an aftermarket turbo/manifold but you can always customize it to work as well.... Reason being the catback starts where the cat finishes, this position will never change.

And don't get a bigass intercooler thinking bigger is better, too big will hurt your throttle response and give u a bit longer time for boost, get the one that fits what you need, if it says for 400hp and you want to make 350hp get that one, not the bigger one designed for 500hp...

S14 · 09-25-2003, 05:59 PM

HMPH.. A 240SX with Silvia parts attached to it does not change what it really is. At most I would call it a Silvia CONVERSION. Not a Silvia. A 240SX will always be a 240SX just like a Silvia always remains a Silvia because it was never at any point in its life a 240sx.. ARRR!
lol.. Just trying to make my car feel special.

deRost · 09-25-2003, 09:15 PM

@Ike - I know that the thread is old; I knew before I posted. It just touched a bone and I wanted to add my 2 cents, no matter how out of date. It's all good.

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