Do you know....

I've been lurking this message board for three months and after reading post after post I decided that it was time for me to get a freakin bad ass 180sx. I ordered a car from japan and the boat its on is not going to to reach the Bahamas until feburary 26. Waiting sucks so I thought that if any one would know if i'm getting a good 180sx it would be yall. Can u tell me if i have a good car to work on or if the engine in it sucks.

Is it ka24e or ka24de?

This was all the info i got from the japanese dude who i bought it from:
Make: Nissan
Model: 180sx
Grade: Turbo
Year: 1990
Chassis: RS13
Trans: 5MT
Odo(km): 108,500
CC: 1800
Selling Point: 17inch AW, TURBO Timer, Sun Roof, TURBO
And then some pictures. click on these links to check them out.
exterior
http://img145.exs.cx/img145/7195/1416.jpg

http://img14.exs.cx/img14/5379/35ud.jpg

http://img14.exs.cx/img14/6083/59uq.jpg

http://img14.exs.cx/img14/732/94mk.jpg
engine
http://img14.exs.cx/img14/263/115wk.jpg
interior
http://img14.exs.cx/img14/2843/121xn.jpg

I know this might be allot of questions but i'm a newbe and I can't wait to learn all the stuff yall know. Hopefully i will learn this stuff when i get my car.


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In japan the 180sx did not come with either the ka24e or ka24de. The engine in the pics looks like a ca18det, which is a dual over head cam turbo charged engine found in japan. Looks like a sweet car though, just make sure you put the highest octane gas in it as in japan they use higher octane than us.

man thats a pretty car.
as for the engine, you sir have a CA18DET, those are only found in Japan so congrats, its somewhat rare. i myself don't know shit aobut it besides it's a turboed 1.8L inline 4. its turbo, so its gotta be good for some decent numbers, i'm sure someone on this board will be able to give you more advice on that engine. as for the other parts, 108,000km is under 100,000 miles, which RARE as hell for that year of a car, by the looks of it you've found urself a gem, you lucky bastard you, lol.

you are a lucky sob, is what you are, and yes you have a verry nice car. kind of sad you didnt know it was a ca18det, which means you dont know much about them, but its cool you'll learn.

man thats a pretty car.
as for the engine, you sir have a CA18DET, those are only found in Japan so congrats, its somewhat rare. i myself don't know shit aobut it besides it's a turboed 1.8L inline 4. its turbo, so its gotta be good for some decent numbers, i'm sure someone on this board will be able to give you more advice on that engine. as for the other parts, 108,000km is under 100,000 miles, which RARE as hell for that year of a car, by the looks of it you've found urself a gem, you lucky bastard you, lol.

Thax man. I bought it for $3660 with shipping and customs tax which i think is a good deal. So it's a CA18DET is that better or worse than a ka-t i mean how much hp does it have. Will i be able to find parts for this engine.Any one knows what whp means.

WHP is wheel horsepower. It is the amount of horsepower you have at the wheels, instead of at the crank. Manufacturer specs list horsepower at the crank, which is always higer than the whp.

BOOYAH!!!! (cmon man, took me like 2 minutes to find this)

Engine: CA18DET 1.8L DOHC Turbo
Turbo Type: T25
Compressor A/R: 0.48
Injector Size: 370cc
Performance: CA18DET:
Power (ps): 175hp @ 6400 rpm
Torque (kgm): 23.0@ 4000 rpm
Compression Ratio: 8.5:1
Top Speed: 180 Km/Hr or 112mph ( with speed limiter installed )
Stock Boost: 7 psi

Transmission: Available in a 5 speed manual, or a 3 Speed Automatic ( with Overdrive ).
Automatic models are fitted with Power/Hold modes also.
Gear Ratios
Manual Transmission
1st 3.321
2nd 1.902
3rd 1.308
4th 1.000
5th 0.838
6th N/A N/A
Reverse 3.382
Final 4.363

Drive Train: Rear wheel drive, with Open or Viscous Coupling Limited Slip Differentials available.

Diff Ratios:
3.8:1
4.1:1
4.4:1

It's like 180 crank horsies, it has a timing belt instead of a chain (SR and KA have chains) which some will say is worst then chain because there's more chance that it will slip, but I dunno. 9000RPM redline, sweet engine, and sweet car.

Yeah, very cool. Congrats!
I wish they would have shipped that car/engine to the States!
That seems like a great deal shipping included!

Are their any sites like phatka-t.com and boostdesigns.com for the ca18det where i can get good affordable parts from? Or are parts for the ca18det hard to find.

i think there a little bit more harder to find....since most people swap in the sr20 over the ca18 in the states. But im sure you can find parts for it somewhere. You might have to special order some parts from companies. I would suggest that you call up some companies and see what they can do for you.

does anyone know what it takes to legalize one of those in the states...i thought the only way was if you were military...then they just give it a vin #? then call it a 240 instead of 180...just kinda curious becuase if its anything like the skyline...new guy with the hot car...have fun...

btw what website or whatever did you find that on?

he's from the bahamas (on profile)

not sure what the laws are there, probably the 15 year old thing like in canada??

We have no laws or restrictions on cars in the bahamas as long as they have working brake lights, head lights and all its rear view mirrors, and you pay for your lincence and insurance you are free to drive it. we also have no emission laws or age limit on our cars which is hopefully good for me because i can take anything off of my car that may restrict power to meet emission standards if any such parts exsists(please tell me if their are so i can take it off when i get my car). having no restrictions on cars on the road may sound good but it isn't good when you occasionally run into a shitty bus or car in traffic and have to inhale the black smoke and carbon monoxide its spitting out for a hour while trying to get to work or school.
btw why can't u guys import cars from japan and legalise them like my 180sx.

well in canada (where i'm from :evillol: ), the car has to be 15 years or older to be legal, don't ask, i have no idea why, just the most retarded law in the world, and in the states it's 25 years or older i believe, for reasons unknown i guess

it can't be because of emissions/the right hand drive aspect, then why would they be legal at all after that time

btw what website or whatever did you find that on?
The website i got it from is kind of a secret because they have good cheap cars which will probably change if everyone knew about it.
But if you tell me a good car related secret like how to mak your 180 have sleepy eyes without adittional hardware then i will tell you.

The website i got it from is kind of a secret because they have good cheap cars which will probably change if everyone knew about it.
But if you tell me a good car related secret like how to mak your 180 have sleepy eyes without adittional hardware then i will tell you.


OOOO OOOO PICK ME PICK ME!!!

http://www.240sx.org/faq/articles/headlights_2-3_up.htm

NO PICK ME!!!!


make sure to get an exhaust without a catylitic converter since you lucky Bahamians don't have any emissions. man, legal open exhausts........they got Mustangs down there yet? lol

Is it ka24e or ka24de[/COLOR]?

Grade: Turbo
Selling Point: 17inch AW, TURBO Timer, Sun Roof, TURBO



u R AN idiot........ if u can't SEEE and tell that what u have is a TURBO or N/A motor u don't dezrv to post on this forum..
ESPESIALL THAT U HAVE THE FUKN PIX TO LOOOOOOK AT


go away... no love...

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Is it ka24e or ka24de?

Grade: Turbo
Selling Point: 17inch AW, TURBO Timer, Sun Roof, TURBO



u R AN idiot........ if u can't SEEE and tell that what u have is a TURBO or N/A motor u don't dezrv to post on this forum..
ESPESIALL THAT U HAVE THE FUKN PIX TO LOOOOOOK AT


go away... no love...

He's asking if our engines are KA24DE or KA24E, he's got a CA18DET, if you think that engine in the pic is a KA, u R AN idiot.

just a question...i know the guys here will probably nay say me for this but...if you had the chance to get any car from japan (at a price of course) why get a 180...i think i would get a skyline or FD rx-7...maybe even and FTO...something special anywho...but thats coming from a US (cant get any cool cars) citizen...so...i guess im alittle bias

I'd get a convertible S13 and a BNR32.

that's a nice ride. congrats!

i know how to put sleepy eye's w/o even opening your hood. (this has been goin around for a while now... but others still prefer paying $70 for the pivot controller). anyway, i'd agree with driftking777... if you're getting a car from Japan, you would've been able to afford better cars than that.

If you like the 180.... you should've gotten the kouki model with the sr20. it's faster, prettier, more dependable since it's newer, etc...

ah well i'm jus saying since all of us here can only dream of what we Could do... hence, we contemplate about the car-of-our-choice from Japan all the time. basically, we're jealous... haha... nice find... g luck.

here's my sleepy eyes that can be adjusted from the driver's seat.
http://www.personal.psu.edu/users/s/d/sdt128/misc/sleepy.jpg

you have a nice car. i think it looks pretty clean. i wish i could get something like that

I didn't get a better car because i"m not made out of money i'm a college student without a part time job and no free money. But feel free to send me some money and sponser the first bad ass bahamian drifter.
Besides i like how a 180sx looks that's why i'm on this message board instead of a fto forum. btw we already have abunch of those cars over here we even have one person over here with a NSX.
We have a couple of 240sx over here but only two 180sx and none of them have good engines so i wanted to be unique.

well what engines do they have in thier's?

dont know if this applies to the bahamas but check out sportcompactcarweb.com...they have a sponsorship thing on there...

NO PICK ME!!!!


make sure to get an exhaust without a catylitic converter since you lucky Bahamians don't have any emissions. man, legal open exhausts........they got Mustangs down there yet? lol

I was joking about the secret thing.
This is where i got my car checkout my car its still on the stock list:
http://www.daishintrading.com/
These are some other places i was thinking about getting my car from:
http://www.cameljapan.com/english/ucar-sports.html
http://www.komei-trading.com/en/stock.html
http://www.rizubiauto.com/
http://www.bestjapancar.com/special.htm
http://www.ridhaa.com/user/catalog.php?brand=Nissan

Here is where i would buy my car from if i made a drug run or won the lotto:
http://www.j-garage.com/sale/usedcars/sale.htm

btw we have tones of mustangs over here from the old to the new retro style one. we even have one mustang at the race traxs which the owner put 60 gran into beffing up the engine and putting nos in it and super charging it.
But enough about mustangs V8s sux because i can't afford put gas in one.
did i mention that gas down here is $ 3.284 a gallon.
Since yall can't ship japan cars to the us i can get the get the engine from japan and ship it to u if anyone is interested but u have to send the money first. is that legal?

Is it ka24e or ka24de[/COLOR]?

Grade: Turbo
Selling Point: 17inch AW, TURBO Timer, Sun Roof, TURBO

u R AN idiot........ if u can't SEEE and tell that what u have is a TURBO or N/A motor u don't dezrv to post on this forum..
ESPESIALL THAT U HAVE THE FUKN PIX TO LOOOOOOK AT
go away... no love...




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AWDSR20 my question wasn't if the car is turbo or a N/A motor. It was if it was single cam or dual cam. If everyone was like you and was born with all the knowledge about 180sx and 240sx's then their would be no need for this message board would their. The whole point of message boards is for people to ask dumb questions and learn from them.

You need a life instead of hanging around this board flaming people instead of helping them.

AWDSR20 you dumb ass can't u read i think that u need to go away. Go way back to first grade. my question wasn't if the car is turbo or a N/A motor. It was if it was single cam or dual cam. If everyone was born with all the knowledge about 180sx and 240sx's then their would be no need for this message board would their. The whole point of message boards is for people to ask dumb questions and learn from them.

You need a life instead of hanging around this board flaming people instead of helping them.

TOO BAD YOU CAN'T READ. Then u would be able to reply.

As much as I hate to throw myself in the middle of two jackasses fighting over two Irrelevant motors.

BURNOUT - you have a CA18DET the D stands for Dual Cam - its better than the KA so laugh at everyone who has one. (while I laugh at you for thinking you have a KA)

AWD240 - Calm down and learn how to type. Its funnier when you can make sense of the flameage.

Logik - a 9K redline on a turbo motor from the 80s? dashed red at 7 redline at 7.5

Yeah, but I've heard that it can rev to 9000 without any mods, just by taking it out the rev limiter.

I've been lurking this message board for three months and after reading post after post I decided that it was time for me to get a freakin bad ass 180sx. I ordered a car from japan and the boat its on is not going to to reach the Bahamas until feburary 26. Waiting sucks so I thought that if any one would know if i'm getting a good 180sx it would be yall. Can u tell me if i have a good car to work on or if the engine in it sucks.

Is it ka24e or ka24de?

This was all the info i got from the japanese dude who i bought it from:


I’m being serious now, I don’t flame people for no reason but he said he got it from Japan…. AND he is asking is it a KA24e or Ka24de? He posts a CA18DET motor 180-sx pix?? WTF anyone suppose to think…

I’m going to drop this….

Well some people can import them in the US buts its easier to have it shiped to Canada in 2 peices. One the car and Two the engine....

did i mention that gas down here is $ 3.284 a gallon.


HOLYSHITTTT. after reading that i'm not so jealous of you getting that car for so cheap. have fun paying for a full tank of gas, sucka!! hahahaha



atleast u have RWD, lucky mofo........

yea awdsr20 i understood you from the first post...dont worry about it, no one comprehends.

any one saw the links i posted are they working

come on don't leave me hanging tell me what u think of the links. say something

Thats all.

Didnt AWDSR20 just blow a fuse over the pics you posted?

those links are really boring.. thats why nobody says anything about them.. and they don't apply to anybody on here but you, burnout.. thats why nobody has commented on them

sorry' i thought that they were good japan sites. Does anyone know any other japan good used car sites because i was trying to look for some other used car sites but i can't find any.
help me i know that their has to be better ones out there

ok, can you remind me why you're looking at japanese car sites?? you live in nassau according to your profile. maybe you didn't know this but it'll cost you just as much to buy the car as it would to import it from japan. you'd have much more luck looking for something in florida, georgia or any state along the gulf of mexico..

well, it seems that not many people know about the ca18det motor. Its really too bad that you couldnt afford the kouki, not because of the motor as much as the aero package, gotta love the tails and wing with the front valance. The ca18det is a great motor. If you can find some austrailian tuner sites, they love that motor over there. It has a lot in common with the rb26 skyline motor. It has a cast iron block i believe, with oil squirters and the like. 180 hp factory, and will push about 300 before the head bolts start to stretch. Its a rare gem, and not many people in the states even know what they are. My friend with a sil-eighty is putting a ca into his car at present, and its just to avoid the fad of the sr, and have something very unique.

good luck with the car
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ok, can you remind me why you're looking at japanese car sites?? you live in nassau according to your profile. maybe you didn't know this but it'll cost you just as much to buy the car as it would to import it from japan. you'd have much more luck looking for something in florida, georgia or any state along the gulf of mexico..

Your right my car cost 1000 and shipping cost another 1350 but i only got my car from japan because all of my freinds got good cars from their so i felt that japan site was more reliable. but if u know any good used car sites in those areas that you heard good things about about then please tell me. As long as they sell good affordable cars.

Thanxs

btw customs on imported cars in the bahamas is 63% of the cars total cost plus shipping.

thats regoddamndiculous

i need to get a car

So how's the races in the U.S.