240sx/KA24DE modification stages

[stealthj]

Originally Posted by DWF Engineering

Milage and engine condition aren't as closely related as popular belief dictates. I did you read where I described the fine condition of my engine? I just tipped 210K miles! Besides, even if its worn you may as well blow it up; you're buying another one anyway, right? Boost it up and run it until it smokes worse than the tires! In any case, as long as your engine has good compression, valve lash, oil life, and is generally tight in condition you'll be fine tuning it. Just tune it right.

thanks for the quick reply!

so i should just run it till it blows? (my stock 111k miles one), ? do i need a rebuild before i turbo,,,,,

and should i still buy the ka form ym friend with 60k for 350$

i think i should have it, as a backup, and scicne it will be out of the car, i can do stuff to it, and prep it for turbo befor eit goes in, my stock engine will be turboed while that one is getting prepped lol..... good or bad?

[SR20DETpower]

my thoughts..

take out the old one, put in your friends that has 60k miles, then turbocharge that engine. Take the highler mileage one out, and then rebuild that one. The higher mileage one would be the first your have to rebuild anyway, and the lowermileage one will probably last longer with the turbo on it, this gives you more time for money and a better engine. Think of it that way

[stealthj]

hell yes i want to do that!!, but i also wantr a 240sx fastback, this convertible is pissing me off,

i dunno weather i should turbo my convertible, or buy a fatsback

i am REALLY LOOKING to buy a fastback, and im afraid right after i turbo, a PERFECT BLACK FASTBACK WILL COME UP for sale right next door or something, and i wont have the cash to get it..... it happened once before...

[RalphCare]

Originally Posted by stealthj

hell yes i want to do that!!, but i also wantr a 240sx fastback, this convertible is pissing me off,

i dunno weather i should turbo my convertible, or buy a fatsback

i am REALLY LOOKING to buy a fastback, and im afraid right after i turbo, a PERFECT BLACK FASTBACK WILL COME UP for sale right next door or something, and i wont have the cash to get it..... it happened once before...

take out the stock engine, prep it for FI, buy a LESS THAN PERFECT black f/b, but one that is the PERFECT candidate, for the strengthened engine. then take the engine thats in that car, and sell it for like 400 bux.

that will give u some money to get the car PERFECT, or atleast help u do it.. i dont think there is much to get perfect after a strengthened engine and suspension/frame upgrades. that would be a sweet moment for a body kit to be slapped on after its tested/tuned.

[stealthj]

PLEASE RALPHCARE<!

please locate me a black fastback....

i almost cried the other day when this guy didnt email me back abou the fastback, i emailed him 10 times with my fone #' ( he dint have # in the ad), then he calls me tell me its sold

FUCK HIM I HOPE HE DIES

ANYONE HAVE A BLACK fastback for sale? LESS THAN PERFETC PREFFERED! i have cash in my hands,

i also have a negative account balance

[DWF Engineering]

Originally Posted by stealthj

thanks for the quick reply!

so i should just run it till it blows? (my stock 111k miles one), ? do i need a rebuild before i turbo,,,,,

and should i still buy the ka form ym friend with 60k for 350$

i think i should have it, as a backup, and scicne it will be out of the car, i can do stuff to it, and prep it for turbo befor eit goes in, my stock engine will be turboed while that one is getting prepped lol..... good or bad?

This is just my personal preference, there are several ways you can go about this as I'm sure you've read. Turbo the engine you have and keep the other as a turbo build up. That way you'll only go through the pain of swapping the engines once, assuming that the built engine holds. Before you turbocharge though, you should get an EGT gauge and watch your naturally aspirated EGTs. Then you'll know about what temp you should tune for when you go turbo. Another thing to remember is that over the course of a year you'll probably only be at full boost for a matter of minutes, unless ofcourse you do a lot of racing or speeding. Under normal conditions though, the turbo won't shorten the life of the engine that much. Your oil will ash faster and the sparkplugs may foul sooner but then you just change them more frequently. Just keep the EGTs close to stock and you won't melt down. I, personally, am really leaning toward the nitrous route. It's just so much more cost effective. I have a NX Stage one bottle with about 10 lbs in it but I need the lines, silonoids, and harness. I do however feel that the turbo is more prestigious and plan to follow through with the KA-T...eventually.

Hey! You could go nitro on your convertable and still have enough for the fastback. Get a base model, its lighter than the SE.

[SR20DETpower]

I always liked Slivia conversions on vertibles, you would be the man if u had a ride like that lol! You could make it into a good stoplight racer or drag racer whatever lol.


for some reason the s13 silvia front end makes the convertible look about 100x better when the top is down, I hope you have seen a pic of one lol...

[nightwalker]

there are a couple things that will help you run faster without engine modification...these are bushings, suspension(shock/spring) and LSD.