in search of another sentra

[fugiot]

Originally Posted by JerodKing

I must say after driving my friends 200SX with only I/H/E and a suspension upgrade, I like it much more than the Spec-V's. It was faster and handled better than my other friends 04 Spec-V with only an intake. I would personally try to find a nice 200SX for about 6K, and put the rest into either suspension and bolt ons, or throw the 3k towards a turbo kit and put down some serious numbers that most Spec-V's could only dream about. And all you Spec-V owners, don't think I am hating, it's still a good car stock with exceptional handling.

Yeeaayah, what he said!^. Get a 200SX.

[nismo_pilot]

and if you put all of that money into a spec v what would you reccommend out of the two?

[JerodKing]

Originally Posted by nismo_pilot

and if you put all of that money into a spec v what would you reccommend out of the two?

Well he doesn't have enough money to put all that stuff into a Spec-V, so I would still say 200SX. Besides, the QR25 has larger drivetrain losses than the SR20DE, the 175HP and 180TQ at the crank is very misleading. For alot less money than a Spec-V he can have a faster and great handling 200SX or early model Sentra SE-R.

[nismo_pilot]

if he put all but 1500 of it towards a down payment on a used spec v then added headers intake exhaust underdrive pulley, BSR, and cams he would crush a 200sx am i not mistaken?

[JerodKing]

Originally Posted by nismo_pilot

if he put all but 1500 of it towards a down payment on a used spec v then added headers intake exhaust underdrive pulley, BSR, and cams he would crush a 200sx am i not mistaken?

It would cost more than 1500 dollars for all those performance parts, at least for quality names, but yes if he had all that then he would beat, not crush a 200SX with similar mods(a JWT ECU instead of the BSR), but then he would still owe about 6-7K on the car, and I don't know what his financial budget allows, other than the 9K he has for the whole thing. Again I am not bashing the new Spec-V's, I am just saying for the money, as in the 9K he has, you can have a 97 200SX and still have about 4K to throw around on bolt ons or turbos which can make it much much faster than the Spec-V stock for the same price or less. Everything depends on how much money you have and how much you are willing to spend. Personally if I had 9K, I would buy a rust-free B13 Sentra from the south for $1000, and swap in a SR20DET that throws down 205HP on 7lbs of boost stock, and still have 5-6K left over for anything else I wanted. But I like tackling bigger projects like that, and sleepers.

[fugiot]

I'd take the 200 just for the fact that it's cheaper, was made back in Nissan's heyday(when their cars were super-reliable), and the sweet high revving SR20. The SR20 and the Honda's K20a are my favorite FWD engines ever, because they have the high-revving nature of a small torqueless B-series, but with a nice flat power band and excellent midrange torque. The QR is really beefy and has an superb torque curve, but it doesn't have that HP peakiness that I love about the SR20. It actually reminds me a lot of the feel of my VG in my Maxima.

[nismo_pilot]

what about a 240sx? i dont really know too much about those but the fact that you can drop a sr20dett in it since the rear drive config, better than a spec or the 200?

[fugiot]

Yes, better as far as speed. Kinda hard to find a good, clean 240. And it's RWD so if you're on a budget, the insurance might not be worth it. Plus I have a thing for FWD, so I'd rather have a 200 or a Spec.