parents+sr20det swap=NO WAT IN HELL!

[SR20DETpower]

u can get into 12's and 13's on stock KA internals..... lotsa guys make over 300-400rwhp everyday for a year and no reliability issues, the KA is about as strong as a SR in actuallity.

[turbo2nr]

yes the whole ka-t is a good idear but..
if i do get a 240sx it will have over 70,000 miles on it so the internals will be worn out so if i decide to turbo the 240 right away i doubt the stock internals will hold up at anything above 14psi. soi would still have to build the internals

thanks for the info tho!

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[remember me?]

in my personal opinion, I don think people that are just getting their license and learning to drive should have that much power. just drive around with the ka for awhile. after you get a good feel of the car and you are more aware to the other jackasses on the road (that's the main thing you have to look out for) then swap or turbo the ka. gotta learn to walk before you can run...

just my .02

[D Money1644]

s12 200sx is a good alternative, you can pick 'em up hella cheap off autotrader.com and places like that. there was a turbo version, but they're pretty rare these days. also, there was an s12 offered with a vg30e that makes the lightweight 200sx pretty quick. but don't bother asking about a vg30dett swap, the dohc won't fit between the strut towers. anyway, the only problem is that parts (especially performance parts) are kinda hard to find. but most of the 4-banger swaps for the 240 can be done with the 200 almost as easily. if you want more info on the s12, www.club-s12.org is a great resource. sorry for the long post.

[RB26DETT34]

I think that "remember me?" is sort of right. You have to know how to drive the car first. Driving (at least for me) become a totally different thing from driving with my permit and with parents along, and driving with just me in the car. You still have to watch out for assholes and such, but it totally different otherwise.

But, this also came to my attention earlier in the week.

If you know how to drive, go for it!

PS. - By drive, I mean observe right of way and other such things as that, and also by driving hard.

[christofurr]

Your 17, and you want a car that can run high 12's, low 13's? Come on, be realistic here. Most 22 year olds would have trouble handling themselves in a car with that performance.

Set your sights a bit lower. Go for the 240SX, and leave it stock until you know the cars abilities, and your abilities. There are some things you can do to it in the short term though, like bigger brakes for example. Upgrading your brakes would be fine, because if in a couple of years or so, if you do throw in a SR20DET, the brakes will carry over without hassle.

I drove a 1.3L carburetor when I was your age, and it took me at least 6 months, probably closer to 9 to figure out just how hard that car could be pushed, and just how far I could go. I'm 19 now, and I just got a 200SX this week with the SR20DET as standard, and I won't be pushing myself for quite a while in that.

[skizm180sx]

I think DSM cars are nice... just as far as reliability goes... blech... everybody I know with a gen 2 eclipse has had a lot of problems after about 3 or 4 years... so I'd imagine a lot of the money you've got saved would go into just maintenance...

I would agree with everyone else, get a 240 in pretty good condition, drive it around, save up some money, get used to the car, and then just go KA-T if your parents would trip on the SR swap...

[Jetts]

get a nissan nx2000
comes with a sr20de
can find one for like 1500-2000 bucks

[ShinRekka]

buy a 240SX 1997 (i got one with an airbag to make parents happy) last year, this summer i recently said (im gonna get my engine rebuilt its at 250,000 miles, my dad said go for it cause its gonna leave you stranded. I took that opportunity bought myself a sr20det had it deliver to my friends house and we swapped the engines in a day and a half. Its easy to do what you want if your sneaky. Im in the same boat as you, i wouldnt be aloud to do a swap like that, and my parents bought the car for me, i payed for performance.

[Dorikin]

Stop brining up old threads

[mynismo]

Originally posted by Dorikin
Stop brining up old threads

i agree

[ghostchild316]

Haha my dad actually supports me on the SR20 swap.

I told him I found a KA24DE for $500 and that engine would be better to turbocharge than the one I have now.But I would still need to get a wiring harness and tranny for the motor.

He said I should just keep what I have now then later just get a SR clip.My dad even said we could even go pick it up ourselves in California...

[mynismo]

awesome

go for the sr... less of a hassle to get it working right. then when you want to upgrade just get a bigger turbo

[slix]

had the same problem with my parents about my 1st supra(wouldnt let me upgrade, even with my own money and i was 17). ended up sellin it and buying a 240 for around 2500 and im hopefully putting my rb26 in sometime this summer. If you can make the money, just hold onto it and wait a year or so, then do what you want.

[slix]

and also, recent studies show that there actually is a giant wat sitting in the middle of hell