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ICKY
10-21-2003, 07:56 PM
To start everything off, i have a 95 240sx coupe and its bone stock.
I am debating what i should do for more power but also be reliable. I am also on a very tight budget ($10,000). I have considered turbocharging my KA, or doing an SR20 swap. I want to build a drift car to follow the footsteps of my brother, he also has a 95 240sx coupe. I just want to know what will be better for my purposes. Please leave as much info as you can and try to keep it simple, i am kind of low on car tech. But im still learning!
240Dave
10-21-2003, 08:01 PM
Originally posted by ICKY
To start everything off, i have a 95 240sx coupe and its bone stock.
I am debating what i should do for more power but also be reliable. I am also on a very tight budget ($10,000). I have considered turbocharging my KA, or doing an SR20 swap. I want to build a drift car to follow the footsteps of my brother, he also has a 95 240sx coupe. I just want to know what will be better for my purposes. Please leave as much info as you can and try to keep it simple, i am kind of low on car tech. But im still learning!

10,000 is not a very tight budget. Most people here would kill to have that budget.
http://auto.howstuffworks.com/
http://www.zilvia.net/f/search.php?s=
http://www.turnfast.com
$10,000 should be able to buy you plenty more research and still leave you with enough to get your jdm bling on :bow:

good luck!

Edit: who's your brother?
TokyoDrifterXo7
10-21-2003, 08:13 PM
drop in a RB20 or RB25 :D if your in the los angeles area, my friend can do the swap for you man. He owns a shop. ;)
mrmephistopheles
10-21-2003, 08:16 PM
how do you have a $10k budget when you're still in HS?
anyway, please do ALOT of research. Your questions have been asked by MANY others.
ICKY
10-21-2003, 08:38 PM
For those of you who are wondering who my brother is, his sn is s14slide.:bowdown: i idolize him :cool:
s14slide
10-21-2003, 11:36 PM
that's 10K alright. BUT!!! It's gonna be spread out over a period of time. My suggestion is to wait till I get to Japan so you can get all your parts through me and for the time being (since you can't even drive it yet) keep doing in depth research. I told you if you got a question, ask me. If I can't help you, search. If you get nothing from that, THEN post. If you need any help, just call, email or PM me. I check this forum almost everyday.

As a side note, get some fiberglass and a can of resin when you get a chance. I've got some ideas for your car that we can hook up next time I'm up there. Just some small things.
ICKY
10-22-2003, 01:29 PM
On another note, my 240 seems to have a slight problem. Every time i get off the gas my engine seems to give a BOV kinda sound, ive located the sound to come from or near the headers. Im wondering if this is just of age (175,000 miles) or something is wrong and how can i fix it?
ALTRNTV
10-22-2003, 01:34 PM
Originally posted by TokyoDrifterXo7
drop in a RB20 or RB25 :D if your in the los angeles area, my friend can do the swap for you man. He owns a shop. ;)

where is your friends shop at? and whats it called? and is it reputable?
sykikchimp
10-22-2003, 02:07 PM
Originally posted by ICKY
On another note, my 240 seems to have a slight problem. Every time i get off the gas my engine seems to give a BOV kinda sound, ive located the sound to come from or near the headers. Im wondering if this is just of age (175,000 miles) or something is wrong and how can i fix it?

Make sure your intake hoses are all tight, and that the hose to your IACV is on tight. Maybe the IACV is sucking air from the atmosphere instead of the intake piping, and your getting a sucking noise when you close the throttle?

Best bet is to sit someone in the driver seat, and have them rev, and release the throttle over, and over while you stick your head in the engine bay, and listen for the sound.
andrave
10-22-2003, 02:21 PM
just open the TB by hand.
sykikchimp
10-22-2003, 02:35 PM
Originally posted by andrave
just open the TB by hand.

You know, for whatever reason, I never think about that until my head is under the hood... :bash: :bash:
TokyoDrifterXo7
10-22-2003, 02:38 PM
Originally posted by simounj
where is your friends shop at? and whats it called? and is it reputable?


los angeles, T's Performance, no doubt jiggy