89' S13 KA-t SOHC Build

[Ponda]

Hi-low! Name's Steve from East TN. I just finished my first ever s13 build. Never owned a 240 but I've had several other cars but always wanted a toy to drive on the weekends.

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June 2010 - picked up a 1-owner two tone coupe in South Carolina. Drove it back home, parked it, and started the build.

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Lost interest for a while...built a few other cars...worked on the car here and there. Finally got motivated to finish it a few months ago.

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Hardest part of the build for me was fabricating a downpipe. I live in a small town and no shops around had any experience doing this sort of thing so I had to give it a go.

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Finally got everything mounted and ready to go. So it was time to move on to the easy cosmetic stuff.

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After paint...

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10/5/12

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Kind of embarassed with how long it took. I kept getting sidetracked and the car would sit for months at a time. All in all, I'm happy with the end result and I'm having a blast with it right now.

t3/t4 .57 GSP turbo
EMUSA BOV & 38mm wastegate (7 psi)
CXracing FMIC & piping kit for SR
Custom 2.5'' downpipe
Walbro 255 fuel pump
AEM Wideband & Boost Gauge
SAFC II
Yoshihara DY-37c 18x10 +15 all around
EMUSA coilovers
eBay 3'' exhaust



More pics to come...waiting on a few other goodies to come in.

[Krusty_s13]

fuck yea! i love it. those dai wheels are pretty dope too.

[DJZ]

Nice car man

[Frankz91]

Wats your wheel size & offset

[s13livin]

looks good

[Frankz91]

Wow really I have the same wheel size but still need to get alignment
Just wondering how much did you roll ur fenders on ur ride

[Ponda]

^ I'm running a 5mm spacer all around to clear suspension so I'm at +10. A mild roll/pull was needed in the rear. Just a roll was needed up front.

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[s13mikesr20]

by far my favorite 240sx.pure bliss i set it as my backround picture very nice low key and fresh as shit

[CleanAndLegit]

i really like it, very well done, only complaint is the ebay parts, maybe you'll change that up later on, either way its extremely clean :D

[Frankz91]

Nice I'm working on my 1st car & 240 also
I got another question
I just got & installed Megan coils on my 240
I wanna drop my car just low enough to get rid of the wheel gap
but for some reason it looks like my wheels pop out more on one side why is that

[frabus]

Super clean build. Love the ka24et set up, wish it had more support.

[Ponda]

by far my favorite 240sx.pure bliss i set it as my backround picture very nice low key and fresh as shit

Thanks!

Nice I'm working on my 1st car & 240 also
I got another question
I just got & installed Megan coils on my 240
I wanna drop my car just low enough to get rid of the wheel gap
but for some reason it looks like my wheels pop out more on one side why is that

Do you have adjustable camber plates? Post a pic and we may be able to help more.

Super clean build. Love the ka24et set up, wish it had more support.

You and me both! It's starting to pick up a bit, though. Much more tuning options out there than before.

[roge]

clean car, where in east TN are you from

[Ponda]

About an hour north of Knoxville. Cumberland Gap.

[roge]

cool i live a little over a hour from there

[Ponda]

Cool. Maybe I'll see ya around. Are you going to the Laced Up meet on November 3rd?

[roge]

prob not, where is it at

[rednissan180]

ahh i love it

[Twinkies!]

really clean car, how do you like the single cam turbo?

[Ponda]

prob not, where is it at

I don't think they've decided on a location yet - the previous was kind of in an odd spot but they had a good turn out so hopefully they move it. You'll have to add them on facebook.

really clean car, how do you like the single cam turbo?

I'm happy with it but I'm wanting to get rid of the SAFC and run Nistune sometime this winter. Also want to pull the engine and clean up the bay a little more.

[Kaomon]

i dig the two-tone; overall nice car! :)

only suggestion I would make is to get a brake master cylinder heat shield, but besides that the car looks amazing

[Pinggg]

Wow dude car looks awesome!

[STL240SXDRIFT]

Great build! Love the wheels!

[pantherballhp]

Beautiful car and awesome build. gives me hope for this little sohc. I don't care if ebay parts were used, that's a CLEAN setup. what manifold is that?

[Twinkies!]

Did you put new pistons in it or you running stock internals?

[Ponda]

Beautiful car and awesome build. gives me hope for this little sohc. I don't care if ebay parts were used, that's a CLEAN setup. what manifold is that?

Gladman Performance.

Did you put new pistons in it or you running stock internals?

Stock internals. My original plan was to rebuild but once I opened it up everything looked pretty nice. I basically just refreshed everything...new gaskets, new oil and water pump, and cleaned everything.

[sex14]

nice build bro! looked like u had a nice chassis to begin with too

[roge]

I don't think they've decided on a location yet - the previous was kind of in an odd spot but they had a good turn out so hopefully they move it. You'll have to add them on facebook.

I've seen pictures looked pretty cool. do you happen to know anyone around here with a s13 for sale or trade

[wacko2]

i like ur single turbo set up, it like havin a bottom mount turbo set up

[Apex Eight]

I have a seafoam green two-tone coupe with a single cam. Stock, got it less than a year ago and your car is huge inspiration. Simple, but so nice. Pignose ftw

[Ponda]

Thanks! :)

Somebody find me a lip!

[pantherballhp]

Pignose lips are few and far between around tennesee, Virginia and north Carolina. Or people want a fortune for them

[Apex Eight]

Wait, so those are the original pistons? They look so clean. And is that the original cylinder head too? It looks brand new!

[Miguelone]

Head looks painted, pistons are easy to clean too.

[MrSanchez925]

I can't wait to start my sohc-t build.!

[Ponda]

Head looks painted, pistons are easy to clean too.

Ding ding ding. Used a wire wheel on the head to clean all of the gunk off and then painted with high temp paint. Has been holding up great.

Pistons were cleaned with gas and a scotch pad.

[jstins0n]

wow. simple and very clean. very nice! im going for a sohc turbo build as well!

[frabus]

Have you had a chance to get some numbers on how much power you're putting out with that setup?

[mishimoto]

Have you had a chance to get some numbers on how much power you're putting out with that setup?

Wondering about this myself. Awesome build, super clean. :D

[2tonecoupegrl]

Great build, clean and simple :)

[Ponda]

Have you had a chance to get some numbers on how much power you're putting out with that setup?

No...I'm still running stock injectors and a SAFC. Winter is coming soon and I wanted to drive the car a bit before it gets parked.

Planning on dropping in 550cc injectors and getting Nistune in a month or two. I've also got a rust issue up where the battery tray used to sit so I'll have to address that as well. Guess I'll try making some tubs.

[jaysgottaredtop]

suuuuuper mint original two-tone, nice wheels, nice drop, rebuilt KAT... everything is so clean and well-done! this is probably my favorite car on Zilvia.

keep doing your thing. or better yet, don't do anything. because it's already perfect.

[MrSanchez925]

How is the ride quality on the emusa coilovers??

[wacko2]

clean single cam turbo set up, my friend kinda had the same set up like urs, here pic of his

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[Ponda]

^ Looks clean!

How is the ride quality on the emusa coilovers??

Not bad. Kind of bouncy but for the money they're tolerable. Not sure how they would handle on a track. For a DD / weekend cruiser they're not bad, though.

[BoostSlideWayz]

Looks about right !!!! its nice to see another ka24e built.... dont happen much around here. Great respectable build.

[Mile High Silvia]

Your shits dope