engine type?

[NoTuchn]

ok, so i know this is gonna sound pretty dumb, but you guys are confising me... i own a 91 240sx (american) what is the engine code?
if its not too much trouble, could you please list me the different engins codes... (silvia, 180, 240, etc.) its all the japanese conversions that is confusing me. i just wanna know what is being talked about exactly. thanks so much for any help. (please excuse the stupidiy... weve all gotta start somewhere, right?).

ok my u have the KA24DE thats the american motor from 91-98, the 89-90 had a KA24E, SOHC,  

the 180sx in japan had the ca18det, the Silvia had the sr20det.

[NoTuchn]

thank you so much nismo14, thats exactly what i wanted to know.

[mistert]

go check out <a href="http://www.200sx.org" target='_blank'>http://www.200sx.org</a> and <a href="http://www.heavythrottle.com" target='_blank'>http://www.heavythrottle.com</a> they both have pretty good FAQ's which will explain everything you could need to know


(Edited by mistert at 3:48 pm on Dec. 8, 2001)

[NoTuchn]

just thought of one more thing... where do the s13, and s14's come in?

[mistert]

also check this out this is an intergenerational comparison (the differences in all the sr engines) <a href="http://www.geocities.com/slidesquads13/srspecs.html" target='_blank'>http://www.geocities.com/slidesquads13/srspecs.html</a>

(Edited by mistert at 3:51 pm on Dec. 8, 2001)

[NoTuchn]

ok, i got it now... thanks guys.

ya man u have the KA24DE dohc. thats the 2.4 liter 16 valve duel over head cam. 89-90 came with a single over hed cam there for your car has 15 more hp that the 89-90.

&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;craig

no need to thank the info is here so u may as well ask if u need something im glad i could help <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'>

[HippoSleek]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Quote: from NoTuchn on 12:47 pm on Dec. 8, 2001
just thought of one more thing... where do the s13, and s14's come in?

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&quot;s&quot; is a chassis code for the type of car that supports the 180sx &amp; silvia (japan), 200sx (europe &amp; australia), and the 240sx (north america). &quot;13&quot; represents the version of the chassis used for the Silvia (coupe) 1989-1993 versions (with the exception of the oddball 1994 convertible on the s13 chassis), and the 180sx/hatchback from 1989-1998. The &quot;14&quot; designates the 1994 (1995 in the US) Silvia/240sx, that ran until 1998. The current Japanese model Silvia is an s15.

Many don't get it, but s13 means all hatchbacks ever produced and all coupes from 1989-1993 and s14 is only for the later coupes. You can have an s13 Silvia or 180sx or 240sx or 200sx. You can only have an s14 Silvia or 200sx. Also keep in mind that chassis codes are independent of the engine - but are used as a shorthand to refer to differing generations. It gets too confusing, huh?

(Edited by HippoSleek at 1:12 pm on Dec. 8, 2001)