new guy here

[deathwing]

hey im from south america (chile)

i found your forums looking for some advice, i may be one of the lucky nissan owners :P


im close to buy a silv 200? or whatever is it named

its a 200sx back with silvia front, ive searched in the forum but with no luck.

what should i be aware of? its a 1991 200sx (or maybe a 180sx),im gonna be sure on weekend, but what should be aware of when buying a car like this?
looks like s13 front

im willing to mod it a lot
the guy is selling the car as a 200sx :S
pics

http://img209.imageshack.us/img209/8604/imagen02rp6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img246.imageshack.us/img246/3963/imagen03km4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img246.imageshack.us/img246/7230/imagen01nr9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[TipStylez]

Dont think you will have any luck finding info on a 200sx here.

Try looking up 240sx or 180sx. This site is more of a US based site thats why, and we dont get the 200sx and hardly ever uses that name.

But this 200sx, 240sx, 180sx all is confusing to me too. SR20, CA18, KA24...

Makes me think that the 200sx should have a SR20, since the 240sx has the KA24, and the 180sx with the CA18. And the cars were named after their engine liters?

BUT, alot of 180sx came with SRs and some with CAs.

Someone clear this up!

[rodoabad]

Oh and there's a newbie introduction thread...wait...here.

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Remember those and don't forget to read the rules and regulations.

Welcome to Zilvia!

[punxva]

yes where u are they call it the 200sx because of the sr20det engine found in it, since its a 2L but search using 240sx and im sure u will find all the information that u'll ever need. BTW Welcome to Zilvia

[TheTimanator]

yes where u are they call it the 200sx because of the sr20det engine found in it, since its a 2L but search using 240sx and im sure u will find all the information that u'll ever need. BTW Welcome to Zilvia
except thats a CA in the engine bay. The whole CA/SR thing has to do with the year it was manufactured and where it was being sold. Although from my understanding CA still came in later models in certain countries even though japanese versions switched to the SR. If you search you will find the info sine I don't know it off hand.

EDIT: found it:
....180SX, both CA ('89-'90) and SR ('91-'98) models. The S13 200SX was in EUROPE, all CA powered '89-'93. it doesn't seem to make a whole lotta sense but thats how they did it.
as far as what to look for, just treat it like any used car. Since it has been modified just make sure that everything is working and not missing like the fan shroud that seems to be missing in your engine bay pic!

[TipStylez]

Is it me or is that a NA CA?

[TheTimanator]

Is it me or is that a NA CA?
it is, didn't even notice it earlier.

[TipStylez]

Yeah, cause i dont see no smic pipeing. S13 Silivia Qs engine?

[SimpleS14]

First time I've seen a CA18DE powered Sil-Eighty.


Welcome to the forums....sadly we can only help you out so much since that car was never available over here in the states.