StephanoNJ

The most important thing to remember is to not rush it. Just cuz you want a 240 doesn't mean you should buy one that looks perfect, I did and it's become a 2 year long project for me. Be careful, take the car to a place with a lift and check the items off the list, like accidents, rust, ect. If you don't know what you're looking for, ask a mechanic to do it. Listen for weird noises when test driving it. If you find one with an LSD, spin a rear wheel and make sure both spin the same way (so you know the LSD is still working). BEWARE OF SWAPPED/MODDED CARS, especially if you aren't prepared. These can be money pits and are not fun. A lot of this should be common sense. Swaps can be done with less than perfect reliability in mind, and some mods can make the cars handle worse! If you're confident you can handle problems: haggle.

If you didn't need to know any of this, then I'm sorry I wasted you time, and you could have learned what you needed from Wikipedia. Good luck.

I live in Upstate New York, and I bought a '96 with an SR Swap, I didn't know I couldn't get it inspected and it was a pain in the ass to deal with. I decided to go back to the KA because I didn't want to deal with shady inspections, VIN swaps, and all the wiring issues that plagued my SR.


Now, The emissions also matters if you plan on doing Forced Induction (like a Turbo) to your stock motor, because a lot of them require the emissions equipment to be removed. Greddy makes a C.A.R.B. Legal Turbo kit but it's almost as much as an S14.

Just so you know, even if you want the looser OBD-I standards, you can still have a Kouki S14. It really only requires a Headlight, Tail light, Hood, Front Bumper and Fender Swap to be cosmetically the same. These parts can be expensive though, Just Saying.

You want an S14... Okay... Here is my amassed knowledge about getting an S14...

First of All: Zenki or Kouki? The S14 has two different body styles, main difference is the front end of the car. The Zenki (Early Period - Japanese; 1995-1996) is what Matt Power's drives in Formula: D. The Kouki (Latter Period; 1997-1998) has flared projector headlight, and a restyled bumper and grille.

Second of All: Is there an Emissions Inspection wherever you are? 1995 was the last Model Year of the OBD-I (On Board Diagnostic - Gen 1) engine management. OBD-II (Gen 2) is from 1996 Onwards. Why does that matter? SR/RB Swaps are illegal in the U.S. Cannot LEGALLY be inspected. It's not impossible with OBD-I however (At least outside California), OBD-II is worse, because the car has to be plugged into an Inspection Computer, because SR and RB motors never came with OBD Software, they will never pass this part. Although a properly tuned SR with a Catalytic Converter *can* pass a Sniffer Test.