Accel Junky
12-26-2006, 03:34 PM
**SOLD**
Time for me to move on to another car (anyone who knows me well, knows I change cars frequently so as to experience a little of everything). This is located in Rome, GA, just 45min to 1 hour north of Atlanta. A few of my good friends have driven the car and they are continuously bragging on how all around fun and solid it is. The car is very quick with a 14.071 @ 101.4mph 1/4 mile time despite the 2.4 60ft. The exhaust note of the inline 6 is absolutely orgasmic and honest-to-God, sounds better than my single'd Supra.
1990 Nissan 240sx Hatchback w/ 5-spd RB20DET Swap
Chassis Mileage: 137,XXX
Motor Mileage: ~ 48,000
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/dmargrave/240-fmic1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/dmargrave/240-fmic3.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/dmargrave/240-fmic6.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/dmargrave/enginebay-rb20.jpg
Mods: (All have 8k miles or less)
-RB20DET Motor Swap with KA24 US tranny (same tranny really...)
-Spec Stage 1 90-96 300zx Clutch - good to 395lb-ft, very stockish feel
-Top Hat Performance Mounts
-DriveShaftShop.com One-Piece Steel Driveshaft - Super light, Weighs around 13lbs
-5Zigen FN01R-C Wheels 17x7 front / 17x8 rear (bought new less than 4k miles ago)
-Khumo Ecsta 215 front tires (bought new less than 4k miles ago)
-Yokohama AVS ES100 245 rear tires (bought new less than 4k miles ago)
-JIC Coilovers w/ front Adjustable Upper Camber plates
-Polished Front Mount Intercooler/Piping
-Polished Stainless 3" Exhaust, Turbo-back
-Koyo Aluminum Race Radiator
-Electric Radiator Fan with interior switch
-In-dash Gauge mount with:
-Autometer Z Series Boost Gauge
-Autometer Z Series Water Temp Gauge
-Autometer Z Series Voltmeter Gauge
-In-hose Water Temp Adapter
-Kenwood Excelon CD/MP3 Player
-New 240sx logo floormats
-Nismo Adjustable FPR
-Walbro 255lph HP Fuel Pump
The story: This is a clean title car bought from the second owner in florida who couldn't afford to fix the KA motor. I did the swap and all work my self. I adapted the stock KA transmission to fit this motor (pretty easy to do) so any replacements will be easy to source. I recently replaced the speed sensor and the speedometer itself. The speedo works and is accurate and also the tachometer is from the RB20 cluster and works accurately.
I have daily driven this car since August 2005 and have had virtually no problems. The car doesn't have powersteering or A/C but you could always add those yourself.
Exterior Cosmetics:
In general the paint job is pretty good for a 17 year old car. The roof though has oxidized and needs to be repainted (should be pretty cheap). There are maybe one or 2 very small dings on the doors and the rear bumper has some paint cracking on it. The front bumper has a little spider web cracking but really isn't noticeable until you come up on the car. The passenger side front wheel lip-edge has curb rash and can probably be repaired easily. No winshield cracks or anything.
Interior Cosmetics:
The interior is in excellent condition in my opinion. The dash is completely CRACK-FREE which is very hard to find on S13's. All plastic components are in good shape and the floor mats and shift boot are new. There have been no leaks or water damage, in the cabin as well as the spare tire area (as is sometimes common). The driver's side seat bolster has wear as would be expected.
Mechanical Issues:
To be as honest as I can be, I will note anything I can think of. First things first, the motor is low-mileage and pulls nice and hard. The first issue that comes to mind is the transmission synchro's. At high revs in first gear and second gear the upshifts sometimes grind a little, but keep in mind the car uses a KA US tranny so replacement parts are plenty and cheap. Also, the car idles a little high sometimes but this can be adjusted by cleaning the
IACV on the intake manifold. The car has a slight external coolant leak from the front-side area of the block, which I suspect might indicate a water pump replacement (again, should be cheap), but the car does not burn coolant, no oil in the coolant, and the motor is quite strong. I just cope by adding more coolant every few weeks or so. The battery is getting old but I'll be taking care of that one before I give to the new owner as well as doing a fresh tune-up.
There is easily $8000 in parts, labor and the car. **SOLD**
I will entertain different trades, but I would be specifically looking for any year S14 240sx 5-speed, 5-lug, in great condition with working power-steering and A/C and reasonable miles. Otherwise I *may* consider other RWD / AWD cars for trade.
**SOLD**
Time for me to move on to another car (anyone who knows me well, knows I change cars frequently so as to experience a little of everything). This is located in Rome, GA, just 45min to 1 hour north of Atlanta. A few of my good friends have driven the car and they are continuously bragging on how all around fun and solid it is. The car is very quick with a 14.071 @ 101.4mph 1/4 mile time despite the 2.4 60ft. The exhaust note of the inline 6 is absolutely orgasmic and honest-to-God, sounds better than my single'd Supra.
1990 Nissan 240sx Hatchback w/ 5-spd RB20DET Swap
Chassis Mileage: 137,XXX
Motor Mileage: ~ 48,000
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/dmargrave/240-fmic1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/dmargrave/240-fmic3.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/dmargrave/240-fmic6.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/dmargrave/enginebay-rb20.jpg
Mods: (All have 8k miles or less)
-RB20DET Motor Swap with KA24 US tranny (same tranny really...)
-Spec Stage 1 90-96 300zx Clutch - good to 395lb-ft, very stockish feel
-Top Hat Performance Mounts
-DriveShaftShop.com One-Piece Steel Driveshaft - Super light, Weighs around 13lbs
-5Zigen FN01R-C Wheels 17x7 front / 17x8 rear (bought new less than 4k miles ago)
-Khumo Ecsta 215 front tires (bought new less than 4k miles ago)
-Yokohama AVS ES100 245 rear tires (bought new less than 4k miles ago)
-JIC Coilovers w/ front Adjustable Upper Camber plates
-Polished Front Mount Intercooler/Piping
-Polished Stainless 3" Exhaust, Turbo-back
-Koyo Aluminum Race Radiator
-Electric Radiator Fan with interior switch
-In-dash Gauge mount with:
-Autometer Z Series Boost Gauge
-Autometer Z Series Water Temp Gauge
-Autometer Z Series Voltmeter Gauge
-In-hose Water Temp Adapter
-Kenwood Excelon CD/MP3 Player
-New 240sx logo floormats
-Nismo Adjustable FPR
-Walbro 255lph HP Fuel Pump
The story: This is a clean title car bought from the second owner in florida who couldn't afford to fix the KA motor. I did the swap and all work my self. I adapted the stock KA transmission to fit this motor (pretty easy to do) so any replacements will be easy to source. I recently replaced the speed sensor and the speedometer itself. The speedo works and is accurate and also the tachometer is from the RB20 cluster and works accurately.
I have daily driven this car since August 2005 and have had virtually no problems. The car doesn't have powersteering or A/C but you could always add those yourself.
Exterior Cosmetics:
In general the paint job is pretty good for a 17 year old car. The roof though has oxidized and needs to be repainted (should be pretty cheap). There are maybe one or 2 very small dings on the doors and the rear bumper has some paint cracking on it. The front bumper has a little spider web cracking but really isn't noticeable until you come up on the car. The passenger side front wheel lip-edge has curb rash and can probably be repaired easily. No winshield cracks or anything.
Interior Cosmetics:
The interior is in excellent condition in my opinion. The dash is completely CRACK-FREE which is very hard to find on S13's. All plastic components are in good shape and the floor mats and shift boot are new. There have been no leaks or water damage, in the cabin as well as the spare tire area (as is sometimes common). The driver's side seat bolster has wear as would be expected.
Mechanical Issues:
To be as honest as I can be, I will note anything I can think of. First things first, the motor is low-mileage and pulls nice and hard. The first issue that comes to mind is the transmission synchro's. At high revs in first gear and second gear the upshifts sometimes grind a little, but keep in mind the car uses a KA US tranny so replacement parts are plenty and cheap. Also, the car idles a little high sometimes but this can be adjusted by cleaning the
IACV on the intake manifold. The car has a slight external coolant leak from the front-side area of the block, which I suspect might indicate a water pump replacement (again, should be cheap), but the car does not burn coolant, no oil in the coolant, and the motor is quite strong. I just cope by adding more coolant every few weeks or so. The battery is getting old but I'll be taking care of that one before I give to the new owner as well as doing a fresh tune-up.
There is easily $8000 in parts, labor and the car. **SOLD**
I will entertain different trades, but I would be specifically looking for any year S14 240sx 5-speed, 5-lug, in great condition with working power-steering and A/C and reasonable miles. Otherwise I *may* consider other RWD / AWD cars for trade.
**SOLD**