it has a side mount intercooler and stock exhaust. it runs strong but kinda loses power for a split second at like 4 grand or more then gets it back. im thinking this might be caused by the exhaust? oh and its ported and polished intake and exhuast.
Test drove a sr swapped s14....i dont know..
it has a side mount intercooler and stock exhaust. it runs strong but kinda loses power for a split second at like 4 grand or more then gets it back. im thinking this might be caused by the exhaust? oh and its ported and polished intake and exhuast.
losing power could be a lot of problems
just buy mine and be set
leakdown tested
might be a fuel problem...is it running the stock fuel pump? might want to consider to upgrade to a walbro 255
yep stock fuel pump....i thought it over and if this guy in florida gets his crap right ill buy his s14. vlsd, abs, 130,000 miles and very cheap. i wanna have my friend help with the swap or pay someone to do it right the first time.
i wouldve bought it but my dad brought up a really good point. if it were to get wrecked i wouldnt get anything for it. i never would be able to replace it, not that i expect to get in a accident, but i didnt expect mine to get totaled buy an idiot either.
as with most imports you spend money on.Originally Posted by crf150
as far as total cost of the car, vs salaged worth of the car.....
if you wreck a lamborgini, do you think you'll be able to recoup what u had in it?? probably not
if you wreck a g35, will it still be worth 20 grand?
if you spend 8 grand on a 240sx, do you think you'll be able to get 7 grand for it?
if your dad buys you a mercedes and you wreck it....will it be worth anything?
i don't see the logic in that idea as the basis for the decision about buying this car.
buying someone elses headache is not a wise move, but if the car's problem is a basic necessirty for that swap anyways then...i don't see it as a bad decision if the price is right. that car definately needs a walboro but if everything else is in pretty good shape, you should use the fact that it doesn't run like a champ as leverage for your purchase price of it, then come out ahead...just my .02
gl,
Dave =]
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i got more for my s14 than i had in it... dont know what kinda crap insurance u guys have. i was just sayin they are gonna go by the mileage on the body. and a 1992 with 180,000 plus.... not to knock his car or anything its definately worth the money to us. im just trying to make a good investment. i got college coming up.
well a car is never a good investment in that case... If you are going to college and plan on buying a car to swap it, I say wait untill you get out or make SURE that you have $$$ to fix it.. My roomates 240 has been sitting outside in the same spot since christmas cuz it needs a build or another sr.
I say buy a cheap car and get a bike. Then when you get out and have the cash to do so, build a car.
are u saying a sr isnt as reliable? im not goin for huge horsepower.
opinions on sr20's are irrelevant,
car's depreciate, however hard work and/or money well spent can produce a profitable car.
if u think it's a good investment then buy the car, if you don't, then don't....
if the car is worth the money to you....and you want the car...then buy it, if you're looking for a good car to flip....then you're looking for a "good investment." if the purchase price is right...then invest whatever you want to invest into it...and when you decide to sell it....get your investment back + your profit...and there you've just done a good investment....
back to your original question....
stock exhaust isn't gonna make the car loose power at an isolated rpm around 4000, it's just gonna restrict power throughout the whole rpm range, since the flow of the exhaust gas is restricted. however if it can't pump enough fuel to the motor when the boost is hitting hard...then yeah it'll fall on it's face. if the plugs aren't the right plugs or are gapped too wide, it'll cause a hickup under boost as well.....
next commend you said, it's a nice s14 with vlsd and 130k on it....(good investment)
then your dad's point....if you wreck it, it ain't worth ****......(the same with any car)
then your next comment about a random 1992 (s13) with 180,000 miles on ....along with the generalization that we are losers with $hitty insurance companies........
..........maybe we have ****ty insurance companies, or maybe we just don't crash our cars......
like i said, good luck,
Dave :|
Last edited by Z U L8R; 02-05-2008 at 05:18 PM.
btw i have a walboro pump for a 240 :]
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^lol Always listen to Dave, you'll thank yourself later.
dont have to crash your car. just be stopped for the traffic cop infront of your school and have an idiot slam into your rear like you arent even there. needless to say im highly upset about the whole thing, but i look at it as an opportunity to buy something i really want.
i was just stating that i would be better off with the s14 thats all. considering the deal if i where to get it. ive had a deposit on it for a while now and i am just waiting on something minor to be fixed. its just taking entirely to long.
"then your dad's point....if you wreck it, it ain't worth ****......(the same with any car)" not saying its different for that car. lets say i were to pay 5,000 for the s13, nada is probably 2000. the s14 i have a deposit on is 3700 and clean. i could still put like 3 to 4 grand in it and not lose much money at all. maybe like a couple hundred.
but thanks for the info that pertained to the thread. man this got crazy. oh and sorry about the insurance comment.
np, 3700 for a running s14 /w lsd + sr20 /w only 130k on the chassis?? as long as the body hasn't gone to hell and back you'd be crazy NOT to get it imo hehe
if u need help fixing it lemme know ^_^ , i see what you were saying, no harm done
good luck man,
Dave =]
oh no sr in this car.
oh, 3700 if the body's nice lemme know where it's at if you don't get it ^_^
Dave =]
I have a S14 CLean inside could use a coat of paint ^.^ Dave buy mine I will sell it cheap I want my new turbo......
Last edited by 1SLWPOS; 02-07-2008 at 08:31 AM.
Mod your car = waste of money.
Hobby is always a waste of money. Unless you are really good at it to a point you get hired/sponsor by big companies, or you will have to pay for your hobby. The total cost of my S14 now is like 10g now. I could have got a WRX now but that 's not the point. If I had a WRX, I will still put exhaust, EBC, suspension, etc, which makes the car's market value less, and you have to spend the extra money to get them in the first place.
Back to the car issue. It is either a fuel problem or plug problem. My SR had wrong plug and when it hit full boost (stock boost), it will lose power, I mean a chunk and it comes right back up. I switched spark plugs form #5 to #7 (do not know what the guy did the swap was thinking) and the problem went away.
But with that problem and a stock exhaust, I still put down 178 and 178 on dyno with minor mods.
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