Why is the Nissan 240SX so sought after?

[Sluggo]

This is purely out of curiousity, there seems to be an outstanding market for them.

 

[MercenaryForHire]

It's the Ricer Flavour of the Month.

- M4H

 

[Vegito]

cheap rwd machine? friend had one..

 

[yhelothar]

Originally posted by: Vegito
cheap rwd machine? friend had one..

Bingo. They don't eat up gas, and they're pretty reliable.

 

[MikeMike]

lightweight, easily fed a new motor.

 

[zoiks]

I have one. 90' fastback 232k miles and going strong.

 

[nakedfrog]

I loved my 87 hatch. Wish I'd never gotten rid of it (about four years ago).
Oops, I'm thinking 200, not 240.

 

[Aimster]

swapped engine + turbo = $1,500

silvia + turbo for cheap

= winner

 

[zoiks]

For the most part its popular because it can be converted into a good drift car. Not too many Japanes RWD cars out there.

 

[Dr. Detroit]

<========= Used to own a '92 240SX 'vert

Drifting is all the rage.

240SX are RWD, parts are cheap, and it is a very easy motor to add a turbo too. You can also do motor swaps from Japanese 240SXs (Silvias) by installing a SR20DET motor. 2.0L 4cyl DOCH Turbo good for about 205 HP. Adding about $1000 of mods to the motr nets you about 250WHP.

Add in that they are light and you have a perfect drifting car that handles well and will drag race good times.

Lots of parts are interchangable and you can install the 300ZX TT brakes and 5-lug hubs and even the new 350Z wheels will fit.

 

[LikeLinus]

Originally posted by: Aimster
swapped engine + turbo = $1,500

silvia + turbo for cheap

= winner

What about the transmission on a car that old and throwing that amount of HP at it? It's never that easy.

 

[boyRacer]

bCuz dA DrIfTeRz r KeWwLLL

 

[Vegito]

i had no idea.. it look kinda crappie but in the 90s.. i was like 15.. didn't know much about cars.. friend had one but no money for parts..

 

[jtvang125]

The drifting scene brought on the popularity. Most 240's I see out there aren't the typical ricer, 3 level high spoiler type. They are more of the true enthusiast. All the ones I've seen have highly built motors with turbos and suspension upgrades.

 

[psteng19]

Cheap, lightweight, reliable, RWD, huge aftermarket, and most importantly, it's an import.

A couple of SR20's will pull a premium a week before race wars

 

[neovan]

most of my friend's crew, www.driftingpretty.com, has one. like a computer, its very moddable or overclocked by adding SR20DET engine.

 

[3chordcharlie]

RWD, they look pretty good, reasonable on gas, easy to upgrade... and best of all, not a honda.

I've always liked them, too bad everyone else does, too

 

[gregshin]

Originally posted by: LikeLinus

Originally posted by: Aimster
swapped engine + turbo = $1,500

silvia + turbo for cheap

= winner

What about the transmission on a car that old and throwing that amount of HP at it? It's never that easy.

a buddy mine owns a SR20DET shop and has dynoed over 500whp on stock tranny on over a dozen runs.

Mod list

Dyno run

 

[mwmorph]

Originally posted by: gregshin

Originally posted by: LikeLinus

Originally posted by: Aimster
swapped engine + turbo = $1,500

silvia + turbo for cheap

= winner

What about the transmission on a car that old and throwing that amount of HP at it? It's never that easy.

a buddy mine owns a SR20DET shop and has dynoed over 500whp on stock tranny on over a dozen runs.

Mod list

Dyno run

how much is the swap?

 

[SilverTorch]

Thought that the 300zx trans and rear end would fit on a 240 frame?

 

[Trikat]

It doesn't have to be a rice car. These cars are cheap and very easy to upgrade. RWD -> drift fun.

 

[James3shin]

drift in 240SX = FUN!

actually drifting in any car is fun...