new guy..

[sofo259]

hey guys, just joined up..i've been a member on IA for a month or so..

always been into cars, since most of my friends have nissan's and POS hondas.. so i got tired of the offroading scene, and sold my well built toyota and now im searchin my balls off to find a 240 before spring break.. and im gonna get one..hopefully

i love working on cars/trucks, one of my good friends has a 89 hatch, we swapped in a Ka24de and a manual tranny into and turned it from a pos in the back of someones yard into a good driving, reliable car..over the period of 5 months..

this year i am a junior at South Forsyth high school.. next year is my last year..then more than likely off to basic training in the army

-- james

[Dgardi]

WELCOME BROTHER , SHARKBAIT.

[carlova78]

welcome

[flip]

Whats up man? Welcome!!

Theres a few 240's for sale in the fs section. You might wana take a look...

[Mpatient]

Welcome to the bowls of hell man. LoL I have no clue why I said that but hey it sounded kinda good right.

[carlova78]

you can find 240s anywhere, craigstlist, importatlanta, ga240sx, nicoclub, ect

[Carina240sx]

I have a coupe for sale!

Oh and Welcome!

Carina

[Banzai]

whats up man, welcome to the site, u will hopefully learn alot and hopefully even find a 240 fs..... i bought my S14 on IA in november, there is usually at least one for sale on IA all the time

[PSINXS]

welcome james

[flip]

Yah they are always available. Just be patient and find a good dea. Make sure you get a good one...

[sofo259]

I have a coupe for sale!

Oh and Welcome!

Carina

yea i think i talked to tyler, black 93' coupe auto ??

oh and im picking up my 240 this week..before friday
93' hatch, 5spd, HKS exhaust, the rest is stock...for now

[babowc]

hatchbacks werent offered in 94 iirc.

[sofo259]

sorry..typo
its a 93'

[Carina240sx]

yea i think i talked to tyler, black 93' coupe auto ??

oh and im picking up my 240 this week..before friday
93' hatch, 5spd, HKS exhaust, the rest is stock...for now

Well when you get it. Lets see some pics. :pics:

Carina

[sofo259]

got the 240 last night..

its got a nismo short shifter(needs new bushings) HKS exhaust, and some cold air intake..

ill get pics as soon as i can,,my digi cam is broken..

[sofo259]

here it is.. only thing i need is my valves adjusted SOON..
new rear hatch, and a high presssure PS line

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f31/86GAtoy/mycar3.jpg

[sofo259]

now im a bad motha : since i have a nismo sticker WOOOOO jk lol
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f31/86GAtoy/mycar1.jpg

[flip]

Nice lookin pignose! Any more plans?

[sofo259]

Nice lookin pignose! Any more plans?

after i get all the little bugs out, im gonna get a suspension..then get some wheels..

[flip]

after i get all the little bugs out, im gonna get a suspension..then get some wheels..

Just one suspension? :) j/k

That sounds like a good plan!! I know my car is slow as hell but with all the suspension mods its so much fun to drive!!!

[sofo259]

yea..im thinking about a TEIN suspension now... but ill have to see what my $$ range allows..

but one of my friends put eibach springs, and kyb adjustable shocks on his gf's car, and said it make a HUGE difference so im gonna see how her's drives before i decide

[down_shift]

Im on eibach sportlines / tokicos and I am really happy with them. bang for the buck winners.

[sofo259]

correction : it has nismo exhaust, and i have a test pipe for after i get emissions

[flip]

I've got kyb's and eibach's. Its not the lowest drop but it rides really nice. I'm actually planning on going with something stiffer and selling my setup but if you like a nice ride along with handling this setup would be nice...

[JDM Steve]

nice car to start with. good luck with it and welcome to the site.

[Joshua]

As for your valves needing adjustment, I would recommend trying engine flush first and switch to full synthetic if you're not using yet. The valves are hydraulic, shouldn't need adjustment so it is more than likely sludge build up. Is it a '93 with a '89-'90 f/b or do you in fact have a KA24E? Single cams seem to be notorious for valve lash. Well, good luck!

[sofo259]

it is a 93' with a 94' engine with about 70k on the engine.. i heard the valves can rattle like this because of high revs..

thanks, i will def. try that !
one of my friends told me i should try some lucas oil treatment but i didnt really wanna put that in my motor..

[JDM Steve]

there is also a plastic piece inside the timing chain cover that wears out. take it out and that sound will stop

[Joshua]

Yes, timing chain guide repair:

http://www.nicoclub.com/articles.php?id=105618

[sofo259]

alright, thanks guys !
first im going to do an engine flush then fill it with synthetic.
which is better : 10w30 or 10w40 ?
if thats not it i will do the timing chain guide removal, and hopefully thats it

[JDM Steve]

ur welcome, go 10w40 for oil

[flip]

there is also a plastic piece inside the timing chain cover that wears out. take it out and that sound will stop

^this would be my guess as well... Mine does it too but it doesn't bother me...

[Joshua]

Depends, lift the hood and check where the ticking is coming from, either way it doesn't hurt to remove the top timing chain guides because Nissan labeled them unusable.

[sofo259]

last night we took my valve cover off to figure out what it was, 1 the valves are fine
2 the top timing guide has already been removed, dont know about the other
so there for i will flush my engine, and run synthetic

[sofo259]

stupid question since im kinda new to my car now..

wtf is HUD ??

[Joshua]

Heads up display.

[Casey]

there is also a plastic piece inside the timing chain cover that wears out. take it out and that sound will stop


wait wait wait
what plastic piece?
ive got a 95
and i took out a metal timing chain guard ... it was BROKEN sitting ON my timing chain.
lol accident waiting to happen. but um what plastic piece?
lol
mines making noises again
just gotta last at max 3 weeks

[JDM Steve]

stupid question since im kinda new to my car now..

wtf is HUD ??

u will know what it is when u see it, but yea its heads up display and only on certain models. i happen to have it on my coupe with kmh gauge cluster:goodjob:

[JDM Steve]

wait wait wait
what plastic piece?
ive got a 95
and i took out a metal timing chain guard ... it was BROKEN sitting ON my timing chain.
lol accident waiting to happen. but um what plastic piece?
lol
mines making noises again
just gotta last at max 3 weeks

ekk that would suck glad u found it. on some motors ive seen it being plastic... and it just breaks apart from heat :screwy:

[sofo259]

well the motor finally gave out tonight..
i was going up 400 about 65mph and then BOOM CLANK CLANK CLANK

literally

and a huge oil spill on ga 400 under my car where a rod went right through the oil pan with a few souveniors for me...

ex: some bolt all bent up, part of a piston, and a chunk of the head..

so we got my uncles 30ft trailer, and his F350 to tow it to my house...

now its sitting in my driveway leaking massive amounts of oil before i put it in the garage to do a motor swap.. WOOO HOOO

[sofo259]

ohh yea, it started up and drove onto the trailer kinda.. while royally raping my exhaust.. so i need to meet a tig welder..

[sofo259]

correction :: the rod went through the block and made a hole bigger than my fist

[JDM Steve]

DAMN DUDE

[Casey]

dannnngggggg
that totally sucks
i wanna see pics
=D
PICTURES!!!
TAKE PICS
lol
show off ure battle scarz

[Decker]

oh man. I'm sorry. That blows.

[1800DialKyle]

damn man that does suck. Sorry to hear. That makes me scared to drive my car. Its got almost 200k miles. but i do not hear anything mech. worng with it. I hope it dosnt through a rod randomly. LOL that would suck

[sofo259]

ill get pics tomorrow.. its dark and cold now..

i knew it was gonna happen sooner or later.. cause i was looking for a new motor anyway..

when i look at the motor now.. all i do is laugh !!!

[4cefed240sx]

whats up man, welcome to the site, u will hopefully learn alot and hopefully even find a 240 fs..... i bought my S14 on IA in november, there is usually at least one for sale on IA all the time

Excuse me Mr. Username Theif, I just want to go on record as the creator of the "force fed" play on words name. Ive been repping it since day one. Now your more than welcome to keep the name that you have now (for a small fee). Ill just have my people contact you. LoL, na Im just kidding.......but I did have it first.

[hellfire]

Haha, a guy we did an SR swap for did the same thing. His motor mount was partially blown off. He had a huge hole in his block. And amazingly, he drove it off the trailor and into my garage. Crazy..

Tyler

[NinjaHobo]

Excuse me Mr. Username Theif, I just want to go on record as the creator of the "force fed" play on words name. Ive been repping it since day one. Now your more than welcome to keep the name that you have now (for a small fee). Ill just have my people contact you. LoL, na Im just kidding.......but I did have it first.


ROFL!!!

[sofo259]

ROFL!!!

damn we need a page with all the abbreviations for stuff that i dont know lol
like FTW
and ROFL

[NinjaHobo]

I'll make time to get one up eventually... when I'm not doing hobo-ing or ninja-ing...

[hellfire]

FTW - For the Win.
ROFL - Rolling on Floor Laughing..
LMAO - Laughing my ass off
LIRL - Lauging in real life..
LMFAO or ROFLMFAO - Figure it out.

They are easy to figure out, just use the context clues..

Tyler

[sofo259]

yea lol i feel dumb now

i know what most of them mean.. just a couple i didnt until now lol