Newbie who wants to swap engine in 95 240sx
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Originally posted by dick
It is still a Honda engine. I do know a lot on the 4g63 from the evo's. They are mean as hell engines, that is why they have been still around for over 12 years, and Mitsubishi puts that engine in almost all of their cars. The cyclone is the older engine from the early 90's and is found in a lot of 1g eclipses, plymoth lasers, and the eagle talons. Before I started looking at nissan's, I had plans for making a project eclipse with all sorts of performance products. Now I was drawn torward nissan, because of the well balanced s13-s15's cars and the all mighty rb engines from skyline.
It is still a Honda engine. I do know a lot on the 4g63 from the evo's. They are mean as hell engines, that is why they have been still around for over 12 years, and Mitsubishi puts that engine in almost all of their cars. The cyclone is the older engine from the early 90's and is found in a lot of 1g eclipses, plymoth lasers, and the eagle talons. Before I started looking at nissan's, I had plans for making a project eclipse with all sorts of performance products. Now I was drawn torward nissan, because of the well balanced s13-s15's cars and the all mighty rb engines from skyline.
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V-Tech is a brand of cordless phone. VTEC is what you find on a Honda. 
Dick, do you drift anywhere other than around street corners and parking lots? Didn't think so. 240SX=drift? Apparently, this is true. If you want to knock on a fast Honda, I know a Prelude that put down 541 horsepower at the wheels. I'm guessing you're drawn to Nissans because it's the latest trend. If you were on the Honda trend, you'd say the S13 is slow, old and ugly. Nuff said.
Dick, do you drift anywhere other than around street corners and parking lots? Didn't think so. 240SX=drift? Apparently, this is true. If you want to knock on a fast Honda, I know a Prelude that put down 541 horsepower at the wheels. I'm guessing you're drawn to Nissans because it's the latest trend. If you were on the Honda trend, you'd say the S13 is slow, old and ugly. Nuff said.
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Going back to the first post before everyone got their panties all up in a bunch about Honda engines...
... original 95 KA with less than 70k miles? Are you serious??!?!?
...and since I am who I am - Honda's need "block guards" and wheelie bars on a car that's FWD and won't ever do a "wheelie". 240SX U.S. version is more desireable with an engine swap...
...but hell Hon-duh camp does that ALL THE TIME LOL
... original 95 KA with less than 70k miles? Are you serious??!?!?
...and since I am who I am - Honda's need "block guards" and wheelie bars on a car that's FWD and won't ever do a "wheelie". 240SX U.S. version is more desireable with an engine swap...
...but hell Hon-duh camp does that ALL THE TIME LOL
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Originally posted by l2aine
...and since I am who I am - Honda's need "block guards" and wheelie bars on a car that's FWD and won't ever do a "wheelie". 240SX U.S. version is more desireable with an engine swap...
...but hell Hon-duh camp does that ALL THE TIME LOL
...and since I am who I am - Honda's need "block guards" and wheelie bars on a car that's FWD and won't ever do a "wheelie". 240SX U.S. version is more desireable with an engine swap...
...but hell Hon-duh camp does that ALL THE TIME LOL
On the other hand, I was told by a Hon-duh person that a spoiler helps hold the rear down with downforce, and that he'd be getting a wheelie bar soon. For the street.
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I dunno... to me, wheelie bars were put on RWDs to keep them from flipping over from too much power - they weren't designed from the beginning to "hold the front wheels down". The first time my dad took me to the NHRA WinterNats in Pomona when I was a kid one of the mechanics explained to me what those "weird bars were for" and thus it is embedded in my head.
Now you put those on a FWD, and you're cheesing it in a sense that you're extending the cars length to counter the natural weight transfer from front to rear when a drag car launches. Add to that the fact that most RWDs with wheelie bars do not actually have the wheelie bar touching the ground at rest like the FWDs do. The only cars I respect on the drag track in the FWD categories are the ones who can do it without resulting in the usual "Honduh Trickery" LOL
Of course this is all elementary - just like the reason why Mr.Ed got laughed at in the first place: wheelie bars serve their intended purpose on a RWD car, not a FWD grocery getter
Now you put those on a FWD, and you're cheesing it in a sense that you're extending the cars length to counter the natural weight transfer from front to rear when a drag car launches. Add to that the fact that most RWDs with wheelie bars do not actually have the wheelie bar touching the ground at rest like the FWDs do. The only cars I respect on the drag track in the FWD categories are the ones who can do it without resulting in the usual "Honduh Trickery" LOL
Of course this is all elementary - just like the reason why Mr.Ed got laughed at in the first place: wheelie bars serve their intended purpose on a RWD car, not a FWD grocery getter
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