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Old 10-26-2003, 06:13 AM
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Here is an idea guys why dont you buy a UK verson like mine that has a turbo and no govenor and has a top speed of 160mph!!
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Old 10-26-2003, 07:58 AM
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Well, the us Spec 240's are made with goveners to 'keep us safe', or whatever they call em. Is your engine the sr20det?

Also, I wanna live past 18.
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I'm not sure what the exact name of the engine is, i have only had the car 3 days. It is the 2.0 turbo version if that is any help
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Old 10-26-2003, 09:31 AM
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Originally posted by AL02UK
I'm not sure what the exact name of the engine is, i have only had the car 3 days. It is the 2.0 turbo version if that is any help
yea its a SR..and i dont know y we dont lol. i dont even know y they dont import those on the east coast since its closer for them then Japan.
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Old 10-26-2003, 09:36 AM
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Yeah I find it strange as japan is alot closer to you guys than it is to us. When i was first looking for a 200sx club all I could find were family cars called 200sx's form america I was getting confused until someone told me yours were actually 240's
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Originally posted by AL02UK
Yeah I find it strange as japan is alot closer to you guys than it is to us. When i was first looking for a 200sx club all I could find were family cars called 200sx's form america I was getting confused until someone told me yours were actually 240's
yes..200sx's here in the US are differnt then urs..totally differnt lol.
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yeah, 200sx's are entry level cars in my mind, I almost bought one, thank god I was patient and waited for a sexy 240, heh.

And i'd rather turbo my KA than pay to have one imported here, I've gone 136mph and thats more than fast enough for me.

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its the car tax thing that makes japan a great place to import from... to keep the economy going, Japan has a heavy car tax on car older than what is it 5 years or is 8? anyway it's just easier to buy a new car than pay taxes on an older car... so there are perfectly good cars with perfectly good engines sitting in a salvage yard somewhere...
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I understand your point Dr but over here cars like vauxhall calibras are capable of 140mph! and the nutters fly past you doing it. Thats why you need a 200sx S14 it does 160mph without even trying, something a S13 could never do unless it had serious money under the hood. Turbos are definatly the way forward.

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Originally posted by AL02UK
I understand your point Dr but over here cars like vauxhall calibras are capable of 140mph! and the nutters fly past you doing it. Thats why you need a 200sx S14 it does 160mph without even trying, something a S13 could never do unless it had serious money under the hood. Turbos are definatly the way forward.

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My s13 had no sweat getting from 70-130 pretty damn quick. And I agree turbo's are great, however I'd rather rebuild my KA and Turbo it instead of import another car or buy a Sr20.

That is all

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