Honda owner, curious about 240's
 

Hey fellas, my name Wayne and I currently own a '98 Prelude. I went to import meet over the weekend and noticed plenty of 240's showing up. Well...I'm now curious about them...hehehe..

I've been doing some searching, trying to get some basic info. I tried Google, this site and others but I'm not finding anything cut and dry so I was wondering if someone here might be able to sum it up for me.

Can anyone point me to a link that shows me the "Generations/years" breakdown and the levels of "trim" that were available. I a little confused on all that, for example...I've seen some that have a plain hood and other that have a crease gong down each side of the hood and slightly different headlights.

Well, that's about all really, thanks for listening and I appreciate your help.

Wayne

Welcome to club 240



Remember, SEARCH is yo best friend

Welcome to the forums

search on wikipedia or something if you cant find anthing else. and yea search is your best friend. it will save you alot of flaming.

I think the only thing the 240SX has over a Prelude is rear wheel drive. I've driven both of these cars.

Obviously, I'm partial to the 240SX because I'm here and because I own one ;) But, a Prelude is a surprisingly quick and fun car.

Anyways, a basic break-down of the model years and trims...

1989
First model year, SOHC engine with 140HP

1990
Pretty much the same as a 1989, but with a bit of a facelift

1991-1994
Same as 1990, except with a 155HP DOHC engine

1995-1996
Entirely new look, no more popup headlights, but basically the same, mechanically, as the 1991-1994 models.

1997-1998
Still the same underneath, but with some aggressive-looking trim and projector head-lamps.


This is just some basic info I'm sure you can find more by searching the web.

In fact, here ya go ;)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/240SX

Welcome!

it didnt get a face lift until 91. 89-90 still had the same front end.

89-93 had coupe variations as well as fastback

and the 94 only came in vert. thats 2 mistakes epp_b! lol j/k

Great, thanks for the replies from everyone so far.

I'll do some more searching, it's just sucks sometimes cause I'm on dial-up, lol. I know what you're thinking...this guy owns a 5th gen Prelude and he's still using dial-up??? lol...

Don't get me wrong, I love my Prelude, but what really turns me on about the 240's is the RWD, aggressive look and wide tires on the back.

So I'm assuming the 95-98 models are the S14 chassis configuration? I think this is the year range that I like :)

You should like s14's, there the best

See......

Local Kouki. http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p.../local2402.jpg
Yes that is IC piping you see

And I also have a '98, but everybody has seen it enough.

^^Nice^^

So that must be the model with the more agressive trim package, huh?

Its not a trim package, more like body style

That red one is base model. You can tell by it being four lug.
95-98 there was base and SE, in 97-98 they also added LE

Base model hade 4 lug.
SE and LE had 5 lug

95-96 body style (zenki) here's a pic.
http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p...b/IMG_9451.jpg

97-98 body style (kouki) here's a pic.(my car)
http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p...b/mycar1-1.jpg

Only differance between zenki and kouki is the headlights and taillights.

(zenkislider I voted for you so im allowed to use your pic:D )
Zenki Tails:
http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p...b/100_3116.jpg

Kouki Tails:
http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p.../mycar1002.jpg

Yeah, I like the Zenki, I love the front clip and side skirts. Looks like the hood is a different style too, looks like the Kouki has the creases running along it....or is it just me?