i hope the nissan will be a little more reliable than the dsm:

 

Nissan is very reliable, just like toyota.

 

I'd say the HKS is good for 400HP. Rough estimate, not sure about it though. Most brand name FMIC's are good for that amount. I know GReddy has is V Spec and R Spec FMIC's, the V is good for up to 400HP, and the R is good for 400HP+. Have you looked at HKS's website yet?

Also, since you seem to have a good knowledge of high HP cars with your DSM, as long as you keep your A/R in check, do basic maintenance, I gauruntee your SR will do you justice. It loves to run, and the 240SX in general is a very reliable, tough car in itself. You won't hear anything about crankwalk either.

 

That's funny, i didn't think anyone outside of the dsm community had heard of crankwalk. none for me... ... yet!!!

 

Well thats a good thing.

From what I hear though its one minute your boostin, next your boomin.

 

Usually the 7- bolt motors get crankwalk(93-99) and the 6- bolt (90-92 ) are pretty safe. mine's a 92, so hopefully she will hold together.

 

Yep thats what I've heard. My buddy had a 2nd Gen GSX and swapped out his to a 1st Gen after it walked on him. The 4G is a great motor, it can just be finnicky sometimes.

Question Chris.......do the 4G's have problems cooling the internals also? I heard awhile back that no matter how much you play with the engines internal cooling abilities it just has a hard time cooling the engine properly. True or not?

 

I don't know about the upgrading potential for the cooling system, but anything longer than a quarter mile and my temp guage gets dangerously high. I went street racing just outside of boston ma and the way they do it down there is block off highways at 2 : 00 am and run just over a half mile and my car got way too warm at the end of that. i haven't bothered upgrading anything in that area, but my car is basically a 1/4 mile drag car only. i drive the car on the streets, but the abuse comes on the track in short bursts. if i was roadracing i would research better cooling. so im not exactly sure. while were on this topic, how will my s13 sr20 do for cooling? are there upgrades for that motor???