KA can be reliable if you take care of it. I travel about 80 miles everyday during a regular school year. My KA is still going on strong with routine maintenance and check ups.

 

Thats pretty sweet. Yeah I plan to do the same as well. But what should I do if theres some rust but not major rust? I was gonna purchase an MR2 but my mechanic said there was too much rust and it was in great condition inside and out i was so disappointed.

 

you shouldnt have many problems with a 91 rusting with low mileage. Usually for some reason the 89-90s are the rust buckets..

 

The price of it is $2000 all i gotta do is take it to a mechanic. If I do purchase it I will have 1k to spend for myself what should I do to the car if everything goes well?

 

i'd first do a tune up. after that maybe get an intake and decent exhaust, then hit up the suspension, maybe replace worn out shit and get a set of lowering springs/shocks.

 

yea... my new 90 fastback... wow... theres so much rust... but i got hook ups with a body shop... so yea... i just want the thing to stop smoking!!! GRRR!!!!

 

How much are tune ups usally for a 240? Intake are around 100-300 exhaust would be at about like 500.

 

intake should be no more then 100. as for an exhaust, id say around 300-350, unless you wanna go top notch which isn't really necessary.

a tuneup, id say total shouldnt cost you more then 100. get a set of wires, plugs, fuel filter, and change the oil...

 

I am looking at a 1991 240SX HB with 94k miles on it. I travel about 60 Miles a day would it be reliable? Also it is very clean inside and out but I will take it to my mechanic to have it looked at. My question is will it be reliable? I plan on taking very good care of it if i make the purchase.


Edit: Also I would like to know if there is anyone in the Long Island, NY area selling a 240 or know anyone who is with a decent amount of mileage and some mods. Preferably with a KA no SR's or RB's.

Friend got close to 200,000 on his KA and he beats that car everyday. Best part it still runs like brand new. KA powa!!! lol

 

I dunno maybe top notch I don't want the Rice sound comin from my car. I was looking on http://optionimports.com/ seen an AEM intake for about $150 and the exhaust they have are about $400 and up. Could anyone help me out with some performance part sites?

 

Ya don't really get the "rice" sound out of a KA, at least i don't with an n1 dual...definitely top notch, cost some $$ but well worth it imo. it does sound like a 4, but it's a big enough engine that it gets some depth and throatiness to it, not the bumblebee buzz you get from a 1.8 with a giant single muffler. if you're gonna do the intake and exhaust you might want to spring for a header and testpipe or magnaflow cat too, do the whole system while you're at it.

240sxmotoring.com
enjukuracing.com
modacar.com (crappy yeah, but i'm just going off the top of my head)
alamomotorsports.com
mvpmotorsports.com
pdm-racing.com

 

And to do the whole system how much would I be looking at? over 1k right? Cause thats all I would be left to spend after buying it. Unless I can talk him down a bit.

 

Yeah, it's over 1k, but not much actually...exhaust was $640, cat was $140, header was $360 (all shipped), and I just use a filtercharger with a cut airbox, $40 or so. You can probably get a lot cheaper header off ebay, I sprang for a HotShot. I dunno about a cheaper exhaust that won't sound all ricey though. You could also save some $$ by just gutting out your stock cat, but that might come back to bite you in the ass if you have to get emissions testing.

 

Well thanks alot for the info I am going to see the car tomorrow and gonna get it checked out so wish me luck =D... I have looked at about 6 cars already and they didn't work out some I'm hoping this one will.

 

Good luck man.

 

Didnt see it yesterday but I am going to see it today at 2 he had it at the shop becuase their was a gas leak hes getting it fixed now. I'm gonna go look at it then take it to the mechanic sometime this week or check it out myself. What would be the key places to look for rust? He has everything checked out on the car.

Edit: any rust besides the hatch

 

I am looking at a 1991 240SX HB with 94k miles on it. I travel about 60 Miles a day would it be reliable? Also it is very clean inside and out but I will take it to my mechanic to have it looked at. My question is will it be reliable? I plan on taking very good care of it if i make the purchase.


Edit: Also I would like to know if there is anyone in the Long Island, NY area selling a 240 or know anyone who is with a decent amount of mileage and some mods. Preferably with a KA no SR's or RB's.

reliability depends on how well the car owner(s) took care of it. a high mileage car that has been taken care of is what you want compared to a low mileage car that has seen 1 oil change.

 

He has taken care of it you can tell from inside and out just need the mechanics final word on it. I plan on taking very good care of it if i get it 240SX is one of my dream cars XD and they are hard to come by.

 

you shouldnt have many problems with a 91 rusting with low mileage. Usually for some reason the 89-90s are the rust buckets..

Is there a reason for this? Or is that just speculation on your part? Are you talking the hatch area?

 

Just making sure thats all...

 

I used to put 1000miles a week on my 92, ran great and never let me down.

and you'd be a fool to spend any more than $20 on an intake, its just a pipe. spend your mony on a good reusable filter. as for exhaust SSAC is like $150, is GREAT quality and is one of the nicest sounding exhaust i've heard on any 240 in the area. I myself just make my own, they come out as perfectly as I want them and give me the same performance

 

thats 250 dollares for ssac

 

Any info as to where I can get a SSAC? So I shouldnt get an intake just a filter?

 

thanks casey, i like to exxagerate haha

and yes you should get an intake, but get a no-name one or make one, it'll give you the same results. and get an intake AND filter haha :smacked49

 

Ahh I see thanks. But what about the SSAC info if you dont mind.