check this thread out:

http://www.240sxforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=88782&highlight=things+buying

 

How easy are these guys to work on?

 

very easy

 

lol alright

the reason im asking is i really wanna eventually heavily mod this car, arent very many shops i know of near by.

Any mods that you guys would suggest straight off?

 

try to work as much as possible on your car, dont go to shops.

so when you start modifing and you run into problems you will be able to fix it yourself.

 

Sounds like a plan lol.

Now i know im jumpin the gun with this one, but i usually like to have a plan so i dont go out and do random stuff that ends up making the car run and look like shit lol, but i keep hearing about the sr20det swap. Easy to do? And is it really a better/easier option than just charging the stock motor? Remember what i said about newb =P and how mmuch does it normally cost??

 

oh another thing, for the time being ive been thinking about a 92...but have also been running in the back of my mind, just buying a 90 or even 89 and geting a 20 swap nearly right off the bat (maybe a month or 2 between purchase and swap).

 

unless you save a lot of extra money in that extra month, the price difference between a 92 and a 89 or 90 isn't that huge. read this http://www.240sxforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=55363. it will give you more info on some of your engine swap options. this site will give you an idea for pricing http://www.jdmracingmotors.com/?gclid=CPic5q2pj4gCFQv3PgodykYiAw but you're looking at a minimum of $2000, more if you're gonna get a shop to do it. i say stick with the KA. good luck

 

well thanks for all the help guys, so i was all ready to sell my paintball stuff, which would've instantly put about 1500 into my pocket and in addition to the 500 i have saved up i coulda gone out car shopping but then i realized....
1) i live on campus..id have to pay another like 500 for a parking pass
and
2) id have no where to work on the car x_x and nowhere to get an engine delivered when i decide to swap lol

 

$500 for a parking pass!! God damn, I thought the $100 pass over here was expensive.

My advice is to take the $1500 and buy a really nice 240. Save money to fix it up and learn how to wrench before you do a engine swap. Do a lot of research for a couple months before making a decision. You may change your mind and turbo the ka or swap in a CA/RB/whatever. Or you may even make the intelligent choice and start upgrading the suspension first.

 

so then you should just buy a 240, and dont drive it to school, work on it on the weekends or whenever you go home. whilst doing that you can save your money and when summer comes around you can order the motor, maybe have enough car knowledge to be able to do it yourself if you research enough, and then youll be driving around in your turbo 240!

 

home is 500 miles away from school hahaha, so leaving it at home isnt really an option.

Pretty much im just gonna save till summer and just have a nice summer project

 

too bad. maybe you should just stick with the ka motor. (my2ntthpst) nevermind that

 

i hope this doesnt turn into anoter ka vs. sr vs. rb thread! While I am an rb fan personally, in your situation, I would just mod the ka. It would be pretty difficult to perform and engine swap in 1 parking space!

 

lol well like i said, ive decided to hold off until summer...i may pick the car up spring quarter and do some suspension and just general maintenance stuff as for a 10+ year old car im sure there will be things that need to be cleaned up and worked on, and then once summer comes around I'll do the swap or turbo...i still havent quite decided...at that point i'll be off campus with more room...or i'll be on campus for summer school and its reaaally empty then anyways.

 

Not trying to be a jackass or anything...but your leaving out the insurance cost, registering the car, and gas.

I'd just tell your parents or whoever you have back home keep an eye out for a 240 there and leave it there.

 

Insurance was actually the first thing i thought of...even before deciding on the 240 as my car of choice

And buying and leaving the car at home IS NOT an option...home is 500 miles away in the middle of nowhere...i would barely ever even get to see the car, much less touch/work on/drive it.

 

i have alot of questionsjust dont know where to start