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| get another car and keep the 240 as my daily |     | 5 | 50.00% |
| do a full engine build on the 240 and boost 18ish psi |    | 1 | 10.00% |
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August 19th, 2005, 11:12 PM
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 Joined: Dec 1st, 2004 Last Online: October 19th, 2007 Location: ohio, usa Posts: 1,247
Car: 240, audi 5000, soon to be 240#2 Rep Power: 0  |  i need some opinions ill have a bunch of money saved up and im trying to decide what to do... another car would be something cheapish but fun like a 1g dsm awd only, aw11, s13, or miata
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August 20th, 2005, 12:24 AM
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 Joined: Mar 31st, 2005 Last Online: May 23rd, 2007 Location: Glendora/Riverside, CA Posts: 915
Rep Power: 0   | If you absolutely love your 240SX, I'd keep that and buy a daily beater. I was going through the same dilema as you when I had my 240SX. When doing modifications to a car, you'll get a LOT of downtime. Somethings may not work out as planned and you'd be waiting for parts or just troubleshooting electrical problems. You can get another 240SX (S13) or a Miata MX-5 for a "beater." Try to find one for $1000. If you're having second thoughts on the 240SX, I'd still keep it but buy a replacement that has much more potential. Once you start driving the 240SX very hard on the track, you begin to see a lot of its weaknesses. I personally couldn't live with those weaknesses so out it went! I went for the 240Z which is about 500lbs lighter and has 2 extra cylinders--that all adds up to a higher performance potential! With a plain engine swap from a 280ZX Turbo, I can run low 14's and even hit high 13's . . . on the stock L28ET engine! A little bit of work and it'll run 12's all day long! I'm not into drag racing but those are the figures people claim to run with a 240Z.
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August 21st, 2005, 06:56 AM
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| Joined: Dec 1st, 2004 Last Online: October 19th, 2007 Location: ohio, usa Posts: 1,247
Car: 240, audi 5000, soon to be 240#2 Rep Power: 0 | yea but with 18 psi ishould be 12s maybe 11s on my shitty auto. i am really split between the three. i really think ill get a sohc beater and turbo my s14. bc im not into dailys im into having fun
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