Bought a new motor for the 240!! yay!

Rhoad Racing · Post by **Rhoad Racing** » Thu Jul 08, 2004 11:06 am

I went to SC last weekend and after 900 miles of driving this is what I ended up with. (damn)KA24!!!! I wish it was an SR or CA, but beggers can't choosers. I just wanted to get my car back on the road.
As you can tell from the pics below, the motor is in great condition. I could eat off of this thing. And it only has 54K miles on it!!!! So, I'd say I did pretty good paying $850 for it.
the plan is to keep the mileage on this motor as low as possible so that i save up money for a SR and then sell the KA to make up the difference. But in the meantime, I'll be rocking out the KA. My dad's mechanic picked up the motor and my car from my parents house on Tuesday. On Friday, I'll drive back to SC to pick up the new and improved 240! (it's about freaking time!) So here's the pics of the motor and pics of the 240 sitting in my parents yard (for 2 months).

MTRLevolution · Post by **MTRLevolution** » Thu Jul 08, 2004 11:16 am

it'll be awesome when the 240's back!

jo · Post by jo » Thu Jul 08, 2004 11:22 am

That's a great looking motor! It'll be nice to have it back in business! You should really start focusing on suspension stuffs after that!

Post by **andysapp** » Thu Jul 08, 2004 11:43 am

Yaaaay!!!
New Motor!!!

Dayom that thang is kleen!
Poor li'l 240 will be happy again soon!!!
Yaaaaaaay!!!

Rhoad Racing · Post by **Rhoad Racing** » Thu Jul 08, 2004 12:18 pm

FUCK! my dad just called me from the mechanic's shop.......the motor is a fucking OBD2 motor!

We told the guy that we bought the motor from that I had a '95 (OBD1!!!!). damnit...what a moron!
This is going to require me either selling the motor and getting a different one or converting all the electronic shit to OBD2 ($$$$$$$). I can't believe this shit! I'll keep you guys posted.

jo · Post by jo » Thu Jul 08, 2004 12:19 pm

omg wtf that SUCKS!:( How much would it be to convert everything? God you've been waiting so long...this blows.

Rhoad Racing · Post by **Rhoad Racing** » Thu Jul 08, 2004 12:36 pm

ok....this shit is not cool. I'm on a emotional rollercoaster with this car. My dad's mechanic has the ability to get the OBD1 to work with the OBD2 ecu. However, he does have to change out the harness and do some plugging of vacuum lines. And don't know how the hell he's doing it, but he is. From what my pops jus told me.....my car will be running by the end of the day!!! and I can still pick it up tomorrow night! ewww.....that was a close one.

sleepR · Post by **sleepR** » Thu Jul 08, 2004 4:43 pm

keep your obd1 ecu.
use your obd1 engine harness
swap intake manifolds
plug up egr pipe for hell of it
cap off unused vacuum lines.

done. its really that simple.

my 97 is obd1 converted. i pulled off everything obd-2 plus more. evap canister, egr stuff, 2nd o2 sensor, map/baro solenoid, map sensor, bypassed throttle body coolant lines. i have some dangling unused sensors i just hid them and taped them up. and i am still running an obd-2 ecu with about 10 check engine light codes, but the car runs like it was stock. smooth.

good luck.

speedminded · Post by **speedminded** » Thu Jul 08, 2004 10:30 pm

I looked up 1995 - Nissan 240SX - Engine on http://www.car-part.com/ and came up with quite a few low mileage longblocks, some local too.

Rhoad Racing · Post by **Rhoad Racing** » Fri Jul 09, 2004 10:44 am

Update: the mechanic was having trouble getting past the stock security system. There was as faulty sensor connected to the clutch which kept the car from starting. But the mechanic was able to get around it and started the car this morning!! yay!
I'll go pick up the car either tonight (friday) or saturday.

on a side note: i'm doing some research and may go with a DSM turbo setup.

Post by **andysapp** » Fri Jul 09, 2004 12:13 pm

Rhoad Racing wrote:on a side note: i'm doing some research and may go with a DSM turbo setup.

???
That sounds kinda intriguing.

Rhoad Racing · Post by **Rhoad Racing** » Mon Jul 12, 2004 11:00 am

UPDATE:

the car is running....really well!!! Other than the brand new clutch slipping like a SOB, it feels really strong. Thats the right, the clutch is slipping

Hopefully after i adjust it everything will work itself out. The mechanic did an amazing job with the install itself. he was able to swap out the motors and rewire the new harness to compensate for the OBD1/OBD2 "mishap" within 4 hours! Pretty freaking quick if you ask me. However, he did bend my hood slightly and get oil all over my car

I'm not sure how he bent the hood, but he did and it really pisses me off. oh well....gives me an excuse for a CF hood now

In the end, me and my dad spent a combined total of $1900!!! but atleast I have my baby back!
The next order of business will be a set of Brembo Rotors. My current rotors are worped to shit and are in desperate need of replacing. I also have a Navan Grill coming in this week. Then i move on to the susupension! yay! dorifto!

Even though, the plans went a different route, I appreciate you'lls support and willingness to help me out.
Fantas for everyone!!!!

jo · Post by jo » Mon Jul 12, 2004 11:17 am

awesome!!! congrats:)

Rhoad Racing · Post by **Rhoad Racing** » Mon Jul 12, 2004 11:26 am

thanks dear!

Post by **andysapp** » Mon Jul 12, 2004 12:20 pm

YESSS!!!
That rules!! Glad to hear she's back in full effect.
I can't wait to hear her crank up without that bad noise!

Drift time, baby... drift time!
Hahaha!

Congrats, yo... I know it's a good... scratch that... GREAT day for you!!!