The car ran really bad and got about 10 MPG on the highway. But after a change of spark plugs and a basic tune-up, the car started getting about 20+ MPG again.
The previous owner tried drifting with it and slid into a ditch. The hood is slightly bent on one side and the front bumper was cockeyed. There was also a small dent right behind the rear passenger tire.
The speedometer also does not work accurately or at all sometimes.
The car is a real attention getter. I have had numerous people in Civics and Eclipses want to race me.
The car is very fast and it handles like it's on rails.
The car is overall fun to drive.
They are nice cars, my dad used to have a 200 and my buddy at work is fixing up his dads old 240. They are quick and sporty. Definatly agree that it is a sleeper tuner. Some nice racing seats a turbo, NOS, paint and nice system and it is a nice two seater. Or one seater if you want to drop another 20 pounds.
The kid above you is an idiot, you don't spray a ka24 motor, or any stock motor for that matter, you have to build your motor first, in a 240 you should do the silvia conversion if you want a badass car, the sr20DET red top is the "ideal" motor for a 240, the silvia is the japaniese version of the 240, and they are so much fatser than a stock, ka 240. so if you you are looking to up to something a lot better, that is what you should do, you wil not regret it.
The kid before me is an idiot as well. he is right tho don't nos a stock KA. and also the sr is not an ideal motor for a 240. yes you would think that because of all the minstream hype, but if you can build a Ka24de it produces much more HP than a SR. plus more tourque than HP makes it a better engine for drifting.
240 is an ideal japenese muscle descended from the Z series.
I realize this is a year old post but I want to say my 2 cents.
1. If the Silvia originated in the mid 1960's... and the Z originated in about 1970... how are you saying that the Silvia descended from the Z if the Silvia came out first??
2. Keep the KA. If it runs good turbo it. Ideal mileage for a 15 year old car for prestine running shape is about 90-140,000 miles. Less mileage means it wasn't driven enough and has carbon build up... driven too much means..well,...you know what it means.
3. Silvia front end doesn't mean jack. Don't waste money on it. Slap a Zenki lip on it and call it a day.
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