dsm or 240sx, help

[Pennywise]

which one you think? right now i'm talking to this guy with a dsm. the motor has walked. its a 91 6 bolt, he said you could move the crank about quarter of the way aournd, also said that when he would push the clutch in it would make a horrible grinding niose. anyways the body is in GREAT condition, and the interior is close to new. he has, a 18g, 3000gt brake upgrade, AVC-R, AFC, VPC, fuel pump, and comes witha PWR intercooler core. I offered him 2k and he took it. since the car is at a shop I talked to the shop ARD in houston and said for about 2k I could have basically a sbr stage 2 block. That would total aroung 5k for a built motor, and a VPC. OR A freind of mine has a sr20 s13. he did all the work him self and it works awsome. he said If i find a roller, we could order the engine and put it in....no labor charges! that would total to about the same the dsm, but the motor is not built. what do you think I should do? I have 7k saved for a car, not to mention I still drive my civic so once I get a project up and running I could sell my civic and have another 5-6k to play with. I really wanted the 240 b/c they are RWD, and the have the potential to look better then a dsm, and suspension parts are alot easier to find. what should I do? thanks for any input.

 

[prostreetdsmx1]

man oh man, i get some many people comeing to the shop asking me this question. as a tuner for both i can tell you they both have a lot to offer. The SR is a bad ass motor.

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That one is one we installed a Spec clutch and greddy O2 housing. They are nice. The head on them is questionable. but very nice none the less. The one thing that is cool is that it creates a whole lot of exhuast meaning it spools turbos real nice. i mean they can make over 250whp on a t-25

Now the DSM though.... mmmmm DSM. the 4g63, especially the 6-bolt i feel is a INCREDIBLE motor. maybe its a bias due to being a DSMer myself but i love them. along with the toyo 3SGTE (MR-2 and Celica GT-4 All Trac) you have the three baddest 4cyl. ever made.

Now fun factor...... crown goes to the 240. wow that rear end goes out and its all yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahaaaaaaaaaaaa..... so much fun.

anyway just a couple of my own opinions. Drive one of each and see what happens. Good Luck.

Martin Ruiz
The Speed Factor


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