alpine247

the race is going down tomorrow night i think anyways i basically have a stock 350 with 2.77 gears headers, custom y ,free mods,the 240x is a 5sp have turbo,exhaust and probably more idk.he kept saying its stock haha i think im going to get my *** beat but idk

those car came with 140hp stock

brodysZ28

i guess its up in the air depending how much his car is modded, interesting race though...

Jix01

So who won??

alpine247

race will happen tonight im try to get a video,only if my trans hold together. yesterday it was slipping bad then it wouldn't shift outta first im guessing it got hot since my car was at 230 degrees.but after it cooled down transmission shifted fine didnt slip.so im about to go too autozone when there open and replace the filter and fluid and hope for the best.

91z 2 8

Is this 240 a SR20 swap if not i see you just barley winning and the dual cam ka24 had 155hp and the single had 145. I know somone with a dual cam ka24 in his 240 and i was told my 305 wopuld walk him and keep up with him on boost so if this things just a ka you have it.

86firebird350

i ran my 91 L03 when it was bone stock against a buddies DOHC KA (also stock at the time) and every time he would pull on me about 2 or 3 cars. now he has an SR20 swap and runs mid to low 14's with traction issues (kinda hard to get a good launch on 205 street tires lol).

Bullydawg

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I smoked my buddies 240sx with a DOHC Ka24 with my firebird. No Contest at all. I was smoking the tires and I was still ahead of him, then I grabbed and was gone.

But then again, my firebird is a 350 and has aluminum heads, Super Ram...mild cam... You get the point.

I even beat him in my 9C1 Caprice with an LT1 @ 187,XXX miles. Which only weighs 4,200 pounds compared to his 2,800-3,000 pound car.

They are slow off the line. All they have is a weight advantage. Race him from a dig and let off after you have 3 cars on him because he will eventually begin to pull by you if he has a turbo. They run 14's with an Sr20 swap if it is mainly stock. You should have him either way.

mesterz2889

DOHC ka24 is a ka24de fyi and if he has a turbo and all that i think that he will take you those cars are pretty if you hook em up right your description is kinda vague good luck
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heres another piece of useless info the motors in those cars are heavy too you can swap a 3.0 vg30e(6 cyl) motor out of an old 300, maxima or pathfinder etc in and the car will weight less

jerryd87

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depends if he has lowered the weight at all also if you completly gut the interior, with a sr20 swap(they put out 240 hp from a stock sr) you can run mid-high 12's ive had a couple friends do it

calamitascamaro

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I had a 5sp KA24de in my 240, it was cool. It had all wheel steering and a pretty hefty bottom end, my boy threw his swap in the car when I sold it to him, a SR20 blacktop, the car is now a monster. But my stock ka24de with the 5sp would eat my L03. So I'm gonna go with no you shouldn't race him with a slipping tranny, or if you do thats your crutch to say why you lost lol.

billybird

lo3's sook tho..

mesterz2889

whats all wheel steering

Saber

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A turboed KA will give him a run for his money and probably win with a good driver, and if its got an SR20 he will loose, that little 4 banger came with 220 hp form the factory in later models and around 200 in the middle of production. That is assuming that the swap was done right and isnt some junk engine from japan that your grandma wouldnt even put in her car like half of the JDM engine swaps dont over here. But even a turbo KA will be quick, while many think its a junk engine, when you slap a turbo on it, the engine gets some life in it.

All wheel steering came on some 240sx's later on in the generation, the system is called HICAS i believe, it allows the rear wheels to turn slightly while turning to turn the car faster, very few 240's got it, and what few did, probably have the system welded together to disable it because its bad for drifting.

Pyroviking

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All-wheel-steering aka four-wheel-steering aka all-four of your wheels turn when you turn the steering wheel. Optional on certain 240SX's.

mesterz2889

i know what all wheel steering is! i just didnt know they had it on 240s also they had a concept camaro with all wheel steering too. in your face nissan

Pyroviking

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I knew you knew I just couldn't resist the opportunity to be a smart-***.

calamitascamaro

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Mine wasn't welded, but the kid I sold it to bought a bar that goes betreen the axles to stop them, which is funny cause it only moved a max of like a degree and a half. This guy couldn't drift if the roads were made purely of oil anyways. He just likes straight line racing. It was called HICAS, and the funny thing is, is the car acted like it was welded or locked posi or something, did the nastiest brakes stands ever when I put the line lock in.

alpine247

well the race isnt going to happen anymore.last night was a bad night floored the camaro throttle got stuck and hit an 18 wheeler in a parking lot.tried to miss it but when i turn the wheel and hit the brakes they lock up and i just slide right into it.idk it might be fix if not the i have to find another body...

mesterz2889

that sucks how bad is it do you have any pictures

Saber

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Yea, ive heard the system moved the wheels like two or three degrees, most people them, i didnt know they sold a bar to stop it, i happen to like 240's i know probably just as much about them as i do camaros, and yes they smoke tires like no other, not much weight, especially in the back so its pretty easy to light the tires on them. Its a shame that such a nice car got a crappy engine, and is now at the hands of people who abuse them by "drifting".

intex1982

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good thing u wasnt racing

alpine247

yeah, im still a dumb a*s for showing off and did a donut in a parking lot it was at 12o clock parking lot was empty just me and some friends.one started doing donuts then everybody was like i bet that pos what even spins the tires.so of course my stupid *** had to do it,so did a half donut and the way i went to the 18 wheeler..come to think about its kinda funny and i deserve it and my lesson is learned

GoodlookinRS

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Dude wow that will make you throw up. Sorry about your car but you should of got him any ways.
kevin

alpine247

i had tears today man and im still thinking what i could have done to prevent running into the 18 wheeler.like for one cut the car off but it happen so damn fast i couldnt react in time..

GoodlookinRS

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Dude your making me want to throw up how fast were you going when you hit the truck? Could you drive it home?
kevin

alpine247

they said i was doing 60 no way i would of been dead.i was doing 25-30
here a pic

Stevo

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Wow...thats sad. Looked like it was a nice car before you got a hold of it...

So who called dad the cops or you?

Live and learn...it happened to me in a little different manner but not to that extent. I say its a pretty good thing you weren't racing anyone on public roads and messed up.

brodysZ28

that blows, is it mostly cosmetic or any front end/steering damage or sumthing? could you still drive it?

alpine247

it drive perfect

the bumper support is caved in, the piece that the support bolts on to is pretty bad on the driver side.other then that it needs hood,fender,bumper cover,headlight assembly,windshield

regal1975

it would not have been a pretty race...for you.. i love domestic power but.. power is power.. unless his car was horribly tuned
, or horribly driven (which are both major considerations), it likely would not have ended well for you...

91z 2 8

yea if you were doing 60 it woulda beeen WAYYYY worse damage.
Ive learned my lesson about drifting/dounuts. Right after i got my car it had bad tires, and i was goin up a slightly curved hill and my dumba** gunned it and i whipped around and landed in the other lane facing the other way with a car coming right behine me. Also right after school it was just spitting and i accidentaly gave it too much gas going around a turn and (ive been told i did it on purpose but people are stupid) went to the right then left around in a circle and stright off the road down a ditch into a trush(tree bussh lol) no damage but after that ive learned to controlle my foot around turns.

Was the driver in the truck when you hit it? leeme just go out on a limb here but there was no damage to the truck i persume right?

alpine247

yeah the dude was sleeping lol and i hit the wheel and the wheel didnt look damage but might knock it out of balance idk.but the weird part i didnt get a ticket or an accident report does a court date?getting a lawyer to reduce the speed that was shown on the piece of paper i got.i guess they got 60 because of the skip marks thing was my back tires was pushing them and was still spinning.

but anyway bought another iroc-z it an 87 dont know if im going to drop my engine in it,or fix the one i have.

8T9 BANDIT

waste of a really nice iroc.. thats why nice real irocs are getting harder to find and more $$$. you f**** up!

alpine247

iroc-z hard to find? not really man find the first one with engine for 450bucks.then found this 87 iroc for 300 body only no eng/tran but has some good brakes othen like mine lol

8T9 BANDIT

well from what you just described, they both seem like butchered up cars. what i mean is nice irocs in good condition, not used and abused one's. and youres from what it looked like, was a real nice iroc, l98, t-tops.

buell

damn man that really sucks. Rip to the car hey. Yeah i've seen pics of one of our cars that was in a crash around 60 mph n it was much worse then urs. I'e seen pics and personally looked at a car that was hit around 35 (tops) and from what i've seen it looks like that was prolly bout how fast you were going. Here in maryland its not that easy to find an iroc-z in decent condition, damn sure not for 450. Hell before i found mine i looked at almost 45 camaros few were irocs. all more then a 1000.....

scojack_2001

If the frame isnt bent, then it can be fixed. Check to make sure the cowl isnt hurt either. It looks to me like it just needs a front clip, if even that. I know where I can find a hood CHEAP, and the fender and header shouldnt be a problem.

Any good body shop can fix that easy. If the ins. company totals it, buy it back and fix it. Or at least buy it back and part it out. I did that with my WH-1 T-Type and made out FANTASTIC!

alpine247

yeah i bought a 87 iroc for a parts car to fix mine.but when i tore my car down more i saw the frame bent after i saw that i feel like i had to puke.so i thought well i guess i could just swap my engine in the 87.along with the interior the new shock ect ect.then i just found out we are moving so dont have time to do all that.so i feel even sicker,so i guess i have to sell my baby and move on with life even though i dont want too.

so is 1400 a good price?

8T9 BANDIT

id take em both for $1400 in a heartbeat.. but i live in n.y.

alpine247

sold them for 2000 less then 2days posted on craigslist.

found an white 97 trans-am for 4,500 lt1 loaded with leather seat but the car has high miles 102k probably be getting this though.then im searching to find another 3rd gen later on after we move into the new home..

TurbomanKnight

Just to bring this back to the original topic at hand. Dont sleep on 240's. My buddy just finished his Turbo kit on his KA24DE (the dual cam ones) and goddamn that car is so fast now. He's pushing atleast 210-220 right now. SR20's are overrated.

Sonymaster20

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poor iroc-zs... Its not wonder you dont see as many as you do on the road any more... I used to see them everywhere and now its like theres not any left. thats why you dont do anything dumb.. oh well it sucks. and thats life.

intex1982

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whats that good for 14.5 in 1/4? not vary fast

alpine247

just got an 94 Z28 LT1 and the same dude what to race lol.but this car will not go for some reason.it will hardly get past 85mph i think it out of tune bad.and wont shift from 2-3 at wot..but i know this car should do better and should perform better then my iroc but right now it not..

Josh R

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so your throttle had gotten stuck? Did that happen often??? Cause it wasn't smart driving a car like that. My throttle used to stick, but i had a manual so i could push the clutch in and fix it.

How much was the LT1? How many miles are on it?

alpine247

it did it once before never did anything about it since i couldnt find the problem.

well the car has 141k but the engine only has 80k but this is coming from a dealer mouth so idk lol paid 4,100 for it.