# SON240sx Automotive **URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/c/son240sx-automotive/8.md?page=326 [Latest](https://forums.speedlife.net/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forums.speedlife.net/categories.md) **Page:** 327 --- ## [Winter Beater](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/winter-beater/113674)
**Author:** [@Martino](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Martino)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2008, 9:43am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/winter-beater/113674 "2008-03-07T09:43:09Z")
…soo i wont be purchasing one this season, but i know for a fact i dont plan to drive the s13 next season. Now, i’ve strongly decided this morning i will DEFINATLY be buying a beater, no doubt lol. SO! What are your su… --- ## [greetings](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/greetings/148597)
**Author:** [@Tweak](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Tweak)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2008, 6:15am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/greetings/148597 "2008-03-07T06:15:30Z")
hello i live in regina saskatchewan. not much to say about myself…just the fact that i cant wait to get my 180sx. i have lots of plans for it…hoping to race it but we will see what happens with it --- ## [Pre-Chat: son240sx.org Niagara Meet 2008](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pre-chat-son240sx-org-niagara-meet-2008/112864)
**Author:** [@bing](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bing)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2008, 8:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pre-chat-son240sx-org-niagara-meet-2008/112864 "2008-03-06T20:08:28Z")
So yeah… i think i can do this again this year even with all the craziness in my life these days. I’m looking at May 18th, or may 11th as tentative dates… As always, it has to be a sunday. Any thoughts for this year … --- ## [What is this ??????????????????](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-is-this/113689)
**Author:** [@Pants](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Pants)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2008, 5:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-is-this/113689 "2008-03-06T17:04:27Z")
\[http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/8337/dsc06978pb5.jpg\] \[http://img90.imageshack.us/img90/8538/dsc06980kc6.jpg\] \[http://img442.imageshack.us/img442/6179/dsc06976ta8.jpg\] --- ## [welcome](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/welcome/113676)
**Author:** [@Dj-Infinit](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dj-Infinit)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2008, 9:11am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/welcome/113676 "2008-03-06T09:11:04Z")
I would like to be the first to welcome my brother to the 240sx world, and this fourm. he just acquired a 96 240sx le. --- ## [Car got keyed...](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/car-got-keyed/113595)
**Author:** [@K-man](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/K-man)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2008, 2:05am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/car-got-keyed/113595 "2008-03-06T02:05:44Z")
Went down to the parking garage and noticed someone had keyed my hood. It’s circular in shape and is around 20 inches long. They scratched right though the clear coat and down to the primer. It’s a 1998 240sx deep fusch… --- ## [so this is how your motor got here](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-this-is-how-your-motor-got-here/113635)
**Author:** [@Keez](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Keez)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2008, 11:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-this-is-how-your-motor-got-here/113635 "2008-03-05T23:22:37Z")
ha crazy. but awsome. please DONT move this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wiYqY2MNM54 --- ## [Belt Squeeking!](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/belt-squeeking/113683)
**Author:** [@SpHiNxXx](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SpHiNxXx)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2008, 10:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/belt-squeeking/113683 "2008-03-05T22:23:45Z")
Hey guys here i am with another noob question… so my car makes a horible squeeking sounds when i first start it up… doesnt matter hot or cold… when i first start it up and i rev it a bit it squeeeeeeks! also when i rev… --- ## [Help with S14 Wheel/Tire fitment](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-with-s14-wheel-tire-fitment/113524)
**Author:** [@jammin1911](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jammin1911)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2008, 10:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-with-s14-wheel-tire-fitment/113524 "2008-03-05T22:03:06Z")
I’m hoping one of you s14 guys who are wheel/tire gurus (samson perhaps?? :slight\_smile: ) can help me out here, I’m very very familiar with s14 fitments. I just need to know if there are going to be any suspected fitm… --- ## [Does anyone here work at a shop/garage/dealership?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/does-anyone-here-work-at-a-shop-garage-dealership/113675)
**Author:** [@rc3932](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/rc3932)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2008, 8:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/does-anyone-here-work-at-a-shop-garage-dealership/113675 "2008-03-05T20:42:28Z")
i dunno, just wondering. What do you mostly do, and how do you like it? I don’t work at a shop but I’m looking into it and I just wanted to see within the SON community how it is. --- ## [Bit of an issue with dual cam KA](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bit-of-an-issue-with-dual-cam-ka/113510)
**Author:** [@Hacknik](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Hacknik)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2008, 7:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bit-of-an-issue-with-dual-cam-ka/113510 "2008-03-05T19:03:15Z")
Ok, so its like this, ive got an s13 chassis with a 1996 ka24de (s14) in it, that has about 90k on it. Its all bolted up with everything connected, but the issue i have is that it wont start. It cranks, and there is fuel… --- ## [No cams in head while torqueing?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/no-cams-in-head-while-torqueing/113668)
**Author:** [@Blue\_S13](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blue_S13)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2008, 3:58pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/no-cams-in-head-while-torqueing/113668 "2008-03-05T15:58:20Z")
I have done plenty of searching and come up with mixed opinions. It is a stupid question, but it could be important. -Is it ok to torque down a head WITHOUT the cams installed? The service manual shows it with the cams… --- ## [Something feeding into the brakelights?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/something-feeding-into-the-brakelights/113483)
**Author:** [@90sohc](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/90sohc)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2008, 3:41pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/something-feeding-into-the-brakelights/113483 "2008-03-05T15:41:46Z")
When i turn the ignition on there is a slight power source feeding through the brake lights. Has anyone had a problem like this? i took out the headlight switch and all the lights are brand new. There is definatley a fee… --- ## [shops](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/shops/113666)
**Author:** [@youngblood240](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/youngblood240)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2008, 2:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/shops/113666 "2008-03-05T14:50:45Z")
hi ive got a 92 eagle talon tsi fwd and just wondering if there are any good shops to take it to for parts or work in the oshawa ontario area and any advice on what i should do for mods its got intake and a side mount in… --- ## [Okay, I'm not letting him rip off another person](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/okay-im-not-letting-him-rip-off-another-person/113648)
**Author:** [@Solarian](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Solarian)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2008, 1:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/okay-im-not-letting-him-rip-off-another-person/113648 "2008-03-05T13:15:51Z")
http://www.son240sx.org/forums/showthread.php?t=32860 Buy this car, if you are interested in any of the following: Improper tune that will cause your motor to blow on the first day Turbo welded to exhaust manifold Mi… --- ## [Jack or drive on stands in London! need it asap](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/jack-or-drive-on-stands-in-london-need-it-asap/113664)
**Author:** [@90sohc](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/90sohc)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2008, 12:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/jack-or-drive-on-stands-in-london-need-it-asap/113664 "2008-03-05T12:42:48Z")
Hey guys i need some help, i bought this car two weeks ago and the guy had a solid motor mount and a ghetto piece of flew pipe on it, not i changed the motor mount back to a softer style and the engine movement broke the… --- ## [Throttle Body Removal](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/throttle-body-removal/113658)
**Author:** [@DoneDreamin](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/DoneDreamin)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2008, 12:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/throttle-body-removal/113658 "2008-03-05T12:18:02Z")
Hey, I realize it’s quite straight forward but i was wondering if anyone could potentially break it down for me, unfortunately i don’t have a manual to guide me. But just basic steps, from beginning to end and the nece… --- ## [Importfest 2008...Anyone featuring their car?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/importfest-2008-anyone-featuring-their-car/113603)
**Author:** [@Martino](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Martino)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2008, 8:58pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/importfest-2008-anyone-featuring-their-car/113603 "2008-03-04T20:58:23Z")
Anyone having their vehicle submitted in the show? I’d be nice to meet up with, and check out the s13s/s14s/13.5s…etc etc This year seems to be different than the others. Strangely theres going to be two different loca… --- ## [This is funnnnnnyyyyy](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/this-is-funnnnnnyyyyy/113633)
**Author:** [@draggone](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/draggone)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2008, 8:17pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/this-is-funnnnnnyyyyy/113633 "2008-03-04T20:17:13Z")
I will let this video say it all. http://youtube.com/watch?v=HUfowCnFzKc&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJEK6exnaZE&feature=related This is a car show http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivzQ6kHlHag&feature=… --- ## [Hello](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hello/135367)
**Author:** [@imported\_Josh](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/imported_Josh)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2008, 7:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hello/135367 "2008-03-04T19:22:43Z")
Hey guys, not to long ago I decided to drop my plans of buying an STi and decided to buy a truck to haul my boat around and buy an S13 to build to get my speed fix, just seemed a lot smarter to me at least. Well so far I… --- ## [hello](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hello/135380)
**Author:** [@imported\_timo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/imported_timo)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2008, 7:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hello/135380 "2008-03-04T19:16:13Z")
hey ppl , my name is tim and i drive a skyline gtr --- ## [TOSTAR Article on the new GTR](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tostar-article-on-the-new-gtr/113649)
**Author:** [@NISMO\_GTR](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/NISMO_GTR)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2008, 5:47pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tostar-article-on-the-new-gtr/113649 "2008-03-04T17:47:33Z")
Here’s the link to the article in last Saturday’s star; the other GTR’s are from ONIJDM.com Pics are courtesy of Laurance Yap. Thanks! Mitch http://www.wheels.ca/article/asset/196348 http://wheels.ca/photoPlayer/196… --- ## [Paint Guru's](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/paint-gurus/113642)
**Author:** [@Hurricane](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Hurricane)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2008, 5:19pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/paint-gurus/113642 "2008-03-04T17:19:09Z")
Hey all, If any of you guys work in body shops or just know your way around a paint gun I have what is probably a pretty simple question. I’m looking at two different cheapy spray guns and I just want to know the diffe… --- ## [huge backfire/flames](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/huge-backfire-flames/113538)
**Author:** [@Keez](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Keez)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2008, 3:47pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/huge-backfire-flames/113538 "2008-03-04T15:47:50Z")
ok so i had my car in the shop today, hooked up all my power steering lines and put mt-90 trans fluid in, i go to start the car to take it out and it was a little hard on starting like the starter turned it but it wouldn… --- ## [Toronto to Vancouver Roadtrip](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/toronto-to-vancouver-roadtrip/113394)
**Author:** [@SpHiNxXx](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SpHiNxXx)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2008, 3:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/toronto-to-vancouver-roadtrip/113394 "2008-03-04T15:26:49Z")
NOTE i wasnt sure where to post this since we dont have a public ‘off topic’ forum so i put it here… mods feel free to move it if its in the wrong place! and i apoligies in advance if it is! Hey all! So as the titles st… --- ## [Noisy lifters (sr20det)](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/noisy-lifters-sr20det/113622)
**Author:** [@240\_420](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/240_420)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2008, 2:17pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/noisy-lifters-sr20det/113622 "2008-03-04T14:17:54Z")
I have a 91 gtir (sr redtop) with 92,000 on the clock. The engine runs smoothe, pulls hard, but the damn lifters are noise as shit. Is this something common with sr’s? Can my valves be adjusted? Im also second guessing m… --- ## [spark plugs good and bad](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/spark-plugs-good-and-bad/113623)
**Author:** [@2fourti\_jordi](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/2fourti_jordi)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2008, 1:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/spark-plugs-good-and-bad/113623 "2008-03-04T13:34:56Z")
searched a little. didnt come up with anything. anyways. i am in the market for spark plugs for my KA… currently have Accels. would like to know what your guys recommend good or to stay away from. anything would be ap… --- ## [Platoons Racing](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/platoons-racing/113569)
**Author:** [@imported\_Jared](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/imported_Jared)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2008, 1:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/platoons-racing/113569 "2008-03-04T13:05:44Z")
What is your problem man, of my last 4 for sale posts, I have said at the bottom “please leave all comments to PM” and you still negatively comment on my thread. I have noticed this with other threads too, and have come … --- ## [make a ban](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/make-a-ban/113638)
**Author:** [@John\_sinopoli](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/John_sinopoli)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2008, 1:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/make-a-ban/113638 "2008-03-04T13:04:35Z")
i want to see spooolin banned because he has fucked around with my thread making sure pretty much no ones going to want to by my turbo like he just thread jacked thats faggit --- ## [next year co-op?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/next-year-co-op/113637)
**Author:** [@kraut21](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/kraut21)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2008, 9:40am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/next-year-co-op/113637 "2008-03-04T09:40:22Z")
if anyone is interested in taking on a co-op student next year that has a shop in /close to the west end, would it be possible for me to be one? [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/c/son240sx-automotive/8.md?page=325) [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/c/son240sx-automotive/8.md?page=327)