# FS/Testing the water: Original Sil-Eighty from Japan, real deal with pics inside. **URL:** \ **Category:** Classifieds\ **Created:** [September 5, 2007, 8:56pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fs-testing-the-water-original-sil-eighty-from-japan-real-deal-with-pics-inside/109190 "2007-09-05T20:56:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 5
**Author:** ![S13GG](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/s13gg/32/5506_2.png) [@S13GG](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/S13GG)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2007, 10:41am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fs-testing-the-water-original-sil-eighty-from-japan-real-deal-with-pics-inside/109190/5 "2007-09-07T10:41:14Z")
> [@Warranty Work ::RANT:](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/warranty-work-rant/13942/11): > > can you prove it’s a KidsHeart Sil80? IIRC they were made in 1998 with 180sx Type X’s (SR20’s). (shouldnt be importable/not CA18 ) > also, if genuine Sil80s sold in Japan auctions for more than CLEAN GT-Rs, how come this one is price @ 15k? ^what he said. > **[Nissan Silvia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sileighty)** > > The Nissan Silvia (Japanese: 日産・シルビア, Hepburn: Nissan Shirubia) is the series of small sports cars produced by Nissan. Versions of the Silvia have been marketed as the 200SX or 240SX for export, with some export versions being sold under the Datsun brand. > The name "Silvia" is derived from Sylvia, the name of the nymph who served Diana, the Roman goddess of the hunt and chastity. The name also means "forest" in Latin. > In 1962, Albrecht Graf von Goertz was working as a consultant for BMW, havin... “It is on record that 500 cars were made by this shop, and were only sold in 1998, possibly through Nissan dealerships.” Why was this “real deal” sileighty manufactured in 1989 with a CA18DET, did marty mcfly drive it? Cough cough, BS. its a conversion… don’t kid yourself. I guess my 1/2 cut must have been a real deal sileighty, it had a silvia front, 2 windsheild washer pumps, a #62 ECU, and a blacktop SR. hugh, who would have figured 2 sileightys in southern ontario. **Roast, my comment is moreso directed at the misrepresentation of this vehicle as opposed to mindless jibba jabba** **Also, thougnsta; what mods did you do since you’ve owned this car? and how long have you owned this car? I ask because I remember seeing it on autotrader in the spring.** --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fs-testing-the-water-original-sil-eighty-from-japan-real-deal-with-pics-inside/109190)._