# Thinking about buying a 240sx! **URL:** \ **Category:** SON240sx Automotive\ **Created:** [June 19, 2010, 2:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thinking-about-buying-a-240sx/156773 "2010-06-19T14:04:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Feint](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/71e660/32.png) [@Feint](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Feint)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2010, 11:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thinking-about-buying-a-240sx/156773/41 "2010-06-23T23:03:19Z")
> [@240sx\_nismo](#): > > i drove an rx8 got to test drive the shit out of it, have to say i was not impressed at all, they are trash would rather drive a civic over any Mazda. some guy comes to pick up his gf at my work and parks one next to my s14 as im leaving hes like my car could smoke your car bro want to race, i tell him i don’t have the time of day to wast on a Mazda sorry BRO. You gotta be trolling. Do you honestly believe that your S14 can shit on an FD at the track? If you do, you really are better off driving a Civic. > [@izzo](#): > > feint be unique like you did with your s14 lol > get a rx8 and swap a cosmo in lol isnt rx8 suppose to be a better car then rx7? lol lol > > want me to find you a rx7??? with maybe missing motor, or blown??? lol. Yes, the RX-8 is more like rotaries for dummies. The 13B could take so much boost because of greater air intake over a piston engine. It’s just hard to make a complicated system reliable for people that can barely back out of a driveway, let alone read an owners manual. What kind o prices can you get an FD for? I was considering getting a rhd one. ---------- Post added at 02:02 AM ---------- Previous post was at 01:40 AM ---------- This video is 7 years old and still a good example of how fast a mild modded RX7 is. [![](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/5/6/56f3494c238cea1c5969097723ebc8b0a0bbc15a.jpeg "Crazy Dane - Mazda RX-7") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRulUV2D3s8) ---------- Post added at 02:03 AM ---------- Previous post was at 02:02 AM ---------- This video is 7 years old and still a good example of how fast a mild modded RX7 is. [![](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/5/6/56f3494c238cea1c5969097723ebc8b0a0bbc15a.jpeg "Crazy Dane - Mazda RX-7") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRulUV2D3s8) ---
**Author:** ![touge8](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d6d6ee/32.png) [@touge8](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/touge8)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2010, 1:45am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thinking-about-buying-a-240sx/156773/42 "2010-06-24T01:45:29Z")
> [@Feint](#): > > Maybe. I hav always wanted an FD, and I have ended up cruising/ doing some spirited driving with two in the last week. They keep reminding me of the car I really wanted. I love my S14, but an S14 will never be an FD. OH how this made me laugh… you sound so miserable ---
**Author:** ![izzo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/izzo/32/5769_2.png) [@izzo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/izzo)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2010, 4:17am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thinking-about-buying-a-240sx/156773/43 "2010-06-24T04:17:49Z")
yes feint 13b renesis is for dummys who dont like to know the true potential of the 13b motor family. but hey even a 13b renesis could be a good car with few suspension mods and exhaust as simple as that here is a link [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DiVXjji0BX0](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DiVXjji0BX0) and here is my fav. rx7… even the driver too… god damn you asamoto lol lol [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wbo6HUt7uCU&feature=related](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wbo6HUt7uCU&feature=related) ps: yeah feint i ve seeing some fd 93 and 94 s go by once in a while for like 4g. but most of them for being there is machenical reasons. lol lol wink wink. swap a cosmo spend some $$$. done deal. depends where you get yo shit from but… hey… cali is like 1100 bucks. so how bad tax, flo, and GA could possibly be? but on the other side… keep your s14 man. if i c that ugly bitch i know its you from like 100 miles away lol ---
**Author:** ![a\_ahmed](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/a_ahmed/32/5411_2.png) [@a\_ahmed](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/a_ahmed)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2010, 6:38am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thinking-about-buying-a-240sx/156773/44 "2010-06-24T06:38:28Z")
^Sick videos. Even an FC Rx7 is a superior platform than our car… chassis, suspension, etc… the engine woes are mostly magazines and internet woes in my opinion… i bet most ppl who talk shit about rotaries never actually even drove a rotary powered car and don’t have a clue. As beloved as my 240 is to me… sometimes i consider doing a trade for an fd rx7… i mean its not a stock 240 obviously lol… very built other than the motor… but i always debate myself… its a tough choice… Thanks for sharing those vids i loooove the widebody fc rx7s… they look siiiick! The bodykits are so tasteful they actually make an fc look very exotic/modern. ---
**Author:** ![Feint](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/71e660/32.png) [@Feint](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Feint)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2010, 8:55am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thinking-about-buying-a-240sx/156773/45 "2010-06-24T08:55:16Z")
Renesis is the RX-8 motor. If my recollection serves me correctly, the peripheral ports were raised, creating less overlap, and making it more difficult to boost while increasing fuel economy. FD’s were plagued by issues that mainly stem from it’s higher waste heat, mass produced/ dumbed down for the masses design, or cooling. All issues that can be corrected, unfortunately there were sacrifices made to make it more “simplified”… It’s a strange motor too. It NEEDS to be redlined. If you baby it you will kill your motor. Due to carbon deposits namely created by the OMP that squirts dirty crankcase oil inside the housing. Redlining helps prevent the deposits from forming. Also if I were to drop the 13B in I’d rebuild it first. No way in he’ll I would be able to put that much faith in a person and consequently there engine. Too many variables in this instance. ---
**Author:** ![izzo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/izzo/32/5769_2.png) [@izzo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/izzo)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2010, 5:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thinking-about-buying-a-240sx/156773/46 "2010-06-24T17:08:41Z")
yes feint thats why you buy a halfcut cosmo. 😃 well… if the motor is running and compression is good why not just dunk it in and rebuild it after 1 summer eh? like i said fuck rew lol i would love to c you putting 20b cosmo in rx7. if you do ill pay you 100 bucks everytime i run into you on dundas lol catch me in my 07 hybrid yo! lol lol save enviroment so you guys can fuck it up even worst with 20b cosmo 😃 ---
**Author:** ![HosTys\_13](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/hostys_13/32/5741_2.png) [@HosTys\_13](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/HosTys_13)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2010, 9:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thinking-about-buying-a-240sx/156773/47 "2010-06-24T21:03:24Z")
Why you hating on RB’s bing lol “RB is $$$, budget $9000 just to get it in and running. **pro’s are obvious** ” ---
**Author:** ![Datenshi](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/datenshi/32/5899_2.png) [@Datenshi](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Datenshi)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2010, 7:10am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thinking-about-buying-a-240sx/156773/48 "2010-06-25T07:10:58Z")
lol, Love how this thread _started_ as a thinking about buying a 240sx… and ended up being GET AN FD. P.S. Get an FD, imo if you can afford it. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![a\_ahmed](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/a_ahmed/32/5411_2.png) [@a\_ahmed](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/a_ahmed)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2010, 7:38am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thinking-about-buying-a-240sx/156773/49 "2010-06-25T07:38:18Z")
9000$ ey? For that money go v8… ls2 + t56 in an rx7 still gona be a nice 50:50 setup… and save money or spend on boltons to make crazy v8 NA power and its cheaper to do in an rx7 than the mighty expensive swap kits in the 240. Been done way before in rx7s… hah there you go another pro-rx7 thing 😛 To me the 240 is a nice beginner rwd car… but if you wana go faster, the rx7 is just a step up, i mean after all it was the flagship mazda car… I obviously have a 240 and love my 240 but these are the facts lol. ---
**Author:** ![izzo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/izzo/32/5769_2.png) [@izzo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/izzo)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2010, 4:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thinking-about-buying-a-240sx/156773/50 "2010-06-25T16:39:07Z")
oh man screw you guys with american mussle in jdm. thats like human fucking a monkey to me. ---
**Author:** ![a\_ahmed](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/a_ahmed/32/5411_2.png) [@a\_ahmed](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/a_ahmed)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2010, 5:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thinking-about-buying-a-240sx/156773/51 "2010-06-25T17:04:03Z")
uuuuuh its called a motor… it makes power, better than alot of ‘jdm’ motors that you might have in mind. What we drive are called cars, they have wheels and suspensions… uhm… they go vroom vroom… car has an engine, put a different engine in the car and it goes. Yeah… The only hate I had on older v8s was that they were heavy and putting anything in a lightweight econo front engine’d sports car would have sucked big time unless you just want to go straight… but now pretty much everything is aluminum that comes out… so it’s a no brainer. More cylinders, more power, more displacement, better power band, as light in some cases lighter (eg: versus RBs and 2JZs), soo… yeaa 🙂 Again hence my example, in an FD rx7 (a mid front ship btw) it comes down to 50:50 weight… and most of the weight is in the mighty t56. ---------- Post added at 08:04 PM ---------- Previous post was at 07:59 PM ---------- Fuck yeah!: ---
**Author:** ![MP\_B240](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mp_b240/32/5697_2.png) [@MP\_B240](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MP_B240)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2010, 6:06pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thinking-about-buying-a-240sx/156773/52 "2010-06-25T18:06:04Z")
oh well, he still wants either a 240 or a wrx [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thinking-about-buying-a-240sx/156773.md?page=2)