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I am in need of a project car!! So i need some help at picking of which cars to purchase and modify, the price of repairs and modifications counts, I want to make a nice RWD car that can
DRIFT, i also plan to turbo it!! or upgrade the original and do heavy suspension work!!
so take your pick and reply to what you would pick and why you would like to pick it!
1990- BMW 325i
Displacement 2494 cc
Number of Cylinders 6
Max Power 170 bhp (125 kW) 5800 rpm
Max Torque 222Nm(164 1b.ft) 4300 rpm
Compression Ratio 8.8:1 (Good to Turbo)
1989- Toyota Supra Turbo (Mk2)
Displacement 3.0 litres (2954 cc)
Number of Cylinders 6
HORSEPOWER 230@ 5600 rpm
Max Torque 246 ft-lbs. @ 4000 rpm
Compression Ratio 8.0.1
1990 Nissan 240sx (s13)
Displacement: 2389cc
Number of Cylinders 4
Horsepower: 155 BHP @ 5600rpm
Torque: 160 lbs/ft @4400
Compression Ratio: 8.6:1
1995 Nissan 240sx (s14)
Displacement: 2389cc
Number of Cylinders 4
Horsepower: 155 BHP @ 5600rpm
Torque: 160 lbs/ft @4400
Compression Ratio: 8.6:1
1988 Toyota Mr2 Supercharged (Mk1)
Displacement 1587cc
Number of Cylinders 4
Horsepower 145 bhp @ 6400 rpm
Torque 140 lb-ft @ 4000 rpm
Compression Ratio 8.0:1
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The 90 240... Stuff in CA18DET or an SR20DET, convert the front end and go.
an 89 would also work for either a Sil-eighty conversion or just a straight up 180SX (CA18DET either way).
They're cheap, light and can be made very fast and drift happy.
i have always liked bmw cars. they are so smooth and have just so much more pickup then every thing else i have ever driven. I also find them very confortable for a bigger size man so that was a plus at least for me.
on your list you only have a 3 series i would go with a 5 series or just pick another car. (never been a fan of the 3 series but to each there own)
edit due to i just remeberd why else i like bmw cars.
i have goten it up to 130 and had no problems and the ride was still very smooth and i felt i had controll the whole time. I have also goten a 5 series air born going 110 off a hill and no problems there. The only problem i had with the bmw is after a while the breaks would heat up and start to squeek at every stop during long hours of crusing. this was a 99' 528i
I agree with boilermaker, but stay away from the 89's...they're much harder to drop an SR20 powerplant in...my recommendation is to go with an OBD I setup on an SR20 fastback style, and keep the retractable headlights. Don't do any conversions, as it will draw attention to you. Just do a sleepy eye look, and destroy everyone in the corners and on the straights. The 95 is a good choice also, but more eye grabbing, and weighs substantially more. If you want the ultimate drifter, sleeper, and quarter mile car, I say get the 1990 240 SX with the SR20DET....just save some money for plenty of spare tires.
BTW...get the fastback style, not the coupe. It weighs a bit less and looks better IMO.
Oh yeah btw...the 1995 240 SX comes stock with (I forget the code--it's not worth knowing) the pathfinder motor...so don't expect much from it stock...it'll drive like an SUV.
Originally posted by nookiemonster I agree with boilermaker, but stay away from the 89's...they're much harder to drop an SR20 powerplant in...my recommendation is to go with an OBD I setup on an SR20 fastback style, and keep the retractable headlights. Don't do any conversions, as it will draw attention to you. Just do a sleepy eye look, and destroy everyone in the corners and on the straights. The 95 is a good choice also, but more eye grabbing, and weighs substantially more. If you want the ultimate drifter, sleeper, and quarter mile car, I say get the 1990 240 SX with the SR20DET....just save some money for plenty of spare tires.
BTW...get the fastback style, not the coupe. It weighs a bit less and looks better IMO.
Thats why I said to drop a CA18 in if it was an 89. Basically makes it a 180SX with the option for a Silvia bodywork conversion (the Sil-Eighty)
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Oh yeah btw...the 1995 240 SX comes stock with (I forget the code--it's not worth knowing) the pathfinder motor...so don't expect much from it stock...it'll drive like an SUV.
