Nissan engine tech? Attn AIRJOCKIE also.

[NissanNiNjA2nd]

if you want to go turbo the best thing to do is swap a dohc motor with less miles..... 160k for a nissan isnt bad, but once you boost it you will start finding the weak points that SHOULD HAVE lasted a lot longer.

 

[TurboMirage]

not worried. by that time the car will be extremely solid since i will be dorifto'ing it beside claytons Z

 

[ScrapinSi]

How is it going to be MORE solid if you are going to be beating on it more?

And its an 89... Pignose, right?

 

[Celerity]

89, zenki: rectangular front bumper mounted signal lights.
91, Kouki: curved front bumper signal lights - is that what you call "pignose"?

-> Steve

 

[TurboMirage]

pignose is the coupe front. the hatch front is different.

kouki is more-so the jdm style.

 

[Celerity]

Show me.

 

[hosmer]

89's had 2 different styles (goes by build date ie: thru 10/88 or from 11/88).




90-94 they're all the same, just with or without the lower lip

 

[TurboMirage]

brie's front IS the one that is on that hatch. the front lip and everything.

 

[ScrapinSi]

Pignose = SOHC, with the dual slits as both of those cars pictured have.

 

[Celerity]

Show me ! Give me some pics or something. I don't know enough of what I'm looking for - because most of the pics on the net could be aftermarket.

(An aftermarket or hybrid nose on a 240SX ? NOooooo!)

 

[hosmer]

this is other one:

 

[TurboMirage]

 

[Celerity]

Yeah, that's Kouki, later redraw of the car. This is what I'm saying.

That's not an 89, and there is no difference between the noses based on coupe / hatchback models.

Now, between Silvia and 180SX noses - Yes, there is. US versions of that chassis always get the 180SX nose. And Sylvias are coupes without the pop-ups, and 180SXs are hatchbacks WITH the pop-ups.

 

[TurboMirage]

mmm silvia

 

[NissanNiNjA2nd]

vs

see?

 

[Celerity]

argh to your tripod pictures that don't link.

 

[NissanNiNjA2nd]

oh fuck it.... go find the fully rounded one as compared to the one with a more squared front end and 2 little slits in the font below the hood.

 

[TurboMirage]

yeah, the newer from thend > the older one.

 

[Celerity]

The Romulan front end.


The Kouki 3rd gen Supra front end is called the Klingon.

 

[ScrapinSi]

The 2 slits in the bumper is called "pignose"... which also means it is a SOHC...