Autocross/Track/Drift Nissan 240SX (S13)

1991 Nissan 240SX Description

1991 Nissan 240SX LE hatchback

Price on inquiry. Call Adam at (830) 515-8263.

Check out more more photos and videos (in car autocross and cold start): Go to thedrivenart.com and click on "Inventory"

BASICS:

• 84,782 original miles
• KA24DE 2.5L DOHC I-4 / FS5W71C 5-speed manual
  
• VIN # JN1MS36P0MW009790
  

SUMMARY:

• Built for SCCA D-Street Prepared class autocross
• With welded sunroof panel and proper safety equipment
  

– eligible for SCCA Improved Touring-S club racing

class

• Not registered… no emissions equipment…. No
  

E-brake… NOT a street car, although lights/wipers/horn

and power windowswork.Clear TX title.

• “Ten foot car”… not a concours winner. Meant to clip
  

cones… and rub fenders, although I never got around

to the latter.

• Rich tune for mid/hi-range power… tiny underdriven battery…
  

so yes, it takes a little while to start, but it always does,

andwithout smoke (see video).

• Stored indoors, covered, on tender, started once a week.
  
• Don’t have the time to run anymore.
  
• Including the original purchase price, my receipts total $39,966...
  

And I have all of them.

HISTORY:

• Purchased used in 2008 with 84,535 miles for $3,000.
• 2008 – 2013: Spent $30,000replacing, rebuilding, fabricating,
  

​ andupgrading virtuallyevery component allowed by SCCA

StreetPrepared /ImprovedTouring rules, and anything else

that prevented the car fromfunctioning flawlessly.

• 2013 – 2016: Entered in 31 autocross events. Added 247 miles
  

(currently at 84,782 miles), mostly driven on and off the

trailer.$7,000 spent in paint, more shakedowns,

tires/wheels, and​professional maintenance.

POWERTRAIN HIGHLIGHTS:

• Stock 84,782-mile long block KA24DE with rebuilt head (3
  

angle valve job/ported/polished).

• Rebuilt and port-matched OE variable-vane intake manifold,
  

$$$ EGR block-off,generic high-flow cone air filter

• Cooling system pressure-flushed & cleaned, most hoses
  

replaced, filtered water/Water Wetter, gutted thermostat

• New aluminum high-capacity Mishimoto radiator with dual
  

electric Flex-A-Lite fans, new OE overflow reservoir

• OBX underdrive pulley, new front main seal, new belts, new
  

plugs,new fuel filter

• Nismo RS661 clutch-pack style mechanical 4.08 LSD, new
  

driveshaft

• Air conditioning removal
  
• Jim Wolf ECU, 21 lb battery
  
• Cast aluminum oil pan & SR20-style baffled sump
  
• Synthetic engine, transmission, and rear differential fluids
  
• DC Sports 4-2-1 header into custom 2.25/3” exhaust with
  

resonator and muffler (easily passes SCCA mandate of

95 dB at 50’ test)

• Always run/stored with 93 pump gas, ethanol/stabilizing
  

treatment, Lucas cleaner & octane booster

CHASSIS HIGHLIGHTS:

• Nismo hard rubber engine/trans mounts, Megan hard rubber rear subframe inserts
• New wheel bearings, ARP extra-long studs, and Gorilla open wheel nuts at each corner
  
• New rotors, reman calipers with Speed Bleeders, Goodrich stainless lines, and Hawk HP+ pads at each corner
  

Front rotors/calipers upgrade to ABS-size (no ABS)

New master cylinder, Wilwood EXP 600+ fluid

Cooling ducts to front brakes

• Reman steering rack (included new inner/outer tie rods)
  
• 4-wheel coilover setup with custom-fabricated elements
  

Koni 8641 (f)/8040 (r) rebound-adjustable dampers

Ground Control threaded perches with Eibach 425# (f)/250# (r) coils, new trimmed OE bumpstops

Stance pillowball front plates/Tein pillowball rear plates

• Progress 27mm (f) / 22mm (r) adjustable anti-roll bars with adjustable heim-joint links and poly mount bushings
  
• Front epoxy-painted LCAs with new rubber bushings and ball joints
  
• Front epoxy-painted tension rods with Whiteline caster-adjustable poly bushings
  
• Rear epoxy-painted LCAs with Whiteline poly bushings
  
• Rear powder-coated UCAs with Whitleline camber-adjustable poly bushings
  
• Rear powder-coated toe rods with Whiteline poly bushings
  
• New eccentric camber bolts and washers
  
• 59-asphalt autocross run Bridgestone RE71R 245/40-17 tires on 17x9" ET +22 STR 606 rims (22 lbs/ea)
  
• Latest alignment/corner weight (January 2016):
  

Total weight 2713 (w/ 140lb driver & ~1/8th tank fuel)

LF 767 RF 732

LR 626 RR 588

Cross 50.1 %

Front camber L/R -4.0o/-3.9o

Caster L/R 7.0o/7.3o

Rear camber L/R -1.8o/-1.8o

Front total toe out -0.13o

Rear total toe in 0.13o

Testing and tuning found optimum tire pressures, shock and bar settings for current setup, ask for logs.

BODY/INTERIOR HIGHLIGHTS:

• 2013 1-stage black repaint
• Rolled stock fenders with liners removed
  
• Pushbutton starter, clutch ignition interlock delete, manual fan switch
  
• Removal of sun visors, stereo components, rear seats, and sunroof
  
• Kirkey Series 39 Aluminum 14” seat, custom adaptation to OE sliders and G-force 5-link harness
  

SPARES:

• 4- OE 15x6 alloy rims on all-season rubber for transport/storage
• 1- Corner of ARP studs/nuts
  
• 1- Pr new outer tie rods
  
• 1- Pr OE FLCAs
  
• 1- Pr OE RUCAs
  
• 1- Pr OE rear traction rods
  
• OE ECU
  
• Centric rear disc brake hardware
  
• Misc. hoses/gaskets/bushings
  
• Braille aluminum 11lb battery hold down
  
• IT-legal marineboard front splitter
  
• Weathercraft all-weather HD car cover
  
• Soloperformance magnetic numbers/letters
  

LABOR:

• Chassis and powertrain rebuilt by TLM Motorsports in Miami, FL.
• Splitter, brake ducts, fender rolling, and tire/wheel fitment testing by Laivins Race Cars in Austin, TX.
  
• Repaint by Slix Collision, Restoration, and Custom Paint in Canyon Lake, TX.
  
• Cooling system and exhaust work by Lone Star Radiator and Lee Dixon Auto Repair in San Antonio, TX.
  
• Maintenance, tire mounting, and alignments/corner weighting by SoulSpeed Performance in Austin, TX.