My 200sx s14a

[Chrisjk]

Picked it up today, gave it a clean and polish to assess the paintwork, it definately needs a clay/de-tar/pc session and soon.

Only plans at the mo are debrick the front numberplate and get a bung to quiet the exhaust a bit. Also i may look into fitting a more std diff as the 2 way wants to lock up on most slow corners lol.

 

[Hutchie]

love it, a set of tidier number plates would be nice

 

[theduck]

I do love these

 

[Alastair.]

wheels are awesome.. enkeis?

 

[MaLicE]

dont get a bung it will be like driving a clio again, it kills the performance its terrible!

look at either getting a centre section with a bigger silencer in it, or get an apexi exhaust valve...

and if you go to a stock diff your a pussy lol.

 

[MikeB]

Looks awesome, where do you get bungs etc to quieten down exhausts?

 

[Gaz.]

I'll swap diffs with you

 

[Chrisjk]

wheels are awesome.. enkeis?

Indeed they are, need serious cleaning time on the inner rim though:dead:

 

[MaLicE]

bungs are actually pretty bad for the engine too, creates a load of backpressure you dont want or need, and puts loads of heat in to the exhaust and engine...

 

[Chrisjk]

Ok, i have a spare exhaust as it goes so i may see if i can get a silencer put into the mid pipe. Cheaper option of course would be some earplugs

 

[MaLicE]

or a sports cat, but you will loose performance.

 

[edewer]

wonder if its as loud as my mongoose system on my 14a. thats earbleeding. hated it before but i like it now!

 

[MaLicE]

mongooses are quiet on 200's lol, stick a nur spec with elbow, downpipe and decat all straight through with no silencers... then they loud lol.

 

[Chrisjk]

mongooses are quiet on 200's lol, stick a nur spec with elbow, downpipe and decat all straight through with no silencers... then they loud lol.

Looking the exhaust db list on sxoc the blitz is in the top couple for noise, then mine (Tanabe hyper medallion) is several down, so the blitz must be insane.


Anyways, just finished this evenings job, sound proofing the boot, mainly due to the fact the boot floor and boot lid are so tinny.

 

[StevieG-09]

Thats one nice car!
Love it mate.

 

[Gaz.]

mongooses are quiet on 200's lol, stick a nur spec with elbow, downpipe and decat all straight through with no silencers... then they loud lol.

The "custom" one without elbow is bad enough on mine. Need to see this db list on SXOC, haven't come across that yet.

 

[Chrisjk]

Here you go Gaz
http://www.sxoc.com/vbb/showthread.php?t=199909&highlight=tanabe

 

[Gaz.]

Thanks Chris. I think 97db or less I could live with, gives me plenty to go at exhaust wise.

 

[Chrisjk]

Right, after a couple of days town driving and struggling to get up the car park ramp the 2 way diff is going, put a wanted post on sxoc for a std diff.
Hopefully fitting a normal diff will make me enjoy the car, as at the moment i am not.

 

[Girder]

Love it!

Number plate idea sounds like a good idea too.

 

[Gaz.]

Keep your 2 way a couple of months Chris, I want it lol.

 

[MaLicE]

chris, is it a kaaz 2 way? if so that will explain why your not enjoying it so much, they lock very very hard! 2 ways take alot of getting used to, you have to change your driving style completely, tbh if its your first rwd car its the last thing you want to be driving with, while they are easier to handle on the limit, to the point you can stick it sideways and actually feel the point where it will hold really nice... but town and slow driving can really scare people, reverse parking will drag a wheel along the floor and then all of a sudden BANG will release...

try driving a welded diff its worse lol!

also if your looking to swap i would seriously recomend you get a diff in a casing... as if someone takes it out its a pain in the arse to stick in the pumpkin as you have to check clearances with plastigauge and get bearings the right size...

you can put a 13 diff in if someone has a 14 back plate for you, infact the 13 housing is better as you can solid mount it you just need the 14 backplate...

if you can try and get a 14 auto diff will give you better acceleration.

on sxoc search for polo he will prob have it off you/swap you

i think a nur spec on a 14 with straight through pipes is still under 100db my rex on tickover is about 102db!

 

[Leeshez]

Looking good.

 

[Brett]

Amazing car. Love S14's.

 

[5parky]

awesome car, i love these a lot!
now dont go and write it off!! take it easy round those corners at first

 

[Chrisjk]

I've had the car a week now and i am finally getting used too the diff, it is just a case of learning. Now i'm starting to enjoy the car:evil:.

Weather permitting i will clay and pc the car tomorrow, but the way the rain is atm i'm not holding on to hope.

I have been making a little shopping list of things i want to buy,
New alarm system Bought
Clear indicators/side repeaters
20mm spacers
Nismo gear knob
Alcantara gear gaitor
Alcantara cloth(for door cards)
Touring side skirts
Rear spats
Subframe too fit my trendline
HKS exhaust (possibly)

So far i have the alarm, just a budget system but it will at least give me a fully functioning alarm/remote locking.

Will attempt to fit that tomorrow as well.

 

[MaLicE]

is yours not the touring then?? you got cloth interior?? have a look on the owners club and get a set of touring door cards they have alcantara on them...

once you get used to the diff you will like it, remember when i had mine fitted i genuinely thought wtf have i done lol

 

[edewer]

chris, mines a touring but i'm probabaly gonna be shedding a few parts, as its getting BDC prepped for next year hopefully. so may have some doorcards going

 

[Chrisjk]

Little update, just recived my touring side skirts

Seem to be in good nick, they really give the car a little something extra.
Also got an alcantara gaiter from topgaiters-ebay, it has red stitching and makes the centre console look a little more pleasent.

 

[Chrisjk]

Spent a little time on the car today, started to clean up the engine bay. Loads of grease on the struts and lower areas but it's getting there, the cam cover needs repainting but i will save that for my week off. Also removed the old boost solenoid and relocated the Gizzmo one.

Also repainted the bonnet soundproofing with some satin black paint, well pleased with it, looks like new.

After i got bored of that i gave the interior a hoover, wiped over the seats with ag interior shampoo then wiped over all the surfaces with vinyl and rubber care. Surprising how much dust those cloth seats accumulate:dead:.
Managed to get the new gaiter in also.

 

[SteveS Cup]

It's got a 2 way diff... so it's been arse out all the time basically!?

Sod that, I've had a few RWD cars but I still don't think i'd enjoy it if it was trying to lock up all the time.

Sounds like a big job to swap over though!

 

[MaLicE]

lol 2 ways dont make the arse go out all the time! if driven hard they give more grip in the corner than a normal 1 way! when i had the 2 way in mine i found it much better to drive the car with improved grip and if i wanted to slide it, it was a clutch kick away...

its one of those things that if you havent driven one its hard to understand it...

chris, i would get someone to look at the shock towers by the inner wing... looks like the start of rust to me?!

 

[Chrisjk]

No just a bit of rust remedy, there was a tiny amount of bubbling so i wanted to prevent it before it got going, just put a bit much liquid on lol.

 

[Gaz.]

The OMP looks so much better than the OEM wheel. Might have to invest.

 

[MaLicE]

i have the exact same wheel lol, but its leather rather than suede had it in my 200 and now my rx7

really want a nardi deep corn wheel though

 

[Gaz.]

Leather > Suede TBH.

 

[Chrisjk]

I like the leather one with red stich, a member on sxoc has one and it looks spot on with the touring interior.

 

[MaLicE]

mine is leather with yellow stitch, but the stitch is much smaller on mine than on the suede so its not so in your face

i want one of these...

with a works bell flip up boss

but your talking 800ish quid for the wheel, works bell boss and works bell flip up if not more lol!

or the nardi nob tanaguchi wheel, but finding a deep corn one is hard and your looking 380 for the wheel alone...

yes im a jdm *****

 

[Gaz.]

Ufft do want a leather Nardi now. Damn you!

 

[Chrisjk]

As the weather was great again i decided to go down the promenade and grab some pics.

Shows how much i need bigger spacers all round.

Also found the panoramic mode, still need to learn how to use it right.