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1993 Nissan 240sx Hatchback, Sr20det, Super Clean on 2040-cars

Year:1993 Mileage:241720
Location:

Long Beach, California, United States

Long Beach, California, United States

Hi guys. For sale in the SoCal/LA area is a '93 Sileighty. 241,720 miles on the chassis, but that's almost the only thing left that's original. This car has an SR20DET. The engine has ~30k miles since I got it, and has been rebuilt once in that time (blown head gasket; sigh). I've had the car since 2005 and have gone through it from the ground up. It was built to be a comfortable, fly-under-the-radar daily driver and an awesome handling weekend track car. It was built by former Sport Compact Car engineering editor Dave Coleman and myself, using the original SCC Project Silvia as performance inspiration. Read about a bunch of the technical details in Dave Coleman's MotoIQ series about the car.  


The specs:

Power
Blacktop S13 SR20DET, 240+ rwhp
JWT ECU, custom tuned on the dyno by Clark Steppler
T28 turbo, Extrude Honed
Stillen intercooler
JWT clutch and lightweight flywheel
ARP head studs
DSM blowoff valve, recirculated (the way it should be)
3" downpipe and Magnaflow exhaust with Mazda RX-8 cat
300ZXTT MAF
Bottomless Q45 airbox (for better airflow + stock looks) 
Power Enterprise PBC Power Boost Controller (installed but not working for some reason; currently running a boost jet at 11 PSI) 
Koyo aluminum radiator
OEM Miata fans
Custom aluminum one-piece driveshaft
JDM OEM Nissan clutch-type diff 
Walbro 255lph fuel pump
615cc injectors

Handling & Braking
OEM JDM 2-way clutch-type rear differential
S14 front knuckles & 5-lug conversion
Custom Ground Control coilovers/strut bodies with Koni Sport inserts. Springs are 300F/250R
17x8.5" SSR GT7 wheels, powdercoated gunmetal grey. Brand new matching spare wheel and all original center caps included
BF Goodrich Sport Comp 2 tires, only ~3000 miles
Front and rear strut tower bars (Front is Whiteline)
Camber plates
Front and rear adjustable Progress sway bars with Mazdaspeed3 ball joint end links
300ZXTT aluminum uprights
300ZXTT front and rear aluminum calipers and Stoptech SS braided brake lines
300ZXTT brake booster
Stoptech Powerslot rotors, and a bunch of spares will go with the car
Curb weight 2750 lbs, corner weighted with near perfect 50/50 weight distribution 

Exterior 
Silvia front end w/ GT-R center panel
JDM 180SX taillights
New paint in 2007 -- Beryllium body (OEM Infiniti color) with a Super Black roof (OEM Nissan color)

Interior
Not smoked in
WORKING A/C!
S14 front seats, super clean
New black carpet and floor mats in the cabin(this was a royal bitch to install.) 
Dark headliner conversion (feels like a fancy German car, ooh!)
Non-choking S14 seat belt conversion
MonsterKnobs shift knob (got it here on eBay, it's great)
Momo steering wheel with carbon fiber accents
Almost perfect dash (small crackle in the corner that ends at the defroster vent)
NO SUNROOF! (weight savings + headroom)
Crank windows (lighter weight! And you'll never have to replace any dead electric window actuators)
Mini Techtom (so you can track the ACTUAL coolant temp)
Red LED dash light conversion
Red LED dome light
Infinity Basslink 200-watt powered sub
6" Infinity speakers in all 4 corners
Sony MP3 CD head unit with AUX jack
Optima battery relocated to hatch for weight distribution, with remote terminal in the engine bay for easier jump access if necessary 

Minor downers
Though it looks awesome, it still is a 21-year-old driven car, so...
It is very cold blooded and needs to be warmed up a couple minutes before it has good throttle response. This is a detail we missed when tuning at JWT, because we did everything with the engine hot. Just needs a little bit of simple diagnostic work with the engine cold (to identify if it is an ignition or fuel tuning issue)
Two tiny door dings
Some small paint chips from daily driving
A few light scrapes and scratches
Weird half-dollar-sized flaw in the clear coat on the hood - couldn't get it to show up in the photo
Front bumper is spiderwebbed/chipped from a very low speed incident
Very light curb rash on 3 wheels
Half of the LED dash lights have gone flaky. Sometimes they work, sometimes no. Probably a bad ground
3 of the speakers are flaky, probably a bad ground 
Wrinkle-coat paint on the valve cover is flaking off
Horn isn't working
Plastic trim on driver seat recline lever is broken off, but metal lever still works

Buyers from US and Canada welcome. Buyer to arrange pickup and/or shipping.

THE PICS

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The inside of the diff:



The bigger door ding (the other one won't show up in a photo):

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Small scrapes:

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The worst of the paint chips:

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Front bumper damage:

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Curb rash:

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The tiny dash crackle:

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Glorious action shots:

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If you can find this, you can read a bunch of technical details about building the car. There are 3 parts!

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Proof that it really is Project Silvia's girlfriend:

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