| Braden |
Research is a very important part of buying a Imported car.
This is a step in the right direction for the most popular cars. Please search for common problems, these and SEARCH buttons will/are your friends. Chance are if your having the problem, someone else has had the same problem before.
Common Problems with any imported car: Can be any or none
Brake pad are worn
Tires and worn
Tie Rod ends are bad
Fowled Spark Plugs
New Nissan parts from Japan can be ordered for the same price as anyone in Japan, shipping is FREE. You will need the part number from Nissan fast, GTR Canada has Nissan Fast Reference forum. Also if you are having trouble Fish Creek Nissan in Calgary has Nissan Fast (Installed by Christian)
FISH CREEK NISSAN
14750 Macleod Trail
Calgary, AB T2Y 2E7
403-705-8187
S13 Silvia/180SX:
Silvia Forum
SR20 Forum
Silvia Source
Pros: Light, Nice to work on
Cons: Front end never available here (swaps done often), Undresteer
R32 Skyline:
GTR Canada
Skylines DownUnder
Pros: Similiar to Z32 (Brakes, suspension, ect)
Cons: RB engine and Body Parts were Never available here
Z32 Fairlady Z:
300ZX Club
300ZX Forum
Pros: Many people like the look
Cons: Very little room left in the eninge bay, two intake manifolds, two throttle bodys, ect almost like having two engine
RNN14 Pulsar GTi-R:
GTi-R Owners Club
Nissan GTi-R
Pros: Lots of head room
Cons: Parts
Z30 Soarer:
Toyota Imports
Soarers Central
SW20 MR2:
MR2 Owners Club
Toyota Owners Club
Pros: Very little difference for North Americian MR2's
Cons: 2 seater
Mitsubishi GTO:
GTO United Kingdom
Mitsubishi Forums
FC3S/FD3S RX-7:
RX-7 Club
Pros: 50/50 Weight Distrubution
Cons: Rotary (Detonation kills your engine [Rebuild])
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| Ti Pit |
| Great List Braden! :bowdown: :thumbup: |
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| JdmCrx |
| Thanks for the info. :) |
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| reeskm |
What are the downsides to a 180sx? I know the one I've already ordered has a bad crack in the dashboard. It's cosmetic only, which is good. But where do I source one?
Compared to the silvia, all the front end body parts are the same right?
How many other parts on my car would I have to get from Japan? Was the SR20DET ever offered here?
The steering assembly for RHD I'm sure would require ordering from Japan.
Are there resources or postings online of people parting off what's left of their front end clips? |
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| Braden |
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Originally posted by reeskm
What are the downsides to a 180sx? I know the one I've already ordered has a bad crack in the dashboard. It's cosmetic only, which is good. But where do I source one?
Compared to the silvia, all the front end body parts are the same right?
How many other parts on my car would I have to get from Japan? Was the SR20DET ever offered here?
The steering assembly for RHD I'm sure would require ordering from Japan.
Are there resources or postings online of people parting off what's left of their front end clips?
Downsides to a 180SX, same thing as a S13 Silvia, understeer.
If you look hard you can find a dash. JDMSource gets them in from time to time and also they have been here long enough now that some are being parted out.
Yes, almost all the body parts are the same as a 240SX hatch.
It depends on what parts you need. On most 180's everything needed can be easily gotten here. The SR20DET was never offered in North America, but there is thousands of swaps, and older Sentra's came with a SR20DE which will offer the huge majority of parts you need.
I have seen a few cars here where you could source a steering assembley. I have never heard of a place like that, I would be all over it ;) |
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| JdmCrx |
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Originally posted by Braden
Downsides to a 180SX, same thing as a S13 Silvia, understeer.
If you look hard you can find a dash. JDMSource gets them in from time to time and also they have been here long enough now that some are being parted out.
Yes, almost all the body parts are the same as a 240SX hatch.
It depends on what parts you need. On most 180's everything needed can be easily gotten here. The SR20DET was never offered in North America, but there is thousands of swaps, and older Sentra's came with a SR20DE which will offer the huge majority of parts you need.
I have seen a few cars here where you could source a steering assembley. I have never heard of a place like that, I would be all over it ;)
Understeer.. is it excessive.. or are you just speaking of stock trim, i mean.. aftermarket coilovers,rims/tires,sway bars.. would fix this.. correct |
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| Braden |
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Originally posted by JdmCrx
Understeer.. is it excessive.. or are you just speaking of stock trim, i mean.. aftermarket coilovers,rims/tires,sway bars.. would fix this.. correct
My S13 had coilovers, wheels/tires, just the stock sway bar, but it understreered alot. If you just put a beefier sway bar up front it would induce understreer even more. If you just put one in the back, it should help induce overstreer. I was also running 0 degrees camber in the front, between 2-3 degrees of negative camber is very reasonable for fast driving. This would probley help more. If you really wanted to try sway bars, I would suggest adjustable ones. Install them front and back, where ever you need moregrip, lossen the sway bar. Also tire pressure and the type of tire can also play a huge factors. The understreer may be a huge downfall on the S13 chassis, it doesn't stop them from being fun as hell and from people drifting and racing them, they are great cars! |
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| JdmCrx |
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Originally posted by Braden
My S13 had coilovers, wheels/tires, just the stock sway bar, but it understreered alot. If you just put a beefier sway bar up front it would induce understreer even more. If you just put one in the back, it should help induce overstreer. I was also running 0 degrees camber in the front, between 2-3 degrees of negative camber is very reasonable for fast driving. This would probley help more. If you really wanted to try sway bars, I would suggest adjustable ones. Install them front and back, where ever you need moregrip, lossen the sway bar. Also tire pressure and the type of tire can also play a huge factors. The understreer may be a huge downfall on the S13 chassis, it doesn't stop them from being fun as hell and from people drifting and racing them, they are great cars!
Yea just i'm not into the drifting thing.. i'm more about the corners. Would increasing the tires width help? Is it possible to add a LSD to the car? |
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| Braden |
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Originally posted by JdmCrx
Yea just i'm not into the drifting thing.. i'm more about the corners. Would increasing the tires width help? Is it possible to add a LSD to the car?
yup, there is lots you can do, read up on suspension tuning. there are lots of aftermarket LSD's avaliable. |
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| JdmCrx |
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Originally posted by Braden
yup, there is lots you can do, read up on suspension tuning. there are lots of aftermarket LSD's avaliable.
thanks. |
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| reeskm |
| Most cars are designed from the factory to understeer for safety reasons. I.e. it's better to run off the road on a tight corner than to spin in the corner or 'miss' in your lane and hit traffic. Tuning your suspension should be the answer to correcting this problem. Isn't it right that the front engine rear wheel drive is the advantage of the S13 here? |
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