$2008 GRM V8 Nissan 240sx

[nate0123]

Sub! I want to do a cheap car for the hell of it. Is this a competition or something for a cheap build-up?

http://grassrootsmotorsports.com/news/category/2008-challenge/

 

[mikeyb]

I've been wanting to do this challenge since GRM started having them. Just the lack of time and money always held me back.

 

[kcbhiw]

It's looking like the '09 Challenge will be held near the west coast. All you to-be Challegers on the east side better start getting your builds together for Florida this year.

 

[Antoine]

Seems like kcbhiw got everyone hooked on the GRM Challenge...NICE! (thumb)

Great thread so far, Prodigy! You're not running a Mazda but I can't blame you for finding that super sweet platform to hit the track in plus the price is just right ...I'm definitely subsizzeling to this thread.

I wonder how this bad boy will stack up against Kevin's GRM Miata (drive)

 

[kcbhiw]

Seems like kcbhiw got everyone hooked on the GRM Challenge...NICE! (thumb)

GRM had a big part in it too .

I wonder how this bad boy will stack up against Kevin's GRM Miata (drive)

It won't stand a chance .

 

[JITB]

cant wait to see more....

 

[Prodigy]

Spring break is just around the corner. I hope to strip the entire car down to the ground pretty soon.

I wonder how this bad boy will stack up against Kevin's GRM Miata (drive)

I hope it's halfway decent the first year.
I've found a couple problems with a car with 300k on the odo. (body flex = bad (blowup))

***Just checking Antoine -- Did you receive my PM about AMM status?***

 

[mikeyb]

waiting to see more....

 

[neox.286]

subn'

 

[Kooldino]

Cool!

 

[Prodigy]

I ended up spending that weekend prepping my friend's car for paint...
instead of the 240... and he totaled it.
Blah.

 

[PhreakV]

sub'd

 

[Prodigy]

This project may come back to life...
Today I got a GARRETT GT22 (GT2256V) turbo for it's weight in metal!
I was with a friend at the scrapyard trying to find metal for his architecture project and I spotted the turbo under a heap of metal.
It has very little to no shaft play at all (.25mm in either direction).

From the #'s I believe it's from the Mercedes/Dodge Sprinter vans...
The only problem that I see at the moment is that the turbo has a electronically controlled Variable Nozzle Turbine (VNT) fans...
Hopefully I'll find a cheap, vacuum-controlled/mechanical actuator to replace the electronic one.

pics taken from ebay auction - my cameras are broken.

 

[neox.286]

how much did you get it for?

 

[Prodigy]

$3.94

I need to start playing with numbers to see if I should rebuild the extra KA24E (truck engine) or buy a used KA24DE + trans.

I think that I'll have the variable vanes at a fixed position until I figure out a way to control them with the rpms.

The good thing about this is that I can work on turbo manifold at the house... (see : why the 240sx isn't primered yet)

 

[2.0t03speed]

prodigy i have a sr20det t25 that i used on my ka24de. ill sell you that dirt cheap if you want that way you dont have to go and custom fab a mani and downpipe =)

 

[2.0t03speed]

BTW the ka24de is a truck engine too =) came in the xterra and frontier

 

[2.0t03speed]

www.ka-t.org is a great place to learn about setups you can use and ways to tune the ka motor. thats where i learned most of my stuff.Also www.zilvia.net is a GREAT place to get parts. you can get sr20 injectors and almost everything else on there all day long

 

[MiaTurbo]

So, how's the paint job so far?

 

[Prodigy]

Thanks for the links - PM is coming your way.
It looks like the gt22v is going to need a rebuild.. and I can't seem to locate a rebuild kit.

At least it'll make a nice paper weight in the dorms once I clean it up a bit.

So, how's the paint job so far?

The hood, rear hatch, fenders, and front bumper cover have primer.
My plans are to rebuild the next engine(SR20DE/KA24DE) in the garage until summer when I can bring the car down here from the lake house.