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09-25-2018, 06:05 PM | #1 |
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Will 240s and Sr20dets will still be popular in another 20 years?
Do you think 240s and Sr20dets will still be popular in another 20 years? It seems in the past 13 years the popularity for the 240 has died a lot. I’d also imagine Srs and 240s will be hard to find one day.
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09-25-2018, 07:47 PM | #3 |
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I definitely think they will be popular in 20 years time. They will be rare asf though and will be a rare occurrence to see on the road.
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09-26-2018, 04:57 AM | #5 |
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I first got into 240s around 2005. Iv definitely noticed a decline of 240s on the road around the Tampa Bay Are over the past 13ish years (modded and stock). 2019 I can get a classic car tag for my coupe. There will always be a core 240 following. As for Srs, it seems Nissan Japan sold a lot of Silvia’s. Srs shouldn’t get hard to find for a very long time.
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09-26-2018, 06:20 AM | #6 |
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I think sr20 will be way harder and lot more $. I used to be able to pick up s13 sr20 complete swaps( Motor trans ECU wire harness maf) for 1500 bucks all day every day,now my dude is getting $2500-2800. So I will never buy another sr. As for the Chassis i think they r getting more rare with time but don't think they will ever bring crazy $ for the simple fact you can buy the z33 for 5k now and it's a way better chassis all around and don't need to motor swap it. 80% of 240sx are shit boxs. The whole missile craze is what ruined the drift seen for me. Drift events should be a rolling car show.
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09-26-2018, 07:45 AM | #7 | |
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The only Srs for sale that are $1500-2000 now a days are pieces of trash that people have been beating on for years now. I actually just picked up a complete s15 engine set w/ tranny for $3200 picked up. The guy pulled it out of his bone stock s15 with 40k on it. Got to actually see the s15 run and drive before buying the swap. The car sat in his garage in Florida for the past 3 years, only turned it on to charge the battery and circulate the fluids around. It also seems the SR is being replaced with LS swaps. I personally know more people with LS swapped 240s then Sr swapped. |
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I've bought 3 z33 for 6k and under I picked up one for 3500 don't get me wrong they were far from mint but they r out there just have to search every day. Good deal don't last long.
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09-26-2018, 07:14 AM | #10 |
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THat's the thing. Non one wanted a 350Z a few years ago and you didn't have to look far for a clean stock chassis. Not the case any more.
If I have to drive 7+ hours or have to search tirelessly for clean chassis, then the cheap, under 5k shipped has sailed.... I could throw a stone and hit 3-5 clean 350Z under 5K a few years ago |
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S-Chassis will always have a following, but day by day those numbers are dropping. Drifting is cool, but the beat and trashy thing got out of hand real fast a few years ago and its a bummer.
240's fell off a bit when people realized that drifting an E36 was very simple to do as well. And 350z's as stated above are going to be the next s-chassis, for all the 240 peoples children. That being said, drift tax sucks if you're trying to buy, but shit, a few years from now my coupe will be a 30K, so keep crashing em, suckers. On the subject of the SR, I never understood the hype when they were $1500-2K for a full swap (not trying to start a KA vs SR argument, just my opinion) BUT its insane theyre 3K now. (the prices of KA's are arguably worse inflation) wait until JZ's go up in price. |
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https://www.ebay.com/p/JDM-89-93-Nis...3535261&chn=ps $2,999 for an s13 blacktop. Want a notchtop? $3,500 https://www.ebay.com/itm/JDM-NISSAN-...QAAOSw6sdbbwxR
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P.S People who think LS or 2JZ swaps are the new hotness. Yes and no. The reason why people buy a SR is because you can drop it in over the weekend and spend barely $1000 + engine to have it done $1000 on a 2JZ swap gets you an oil pan.......Definitely out of the missile crowd budget for sure |
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The part about the Genesis made me laugh. This whole paragraph is why I tell myself to keep my Type X. Quote:
...then, like your threads, this information is totally irrelevant. Thanks again.
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Maybe they went up in price because they became a popular swap for non-S chassis? I see them in a lot of odd things these days.
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I'm think supply and demand. People have been importing this engines for over a decade. As the supply dries up prices go up.
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dannnnnnnnnnnnnnngggg https://www.autotrader.ca/a/nissan/s..._15_21&sprx=-1 edit: S chassis for comparison https://www.autotrader.ca/a/nissan/s...=1_8_8&sprx=-1
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09-26-2018, 08:20 AM | #22 |
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Literally 2jzgte engine sets are selling for around the same price as red top SR20s.
And yes driving a beat up drift machine held together with zip ties around town got old really quick for a lot of us. Now I’m older I’m building a clean and fun weekend 240 with AC. |
09-26-2018, 11:47 AM | #23 |
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10 years from now, the S-chassis will be about as sought after and popular as the S30 and 510 are today. The Z33/34, 86 will be the new go to cheapshit econoboxes buzzing and bouncing around town, with the Genesis coupe falling into obscurity like the Dodge Conquest and Fiero. All of their owners will have deep seated inferiority complexes about Mustang & Camaro drivers, just like today.
If you like the 2J now, you better get one before the new Supra drops. The way Toyota is talking about it being 2J compatible, those motors are going to disappear almost overnight. Hell, go grab an N/A one to build if you have to.
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prices for SR motor sets have gone up quite a bit in Japanland too! roughly $1800-$2000 for a complete set with lower miles
S13s will always be in high demand, but they will be rare. the S13 is probably the most coveted of the the S-Chassis in the US. i dont plan on getting rid of mine for a LONG time. the ONLY other S-Chassis i will ever consider owning after my current S13 is a pristine and nicely kept S15 Spec-R Aero when they become US legal. i will gladly dish out the money for one and keep it nice! no track duty, no beating on it, just add coils, control arms, replace any worn bushings, drop on nice wheels, add front mount and nice exhaust and do nothin but cruise in it! |
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I wish I had a connect in J land that could hook it up. 2G's for the engine and trans + 500 for shipping and 200 finder fee would be doable. With today's prices, the thought of swapping my car gets further and further away.....
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09-28-2018, 12:35 PM | #27 | |
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I imagine we will be seeing more JDM Zenkis and Koukis on the streets in the next few years. They will start becoming legal very soon. I think another 9 years and S15s will start becoming legal. And I’m sure there will be a long line of people that will buy one (including myself).
Just look how the US market has become flooded with R32 gtst. Sorry for any Non GTR R32 owners, but I definitely think people should look at other opinions or save the money for something better. Quote:
I wonder if SRs are cheaper in Canada or the UK because they actually have Silvia’s in those countries? |
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I would think there won't be many Silvia's running around because so many have been chopped up for the SR's in them. Yea see no way I would pay 2500 or more for a redtop. A notchtop sure.
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10-19-2018, 12:41 PM | #29 | |
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Before that I’ll mention this, I just paid $3200 for a complete S15 swap with a brand new Driftworks duelmass delete flywheel. I went to Orlando and actually drove the S15 before purchasing the engine to verify all was good. They pulled it out and I picked it up next day. On to numbers, I’m just going to keep it simple. I’ll post the links below, there is way to much info to post here. Very interesting information about rare Silvia’s and colors. I also didn’t notice a link for s14’s. In any case there should still be a good number of Silvia’s running around......for now. I now am wondering how many Sr20det and Silvia’s have been brought to the states over the past 15ish years. 20,000, 30,000 engines? Maybe a couple hundred Silvias. Total S15 built 43097 S15s (41954 coupe and 1143 convertible) 38741 Japanese Silvias (37598 coupe, 1143 convertible) 3879 Australian 200SX 477 New Zealand 200SX Total 302,761 JDM S13s built 4 colours (4J1, 4J2, 6G1, TK3) were only used once, and 5G9 twice. https://www.carthrottle.com/post/49lbl5o/ https://www.carthrottle.com/post/vrd8p66/ |
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09-29-2018, 01:35 AM | #30 |
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I bought my blacktop s13 in 2014 for $1400, now they are going for $3000+. Gone are the times when the JDM importers had a stockpile and you could swap one in on the weekend after blowing one up...
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