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*ca18guy* · 09-18-2001, 02:11 PM

I have to agree with Whacked on this one, Focal Wheels look alittle wierd. If you like em more power to ya.

09-18-2001, 02:57 PM

my wheels:

the second from the right.  17-18 lbs for less than half the price of volks.  and about focal wheels, if it weren't for francine dee, no one would've even given that company a second look

09-18-2001, 02:59 PM

and regarding k&n.  most companies use their own filters.  can't think of a company that uses k&n anymore.  don't know if thats a reflection of k&n quality, or just the other companies wanting to make more profit by manufacturing their own filters.  as far as i know with the injen intakes, the injen filters have performed better than the k&ns in the injen intakes.

09-18-2001, 03:34 PM

Not recommended: ANYTHING THAT HAS TENZO-R on it (even if the sales-guys tell you it's "universal"). And an OBX shifter. And that's all. (GReddy over Hotshot-always)

(Edited by s13grl at 3:36 pm on Sep. 18, 2001)

AmericanBornSilvia · 09-18-2001, 08:10 PM

lol anyone have any comments on trust?

09-19-2001, 07:27 AM

GReddy and Trust are the same companies. Trust is the name they use in Japan. They've been on the market for a while, and established a certain level of "trust" amongst their customers. I have their exhaust, and I'm happy. I also have their sticker and it gave me much horsepower. If they made a header that fit my 240 I'd have that too but they don't. My two pennies!

AmericanBornSilvia · 09-19-2001, 07:04 PM

rofl. iono but i like trust alot better? (must be all the japanese folks i hang around with =)

09-20-2001, 07:19 AM

Peer pressure!!!

MingMing · 09-20-2001, 03:26 PM

Don't get those gay altezza tail lites!
oh my god so ugly, esp on cars that don't go w/ it, even on cars that sorta do
shizz if u want clear lites, take off the cover <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':p'> saves u some money, and u mite be able to sell the cover on ebay

09-20-2001, 07:38 PM

OK: Never get the little light-up washer squirter thingies. Umm... I don't think anyone makes Altezzas for our cars, so... that's dismissed. I would personally never get a GT-R sticker <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'> and would never get a big floppy wing. Also, don't buy Racing Hart wheels. That's all!

Don't be a rice-boy!

10-31-2001, 09:15 PM

Okay this kinda changes the subject, but I am gonna be honest. I am new at this and have only been reading up on this the past couple of months. Why does everyone go out and but the sr20det. With turbo its only 205. If you put a turbo on the ka24d you get 250-270. Also money no being an issue, can you twin turbo a s13?

10-31-2001, 09:53 PM

I don't recommend OBX products, but I do have an OBX strut tower bar and it works 9pretty hard to mess up a metal bar tho..).  K&N are good filters, but I've replaced mine with a Blitz filter and much more happy iwth it since its all metal and easier to wash than the K&N element.  I hate Pace setter, Tenzo-R, and anything else with a pseudo-japanese name but is obviously a SoCal company. Go with the *real* macoy, go with Japanese products. Quality is the best, and they know their cars much better IMHO.  Trust, Apexi, HKS, NISMO.  

Drift Style S14 · 10-31-2001, 10:24 PM

Wacked all i got to say is that, if you did and i mean did have a 11 second civic. all it will ever be is a civic. you want to run with the big boys you drive a nissan.  you want to make a car fast and have hella respect then you build up a nissan. everyone and there mothers can make a 11 second civic.

banh mi · 10-31-2001, 11:08 PM

...everyone and their moms with 30gs to spend can have an 11 sec civic.....I don't know about whacked spending all that money on a civic and then knocking volk and racing hart wheels.....in my opinion those companies produce some quality wheels that look pretty good too...and racing hart discontinued some models because there are so many replicas out there....but whatever floats your boat...

10-31-2001, 11:24 PM

haha..the post about the blue and red lights..cracked me up..haha...shit i'd do the same too...haha...hmm.. sorry products..APC, Weapon R, All the Generic shit you can find..with wack ass names like sumone already said...all that "R" shit sucks..TOP TUNERS USE HKS, GReddy, Apex'i, all that brand name shit that no one can afford that comes straight from japan...thats the shit..not all are the shit though...and also do not use any of the crappy ass Fuel Enhancer or any of that prolong shit..any engine/fuel additives will harm your car...don't use none..Except Techron...makes a improvement...for me at least...

91CRXsiR · 11-01-2001, 01:24 AM

dont get those loud ass annoying exhuasts that make the whole neighborhood wake up .. it just causes you trouble.. if you can get a free flowing exhaust w/ some piping thats cool.. but dont get those $50.00 mufflers that make your car sound like a farting tin can

tenzo-r .. some of thier stuff is ok.. it all depends on which part.

racing hart rims are more for the show scene.
if you want performance then you'll have to stick with a good o' set of 15X7 rims..

*transient* · 11-01-2001, 10:15 AM

Yo drift, what the crap is that supposed to mean? Seriously dood, an 11 second car is an 11 second car. I mean, yeah, I like nissan way better, and I'd probably never own a honda, but still, a fast car is a fast car.

Gold240se · 11-01-2001, 02:13 PM

I got a $45 k&n replacement, and I like it.  You notice the difference more on the top end, probably cuz there's more air moving around under the hood.  Maybe 2-4 hp.  I needed a new filter anyway, and now I never need to buy another, unless I get an Injen

mike grandi · 11-01-2001, 02:20 PM

what can you guys run the 1/4 mile in? i was just wondering. adn also i have a OBX short shifter coming, whats the deal with them? they that back? (i hope so)

i have a K & N intake but i want to get a weapon R intake. whats better? i heard that the weapon R sounds better but doesnt add anything.
-Mike

S13Grl · 11-01-2001, 03:12 PM

never mind

(Edited by S13Grl at 6<img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wow.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':0'>9 pm on Nov. 1, 2001)

Chokudori · 11-01-2001, 03:19 PM

Don't get stillen pop-charger for the 240SX. Not that it's bad. But you might as well just get the Injen intake for a little more $.

(Edited by Chokudori at 3:20 pm on Nov. 1, 2001)

matic 240sx · 11-01-2001, 10:00 PM

focals... nasty nasty nasty, there is a SATURN club on the coast and half of them have focals...   they got them off of e-bay for dirt cheap...  some shop couldn't sell them.   K&Ns take to much time to "recharge" in other words get the dirt off and reoil it... i never do it.. im prolly gonna get a aem filter or something that you can just spray off...  OBX mufflers are sorry...  my bottomed out one time and it trashed the muffler...

09-18-2001, 02:11 PM	#31
ca18guy Premium Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Clearwater FL Age: 41 Posts: 3,226 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: ca18guy Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I have to agree with Whacked on this one, Focal Wheels look alittle wierd. If you like em more power to ya.

09-18-2001, 02:57 PM	#32
Guest Posts: n/a	my wheels: the second from the right.  17-18 lbs for less than half the price of volks.  and about focal wheels, if it weren't for francine dee, no one would've even given that company a second look

09-18-2001, 02:59 PM	#33
Guest Posts: n/a	and regarding k&n.  most companies use their own filters.  can't think of a company that uses k&n anymore.  don't know if thats a reflection of k&n quality, or just the other companies wanting to make more profit by manufacturing their own filters.  as far as i know with the injen intakes, the injen filters have performed better than the k&ns in the injen intakes.

09-18-2001, 03:34 PM	#34
Guest Posts: n/a	Not recommended: ANYTHING THAT HAS TENZO-R on it (even if the sales-guys tell you it's "universal"). And an OBX shifter. And that's all. (GReddy over Hotshot-always) (Edited by s13grl at 3:36 pm on Sep. 18, 2001)

09-18-2001, 08:10 PM	#35
AmericanBornSilvia Leaky Injector Join Date: Jul 2001 Posts: 101 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	lol anyone have any comments on trust?

09-19-2001, 07:27 AM	#36
Guest Posts: n/a	GReddy and Trust are the same companies. Trust is the name they use in Japan. They've been on the market for a while, and established a certain level of "trust" amongst their customers. I have their exhaust, and I'm happy. I also have their sticker and it gave me much horsepower. If they made a header that fit my 240 I'd have that too but they don't. My two pennies!

09-19-2001, 07:04 PM	#37
AmericanBornSilvia Leaky Injector Join Date: Jul 2001 Posts: 101 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	rofl. iono but i like trust alot better? (must be all the japanese folks i hang around with =)

09-20-2001, 03:26 PM	#39
MingMing Zilvia Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 174 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Don't get those gay altezza tail lites! oh my god so ugly, esp on cars that don't go w/ it, even on cars that sorta do shizz if u want clear lites, take off the cover <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':p'> saves u some money, and u mite be able to sell the cover on ebay

09-20-2001, 07:38 PM	#40
Guest Posts: n/a	OK: Never get the little light-up washer squirter thingies. Umm... I don't think anyone makes Altezzas for our cars, so... that's dismissed. I would personally never get a GT-R sticker <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'> and would never get a big floppy wing. Also, don't buy Racing Hart wheels. That's all! Don't be a rice-boy!

10-31-2001, 09:15 PM	#41
Guest Posts: n/a	Okay this kinda changes the subject, but I am gonna be honest. I am new at this and have only been reading up on this the past couple of months. Why does everyone go out and but the sr20det. With turbo its only 205. If you put a turbo on the ka24d you get 250-270. Also money no being an issue, can you twin turbo a s13?

10-31-2001, 09:53 PM	#42
Guest Posts: n/a	I don't recommend OBX products, but I do have an OBX strut tower bar and it works 9pretty hard to mess up a metal bar tho..).  K&N are good filters, but I've replaced mine with a Blitz filter and much more happy iwth it since its all metal and easier to wash than the K&N element.  I hate Pace setter, Tenzo-R, and anything else with a pseudo-japanese name but is obviously a SoCal company. Go with the real macoy, go with Japanese products. Quality is the best, and they know their cars much better IMHO.  Trust, Apexi, HKS, NISMO.

10-31-2001, 10:24 PM	#43
Drift Style S14 Zilvia Addict Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: ............ Age: 41 Posts: 602 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Wacked all i got to say is that, if you did and i mean did have a 11 second civic. all it will ever be is a civic. you want to run with the big boys you drive a nissan.  you want to make a car fast and have hella respect then you build up a nissan. everyone and there mothers can make a 11 second civic.

10-31-2001, 11:08 PM	#44
banh mi Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 27 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	...everyone and their moms with 30gs to spend can have an 11 sec civic.....I don't know about whacked spending all that money on a civic and then knocking volk and racing hart wheels.....in my opinion those companies produce some quality wheels that look pretty good too...and racing hart discontinued some models because there are so many replicas out there....but whatever floats your boat...

10-31-2001, 11:24 PM	#45
Guest Posts: n/a	haha..the post about the blue and red lights..cracked me up..haha...shit i'd do the same too...haha...hmm.. sorry products..APC, Weapon R, All the Generic shit you can find..with wack ass names like sumone already said...all that "R" shit sucks..TOP TUNERS USE HKS, GReddy, Apex'i, all that brand name shit that no one can afford that comes straight from japan...thats the shit..not all are the shit though...and also do not use any of the crappy ass Fuel Enhancer or any of that prolong shit..any engine/fuel additives will harm your car...don't use none..Except Techron...makes a improvement...for me at least...

11-01-2001, 01:24 AM	#46
91CRXsiR Nissanaholic! Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: City of Industry, CA [626] Age: 41 Posts: 2,092 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	dont get those loud ass annoying exhuasts that make the whole neighborhood wake up .. it just causes you trouble.. if you can get a free flowing exhaust w/ some piping thats cool.. but dont get those $50.00 mufflers that make your car sound like a farting tin can tenzo-r .. some of thier stuff is ok.. it all depends on which part. racing hart rims are more for the show scene. if you want performance then you'll have to stick with a good o' set of 15X7 rims..

11-01-2001, 10:15 AM	#47
transient Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Los Angeles, California Age: 40 Posts: 2,947 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Yo drift, what the crap is that supposed to mean? Seriously dood, an 11 second car is an 11 second car. I mean, yeah, I like nissan way better, and I'd probably never own a honda, but still, a fast car is a fast car.

11-01-2001, 02:13 PM	#48
Gold240se Leaky Injector Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 140 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I got a $45 k&n replacement, and I like it.  You notice the difference more on the top end, probably cuz there's more air moving around under the hood.  Maybe 2-4 hp.  I needed a new filter anyway, and now I never need to buy another, unless I get an Injen

11-01-2001, 02:20 PM	#49
mike grandi Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 1 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	what can you guys run the 1/4 mile in? i was just wondering. adn also i have a OBX short shifter coming, whats the deal with them? they that back? (i hope so) i have a K & N intake but i want to get a weapon R intake. whats better? i heard that the weapon R sounds better but doesnt add anything. -Mike

11-01-2001, 03:12 PM	#50
S13Grl Married to the Mob Join Date: Dec 2000 Age: 43 Posts: 3,670 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	never mind (Edited by S13Grl at 6<img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wow.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':0'>9 pm on Nov. 1, 2001)

11-01-2001, 03:19 PM	#51
Chokudori Zilvia Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Colorado Posts: 249 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Don't get stillen pop-charger for the 240SX. Not that it's bad. But you might as well just get the Injen intake for a little more $. (Edited by Chokudori at 3:20 pm on Nov. 1, 2001)

11-01-2001, 10:00 PM	#52
matic 240sx Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: las vegas Age: 41 Posts: 798 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: matic 240sx Feedback Score: 0 reviews	focals... nasty nasty nasty, there is a SATURN club on the coast and half of them have focals...   they got them off of e-bay for dirt cheap...  some shop couldn't sell them.   K&Ns take to much time to "recharge" in other words get the dirt off and reoil it... i never do it.. im prolly gonna get a aem filter or something that you can just spray off...  OBX mufflers are sorry...  my bottomed out one time and it trashed the muffler...