sohc swap vs. dohc swap - Zilvia.net Forums | Nissan 240SX (Silvia) and Z (Fairlady) Car Forum

mkddoc · 10-26-2002, 11:14 AM

I'm going to look at a 240 today, low miles, 3500 bucks, 5spd. coupe driven by a girl, at a dealer in cleveland.

I'm assuming that it will be 89 or 90 sohc, and i am planning on doing the sr swap eventually. I'm wondering if it is worth it to wait and find a dohc car in the first place to save me the trouble of swapping sohc to dohc, or if i should just not worry about it if it's a good deal.

Also if there are any things i should look for on the 240 that i wouldn't think of i'd like to know what those are.

mkddoc · 10-28-2002, 04:51 PM

someone knows damnit

huevos · 10-28-2002, 06:14 PM

if its a good deal, get the car. I havn't done the sr swap, but I think with the sohc you only have to use the dohc ps lines and gage cluster.
Try looking at heavythrottle.com or sportcompactcarweb.com for swap info.
If the car is a hatch, look for rust around the rear spoiler.
good luck trying to find a 240 <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/thumbs-up.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':thumbsup:'>

10-26-2002, 11:14 AM	#1
mkddoc Join Date: Jul 2001 Posts: 33 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I'm going to look at a 240 today, low miles, 3500 bucks, 5spd. coupe driven by a girl, at a dealer in cleveland. I'm assuming that it will be 89 or 90 sohc, and i am planning on doing the sr swap eventually. I'm wondering if it is worth it to wait and find a dohc car in the first place to save me the trouble of swapping sohc to dohc, or if i should just not worry about it if it's a good deal. Also if there are any things i should look for on the 240 that i wouldn't think of i'd like to know what those are. __________________ "We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful what we pretend to be" - Kurt Vonnegut "To be great is to be misunderstood" - Emerson

10-28-2002, 04:51 PM	#2
mkddoc Join Date: Jul 2001 Posts: 33 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	someone knows damnit __________________ "We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful what we pretend to be" - Kurt Vonnegut "To be great is to be misunderstood" - Emerson

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10-28-2002, 06:14 PM	#3
huevos Leaky Injector Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Spokane Age: 42 Posts: 64 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	if its a good deal, get the car. I havn't done the sr swap, but I think with the sohc you only have to use the dohc ps lines and gage cluster. Try looking at heavythrottle.com or sportcompactcarweb.com for swap info. If the car is a hatch, look for rust around the rear spoiler. good luck trying to find a 240 <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/thumbs-up.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':thumbsup:'>