Building my dream 240.. care to help? LS3 power, Kouki, more..

[BoostyMcZface]

Sooo, I'm currently deployed and making a shopping list. just wondering what you guys think and if I'm forgetting anything important. Basis of build: little bit o road course, little bit o drag / airstrip attack.. and some Gumball style events in between, all while being fairly comfortable to drive. No stance, No stretched tires, not slammed, etc. Maybe some car shows, so it will be all one color and as clean as possible(within reason). I had a 95 no sunroof SE as my first car in highschool, which I wrecked. This is my second one. I also own a Z with more than a bit of blood, sweat and hard work into it. I do pretty much all my own work, and if I haven't done it, i'll try and learn how. Anyway.

The list!

-Fueled performance racing complete LSX swap kit + fuel kit
-L33 5.3
-T7575 Turbonetics turbo
-T56 Magnum
-Q45 rear diff
-Full cage
-Red 370z Akebonos front and rear+SS lines(370 hub / ebrake assy maybe instead of Z32)
-Custom header back x pipe exhaust w/ cutouts and cats w/ stock looking muffler
-Black OZ Racing Challenge HLT 18x9+20 18x10+25 wheels (for now, we'll see about others later)
-Gray paint, either Porsche Black Gray or something gunmetal metallic
-15 Gal Fuel Cell
-MCA Suspension X-R Series
-SPL bushings and arms

To be figured out
-Clutch package
-Hood / aero. something vented but clean. maybe small spoiler for drag.
-Body kit stuff. want something subtle, not sure what.
-Seats! I like OMP, Brides, Sparco (Evo and Pro2000) and Recaro. not sure which fit me best yet, 5'11 170. we'll see. also not sure on sliders.
-Audio: typical touch screen, decent mids and tweeters, probably 1 12" woofer


I think that's about it.

[XMcEvilson]

I'll believe it when I see it scrub

[JM216S14]

ughhhhhhhhhhhh

[zeitgeist]

Dont blow all of your deployment money on a car. All that stuff is going to add up far more than what you think and I almost guarentee you'll go into debt(If you are around the rank I assume)

If you would have caught me earlier I would have sold you mine before I left Lewis. Now its across the country

[KAT-PWR]

Another pipe dream thread....


Tight.

[deolio]

cool

story

bro

[turboshoebox]

how is someones dream car going the boring way of dropping a ls1 in a car and not something cool like a tomei rb28 or maxworx sr22vet?

[BoostyMcZface]

There's a few reasons I don't want another boosted car at the moment. I already have 3. I know there's 'cooler' motor setups and different ways of doing it. I saw big dream builds on the 370z forum all the time that no one ever actually went through with. So I get it. I'm here for advice and insight, not to just say a bunch of shit and disappear in a few months.

[BoostyMcZface]

Originally Posted by zeitgeist

Dont blow all of your deployment money on a car. All that stuff is going to add up far more than what you think and I almost guarentee you'll go into debt(If you are around the rank I assume)

If you would have caught me earlier I would have sold you mine before I left Lewis. Now its across the country

Appreciate the advice man. Rather than doing a corvette or something I chose another Nissan. Wanted another since I had my first. If I do it right I can keep it for a long time. I'm a single sergeant. All I do in my spare time is cars and it's what I'd like to do on the outside if I don't stick with jets. Just one of those things.. and doing it all myself saves me a ton of cash on top of it all

[BOROSUN]

I have the same build expect w/ erod. all I can recommend is fortune auto and PBmax everything except sway bars, I use sikky and ISR (rear).

the rest is whatever your taste.

[tuzzio]

The car scene was cooler when people built cars with parts they thought were rad, not what the internet told them to buy.

[derass]

But even that has now gone down the gutter. The DIW thread is full of evidence.

[rawgarage]

Originally Posted by deolio

cool

story

bro

This thread better live up to this!

[BoostyMcZface]

If you build stuff you want to drive and will enjoy, it's money well spent. I have too many friends who have built cars to tailor to what will win at shows and stuff and they end up hating their car. I was the first known person to boost a 370z in Washington state a few years ago and I did it in my garage and kept it a sleeper and semi secret for a couple years. I didn't win any shows but I love that car and have a blast driving it. You can see the build on the 370z forum under snowsurfdirtx, it's red and has white TE37s on it now with a Tomei, so it's not really a sleeper anymore, but I'd rather not race it and beat the hell out of it so I'm doing the 240. And I'm doing this build for me, cause I want to. Just here for a bit of advice and knowledge. There's so many slammed, stretched tire builds to sift through to find what parts work well for what I want it to do that I made this account and asked for opinions. I know there's a lot of good information and cool people here so I joined. There's always more to learn lol.. but I appreciate the advice.

I have been scoping out the fortune coils, the pb max stuff looks great too. The car has all ebay (I think) suspension on it at the moment from the previous owner so I want to replace it all and get shit I can trust. Looking up reviews is hard too because the country I'm in filters results so it can be hard to find stuff. Like I know kwv3s and full spl suspension would work great but there's a lot of brands I haven't heard of that seem to make great stuff but aren't as astronomically priced as the main stream parts

[Skilz10179]

Keep it oem kouki, no aftermarket aero. Also, get a S15 diff.

[XMcEvilson]

when I read 150 shot of nitrous, it makes me think of ricer kids at the highscool lunch table. if you're really going to put it together that's cool man. but don't forget to pick up 2 of the big ones from Harry's

[JM216S14]

doublepost

[JM216S14]

Originally Posted by XMcEvilson

when I read 150 shot of nitrous, it makes me think of ricer kids at the highscool lunch table. if you're really going to put it together that's cool man. but don't forget to pick up 2 of the big ones from Harry's

[silviaks2nr]

buy an old muscle car and do a pro touring theme with it. It will be a much better driving car/investment.

[Jorgs_7]

I guess there would be a few things I see here:

You're going to be DEEP into this. Full paint, body, drivetrain, EMS, suspension, interior, etc. Id guess 25k$ at LEAST.

All godspeed suspension is complete (ebay) shit.

Add another 1000$ for wiring
Add another 2000$ for all the bull shit.

But sounds awesome, if you can swing it financially. What's your budget?

[LockOn!]

Originally Posted by BoostyMcZface

Dream 240

LSX

touch screen

12" woofer

[driftsucky]

DO THIS


But paint it greenish. Done.
or



or do this..but paint it reddish. done

I like LS's in cars that aren't corvettes.

[OBEEWON]

How you gonna car show with no stance? Dafuq?

[benarovi]

bro im gonna help you out on this one.
first before even getting the car, buy the biggest widest lowest offset wheels possible. girls love cambergang bro do it.
then just get a stock ass car and add a shit load of camber to tuck da wheels camber it bro -12 at least. thats all you need to do. then just get a bunch of pictures parked at a car meet with your vape and become insta famous. dont even drive it. just get it towed to the car meet.

[turbo2nr]

^^^ this.

this guy figured out the car scene in 2016.

[OBEEWON]

Or just get a Mustang and run people over.

Your IG will be poppin'

[Cnoevo22]

Sounds good but it expensive and some of the parts are getting harder to find. I'm doing something similar, with the rear end and finding a pre 94 q45 is tough. Good luck though.

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[derass]

Fuck it, Winters Quick-change while we're at it.

[BoostyMcZface]

I thought about oldschool. I used to help out on a vara and hsr west porsche team and there was some badass stuff that ran with us. I'll save that build for later.
I already own the car, found one just like my first own I had in highschool and swooped it up.

Jorge, yeah it's going to be a big build. You're right on with how much my spread sheet came out to. 20-25k is what I came up with depending on deals. Ordering my spl stuff tomorrow, super cool dudes to chat with. Debating coils still. Looking at Feal, we'll see what they email me back with. I still need to do some research, two way would be nice but it's not a deal breaker. I was definitely joking about godspeed. Though a buddy of mine runs their monomax with swifts on his r32 track car and likes em. Rear diff I may have a hook up on a Tomei setup. I know nice stuff is getting hard to find, so much gets ruined every year

The red 240 looks great, the green too but a little low and stretched for my liking. Nice motor choice

No thanks on negative offsets and huge camber. Lol it saddens me seeing stuff you can't use to its full potential.

Mustang... I'd rock a termi..or a late 60s fastback.. but cars and coffee bystanders lives matter

[zeitgeist]

How long have you been in WA? Im surprised i never saw you around

I would definately recommend kw coils. I had a megan/swift combo that were better than fortune auto. No experience with feal.
The koni/gc setup can be a hit or miss. When i got them used off someone, they felt great but ride height was all jacked up, with the car monster trucking in the front. To try and compensate, the previous owner lowered them using the spring adjustment, which eventually resulted in blown struts. Its a big gamble with the amount of money spent