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thelinja · 11-16-2002, 12:35 PM

OK, this guy is trying to convince me that 180SX's have either the CA18 and the SR20.  My argument is that the 180sx is called that because the ca18 has 1.8 liters of displacement.  Hence the name 180SX.  And if it has the sr20, it's a 200SX, because of the 2.0 liter displacement.  He claims that both cars are named 180SX.  But then again, this is coming from someone who insists on calling his usdm S13 hatch a 180SX simply because he got the 180sx taillight...Who is right here?

*ca18guy* · 11-16-2002, 03:00 PM

Your friend is right. If you would like to be even more confused, I own a 200sx with a ca18det engine.

thelinja · 11-16-2002, 03:59 PM

man that's wierd, doesn't make any sense <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/eh.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':eh:'> Is there a website that I can go to read about stuff like this?

misnomer · 11-16-2002, 10:35 PM

The 180sx is essentially a fastback s13. It gets it's namesake from it's original engine, the 1.8 liter ca18de (turbo and n/a versions). 180s were in Japan and Australlia iirc, called the 200sx in Britain (same engine, dunno where the name comes from) and the 240sx in the US (2.4 liter KA24). Later on, not sure of the exact model year, the CA was discontinued and replaced with the SR20 motors. Model name remained the same up through the end of the s13 in the later '90s. Other naming convention fuckups happened with the '80s with the 200sx (s12), which had 1.8, 2.0 (methinks), and 3.0 liter engines. 200sx also messed up the conventions in the middle nineties to be a rebadged Sentra.

CoasTek240 · 11-17-2002, 10:12 AM

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (misnomer @ Nov. 16 2002,12:35)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">The 180sx is essentially a fastback s13. It gets it's namesake from it's original engine, the 1.8 liter ca18de (turbo and n/a versions). 180s were in Japan and Australlia iirc, called the 200sx in Britain (same engine, dunno where the name comes from) and the 240sx in the US (2.4 liter KA24). Later on, not sure of the exact model year, the CA was discontinued and replaced with the SR20 motors. Model name remained the same up through the end of the s13 in the later '90s. Other naming convention fuckups happened with the '80s with the 200sx (s12), which had 1.8, 2.0 (methinks), and 3.0 liter engines. 200sx also messed up the conventions in the middle nineties to be a rebadged Sentra.</td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'>
well that's by far the most consise way to explain that whole shennanigan i have seen in a while.. nicely stated <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/thumbs-up.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':thumbsup:'>

11-16-2002, 10:35 PM	#4
misnomer Nissanaholic! Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Nevada Posts: 2,293 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	The 180sx is essentially a fastback s13. It gets it's namesake from it's original engine, the 1.8 liter ca18de (turbo and n/a versions). 180s were in Japan and Australlia iirc, called the 200sx in Britain (same engine, dunno where the name comes from) and the 240sx in the US (2.4 liter KA24). Later on, not sure of the exact model year, the CA was discontinued and replaced with the SR20 motors. Model name remained the same up through the end of the s13 in the later '90s. Other naming convention fuckups happened with the '80s with the 200sx (s12), which had 1.8, 2.0 (methinks), and 3.0 liter engines. 200sx also messed up the conventions in the middle nineties to be a rebadged Sentra. __________________ Rowsdower saves us and saves all the world!

11-16-2002, 12:35 PM	#1
thelinja Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: New Jersey Posts: 1,466 Trader Rating: (3) Rides Gallery: thelinja Feedback Score: 3 reviews	OK, this guy is trying to convince me that 180SX's have either the CA18 and the SR20.  My argument is that the 180sx is called that because the ca18 has 1.8 liters of displacement.  Hence the name 180SX.  And if it has the sr20, it's a 200SX, because of the 2.0 liter displacement.  He claims that both cars are named 180SX.  But then again, this is coming from someone who insists on calling his usdm S13 hatch a 180SX simply because he got the 180sx taillight...Who is right here?

11-16-2002, 03:00 PM	#2
ca18guy Premium Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Clearwater FL Age: 42 Posts: 3,226 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: ca18guy Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Your friend is right. If you would like to be even more confused, I own a 200sx with a ca18det engine.

11-16-2002, 03:59 PM	#3
thelinja Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: New Jersey Posts: 1,466 Trader Rating: (3) Rides Gallery: thelinja Feedback Score: 3 reviews	man that's wierd, doesn't make any sense <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/eh.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':eh:'> Is there a website that I can go to read about stuff like this?

11-17-2002, 10:12 AM	#5
CoasTek240 Post Whore! Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: VA Age: 40 Posts: 3,034 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (misnomer @ Nov. 16 2002,12:35)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">The 180sx is essentially a fastback s13. It gets it's namesake from it's original engine, the 1.8 liter ca18de (turbo and n/a versions). 180s were in Japan and Australlia iirc, called the 200sx in Britain (same engine, dunno where the name comes from) and the 240sx in the US (2.4 liter KA24). Later on, not sure of the exact model year, the CA was discontinued and replaced with the SR20 motors. Model name remained the same up through the end of the s13 in the later '90s. Other naming convention fuckups happened with the '80s with the 200sx (s12), which had 1.8, 2.0 (methinks), and 3.0 liter engines. 200sx also messed up the conventions in the middle nineties to be a rebadged Sentra.</td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'> well that's by far the most consise way to explain that whole shennanigan i have seen in a while.. nicely stated <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/thumbs-up.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':thumbsup:'>