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Cheesegr8er · 07-02-2005, 10:41 PM

Ok, I first got into mortorsports through D1/JGTC. I went to the "GT Live" event last December and have fallen in love with motorsports ever since (F1, WRC, Super GT, D1, autocross/gymkhana, etc.). I guess you can call me a newbie at this point. The one car that I absolutely got into was the Nissan Silvia (s13, s14, s15, 180sx, sileighty, 1-via, I love em all). The one thing I wanna do is get into drifting and autocross (maybe some circuit racing if I feel my skill has improved). I've been studying up alot on technique, but I dont know much on the mechanical side. My friends say they'll help me when I get my car, but until then, I'm on my own. So I'll probably end up posting many more threads about technical issues till I can figure all this stuff out on my own. Please excuse me if the questions seem really dumb or lame. I dont know much right know.

Anyways, I got my eyes set on a '98 240sx as my first car (Im only 17 btw). Sadly, my parents are forcing me to get an automatic (because they dont know how to drive manual). However, I got a plan to just drive the car with the stock KA engine till it dies, then replace it with an SR (maybe an RB, I dunno if it really matters tho which one I get) and convert the transmission to manual.

So here goes my first question... or series of questions.

1. How much will swapping the engine/tranny out cost me? (parts/installation)
2. At what kind of place can I get this job done (I heard by word of mouth that Gushi Auto, which is about 45 minutes from where I live, does this kinda stuff, but if any kind of auto shop will do, please let me know.)
3. At what tracks in southern california can I practice at autocross and/or drifting?

Thank you so much for any help you can provide me.

07-02-2005, 10:41 PM	#1
Cheesegr8er Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: LA Posts: 13 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	New guy to motorsports needs tech help! Ok, I first got into mortorsports through D1/JGTC. I went to the "GT Live" event last December and have fallen in love with motorsports ever since (F1, WRC, Super GT, D1, autocross/gymkhana, etc.). I guess you can call me a newbie at this point. The one car that I absolutely got into was the Nissan Silvia (s13, s14, s15, 180sx, sileighty, 1-via, I love em all). The one thing I wanna do is get into drifting and autocross (maybe some circuit racing if I feel my skill has improved). I've been studying up alot on technique, but I dont know much on the mechanical side. My friends say they'll help me when I get my car, but until then, I'm on my own. So I'll probably end up posting many more threads about technical issues till I can figure all this stuff out on my own. Please excuse me if the questions seem really dumb or lame. I dont know much right know. Anyways, I got my eyes set on a '98 240sx as my first car (Im only 17 btw). Sadly, my parents are forcing me to get an automatic (because they dont know how to drive manual). However, I got a plan to just drive the car with the stock KA engine till it dies, then replace it with an SR (maybe an RB, I dunno if it really matters tho which one I get) and convert the transmission to manual. So here goes my first question... or series of questions. 1. How much will swapping the engine/tranny out cost me? (parts/installation) 2. At what kind of place can I get this job done (I heard by word of mouth that Gushi Auto, which is about 45 minutes from where I live, does this kinda stuff, but if any kind of auto shop will do, please let me know.) 3. At what tracks in southern california can I practice at autocross and/or drifting? Thank you so much for any help you can provide me.