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*HaLo* · 06-16-2004, 05:45 PM

Well.. I don't know where to start... Everything is going SO wrong with my 240sx for 2004. I am totally discouraged... I even feel like selling my car... Wished I hadn't spent so much money on it...

In march, I had to replace both brake and clutch master cylinders...
In may, had to replace exhaust, 2 balls joints and a sway bar endlink
In june, my 4 AGX (15 000km use) are blown, need to be replaced.

And today, I learned that somehow, my fidanza flywheel loosened, broke some flywheel bolts, scrapped my ACT clutch...

So now, My Fidanza flywheel and ACT clutch are good for the dumpster: 14 000 km use...

I really am discouraged, I can't afford a new clutch and flywheel...

TheSnail · 06-16-2004, 05:52 PM

I have a nice Nismo chromoly flywheel, that I bought for my sr, but changed the sr for a rb26. Maybe you might be interested.

TheSnail · 06-16-2004, 05:57 PM

250 and she's yours. Only because your selling me the exhaust. The offer does not applie to anyone else.

**ThatGuy** · 06-16-2004, 05:59 PM

Sorry to hear about it man, I thought it was just me. Mine isn't quite as long of a list. Picked up my S13 a few years ago pretty cheap, now I know why. Auto tranny doesn't shift correctly, which recently, under hard acceleration (stupid move on my part

) caused the engine to over-rev and now I have a death rattle. Sounds like intake valve on #1 or #2 cylinder. This comes after totaling my last car, and already getting into 2 accidents with this one.

Hope your luck improves, but if you do decide to get rid of your car, can I have your head lights, LOL.

Good Luck Again!!

*HaLo* · 06-16-2004, 06:01 PM

TheSnail... The other guy still didn't pay... and his deadline expired... got any specs on that flywheel? I'm very interested....

TheSnail · 06-16-2004, 06:04 PM

For 25,000 Pennies

Its a small world, A salesman's salesman

TheSnail · 06-16-2004, 06:07 PM

I know it retails for 800 in australian $ which is $600. The only pages (3) I have the found to match the flywheel's Serial # were 2 in Japaneese and one in australia.

TheSnail · 06-16-2004, 06:10 PM

If I remember correctly, it was 7 kg , I will weigh it personally though.

*HaLo* · 06-16-2004, 06:24 PM

hmmm used or new? does it need to be resurfaced?

TheSnail · 06-16-2004, 06:27 PM

Used very little, Does not need to be resurfaced.
24,000 cents shipped.

*HaLo* · 06-16-2004, 06:30 PM

Wow... it's a nice piece of equipment... Where did you get that?

*HaLo* · 06-16-2004, 06:34 PM

So that would make the deal at:
flywheel + 180$
for
exhaust

(shipped both sides?)

*HaLo* · 06-16-2004, 06:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HaLo

So that would make the deal at:
flywheel + 180$
for
exhaust

(shipped both sides?)

wouldn't have any luck on a ACT street disk clutch kit right? Or Spec Stage 1-2?

TheSnail · 06-16-2004, 06:36 PM

Got it straight from Japan. The guy that I got it from, orderd a Toda fly wheel while his sr was being shipped from Japan. Once it arrived and he went to change the clutch and flywheel he saw it already equiped with a nismo flywheel.

*HaLo* · 06-16-2004, 06:42 PM

Well... you got something I want and I got something you want...

how does 180$ + flywheel sound for my exhaust... Ready to ship tomorrow if you ship on your side.

(unfortunately, I can only refund a 200$ payment so you would still have to send me another 40$)

aznpoopy · 06-16-2004, 06:45 PM

don't get discouraged... sometimes my car pisses me off too. it's almost like as soon as you fix one problem another one pops up. slowly but surely it's coming together. just gotta fix a few more things and i can finally hit the track... leaky oil owns me. hoping to make the last few HPDE at the end of summer into fall.

for clutch the spec group buy is still going i think. $255 for a spect stage 1. otherwise if ur really strapped for cash get clutch, pressure plate, pilot and t/o bearing from everythingnissan.com - i priced it out to $130ish before s/h.

seems like a really nice flywheel btw. anyway, good luck!

*HaLo* · 06-16-2004, 06:51 PM

I believe I'll go on the spec group buy... not sure though...

TheSnail · 06-16-2004, 06:58 PM

Okay let me rwrite this all down:

My side
flywheel(240$) + 180$ = 420$ Shipping(free)

Your side
Exaust = 420$ Shipping(free)

I gave you 340$ and ow you 80$ for the exhaust.
You get the 80 knbocked off of the 240$ making you ow me 160

Is that right?
I would have it ready to be shipped by tommarow.
I need to go pick it up, its at my friends house since he bought it from me for 300, but at the time only payed me 160 downpayment the he sold his car two weeks later, so all my extra money would be paying off his down payment. He lives a good 45min away but I can go tonight and pick it up. Then I can take pictures and send them to you tonight, the flywheel looks 10x better then in theis pictures. I can also weigh it for you if you want.

*HaLo* · 06-16-2004, 07:17 PM

that would be great..

sending you the money back!

*HaLo* · 06-16-2004, 07:20 PM

Done... Send me your shipping addres by email so I can dispatch the exhaust tomorrow.

TheSnail · 06-16-2004, 07:24 PM

Cool, I will contact the guy now. I havent been able to log on to my email for the past 20min's, I tryed rebooting it but it still doesnot work. Let me try anouther computer.

TheSnail · 06-16-2004, 07:42 PM

I got the money, but I still cant log on to my email. I just contacted the guy so I am on my way to his house right now. I should be back in 1.5 ,2hrs its a heck of a drive. Talk to you soon.
-Snail

TheSnail · 06-16-2004, 10:23 PM

HaLo you still there? I just got back with the stuff. It looks like you get a clutch disk in exelent condition aswell. I forgot I gave it to the guy. My email is still not working. What is the way you guys post pictures. That thing that you can make an album.

TheSnail · 06-16-2004, 10:25 PM

Nevermind, My email is working now. HaLo Im sending the pictures to you.

*HaLo* · 06-16-2004, 10:44 PM

clutch disk? Stock I guess right?

*HaLo* · 06-16-2004, 10:46 PM

So what's the weight anyways? 7kg or 7 lbs...? My fidanza weighed 9.5 lbs.

TheSnail · 06-16-2004, 11:00 PM

The guy said it weighed like his 10.5lbs toda. I will check. The stock disk I found to be Okay, not exellent like I said before.

*HaLo* · 06-16-2004, 11:01 PM

meh... I'm thinking on jumping on the SPEC group buy...

TheSnail · 06-16-2004, 11:06 PM

If I were you I would do the same thing.

*HaLo* · 06-16-2004, 11:10 PM

Stage 2 should be enough... I only do 300whp and I don't plan to do more..

06-16-2004, 05:59 PM	#4
ThatGuy Admin Asshole Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Retired Age: 45 Posts: 20,394 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: ThatGuy Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Sorry to hear about it man, I thought it was just me. Mine isn't quite as long of a list. Picked up my S13 a few years ago pretty cheap, now I know why. Auto tranny doesn't shift correctly, which recently, under hard acceleration (stupid move on my part ) caused the engine to over-rev and now I have a death rattle. Sounds like intake valve on #1 or #2 cylinder. This comes after totaling my last car, and already getting into 2 accidents with this one. Hope your luck improves, but if you do decide to get rid of your car, can I have your head lights, LOL. Good Luck Again!! __________________ "Speak softly,..." -Pres. Teddy Roosevelt "Be polite, be professional, ..." -Gen. James Mattis

06-16-2004, 06:01 PM	#5
HaLo from Canada, eh! Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Montreal, Quebec Age: 46 Posts: 5,201 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: HaLo Feedback Score: 0 reviews	TheSnail... The other guy still didn't pay... and his deadline expired... got any specs on that flywheel? I'm very interested.... __________________ -> HaLo Race Car: '98 E36 BMW M3 Daily Drivers: '23 Audi Q4 e-tron & '13 VW Touareg SOLD: 01 GPW Honda S2000 PARTED: 93 Pearl White 240SX LE Fastback w/SR20DET SOLD: 93 Super White 240SX SE Convertible w/Silvia Front

06-16-2004, 06:24 PM	#9
HaLo from Canada, eh! Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Montreal, Quebec Age: 46 Posts: 5,201 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: HaLo Feedback Score: 0 reviews	hmmm used or new? does it need to be resurfaced? __________________ -> HaLo Race Car: '98 E36 BMW M3 Daily Drivers: '23 Audi Q4 e-tron & '13 VW Touareg SOLD: 01 GPW Honda S2000 PARTED: 93 Pearl White 240SX LE Fastback w/SR20DET SOLD: 93 Super White 240SX SE Convertible w/Silvia Front

06-16-2004, 06:30 PM	#11
HaLo from Canada, eh! Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Montreal, Quebec Age: 46 Posts: 5,201 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: HaLo Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Wow... it's a nice piece of equipment... Where did you get that? __________________ -> HaLo Race Car: '98 E36 BMW M3 Daily Drivers: '23 Audi Q4 e-tron & '13 VW Touareg SOLD: 01 GPW Honda S2000 PARTED: 93 Pearl White 240SX LE Fastback w/SR20DET SOLD: 93 Super White 240SX SE Convertible w/Silvia Front

06-16-2004, 06:34 PM	#12
HaLo from Canada, eh! Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Montreal, Quebec Age: 46 Posts: 5,201 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: HaLo Feedback Score: 0 reviews	So that would make the deal at: flywheel + 180$ for exhaust (shipped both sides?) __________________ -> HaLo Race Car: '98 E36 BMW M3 Daily Drivers: '23 Audi Q4 e-tron & '13 VW Touareg SOLD: 01 GPW Honda S2000 PARTED: 93 Pearl White 240SX LE Fastback w/SR20DET SOLD: 93 Super White 240SX SE Convertible w/Silvia Front

06-16-2004, 05:45 PM	#1
HaLo from Canada, eh! Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Montreal, Quebec Age: 46 Posts: 5,201 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: HaLo Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Plagued with bad luck... Well.. I don't know where to start... Everything is going SO wrong with my 240sx for 2004. I am totally discouraged... I even feel like selling my car... Wished I hadn't spent so much money on it... In march, I had to replace both brake and clutch master cylinders... In may, had to replace exhaust, 2 balls joints and a sway bar endlink In june, my 4 AGX (15 000km use) are blown, need to be replaced. And today, I learned that somehow, my fidanza flywheel loosened, broke some flywheel bolts, scrapped my ACT clutch... So now, My Fidanza flywheel and ACT clutch are good for the dumpster: 14 000 km use... I really am discouraged, I can't afford a new clutch and flywheel... __________________ -> HaLo Race Car: '98 E36 BMW M3 Daily Drivers: '23 Audi Q4 e-tron & '13 VW Touareg SOLD: 01 GPW Honda S2000 PARTED: 93 Pearl White 240SX LE Fastback w/SR20DET SOLD: 93 Super White 240SX SE Convertible w/Silvia Front

06-16-2004, 05:52 PM	#2
TheSnail Nissanaholic! Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Marietta Georgia Age: 42 Posts: 2,434 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I have a nice Nismo chromoly flywheel, that I bought for my sr, but changed the sr for a rb26. Maybe you might be interested.

06-16-2004, 05:57 PM	#3
TheSnail Nissanaholic! Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Marietta Georgia Age: 42 Posts: 2,434 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	250 and she's yours. Only because your selling me the exhaust. The offer does not applie to anyone else.

06-16-2004, 06:04 PM	#6
TheSnail Nissanaholic! Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Marietta Georgia Age: 42 Posts: 2,434 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	For 25,000 Pennies Its a small world, A salesman's salesman

06-16-2004, 06:07 PM	#7
TheSnail Nissanaholic! Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Marietta Georgia Age: 42 Posts: 2,434 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I know it retails for 800 in australian $ which is $600. The only pages (3) I have the found to match the flywheel's Serial # were 2 in Japaneese and one in australia.

06-16-2004, 06:10 PM	#8
TheSnail Nissanaholic! Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Marietta Georgia Age: 42 Posts: 2,434 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	If I remember correctly, it was 7 kg , I will weigh it personally though.

06-16-2004, 06:27 PM	#10
TheSnail Nissanaholic! Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Marietta Georgia Age: 42 Posts: 2,434 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Used very little, Does not need to be resurfaced. 24,000 cents shipped.

06-16-2004, 06:36 PM	#14
TheSnail Nissanaholic! Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Marietta Georgia Age: 42 Posts: 2,434 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Got it straight from Japan. The guy that I got it from, orderd a Toda fly wheel while his sr was being shipped from Japan. Once it arrived and he went to change the clutch and flywheel he saw it already equiped with a nismo flywheel.

06-16-2004, 06:42 PM	#15
HaLo from Canada, eh! Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Montreal, Quebec Age: 46 Posts: 5,201 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: HaLo Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Well... you got something I want and I got something you want... how does 180$ + flywheel sound for my exhaust... Ready to ship tomorrow if you ship on your side. (unfortunately, I can only refund a 200$ payment so you would still have to send me another 40$) __________________ -> HaLo Race Car: '98 E36 BMW M3 Daily Drivers: '23 Audi Q4 e-tron & '13 VW Touareg SOLD: 01 GPW Honda S2000 PARTED: 93 Pearl White 240SX LE Fastback w/SR20DET SOLD: 93 Super White 240SX SE Convertible w/Silvia Front

06-16-2004, 06:45 PM	#16
aznpoopy Post Whore! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: New Jersey Age: 44 Posts: 5,013 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	don't get discouraged... sometimes my car pisses me off too. it's almost like as soon as you fix one problem another one pops up. slowly but surely it's coming together. just gotta fix a few more things and i can finally hit the track... leaky oil owns me. hoping to make the last few HPDE at the end of summer into fall. for clutch the spec group buy is still going i think. $255 for a spect stage 1. otherwise if ur really strapped for cash get clutch, pressure plate, pilot and t/o bearing from everythingnissan.com - i priced it out to $130ish before s/h. seems like a really nice flywheel btw. anyway, good luck!

06-16-2004, 06:51 PM	#17
HaLo from Canada, eh! Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Montreal, Quebec Age: 46 Posts: 5,201 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: HaLo Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I believe I'll go on the spec group buy... not sure though... __________________ -> HaLo Race Car: '98 E36 BMW M3 Daily Drivers: '23 Audi Q4 e-tron & '13 VW Touareg SOLD: 01 GPW Honda S2000 PARTED: 93 Pearl White 240SX LE Fastback w/SR20DET SOLD: 93 Super White 240SX SE Convertible w/Silvia Front

06-16-2004, 06:58 PM	#18
TheSnail Nissanaholic! Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Marietta Georgia Age: 42 Posts: 2,434 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Okay let me rwrite this all down: My side flywheel(240$) + 180$ = 420$ Shipping(free) Your side Exaust = 420$ Shipping(free) I gave you 340$ and ow you 80$ for the exhaust. You get the 80 knbocked off of the 240$ making you ow me 160 Is that right? I would have it ready to be shipped by tommarow. I need to go pick it up, its at my friends house since he bought it from me for 300, but at the time only payed me 160 downpayment the he sold his car two weeks later, so all my extra money would be paying off his down payment. He lives a good 45min away but I can go tonight and pick it up. Then I can take pictures and send them to you tonight, the flywheel looks 10x better then in theis pictures. I can also weigh it for you if you want.

06-16-2004, 07:17 PM	#19
HaLo from Canada, eh! Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Montreal, Quebec Age: 46 Posts: 5,201 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: HaLo Feedback Score: 0 reviews	that would be great.. sending you the money back! __________________ -> HaLo Race Car: '98 E36 BMW M3 Daily Drivers: '23 Audi Q4 e-tron & '13 VW Touareg SOLD: 01 GPW Honda S2000 PARTED: 93 Pearl White 240SX LE Fastback w/SR20DET SOLD: 93 Super White 240SX SE Convertible w/Silvia Front

06-16-2004, 07:20 PM	#20
HaLo from Canada, eh! Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Montreal, Quebec Age: 46 Posts: 5,201 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: HaLo Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Done... Send me your shipping addres by email so I can dispatch the exhaust tomorrow. __________________ -> HaLo Race Car: '98 E36 BMW M3 Daily Drivers: '23 Audi Q4 e-tron & '13 VW Touareg SOLD: 01 GPW Honda S2000 PARTED: 93 Pearl White 240SX LE Fastback w/SR20DET SOLD: 93 Super White 240SX SE Convertible w/Silvia Front

06-16-2004, 07:24 PM	#21
TheSnail Nissanaholic! Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Marietta Georgia Age: 42 Posts: 2,434 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Cool, I will contact the guy now. I havent been able to log on to my email for the past 20min's, I tryed rebooting it but it still doesnot work. Let me try anouther computer.

06-16-2004, 07:42 PM	#22
TheSnail Nissanaholic! Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Marietta Georgia Age: 42 Posts: 2,434 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I got the money, but I still cant log on to my email. I just contacted the guy so I am on my way to his house right now. I should be back in 1.5 ,2hrs its a heck of a drive. Talk to you soon. -Snail

06-16-2004, 10:23 PM	#23
TheSnail Nissanaholic! Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Marietta Georgia Age: 42 Posts: 2,434 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	HaLo you still there? I just got back with the stuff. It looks like you get a clutch disk in exelent condition aswell. I forgot I gave it to the guy. My email is still not working. What is the way you guys post pictures. That thing that you can make an album.

06-16-2004, 10:25 PM	#24
TheSnail Nissanaholic! Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Marietta Georgia Age: 42 Posts: 2,434 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Nevermind, My email is working now. HaLo Im sending the pictures to you.

06-16-2004, 10:44 PM	#25
HaLo from Canada, eh! Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Montreal, Quebec Age: 46 Posts: 5,201 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: HaLo Feedback Score: 0 reviews	clutch disk? Stock I guess right? __________________ -> HaLo Race Car: '98 E36 BMW M3 Daily Drivers: '23 Audi Q4 e-tron & '13 VW Touareg SOLD: 01 GPW Honda S2000 PARTED: 93 Pearl White 240SX LE Fastback w/SR20DET SOLD: 93 Super White 240SX SE Convertible w/Silvia Front

06-16-2004, 10:46 PM	#26
HaLo from Canada, eh! Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Montreal, Quebec Age: 46 Posts: 5,201 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: HaLo Feedback Score: 0 reviews	So what's the weight anyways? 7kg or 7 lbs...? My fidanza weighed 9.5 lbs. __________________ -> HaLo Race Car: '98 E36 BMW M3 Daily Drivers: '23 Audi Q4 e-tron & '13 VW Touareg SOLD: 01 GPW Honda S2000 PARTED: 93 Pearl White 240SX LE Fastback w/SR20DET SOLD: 93 Super White 240SX SE Convertible w/Silvia Front

06-16-2004, 11:00 PM	#27
TheSnail Nissanaholic! Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Marietta Georgia Age: 42 Posts: 2,434 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	The guy said it weighed like his 10.5lbs toda. I will check. The stock disk I found to be Okay, not exellent like I said before.

06-16-2004, 11:01 PM	#28
HaLo from Canada, eh! Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Montreal, Quebec Age: 46 Posts: 5,201 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: HaLo Feedback Score: 0 reviews	meh... I'm thinking on jumping on the SPEC group buy... __________________ -> HaLo Race Car: '98 E36 BMW M3 Daily Drivers: '23 Audi Q4 e-tron & '13 VW Touareg SOLD: 01 GPW Honda S2000 PARTED: 93 Pearl White 240SX LE Fastback w/SR20DET SOLD: 93 Super White 240SX SE Convertible w/Silvia Front

06-16-2004, 11:06 PM	#29
TheSnail Nissanaholic! Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Marietta Georgia Age: 42 Posts: 2,434 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	If I were you I would do the same thing.

06-16-2004, 11:10 PM	#30
HaLo from Canada, eh! Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Montreal, Quebec Age: 46 Posts: 5,201 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: HaLo Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Stage 2 should be enough... I only do 300whp and I don't plan to do more.. __________________ -> HaLo Race Car: '98 E36 BMW M3 Daily Drivers: '23 Audi Q4 e-tron & '13 VW Touareg SOLD: 01 GPW Honda S2000 PARTED: 93 Pearl White 240SX LE Fastback w/SR20DET SOLD: 93 Super White 240SX SE Convertible w/Silvia Front