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Im not sure if this is in the right forum, However my drifting 101 threads are here, and i am writing this as a sort of suppliment to that. The idea of this thread is to give new guys who are interested in the sport some information on one of the most popular series of drift cars, The Nissan S Chassis.
This primer will focus on the S13 and S14 chassis availible in the states, and touch on engine swap possiblitys as well as japanese models of these vehichles. I also hope to touch on the S12 and S15 models alittle. With any luck others will add to this and will make write ups on other cars, the RX series perhaps, as well as the Corrolla's which seem to be the other two most popular drift cars.
Where to begin? it seems like a simple question unless you know alot about these cars... Lets start with name association. This is difficult because nissan likes to call cars multiple things in different countries. But for the sake of arguement this primer will cover the Nissan Silvia/180sx/200sx/240sx as well as the Sil80/Sil40/Silline conversions to some degree. The main focus of this primer will be the S13 series, because of its low price and popularity among the drifting crowd in America. Also the S13 and S14 are very similar cars, and most will hold true for both.
Table of Contents.
<a href=http://www.drifting.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=43205#post43205>Chapter 0 Basic information </a>(below)
Chapter 1 S12
<a href=http://www.drifting.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=5023>Chapter 2 S13</a>
Chapter 3 S14
Chapter 4 S15
Chapter 5 Engines
I am going to ask that no one post on this thread until i get it all done, i would prefer if all the chapters were right after each other on the same thread. If you have any questions or comments PM me. It may take me a few days to finish this.
<b>Chapter 0 - Basic Information</b>
If you are reading this and have no idea what the hell im talking about then this following chapter is for you. The Nissan S chassis series of cars refers to Nissan's Rear wheel drive, front engine Sports car, Known mostly as the "Silvia" in various trims over the years, The Silvia is usualy an affordable traditional sports car. They handled well, and where quick enough for there day in all trims. They were often coupes, though hatchback and convertable models existed, Namely in the S12 and S13 years. and another convertable came availible in the S15 years.
The S12 Silvia was produced from the early 80s until 88 (i think) it was sold in America as a 200sx, It had both coupes and hatchbacks, and came availible with a 2 liter CA engine as well as a 3 liter v6, 2liter turbos were even offered with a CA20ET motor. Thats a 2 liter inline four with a single overhead cam set up and a turbo charger. Please read the engine section for more detail on nissan engine codes. The S12 was also known as the gazelle
the S13 Silvia and 180sx where produced side by side, The Silvia featured a newer more modern chassis, it was a coupe with fixed headlights. The 180sx, mechanically the Silvia's sister, was a hatchback with more modern popup headlights. They began to besold in the 89 model year with a one point eight liter CA18DE engine, with dual overhead cams. A turbo model was availible in the silvia "k" it produced around 175 horse power, and was pretty quick. The 180sx, which was named for its displacement, was sold with the same engine options. In america the hatchback and Coupe bodys were both sold with popup headlights and the same motor, this time a KA24E. The KA24E was a 2.4 liter inline 4 with a single overhead cam, no turbo was offered, however the displacement allowed it to have a 150 horse power rating, and a large amount of torque compared to its smaller brother in japan. in 91 all S13 cars recieved a minor face lift and a new motor. in japan they recieved a displacement increase of 2 liters, in the sr20de and sr20det motors, in america we recieved a second cam shaft and a higher compression ratio and alittle more power.
the S14 only came as a coupe the engine basicly stayed the same as the S13, indeed many things were the same. This time all models had fixed headlights. In japan they recieved a higher power output and a new turbocharger, In america, the same engine was used as before, except now the weight had increased slightly. The names remained the same as well. the 180sx could still be had for a few years, but it was still the same S13 chassis.
the S15 is where america got screwed. A brand new beautiful sports car, with better handling and better asthetics and better weight distribution for cheap, And america didnt even recieve a version of it. Our 240sx was gone. This new Silvia with 255 horse power would be the last Silvia produced for now.
Stay tuned as i get the actualy chapters up which will cover each version of the car in much more detail and hopefuly have examples of different modified versions]
This primer will focus on the S13 and S14 chassis availible in the states, and touch on engine swap possiblitys as well as japanese models of these vehichles. I also hope to touch on the S12 and S15 models alittle. With any luck others will add to this and will make write ups on other cars, the RX series perhaps, as well as the Corrolla's which seem to be the other two most popular drift cars.
Where to begin? it seems like a simple question unless you know alot about these cars... Lets start with name association. This is difficult because nissan likes to call cars multiple things in different countries. But for the sake of arguement this primer will cover the Nissan Silvia/180sx/200sx/240sx as well as the Sil80/Sil40/Silline conversions to some degree. The main focus of this primer will be the S13 series, because of its low price and popularity among the drifting crowd in America. Also the S13 and S14 are very similar cars, and most will hold true for both.
Table of Contents.
<a href=http://www.drifting.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=43205#post43205>Chapter 0 Basic information </a>(below)
Chapter 1 S12
<a href=http://www.drifting.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=5023>Chapter 2 S13</a>
Chapter 3 S14
Chapter 4 S15
Chapter 5 Engines
I am going to ask that no one post on this thread until i get it all done, i would prefer if all the chapters were right after each other on the same thread. If you have any questions or comments PM me. It may take me a few days to finish this.
<b>Chapter 0 - Basic Information</b>
If you are reading this and have no idea what the hell im talking about then this following chapter is for you. The Nissan S chassis series of cars refers to Nissan's Rear wheel drive, front engine Sports car, Known mostly as the "Silvia" in various trims over the years, The Silvia is usualy an affordable traditional sports car. They handled well, and where quick enough for there day in all trims. They were often coupes, though hatchback and convertable models existed, Namely in the S12 and S13 years. and another convertable came availible in the S15 years.
The S12 Silvia was produced from the early 80s until 88 (i think) it was sold in America as a 200sx, It had both coupes and hatchbacks, and came availible with a 2 liter CA engine as well as a 3 liter v6, 2liter turbos were even offered with a CA20ET motor. Thats a 2 liter inline four with a single overhead cam set up and a turbo charger. Please read the engine section for more detail on nissan engine codes. The S12 was also known as the gazelle
the S13 Silvia and 180sx where produced side by side, The Silvia featured a newer more modern chassis, it was a coupe with fixed headlights. The 180sx, mechanically the Silvia's sister, was a hatchback with more modern popup headlights. They began to besold in the 89 model year with a one point eight liter CA18DE engine, with dual overhead cams. A turbo model was availible in the silvia "k" it produced around 175 horse power, and was pretty quick. The 180sx, which was named for its displacement, was sold with the same engine options. In america the hatchback and Coupe bodys were both sold with popup headlights and the same motor, this time a KA24E. The KA24E was a 2.4 liter inline 4 with a single overhead cam, no turbo was offered, however the displacement allowed it to have a 150 horse power rating, and a large amount of torque compared to its smaller brother in japan. in 91 all S13 cars recieved a minor face lift and a new motor. in japan they recieved a displacement increase of 2 liters, in the sr20de and sr20det motors, in america we recieved a second cam shaft and a higher compression ratio and alittle more power.
the S14 only came as a coupe the engine basicly stayed the same as the S13, indeed many things were the same. This time all models had fixed headlights. In japan they recieved a higher power output and a new turbocharger, In america, the same engine was used as before, except now the weight had increased slightly. The names remained the same as well. the 180sx could still be had for a few years, but it was still the same S13 chassis.
the S15 is where america got screwed. A brand new beautiful sports car, with better handling and better asthetics and better weight distribution for cheap, And america didnt even recieve a version of it. Our 240sx was gone. This new Silvia with 255 horse power would be the last Silvia produced for now.
Stay tuned as i get the actualy chapters up which will cover each version of the car in much more detail and hopefuly have examples of different modified versions]
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