240sx or Silva?

InfernoSoul · 08-11-2002, 03:26 AM

Ok, live in a small town i also want to state i do not know to much about Nissan's. This guy in my town is running around with a 1997 white Nissan "Silva" he says but i think its a 240sx, he says that he had to replace the dash with a 240sx becuase it needed to have both airbags and be D.O.T certifide. Also the guy says that they had to changed the vin number because it had to say it was a 240sx not a Silva because thats basically what he turned it in to and i guess it's illegal. He also says he has a coversion kit which changes the steering wheel from right hand over to left hand side. I don't believe any of this. How can i tell if his car is a "Silva" or a "240sx" he says he has the SR20 in it i've seen the motor but really didn't look at it, i think its the KA24DE. Another thing is the bagging it has the Nissan emblem on it not the blot "s" like the on the Silva's i've seen. Also could you guys give me the specs of a 1997 240sx, 240sx SE, and a Silva's, id like to know the compression, hp, torque, ect stuff like that. Thanks a lot if anyone replies i really appericate it.

GamblerZ · 08-12-2002, 11:13 PM

I'm going to have to call bu11$h!t on that one. Your buddy is pulling a fast one on you because of your lack of knowledge and inability to dispute him.

No one would go to the trouble of making a Jspec > USspec.

Tell him that the changing of a VIN is against the law. Furthermore, DOT would have never allowed that.

Additionally, ask him who did the conversion for DOT. Documentation must be provided showing it's crash-worthiness. That entails totalling 3~4 cars in crash tests.

Ask him what his customs fees were. If he imported the entire car, he would have had to pay excessive duty on it.

There is a whole other list of things, but those are just the major ones.

Xsanity · 08-13-2002, 02:41 AM

if its right hand drive its probably from overseas, if its left then it is a US 240sx....

importnut · 08-15-2002, 02:41 PM

Sounds like a jackass to me. I know far too many people that try passing something as bogus as that.

Like it's been said, if it's a left hand drive car, it's a 240.

Silviaspeed · 08-18-2002, 05:10 PM

The SR20's valve cover will say "Intercooled" on it.

The KA valve cover says "Nissan twin cam 16 valve"

1995 · 08-21-2002, 04:08 PM

unless he knows a secret that nobody else here knows about he did get it. Changing the VIN numver is illegal so if you really wanted to you could get a cop there, thats where the real story would come out.