OK. I've owned 240SX's for about ten years now, and here's what I would do if I were you: For an engine swap, you said you wanted to preserve the integrity of the 240SX, so with that you can swap in the DOHC KA24DE from the '91 model and up and that'll get you 15 more horsepower. If you wanted to go JDM with it, the 1.8 liter turbo CA18DET is period-correct for that model and will get you around 165 horsepower (only 10 more than the naturally-aspirated KA24DE), then there's the very popular 2.0 liter turbo SR20DET swap. That'll be good for around 200 hp, and honestly that would be my pick. Whichever you choose, keep them as stock as possible to ensure reliability. People like to say that 240SXs are unreliable, but that's because everyone tries to "tune" them and ends up just making things worse. With added power, you'll need better brakes. Stock brakes are fine for the KA24DE or CA18DET swaps, but if you go SR20DET, you may want to think about front brakes from a 300ZX. With these brakes, you'll need to convert to 5-lug hubs, which means different wheels. I'd go with stock S14 SE wheels if I were you. As far as aesthetics go, you might want to consider the later model (commonly referred to as "Kouki," or "Type X") tail lights. They look really great in my opinion, but it definitely makes it look more modern. You might also want to consider the export-model front turn signals. These have a separate parking lamp from the turn signal that emits a white light due to different lighting laws in other countries. Those are very subtle, but unique, visual changes. If you need any advice on anything about these cars, let me know! These are very fun cars, and when kept stock, can last a lifetime. My current daily-driver S14 has 245k miles and counting on the original drivetrain!

@saabkyle04

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for all of that advice, it'll all really come in handy! Please feel free to send me an email (kyle@saabkyle04.com) and lets stay in touch! I'm sure I'll have some more questions soon haha. Have a great day!

A bone stock 240... More rare than a LaFerrari.

@dt1343

7 жыл бұрын

NorthAmerican Auto IFKR!

@dannys1364

7 жыл бұрын

Vulcan108 sadly not worth as much, otherwise i would have a lot of money

@arcticman117

7 жыл бұрын

And M/T :0

@codyskyrimvolen

7 жыл бұрын

ehh idk i see alot of them actually, my dad even has one, and my coupe is almost bone stock

@dannys1364

7 жыл бұрын

Sprint2911gt3rsr i have one to, was bone stock now i did coilovers and a manual swap

finally, someone who likes a stock 240!

@auxiliis8366

5 жыл бұрын

I love my stock 240! bought it from my grandma and it spent its entire life in a garage and only has about 70,000 miles on it. It also still has the stock radio and factory spoiler that you rarely see anymore

that uncracked dash is probably worth more then the car itself lol

@84CrazyWhiteboy

6 жыл бұрын

Seriously bro....... the 1990 240 SX S-13a Bpdy style is so hard to find and they are not cheap

I often feel how underappreciated this channel is. Yes I do understand that 1m is a real achievement, but this guy has placed in too much effort to deserve this little. What I"m saying is, some channels are just exploding in popularity, given that they are ofc doing something else, but it's such a pity that in reality, higher amounts of effort may not necessarily yield more results. Nonetheless, I really hope for the channel to keep expanding because I just absolutely adore the reviews. Despite the 15minutes long videos, your content is too engaging that the time just flies by while watching

@aumkar2

7 жыл бұрын

Well, on the bright side slow growth ensures a more genuine audience.

You're about to hit 1 million subs! Congrats man. You are a big part of why I started making youtube videos.

@E39Matick

7 жыл бұрын

Buy a 240

@anonymousmind

7 жыл бұрын

Vehicle Virgins man, shut up.

@jfender1993

7 жыл бұрын

porker

@rboyett

7 жыл бұрын

Anonymous was that really necessary?

@anonymousmind

7 жыл бұрын

Lefty Ball 0330 yes.

wow Kyle your the last person I thought would have a 240 project car. Awesome

@Moe-ks1sy

7 жыл бұрын

BCJDM true that

@saabkyle04

7 жыл бұрын

=)

Dude, this is gonna be fun to watch!!

@saabkyle04

7 жыл бұрын

Yessir! Can't wait to get started!

@dreburtheman3370

3 жыл бұрын

@@saabkyle04 Hey buddy I'm having trouble finding a way to start my Restoration on my 1995 240 SX Do you know where I could find a guide on rebuilding the interior from scratch including the a/c components fuse box and all?

That was my first car! In Need for Speed Underground 2 Lol

@joeyvenal7304

7 жыл бұрын

I painted mine white, gave it a massive wing and blue neons........... that was me when I was 4, I made a better one on the Need For Speed and I'm 14 years old now.

@motorhead_jt21

7 жыл бұрын

Donut of the Seas mine was the eclipse

@eaylhtwls68

7 жыл бұрын

you're not the only one pal......

@TheMugha

7 жыл бұрын

Donut of the Seas it was my first on pro Street

@carsanmar13

6 жыл бұрын

8264 BOI MINE AS WELL

SO CLOSE KYLE!!!!! (I want to say good job for obtaining (well almost) obtaining 1 MILLION SUBSCRIBERS!!) you have been my favorite KZreadr from the start thank you :-)

@saabkyle04

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you my friend! The suspense is almost too much! =)

@LegoCrafterTuber

7 жыл бұрын

CloroxBleach i cant wait too. I have been on this channel since 750k

@mentallyhandicappedpoptart2649

7 жыл бұрын

LegoCrafter Tuber Since 93K

@LegoCrafterTuber

7 жыл бұрын

CloroxBleach wow!

@MultiTerpen

7 жыл бұрын

I have been here since 2010, when he released the 2007 shelby gt500 video. The years are going by soooo incredible fast!

It's strange to see people complaining in the comments because the 240sx is a popular car. Perhaps its popularity says something about the enjoyment of owning and working on one. I've had mine for 8 years and still love it. I'll be following this build for sure.

Daaang, Kyle! Great purchase! Can't wait to see more videos of this project.

Been wanting to see a 240sx on this channel! So hyped!

One of the cleanest looking 240s I've seen. Good score dude!

@saabkyle04

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks!!

Cant wait to see this monster to be tuned. Great job of announcing your new project car!👍👌🏻✌🏼️✌🏼

Awesome! Can't wait to see what you do with it going forward!!! Good luck!

So close to 1 million subscribers, Kyle keep up the good work

Thatdudeinblue all over again, I approve can't wait to see this project; thumbs up

You sir are living the life. You've definitely put in the hard work and time needed to get where you are and now you can enjoy the fruits of your labour. I'll definitely be following the build on this 240SX!

@saabkyle04

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks lot bud, we'll all have a lot of fun with this one! =)

As a lover of older cars and detailing, this is right up my alley. Can't wait for the next video.

I'm so happy a mature owner like Kyle got this car before some JDM drifting idiot did.

@NorthShoreV4

7 жыл бұрын

#ricermiata

@diljotsingh6216

7 жыл бұрын

Haggard garage lol

@Themenace6786

5 жыл бұрын

RIGHT!!

@mitchellobrien4670

4 жыл бұрын

Ok boomer

The uncracked dash and clean interior 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

So happy to see a mature car enthusiast get their hand on such a bone stock 240. Happy to hear your plans to keep its original form. You got my subscription!

I'm really looking forward to this because I know you'll build it in a way I would want it built. Props for keeping the character of the car!

thank you kyle for seeing the beauty in a stock 240. i hate seeing them modified.

@compy2273

5 жыл бұрын

At this point so many are modified that the stock ones are more of a rarity

finally a great project! do it type x kouki. can't wait

@sideshot6951

3 жыл бұрын

well this comment aged really well

Nice car and great vid. I always love your videos kyle, keep it up! Can't wait to watch the evolution of this 240 and watch the channel hit 1 million!

Awesome man, in making it as close to stock as possible, you're making it way more unique than the 99% of them that have been heavily modified.

I think you should keep these wheels on the car. This wheel style is so 80s.

i love the idea if keeping it close to stock.. many 240 owners turn it into a drift car or show car.. i love the idea of just upgrading each performance parts to keep the stock feel but turn it upto 110%. 300hp, better brakes, upgraded sway bars and suspension 👍

@illestBadMON

7 жыл бұрын

& upgraded exhaust system. lol just saw the ending.

@saabkyle04

7 жыл бұрын

Yes, that's exactly my goal with this build! A lot of others agree too it seems, can't wait to get started :)

@illestBadMON

7 жыл бұрын

glad to see someone doing it, im tired of these 600hp 240 drift cars or slammed showcar that cant go over a bump lol, a happy medium is perfect. I myself cant wait to see you get started on it lol. will be following it every step of the way. 😁

@saabkyle04

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you Ricky! Best way I can describe it is that I want it to be more of a restomod, I think it'll come out great :)

Great idea Kyle! I immediately started thinking about cars that are attainable instead of my compulsory need for supercars. Thank you.

It's a beauty. Can't wait to see what you do with it

oooo here come the wave of JDM subscribers

ThatSaabInBlue

@izhlayukio5863

7 жыл бұрын

Matt Evans Wow

Like the direction you are going with this series. Looking forward to it.

older cars are so much fun to build on cant wait to see what you do with this 240 i own a 97 maxima and i built it from the ground up trust me you will have so many ideas for it

I would make it white. I believe it goes well with the year it's created in and with the car itself.

Please just keep it pure stock, just detail, paint, and make it look and drive new

@Username-sf1bk

7 жыл бұрын

Spicy Roo Agreed!

@rturner4205

7 жыл бұрын

Spicy Roo I think he should add a sr20det

@AlienNinjaPuppy

7 жыл бұрын

Spicy Roo it's a project, not a restoration

@user-vt5hm5wu3g

7 жыл бұрын

yeh you see so many of these things completely done up or turned into drift pigs. this would be a nice change.

@tyopsie

7 жыл бұрын

fucking why not just buy a nice 240sx?? this way he has to pay for new paint and body condition that would be boring af even more boring than the 240sx already is, maybe for some joe a stock 240sx is good. but on youtube that= boring ass vid that you cant really expand on

KYLE! I can always trust that you will appreciate any stock car of any type and you will treat them they way they are deserved to be treated. That's why i subscribed, keep the videos of the 240sx coming :D

Oh boy ! I'm excited to see this project !

keep up the work 1 Milli right around the corner

@saabkyle04

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks man!

Perhaps make it a sleeper if you do anything in terms of modifications? So many of these cars have bonkers exterior modifications, like wings, but why it can just look stock but with a good amount of horsepower, upgraded handling, and so forth. Ideas on the paint for instance, the color is a very dark and dreary color and might make the car more alive in appearance with the addition of some paint. I can see two nice color's for this car, one being a British Racing Green with some nice chrome accents in certain places. Maybe a nice gentle light blue that would give this car a very peaceful aura to it. Interior coloring, a light tan or dark tan interior will make the cars cabin full of light. Maybe keep the stock rims to help boost the stock look. Know for the external modifications. Perhaps a engine from one of the older skylines like the RB26DETT to keep the stockish look under the hood and keep it Nissan. Power would be 550 or 525 with some modifications to the engine, such as upgraded twin turbos, to keep it nice and balanced. A 3:55 or 3:73 limited slip diff, larger disc brakes in the front and smaller in the rear, a exhaust note that is not overly loud, but sounds very sporty and throaty. Maybe a T-56 for added drivability. You can give the engine bay a stock look to fool some people when you pop the hood. I can see this car in the setup I described as a nice car you take on the back roads, bring it to shows, and meet ups. I can think of so many other ideas for this car but this one of ideas I thought I would share with you. Hope the ideas I shared with you help spark some ideas for your car ^-^

@saabkyle04

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for that! All really good ideas! There's plenty of time to decide on the ultimate direction, but I do like the stock/stealthy idea!

Congrats Kyle I wish you all the best of luck with it.

Congrats at almost a million! You deserve it!

A stock 240SX? Am I dreaming?

@Big.W.

7 жыл бұрын

Vulcan108 Yea, stock until he swaps a viper motor in it.

@dt1343

7 жыл бұрын

Stas G. I hope not. I heard he's going to make the 240 restomod.

@auxiliis8366

5 жыл бұрын

I have one I bought from my grandma lol

Kyle will u please find a ae86 corrola to review. I don't care if it's the JDM or usdm one but its one of the only cars u havnt reviewed yet.

This is going to be an awesome series, i cant wait Kyle!

@saabkyle04

7 жыл бұрын

=)

Watching this channel since 2014, and I saw your videos were great! You earned a subscribe SaabKyle04!

must feel weird going from a v10 viper to the glorious KA24

Make it a Drifter Kyle LOL

you hit 1million !!!congrats man, I've been watching you since 200k subs, congrats !!!

Super close to 1,000,000 subs. Keep up the great work you do. Congrats

Have Regular Car Reviews do a review on this car :)

i would love to see a fully stock 240

@aivarask5073

7 жыл бұрын

Andrew Cacpal me too

awesome awesome awesome. been watching since the beginning and am so proud of this channel

Greetings from D.R , im really excited to see the final of this project. good luck !

I'm so early that the car he was reviewing was old

a stock 240. thats the rarest car in the world

Very nice. Can't wait to see what you do with it. It's good to have a broad range when it comes to taste in cars. Gives you lots of options!!

love the idea of a project car for the channel.been watching ur vids for years.absolutely love them.ou couldnt pick a better car for a project.so many parts for them.

Kyle saw thatdudeinblue's 240sx and now he building one lol

@saabkyle04

7 жыл бұрын

There's actually a bunch of people building or have built 240s! Motor Trend, Mighty Car Mods and Adam LZ to name a few. Builds are all over the place on these cars!

@JoseReyesz

7 жыл бұрын

Saabkyle04 yea haha I was just messing with you, just put a 2jz in it slap some turbos on it, throw out the seats, roll cage in cause why not and put a huge wing on it cause Japanese car haha. Keep the rust on it cause weight reduction 😂

@lancecobalt1380

7 жыл бұрын

Saabkyle04 well I have this car in need for speed pro street and undercover, shift, forza Motorsport 4, horizon 2.

@saabkyle04

7 жыл бұрын

Hahaha I heard that! X)

@lancecobalt1380

7 жыл бұрын

Wait I been commenting you for months now and I like your videos, I play need for speed, my favorite dream rides are Mitsubishi lancer evo and Porsche 911 gt3 rs 2015, ford mustang gt, hellcat challenger, and your forgot to review the ford focus rs 2016 could you review that one please kyle.

240sx is dope, but didn't you JUST get a Viper?

@saabkyle04

7 жыл бұрын

I did, a couple months ago! I'll probably be taking it on a trip soon :)

@DaCoder

7 жыл бұрын

I would do a SR20DET swap :D

@digitalrailroader

7 жыл бұрын

Sean Slater nah, as Kyle said, this car is a time capsule and changing the engine would ruin the originality. I would take the original engine, and rebuild it from top to bottom.

@DaCoder

7 жыл бұрын

digitalrailroader did you watch the video? He asked what engine to swap.

@edgarkulik8461

7 жыл бұрын

Sean Slater i know he just got a viper

Awesome car, Kyle! It's been nice seeing your channel grow to where it's at right now. Good luck with the project.

LOVE this project idea!

who else thought of that dude in blue when you saw the 240 sx.

@geigerzoola6642

7 жыл бұрын

Me lol

@BeAPickle

7 жыл бұрын

I thought about MCM

@greyvenom4.69

7 жыл бұрын

Kameron James me

@Ianmdrummer

7 жыл бұрын

Nope, thought about Adam LZ first

@anonymus-ob2uy

7 жыл бұрын

mee

sr20 or RB no ls pleasee

@shivam220

7 жыл бұрын

I just know too many people that have done ls swaps lol. I love the motor but prefer them on camaros and vettes.

@connoisseuroftigolbitts

7 жыл бұрын

1jz gte

@shivam220

7 жыл бұрын

haha I would do it in a datsun z in a heart beat aha

@omar-yi5ks

7 жыл бұрын

sr and rb are just as popular for 240's. He needs to VQ swap it!

@shivam220

7 жыл бұрын

vqs are alright, only so much you can do to it.

Congrats on 1 MILLION KYLE!!!!

Such a rare find and probably the cleanest that I've seen in a long time. I've been looking for a clean stock one to restore in NC for like 2 years and have come up with nothing. Really looking forward to this series.

This is gonna be sweet. All The JDM fans will be happy (I'm a euro douche lol) at least its not a miata.

My god, ALL my KZreadrs are buying 240's, what is happening?!

@CrazyIvan1337

7 жыл бұрын

Oh I'm not complaining at all, haha

@nitrous07me

7 жыл бұрын

CrazyIvan1337 band wagon stuff man

@phantommedia9964

7 жыл бұрын

And GTR's. Apparently the official KZread car company is Nissan...

@eru-win2025

7 жыл бұрын

But Kyle is a different 240, a bone stock 240.

@CrazyIvan1337

7 жыл бұрын

Maximum Sidewayz Thankfully.

I'm really looking forward to the upcoming videos of this car, especially the detailing video.

can't wait for the build to start

swap rb26 on it :D

Who watching in 2019?

Excited to see what this car becomes!

Awesome choice of car Kyle, really looking forward to the series :)

I WOULD HAVE NEVER KNOWN YOU WERE A JDM SAVAGE LMFAO

Do a collab with ChrisFix.

@saabkyle04

7 жыл бұрын

Planning on it! :)

Glad to see this car won't be another drift project, it's too nice for that. Can't wait to see what you do Kyle!

I'm really looking forward to the next video on this!

Kyke lowkey tryba be ThatDudeInblue

@saabkyle04

7 жыл бұрын

Not at all haha, it wasn't till I bought the car and posted a picture about it did people tell me about his. I knew about MCM and Motor Trend but there's more 240 builds out there on KZread than I thought!

@ZephyrCorsa

7 жыл бұрын

***** ik i was kidding

How much did you pay for it?

Wow! That's a clean looking interior!

Can't wait for this build!

Lol I have never seen a seatbelt do that!

@Fartguy100

7 жыл бұрын

MRFUCKOFF202 my grandmas ford escort did that

@JoshBrinson

7 жыл бұрын

MRFUCKOFF202 Passive restraints were mandatory in the US from the late 80's to the early 90's. Most car makers, including imported cars (Ferrari 348's and Testsrossas included) had them. Unless the car had airbags, they were required. GM used the door mounted multi-point seat belts that were designed to stay buckled always and then you slip through them and close the door. No one ever did that. When the mandate was lifted, about the same time the mandate for 85mph speedos was eliminated, we went back to making normal cars again. Somewhat normal. Boring, really, but, you know.

@MRFUCKOFF202

7 жыл бұрын

Dakota Cheesebrough NIce Josh Brinson If most cars had these in the 80s and 90s in the USA how can I never have seen them before?

@JoshBrinson

7 жыл бұрын

MRFUCKOFF202 Don't know. Our 91 Escort had them and my 92 Tempo had them. My Cutlass also had passive restraints as well. Our Taurus did not have them because of the airbag. It was weird. I think there were conflicting and contradictory regulations regarding them. Which is why it was overruled shortly afterwards.

@MRFUCKOFF202

7 жыл бұрын

Josh Brinson Oh right

NICE! You really have to check out "Thatdudeinblue" !!!

@saabkyle04

7 жыл бұрын

I will! Maybe we can do a meet up someday? =)

@metaomicron72

7 жыл бұрын

Yes and do reverse gear drag races.

@koioo2

7 жыл бұрын

perhaps new original nissan parts ? or used nissan parts ? those 3 belts not even modern muscle cars don t have it today

Such a beautiful car, i adore the "pig nose" front bumper with splitter and the original tear drop rims. you've found a unicorn, well done!!

So happy to see you got this car! I had the turbo version back some 20 years ago....brings back so many nice memories!!

@saabkyle04

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Hopefully some turbo power will find its way under the hood in the near future =)

@adopap1

7 жыл бұрын

Yeah, definitely the engine for this car!

Please please please give it a new paint job, give it some new wheels, fix up the body and leave it stock on the outside and inside... Do all the work under the hood. Suspension, wheels and motor work. NO BODY KITS. They ruin the sheer cleanness of that perfect car!

@saabkyle04

7 жыл бұрын

That's the plan!!

@saabkyle04

7 жыл бұрын

I'll look into that!

I really like this idea, I love their stock looks

240 was my first car. I'm looking forward to this series!

I miss my 90 240sx so much now! I drove one back in the day when I was in tech school in Chicago for auto mechanics. I used to get performance parts at Touge Factory. Best upgrade I did though was my B&M shirt throw shifter. It made the car feel so much faster haha!

Oh wow ! Almost 1 million subscriber ! Proud to be a fan since 2012 :) Keep up the great work Kyle and good luck with everything :) From your fans in Sweden

@saabkyle04

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you!!! Won't be long now =)

Nice! I love those door chimes too.

YOU'RE THE MAN KYLE!!! This video earned you a subscriber, and I'm absolutely ecstatic to see your 240 project videos!!! :) Glad you mentioned engine swap - you got to put an SR20DET in that thing!!! Really admire your devotion to OEM and originality as I am the same way (I plan on maybe getting an R32 GTR down the road and leave it mostly original with subtle reliability improvement mods).

Can't wait man!

Mate congrats on living a boy's dream - pretty neato :) Always good to see deserving peeps do well!

@saabkyle04

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you my friend! =)

Love your videos! keep up the great work.

Glad you went for a JDM I can't wait for the next videos, looking forward to seeing what you do next, keep up the great work SaabKyle04!

@saabkyle04

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks Matt!!

U got lucky with this one lol can't wait for the weekly uploads