Well, I've listed this car everywhere else, why not here?  Looking to place it in a good home.

Year, Make and Model of Car – 1990 Nissan 240SX coupe
Mileage – 145xxx
Price - $10,500 obo
What is your name – Kent Stine
What is your Email Address - kstine AT fuse DOT net
What is your Phone number – PM for phone number
What is your City – Cincinnati
What is your State - Ohio
What is your Zip Code - 45211

Chassis mileage – 145,000
Engine mileage – unknown, but super-clean, super-strong.  Good compression, doesn’t use oil, no leaks.

Major mods (Full list below):

-SR20DET redtop engine/tranny swap, S15 turbo/555 Tomei injectors/Z32 MAF/PowerFC – Driveshaft Shop 1-piece driveshaft and S15 helical differential.

-Koni/Ground control custom coilovers, ST swaybars, Powertrix links all around.

-Z32 brakes front and rear, e-brake retained, Z32 master cylinder installed.

-Silvia front end conversion with dual projector headlights, GTR-style grille, and JDM amber/clear turn signals.  The low-beams have been converted to LHD beam pattern with Hella DOT-legal projectors and custom brackets.  The car was painted WV2 (Silverstone) in 2006.

-R33 GTR wheels and Nitto NT05 tires.

Well, the time has come I think.  There are many many reasons and part of me of course wants to keep this S13, but it is time to put it up for sale.

This chassis was originally a California car.  It was brought east and converted to 5-speed from the original automatic when the KA was still in it; it spent some time in Tennessee, then West Virginia, before I purchased it.  It has NEVER seen salt.  The chassis is pristine, with no rust to speak of.  Frame rails are solid as is the core support.  Every time I remove a bolt, it still has CAD-plating on it.  Additionally, the chassis is very solid.  Few rattles or squeaks, and the doors close with a nice solid thump.  The car also has NO electrical problems – none.  Everything that’s there works the way it’s supposed to.

In addition to the modifications below, there are a number of maintenance items that have all been done within the last 5000 miles. These include (but are not limited to) new front/rear main seals, valve cover gasket, timing chain tensioner and gasket, power steering rack/pump/lines/tie rod ends/FLCA/balljoints, brake pads (very new), and since installing the larger turbo all of the gaskets in the turbo/downpipe are new.  There’s also a new clutch master and slave cylinder, with the damper removed.  I installed self-adhesive heat wrap onto the strut tower and frame rail under the master cylinders, so that in the event they leak (they don’t, never have) the brake fluid won’t get onto the paint and cause a potential rust problem.  Finally, I’ve run nothing but Mobil 1 synthetic oil in this car since I’ve had it.  The engine is exceptionally clean both top and bottom, and it typically gets the oil changed every 1500 miles or so (I always hit three months before 3000 miles).

This is one of the cleanest S13s I’ve seen.  I went to a lot of trouble to locate a rust-free chassis, and I did all of the work except the paint and the engine wiring.  I went with custom Koni/GC coilovers to maintain good street manners while achieving excellent handling.  I used Vorshlag tophats front and rear to eliminate the noise sometimes associated with the Ground Control hardware.  When I swapped the front to the Silvia parts, I even went to the trouble to open the headlights and install Hella projectors in the low beams, to obtain the proper LHD beam pattern and MUCH better light output.

The S15 T28 is very responsive, spools quickly, and laid down 291hp at the wheels on a Dynapack dyno.  This was at 15psi on 93 octane pump gas.  The Greddy boost controller has a low setting (10psi) and of course you can shut it off and run on the wastegate, at which point the car still gets about 30-32mpg on the highway.

Now the not-so-good – well, there’s not much.  The front seats could use a cleaning, or perhaps get the front and rear seats reupholstered to match.  The other issue is that the paint is starting to show its age – the hood and front bumper have picked up some rock chips, and there is a bit of orange peel here and there.  That’s about it though – otherwise the car is super clean and extremely solid.

Full mod list:

Engine:
S13 redtop SR20DET engine and transmission
-Harness work by Wiring Specialties/Heavy Throttle
S15 dual ball-bearing T28 turbocharger
-Ebay compressor clocking adaptors
Z32 MAF sensor
Tomei 555cc fuel injectors
Taka Motorsports braided oil/water lines
S14 water neck w/ATP banjo fitting
Apexi PowerFC engine management
-Tuned by Dave Blundell @ TPR
Custom intake pipe/filter
Forge 007 blow off valve
Greddy front mount intercooler/piping
Megan Racing O2 housing (Greddy style)
TopSpeed 3” stainless downpipe
Catco 3” catalytic converter
Veilside 3” stainless exhaust
X2 Racing 5-quart oil pan
Blacktop oil strainer
Greddy oil filter relocation kit w/Aeroquip fittings
Koyo aluminum radiator
Greddy 1.3bar radiator cap
Nismo thermostat
Altima electric fans
Pivot fan controller
GK Tech coolant overflow tank
Nismo engine and transmission mounts
Walbro fuel pump
Summit fuel pressure gauge

Drivetrain:
Spec stage 1 clutch
Custom shifter
Driveshaft Shop 1-piece steel driveshaft
S15 helical limited slip differential and output shafts, in S13 pumpkin

Suspension:
Front:
Tein camber plates
Ground Control coilovers
400 lb/in ERS springs
Vorshlag upper spring perches
Koni 8610 dampers in Pyeatt housings
Koni bumpstops
Powertrix tension control rods
Stealth Custom T/C bracket brace
Energy Suspension steering rack bushings
Suspension Techniques 27mm sway bar and bushings
Cusco strut tower bar
Rear:
Tein pillowball upper mounts
Ground Control coilovers
300 lb/in ERS springs
Vorshlag upper spring perches
Koni Eclipse dampers
Koni bumpstops
Powertrix rear upper control arms
Powertrix toe links
Powertrix traction links
Suspension Techniques 21mm sway bar and bushings
Peak Performance urethane subframe bushings
RP Sport subframe braces
Ebay strut tower bar

Brakes:
Z32 master cylinder w/S14 reservoir
Front:
Z32 300ZX 30mm aluminum 4-piston calipers
Hawk HPS pads
SPL Parts Stainless braided lines
Attain 5-lug hubs, ARP extended studs
Rear:
Z32 300ZX aluminum 2-piston calipers
Z32 emergency brake assemblies
Z32 2+2 emergency brake cables
Carmo e-brake cable adapters
Hawk HPS pads
SPL Parts Stainless braided lines
Z32 5-lug hubs, ARP extended studs
Bicho Performance master cylinder stopper

Wheels/tires:
R33 Skyline GTR wheels – 17x9, +30 f/r
235/40/17 Nitto NT05

Body:
S13 Silvia front end conversion
JDM amber/clear turn signals
GTR-style grille
Rear fender roll
M3-style trunk lip spoiler
Silvia trunk lock
Dual projector headlights, converted to LHD, fogs wired to popup circuit and de-yellowed
Diamond Graphite Paint by Painter’s Lane

Interior:
S15 seats
Jet steering wheel
Nismo shift knob
Redline Goods leather shift and e-brake boots
Stripped door panels
Plaid accents
S14 seat belts
AC Autotechnic oil pressure gauge
AC Autotechnic boost/vacuum gauge
PowerFC Commander with windshield mount
Pivot water/oil temperature readout
Greddy Profec B Spec II boost controller
PowerFC Commander readout
JDM speedometer, converted to MPH
JDM tachometer, 7500 RPM redline
JVC headunit
Alpine 6.5” speakers all around
Boss powered subwoofer


I am not willing to part this car out.  While it’s true I am moving on, I did build this car and I’m not interested in taking the time to disassemble what I’ve taken seven years to put together.  I couldn’t do so if I wanted, as I have neither the space nor the time, and no way to dispose of the shell once it’s stripped anyway.  I’m also not really willing to remove parts to make the car cheaper, as I have no stock parts to replace anything with.

Therefore, as the car sits, I am asking $10,500 – somewhat firm, though I will consider offers.  I have roughly $25,000 invested in parts alone – to duplicate this car would probably cost $40,000 or more in parts and labor.  At less than half the price of parts I feel this is a reasonable amount.  A number of spares will be included – a few suspension parts (stock upper mounts etc), and some engine spares – ignitor, water pump, coilpacks w/harness, and some other things, as well as all of the spare Ground Control hardware I didn’t install on the car.  I also have the entire T25 setup – turbo, outlet, oil/water lines, 370cc injectors in the rail, and the 62 ECU.

I will also consider some trades (listed at the top), possibly with cash to you on top of my car depending what your trade is.  I am NOT interested in a Miata, AE86, or another S13 - I might consider an S14 but it would have to be NA and have extensive sound deadening

I’ve tried to be as forthcoming with information as I can be.  Please PM or email me if you have questions.

Pics (I do have more available and can email on request):









Thanks for looking!