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Bill Gates? TEIN HE's were re-valved and are on my homies car. As are a number of other small salvageable items. I never forget a car I see on the hill...
What is the difference between the 240sx and the Silvia?
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Bill Gates? TEIN HE's were re-valved and are on my homies car. As are a number of other small salvageable items. I never forget a car I see on the hill...
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Haha oh crap who's this?
I remember another dude salvaged a lot of the parts shortly after, put them on a lime green S14, and then wrecked it on the first run with them. Those HEs were on the car when I bought it and I heard they came off of ANOTHER wrecked car, so I always figured they were cursed, haha.
(Oh yeah, don't laugh at the stupid name, I signed up here like 10 years ago when I was like 17...)
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I explained that the 180sx was made while the s14 was in my first reply. Everyone is just making this out to be more complicated than it really is.
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Okay. So 240SX is the US version, powered by the KA24E or KA24DE (DE is a DOHC whereas the E is a SOHC, it's a 2.4L I4), it was offered as a Coupe, Convertible, or Hatch. It has Pop Up headlights, and the Silvia has fixed headlights. The Silvia was a Japan car and was powered by the SR20DE or SR20DET (It is a 2.0L I4, DET is Turbocharged), and was only offered in Coupe Form. Now there is a car called the SilEighty, which is a Japanese 180SX Hatch with a Silvia front end, because once Nissan was out of 180SX Front End parts so they used the Silvia Front End. I think that car was powered by the CA18, but I'm not sure.
The 180SX now, is the Japanese market S13 Hatch, with the same Pop Up lights used in the 240SX, but with a different aero pieces, different Tail Lights, and a different spoiler. This car was powered by the CA18DE or CA18DET (1.8L I4).
The 200SX is the European Market car, powered by the SR20. Looks a lot like the 240SX.
S13, S14, and S15 are just different chassis codes for different generations. S13 specifies the cars made from 1989-1995, S14 specifies the cars made from 1995-1998, and S15 specifies the Silvia made from 1998-2002. The S15s were only Silvias, but came as a Coupe or Convertible, the Convertible being named the Silvia Varietta.
240SX S13 Zenki Hatch:
240SX S13 Kouki Hatch:
240SX S13 Coupe:
240SX S13 Convertible:
Silvia S13:
SilEighty:
180SX S13:
240SX/200SX/Silvia Zenki:
240SX/200SX/Silvia Kouki:
Silvia S15 Coupe:
Silvia S15 Convertible:
The 180SX now, is the Japanese market S13 Hatch, with the same Pop Up lights used in the 240SX, but with a different aero pieces, different Tail Lights, and a different spoiler. This car was powered by the CA18DE or CA18DET (1.8L I4).
The 200SX is the European Market car, powered by the SR20. Looks a lot like the 240SX.
S13, S14, and S15 are just different chassis codes for different generations. S13 specifies the cars made from 1989-1995, S14 specifies the cars made from 1995-1998, and S15 specifies the Silvia made from 1998-2002. The S15s were only Silvias, but came as a Coupe or Convertible, the Convertible being named the Silvia Varietta.
240SX S13 Zenki Hatch:
240SX S13 Kouki Hatch:
240SX S13 Coupe:
240SX S13 Convertible:
Silvia S13:
SilEighty:
180SX S13:
240SX/200SX/Silvia Zenki:
240SX/200SX/Silvia Kouki:
Silvia S15 Coupe:
Silvia S15 Convertible:
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Good bit of incorrect information there sir. Im on my phone now but ill attempt to tackle it when I get home, unless someone else wants to correct it.
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Aw jeez.
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Thanks! Helped clear up even more. 
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This is correct for the first generation 240sx. The second generation (1995+) 240sx is a Silvia (S14) body, although we still got the ka24 engine in it.
The Silvia also came with the ca18det when it first came out, they all had it for a few years. The Sileighty was never a Nissan produced vehicle. They just happened to have whichever engine was in the 180sx used as the base car.
It had the same aero pieces as ours. Only the kouki model had the different bumpers/lights/spoiler. More on that later.
They also came with the ca18 in the early years and sr20 in the later years, just like the silvia of the same time period.
Yes. The 200sx was just a 180sx or a Silvia with a different badge on it and minor differences in bumpers and stuff.
The s14 were "only Silvias" as well, they were just named different things around the world. The S13 was the only chassis that came as a Silvia (coupe) or a Hatchback (180sx bodystyle. Although the name differed around the world).
The first car is correct. The white car is a chuki hatch actually. You're getting into the different facelifts of the car though, which adds another factor.240SX S13 Zenki Hatch:
240SX S13 Kouki Hatch:
Correct. It's worth noting that the US was the only one who got the ugly combination of the hatchback front end on the coupe bodystyle.240SX S13 Coupe:
240SX S13 Convertible:
Correct, although the Sileighty was not an official model. People made these themselves, although an aftermarket company produced a few "official" models.Silvia S13:
SilEighty:
This is simply a Kouki 180sx. The 180sx also came in the form of the first two cars pictured in the earlier years of production.180SX S13:
Correct sir.240SX/200SX/Silvia Zenki:
240SX/200SX/Silvia Kouki:
Silvia S15 Coupe:
Silvia S15 Convertible:
I think a lot of the confusion from the thread poster is coming from the 240sx/180sx/silvia/200sx names. Keep in mind there are only 3 different Silvia generations (although some of them had minor changes throughout the years) and only 1 hatchback version of the S13 model (although it changed slightly 3 times as well.)
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Not that different though. Certainly not completely different ends of a manufacture's range like the 1 and 7 series are.
