Daytana
03-19-2012, 12:23 AM
Recently a friend I have not seen in a while dropped by and showed me his recently acquired 240sx ka24de. From what I seen under the hood it looked like it was a bolt on affair: Header, 2.5" exhaust, CAI, miscellaneous suspension mods, Koyo radiator. After talking I decide we line em' up and tell him he should have the obvious advantage; being that is a 16V 155HP rwd car vs. a 8V 100HP fwd car. Anyways I let him get the honor of choosing a good spot to run at and then we begin with a couple of 40mph rolls starting at 3 honks. I could already tell with the first time we were playing around I would stand no chance from a roll. Each time the outcome was obvious, after the 3 honks we are even until oldschool weaknesses prevail. I used the 2.5s torque advantage the best I could by getting the most out of my 2-3 shift which helped some but in the end only delayed the inevitable, he pulled away from me each time after around 55mph due to the 16V top end advantage. My car struggled around 90mph while his kept pulling, he had my by several car lengths at that point.
Afterwards I decide we try from a dead stop, much more competitive race. :nod: We go on 3 honks, I get the jump on him and have him to the point where he could see my tail lights for a bit until he gradually reeled me back in after my 2.5 fell on it's face on top end. We both were hype and agreed they were great runs and went our separate paths. I must say I am surprised that it was not a landslide victory for him all across the board for him since he has the drivetrain advantage and power advantage. I must say these engines really stand the test of time in not only reliability but in competitiveness in their intended category. My 91 Daytona ES is pretty close to stock besides minor mods such as: Accel Ignition coil, 0.55 spark plug gap, KM performance solid bobble strut, a/c delete, spare tire removal, open element breather, and slightly bumped up ignition timing (around 15-16*). I think now it would be a slightly better race even though I know I would still lose, I believe I ran way too much timing. I retarded it down to 13*-14* and MUCH better on top end, I have also raised up the injector base up a little about an inch which also helped in response. Yeah I know tbis are a waste of time but they make make fun daily drivers (especially coupled with a 523) with bolt-ons and mine is just that. Oh yeah 232K+ and still going! ;)
Afterwards I decide we try from a dead stop, much more competitive race. :nod: We go on 3 honks, I get the jump on him and have him to the point where he could see my tail lights for a bit until he gradually reeled me back in after my 2.5 fell on it's face on top end. We both were hype and agreed they were great runs and went our separate paths. I must say I am surprised that it was not a landslide victory for him all across the board for him since he has the drivetrain advantage and power advantage. I must say these engines really stand the test of time in not only reliability but in competitiveness in their intended category. My 91 Daytona ES is pretty close to stock besides minor mods such as: Accel Ignition coil, 0.55 spark plug gap, KM performance solid bobble strut, a/c delete, spare tire removal, open element breather, and slightly bumped up ignition timing (around 15-16*). I think now it would be a slightly better race even though I know I would still lose, I believe I ran way too much timing. I retarded it down to 13*-14* and MUCH better on top end, I have also raised up the injector base up a little about an inch which also helped in response. Yeah I know tbis are a waste of time but they make make fun daily drivers (especially coupled with a 523) with bolt-ons and mine is just that. Oh yeah 232K+ and still going! ;)