Intro - Accidental 200Sx Owner!

[eliteN7]

Hi all!

I'm Dan.

Since this is my first post, if anyone could even actually be bothered reading my needlessly massive slab of text, id appreciate it. I haven't checked all the topics, this is really an intro and background, but if someone could point me in the right direction I'd appreciate it.    

Im a former owner of 2 WRX's, started from 18 & lasted 5 years til all the mods and 2 gearbox's plus repayments was just too much. I sold up and still ended up paying for it for the following 5 years... But it was fun! No regrets!

After 5 years of company cars and sh!tty run abouts, it's time once more for me to enjoy a good jap sports car.

A 1997 S14 200SX. SR20DET. nice car, great condition, completely stock standard, always serviced, it's near perfect for the age, but.... it's auto... And was purchased by accident at an auction. went with my brother, saw this car drive in looking perfect from outside, and sounded like awesome value, called him over just as a ""Hey check this out!!" kinda thing, but in the noise and speedyness of proceedings and confusion and excitement, he thought I called him cos I wanted to buy it (he had our number card) and put in the last bid!!!

BANG!!

Sold to the idiot who didn't even know the kms or that it's auto!!

Anyway, no hard feelings cos it was a hidden blessing, awesome value, way cheaper than the equal manual might have gone for on the day, and better condition than any I've seen privately. And it's White, a blank canvas plain-jane that I can make my own! I like!

So I'm happy, but I need to swap in a manual box asap. Ideally a 5 speed box from an rb25det r33 would be perfect and prefered for outright toughness and potential power handling (since I paid for 2 WRX box's, yuk) I know this would be the safe option long term, although less straight forward.

but I'm not closed to the idea of a s14 5 speed since I hear they'll take a boosted beating (unlike s15 6 speed) but are less prefered to an r33 box for drifting, but are a simple swap in (ecu, box, pedals, etc) and are cheaper.

That's basically just what I've researched so far, a basic idea, I need to know cost, availability, complications of going either way, any info anyone knows from personal exp is great, and where/who in Melbourne I can talk to to get this done, find parts, etc.

I'm not expecting detailed responces here, so I'd apreciate knowing which thread to direct my questions at, I'd appreciate advice even more tho.

Thanks in advance to anyone who is patient enough to read my story!  

D.

[045HOW]

welcome.

i would maybe try out an s14 box first if its a decent price.

see if it breaks lol and then if it does go to the trouble of getting a bellhousing made up to put a 25DET box into your 200.

or just go all out and get the 25DET box with custom bellhousing first off.

good luck!

[Silvia GTR]

S14 box should suffice mate, theyre pretty friggin tough too, nothing like a rex box.

[ctjet]

dont put it into a pole

you wont get any sympathy here

welcome to the wastelands

[Silvia GTR]