The rear brake swap is not impossible, but it can be difficult.  I wouldn’t try it unless you have some decent experience under your belt.  The reason for this “disclaimer”…

The front brake swap is the easiest part of the entire project. The only parts involved in this swap are the front calipers, rotors and brake lines.  If you are…

  Aesthetics aside, swapping the steering wheel removes a great deal of mass that tends to numb steering feel.  Back in the day, steering wheels tended to be over-sized and…

This write-up should work for a wide range of Hondas and Acuras. Why would we need to upgrade the pump?  In the case of the older cars, you may just need…

From The Beginning Writing a project introduction roughly twelve years after starting the project can be challenging. Recounting all of the details is dependent on how well I documented my work.…

Installing an aftermarket header on your 240SX is an excellent way to free up a few extra horsepower. Using a header, along with an aftermarket exhaust and a high flow…

Installing an exhaust can be a fairly simple operation…or one that may need some torching or other barbaric means to remove. A rusty bolt will usually turn into a broken…

Saving a few bucks on a performance upgrade is always a great idea as long as you aren’t buying cheap knock-offs or impacting safety or reliability. I managed to stumble…

One of the easier modifications you can do is install a short shifter. It is easily one of the single most obvious upgrades in that you’ll be using the shifter…

Since the day I picked up my 240, I noticed the impact of the soggy, old, 180,000 mile engine mounts. Fresh original mounts would probably help but even those are a bit soggy.…

  If you are tired of the giant wheel well gap, or are looking for sure footed handling offered by a more aggressive suspension, this write-up will walk you through the process…

(Originally posted some time in 2005, slightly edited in 2015)  Back when I was contemplating a new set of wheels, I thought of using a set of 300ZX TT wheels.…

Once upon a time, there was an email list serve for Nissans that predated the forums of today.  One day, some time in 2001, someone posted a link to a…

  (Originally posted in 2004, slightly updated in 2015) One of the biggest disappointments that I had with my 240SX was the extraordinarily sloppy shifter. There are quite a few…

  In my special tools section, I included a factory Honda tool that is used for adjusting valve lash. In this page, I’ll describe the use of the tool as…

This section outlines a few special tools that I feel were designed to make life easier. Some are specialty tools with one specific purpose and others are pretty basic. I’ll…

Written by James Walker, Jr. of scR motorsports Check out the site for more tech info! (Originally posted in the late ’90’s however, the information is still very relevant!) Let’s look…