As I mentioned in the blog about the Rocky Mountain Raceway's Midnight Drift event, I met Marco and his friend Rudy in the pits during the Midnight Drag and Drift event. First of all, to you hot rodders out there who don't YET get drifting, let me tell you about the Nissan 240SX. In a way, this car in Japan is similar in following and cult status as a Mustang or Camaro. The similarities may be more than you think. Rear wheel drive setup, Coupe body styling, small back seat, huge aftermarket support and fun to drive status. The differences are aplenty as well though. Mustangs get a solid rear axle and V6 and V8 engines and weigh 3200-3600lbs. The Nissan 240SX (or 180SX or Silvia in Japan) comes with an independent rear suspension and 2.4L 4 cylinder (turbo 2.0L outside Japan) naturally aspirated truck engine in the USA and weighs about 2800lbs. So, there's a little history on the 240 for ya. Marco has owned his S13 (S13 is like what the Mustang guy's equivalent of SN95 or S197 chassis codes for the 1989-94 240SX, S14 for 1995-1998 and S15 for...
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