Anarchy: Here we are again. Ralli and I both missed Burnt Orange Sunset and Q (our his and hers SR-swap 240SXs) and Max (single cam KA hatch) terribly. It's not that the WRX is fulfilling but it's not a 240 and it's hard to tinker with your daily driver and then sleep comfortably at night. But enough of me yapping. I'll let Ralli explain...
Why did you want to start all over again with another 240SX? What was that comment about not feeling like there's anything else in your life you can fix?
Ralliart: Yeah, I have worked on so many that I can fix almost anything on those cars... I know where to improve on with the least amount of money to have the best impact.
But the main reason is that we can have a car that we can beat on and don't have to worry about it breaking. Even if it breaks the parts are cheap and easy to source. The WRX is pretty much at its reliable limit with the main mods left to do being a clutch replacement and a dyno tune. The cost of repars on the WRX is also high with a new block being about $500 — the same as a KA block that is not the difference but with the present power levels the transmission comes in as a very important factor that needs to be respected with a new transmission (newer upgraded STI RA gears and install) running at about $2500. That is the cost of buying and building the 240sx in total. The secondary factor is that all the other folks in Atlanta are getting into the swing, when I stopped dancing years ago and I guess dem think me new to this thing.
The WRX is too expensive to repair and the price to repair can more than cover the price to build this car.
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