Whats wrong with S12 Silvias??

[docwra]

Originally Posted by kms racing

iv tryed a differnt coil , that didnt work

Clean under the coil!! Use a wire brush, a bit of sandpaper or Ryan Giggs chin if you want but clean it up

[30psi]

I actually tapped another wire into the base and earthed it elsewhere when I had an issue, didnt solve it though. Might be a better idea, if indeed that is the answer.

One thing for sure is that its always a simple problem...

[jash]

I love S12s, thay handle better than s13 standerd,and thay are so esay to tune. but you cant get so many bolt on bits as you can get for a s13 etc......

If your just staring drifting i would recomend a s12 any day with a mig diff and boost up. Then crash it and buy a s13


P.S. I have a white s12 for sale £100, Pm me if intrested.........

[drift_johnathan]

guy i know is selling one, and thinking of gettin it, 250notes and start to drift, its cheap. what wud you need to do tho, cut the springs, or are there other ways like bushs, and diff, are they lsd or weld etc

sorry to thread hog but seems the right thread.

oh and they look old skool cool imo

[30psi]

Weld the diff, and buy lowering springs cheap, then jobs a goodun

[munky]

Originally Posted by docwra

Youd take a £500 E30 (gotta be a 316/318 for that money) over a turboed S12?? For drifting?? Each to his own and all that but thats the point Im making - youd be struggling to get the back end out in 2nd in the dry

rust free 316 tourer with t&t - £240.

325sport engine, box, prop etc - £200.

Mechanic that works for tea and cigarettes to fit it - priceless.

325i for £440.

[sideways danny]

another one for the s12 here, they rock, the engines are stupidly easy to work on and parts are easy once you realise that most s13 engine parts will fit. I've done a head gasket on an s12 in well under 2 hours

[kms racing]

Originally Posted by docwra

Clean under the coil!! Use a wire brush, a bit of sandpaper or Ryan Giggs chin if you want but clean it up

i did that when i changed the coil , thers no pulse going to the coil

[30psi]

Are the injectors clicking away?

[Andy.w]

sad i know dragging this topic back up

Who on is still using an S12 now?

I had the 2 that was sold to KMS RACING. I found that the suspension was a nightmare and not many upgrades for them. Plus i found it didnt like to rev hard/high.

Lozza has one doesnt she?

[lil ben]

Yep, Lozza still does

[docwra]

Ive still got one with a broken diff.

[Andy.w]

i welded my diff, dont know about now but they didnt sell an lsd for them.....

someone said you could use the internals from an s13 but ??????????????

I love them, my 1st jap car and i was well proud to own it, drifted well.

DOCWRA..... i was the guy at bovingdon in the red one..... JRC's mate

who was the guy in the white one

[kms racing]

im back in one , but dead again ,melted 3 pistons just in the process of puting a new engine in atm then goto get some more lock out of it and put s13 lowerarms hubs and struts on weld it up and skid it til its dead then weigh it in

[docwra]

Originally Posted by Andy.w

i welded my diff, dont know about now but they didnt sell an lsd for them.....

someone said you could use the internals from an s13 but ??????????????

I love them, my 1st jap car and i was well proud to own it, drifted well.

DOCWRA..... i was the guy at bovingdon in the red one..... JRC's mate

who was the guy in the white one

Yep, I remember you mate

In honesty my S13 is faaaaaaaaar better than the S12, but it has cost me about 20 times as much, so its hardly suprising. I still say as cheap as chips fcuk about cars they are just as good as the alternatives

[Andy.w]

i loved your flashing work light you had going that day.

who was the guy in the white one that done his headgasket? cant remember his name

[30psi]

FIRST RULE:

Do not spend a lot of money on an S12. You can spend a lot of money on an S12 and get the same result with half that spent on an S13

[tokyo-ben]

its not the car its the driver.

[bell]

Originally Posted by docwra

This is my point though - they arent anywhere near as good for drifting (IMO) as they are underpowered and heavy, and start life as a family saloon.

believe it or not the volvo 340's wiegh less in standard trim than a 306 dturbo
also having had a go in a clio engined volvo i think they go out very well and once you learn to tame them they step your chances up of being better at drifting
i own a ca engined s13 and its shit but i like it and i like drifitng it
thought about an s12 didnt like it and brown interior was a real put off aswell

[docwra]

Originally Posted by tokyo-ben

its not the car its the driver.

Errrr - no it isnt. Funnily enougg, Im faaaar better in a 300+hp coilovered, 2 wayed S13 than I was in a 200hp S12 on cut springs and a welder. I just checked in the mirror and Im definitely the same bloke