Kyle Crangle - 1997 Nissan 240sx

Kyle Crangle has had his fair share of experience in S-chassis builds. He crashed an S14 drifting (oops), blew up at least 5 SR20s (oops, again), and finally settled on a build style that fits his personality and driving tastes. After his experience with too many SRs failing under high power builds, he decided it was finally time to bite the bullet and swap in a 1JZ-GTE from a JZX100 to handle the kind of power he wanted in his 240sx.

With a Borg Warner S261SXE mated to his JZ, and all sorts of supporting mods to keep it working together, the heart of Crangle’s S14 is ready to go at any time. Styling remains relatively simple and JDM pure, with an emphasis on remaining a fun street car that can get down at the track. His combination of high performance and simple styling earned him a Driver’s Choice award at Tuning365 FD St. Louis in 2024.

ESSENTIALS:

Location: Cottleville, MO
Horsepower: 423 whp

Club: Nocturnal Motorworks

SOCIAL:
IG: @kylehasfun

ENGINE:

Toyota 1JZ-GTE engine swap

Link G4X ECU (tuned by Forrest Luster at Full Tune)

Borg Warner S261SXE turbo

TiAL 44mm wastegate

SARD 650cc injectors

Walbro 325 fuel pump

Kelford (260 cams, valvetrain w/ Ti keepers and retainers)

GReddy (cam gears, timing belt)

Saikou Michi catch can

Fluidyne damper

DC Power alternator

Vibrant (hoses, couplers, fab pieces)

Greddy FMIC

HKS SSQV BOV

Nocturnal Motorworks (intercooler pipe kit, JZ throttle body)

Koyo radiator

SPAL dual fan

DEI thermal management

EXHAUST:

Nocturnal Motorworks 4-inch exhaust

Apexi GT-Spec muffler

DRIVETRAIN:

R154 Transmission

WHEELS / TIRES / BRAKES:

Enkei RPF1 wheels - 17x9 +7 (f), 17x10 +15 (r)
Core4 Motorsports big brake package

Wilwood FSL6R calipers

Core4 332mm 2-piece rotors

Porterfield R4S pads

Stainless braided lines

R33 rear brakes

CHASSIS / SUSPENSION:

Tein (HA Coilovers, tie rods, ends)

Nismo (front strut bar, control arm bushings)

Cusco rear strut bar

Sikky front sway bar

Tanabe rear sway bar

Voodoo13 (rear upper control arms, tension rods, traction arms, rear toe arms)

EXTERIOR:

S14 Kouki front end

JDM (S14 Kouki hood, Zenki sideskirts, Kouki rear wing, Kouki rear bumper, Kouki tail lights)

Kouki-style valences

Trackspec hood vent
GKTech mirrors

Grex/Gracer aero front lip

Custom HDPE front splitter

INTERIOR:

Bride (Zeta III seat, seat rails)

Nardi Classic wheels

Takata harness

Beatrush shift knob

Nocturnal Motorworks 6-point street cage

AUDIO / MOBILE ELECTRONICS:

Alpine 7876 head unit

Hertz speakers

Boston Acoustics 10-inch subwoofer

JL Audio Bluetooth module

SPONSORS:

Nocturnal Motorworks

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