1995 Nissan 200SX, Turbo SR20 - One Take 

My second car and first love was a 200sx SE-R. In high school I always fantasized about turboing it. It was a great car for a teenager, and it was cool simply because it wasn't a Civic.

So many people arguing about the name, who cares! Rad dude and a rad little car, bending the rear beam is something you don't hear of very often, usually reserved for real motorsport-y applications. Good to see the community banding together to help him when all his stuff went missing, that would be soul crushing - seems he has had quite the journey with this car.

A couple of SR20 motors would pull a premium at Race Wars

I had a 200sx SE-R in highschool... Oh, how this chokes me up a little inside

That is definitely not the same as the 200sx I had here in the UK. You learn something new everyday

B14 crew big up 🇹🇹

It's a 200sx guys, in America we didn't get the s-chassis 200sx. We got the b chassis (Sentra) 200sx. Think of it as a Sentra Coupe. Also they rattle like fucking Hell out the box 😂

I owned a 95' 200SX SE-R for 12 yrs. from new to 150Gs. I kept it stock. Wonderful car. The only problem I ever experienced was the A/C. Didn't help, living in Palm Desert. Nissan made the fix at no charge. Good experience with them.

Always love when Matt reviews a car that the average individual can own.

Brings back memories of my B14; thought about getting a sr20ve in the car but never got around to it. That stock sr20 was a strong and reliable engine, I got up to 255,000 miles on it and it was still running great before I moved on.

Man, who knew that in the States a 200SX was like a weird 2 door Pulsar looking thing..

To all the uninformed, this is a B14 Sentra/200sx/lucino/pulsar chassis. Yes, the USA received the 2 door variation as the 200sx with either the GA16 or the SER version with the high port SR20DE. This brought back memories. No offense to the owner, but this is a fair example of a 200sx build state side. Nothing special here. Matt has no idea what sleepers these can be built into, however it is a good thing he didn’t have to deal with a 500hp fwd SR20 and the poltergeist like torque steer they can produce. Let’s hope these stay hidden and the internet idiots just laugh and walk away. This cat looks to be running stock boost. A pulsar GTiR T28 turbo and larger injectors would easily put down low to mid 300s @ 1 bar of boost and get this car into 12 second 1/4 mike territory.

Matt you should totally stop by the SR20 Convention on April of next year in FL if you got time. All Types of SR20 (GTiR, B13, B14, G20's, S Chassis etc.) vehicles you'll be able to drive at The FIRM. Tons of fans of yours in the SR Community.

omg. that shifter rattle is driving me crazy. lol

I Have a 200SX 1.6. I bought it new in 94 and still have it. I have been working on it for years. Its been totaled twice yet with all the body work I did no one can tell. I put a wide body kit on it that looks killer and added bigger tires and wheels and custom exhaust. I wanna make it rear wheel drive with a twin turbo engine. Only dreams at this point. Maybe one day I can afford to do it. Thank you for the video. There hard to find for this car. You have made my dream even that more reachable!

Yessssss. The se-r models come with an sr20de (naturally aspirated) that can easily get a turbo slapped on to it with no issues. Can also get an sr20ve in it with Nissan's VVL system (like Vtec except intake and exhaust would switch over independently) and you have a fun little car for autocross or road course usage. If you want to go the big boy route, a VQ35DE swap is available now. Once the rear beam is bent to 0° toe it becomes an incredibly well planted and balanced platform for track usage.

"Went turbo - blew up the motor" - I'd be a rich man if I had a dime for every time I've heard that.

I took a flight out to Cali and got to ride in this exact car! Props to Martin, this will be remembered for years to come for us b14 owners.

i have a 98 200sx se and want to sr20 swap it. puts a huge smile on my face to see the b14 in this state. also its pretty crazy that he blew his motor because the thermostat got stuck shut , thats exactly what was wrong with mine when i bought it.

OoOoh this was a good one! ❤️ the sound of an SR!

I remember having a car based on this platform. A 1995 Nissan Lucino GG. It was my first car, it was slow basic and didn't handle very well in it's stock form. But it really sold me on the nissan name. Dead reliable, never let me down, and I loved it. I kinda regret selling it, but it did me well!

I didn't even know this little car existed a few minutes ago... Description made me think "Silvia", looks kind of like "Sunny" (makes sense, since this is, essentially, a 2-door B14, according to Wikipedia at least)... Looks like a great little car

It seems so good from the POV camera that it's almost difficult to believe it.

This gen 200SX (B14) was my first car. Definitely uncommon that's for sure.

This is actually a 200SX SE-R. They came with the SR stock and used the B14 chassis from the regular Sentra.

Meanwhile down under our 200sx's are Silvias with sr20dets lol

Always loved these and their ease of swapping JDM engines into!

My first car was 1996 200sx. Everyone was surprised by how fun it was to drive. That rattle must be original manufacturer rattle bc I remember a very similar one in mine. I also had a stuck thermostat but caught it and replaced it. Wish I had kept that car.

Miss my '98 SE-R which was totaled. It was an auto, but I still loved it anyway since it was my first newer car. Funny story is that it was actually totalled on the day I bought another car, a 2001 Sentra SE with performance package (16" wheels, LSD, spoiler, etc) and both cars were in the same accident. Guy in a chevy truck wasn't paying attention and slammed into my brother in the 200SX, and pushed him into me in the Sentra. I had only had the car for ~15 minutes. SE-R was totalled (no trunk left) and the SE was repaired to like new. That SE was my favorite car and I miss it just as much as the SE-R. And Matt needs to drive one of these early Nissan's (B13, B14 or even an NX2000) with a good SR20VE setup. I bet he'd get a kick out of it.

Cool little car to beat on! That's what I love about the cars from the 90s. Light weight and you don't need too much power to have fun

Seemed more excited for the B13 😃 Great Work.

I love these odd ball car videos!

Bunch of people that don't know the names of us market cars in here lol

Matt please drive my 96 Infiniti G20 once its boosted, never really see them around and theyre practically cousins of the 200SX/Sentra SE-R of the Infiniti label. SR platforms are always awesome

I have owned two of these cars, they are so much fun with the SR20VE.

I miss my 200sx SE-R...glad to see one again!

JDM version is called the Nissan Sunny Lucino (B14), those transverse SR engines especially the SR20DET from the Pulsar GTIR can be tuned into beast! A few of them are in Jamaica that can reach up to 600hp +

Do people not know this car was called a 200sx in the us and Canada? Also, in some places the 240sx were called 200sx. It's confusing, Nissan has always been bad with names.

Sounds really good!

All the internet Mechanics in this comment section.

I own the JDM grocery getting 4 door equivalent called the Sunny with the lowly but reliable GA15DE. Not the best rear suspension setup compared to its predecessor but still an underrated and overlooked car with great potential. In Japan and other regions it's called the Sunny or Lucino and shares the same mechanical components as the N15 Pulsar or UKDM Almera. The USDM model is the Sentra and the coupe took the 200SX name mostly due to engine displacement and marketing. In Japan the 240SX is actually 200SX or 180SX (SR20DET,CA18DET). USDM models only got KA24DE hence the 240 name.It's confusing to the uniformed. Very popular model in Mexico,the Philippines and the Caribbean.

That's a 200sx in America but the se-r came with a fwd sr20 in the U.S.

I just bought a 1995 sx se for 100 bucks for the kid to work on & I admit Nissan is a vehicle that I always avoided as Im older & a muscle car guy . I heard you mention a group or a forum that is into these cars & I will likely need some advice . Figured a decent little sporty car that a new driver can afford & maybe do some proven performance mods on it later .Neat car you built & looks like a fun ride

This is a sick little sleeper. Love the 200sx!!

It's so strange watching this as a brit and expecting to see an S14

For a second I thought this was a Mike Kojima's "dog"B14.

I had one in high school! It's a 200sx! Mine was a 200sx se-r! It comes with a sr20de 140hp and 132tq. If I remember correctly.

Nice to see a one take on one of these, we're building one on our channel!

To anyone who may not know. The 1995-1998 Nissan 200sx in the US market was the Sentra Coupe. Don’t ask me why they changed the name. Probably to sound more sporty. I know the 200sx name was used in other markets for the S platform. This is not that.

I dig this it's very different now I wanna see a stanza

Basically this is a 2-door Sentra.

There was an SE-R version of this that came with an SR20.

Hey bro I'm a big fan of you and your mustang . I recently bought a 1993 sentra ser sr20de I also bought a turbo for it can't wait to install it . Maybe one day you can review my car . At least when it's done. I will do my best to keep the a/c

love these cars ive had mine for 2 years now and now i really want to turbo it

I've got a 92 and 97 se-r. The 92 is just a cruiser but I'm mocking up the turbo kit for 97 tonight. Both are rippers stock.

Great car👍 I was going to buy a '98 200sx SE-R in 2003 but a family event occurred and I never got back to that used car dealer. So hard to find them now in Canada. Wish I got it then.

I feel like Matt wasn’t too into the car at first but the owner knows his shit and Matt seems to warm up to it after a while.

B14 with an SR20 big up yuh self!!

I had a 1995 200SX SER I bought new and I was very fond of it.

Had a b13 well a few b 13s lol. These are great under rated cars. I got out of the fwd SR game awhile back due to parts availability and the cost of said parts. I went back to Hondas but will always have a fondness for the b13 and b14

I love old nissans

Nice B14. I had a 98 Sentra SE (4 door SE-R basically) back in the day.

I have a 200sx SE, would call this car B14, just like 240sx is S14(also S13). Also had a previous model to this B13 Sentra, unfortunately it dudn't do very well in a long run haha. Both are manual. Now I have an S13 coupe, trying to get rid of my 200sx, I cut the rust out, engine has knock but it drives just fine. If on East Coast lmk 300$ come get it.

SR20 sound tho.. “Bruum, Pssss, brruuuumm, Psssss!!” Love turbos!

I haven’t seen the Barney Sentra since high school. I remember this guy from like the MySpace/Facebook days.

Why everyone getting the different names of this car confused? Clearly it depend on where your at in the world. Here in the states, was called 200SX, no association with the S12 Silvia. To my attention, I honestly thought it didn't look like a Pulsar. Thought the nissan pulsars were hatchbacks. O.o

My first car was a black 200sx se loved it

Nice reminds me of my B14 with a GTI-R, miss that thing it was so fast for a small car.

Whats that straw sipping sound..

B14 chassis is underrated; glad this car was featured. I miss the REAL Nissan.

Wait til you drive a VQ swapped one! Then you'll be in love.

Nice car nice guy 💪

That bov sounds soo niceee!

In south asia it goes by nissan sunny. It is basically poor man's corolla over there. Never new it had this much potential lol

Go-Zigen! Havent seen that name in a decade.

cant wait till mine is done!

Seems to be a decent little car. But what's rattling?

I had a sentra and I wanted to have a 200sx they are a super light weight, and the might fun cars to go to the track for circuit or drag, btw love the sound of the sr20 specially the neo vvl version

I am also Martin, but I had a 240SX

The whoosh sounds way better than the chirp.

Nice JDM VZ-R badge. Kinda ironic as it was applied to the definitely NA Nissan Pulsar/Sentra equivalent to the Civic SiR

I have a 98 Ser that I got for 250$ the car didn't run right and the car is mint no rust I had two of them and a sentra sel there very underrated

I'm pretty sure this is a Skyline Performante. At least in the USJDMIM Market market.

I owned a 1996 200SX SE but with the 1600 DOHC.. The factory SE-R wasn't available yet. It wasn't fast, but it was pretty fun to drive.

After hearing the 2:09 time from the 200sx I feel sorry for Matt spending so much money on that Focus.lol.

The comment section is cancer

What a great guy

Cool build bro.

I've waited for this one

Lucino based 200sx, not to be confused with the Silvia based 200sx

A Silvia in the US that HASN'T been LS swapped? What a surprise..

Cool guy, cool car. Many likes.

It makes soo much boost, it boost's at idle😏

cool dude, cool car. nice video Matt

Fun fact: A 95' 200SX is usually known as a S14 where I live.

Matt, you need to review the 2007-2012 Sentra Spec V to complete your SE-R legacy review.

Rattle is the go pro

the SR20 is it the SR20 DET black top or red top? I used to have the 95 nissan 200sx SER with the SR20DET blacktop and had the whole car converted intoo AWD Thing was a beast I really miss it

Love it!

Literally thought that was like a Prelude or an Integra in the thumbnail...not the most handsom of cars. Lol Still pretty neat.