Urgent help needed!! For all you car freaks out there!!

I just got a message from my boyfriend about this new car he bought, and I have ABSOLUTELY NO IDEA what he's talking about!! So to prevent a case of national disaster, I need to find out what it means before he comes online and asks my opinion of it.

Don't ask why I can't just ask him what it means.

The car model is a 180sx, and this is what the message said:
sr20 engine. 180kw at rear wheels. hks intercooler. buffs blow off valve. nismo body kit. white.

I assume white means white, but what does the rest of it mean??

Thanks in advance, any help will be appreciated.

It's a Nissan 180SX. Here's a pic of a white one with a body kit (though it may not be a Nismo body kit):

180kw at the rear wheels means it has a decent amount of power (kw being the metric unit of power measurement)
SR20 is a 2.0 litre 4 cyclinder engine.
HKS Intercooler is an aftermarket part for cooling the air going into the intake. It's like a radiator, except it only has air go through it, no liquid.
The blow off valve is that thing on turbo cars that makes them sound like they are sneezing when they change gears.

I'm no car person.. but:

engine info, I'd say it's a good one..

180kw is the power of the car.. in Europe it's usually in horse power, but I think 180kw is a nice value :)

an intercooler is a radiator used to cool down something in engines with forced air intake. Having one denotes that the engine gives more power than usual.. kinda like the words turbo or compressor.. I think

nismo makes stuff for nissan cars, kinda like we do with cases and case parts :) but for car modding:) A good thing too :) why it's lit, I don't know :)

Edit: bucko got it faster :(

about the buff blow off valve.. too weird :)

Thanks guys, +rep to you both for saving me from complete and utter annihilation.

+rep to Bucko.


Um, Eln, if you don't mind my asking...

What?
How come you have to know about the car HE bought?

:?

National Disaster averted... until the oil needs changing. :p

Wait until you hear the blow off valve, theyre soooooooo sexy! Whenever there is a big drop in revs the valve just lets of a huge big hiss sorta sound to let off extra turbo preassure.
And here is a 180sx with a nismo body kit

That'd be an sr20det and get rid of that BOV unless he likes compressor surge lol.

Comes online and asks your opinion of it?

wow he's pushing a good amount of power to the wheels.

which brings me to my most favourite of phrases: ''If in doubt, diff 'er out!!''

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Originally Posted by Dilphat

wow he's pushing a good amount of power to the wheels.

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It's about 240 rwhp. Depending on what he paid, that's nothing special considering I'm sure the internals are stock so no bumping up the boost. :hurt: