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  1. 5 hours ago, Nurgleton said:

    Just a heads up, Wolf Creek/Futofab came out with 108mm versions that will handle higher power output. I'm trying to decide if I'm going to use these or the DSS on my on build. Didn't realize the adapters were causing fitment issues on the DSS...

     

    Larger Futofab/Wolf Creek kit.

     

    In regards to that video of the couple working on that 280z, they are using the OEM rear LCAs, which is where the DSS fitment came into place. Fitment might not be an issue when using T3 or Apex rear LCAs.

     

    Nurgleton. Thank you for clearing this up. I fully didn't research just assumed, and since im running OEM LCA's i would've had to do the same.

    Which in the grand scheme of things isn't the worst of fabricating options. 

  2. 21 hours ago, Exposed said:

     

    sadly its slow going with the Z. Its either we're swamped with work trying to catch up or we're swamped with trying to find work to keep my guys going.

     

    For the little I've driven my car since I put the rubber on I'm enjoying them, when they heat up I have no complaints. I don't have many km's on them and I highly doubt I'll be driving my Z this year as I tore it apart through out the winter and haven't had a chance to put it back together. I'll need to get a post going sometime soon. 

    I was thinking of doing upgrading this year while the car in tore apart but haven't looked much into which route I'd take. You thinking of making the switch soon? if you are which donor are you thinking of going with?

    All good bro. Sometimes putting these projects on the back burner is a good thing. It’s looking really good tho.

     

    hmm I’m excited for these r888s tho. I can’t wait to see what the hype is all about. 

    I have looked around and sourced out a few options. I think the Mark Nickel adapters with the OEM stylnCV axles from the Z31T are the route I’m going to go.

     

    I watched a ZED video of a couple doing a swap on their LSX Datsun on YouTube and was kinda turned off they had to notch their control arms because the adapters were too large. This was with the DSS cv axles.

     

    wolf creek I heard wont support high HP. I mean I’m not crazy in the numbers but I don’t want to do things twice if later in life I get crazy.

     

    but I’ll definitely post what I do in my thread if I go the z31T route.

     

     

     

     

     

     

  3. 11 hours ago, seattlejester said:

    I would not do the CJ cave adapters. The one made by the guy on here is more correct in the inverted offset design. mt nickel? (spelling incorrect) would be a better alternative.

     

    The drive axles are under a lot of rotation. Couple that with imperfections on the road and you get vibrations. I'm running adapters and even with loc-tite I find them loose every couple of months. I have yet to try red as I imagine they will need to come off at some point and I don't want to even think about trying to remove a sheered grade 12 bolt. The solution would be to drill the bolts for safety wire and run multiple lock mechanisms. 

    Yeah I was looking at Cj caves. Theres a maroon RB25 280z on youtube running cj caves adapters with rockauto axles. This sounded appealing until i couldn't get ahold of CJ Cave and found out the rockauto axles aren't as durable as the OEM. Are you running RA axles or OEM? Im going to try and get ahold of this guy Mark. I am really leaning towards this route.

     

    3 hours ago, jhm said:

    Here you go:  https://forums.hybridz.org/topic/128951-fs-z31t-axle-adapter-flanges-for-s30-r200-slim-design/

     

     

    He also advertises on the FB pages under "Mark Nickel".

    This! Thank you for this. 

     

    2 hours ago, JMortensen said:

    You can't get around the limitation of a 1.250" stub axle no matter what CVs you use. IMO you're never going to keep the stub axles from breaking at that power level.

    Time for backhalf or an IRS solution that allows for larger diameter stub axles. I'd look to an 8.8 if you want IRS. Might as well upgrade that too while you're in there. The diffs are cheap and readily available, lockers and limited slips galore, wide range of gear ratios, there are very strong CV options for them, etc. 

    Ahhh I see. The thing is I bought a OBX LSD for the r200 and changed out the internals... Long story short I broke my diff and bought a Quaife.. So unless you're saying the ford 8.8 is compadible, i am sticking to this r200 for the long run.

     

    Wish I knew this before going from the r180 to the r200. Thank you for this tho, great info buddy.

     

  4. So been a little slow with the upgrades. Was really on it and inspired for a little bit then ended up letting that flame die slow. 

    But since it's somewhat warming up, im starting to feel it again.

     

    Few months back i decided to give the Z more power. Since the z was pretty much stockish, other than a FMIC, turbo elbow, and ECU. 

    I decided to buy a few goodies, and piece together a turbo kit.

     

    -s366 borg warner 91 trim 

    -future fab turbo manifold twin scroll 

    -dual tial 44mm wastegates

    -Bosch 1000cc injectors 

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    The goal was to try and get really silly and make it to 650rwhp on e85 cams valve springs retainers all that jazz.  

    But then i started to think about that much HP for what my end goal of the car would be.

    So with that said now im more looking at doing a more mid to high 400's / low 500's on 91.

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    A few pics for a little teaser.

    Did some preventive as well. Headgasket, FM seal, cam seals, oil seal....

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    Anyways Kinda looking forward to support these new mods before I hit the road again. Im in need of halfshafts and rubber...bad. 

    Looking at doing the CV adapter upgrade from Driveshaft shop, or wolf creek.. Or maybe even the z31.

    As for rubber im really looking into the r888s 225/50/r15 (My specs are 15x10.5 all around -40 i believe) 

    Anyways looked at a few rides with this set up. It'll be a very minimal stretch. Wasn't wanting to stretch tires, but also wasn't wanting that bubbled tire look. 

     

    This guys on (See below) this is more practical. Ill probably end up running this guys rear all the way around maybe. Blue car is similar specs as the red car (225/50/15 front 235/50/15 rear)

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    But then there's this dude who is really running stretched r888's which i didn't know was possible until now. Sexy to me, but unpractical for what route im thinking of going. 

    15x9.5" -15 front, 15x11" -25 rear Volk Racing TE37V wheels; 195/50R15 front, 205/50R15 rear Toyo R888 tires

     

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  5. Running into a few issues with my halfshafts like most are.

    Since im running a little bit more than stock hp on my 260z, i am needing something a lot more beefy. 

    Looking for something that can hold close to 700-800hp on an r200 diff. 29 spline

     

    Westcreek (good but is this rated for that much rwhp? read a thread where the OP ran into issues with the install.)

    Driveshaft shop ( Probably going with this but i hear the actual adapters rub on the control arms? is this true, will i need to notch?) Also heard you run the risk of bolts unthreading? how is this possible?

    z31 axles w/ adapters ( thought i would go with this route, but was pointed in the direction of CJ cave and he never replied back)

     

    Let me know your thoughts, just want to do this right and once. Without breaking the bank.... If i don't have to .

     

    Joa

     

     

  6. On 4/17/2018 at 7:40 PM, walkerbk said:

     I had the exactsame thing happen to me. Im not sure if the mms axles will fit, i wasnt even going to chance it since the tripod design is weaker. The Autozone ones are made by the same company so they won't work either. I ended up buying a OEM set used off Facebook marketplace. It took like 4 hours of me dragging a bubble around the U.S. to completely search for them, but I got them. I ended up buying them from Marcos autoworks located in Walkertown, NC (336-577-7128) for 175 shipped.

     

    I then shortened my axles per someone else's idea (see below). He however only shortened one end, I shortened both ends and flipped the cages... I have about 3/4 of an inch with it fully dropped and just over 1/3 an inch with the jack under the control arm.

     

    Hope everything works out.

     

     

    How did this work out for you? still running well?

  7. 14 hours ago, seattlejester said:

    Generic fans that come with the champion radiator (I suspect basic eBay), I have my intercooler in front of my rad as well.

     

    Fans only kick on after warm, I think about 180 as well I imagine. I think I have a Mr Gasket fan controller.

     

    I was out in 95+ the other day. It ran 185 the whole time going up the mountain with spare tool kit, full camping gear, and spare fluids, coming down it was even running at like 170 with no load and engine breaking.

     

    The GT3582r is fairly on the larger side although it would probably hit your goal easier as in room to grow, but most likely it would be quite top end dependent. S362 which I think is the smallest the S300 frames come in, it is even bigger at 8376 so similar ball park. I think a GTX3076R or an S257SX-E might be a better choice, dudeinblue is running the GTX3071R at 510whp, although his is on a 2jz. In theory I could hit over 600hp with enough boost on my s257sx-e. Granted if you wanted room to grow, you may want to spec bigger, since the cost at least for the borgwarners are fairly similar. Pushing over 5 or 600hp definitely puts you out of the usable category though, won't make power till the top end and when it does come in it would be fairly aggressive ala supra power bands.

     

    The trade off will be room to grow, vs area under the curve. You can hit the power numbers you are looking for I think with the 76mm compressor exducer size, so the extra wheel diameter of the bigger turbos would result in more lag, but the smaller wheel will run out of puff or start being less efficient sooner, granted we are still talking about probably over your desired power levels. I am talking theory though, and application could differ from theory.

    Ill look into the rad fans.Also ill look at bleeding the system one more time as well. those are the ones with 1750cfm?

    Thanks for this bro. 

     

    Ill start looking into turbos for this. I found a pretty good deal on a barely used Gtx3576r. I think 600rhp is pretty much the highest hp i would like to see..if possibly on pump. what injectors are you running? did you go top feed fuel rail with one single feed?

  8. Eyy thanks Seattlejester.

    Definitely look into it. Was put off by that fact as well but its one of the MB's most reliable motors. 

     

    Hmm... what fans are you using? is your setup constant or does it come on at a certain temp? I have mine set to come on at 180. 

    Im also in 110+ degree weather, plus my FMIC is blocking the front. Maybe Ill try and rebleed, but i've tried that as well.

     

    No, im really wanting to stay on pump if possible. Yes that. I meant Gt3582 sorry, thought that was a quicker spooling turbo. maybe the BW s360?

  9. Fellas sorry it's been so long. Almost a full year since i've posted. 

    Since then i've just been tinkering with a little here and there things, small little gremlins and such. (Runs a little hot during the summer, might get a better fan setup)

    what is everyone else running for cooling? 

     

    - still have yet to get the R8 coil packs installed, my wiring guy has been pretty busy with drift events. (Hence why i've kinda just been slower with this car lately) But with boost season coming around the corner i've got the itch again 😅😅.

     

    I did however get the car tuned, by a pretty reliable source. He told me my current wiring guy wired the 3.5 map sensor backwards. Which is why the car was running so crap. 🙆‍♂️ This wasn't a dyno, strictly a street tune. Tuner says it should be somewhere in the 330s hp.

     

    Anyways, since then the car has been totally drivable, no issues. looking at getting into bigger numbers now that i've gotten the gremlins sorted. Bought another daily E55 AMG, and that thing hauls... I made the mistake of buying something the Z can only keep up with until fourth gear sooo...🤦‍♂️

     

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    Looking at going for 550rwhp on pump. 

         -Heres the set-up im Looking at going

    bosch1000cc injectors, GT3528r twin scroll, FF exhaust manifold, bigger fuel pump(still looking into), and external waste gate...Thoughts?

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  10. On 9/27/2017 at 10:14 PM, Geno750 said:

    I didn't like paying for them. At a little over $65 a piece it sucked. However they are strong and very reliable. I've used them on my SR20 a long time ago and they were great. The only thing I've seen with Audi coils was while I had a large Audi dealer on my route when I slung tools for Snap-on. Tons of cars were in there with dead coils.

    Yeah i've seen a few bad threads about the audi coils. Then again I've seen some good ones. Doesn't seem like it leans more toward negative feedback. 

    9 hours ago, Nv_s30 said:

    Damn I miss my wheels lol I kinda regret going 17's looking at how good 15's look lol

    I get a lot of compliments my man. They look good, your new wheels look good on your car tho.

  11. 1 hour ago, Geno750 said:

    That's cheap for 6 coils. Are they smart coils or do you need an ignitor? I saw enough about the cracked coil issue I just went with IGN1A's. Not having a coil pack cover for my head also helped since the bracket to mount them replaces the cover and it was cheaper.

    Yes, they are smart coils from what i've read.

    This is what i've read that had most info about the R8 coils. Seems like the GTR guys use this a lot. I've found more info on their forums than, on xjz forums.

    http://forums.gtrcanada.com/forum/all-things-skyline/general-skyline-tech/65776-ls2-truck-coils-vs-audi-r8-red-top-coils

    How do you like IGN1A's? I like how cheap the Audi coils are, and the availability. 

  12. Update**

     

    Sorry guys haven't posted in a little while, been somewhat busy with work. Anyways worked on the Z here and there and heres what I've done.

     

    Figured out my overheating issue, it was something dumb like i figured it would be. And I didn't figure it out until i was out of town of course lol.

    Basically radiators, for the most part come in from the top and trickle down to the bottom, which we all know. Come to find out our radiator, well my radiator is cross scroll. Meaning it flows from left (Inlet from engine) to right (outlet to engine) Didn't even know that were a thing. Anyways both my inlet/outlet were on the same side, so in theory it wasn't even acting as a radiator, more like a glorified surge tank. Ran into my wiring guy at the drift event this weekend, streetdriventour, and he said he know it was he cut it open and welded a divider plate in the middle to make it act as somewhat a hybrid top/bottom side scroll rad. lol Didn't really workout to well, so i had it welded and put back on the stock plenum. I had thought over buying a new one, but it worked perfectly fine with the stock L series so i kept it at that.

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    Added a mishimoto oil cooler, now idle is about 170-Fish, and street driving is 185-200-F. I got a sandwich plate from suspicious garage, super easy install, basically removing your oil filter putting the sandwich plate in its place and screwing it back into the stock position. Also came with a oil thermostat that opens at 165F.

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     I mounted the cooler to my front bumper, made some brackets and used muffler u clamps for support. It gave it a nice firm feel, doesn't move around is very secure. 10an fitting of course from summit.

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    Made a shift bezel to take away in-cab heat, and cosmetic look. Used a rubber shift boot from a mazda miata 1994 i believe. And went to home depot for  some sheet metal, cut accordingly to my liking and riveted the bezel on. I really wanted to reuse my stock center console, but with the shifter being so far back, or further back, and my hydraulic brake being right there. I thought against it, and sold it.

     

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    Picked up some Takata harness' from a local. I got the pair really really cheap from a fellow Z enthusiast, Come to find out they are real, just expired, but made for a roadster, so they are also real short lol. The eyebolts for the wastestraps go into the old stock seatbelts, but the shoulder harnesses are way too short to hit the ground. Kinda pissed off for a second, but figured i would get a inch thick bar to be welded in the back to where i can put the eyebolts onto. A project for another time. Next proj will be 1" Willwood Master cylinder, 280z brake booster upgrade. My brake booster is failing, and I feel like my brakes should feel a lot better than they do. I remember i never upgraded from the stock MC.

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    Like i said earlier, I drove the Z out to the speedway to watch some friends at the drift event. I got quite a bit of love out there, had seen someone post pics of the Z on instagram, and they gave me all the pics they took of it. Hope you guys enjoy. I kinda wish he got pics of the full car.

     

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    actually just found another pic on IG. 

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    So just about ready to tune it, and i run into the next issue. lol fix one thing, another breaks..Its a vicious cycle. Anyways my wire in the #1 cylinder port is really finicky. Come to find out its got a hairline crack in it. So it'll run fine then when it wants to it'll run crappy. Did some reading on a few forums to see what others have done, and read this is a common issue for our motors. Did more research and read about the "wasted spark" system the jz series has. Meaning 3 coils feeding 3 wires. Found there are multiple options for both keeping it the same type of wasted spark system I.E 1jzz, or the super spark upgrade. On the other hand i could go to something like x6 coil setup. I.E Audi R8, or Lq9 from the Ls. First thought was to buy one wire from someone locally, or online just to get the car to tune. I figure if i change one i should change them all, so the lifespan is somewhat the same. If one is crapping out, then another is probably going to...atleast with my luck lol. Then thought about buying the superspark upgrade and paying for it once and done. But i've read in drift works sometimes they end up having the same issue. Also considered buying brand new for them, but for cheaper i could get the Ls series or R8 style. I really like how the Ls series sits outside of the plug tunnel and comes with its own ignitor, making the capability of running without the stock Jz ignitor. (read this can only be done with an aftermarket ECU, then again read elsewhere stock ECU is fine) so not sure what to believe there. A lot of guys are running the LQ9 coil pack enough to where there is a bit of info for the swap. Cx racing even makes a bracket for the new wires. 

    I honestly have been leaning towards the R8 coil packs. Brand new you spend 172$ for the six and can be had at most part stores for around $20 - $30 new. Theres mixed reviews on this route, but most are good, even the rb26 gtr guys run this setup. My wiring guy gave me a great price on install, and also runs this setup on his. He said he really suggests this, and from remembering from an earlier post he mentioned switching out the coil packs before going to a bigger turbo system. Here's what I'm looking at, let me know what you guys think.

    https://www.ecstuning.com/b-genuine-volkswagen-audi-parts/ignition-coil-priced-each/06a905115d/

    Filmed a vid to show you what the car sounds like at the moment, where my wideband is, and the faulty wire i talked about. I think this is the first vid i made with the GoPro i got at my company christmas party. 

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

  13. Just wondering if anyone can share some pics of this particular setup.

    Just picked up a couple of harnesses, want to get an Idea of what to do.

    T3 has pics but my harness isn't like a wrap with Lv10 brackets, I have the bolt in eye bolts/clips on my harness.

    If anyone has pics, or can point me into the right direction of getting more insight. Tried to search but kept getting error issues, think maybe the site still has a few maintenance issues.

     

    Thanks

  14. 6 hours ago, seattlejester said:

    Oh wow, yea that is hot haha. I'm holding steady at 185*F. 

    I meant survival in just the factor of debris and such. Even steel braid can suffer debris failure, but it is more or less oil resistant. The Nylon stuff can can become a bit brittle with heat and oil. 

    Definitely jealous of all the room you have to run the fuel stuff with the cell in the car.

    Lol move your cell like mine, come to the dark side lol

  15. 4 hours ago, seattlejester said:

    Hmm what do you consider hot and lean?

    It looks like you have a hose, but do you have a coolant overflow can?

    I know my car would continually pee on the floor from expanding coolant, I imagine if it did that long enough it would not only loose thermal capacity, but loose the benefit a sealed pressure system. 

    8AN is a good choice big enough for pretty much any semblance of sane power, although is that the nylon braid hose? Not sure how that stuff will survive under the car.

    Hot: as in norm is 180-210 degrees F, and I'm creeping passed the 230s. No oil in the coolant, and vice versa. 

    Lean: Im in the higher side of the wideband while on throttle the few times I've driven it. I definitely know I'm not running rich, so its more of an assumption.

     

    My overflow reservoir is tubed out from the swirl pot, kinda tucked between the rad hosing and IC piping. Its definitely air tight, its sealed no leaks from anywhere, thinking its just a timing thing now. 

     

    Thanks man, definitely was a better move upgrading to this setup. My bad yes its Nylon braided. Remember its almost to the bottom part of the car but not on the bottom.

  16. Started to finish the hardlines then thought of the long run. Kinda  got stuck with going to the stock hardline on the chassis to my hardlines..So after really thinking about it for a second, I switched to 8an fittings with 8an steel braided hoses.

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    With that said I ran my lines to the driver side tranny tunnel of the car. My first plan was to remove the stock lines and run them the same route, but I thought against it and ran my lines elsewhere. I attached it to the bottom part of the tranny tunnel, pretty happy how it turned out. 

    So my map wasn't the issue at all, it was actually the TPS (Throttle Position Sensor) the three wires that go into the sensor, there was one wire that wasn't getting a connection. 

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    After taking the sensor off and resodering the wire, it fired right up. Amazing what one wire could do. 
    Car is up and running now. Im running a little hot tho, and a little lean... So i checked the cooling system, only had water in it. Switched over to the Zerex asian RED coolant (a lot of people swear by this so I checked it out.Burped the system. Still running hot. Remembered I never changed my therm. So i got the mishimoto one from driftmotion. Still running hot. I know for sure my timing is probably a little off. Gonna have my wiring buddy come over with his PC and check the ECU out.

    So i've kinda been cleaning up wiring a little bit, and small little knick Knacks here and there. Driving it around little bit it feels really really good, even untuned feels very strong. Ill be taking it back to the shop early next week.

    Side note sold my Daily today. A little bittersweet happy its gone but sucks to let it go. Couldn't stand how low it was. 

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    Anyways anybody running the T3 camber arms? I kinda wan those. Want to run some negative degrees in the rear. Just a little bit lol.

  17. Spent more time working on the TB conversion. I noticed the holes in the spacers were .25" in diameter, which is the size you want when installing a M6x1.0 helicoil. So I went that route instead of drilling everything out to M8 not sizes. It worked perfectly.

     

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    Looking good bro  :hail:

  18. Oops I meant left assembly. The combo switch on the right houses the wiper switch which has several positions and the headlight switch so it is a bit harder to get rid of. You could do it though. Just a matter of where you put the switches and what functions you want to keep. 

     

    A full cage is really not a good idea if you plan on driving on the street, which I imagine this would be for since I don't think any club or track association would pass tech with a fuel cell in the passenger compartment. 

     

    Bash bars also really aren't designed to take hits really. They are designed to collapse to a certain extent for sure, but they aren't really an exo skeleton which is what would be required if you were aiming for the safety aspect.

     

    I too was really concerned with the fuel smell, but haven't had to deal with it. I think the AN line helps quite and making sure the vent points outward helps.

     

    Seattle jester you always got me rethinking things i've already done lol. but i always dig the input. 

    Yeah its a street car, i know some type of cage is in the future. i feel like any hard contact with anything my car would be toast.

  19. I'm planning a cell for my car as well, and my research echo's jester's, and that having it in the car is not ideal. Just filling it will cause the interior to smell like fuel for a bit, which isn't fun either.

     

    I want to do a cell that's more rectangular with an angled filler neck towards the right side. This would let one plumb it to the factory filler location.

    I've seen a few people do this. I like the idea but i chose to go another route. Keeping the factory filler was the main thing that I wanted to do but thought against it, when it came to doing my fuel system. 

     

    How is the headlight rewire done? I've seen the thread about rewiring the signal lights, but not the headlights.

    I rewired it prior to the swap to its own individual route. Just wasn't hooked up. I jumped it off the signal light on the OEM headlight switch.

  20. Yea mine does prohibit a traditional exhaust to some aspect, granted I shoot my exhaust out the passenger side so not as big of a deal.

     

    The aspect of having a fuel cell in the car would be:

    1. Annoying, all that sloshing fuel, and if you have the return going to the top of the tank all the dripping sounds

    2. Dangerous, not mentioning the sure fire hazard, but a full fuel cell is a lot of mass, on the brakes it is going to have to fight a lot of mass to keep that from moving.

    3. Performance, you are shifting the weight up about 2 feet in the car.

    Hmm touche'. Didn't think about that. Figured the car would be too loud to hear the slosh and dribble.

    After the cars on, I can barely hear the fuel pump.

    This is why I need to get a full cage, and possibly a bash bar in the rear. Still waiting on the fuel straps.

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