gearheadstik

Hey guys, I was just working on a head for my turbo motor and had some LS1 head parts in the mix on my work table....noticed that my ARP header studs looked the same as my L series manifold studs...they are part number arp-434-1301 $99.00 in Summit Racing..There is 12 in a set..you need 8 for our L heads...I didnt know if you guys had a better alt for old head manifold studs...but these are realy strong...Just figured I would put it out there.

Just got my car running Sat to drive it to SEZ and I love it...I drove and tuned and reached 20psi on the way home, I nearly shat myself.....My PLX does the same thing....anyone know how to fix?

Yep or maybe glue...I'm a Paramedic and have bunches of scars that have given me trouble later from not getting stitches...the skin will not heal as thick and every time you bump your knuckles it will bust open again, which we gearheads often do...if you dont get fixed that is..

Hi, I'm trying to beat the clock on getting my car ready for sez and have installed turbo, megasquirt, and new exhaust in the last two days and need to know what makes the fuel pump come on in a 78 280z w stock wiring for now till after the sez....I have done some reading and have seen post about something to do with the afm...Do you have to jump wires to make it work or what...I figure some of you guys might know off the top of your head...I would appreciate it if you have a answer for me...Thanks Aaron

Here is how I did mine to retain the A/C pulley...for more info see thread http://forums.hybridz.org/showthread.php?t=103781&page=7&highlight=edis

Hi guys I'm trying my best to get ready for SEZ8...I almost have everything on the car and just wanted to show how I mounted my 36-1 wheel... Thanks to BRAAP and others, I had some cool ideas to go by. I had a friend cut me a ring out of mild steel a little bigger and thicker than the ID of the 36-1 wheel...Tig welded it to my pulley outside lip and the paid one of the local machine shop guys 15$ to turn it true on the outside and inside diameter. My ring is loose on the pulley just enough to clock it if needed, then I installed two set screws like BRAAP's pulley....I did my pulley this way to try retaining my A/C pulley, being south Alabama has some pretty warm days.....anyway here is a couple of pics...I have seen a few questions on different threads on how you should keep your A/C pulley and this is what I come up with. Again thanks for all you guys Ideas and BRAAP your my hero.. Just trying to keep up with you guys great craftsmanship.

I dont know about the NCP280, I have always used K36...But you can never go wrong with a good sealer....even though I have based over the primer-surfacer alone thousands of times...If you look at it as a long term thing, you can not go wrong sealing it...that is when you will see the differences..just my .02$

I might be interested...price?...Looks great

Does yours have any carbon in the ex side? I was thinking Holset test run them.. But this might have been a test turbo or come back...

Would some of you recommend a few good regulators for my turbo l28 car...I'm thinking it needs to be a boost ref bypass reg...

So, today I pull the new turbo apart to look at the bearings and look at all this heat discoloration...It looks as it was run w no oil in it...keep in mind this was sold to me shipped from holset in SC as a new unit...it was new, only F...ed up...I'm thinking of writting holset a letter to find out if they have fired this guy yet or what...

Thats what I have done for now...but still pisses me off to think I need to order a rebuild kit and that still might not fix whats wrong...

Thanks for that..but man the thought of a out of the box turbo being out of spec....I wonder did this one fail spec and a employee sell the heap on ebay..you wouldnt think that kinda stuff would happen, but does it??

So, I have been bustin butt to try to get my Holset project ready for the SEZ8...I have done most the work to get ready and now this comes up...Ok I have two holset HE-351 turbos, one i bought new which came from the holset plant in SC. I purchased it off ebay, new, only test run according to the person I purchased it from....I dont know if The dude worked at holset or it was holsets company listing person...But it did ship from holset direct.....Anyway to the problem...I noticed it looked to have too much play..so i measured and it is .045...I also have one that came off a truck with 50k miles and it measured .012 ...This pisses me off that I made all the mods to the new one...I would think it should not be used...Does any one know What kind of clearences a new non ball bearing turbo should have? What do you holset guys think? Use it or rebuild....Thanks for the advise

P-91 head??? Is that a rare one?

I will tell Rip...but I don't know about that first part

Make us proud...

Burned...I love it

Any updates on this? I have just purchased a AEM tru boost controller but might had rather do this if all works out...Which one you think would be better?