slownrusty

I remember Mike telling em about that track event! LOL. Good old days of Strutless Wonder!

Tim - Did you see this reply I received from JeffP and TonyD: By Jeff: "Dude, you are going to have nothing but trouble with that manifold, that is if it is from South Flordia Preformance. I had to rework my manifold three times. The first two times the part warped almost 1/4" from end to end. I heated it up at TonyD's house and tried it again. I figured that would set the header, it did not. The third try I did what Nissan did with their manifold and installed a bellows configuration and made the header three pieces. This has seemed to work, time will tell. I can tell you one thing though, that header is going to warp within 100 miles or so. One of the big PITA parts I got for the car. Hope you have better results, but I am sure you will not." Tony: "Man, I will attest to Jeff's travails with that POS header! It was sanded straight, it was out by maybe 0.100". After it was sanded, flat to less than 0.008", he put it back on, and ran it for maybe six trips around the block. I mean, maybe 50 miles. For some reason he had to go back on the exhaust---maybe a leak or whatever, anyway, as he was pulling the outermost bolts the thing just waaaaaaaarped away from the head. Almost 1/4"! So we took it back to my place, we counterstressed it to .250 using spacers and bolts on the ends (like you straighten a head) to a big I-Beam Section. We preheated the whole thing to orange hot, trying to stress-relieve the damn thing! When it was done, we were within .030" of dead straight. Jeff surfaced that amount back to flat, and reinstalled it on the car. Of course when it was heated again.... welllllll lets just say Jeff was not happy! Warped another 0.250"!!! So what he did was remove the manifold again, cut it in the exact same places the stock Euro Manifold was coupled, and put flexible bellows in the tubing. I believe that is the ONLY way that POS will work. The problem is the lengths of the tubing reaching to the ends are just too long, and the mild steel they use just expands too damn much. Add to the fact they didn't stress-relieve it AT ALL after manufacture leads to a bundle of problems. having seen Jeff's manifold, and put it to an experienced fabricator, I would say save yourself the hassle and pull it off NOW, install the bellows, and relocate your wastegate to someplace else (one is right where the bellows needs to be!). That should solve any problems like we encountered. My fabricator, upon seeing it the first time, before we said anything, was "That is supposed to hold hot exhaust gases on the engine? It's going to warp without bellows in it!" He thought if you stress-relieved it enough with a countering force on it, you might get it to work, but being German he insisted "the right way to build that is with bellows on the longer tubes" I have seen successful four-cylinder headers made like this, and that bellows will make no section longer than that---along with cutting the flange so the ends can move independently from the center section. It should have been stainless, the warpage from heat expansion is not as great, but I still think a bellows or slip-joint will be required even with that! Good Luck, Man!" Have you run your car as yet, I just wanted to know how your SFP header is doing? Yasin

Damn sweet...I see alot of $$$ in that thing! Yasin

VERY hot! I mean HAWT!

Damn Dave! Make sure he brings the $35 bottle of wine!

Aux - Looking good bro and I am officially scared at how much fab work is required....I tip my hat in great admiration to you fine sir! Yasin

Paul - How was dinner? Yasin

Race....if you don't mind loosing!! LOL...j/king bro. Please PM me your tel. no and I'll give you a jingle soon - promise! Yasin

Drax - On an L6 turbo manifold there is absolutely zero space to install an external wastegate. The ideal place is at the collector under the flange where the Turbo sits, but you cannot install a wastegate there as it will conflict with the steering linkage and its VERY tight under there anyway. Did you not see Austin 240Hoke's post? This was discussed on his thread as well, as that is also the location he chose. Yasin

Paul - Did not realize you know Dave Lum - very cool. He featured my old FJ20 Datsun truck when he launched his website back in '96-'97 ish! I am not even sure if still on there or not. I know Dave and Michael Spreadbury keep in touch as well and I am good friends with Michael. Serious Turbo there my friend! Yasin

Checking the cam at the valve? Paul...I know all about that....LOL! Head looks awesome. Yasin

Phantaz - Lots of room with distributor cap mounted, looks deceptive in the picture J - No progress with the Haltech...I might have to call Vildini and ask a few questions. I want to get all the mechanical stuff done first before getting into the electrics...glad I got a turbo to fit too! Regards - Yasin

Making some progress gang! I spent many a late hour at my fabricator's shop over the past few weeks, mostly modifying my SFP manifold to run an external 38mm TiAL Wastegate and then also welding on "ears" to run heim jointed braces for additional support...its finally done! Don't even ask how many $$$ I have into this stupid exhaust manifold! Here are the mock-up pics from this morning and next I will be starting to mock-up my 2.5" intercooler piping. My plan is completion in about 4 weeks...x-fingers. More pics to come! With the intake mounted + 67mm BMW Throttle Body: Another view, wategate looking through: without the intake: Regards - Yasin

Paul - AWESOME!! That is exactly what I was crossing my fingers and hoping you would say. I appreciate the quick reply. These MSA rockers look identical my stock rockers, so then I would say they are the Nissan genuine units except not in OEM Nissan packaging. Thanks for letting me know about my wipe pattern too! I feel confident about completing it. My plan is to wrap up my head this weekend and then order my lash pads through you hopefully by Monday. Have a great weekend - Yasin

That was a great short film. I thoroughlly enjoyed, car guys doing what they love doing....building awesome cars. Joe is very lucky to have the funds to finance a project like that...I am thinking thats got be close to half a million? It was great that the guys from Titan were also featured as the Turbo Supras would be a great gauge. No attitudes or cockyness in the film...just guys having fun. I laughed at the guys talking to his wife on the cell...LOL And yes the car sounds horny siiiick all the way....can't wait for part 2 if he does not kill himself and wreck the car! Yasin

Paul - I hope its OK that I ask two more questions: 1) In regards to the new Rockers I just bought from MSA based on your reply to Drax. These MSA Rockers definitely came from Japan as there were wrapped in that typical Japanese brown paper and had the Kanji writting on the outside but defintely not a Nissan Genuine Part - should I return these and get the genuine ones from Nissan? You mentioned certain rockers eating the cam after a few months and I definitely want to avoid those - thats frightening! 2) Also should I tighten up my wipe pattern a bit and not have it so thin on the ends? As you said that the 170 is the limit of what you would recommend running on a street car? Should I make it a bit "safer" and run the 180 lash pad based on the wipe pattern? Many many thanks! Yasin

Paul - left you a long PM, hope to hear back from you - hopefully today. Many thanks - Yasin

Cody - top pic is photoshopped...that one is my fav. Yasin

I really like the car and the uniqueness and love the fact that a RB will reside in it. The nose gets some taking too...its very different and somedifferent wheels will make it look tuff. Good luck and please keep the pics coming. Yasin

Drum roll...... Yasin

Many thanks!! Hope to have it running in about a month or so! X-fingers.

Hi - email your pics to me at slownrusty@yahoo.com and I will happily host them for you. We are all excited to see better res pics. Yasin

I can't believe it.....speechless.

Guys - This whole pattern thing on the rockers has been kicking my ass! After a few weekends and a few phone calls to Paul Rusch (BRAAP), I finally got it figured out - FINALLY!!! Paul Rusch has been simply awesome, the guy is incredible and did some great handholding, and trust me I needed it! I appreciate it very much Paul!!! So after my one millionth time, I got the technique down. I think an ant sliding down a blunt razor blade would be less painfull than setting up an aftermarket cam on a L6, but its all about perseverence, persistance and any other big "P" word out there...LOL! In one of Paul's threads he talked about having the cam wipe closer to the pivot end: Here is that post and its on Phil's N42 head: http://forums.hybridz.org/showthread.php?t=108398&highlight=wipe+pattern So here is my most recent attempt - which is the better wipe pattern the left (0.170" lash pad) or right (0.180" lash pad) or what is your overall critique, should I mess with another lash pad thickness. The left has more "wipe" at the pivot end: Thanks guys! Regards "giggly like a school girl" Yasin

Sorry to be a cynic....but.... Custom Big Ass Turbo From Turbonetics....$2,500 Motor Work + Earls Fittings To Feed a small city.....$25,000 Using 50cent Worm + Roller Clamps....PRICELESS Otherwise scarry looking. I wonder where in Europe that is? Yasin