Gixxer Squid

I would like to roam all over but lately the car has not moved in a month after blowing up:twisted:. Rebello is going to be done with it in two weeks and then I will be out and about, primarily in the SJ area though unless a ride is organized somewhere else at some time. J

Thanks guys, There is maybe 1/4" difference between the pinch weld and the actual rocker and based on the above link, it says 6-6 1/2 inches so I think there is a little leeway there for error. Lowering created another problem though in that the 3" mandrel bent exhaust system is now 3 1/2 off the ground for these annoying speed bumps people place in the road:icon56: Anyone create Hydraulics for there Z yet? J

Anyone?

Thanks Kenny, just what I was looking for but did not get the right search parameters. Dumb question though but I dont know what it is. What is front of the rocker outboard of the pinch weld seam? ( where I am supposed to measure too?) Anyone have a picture of it as I am better with pictures:cry2: James

I did a few searches but possibly not using the right search criteria. I am looking to find the ideal car heigth for maximum handling. I know there are probably other variables but I want to concentrate on the actual heigth of the car and where one would actually measure this. I have 17" rims/tires and also have coil overs and want to adjust the heighth to the best of my abilities. I have fender flares so measuring the ground to the fender would not probably work. How about a static measurement from the ground to the cross member front and back? Maybe ground to front and rear bumpers? I don't have all the suspension components upgraded yet so I want to get what is ideal and not something that is going to put undue stresses on other things. Any help or another link for me to read up on this would be appreciated. James

Absolutely incredible. I would love to do the same thing with my car but don't have the garage space or technical know how. Yes, I could take the car apart but getting it back together would be a technological achievement for me:burnout:. Awesome build, I am envious.

I think I am going to bite the bullet and get it done right so I have some piece of mind. I am going to have a hard time putting the right foot down knowing that I could cause potential damage. I want to change the cam anyhow to a better profile. It just sucks but I guess those are the costs of having a high performance engine.

Awesome feedback guys. As much as I would like to do this myself, I am mechanically challenged and want to run the piss out of the car. E85 station is being built close by and thats what she is going to run 100% of the time if I can help it. Rebello racing has the head and Dave is crunching some package numbers for me. They are getting the block next weekend. I want a track car I can run the crap out of but she has to be built right and reliable and everything points to Rebello to have this done right. Probably got to get a 2nd job but we all know the importance of having it done right the first time which I don't think happened. pixr of me running the crap out of my GSXR-750. Speed is in my blood, need the car to hold up to this punishment.

12" past the turbo downpipe

Not near me either till April. Guess that gives Rebello time to redo my brandnew engine I only got 400 miles on:?

http://e85vehicles.com/e85-california.htm

Not available in my area till April 09. What is the cost of this compared to 91 octane? Any modifications I have to make to run this? Valve retainer came apart, scroll to bottom of thread for pix http://forums.hybridz.org/showthread.php?t=143857

LOL, gut says to open the bank, wife says otherwise:biggrin: I will have the chambers opened up and won't need the 2mm headgasket if thats the route I go. The head will be repaired at a minimum, pulling the block and pistons though at another 2k plus to the equation minimum:?

errrr......... drove the car home about 3 miles after this happened so cylander walls probably survived:nono:

Yeah, I am pretty lucky or so I thought. Since this is a high performance engine a re-knowned engine builder is suggesting I pull the engine and replace all the pistons and check rods etc, etc. This obviously adds another 3k if not more and I did a compression check on the 5 other cylanders (after this occured) and they were all 115-117 psi, including some previous damage to a throttle body screw getting into piston one and two. I keep getting so much different infomation and not sure what to do cause I surely don't have another 3k+ floating around in this economy but on the other hand, I would hate to have other failure due to the tops of 1 and 2 potentially giving away and since I practically have the engine already apart, bite the bullet and pay the piper. The throttle body screw already caused me to pull the engine once and get a new turbo but that engine builder said it was not a real problem having the piston scarred like this. I put about 400 miles on the thing before the seat failed running 18psi and #1 and #2 seem to be fine. The screw did ZERO damage to the cylander walls so why not just fix the head and and put it back on. Thoughts??

Your right, the seat obviously did not want to stay were it was supposed too. Obviously the damage could have been much worse than the little scuff on top of the piston. Blown head gasket as well.

I went to the courtesy link given a few threads up and its says its not available so I am not certain how josh got his in 1-2 weeks unless it was the last one or is actually a 1 mm. J

LOL, isnt that the truth. We pay some of the highest prices in the country for gas and all we get is 91 octane. Does that octane booster at Kragens work or is it crap?

Positive? If so, than I will go that direction. I will be running upwards of 20 PSI boost, you don't think that will affect anything? J

Send me pm on pricing. J

You know how it is Bo, always wanting more. The AFR's that I witnessed myself were at IDLE only, not 1st-4th gear pulls. That is why I am trying to get a data log of the 2-3 road pulls that were done in the car because I cannot say with certainty what the AFR's were and don't want to start pointing fingers until I see the data for sure. Basically I want the power but also want INSURANCE and if it means lowering the compression by going to a thicker head gasket or changing the pistons's completely, I am obviously willing to do this, if and only if its a neccessity. I think that going with Meth injection like I spoke to you about is the cheapest route to go as race fuel here is 6.49 a gallon, but I cannot seem to find anyone that has the right knowledge in installation more less tuning in the bay area and I want it done right. As far as the timing, I am not sure what its set at and I would assume its in the data log as well which I am still trying to get. James

ok, detonated my turbo, dropped an intake valve and back to square one after only 400 miles on new engine, life goes on. I am turbo challenged so here goes. 1. Car is currently 8.5 to 1 compression. What are advantages/disadvantages of changing all pistons to go to ratio of 7.5 (or lower) or so to 1? Is there any benefit? 2. http://www.headgasket.com I have 1mm gasket in car now, any problems going to say a 3mm headgasket? Anyone have any positive or negative experience with these copper gaskets. I cant seem to find anyone else with a metal head gasket over 1 mm as everything is backordered(nice way of saying discontinued I think). Bigger head gasket would certainly negate different pistons and extra expenses but I dont know what "to much " is. 3. thinking of changing current cam specs from .480 lift, 272 intake and 274 exhaust to .515 lift .272 intake x .490 exhaust 266 ex. 114 lobe centers. An aquaintance has this configuration and is quite happy with it. The car is down and since the engine is getting pulled, may as well make the changes now. Can I just put the cam in or do I need more additional upgraded componets? see my list below what I currently already have. I was just talking to KTM a few weeks ago about meth injection becasue I was somewhat concerned about detonation and guess I was not quick enough. Here are the car build current specs. This was my first ride after having the car professionally tuned. I am waiting for the data log which I asked for last week but am still waiting but I suspect the tuner leaned the car out to much. boost set at 20 psi Special P90 head designed for optimal turbo performance. -Three angle racing valve job with hand lap and back cut on all valves. High heat coating on all valves. -New valve guides; hardened seats; single groove euro dampner; turbo camshaft -Blanchard grind head surface top and bottom. -Turbo port and polish intake and exhaust runners, (swirl finish on intakes, polish on exhaust) -Moly steel valve retainers; dual race valve springs, rod bolt set and main stud set; - All head components that contact each other had surfaces SuperTech Microfinished to reduce wear points. JE pistons are 88mm pistons pistons are high heat coated on top and moly coated on skirts as well as micropolished total seal gapless rings ARP everything Deck height is zero 1mm head gasket 46mm stainless swirl polished intake valves high heat coated 38mm stainless swirl polished exhaust valves high heat coated dual race valve springs good for 7500 rpms and beyond PAR connecting rods 144mm (finished rotating mass 437.5 - 438.5 grams) Everything is new. Including flywheel/pressure plate bolts. Everything is new from Nissan or aftermarket. New billet turbo camshaft *I believe it has a TEP grind - .480 lift 272 intake x 274 exhaust Garret t3/t4 turbo .60 A/r good up to 650 hp Crank was race prepped by TEP - index grind, detail weights, enlarge and chamfer oil holes, and nitride harden. 550 cc fuel injectors 500 hp bosch fuel pump Electromotive TEC 3 with trigger wheel ignition system 240mm wide flywheel 16 lbs properly pinned to crank. = $$$$ goal=500HP give or take, come on, a little sleeper, LOL

Thanks. They only have the gaskets in 86 and 90.5mm. My piston is 88:roll: j

LOL, if only you could split them in half. Maybe they feel that a 1mm increases the compression a tad bit and they need to charge more:) Thanks for the links guys, I will start my search. James

Is is available yet? Who has it? I know the tri-metal has been backordered a while. James