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Nice work mcguyver LOL Great info man.

Thats really awesome of you to offer, you may just save him from demolishing his car like the other one.

The weld in the ear thing friggin hurts. I once pulled really hard on a bolt with a crappy chinese wrench, slipped and punched myself in the face.... in front of EVERYONE who was in the shop. Gave myself a bloody nose. All I could do was laugh. Evan

Did he have a Ford hat as well? lol

Keep your gas tank full if your expecting snow too.

Since the car already HAS serious rust issues, maybe its time to look for another chassis? Give it a few days and think about it before you decide what to do. Evan

It will be cheaper to pay an hour labor to a welder then to buy all the stuff you need to use metal-bond or anything like that. It would work though. Evan

Not a s30 but an S14. I drive my car year round. First snow here with street tires was a nightmare. My car was stuck in a parking lot. I got a set of lightly used bridgestone blizzak WS-50s and I can tell you this car is unstoppable. I can drive through 6" of snow without a problem with no weight in the trunk. Beware when adding weight. Put it right over the rear axle, else when the rear starts to swing out you will end up with a pendulum effect and get out of control. Blizzaks are amazing, I can't believe how good it is. I was ready to buy a truck too. Evan

Unfortunately you have described the demise of many powerful cars. Be careful out there guys. Evan

NICE My exhaust manifold is at Jet-Hot right now. Thanks for the inspiration!! Evan

Drill out the holes, and buy a bodyman or someone who can weld a case of beer and have them weld it up for you. Evan

Looking good buddy. I would recommend getting the flywheel surfaced. About 50 bucks and worth every penny. You don't want to have to pull everything apart after 6 months like I did. Evan

This thread got me looking at oldschool M3s. Drool. Evan

My custom steel unit, all new parts was 325.

Did he put assembly lube on it before installation? Maybe the lip got rolled over. I had a simaler situation on my front main, what a mess. evan

Keep in mind, the KA from the 240sx is capable of mucho power with a turbo manifold bolted on. That said, I pulled mine out LOL. I think the bimmer would be a blast, I would not mind having one as a daily at all! Evan

I would suggest 240sx, but if you put a body kit on it I will call you a ricer. You considered oldschool 3 series bimmer? Killer autocross cars from what I understand. I have always kinda wanted one. Evan

What? I think thats an rb30det am I correct? Man that is sick. I hear you guys build a mean intake manifold too. Evan

450hp? Use the stocker. Glad I could provide SOME help. I have had my swap for quite some time now, and don't wanna see anyone make the same mistakes. Evan

Ebay exhaust manifolds fail like crazy, and I would not go that route. What power are you looking for? There is no inbetween for quality. You either run stock (which suits alot of guys like me) or full header like they are using on nico for 1k dollars or so. Evan

Hobby lobby baby!!

Used greddy = ideal! if you ask me. Best of luck.

Apex'i Power FC.

Ha!

Whats the big deal, you don't want slag in your water passages? Pfft. I suppose a greedy (read fake greddy) manifold could work fine, just a crapload of work to make it nice.. Joel, I have seen photos of the real deal vs. knockoff. The real one is clearly much nicer. Evan