Mayolives

I've been running a Tech3r system for several years now and I'm still a long way from knowing much. I use a "D" type throttle position sensor and due to my latest throttle body installation and improper alignment of the TPS, I now need to replace it. Do I need to pay the Electromotive $100.00 price for the factory TPS part # 310-71340 or are there less expensive "D" style sensors available that another car uses? Where can I get the better deal? Thanks in advance for any advice. mayolives@aol.com

Remove the radio and speakers. Toss them in the recycle bin. You will help save the Earth, reduce weight to get better gas milage and be able to hear the sweet music of the L6.

Apparently you are new to our site so I'm will cut you some slack and be nice. There are many quality clutches made by various manufacturers that are intended for different applications like street, drag and etc. There is no "best". The choice is always based on your particular application. The very least expensive would probably come from your local auto parts store but you can never go wrong, for a street, stock application if your order your parts from a Nissan dealer. Do a little searching and your will find that Courtesy Nissan and some other Nissan dealers will offer a discount to z club members. When replacing a clutch that has probably been in the car for a long time, I would recommend doing it right by replacing the clutch plate, pressure plate and through-out bearing. If you need technical advice to do the job, search first and ask questions thereafter and you will be on the best track.

Mark, The car belongs to Biain Williams and will show up at CMP soon. The stroker has a bunch of high dollar parts, a new gear box and will make big power. After sorting out the suspension and brake details he should be a force to be reckoned with.

Here are a couple of pictures of my buddy's new track car project. The quality of the workmanship is first class from top to bottom and from front to rear. More detailed info to follow.

Johnc's advice is,( Try to figure out why he puts those "other" projects in front of yours). is the better course of action. I've been around for a long time and have had my share of situations that needed improvement. Tossing money at problems normally will not make them go away.

Roddy at SDI is a very talented fabricator but is very "hush" about his aero mods due to the small group of other similar z cars that try to stay in front of each other when they get together at Southern road courses like, VIR, CMP, Road Atlanta, Roebling, etc. All in good fun of course, but none the less, we all like to be "up there". I for one have been chasing him for years.

Yes, I am using the IAC. It's installed at the rear of the intake manifold. Your question opens up another trend of thought for me. According to the Tech3r manual, the IAC allows air into the intake, even with the throttle plate closed. So having no hole in the throttle plate should not effect the engine's starting.

BRAAP......Good information. After reading your explanation of the hole in the plate and the ports, I doubt my starting problem is caused by the lack of a hole. The engine idles good after it finally starts so apparently it is getting the needed air through the ports. I'll check the adjustment on the TPS with a volt meter and hopefully therein the problem will lie. I suspect it isn't sending the proper signal to the Electromotive brain.

I would go back to basics and search for the cause of the water leak and subsequent overheating. Apply pressure to the radiator and then carefully inspect your cooling system. In what condition are your hoses? Pressure test the radiator cap. Does your heater leak? Do you have any coolant mixed with the oil in the sump? Remove the spark plugs and inspect them and the tops of your pistons for signs of coolant leaking into the chambers. Is your thermostat operating properly? When did you last flush your radiator and cooling system. In what condition is the water pump? Apparently the coolant went somewhere and you will discover where if you do a careful search. The problem will not fix itself or magically go away.

Why do some throttle bodies have a small hole drilled in the throttle plate and others do not? My newly installed RB type throttle body does not have the hole and the engine doesn't start well. It runs great but starts very hard, cold or hot. The new throttle body replaced one from a BMW and it had the hole in it's plate.

You should be able to find a local cv rebuilder. Atlantic Enterprises is located here in SC and rebuilds for many of the big name parts houses like Advance Auto. They are happy to work with individuals and do good, one day rebuilds for about $80.00 but the shipping would kill you.

I would love a car fax for the following vin#. Thanks, Mayolives. WDBEA36E4PB974052

z64v.........Your Quote....."Butterflies only open one way." Not to be argumentative, but what the hell. I beg to differ with your broad statement. My old BMW throttle body open opposite of the new Nissan piece.

Yes, I suspect it could have been don that way, but it would have involved fabricating another way to attach the Lokar cable system on the other side of the intake. I always like taking the path of least resistance if it produces a good result.

Derek, I reversed the 5 volt and the ground wires for the TPS and all is well. Here is a picture of the new throttle body. JT1, Looks like I'll make it to CMP. The new side exhaust exit, in front of the pass. rear tire, has only three inches of clearance. Roddy at SDI made the piece for me. We came off the straight 3" in front of the diff with a 3" round leading into a flat section 1.5" x 6" to the frame rail. I'm a bit concerned about getting on and off the trailer.

I now have two solutions to the backwards working throttle position sensor problem. I had decided on doing the first one but then talked with my Electromotive guy who suggested the second one. I sure am lucky to have friends who know more the I do. 1. Use a Dremel tool to cut a "D" shaped hole through the back side of the tps and mount it on the opposite side from which it was intended. 2. Reverse the wiring by exchanging the positions of the 5 volt and the ground wires. The other wire is for the output signal.

I needed to replace my worn throttle body and used an 80mm piece used on RB26DETT engines. All went well with having an adapter fabricated and welded to my intake, installing the new Lokar cable and completing the plumbing. I'm using a "D" type, Bosch style throttle position sensor that was supplied with my Electromotive Tech3r system. Due to the new throttle body opening clockwise, and the old one (from a BMW) opening counter clockwise, my TPS is backwards on the throttle plate shaft, rendering it useless. I tried to open up the TPS to see it could be reversed, internally, but only managed to destroy a perfectly good, $100.00 sensor. Certainly there must be a way to work this out but at present I'm brain dead and stumped. What can I do? As usual, I'm down to the wire doing eleventh hour work because I'm scheduled to run with NASA next weekend at Carolina Motorsports Park.

There is good advice in most of the above posts but the MOST important thing you should do is have a competent lawyer who is familiar with the traffic court in your jurisdiction, in you corner. Your best course of action, IMHO, would be to have your lawyer cut a deal with the powers that be, stay out of the court room, take your medicine and pay the fine. The old saying, "A man who represents himself in court, has a fool for attorney," is all too true. Don't make that mistake!

I suspect you are going to run into some rule problems, due to the exhaust exiting in front of the driver, when you decide to track your car.

Looks good! I'm anxious to see how much heat you will need to suffer through and what the sound level situation is like. Please keep us posted with how it works out.

Really take a close look at the body and rust issues. A decent L28 drive train will cost far less than any serious body work.

When I was a high school student, eons ago, I worked part time at a local garage/service station. I did a lot of oil changes and on that particular dark day in history, the pick up truck that I had just raised on a four point lift, started to teeter and listed to the front right and then continued to tumble off it's perch on the lift, onto it's side and landed on the garage floor. Man what a rush! It was apparent to all that I had not used to best lift points on the truck and that I was solely responsible for what had happened. My boss was reasonably cool with my major fu++ up and I continued to work for him until I moved on to bigger and better things

Jon, Please post pictures when you get around to installing the vents.

I am very weight conscious but I didn't weigh the DEI stuff prior to installation. Keep in mind what you are trying to accomplish. If I did gain a pound it would be worth it to me.