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    SR20DET swap vs. L28ET swap

    in Other Engines

    Posted

    Go L28et its over documented and there will always be help for you. If you could get the motor put together (for whatever that would cost) you could make a friend with a backyard mechanic and he will help you swap it in for the cost of a 6 pack of beer. I've gotten Thousands of $$$ worth of work done on my car from 4 diff guys for beer. In fact none of them would take $ from me when I offered it. Its extremely easy to bolt in. If you attempt this with an sr20 your friends will become discouraged and give up on you. I was in the exact same position as you, and was contemplating an RB25. That would have been the worst decision of my life. My current setup will be good for easy 400hp once I get a stand alone, and thats all my rearend could take. BTW you will learn a hell of a lot by watching the process as I did, and you won't feel like an idiot at car shows when people ask about your setup as I used to with my NA setup that I bought with the car. Now I feel proud that I had my hand in every step up the process on this swap and feel a lot more pride for my car. Well thats all. Don't wanna break Bastaad's record.

    so with this weight and this rwhp what ya think it will run

    in Turbo / Supercharger

    Posted

    ON3GO

     

    I've never seen a cutout like that before. It looks sweet though. My question is how loud is it when running full exhaust? Would it pull every cop in town towards you? Actually, was it any louder than say a 3.0l NA with a flowmaster 2.5 in exhuast? I only got pulled once in a year with that and it was loud as hell. But a turbo motor would sound bitchin with something like that I think. I figure I would just run it open on the weekands. Do your ears hurt w/ open exhaust?

    Competent Body Shops in SO CAL area???

    in Body Kits & Paint

    Posted

    Westminister autobody. Pete Santini is a good friend of mine and very respected. He painted an SRT-4 wit a Cuda scheme that was on the front page of Turbo this summer, and numerous other cars that have appeared in magazines. He's an honest guy as well. I'm gonna take my car to him when I'm ready for a paint job. BTW thats about an hour from where you are.

    It's so cool to have a Z...

    in Non Tech Board

    Posted

    I was surprised how many thumb ups I got from guys in SL 500's and like cars (I lived in newport beach) but the funniest was when I stopped at an atm, and 30 yr old woman comes up to me and says "OH MY GOD IS THAT A 240 Z? CAN I SMELL IT? Then goes on ranting about how she loved these cars as a younger girl. Damn I wish my car was running again.

    Which BOV to choose?

    in Turbo / Supercharger

    Posted

    To add on to what Bastaad said, make sure the bov and be rerouted into the intake. I may be wrong but I don't think all of them will do that. I know the greddy type S will and the SSQ will, but the type S functions better, and doesn't sound like a turkey being killed the way a SSQ does when venting. I've seen reviews on the Blitz being from not so great to So-so but ON3GO seems to like it. One other thing to consider is that some BOV's are not meant to be used over 10-15 lbs of boost, so I'd do my homework on that. I personally bought the Greddy Type R for my car but have yet to install it. W'ell see how it works out.

    Question for those with welding/Turbo knowledge

    in Turbo / Supercharger

    Posted

    Thanks for the reply. The only reason I was going to weld it was because I was told to use the least amount of silicone as possible. But if a good coupler will work, then I rather go with that, and use a heat shield to protect it. Speaking of the heat shield, I have seen to types: the wrap, and the Stainless hard one. Is there a difference for the use of these and which would you recommend?

    Question for those with welding/Turbo knowledge

    in Turbo / Supercharger

    Posted

    I'm putting my IC plumbing together and it looks like I may have to take off the turbo to weld on this 90" bend. I took some pics of it. Could you tell me if it would be possible to weld this piece on without taking off the intake manifold or turbo? Second question. If I were to use silicone to connect it, would it be pretty safe at high boost provided I'm using the best grade silicone (which I am) beaded ends and t-clamps? I would rather do that than take this stuff off again as I'm sure I can't reuse the manifold gasket after having torqued the bolts down. Oh yeah, that brings me to a third question. Does anyone make a metal exhaust manifold gasket? and how hard would that be to frabricate ( for an experienced fabricator)?

     

    Here are the pics I took of the Turbo/ 90' bend

     

     

    Dave http://photos.yahoo.com/d__minus

    Pics of my progress that actually work this time

    in Non Tech Board

    Posted

    Thanks for the compliments.

     

    The IC is an HPI, i'm using MAF, z31 conversion though I haven't changed the coil yet in those pics I got the Z31 turbo coil in now. BTW I didn't buy those wheels and do plan to change them, but performance first while I put up with the ridicule for them. Oh yeah right now I'm just using greddy E-manage for a piggy back ems, and will later go Stand alone sometime next year. At that time I will decide which brand to go with. Probably will do the SDS. This setup should be good for 400 hp to wheels hopefully at 21-22 lbs of boost. I probably won't be able to manage that though without stand alone. But I'll take the E-manage as far as it will go.

    Stainless Steel IC piping

    in Turbo / Supercharger

    Posted

    OK, I take back what I said about the salesman giving me a "you get the z car discount" line over the phone. I just got my 45" hose from turbohoses.com and he did give me 20% off. I still can't figure out the justification of prices for silicone, but I guess that's the cost for performance.

    Stainless Steel IC piping

    in Turbo / Supercharger

    Posted

    Hmm I still have the piping in the box and receipt. Perhaps I should send it back and get the aluminum. I hate to do things twice. I will be running 15-16 lbs. of boost regurlarly. BTW, I did contact hoover. His guy said he was giving me the Z car discount. Well the price of the bend was $45 bucks. He never told me what the discount was, but the total with shipping was $50 :?: I work in sales. I know what the special discount is. Retail price with the feeling that you got the special discount. Oh well at least I had a cool Z chat with the salesman. Anyway am I paranoid? Should I just do things right? Send the SS back and get aluminum? What do the rest of you guys think?

    Stainless Steel IC piping

    in Turbo / Supercharger

    Posted

    Are there any major disadvantages to using stainless steel over aluminum? I bought SS piping, but after talking to the guys over at Road Race, I'm thinking perhaps I should have gone with aluminum for cooler air. Any opinions? BTW whats the justification for the price of silicone hoses? I had to pay $45 bucks for a 45 deg bend!! (don't really need an answer to that just bitching). One other thing. Is there any preferred brand or specific electric fan that is best for my setup, with 2 1/2" piping?

     

    Thanks

    Few questions before making more purchases.

    in Turbo / Supercharger

    Posted

    Ok nice pic. Thanks.

     

    So you're using two 90* couplers at the inlent/outlet, and one 45* coming from the throttle body? I have to measure my turbo outlet, I'm not sure what the diameter is on a T4. Also I'm not sure what the diameter is on the 240sx TB. if they are smaller than the piping, should I order a reducer? JC whitney sells them. In fact they sell everything, and I'm doing the math to see what comes out cheaper between JC and the ebay kit. I guess I gotta figure out exactly what I need.

     

    BTW that Jag is pretty crazy. Its a '91.

    Dazed and Confused. Please Help

    in Fuel Delivery

    Posted

    Please forgive my ignorance but.....

     

    Ok I purchased a Walbro GSL 392 inline fuel pump for my turbo car. I was under the assumption that this was a replacement for the stock fuel pump. But last night I was told that an inline fuel pump was used with the stocker and mounted in the engine compartment? Could someone please advise?

     

    Next I bought a JSK fuel rail from someone, brand new in the box. It had a bunch of fittings, but I was told that there was some brackets that are supposed to go with it. I don't seem to have any with mine. Does anyone else have one? If this is so I guess I can email Juan and ask for the price, but it didn't look to me like it was that big of a deal to have one. But what do I know. Thats all for now. I think I'm about 2 weeks short of getting this thing running. Thanks

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