zbloke

I checked some side seals tonight and they have a small grove along with a couple of very small ribs on the 2 wide sides of the seals, the sealer would be held in the grove/ribs some would be rubbed off as you tap them in but not all Tim

The way I diagnosed the leak was from the side seals and not the rear main was to remove the starter motor and chack for radial oil stains on the engine side of the flywheel, indicating oil was leaking past the rear main seal and being thrown around, no radial oil stains..............so side seals it was and the way you describe the oil pooling under the starter motor, well I'm sure thats where mine collected too, they are easy to change just pull the old ones out with a pair of pointed nose pliers a smear of sealer on the new ones and tap them in...............just a pain in the butt dropping the oil pan to access them. Tim

Too right, I thought I had a leaking rear main oil seal but on closer inspection it turned out to be the rear main bearing cap side seals, replaced them and no leak Tim

The ARP head and main stud kits I have going into my engine came with instructions to torque to 60 lb/ft with the ARP molylube Tim

http://www.courtesyparts.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=99996-E1060E&Category_Code=s30_nismo_racedamper According to the text on the above link page the race damper can be used with OE water pump and alternator pulleys, ain't it the Nismo Pulley Set that requires the water pump and alternator pulleys to be changed? Tim

Tim

The stud kit will work OK, I had the same questions as you when mine arrived from IPP, part number for a L24/L26/L28 but boxed for an L20, I'll take and post some pics. for you in the next few days. One thing to note, the standard oil pan will clear the longer studs no problem, but if your using an alloy oil pan like me you will have to remove a small amount of material from the inner rear area of the pan to clear the stud ends as the alloy pan has a slightly different profile to the pressed steel pan. Tim

Dave is good to deal with and his shipping times are good too, I received my alloy oilpan 6 days after ordering it, and I'm in across the pond in England Tim

0.490" lift 290° duration 109° lobe centres Tim

I got L6 main and head stud kits from Flatlander Racing they also list ARP rod bolt kits, good prices too Tim