motomanmike

I second the fact that they are very tough motors. I've dished out gobs of abuse on this one second hand L24 i'm running in my one car and it takes every bit of it and keeps on running. Main thing the guys pointed out, smell of gas is a HUGE indicator of the condition of a JY motor. In addition to the oil. Sometimes i'll take the oil filter off and cut them open, look for particulates that are brass, can indicate main bearing problems.

The DIY wheel, it is such a sporadic event too. I anticipate it being fussy starting sometimes and it will fire right up. Very odd.

I can't believe how much music was on ours at my last job. It had gigs of music uploaded to the exchange server. It is amazing what you can find if you poke around.

Hello guys, Been awhile since i've posted. What i've got, L28ET MS2 3.0 ECU using a single coil with a bip and relay board. Car runs fantastic. Doesn't miss a beat however here lately she's been really fussy during initial start ups. Doesn't matter if its hot or cold. What i've noticed is, if I start cranking the starter, and the IGN LED does not flicker on the ECU the car won't start. I'll cycle the key, let the wideband warm back up, try again. Sometimes i'll pause, sometimes i'll try cranking once I notice the starter drive has released to try but its very sporadic. Sometimes i'll climb in her and she will fire right up, sometimes i've tried cranking so many times I feared i'd have to get towed. Cranking logs look ok, no sync loss and reading RPM. The ecu is mounted inside the vehicle. Anyone experienced anything like this maybe can give me some insight as to whats going on?

ummm are your tires rubbing

Starters pull about 150-200 amps during initial crank.

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If they can send me a few pics and details I'd be very interested to see what they have

Depends on how complete the set up is really. If I could bolt right in i'd spend substantially more as long as its not a whiner. I'm currently running an R-200 with half shafts so the driveshaft has already been shortened. Having some tire lift traction loss issues in turns that I really want to do away with. What do you have going on JSM. Lets talk.

In search of an R200 LSD, also axles and stubs if available. Parts are being installed into a 73 240z that currently has an R200 3.54 non LSD rear using axle shafts with u joints. Looking to upgrade my launches are terrible. Will need shipped to MD unless its fairly local (day trip) Regards, Mike

What RPM is your idle set at? I had 2 pulleys made for my cars, each had sort of the same issue. Lower output at idle so the smaller pulley makes the alternator spin a little faster than it would with the stock pulley. Food for thought. It makes it a pretty small pulley though.

I have experienced quite of few of the same problems you are seeing and am at a much lower power level than your car. I periodically put it up on the lift and re tighten everything. I've safety wired a few things just so I wouldn't loose a fastener if it did come loose that far. I mainly see my axle bolts come loose which is scary and the last time I put some red loctite on them so we shall see. Some day i'll spring for CV's but not this week.

How old is the master cylinder?

Looks good man.

I had the same thought but man thats a nice shell. I wonder if it sells.

Well. Asking for how many LBS of boost isn't the right equation. A car with a bigger turbo can run 7lbs of boost and be just as fast as your car running 15lbs of boost. Its all about VOLUME of air, not the psi. A bigger turbo set at 7lbs can flow as much air as a smaller turbo set at 15lbs. Read up some on turbo efficiency. I by no means am an expert but know enough that if people ask how many pounds of boost i run i know they really don't understand turbos fully. Its safer to run lower boost levels, not to mention much cooler. I wouldn't push the stock set up too far without EMS. Its already at the edge now.

Weight

Buy a NOID light at autozone or somewhere. The sets are like 20-30 bucks. They are just a small light to plug on the injector leads to see if they are firing. Sounds like the injectors aren't firing.

Vote for a 240 dash. At least the way its made if they didn't like the carbon look they could paint it. I'm sure some would wonder why you would paint a CF part just because guys like the look of CF but i've done it many times with CF hoods and front splitters. Some cars it looks ok with bare CF with clear shot on it but some cars it just screams rice IMO. Cool they are considering it though. 240 dashes are much harder to find then the 280 style dash in decent shape.

I don't know off hand. Best way I can think to find out yourself is the way I tell people when measure how much cable they need is to take some string. Cut the lengths for each wire off the distributor then measure each length of string. Someone out there has the info just not sure how easy it will be to find.

Definitely agree with Magnecor. They quieted quite a few things down for me.

No one mentioned an old 240sx hatch either. They are partially what lead me into the Datsun world. I logged 100k miles in a pignose hatch and loved that car. RWD, fairly cheap. Just beware they are also part of that "ricer fanboy" culture but i've seen many examples that were executed well with tasteful mods. They have some particular rust issues to be aware of, lower parts of the strut towers, some in the rear quaters, similar to our Z's. I like the way they handle, they are just not going to be as raw of a car as an S30. Nothing will replace the S30, in my mind, nothing really comes even remotely close but at least the 240sx borrows some of the lineage.

Drive an FRS RWD platform. Nimble little things

Cool car. See you should be going to Ocean City this weekend with it. I'm sure it will be the only one down there

Rear diff and axles and mustache bar. If its a manual trans i'd keep the transmission and driveshaft as well. Pull as many odds and ends screws, nuts, bolts and fasteners as you can. Lots of guys will strip all the wiring that way when they patch or repair harnesses they have the factory striped right color wires on hand to patch in. I'm a pack rat. When I abandon something i strip all I can.