My Wicked Engine Rebuild Plans are Progressing! Lots of New Mods...PICS!

[Guest 280ZForce]

*NOTE* Don't forget to also check out the 2 other links on the bottom of this post.

 

I know this should probably go in Member’s Projects, but I know many of you have told me to post the end results of the build and I know some of you would want to be able to respond to it.

 

So, after the tear down, which I believe most of you read about back in Mid-Feb ‘07 (Tear Down Thread...Click Here). I immediately took the head, block and all the internals, etc to a machine shop johnc recommended me to, called JMS Race Engine out in El Monte, CA. Which is a good 45 miles from my house. But I figured it'd be worth it.

 

So I got the news from the shop that the engine block was in really bad shape, didn't need just a resurface on the top, but it was also way outta roundness 0.038 thousandths and wondered how it is was still holding together so well. They said it had seen a lot of heat and would need a bigger bore, which would mean new pistons, which would mean more $$$.

 

The whole rotating assembly was inspected and mic'd, etc and all turned out to be in excellent shape surprisingly.

 

So I decided to stick w/ the pistons I had since they are 87mm Ross Forged Pistons. My friend John (73GreenMachine) gave me another block I could use and I had that bored out to fit my pistons.

 

Then I had the rods magnafluxed, deburred, polished, shoot-peened, and lightened for added protection.

 

The head I found out was not a full port and polish w/ angle valve job as mentioned in my last thread, but they confirmed it...it was an amateur port job, it wasn’t bad, but it wasn’t thorough enough and not as big as I wanted. So I had the head ported and a 5-angle valve job, as well as all new performance valve train and a new cam (Isky Cam - Z-Gad Grind).

 

The long block is completed now and back at my house ready to go, I still have some other things I'm finishing fabbing up and making other things fit as well. Should be w/in the next couple weeks and it should be back on the road as a new beast!

 

Big thanks to johnc for the recommendation, also thanks to Aussie Dave (thehelix112), Jorge (Yorgee), & John (73GreenMachine) for all your hard work and effort in helping me make dreams come closer to a reality with this project and helping out when you could/can.

 

Ok, enough with all the talk, here is the specs of the new engine build at hand and the pics...

 

New Engine Specs along w/ previous Mods I had: (*means new part(s)/work)

3.0L Stroker Turbo - L30ET - n42 block and p90 head

 

Bottom End:

N42 Block bored over +1mm and O-ringed (Painted w/ High Temp Red engine paint)*

Ross Forged Custom Pistons (87mm w/ KA pin height)

JE Rings*

240z 9mm Rods (magnafluxed, deburred, polished, shoot peened, and lightened)*

LD28 Maxima Crank (aka the Stroker Crank)

Turbo Oil Pan (Painted w/ High Temp Red engine paint)*

Ajusa 1.25mm multi-layer (metal/fiber) Head gasket*

 

Head:

P90 Head

Intake and Exhaust ports have been ported thoroughly and exhaust ports polished.*

Isky Turbo Cam #7181*

-Intake: 490 lift/ 290 duration/ 276 @ .050

-Exhaust: 480 lift/ 280 duration/ 268 @ .050

-114 Lobe Center w/ 57* overlap

Isky Performance Valve train*

Kameari Adjustable Cam Sprocket*

 

Transmission/Clutch/Etc…

Z32 transmission adapter plate*

Z32 5-speed transmission*

Fidanza Aluminum Flywheel*

Custom Drive shaft (good for 800 ft-lbs TQ)*

 

Manifolds, Fuel, Turbo, Etc...

Pallnet 14mm O-ring Fuel Rail (Powder coated Black Chrome)*

785cc Low Impedance Fuel Injectors*

Custom/Modified Lonewolf Intake Manifold (custom neck and flange, 1.75” intake runners)(Powder coated Mirror Gloss Black w/ Hybrid Z logo that Glows in the Dark)*

Q45 90mm Throttle Body (Polished inside/Powder coated Black Chrome)*

Custom Throttle Cable*

GReddy Turbo Header (Ceramic coated High Polish Silver – Chrome appearing)*

Treadstone One-Sided Vertical Flow Front Mount Intercooler (29”x12”x3.5”)

Holset HY35 Turbo (Ceramic Coated Satin Black)*

4” dia. Down pipe to 3” dia. straight thru exhaust (High Temp Coated)

4” dia. Cold air intake (Powder coated TBD)*

3” dia. Charge pipe (Powder coated TBD)*

2.5” dia. Hot pipe (Powder coated TBD)*

Huge K&N Air Filter (4" inlet/14" long/4.625”-6” base) Part# RE-0880*

GReddy Type RS BOV

Turbo Valve Cover (Powder coating TBD)*

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There is a lot more to my car than this list, but that’s the jist of the new engine build alone.

 

And on with the pics shall we…

 

Fidanza Aluminum Flywheel...

 

Rods in progress of being lightened and polished...

 

Ross Forged Piston after a cleaning...

 

N42 block bored, o-ringed and ready for assembly...

 

Kameari Adjustable Cam Sprocket...

 

Long Block Assembly...

 

I'd say that's a pretty healthy port job...

 

B*tchin' lookin' Timing Cover...

 

Z32 Transmission adapter from 240hoke...

 

Custom Driveshaft vs. Stock Driveshaft...

 

Jorge (Yorgee) tack welding some ic piping for fitment...

 

GReddy Header and Turbo in for Fitment...

 

Intake manifold, charge pipe mounted for fitment...

 

Morning of MSA Z Car Nationals, I towed the car looking like this...

 

Me (280zforce) cutting 4" piping for the new cold air intake...muahahahaha!

 

Fabricating the cold air intake with 4" piping...

 

Getting closer... pretty much what it will look like...

 

Few views of the overall car for the heck of it...

 

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Soon I'll be fabricating my down pipe outta 4" piping, going to get the new v-band flange tomorrow!

 

I've still got some more work to do before she is up and running for the 1st time, but soon!

 

Please view my other New Build Threads here:

 

New Powder/Ceramic Coated Parts...Click Here

 

4" piping Cold Air Intake...Click Here

 

Of course, any and all comments, questions, concerns, etc are welcome and encouraged as usual.

[steveosupremeo]

wow, i wish i had that much in my bank account right now, lol, jk, it looks terrific, i hope mine is half as fast as that one will be when i'm done. great job man!

[Spyder Z 15]

Damn Justin. That looks nice. Can't wait to see it finished.

[Bartman]

Looking good Justin! Any chance of having it running for the ZCCIV Show?

[Guest 280ZForce]

Looking good Justin! Any chance of having it running for the ZCCIV Show?

I sure am trying Bart, I wanna hear this thing rumble now...it's gonna be crazy.

[badjuju]

you are going to flip when you ride in it for the first time dude, the most satisfying feeling in the world right now is driving my car.

[johnc]

Sounds like its going to be a killer engine. Glad it worked out with JMS. I was curious why they moved to El Monte so I called and got the story. Seems like Monrovia wanted their property for redevelopment so they bought JMS out and moved them. That's the second time old man Johnson has made a bunch of money from the city.

[Overkill Z]

I sure am trying Bart, I wanna hear this thing rumble now...it's gonna be crazy.

 

YES get some vids of it ASAP...cant WAIT

[jdarkme]

Wow that looks great, can't wait to see it and hopefully hear it at the meet.

[garvice]

WOW

 

I know this thread is about your intake, and well done its impressive,

BUT were do i get one of those greddy exhaust manifolds?

 

I have looked at their website, and cant see it.

Are they still available new?

 

Any one have links to sites?

 

Thanks guys, and nice engine bay zforce, keep up the good work.

[Guest 280ZForce]

WOW

 

I know this thread is about your intake, and well done its impressive,

BUT were do i get one of those greddy exhaust manifolds?

 

I have looked at their website, and cant see it.

Are they still available new?

 

Any one have links to sites?

 

Thanks guys, and nice engine bay zforce, keep up the good work.

this thread isn't about the intake this 1 is about the whole build.

 

The manifold I was lucky enough to get ahold of off a member on here who decided to go w/ a different engine.

 

As far as I know these manifolds were only available in Japan years ago and have been NLA for quite some time over there, and the way I hear it, there is only a handful in the states and who knows how many still are usuable.

 

Thanks for the compliments.

[nbesheer]

I'm curious as to how much it would cost to get the one you had reproduced, I'm sure you could find buyers for it. Anyways did you get your header and intake to fit yet ?

[a6t8vw]

hey justin, how much boost do you plan to run and what output(hP) do you expect?

 

EDIT:

i dont know about that turbo, hy35 maybe too small for your killer eng! i think it would run out of breath at 5k rpms!

[proxlamus©]

lol

 

NOOO the HY35W has plenty of ommph. trust me LoL

 

if Justin see's over 500rwhp then he should change the turbo.

[Guest 280ZForce]

lol

 

NOOO the HY35W has plenty of ommph. trust me LoL

 

if Justin see's over 500rwhp then he should change the turbo.

I'm trying for over 500...

[G.I.jonas]

That is absurdly awesome!!

[Lunar240z]

just when you thought it couldn't get any cooler.

[a6t8vw]

I'm trying for over 500...

 

HX40

[big-phil]

Man that looks great! I love it all. I am dying to hear that thing run!!

[240Z Turbo]

Such a nice setup and you skimp on the oil filter. Use the WIX brand or the NAPA Gold. You can also use the K&N, but it is just more expensive. FRAM blows!