Miami's Turn for a Build
10-22-2008, 10:22 AM
#1
Miami's Turn for a Build
What led to this- I got tired of the problems with boost (oil leaks, boost leaks, ground clearance[this was not bad, but just added to it], endless troubleshooting, arg!). Turbo'ing a car that is not turbo from factory (as I was aware) takes a lot of attention. Maybe I'm getting older and my priorities are changing from wasting money and time on my car that could be used towards looking for a house. At this point I just want a reliable car that wont give me problems, but is still fun to drive... after being boosted you KNOW I could not just go back to All-Motor on a stock engine!
Best of Last NA- Nov '07
Mods at the time were...
SSIM, Midpipe-Less Intake, 3" MAF, 16v Ignition (plugs gapped to .049), Full-headers, manual cutout (open and closed respectively on the graph [when closed it ran through a WSP 2.5" catback with dynomax muffler]), SAFC-1 tuning with FP set to 55psi, UDP, Int Cam Adapters set to StephenMax's default
New Since then- Currently
* Custom 3" Catback into a 3" Dynomax Muffler and Ubber sexiness Borla tip
* Greddy E-Manage Blue (carried over from the boost days). Will be replaced by an EU when some parts are sold and the Credit Cards are paid off
The EB was worth every penny. My tune is much smoother and consistent than the AFC. I cant wait until I can take full advantage of my setup with an EU's extended rev-limiter and timing-advance capabilities.
The 3" catback DOES indeed help at the top end! Butt dyno from 2 different drivers say my car feels better at top end now with this catback than with the previous 2.5"er. This confirms the findings of a fellow orger here that on a 3.5 with SSIM, there is power to be gained out of a 3" catback.
Best of Last NA- Nov '07
Mods at the time were...
SSIM, Midpipe-Less Intake, 3" MAF, 16v Ignition (plugs gapped to .049), Full-headers, manual cutout (open and closed respectively on the graph [when closed it ran through a WSP 2.5" catback with dynomax muffler]), SAFC-1 tuning with FP set to 55psi, UDP, Int Cam Adapters set to StephenMax's default
New Since then- Currently
* Custom 3" Catback into a 3" Dynomax Muffler and Ubber sexiness Borla tip
* Greddy E-Manage Blue (carried over from the boost days). Will be replaced by an EU when some parts are sold and the Credit Cards are paid off
The EB was worth every penny. My tune is much smoother and consistent than the AFC. I cant wait until I can take full advantage of my setup with an EU's extended rev-limiter and timing-advance capabilities.
The 3" catback DOES indeed help at the top end! Butt dyno from 2 different drivers say my car feels better at top end now with this catback than with the previous 2.5"er. This confirms the findings of a fellow orger here that on a 3.5 with SSIM, there is power to be gained out of a 3" catback.
10-22-2008, 10:29 AM
#2
The Fun Stuff
JDM/ Debuloz JWT S1 Knock-Off Cams
FYI- 10.9mm lift, 260* duration
StephenMax's SPACERS ONLY
I'm going to do the actual flipping of the cams by cutting the cam sprockets themselves at a local machine shop (as did DandyMax- refer to his ubber 270whp on the DEK thread for more info)
ARP VQ35 Rod Bolts
Will be needed for the new redline once the EU is aquired
VQ35HR Valve springs and Valve Seats
From Dave Burnette, shipped to me, cost $138
FYI- 10.9mm lift, 260* duration
StephenMax's SPACERS ONLY
I'm going to do the actual flipping of the cams by cutting the cam sprockets themselves at a local machine shop (as did DandyMax- refer to his ubber 270whp on the DEK thread for more info)
ARP VQ35 Rod Bolts
Will be needed for the new redline once the EU is aquired
VQ35HR Valve springs and Valve Seats
From Dave Burnette, shipped to me, cost $138
10-22-2008, 10:33 AM
#3
MORE!
Close up of the Valve Spring
Notice they are of Progressive rate. For more info on the springs, refer to SR20DEN's Great Graph
JWT Valve Spring Remover
This tool is UBBER! Refer to JWT's Site for more info on this.
Notice they are of Progressive rate. For more info on the springs, refer to SR20DEN's Great Graph
JWT Valve Spring Remover
This tool is UBBER! Refer to JWT's Site for more info on this.
10-22-2008, 10:47 AM
#5
I will. Every day I'll have pictures and stuff to post up as I go. Problem is that the weather is NOT supposed to be good the next few days, so it should make it interesting.
Tonight's To-Do List
- Drain Oil and Coolant
- Remove Upper IM
- Remove Battery and Accessories
- Remove Cross-Member
This is of course, assuming the weather allows,
Tonight's To-Do List
- Drain Oil and Coolant
- Remove Upper IM
- Remove Battery and Accessories
- Remove Cross-Member
This is of course, assuming the weather allows,
10-22-2008, 11:27 AM
#6
IIRC you said your doing this motor in-car, right? You know I'll be following this! you better take lots of pics.
and yo whats up with that short cam?? I dont remember one being odd like that
and yo whats up with that short cam?? I dont remember one being odd like that
10-22-2008, 11:52 AM
#7
is this picture better? lol
#1- RH Int Cam
#2- LH Int Cam
#3- RH Exh Cam
#5- LH Exh Cam
I too freaked out about it when I saw it on the picture, but once you line it up it does make more sense lol
10-22-2008, 12:13 PM
#8
Does this comment mean I was right about turbos taking too much time and effort?
I like what your plans are for the 3.5. Just add headers to your list... Now you need to spray it.
Good luck with it....
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Last edited by grey99max; 10-22-2008 at 12:15 PM.
10-22-2008, 12:34 PM
#9
. And yes you were right! If I get bored of this, I'll just 100shot it. MAYBE I'll take your advice after so long 
10-22-2008, 01:42 PM
#11
The 3" catback DOES indeed help at the top end! Butt dyno from 2 different drivers say my car feels better at top end now with this catback than with the previous 2.5"er. This confirms the findings of a fellow orger here that on a 3.5 with SSIM, there is power to be gained out of a 3" catback.
He was making 250/244 with just the Cattman 3" catback, custom 3" high flow cat, Cattman gen 2 headers and Y, and a Berk intake. So basically, I/H/E, no tuning or SSIM.
How much are you looking to get out of this setup? After you're all done, you should boost it
The heads on the VQs aren't the same length, IIRC it's the right head that's longer. A bit odd the first time you see it, but that's Nissan for you.
10-22-2008, 01:58 PM
#12
10-22-2008, 02:53 PM
#14
Seriously, with the mods you already have in place, and a cammed 3.5, adding nitrous would be easy for you to do. But you know that.... that combination could be brutal. and you too could look like this at the strip:
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f2..._Grey99max.jpg
Then you could put other guys with a RMT in their place! Heh....
10-22-2008, 07:11 PM
#15
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Very sexy graph, if you could please e-mail me the runfiles to Kevgoods@hotmail.com it would be much appreciated.
And yes, spray is unreal, after adding it on my practically stock '95, when I'm hitting that button it blows the doors off my 4.5 gen I30
And yes, spray is unreal, after adding it on my practically stock '95, when I'm hitting that button it blows the doors off my 4.5 gen I30
10-22-2008, 07:22 PM
#16
10-23-2008, 09:43 PM
#19
10-24-2008, 09:42 PM
#22
No pics yet, but nothing spectacular got done tonite. I worked on it from about 8pm to 1150ish.
*drained coolant and oil
*Removed...
intake manifold
battery
belts and all accessories
y-pipe
front valve cover
thermostat housing
I could not get as much work done as I planned to. I was limited to working with a crappy little work lamp that.... lets just say it gets the job done, lol. Tomorrow in daylight I'll work alot faster, especially now that the crap-work has been taken care of.
Tomorrow I will take pics at my break-time (noon). I'll run some errands and then post up pictures of the progress done that far.
But so far, so good
*drained coolant and oil
*Removed...
intake manifold
battery
belts and all accessories
y-pipe
front valve cover
thermostat housing
I could not get as much work done as I planned to. I was limited to working with a crappy little work lamp that.... lets just say it gets the job done, lol. Tomorrow in daylight I'll work alot faster, especially now that the crap-work has been taken care of.
Tomorrow I will take pics at my break-time (noon). I'll run some errands and then post up pictures of the progress done that far.
But so far, so good
10-24-2008, 11:16 PM
#24
Sorry for not replying to you guys before, lol.
When it's all said and done, with the parts going on now, the EU that is still pending, and the addition of a cutout, I'm setting my sights on 285-290whp to keep things conservative. I know Dandy squeezed 270 out of a DEK, I SHOULD be able to get alot more than 290whp equivalently. However, I still dont know how the IM is going to like those high revs. Plus, I would be perfectly happy with 285whp as long as it has a broad TQ curve with PLENTY of area under it. It would be nice lol
I will send them in 5 minutes
Very sexy graph, if you could please e-mail me the runfiles to Kevgoods@hotmail.com it would be much appreciated.
And yes, spray is unreal, after adding it on my practically stock '95, when I'm hitting that button it blows the doors off my 4.5 gen I30
And yes, spray is unreal, after adding it on my practically stock '95, when I'm hitting that button it blows the doors off my 4.5 gen I30
10-25-2008, 06:29 AM
#28
Thanks Mac. Tippy Toes, pics will come early this afternoon. l3ftonm3 , no sir, no spacers yet. But they ARE on the list of things to get done. I'm actually going to do a before and after of the spacers alone, so I may be doing them after the EU
10-25-2008, 01:58 PM
#30
ok, weather sucks.... and the rig I tried to do my drilling does not work quite as expected. Soooo, I need to find a drill press (blah....)
Anywho, this is where it's at so far...
if the bolt dont come off.... you CUT IT OFF!!!
werd
Anywho, this is where it's at so far...
if the bolt dont come off.... you CUT IT OFF!!!
werd
10-25-2008, 05:34 PM
#32
so today,
X-member, lower oil pan, rear valve cover= off... then came the storms
So while in the garage along with Superman305, we attempted to drill my sprockets... yea the rig to hold it all together didnt work, s0000 that's going to have to wait until monday to do it with a drill press.
While in the garage though, he polished up my new outer timing cover, and we painted my plastic valve covers in Aluminum... when this is all put back together its going to look amazing.
Today there was an 80% chance of precipitation, in my area we even had severe weather alerts. Tomorrow the chance goes down to 60%... not much but we'll see how that actually affects the weather in my specific area. Let's see how much I can get done tomorrow!
X-member, lower oil pan, rear valve cover= off... then came the storms
So while in the garage along with Superman305, we attempted to drill my sprockets... yea the rig to hold it all together didnt work, s0000 that's going to have to wait until monday to do it with a drill press.
While in the garage though, he polished up my new outer timing cover, and we painted my plastic valve covers in Aluminum... when this is all put back together its going to look amazing.
Today there was an 80% chance of precipitation, in my area we even had severe weather alerts. Tomorrow the chance goes down to 60%... not much but we'll see how that actually affects the weather in my specific area. Let's see how much I can get done tomorrow!
10-25-2008, 10:09 PM
#34
so today,
X-member, lower oil pan, rear valve cover= off... then came the storms
So while in the garage along with Superman305, we attempted to drill my sprockets... yea the rig to hold it all together didnt work, s0000 that's going to have to wait until monday to do it with a drill press.
While in the garage though, he polished up my new outer timing cover, and we painted my plastic valve covers in Aluminum... when this is all put back together its going to look amazing.
Today there was an 80% chance of precipitation, in my area we even had severe weather alerts. Tomorrow the chance goes down to 60%... not much but we'll see how that actually affects the weather in my specific area. Let's see how much I can get done tomorrow!
X-member, lower oil pan, rear valve cover= off... then came the storms
So while in the garage along with Superman305, we attempted to drill my sprockets... yea the rig to hold it all together didnt work, s0000 that's going to have to wait until monday to do it with a drill press.
While in the garage though, he polished up my new outer timing cover, and we painted my plastic valve covers in Aluminum... when this is all put back together its going to look amazing.
Today there was an 80% chance of precipitation, in my area we even had severe weather alerts. Tomorrow the chance goes down to 60%... not much but we'll see how that actually affects the weather in my specific area. Let's see how much I can get done tomorrow!
j/k
10-26-2008, 02:00 PM
#36
10-26-2008, 02:10 PM
#37
Oh & mad props to you for "building" the engine while its still in the car.
IB2lazy & removes allz @ once
10-26-2008, 07:23 PM
#38
10-26-2008, 08:42 PM
#39
Indeed little grass hoppah! soon j00 shall become a master!
aaaaite!!! So the report for today goes...
Removed-
- upper oil pan
- both timing covers (of course the timing equipment)
- stock camshafts
Swapped the valve springs and added a valve seat to Cylinders #4 and #6 (couldn't keep going, too tired at the end of the day)
PICTURES!!!
The handy work of 305BlackMax97
Upper Pan off, and the innovative Engine Support System (I told Alex, "yo, once this engine mount is off, that it! get next to the motor, in front, or behind it, but do NOT get UNDER it LOL")
Cams and timing covers off
10-26-2008, 09:20 PM
#40
He wasn't kidding either that motor was lose. Sometimes just taking off simple bolts the motor would move. Thats SW engineering at its best.