i30dvr

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well if i was gonna make my own shroud i would rather pay 200 for a radiator/fan w/ shroud. but yea heat sucks and its the only downside of the turbo vs. sc for sure

D I R T Y I 3 0

Ha you should change your license plate from "VQINSDE" to "TRBOINSD" now...

if it fits

i30dvr

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ahhaah

aic96max

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you can weld the radiatior if you can see the leak, i would almost venture to say an oem honda unit rad/fan may work better than those china aluminum units, though if you will buy the ebay onel with a shroud would be my choice

i30dvr

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yo al call me asap, phone is broke so u gotta call my house, pm'ed u the number

i30dvr

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ok so heres the deal...car is back running but my temp gauge stays in the middle but if i accelerate easy/or hard above 3k u can see the temp go down towards cold and then back up when u left off? could that be a sensor or a stuck thermostat open? what you all think thanks

maxgtr2000

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That actually sounds like a good problem. Does it go down all the way or just a little?

i30dvr

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almost all the way but the comes back up almost instantly when i let off the throttle

MoncefA33

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^ Reverse boost gauge.

i30dvr

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yea lol....but seriously anyone have an idea?

MoncefA33

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I'd think if the stat was stuck open the car would take forever to warm up and the actual coolant temperature would still be about the same. The t-stat is just a switch that changes the direction of coolant flow once a certain coolant temp is hit.

Hook up a secondary water temperature gauge and see if it's actually behaving that way or if your gauge/sender is just freaking out.

t6378tp

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Air pocket in the cooling system or not enough coolant in the system

That's just my guess

i30dvr

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ok so the car as of now is fixed. I don't know which did it but i replaced the thermostat as well as the coolant temp sensor (2 pronged one). went out for a drive after letting it warm up w/ the rad. cap off till it gurgled out. temp was in the mid. the whole time...woo hoo lol. now just gotta get that clutch in so i can really turn up the boost.

question- what is the other little sensor directly in front of the coolant temp sensor (spade connector). i haven't replaced it but is it a switch for the factory fans?

Kevlo911

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One is for the ECU and the other is for the gauge IIRC.

ampire

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That definitely makes it sound like a air bubble. Glad to hear the problems are getting worked out.

t6378tp

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I'm putting my money on a air pocket. Once the clutch is installed how much boost you planning to run. Also how much timing is your ecu set for

i30dvr

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hopefully like 14 to 15 lbs...16 degrees of timing.

so i drained my coolant once again because i made the mistake of putting a whole bottle of water wetter in there when only suppose to use like 2 oz. filled it back up w/ distilled water and 100% antifreeze mix. i'm hoping the problems are gone but i let it idle for about 20 min w/ out the fan on to get the gurgling out and then did a 2nd gear pull to about 5300rpm and then pulled back in my neighborhood and when i made the turn in i saw the temp gauge rise above normal then even higher by the time i pulled in my driveway. i'm hoping this was due to letting it run for a while w/ out fan on then doing about 20mph till my pull then back down to get back into my house. i did turn the fan on before the pull but i think it was too late lol.


any input on putting a 2nd fan on the front of the radiator? i know hal had his setup like this but idk if he had 2 or just one on the front.

Stillen Maxima

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Just sell all that **** up that has caused you nothing but problems and buy my turbo kit like i told you from the begining. You would have you A/C, your entire rad, your two fans.....everything pretty much like if it was stock and with a nice GT35 Full stainless pipes and greddy intercooler. hehe...but nooooo.......... So keep fixing that **** LOL...

t6378tp

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I've seen that done before and it worked fine. I would wire it up so the pusher fan turns on with the car and the pull fan at around 180-190 degrees. As for you over heating problem pretty much any car is going to over heat if it is idling with no fan for 20mins.

fyi at 16psi just beware that you are going to blow a head gasket if you have not already upgraded them. Not saying it will happen the 1st, 2nd or 3rd time out but over time it will go.

i30dvr

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did u have the fan running on the back side of the rad right next to the downpipe? i'm just thinkin that maybe the dp is getting so hot that the radiator fan motor is actually cooking lol. i was looking at pictures of hals original setup and it looked like he had the fan on the front of the radiator away from the dp. idk if he had two fans or the reason so install in front vs. behind. what do you think of any benefits/neg. effects by moving the fan to the other side.

also could the intercooler be taking away that much air that runs over the radiator? its now 2 times the size but i figure air would just go through that into and through the radiator as well....

aic96max

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i dont think the intercooler is an issue, i had prob the biggest front mount ever put on a maxima, and i never had any cooling issues bc the front mount. wrap the dp, put a fan w a shroud and cross your fingers that half a radiator will be enough to keep it cool. that fan youre using is not going to work for a real daily imo....

did you gut the second thermostat? stick to 13-14 psi

t6378tp

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you can try putting the fan in the front but it really depends on the fan and how much air it can move. When the other person had it they were only running around 5-6psi so it wouldnt be a fair compairson

i30dvr

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haven't gutted the t stat yet but yea the dp is wrapped now and spraying w/ the silicone spray. i'm hoping i can fit a shroud in there. the stock honda fan is way too deep and won't fit on the front or the back side lol

93altima

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i daily drove my max everyday with that kit on my car, i had the fan constantly running as soon as i put the car in the ON position, just get a better 10-12in fan w/ metal blades if you can and put that fan on the front

theres no need to be cutting thermostats out and all that stupid non sense

aic96max

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well i mentioned it to him bc i had my car start warming up after several hard highway runs, and the 2nd thermostat that the dek has, was the issue, that stat which the de doesnt bring. im my opinion, loosing ac, using half a radiator, and this entire kit as a whole is stupid nonsense.. not to mention the entire piping and bullsh8t *** intercooler it came with ... straight up ngrig

t6378tp

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I don't understand why you guys are giving him such a hard time about the a/c he is a grown man that knew ahead of time he couldn't retain it without some custom lines. Can't speak for the seller cause I don't know him but thats what I told him.

also any pic's cause the original owner didn't cheap out on the parts so nothing should have been rigg'd but then again that was like 2yrs ago

i30dvr

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hey man how much of a "daily" was ur car. i mean i drive about 6 miles to and from work but there is a bunch of traffic lol. idk if i should buy a 2nd fan for the front of the rad or just move the other one. i def. need to figure a way to keep it from getting hot because this is not realistic at all. i get off work at 6pm but i just got home now because i hang out till 8pm or so once traffic dies down. any idea how much cfm that fans flows? bc i found some on jegs/summit that supposedly flow like 1500+ and i'm wondering how accurate and if thats true if it would keep my temps down.

box12360

that is awesome, i really like how you have the gauges set on the steering wheel compared to other one's I've seen

t6378tp

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This setup wasn't on my car but I'll see if the original owner of the kit will join in on the thread to help. But I know he drove around for like 2month with this rad setup n/a while I was making the piping and he didnt have any problems and didnt have any problems after he was boosted. I knew the person who bought the car with kit and he didnt have any problems either and drove the car daily but again this was only on like 6psi. Now as for what happened when the kit was removed from the car I have no idea

t6378tp

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btw, I would just get a cheap stock fan from yard mod it for the front have it turn on with the car and the 2nd fan at a pre set temp. if that does not work I would check for air in the system cause the rad installed on the orig car was a half rad but twice the thicknest of a stock maxima rad so it was wash

93altima

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im very curious as to what about the intercooler and the piping was rigged, and what your definition of rigged means..if you dont wanna loose ac thats completely up to you, i put my car up that kit will out preform any maxima turbo/supercharger kit youve had or ever will have, you wont ever have a kit that starts to spool a turbo of that size at 1500 rpms so your opinion is completely non sense cause at the end of the day it isnt your kit

93altima

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the original owner drove with that rad for 2 months before the kit was on and about 3 weeks after the kit was on and the whole time he had it he was on 10-12lbs of boost, i drove with it for 4 months on 5lbs, i never had a prob with it neither did my boy whose kit it was originally for

witeonblakmax

as the original owner of the kit im offended you said my bull**** i/c n piping was rigged.. it was great because the car never over heated, the rad got plenty of air, and i NEVER blew a coupler once. Yea i lost a/c so what? the kit was made to spool fast. If it can spool up a holset hx35 at 1500 rpms imagine a smaller turbo? Nothing on it was rigged, it was all done for a reason

i30dvr

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u know i'm not saying ur **** is rigged. i personally love the setup but i'm dealing w/ issues w/ it getting hot. it doesn't help that the past week has been on average over 95-98 degrees. tomm is suppose to be 103! lol. i ordered a crazy fan last night that will go on as a pusher and flow about 2200 cfm vs. the fan thats a puller on there now is only flowing about 850ish. hopefully this will solve the heat issue. other than that the kit is awesome. i've made some changes like a larger intercooler and made a new pipe that connects to the downpipe that is tucked up higher so slammed guys like myself won't have to worry

t6378tp

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wow thats a fan

i30dvr

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yea....for 170 bucks w/ shipping it better be lol

aic96max

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I will say this... your intercooler was a joke... size of a stock eclipse unit lmao... iirc piping I saw had jbweld ... more couplers than god knows what,... yeah the spool must be nice, but i spooled a full q trim t04 to 10 psi in 1st gear by 3500 rpm no issues,..... maybe you should make another pos kit and put down a dyno of 393 whp like i did at 10 psi, then come holla at me.... with ac, no heating issues, and a real massive intercooler, ..... dont take it personal, it is what it is, the feed pipe is great, for a race car, everything else was dog sh*t, and for a real daily, it aint working..... lets just say... the kit matched the rest of the car it came off of...... thats my opinion .

aic96max

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Justin... a shroud should help you alot.. thats what you should find a way to make asap. then go dyno and put down some good numbers, so youll never look back to the sc...

t6378tp

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sounds like the setup was altered cause it only had a coupler on the turbo, intercooler in and out, tb and maf adapter. Only way to have less is to weld the intercooler piping directly to the intercooler.

93altima

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How was the intercooler a joke? because it wasnt 32' long? and 12' high? it was a 18x7x3 iirc which last time i check is bigger than any stock dsm I/C, the bov flange and the bung for the iacv bung was jb welded to ensure that it wouldnt leak which it didnt, had a brand new Tial 35mm wastegate, TurboXS rfl bov to ensure no compressor surge, 3ply couplers w/ all tbolt clamps, maybe 6 couplers it total with only 4 90 degree bend and prob only a foot of str8 pipe, a brand new autometer boost gauge, a Brand new greddy oil sandwich plate .........so what here is dog **** again?

and you needed a "Massive" intercooler to make only 393whp? like are you serious, do you hear yourself ? the OP paid $800 for a kit that ran close to $2200 to make.. a setup which WOULD/WILL out preform any kit you HAD on your maxima, and did you ever see the maxima this kit was on? it was prob cleaner than your car with original paint