My SR20VET...

[jr_ss]

Well, I've been building this for the past year or so. I had a built S14 SR but threw a rocker arm, hated life, and went VVL. This is my timeline and progression on the build thus far.

The Specs:

Stock P11 head w/ SuperTech DVS and stock cams for now...
Mazworx VVL conversion kit including IM
My old forged SR20DET bottomend
ID1000's
Walbro 255 to surge, Bosch 044 from surge to rail
GTX3076R
My old Peakboost manifold
Exedy Twin Disk

Intake manifold and Q45 TB...
http://www.tamparacing.com/forums/attachments/nissan-builds-projects/157426d1307498854-sr20vet-build-up-vvl-007.jpg

Huge intake ports...
http://www.tamparacing.com/forums/attachments/nissan-builds-projects/157429d1307498874-sr20vet-build-up-vvl-008.jpg

Super clean valve train w/ Supertech DVS in the highest seat pressure available for high RPM.
http://www.tamparacing.com/forums/attachments/nissan-builds-projects/157428d1307498867-sr20vet-build-up-vvl-009.jpg

Forged bottomend with VVL oil pump bolted up...
http://www.tamparacing.com/forums/attachments/nissan-builds-projects/157425d1307498848-sr20vet-build-up-vvl-011.jpg

BNIB Exedy twin disc I found locally for a killer deal.
http://www.tamparacing.com/forums/attachments/nissan-builds-projects/157430d1307499586-sr20vet-build-up-huh-088.jpg

Manifold mocked up on the head, I figured out here the factory fuse/relay box were going to have to be relocated, oh well...
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/VVL%20Conversion/VVL006.jpg?t=1308431457

I overlaid my VVL intake gasket on my S14 SR gasket, its amazing how much bigger the ports are. No wonder this head flows so much better.
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/VVL%20Conversion/VVL001.jpg?t=1308431457

Lot of parts that came in to get the head bolted on to my block...
http://www.tamparacing.com/forums/attachments/nissan-builds-projects/159025d1309066356-sr20vet-build-up-vvl-003.jpg

So I wanted to get the VVL head flowbenched, just to have some figures in hand and verify what I had been seeing on the web... The top numbers are the VE head and the bottom numbers are from a highport SR head.

Flow test was done on a completely stock SR20VE head. Machine used was a Superflow 600 test bench at 28" of H20 and low 80's temp.

Intake
Lift CFM
.050 49
.100 86.2
.150 122.6
.200 158.6
.250 192.5
.300 225
.350 249.2
.400 263.5
.450 272.9

Exhaust

Lift CFM
.050 46.5
.100 86
.150 118.5
.200 147
.250 171
.300 183.5
.350 188.8
.400 193
.450 196

For some added information, I've done some search on Highport heads and found these numbers...

intake test at 28in H2O, temp 88deg F

Lift CFM
.060 43.4
.080 60.7
.120 92.9
.180 134.5
.260 175.6
.340 192..3
.440 201.8
.460 202.3
.480 203.5
.500 203.6


exhaust test at 28in H2O, temp 95deg F

Lift CFM
.100 41.1
.140 75.0
.200 98.2
.240 106.5
.280 110.2
.360 113.0
.440 114.3
.480 114.7
.500 114.9

More to come...

[bc.]

neat! what kind of power are you looking for?

[dreamin240sx]

nissan should of put these heads on the sr from the start haha

[jr_ss]

Continuing on with the build...

I purchased Tomei adj. cam gears, Mazworx proprietary headstuds and an Apexi HG.
http://www.tamparacing.com/forums/attachments/nissan-builds-projects/159025d1309066356-sr20vet-build-up-vvl-003.jpg (http://www.tamparacing.com/forums/attachments/nissan-builds-projects/159025d1309066356-sr20vet-build-up-vvl-003.jpg)

With the parts above I was able to get the head bolted up and cams/gears installed...
http://www.tamparacing.com/forums/attachments/nissan-builds-projects/159628d1309657383-sr20vet-build-up-yep-142.jpg (http://www.tamparacing.com/forums/attachments/nissan-builds-projects/159628d1309657383-sr20vet-build-up-yep-142.jpg)
http://www.tamparacing.com/forums/attachments/nissan-builds-projects/159626d1309657371-sr20vet-build-up-yep-144.jpg (http://www.tamparacing.com/forums/attachments/nissan-builds-projects/159626d1309657371-sr20vet-build-up-yep-144.jpg)
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/VVL013.jpg?t=1310325622 (http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/VVL013.jpg?t=1310325622)

I cut the mounting tab off the DET water neck, ground it down and bead blasted it to get it back to a factory texture...
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/VVL011.jpg?t=1310325605 (http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/VVL011.jpg?t=1310325605)

I stripped, degreased, bead blasted, and had AN fittings welded to the VC. Then I painted it with Duplicolor paint and cleared it...
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/VVL019.jpg?t=1310327863 (http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/VVL019.jpg?t=1310327863)
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/VVL017.jpg?t=1310327863 (http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/VVL017.jpg?t=1310327863)


Somewhere at this point I took the motor up to Mazworx. I wanted a professional shop to set up the cam gears and make sure they were on centerline. While the motor was at Mazworx, I cleaned and organized the garage enough to squeek the car in. Now I could finally start tearing the remaining items out to prep for some repairs and paint.

http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/car052.jpg?t=1310603240 (http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/car052.jpg?t=1310603240)
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/Stripdown003.jpg?t=1312420891 (http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/Stripdown003.jpg?t=1312420891)

One of the repairs needing attention. Some how rust formed between the pinch weld here. I had to drill out spot welds, remove the damaged metal and reweld in a new piece...
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/Stripdown004.jpg?t=1312420866 (http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/Stripdown004.jpg?t=1312420866)


After a few weeks the motor was ready to be picked up. Being that I was out of town on business for a few weeks my father picked my motor up for me. Once it was home, I started bolting items back on to it...

Exedy, Mazworx trans adapter plate and VC bolted on...
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/blah010.jpg?t=1320623391 (http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/blah010.jpg?t=1320623391)

Modified waterneck to accept the S14 SR's 1" coolant hose...
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/blah015.jpg?t=1320623289 (http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/blah015.jpg?t=1320623289)

I mocked up the IM once more for the hell of it... I forgot how huge it was until I bolted it on every time...
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/newenginephotos008.jpg?t=1320718989 (http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/newenginephotos008.jpg?t=1320718989)
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/newenginephotos010.jpg?t=1320719001 (http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/newenginephotos010.jpg?t=1320719001)

My turbo finally arrived, so I rushed home after work to slap it on. Obviously it was for mock up purposes only, but it looks pretty sick...
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/Turbomockup001.jpg?t=1321060184 (http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/Turbomockup001.jpg?t=1321060184)
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/Turbomockup003.jpg?t=1321060199 (http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/Turbomockup003.jpg?t=1321060199)
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/Turbomockup004.jpg?t=1321060198 (http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/Turbomockup004.jpg?t=1321060198)

Thanks for looking, more to come...

[jr_ss]

More....

Like I said in the last post, I cleaned the garage up enough to get the car in to begin the engine bay strip.
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/Car001.jpg?t=1322011825 (http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/Car001.jpg?t=1322011825)
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/Car002.jpg?t=1322011746 (http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/Car002.jpg?t=1322011746)

I recieved my TougeFactory surgetank kit minus the pumps as they were already in my posession. My only gripe with the kit was that the return line that they supplied with the kit wasn't long enough to reach all the way back to the surge tank, so you had to splice in a short piece of pipe. I contacted Jamie over there and explained my concern, he had a piece long enough shipped to my door within a few days time.
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/Car004-1.jpg?t=1322011773 (http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/Car004-1.jpg?t=1322011773)
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/Car005-1.jpg?t=1322011786 (http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/Car005-1.jpg?t=1322011786)
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/Car007.jpg?t=1322011811 (http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/Car007.jpg?t=1322011811)
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/Moar012.jpg?t=1322439295 (http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/Moar012.jpg?t=1322439295)
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/240sxstripped013.jpg?t=1325975888 (http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/240sxstripped013.jpg?t=1325975888)

Incase you missed it, my Walbro 255 will be the lift pump to the surge tank. From the surge tank I'll be using a Bosch 044 and -6an lines to feed 1000cc Injector Dynamic'c injectors.
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/240sxstripped008.jpg?t=1325975838 (http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/240sxstripped008.jpg?t=1325975838)
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/240sxstripped016.jpg?t=1325975903 (http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/240sxstripped016.jpg?t=1325975903)

Before I bolted my Z32 trans to the back of my VET I had it rebuilt. It had started to develope the typical 4th gear grind and I didn't feel like having to pull the trans when it finally went.
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/Moar002.jpg?t=1322439215 (http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/Moar002.jpg?t=1322439215)

As usual thanks for looking, more to come...

[jr_ss]

I actually started the bay strip while it was outside. I removed most items out there simply because there was more room to move around the whole car. Once it was actually in the garage all that remained was the front suspension and crossmember. Once they were removed, I started welding up the holes left when I removed the factory battery tray and the area on the passenger side strut tower. I wasn't looking to plug/patch all the holes in the engine bay, although in hindsight, I should've. I also used holesaws to clearance and make the holes I made for IC pipes truly round.

http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/Moar010.jpg?t=1322439274 (http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/Moar010.jpg?t=1322439274)
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/Moar009.jpg?t=1322439260 (http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/Moar009.jpg?t=1322439260)
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/Moar007.jpg?t=1322439236 (http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/Moar007.jpg?t=1322439236)

Here's the repair needed on the passenger side strut tower... I also removed all seam sealer forward of the rear of the strut towers. I was going to be torn up during the bead blasting and made sanding much easier.
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/Moar008.jpg?t=1322439253 (http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/Moar008.jpg?t=1322439253)
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/240sxstripped002.jpg?t=1325975804 (http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/240sxstripped002.jpg?t=1325975804)

I brought home our bead blaster from work to clean any and all surface rust off before I started to body fill areas in the bay where I had welded/ground.
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/240sxstripped005-1.jpg?t=1325975829 (http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/240sxstripped005-1.jpg?t=1325975829)
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/240sxstripped001.jpg?t=1325975803 (http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/240sxstripped001.jpg?t=1325975803)

3M undercoated the fender wells after I degreased and sanded them down. I went all the way up to the upper frame rails simply because I wanted to.
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/240sxstripped014.jpg?t=1325975888 (http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/240sxstripped014.jpg?t=1325975888)

After a shit ton of hours, sanding, body filling and sanding more, I finally got it where I wanted it. It was an huge amount of work. My hands ached for days and at times went numb from the process. I kept telling myself it was going to be worth it in the end....
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/240SX003.jpg?t=1326763199 (http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/240SX003.jpg?t=1326763199)
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/240SX004.jpg?t=1326763199 (http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/240SX004.jpg?t=1326763199)
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/240SX005.jpg?t=1326763210 (http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/240SX005.jpg?t=1326763210)
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/240SX008.jpg?t=1326763225 (http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/240SX008.jpg?t=1326763225)

Once the sanding had ceased, I had to wrap the car in drop cloth for laying down the primer. I wiped the bay down a total of 3 times, making sure I didn't miss any areas that could potentially cause problems. First two times took a total of 3hrs, I called it a night after that. I did a thorough final wipe down right before I sprayed the primer. I hit all the problematic/tight areas first, to make sure they were coated, then I came back and bombed the rest. I am by no means a professional painter, but I have a fair amount of time behind a spray gun.
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/240SX007.jpg?t=1326763229 (http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/240SX007.jpg?t=1326763229)
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/240SX010.jpg?t=1326763240 (http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/240SX010.jpg?t=1326763240)

All primed... It turned out pretty damn good for a make shift paint booth in my home garage. It was a great relief seeing the car all one color, it started too actually look like something.
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/240SX011.jpg?t=1326763243 (http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/240SX011.jpg?t=1326763243)
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/240SX017.jpg?t=1326763270 (http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/240SX017.jpg?t=1326763270)
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/240SX015.jpg?t=1326763261 (http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/240SX015.jpg?t=1326763261)
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/240SX012.jpg?t=1326763252 (http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/240SX012.jpg?t=1326763252)

As usual, thanks for looking...

[jr_ss]

neat! what kind of power are you looking for?

This setup saw 491rwhp on pump gas and a ROM tune prior to my acquisition of it. I'd like to see 500+ on pump and 600 on race...

nissan should of put these heads on the sr from the start haha

They did, just not on a boosted version until the X-trail in early 2000.

[Pinggg]

Sr <3 I'm looking forward to this build, definitely following this one .
Props bro.

[jr_ss]

The guide coat was probably more of a PITA than actually sanding and prepping for primer. You had to sand a certain way otherwise you get high and low spots from the pressure of your fingers. That and getting into all the tiny areas to make it completely smooth sucked.
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/240primed003.jpg?t=1327283599 (http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/240primed003.jpg?t=1327283599)

I don't have any pictures (#/f/#) of the entire bay completely sanded without seam sealer, but you get the idea...
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/240primed006.jpg?t=1327283610 (http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/240primed006.jpg?t=1327283610)
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/240primed005.jpg?t=1327283610 (http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/240primed005.jpg?t=1327283610)
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/240primed004.jpg?t=1327283600 (http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/240primed004.jpg?t=1327283600)

And with the tape removed. When Toby said that this stuff sets up fast it was an understatement. I literally finished the driver's (#/f/#) side and it was already setting up and becoming difficult to remove the tape. Luckily I didn't leave it all night like he did. It was off within 30mins of applying the sealer.
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/240primed007.jpg?t=1327283624 (http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/240primed007.jpg?t=1327283624)

I finished seam sealing at about 12am, had the car on the trailer by 1am and at my shop by 2am. I didn't want the car sitting outside in the dewy air so I moved some trucks around at the shop to get it in there. I had an appointment at 7am to drop the car off for paint so it was a huge push to get it ready by then. I dropped the car off and 6hrs later I brought it home, painted and cleared. The guy I used does amazing paint work, I couldn't be happier how it turned out.

http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/240primed012.jpg?t=1327283656 (http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/240primed012.jpg?t=1327283656)
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/240primed010.jpg?t=1327283640 (http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/240primed010.jpg?t=1327283640)

Don't go anywhere, there is still more...

[jr_ss]

So now that the bay is painted, I could start cleaning all the components that were going to find their way back into the bay... Here it is a few hours after bolting things in.

http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/Fresh007.jpg?t=1327801806 (http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/Fresh007.jpg?t=1327801806)
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/Fresh006.jpg?t=1327801804 (http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/Fresh006.jpg?t=1327801804)
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/Fresh008.jpg?t=1327801818 (http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/Fresh008.jpg?t=1327801818)

While the crossmember was out I bead blasted it and had it powdercoated gloss black, I think it turned out rad. I bought Nismo steering rack bushings and new inner and adj, outer tierods from SPL.
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/Fresh002.jpg?t=1327801780 (http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/Fresh002.jpg?t=1327801780)
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/Fresh001.jpg?t=1327801780 (http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/Fresh001.jpg?t=1327801780)

Adapter to convert my hardline to accept an AN fitting.
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/Fresh012.jpg?t=1327801829 (http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/Fresh012.jpg?t=1327801829)


Instead of the traditional install from the top, I opted to hoist the car up and roll the motor/tranny underneath and lower the body on to the crossmember. This helped for two reasons, I didn't need an extra hand and it kept me from scratching the paint.
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/VVLinstall002-1.jpg?t=1329704566 (http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/VVLinstall002-1.jpg?t=1329704566)
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/VVLinstall004.jpg?t=1329704576 (http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/VVLinstall004.jpg?t=1329704576)
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/VVLinstall006.jpg?t=1329704578 (http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/VVLinstall006.jpg?t=1329704578)

The motor is finally in and bolted up to the frame rails... I slapped the manifolds on just to get an idea.
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/VVLinstall008.jpg?t=1329704590 (http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/VVLinstall008.jpg?t=1329704590)
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/VVLinstall011.jpg?t=1329704604 (http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/VVLinstall011.jpg?t=1329704604)

Because of the limited clearance I have behind the head and my bulkhead, I had to use Mazworx CAS kit. It plugs the original hole on the back of the head and installs through the front of the head.
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/VVLinstall001.jpg?t=1329704566 (http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/VVLinstall001.jpg?t=1329704566)
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/Install001.jpg?t=1331512744 (http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/Install001.jpg?t=1331512744)
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/Install006.jpg?t=1331512769 (http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/Install006.jpg?t=1331512769)
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More to come, thanks for looking as always...

[Drftr915]

So beautiful, and motivating, I am just about to go to work at putting my vvl head on, let me know if you have any advice.

[Edwin562]

everything is soo clean. bravo on the good work.

[fearlessKouki]

very clean!! good luck!

[Killa_D]

Very clean indeed loving the attention to detailing the motor looks amazing props.

[stilmissmysti]

Glad someone knows how to do shhh right

[B-Rod15]

My hat is off to you sir ! Awesome work!!

[KiLLeR2001]

Awesome bay! I will be doing the same thing come this fall/winter. Any tips or tricks you can give that you encountered during the whole process?

[jdm2191]

Bay looks awesome, even better with the engine!

[jellomonk]

Man it's looking awesome, can't wait to see where you go from here.

[jr_ss]

So beautiful, and motivating, I am just about to go to work at putting my vvl head on, let me know if you have any advice.

Thank you. If you have any questions feel free to PM me, I'll help you out if possible.

everything is soo clean. bravo on the good work.

Thank you kind sir. I'm keeping my eye on "Whitey"

very clean!! good luck!

Thanks...

Very clean indeed loving the attention to detailing the motor looks amazing props.

Thank you sir.

Glad someone knows how to do shhh right

Right in my eyes I suppose, not sure about others, but thank you for the compliment.

My hat is off to you sir ! Awesome work!!

Thank you sir

Awesome bay! I will be doing the same thing come this fall/winter. Any tips or tricks you can give that you encountered during the whole process?

Killer, my biggest piece of advice, take your time. Do not rush it because that's when you start to cut corners. Trust me, there will be times where your fed up and just want it done. Keep everything clean and where latex gloves to keep grease/oils from your hands off the primer or prepped surfaces. PM me if you have any specific questions.

Bay looks awesome, even better with the engine!

Thanks, I have more coming tonight...

Man it's looking awesome, can't wait to see where you go from here.

Give it 12hrs, you'll see...

Thanks for all the kind words guys...

[onehundredoctane]

I have lost all interest in my SR build after seeing how big those intake ports are. I had no idea there was that much of a difference!

Do work man! Looking good!

[Imarvin240]

Let me know how you like your GTX turbo once its all running. I have been waiting for over a year now for my BW EFR turbo and will most likely be switching to a GTX series if it takes any longer hah

[jr_ss]

I have lost all interest in my SR build after seeing how big those intake ports are. I had no idea there was that much of a difference!

Do work man! Looking good!

Thank you sir! I too was unaware of the difference in port sizes. I had both heads side by side at one point to look at. It's amazing that they are both SR heads.

Let me know how you like your GTX turbo once its all running. I have been waiting for over a year now for my BW EFR turbo and will most likely be switching to a GTX series if it takes any longer hah

Marvin, I will let you know how I like it. I had a GT3071R on the old SR setup, so I can't really compare the two. Either way, boost should come on soon and strong. I'm hearing these new GTX turbos hit like your being rear ended.

Anyway, more on the build...

Once I finished with the sensor, I went on to making an aluminum bracket to mount my VVL solenoid block to the passenger strut tower. I wanted to hide the block as much as possible, so this was the final mounting location. I actually had to flip the bracket 180 because once the IACV was mounted on the underside of the manifold, it wouldn't allow the manifold to bolt up to the head. I ended up with an 1/8 gap between the IACV and the solenoid block when the IM is bolted into place. Then I ran the feed/purge lines to their respective ports.
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I think around the beginning of the year I had my manifold and turbo ex. housing sent to Zfever so they could get it thermal coated for me. I went and picked it up two weeks later on my way to a dyno meet in Tampa.
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As plenty of us know, when you remove the condenser from an s-chassis it leaves a huge void on the sides of the radiator. So, with a little time I had available, I made some airdams for the sides of the radiator. It's 1/8 aluminum, we have an abundance of it at work, so I cut what I needed. Air obviously travels in the path of least resistance, so leaving those holes unattended would've lowered my cooling efficieny and SR's have a tendancy to run hot, so this was a little bit of insurance. I will be sealing the tighter areas with some weather stripping, however this alone is a cheap and effective mod and will serve it's purpose. Dont mind the bent fins, I'll be straightening the majority of them out. I've had this radiator since 06' and it's treated me well. The hole in the second picture is for my oil cooler lines. I plan to have my cooler mounted right behind the grill. More on that later.
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I converted my old atmospheric oil catch can into a vacuum sourced catch can. I'll be utilizing an exhaust venturi for the vacuum source, which stills needs tobe installed into my down pipe.
Making the lines and lines completed below...
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Oil cooler lines thus far. I need to purchase some more line to finish the run from the thermostat to the cooler itself.
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And my throttle cable that is hidden until it pokes out to land in the bracket.
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At this point I've begun to slow down on the build. A lot of little things that are getting put together, but they aren't interesting. I've also started the relocation of the fuse/relay box and I'll get pictures of it when it's mounted. It's a very tedious task doing the wiring, a lot of patience is needed. Sometimes I swear I have tourette's and scream obscenities when I screw up or get lost. Thanks for looking, still pluggin away at her. I'll leave it with a current status picture of the engine bay.

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[Yellow4g63]

VVL for life. What cams are you running again? Stock 2.0? or the N1's?

Never mind I see stock. Did you mod your exhaust manifold yet? If it's a DE flange on it the ports don't line up. The manifold needs to go up a little and it will be golden.

[jr_ss]

VVL for life. What cams are you running again? Stock 2.0? or the N1's?

Never mind I see stock. Did you mod your exhaust manifold yet? If it's a DE flange on it the ports don't line up. The manifold needs to go up a little and it will be golden.

Yes, stock cams...

I already took care of the manifold issue. Oblonged the bolt holes then used a borescope to make sure Cyl 1&4 were up high enough. Then I torqued it down...

[tricky_ab]

This is amazing so far! Subscribed for sure! :)

[Drftr915]

I subscribed too, very beautiful worksmanship, pure art. I hope mine comes together like this.

[ixfxi]

cool project

[PoorMans180SX]

JR, this thing looks like it's going to be a beast. I'll be looking forward to your updates.

[CamryOnBronze]

Man, this looks awesome- great job! The pics of you sanding the bay made me cringe... I for sure do NOT miss that! I'm sure you don't either, haha.

[ixfxi]

Man, this looks awesome- great job! The pics of you sanding the bay made me cringe... I for sure do NOT miss that! I'm sure you don't either, haha.

im with you damon, i sure am glad all my paint and body work is LONG GONE. i think its the worst stage of any buildup. sure, the end result is absolutely worth it... but the stripping, scrubbing, welding, sanding, primering, sanding, masking, painting.... fuck... enough to make any sane person crazy.

and people wonder why these projects take so long. i tell people "thanks a lot fuck face... come down here in the trenches, turn some wrenches, and you'll understand."

[jr_ss]

This is amazing so far! Subscribed for sure! :)

Thanks man! I'll keep it updated as much as possible...

I subscribed too, very beautiful worksmanship, pure art. I hope mine comes together like this.

Take your time and do things right the first time and they will. Thanks for the compliments...

JR, this thing looks like it's going to be a beast. I'll be looking forward to your updates.

Thanks man! I've been trolling in your build as well. Looks like it's going to be pretty nasty. Looking forward to updates as well.

Man, this looks awesome- great job! The pics of you sanding the bay made me cringe... I for sure do NOT miss that! I'm sure you don't either, haha.

You aren't kidding. I do not miss those days/evenings at all. I honestly never planned on taking a bay that far, but I had issues that needed to be fixed and well, it was one of those I've gone this far might as well go all the way. I'm happy with how it turned out.

im with you damon, i sure am glad all my paint and body work is LONG GONE. i think its the worst stage of any buildup. sure, the end result is absolutely worth it... but the stripping, scrubbing, welding, sanding, primering, sanding, masking, painting.... fuck... enough to make any sane person crazy.

and people wonder why these projects take so long. i tell people "thanks a lot fuck face... come down here in the trenches, turn some wrenches, and you'll understand."

I completely agree. Get your ass in the fucking bay and spend hours/days/weeks doing that shit and you'll understand what it takes.

Overall, I'm happy with how it turned out. Still have a bunch of work to do so I'll keep the thread updated. Thanks for the kind words gentleman.

[PeaceOnesxWai]

I heard those under the intake manifold water hoses get chicken pox over time lol

[turbo_dreams]

I can only imagine feeling VVL under boost. Bay looks great.

[SC90S13]

someday i hope to do a clean ass sr20vet build like this.

[driftwhat]

Wow dude looks great, love clean engine bays

[S14Serge]

Balllin!!!!!!! Great work

[blank240]

This build is GODZILLASOME!!! Planning to do the same thing after i get my VVL stuff. What are your specs for the bottom end? I know its forged but...more in depth?

[180sxqc]

Subscribed! Awesome work!

[RickyS13.]

I love VVL builds!! Everything looks so clean, great job.

[jr_ss]

This build is GODZILLASOME!!! Planning to do the same thing after i get my VVL stuff. What are your specs for the bottom end? I know its forged but...more in depth?

Nothing super expensive or fancy...

JE 86.5mm x 8.5:1 w/ valve reliefs
Eagle rods
Crank scraper
ARP hardware for mains/rods
Mazworx proprietary headstuds
Apexi 87x1.5mm
Cosworth rod/main/thrust bearings

Subscribed! Awesome work!

Thanks!

I love VVL builds!! Everything looks so clean, great job.

Thanks man, trying to keep it clean is the hard part...


Well, update time!

So, I've been slacking on the updates but that's not because I'm not getting work done. I've been working on the harness for a few days here and there, not really too interesting in my mind. However, I did get some suspension bolted back on the car tonight. I need to pull the car out of the garage because we're getting a new door put in and well the car has to move.

I bit the bullet and bought some new lower control arms. I had bent the passenger side one being stupid the last time the car was up and running and I didn't have the time to get the new one I have here laying around back to built status(i.e. gusseted, Moonface rollcenters and Nismo bushings). I will when I find the time, but for right now these will be fine. I'm also ordering heim joint endlinks for the Whiteline swaybars to get rid of that crap figure 8 design they have.

As always, pictures!!!

http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/Newgoodness001.jpg?t=1338338559
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And the best for last. Some of you may recall me stating that I ordered a Status racing seat a few weeks/months back. Well, it finally arrived last week. As usual, I was out of town on business/visiting my girlfriend when it arrived. However, it was the first thing on my list this morning. This thing looks and feels amazing, def a snug fit. I'm in the process of aquiring an R32 GTR passenger seat to have reupholstered to match along with the door cards and rear seats. Anyone want some S14 leather rears?

http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/Newgoodness003.jpg?t=1338338568
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As usual, thanks for looking!

[jr_ss]

So, I decided to swap out my 30mm Z32 calipers for something a little lighter and newer technology. I ended up going with a Wilwood Superlite 4pot caliper and a bracket kit to utilize the 350z track rotors. The caliper has slightly more piston area than a Z32 caliper so it won't disrupt the brake bias too much. Bracket kit was designed and made by a member on NRR, overall a great kit, complete and concise.

Overall fitment is similiar to the Z32 setup and I have plenty of clearance with my 350z V1 tracks. I'll get pictures of the wheels on in a few days. I'm going to be running the 8.5's up front and having another set widened to 9.5" for the rear.

Still lots more to do and more updates will slowly flow in. Thanks for looking as usual.

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[[email protected]]

little late but you could have asved a little $ on the fuel system by running a single pumper over your DP set up with surge tank

[jr_ss]

little late but you could have asved a little $ on the fuel system by running a single pumper over your DP set up with surge tank

Could've, but then I wouldn't have a constant supply of fuel around corners, heavy acceleration, etc.

[onehundredoctane]

Yessir! Wilwoods are the SHIT. Keep the updates coming!

[jr_ss]

Yessir! Wilwoods are the SHIT. Keep the updates coming!

This will be my first time using them, but I have heard great things about them and I'm looking forward to it. Updates you say? It's been a short minute, but I have something...

************************************************** *****

As usual, life happens and I've been busy with it. I've worked on the car here and there trying to cross things off the long "to do" list.

I took my R32 GTR seat and rear seats to get re-upholstered. They will match my Status bucket in charcoal suede. I had the guy make the center sections of the seats look as close to the bucket as possible. I need to pull my door cards to get them over there as well.

Anyway moving on, I've been wanting to add some shrouding around my oil cooler to direct air through it, rather than letting air run all around it. As you can see in the pictures below, it sits behind my grill inlet. This seemed like the most logical place to put it so it has a constant source of fresh, cool air, rather than behind the intercooler and getting sloppy seconds. I finished the shrouding up last week after a lot of designing, drawing, redesigning and such. I have yet to test for hood latch clearance, but since I'll be running an aerocatch setup, it won't hurt my feelings if I have to cut the latch off.

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I finally recieved the rest of my parts to finish the oil catch can setup. I'm using an exhaust venturi to pull vacuum on the entire system. I got that welded into my downpipe and the necessary fittings organized and together to finalize it. I just need to crawl under the car and hook it up.


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As stated in my last post I've been working on the relocation of the engine bay fuse box and all the associated fun with that. I finalized the location of the box this past week. I really didn't want to reinvent the wheel and completely redo the entire harness. Everything worked the way it was from the factory so, I'm going to keep it as is. I'll just lengthen some wiring here and there to have it terminate in it's original fashion. I like where it ended up, hidden and out of the way.

I don't use the jack that came with the car nor do I have a spare in it, so I utilized the factory bracket that held the jack to help hold the box. I hacked the bottom portion of the fuse box off and used a piece of scrap aluminum we have at the shop to rivet to it. Then I mocked everything up, marked, clamped, cut and viola! Wiring will recommence soon.

http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/Fusebox001.jpg?t=1345930524
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Mounted up and hidden....

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I still have a lot of work left to do. As always I'll update as often as possible. I travel at times for work so I'm not always getting things done. Thanks for looking.

[Motary]

Very nice work :)
What model of KW coilovers do you use and how do they perform?

[CaBS]

Nice work man, some serious hours in that!

[Project_Mayhem10]

Clean work, I'm impressed. I wish that I had the time to start a new project. Reading on here keeps me from doing so though.

[jr_ss]

Very nice work :)
What model of KW coilovers do you use and how do they perform?

The KW's are the V3 version. I'm running Tein front camber plates and the factory rear top hats. Overall impressions on the street, very comfortable to cruise on. I never stiffened them up to see how they respond but I can only imagine they'll be great. I plan on putting some time in on a legit track once the car is finished up.

Clean work, I'm impressed. I wish that I had the time to start a new project. Reading on here keeps me from doing so though.

I never imagined putting this much time into a build. I had some things that needed to be taken care of and it slowly progressed into this. Thank you for the compliments.

[jr_ss]

***** I ordered some braided nylon expandable wire sleeving and adhesive heat shrink to finish my fuse box relocation. I'm hoping it'll be here this week so I have something to work on. Anyway, on to the updates.******

So, I finally completed my catch can setup. For those that haven't been paying attention, I'm using an exhaust venturi to create vacuum in the system. Once I had the check valve mocked up along with the fittings, I could cut and assemble the line. I used some thermal sheathing to help prevent the line from being destroyed from the heat.

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I had been fighting with myself for sometime on where to locate my FPR. I wanted to mount it in an easily accessible location for obvious reasons, but I couldn't invision how the lines would terminate to it where I wanted it. So while I was just tossing around ideas I found my final mounting location. I utilized the inside lip of my shakitto plate and with some scrap aluminum I had laying around, I created a bracket and had it mounted in a night. I have my fuel filter running up the inside of the passenger frame rail where I can get to it if I need to clean it. I'm missing one fitting from the rail to the regulator and I'll have the fuel system completed.

http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/dowork004.jpg?t=1346632415
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This evening I started making my cold charge pipe(from IC to TB). I'm using 2.75" SS piping that is unpolished. Once I have the pipe completely welded up, I'll polish it, but for the time being it is what it is. I'll need to do something like pie cutting to get a tighter radius on the piece that 90's down from the TB. I really am against pie cutting, but am very limited to what I can do with it. I've been trying to find a 2.75" x 3.5" reducing 90 hose coupler, but I've come up short in my searches. In the second picture you'll get an idea of how tight the turn needs to be.

http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/dowork010.jpg?t=1346632439
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******* As usual, thanks for looking, I'll do my best to keep the updates coming.

[Maikeru5]

Man, this is a badass build. Can't wait to see it finished.

[Big Zee]

I love the engine bay color, and I am not a guy that favors the color red but you pulled it off with flair.

Props, Kudos, and all other great things to say about this build!

my only question is, why did you opt to mount the oil filter upside down ? I understand to hide the lines a little but would it work to run along the frame rail and have it underneath and the lines just slightly above the rail ? less mess during a oil change and still hidden enough ?

[Twinkies!]

amazing attention to detail, the cleanses bay I've seen

[Pinggg]

amazing attention to detail, the cleanses bay I've seen

Couldnt have said it any better, it's alot cleaner then most but still gets the job done.

[STR8E180]

i know of a few people here in australia using the mazworx plenums and had problems with them cracking so i would highly recommend bracing it before fitting it up

i much prefer the hypertune ve inlet plenum chamber

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[Yellow4g63]

Who wouldn't love the Hyper tune, It's just for the price of one you can buy 2 Mazworxs manifolds lol.

[STR8E180]

whats the price of the mazworx plenum worth ? i thought they were roughly the same price

[Yellow4g63]

They cost $1,095.00 USD

[STR8E180]

its not that much different
but then again u guys have to pay for shipping from australia where as i have to pay shipping from the U.S

[Yellow4g63]

Ohh I thought those Hyper tune intake manifolds run in $2200 AUD range lol my bad.

[STR8E180]

Ohh I thought those Hyper tune intake manifolds run in $2200 AUD range lol my bad.

if you get the hypertune billet throttle body and fuel rail kit then yeah it can go int othe $2000 range

[jr_ss]

if you get the hypertune billet throttle body and fuel rail kit then yeah it can go int othe $2000 range

Well, what is the point of buying an intake manifold made by one company and trying to make a fuel rail made by another company work with it? My logic is to buy the rail that was designed to work with the manifold in the first place. What throttle body is the flange for?

I'll take your suggestion, however I have a different IM than your local guys do.

[conwest]

wow nice and clean

[onehundredoctane]

Love it. All of it.

[Royal_T]

Very nice love it all.

[S14DB]

Well, what is the point of buying an intake manifold made by one company and trying to make a fuel rail made by another company work with it? My logic is to buy the rail that was designed to work with the manifold in the first place. What throttle body is the flange for?

I'll take your suggestion, however I have a different IM than your local guys do.
I don't know of a rail besides Hypertune that works with their manifold.

Nice setup so far.

[jr_ss]

Man, this is a badass build. Can't wait to see it finished.

Thank you sir! I can't wait to see it completed either...

I love the engine bay color, and I am not a guy that favors the color red but you pulled it off with flair.

Props, Kudos, and all other great things to say about this build!

my only question is, why did you opt to mount the oil filter upside down ? I understand to hide the lines a little but would it work to run along the frame rail and have it underneath and the lines just slightly above the rail ? less mess during a oil change and still hidden enough ?

I'm extremely happy with how it turned out, now it's just getting the exterior as fresh as the bay.

I've had it mounted like that since my last swap and decided to leave it as is. I really couldn't find a better location without having extremely long lines. It made running the oil reloc/cooler lines and obviously oil filter access much easier.

amazing attention to detail, the cleanses bay I've seen

I wouldn't say cleanest, but thanks for the kind words...

Couldnt have said it any better, it's alot cleaner then most but still gets the job done.

Thanks Ping.

[jr_ss]

I don't know of a rail besides Hypertune that works with their manifold.

Nice setup so far.

Love it. All of it.

Thank you gentlemen...

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Tonight I got a chance to finish up my oil cooler lines. My buddy had some -10an Black Nylon hose laying around that he wasn't using, so I snatched it to finish up my stuff. Before I could get to working on making the remaining lines I had to pull the radiator out to enlarge the hole I initially made for the lines to pass through. Once the hole was enlarged, I put some vacuum tubing on the edges to keep it from chaffing through the cooler lines and ran everything to it's corresponding location. Enough gum flapping, pictures below.


Oil cooler from the engine side...

http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/oilcooler001.jpg?t=1346893314


Shot from the driver's side headlight area...

http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/oilcooler005.jpg?t=1346893322


The lines coming through the hole in the radiator shroud and terminating at the thermostat...

http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/oilcooler007.jpg?t=1346893330
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/oilcooler006.jpg?t=1346893324

[blockedwizard]

The quality of this build is unbelievable!!! This oil cooler set up seems very well thought out

[Kriskouki]

subscribed.......

[blo0d]

could you give me an overview on how you plan to do your exh manifold vacuum source for your catch can? y is it better than venting to atmosphere?

[jr_ss]

could you give me an overview on how you plan to do your exh manifold vacuum source for your catch can? y is it better than venting to atmosphere?

I welded in a venturi into the down pipe, put a check valve inline and ran that line to my catch can. I have two fittings welded to my VC that connect to my catch can, once air starts flowing through the exhaust it will pull a vacuum on the can and VC.

It has been proven to make gains on a dyno vs just venting to atmosphere, that is why I did it.

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Friday, I swung by the local race supply shop and picked up the fittings I needed to finish my oil feed line, two 90*'s and 3ft of -4AN SS hose. Yesterday, I recieved a few packages in the mail consisting of the last fuel line fitting, a 90* coupler I was waiting on to finish my cold pipe and my new K&N air element. I'll try to get the cold pipe finished up tonight. There are still some small things to do in the engine bay and I have my wiring to finish up, which includes removing the dash to run my harness over there.

On Friday, I also ordered my ChaseBays CM2 harness and a Haltech P2000 from them. Hopefully, they'll be in before the end of NOV.

On to the pictures....!

http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/VVL003-1.jpg?t=1347215009
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/VVL002.jpg?t=1347214998
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/VVL001-1.jpg?t=1347214998
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/VVL005.jpg?t=1347215023
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/VVL010-1.jpg?t=1347216126


Overview of the engine bay as it currently sits...

http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/VVL009-1.jpg?t=1347215043
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/VVL013-1.jpg?t=1347215082
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/VVL012-1.jpg?t=1347215065

As usual thank you for looking...

[first_choice]

awesome build!

[CaBS]

Looking great man, where'd you get those plates from the towers back to the firewall?

[jdizzy204]

Looks great. Any plan B if your turbo starts to cook the brake fluid?

[jr_ss]

awesome build!

Thank you

Looking great man, where'd you get those plates from the towers back to the firewall?

Thanks mate. I picked them up from an online vendor. Here are a few that have them;

More-japan.com
Frsport.com
rhd-japan.com

I believe I purchased mine through more-japan.com.

Looks great. Any plan B if your turbo starts to cook the brake fluid?

It shouldn't be an issue. I had this top mount manifold on my last setup( w/ a 3071r) without a turbo blanket and it never even hinted at boiling/melting the resevoir. I would think it's safe to say with the turbo blanket, I won't have an issue.

[CaBS]

Thank you

Thanks mate. I picked them up from an online vendor. Here are a few that have them;

More-japan.com
Frsport.com
rhd-japan.com

I believe I purchased mine through more-japan.com.


What are they called?

[CaBS]

Found them

Nagisa Auto XNS0070 Shakitto Shock Tower Plate S13 (http://www.frsport.com/Nagisa-Auto-XNS0070-Shakitto-Shock-Tower-Plate-S13_p_12951.html)

Cheers =)

[holemilk00]

Making Florida look good man. Proof everything down here isn't a hack job. This man does it right!!!!

[TallguyBoost]

Just stumbled across this build and I am impressed! Much respect for choosing to do things (everything) with excellence and intentional planning. Great work!

[PoorMans180SX]

Did you use a Vibrant venturi in your exhaust or did you make your own? I'm kind of caught between intake and exhaust as far as plumbing my catch can goes.

[jr_ss]

Making Florida look good man. Proof everything down here isn't a hack job. This man does it right!!!!

Thank you sir! We need to get together one weekend and bullshit... No one has any decently built cars around me and you're only an hour away.

Just stumbled across this build and I am impressed! Much respect for choosing to do things (everything) with excellence and intentional planning. Great work!

Thanks for the kind words...

Did you use a Vibrant venturi in your exhaust or did you make your own? I'm kind of caught between intake and exhaust as far as plumbing my catch can goes.

Yes, I used the Vibrant venturi and check valve for my evac system. The check valve requires very low pressure to pull open as the exhaust flow would have to do.

[ultimateforce]

I might have missed it, but when did you buy that intake manifold?

[jr_ss]

I bought the IM approaching 2 years ago, any reason you ask?

[KiLLeR2001]

Thank you sir! We need to get together one weekend and bullshit... No one has any decently built cars around me and you're only an hour away.

Can I join in too? :wan:

[future]

Not worried about dropping something in the spark plug holes

[ultimateforce]

I bought the IM approaching 2 years ago, any reason you ask?

That's the old old design, just wondering. Carry on!

[jr_ss]

Can I join in too? :wan:

Absolutely...

Not worried about dropping something in the spark plug holes

Spark plugs are in... Shouldn't be an issue

That's the old old design, just wondering. Carry on!

Well thanks for pointing out the obvious... I do believe I mentioned it was their prototype manifold for the VVL conversion they now sell in the first post.

[Darren]

i like how clean the CAS replacement from Mazworks is, however, how do you adjust it? is the ring that goes on the cam adjustable?

Just curious

Great work

[PoorMans180SX]

i like how clean the CAS replacement from Mazworks is, however, how do you adjust it? is the ring that goes on the cam adjustable?

Just curious

Great work

You never need to adjust it.

[jr_ss]

You never need to adjust it.

Thanks PoorMan.

To add to this, when you first install it, it has to be set with a feeler gauge. I believe it was .060 air gap between the wheel and the pickup. This setup cannot be run on a factory ECU or a Nistune/Nismotronic. It must be a fully programmable EMS system, which is the only downside to it.

I originally wanted to run the P12 CAS, however I did not want to cut a huge hole in my firewall. Nissan CAS' have a very good resolution from the factory, but this was my only option.

[whitey240]

Holy hell... Are you ever going to finish this build? I have had two different V8's in my car since I sold all of this stuff to you! :)

Looking good as always! Can't wait to see what numbers it puts down!

The IM was the first one off the line 3 years ago when Jay made the kit. It cracked on the dyno and was reinforced by Jay with Mark reviewing the fix. It was fine for the rest of the time I drove on it and should be fine for the future.

I will be curious to see how that clutch holds up. The twin plate OS Giken I had in the car was starting to slip. I can't remember if we talked about this or not but I would really think about putting in the hydraulic release bearing(Hydraulic Release Bearing Kit RWD - Drivetrain - Mazworx (http://www.mazworx.com/product/drivetrain/clutches/hydraulic-release-bearing-kit-rwd)). I was having issues shifting at full throttle at the track and the more I think about it, I think this might have fixed the issue.

That CAS relocation is pretty slick. Definitely better then putting a hole in the firewall. Although now it gives me a sweet spot to hide nitrous solenoids!

Good luck and keep me updated when this thing finally moves under its own power!

[jr_ss]

Holy hell... Are you ever going to finish this build? I have had two different V8's in my car since I sold all of this stuff to you! :)

Looking good as always! Can't wait to see what numbers it puts down!

The IM was the first one off the line 3 years ago when Jay made the kit. It cracked on the dyno and was reinforced by Jay with Mark reviewing the fix. It was fine for the rest of the time I drove on it and should be fine for the future.

I will be curious to see how that clutch holds up. The twin plate OS Giken I had in the car was starting to slip. I can't remember if we talked about this or not but I would really think about putting in the hydraulic release bearing(Hydraulic Release Bearing Kit RWD - Drivetrain - Mazworx (http://www.mazworx.com/product/drivetrain/clutches/hydraulic-release-bearing-kit-rwd)). I was having issues shifting at full throttle at the track and the more I think about it, I think this might have fixed the issue.

That CAS relocation is pretty slick. Definitely better then putting a hole in the firewall. Although now it gives me a sweet spot to hide nitrous solenoids!

Good luck and keep me updated when this thing finally moves under its own power!

Hey man, baby steps... Thanks for the compliments! I actually found a very small crack on the underside by the IACV, but took care of it at work and should be good to go.

The clutch should be up to the task. I'm not sure what the OS Giken was rated to handle, but this one is rated for 515ft lbs. I shouldn't eclipse that, but you never know on race gas and some more boost. I had looked at the hydro release bearing, I guess we'll find out if it is indeed needed.

I honestly fought with myself about cutting the hole for the CAS, but I figured , IF I ever do a different conversion, I don't want a large hole back there staring at me, atleast you found a good use for yours :hide:.

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***Update***

So, last update I was attempting to get my cold pipe finished up, but as usual, parts delays and my schedule conflicted with what I wanted to do. I did however get it tacked up that evening without the other parts I needed.

http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/Coldpipe004.jpg?t=1348780109
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/Coldpipe003.jpg?t=1348780109
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/Coldpipe002.jpg?t=1348780095

Fast forward to yesterday, all parts in hand, minus my IAT bund and a nipple for the IACV, and it's all finished up. Tig welded and purged to prevent any and all stalactites from forming on the inside of the pipe. The remaining pieces should be here tomorrow or Sat and I'll have it completed and installed permanently in the car.

http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/Coldpipe005.jpg?t=1348780128
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/Coldpipe006.jpg?t=1348780130
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/Coldpipe007.jpg?t=1348780156
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/Coldpipe011.jpg?t=1348780176
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/Coldpipe012.jpg?t=1348780187

[Asil]

I fall in love with your engine bay and wow keep up the awesome work.

[blo0d]

hey man which catch can is that? nice build as usual!

I cut a hole in my s13 for my p12 cas. but funnily when we mounted it there was still 1.5" of clearance. so I apparently didnt need to cut the hole.

[jr_ss]

hey man which catch can is that? nice build as usual!

I cut a hole in my s13 for my p12 cas. but funnily when we mounted it there was still 1.5" of clearance. so I apparently didnt need to cut the hole.

The catch can is a custom piece. It was built to fit into the factory charcoal canister bracket.

It seems as if the S13 has more clearance between the firewall and the back of the engine than the S14's. I would've had to cut mine if I kept the P12 CAS.

[blo0d]

which fpr u running?

[cured13]

nice build, one question - wouldn't 45 degree bend work better in there?
I thought less is better when it comes to pipe bends on cold pipes.
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/Coldpipe002.jpg?t=1348780095

[jr_ss]

which fpr u running?

I am running a Sard racing FPR...

nice build, one question - wouldn't 45 degree bend work better in there?
I thought less is better when it comes to pipe bends on cold pipes.

Obviously less bends and overall length is optimal, however my setup has both less bends and overall length than the factory side mount setup. There really is no wrong way to run the piping. If I was going for a super responsive setup, then obviously a mid mount setup with the shortest possible piping would be best. With that, I don't think I'll see any negative effects by having a 90 there instead of a 45.

[rokrigo]

what brand is the manifold exhaust?, its t3?, do you have a web page will i can to buy?.

thank

[sr20luv]

awesome build cant wait to see this done!!!

[SR20_2NR]

i'm usually a reader and not a poster but this thread deserves my first post.

unbelievable work! i plan to do a similar VE build in my s14 zenki to a lesser degree. your build has given me hope and motivation.

i like everything you've done in this build, very clean! keep it up and i'm definitely looking forward to seeing it done and seeing a start up/dyno vid!

:D

ps: did you have to run a spacer in between the crank pulley and the crank in order to run the VE oil pump?

[jr_ss]

what brand is the manifold exhaust?, its t3?, do you have a web page will i can to buy?.

thank

I am running a Peakboost manifold, modified to work on the VE head. They are no longer a company, but full-race, Mazworx, Doc race, etc can all fabricate a manifold for you.

i'm usually a reader and not a poster but this thread deserves my first post.

unbelievable work! i plan to do a similar VE build in my s14 zenki to a lesser degree. your build has given me hope and motivation.

i like everything you've done in this build, very clean! keep it up and i'm definitely looking forward to seeing it done and seeing a start up/dyno vid!

:D

ps: did you have to run a spacer in between the crank pulley and the crank in order to run the VE oil pump?

Thanks for the kind words... I'm looking forward to seeing/hearing it on the dyno too.

Yes, there is a pump collar spacer needed for the VE pump. I can't remember the exact thickness of it, but I would call Mazworx and ask them.

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Over the past few days I have been installing my Aerocatch hood pin/latch setup. I utilized one of the factory holes in the radiator support so no new holes had to be drilled. I will tell you this, it is an extremely time consuming mod. I measured multiple times in many different directions to get them spaced and located evenly on the hood.

http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/Car012.jpg?t=1349647306
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/Car013.jpg?t=1349647317


Once I finished up the holes and mounting the latches I pushed the car outside to get the garage cleaned up a little bit. So I decided to snap a few pictures of the engine bay in natural light.

http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/Car006-3.jpg?t=1349647264
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/Car007-3.jpg?t=1349647274
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/Car008-2.jpg?t=1349647275


I'm still waiting on my harness and EMS to come in. Hopefully my seats will be done soon and I can get them back. I have yet to finish my wiring on the relocation of my fuse box, but I'll get around to it when I get a chance. As always, thanks for looking.

[future]

Looks ready to start ):

[Yellow4g63]

Looking good.
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/Car013.jpg?t=1349647317
I still need to order these for my carbon kiber hood.

[ForeignMuscle]

Man, I want to buy you a beer. You have done an amazing job keeping everything so clean and organized. I am so ready for a video of it making power.

Hood latches look great as well!

[STEVES14]

when are u planning on starting it up?

[Lil_D]

this build makes me want vvl head so much more great build!

[STEVES14]

i am also in the middle of this swap too does anyone know a mechine in the east coast that can assumable a vvl head swap on a rwd if supplied all the parts expect intake manifold? might do something different i know a fab guy that weld real good

[ForeignMuscle]

Might I ask what you need a machine shop for bud? Besides a custom intake or manifold (which a welder would do, not a machinist) I'm not sure what your asking.

[STEVES14]

Might I ask what you need a machine shop for bud? Besides a custom intake or manifold (which a welder would do, not a machinist) I'm not sure what your asking.
I need to machinist to assemble the engine drill the hole in the head plug the hole up in the block check piston to valve clearance and to see if the oil pump needs any kind machining to fit the block.

That's why I'm looking for a machine shop that has assembled vvl head's on SR 20 rwd setup

[Slims]

head = exploded.

such an amazing build. almost make me sad about mine haha.

[Yellow4g63]

i am also in the middle of this swap too does anyone know a mechine in the east coast that can assumable a vvl head swap on a rwd if supplied all the parts expect intake manifold? might do something different i know a fab guy that weld real good

You can ask the guys @ JMR racing in CT they should know a place since they know the VE's pretty good.

[Kouki_monstr]

Been going back and forth about doing a VVL set up, but i think im ready to make the jump. Your work looks great! I cant wait to see it running! Subscribed!

[blo0d]

Been going back and forth about doing a VVL set up, but i think im ready to make the jump. Your work looks great! I cant wait to see it running! Subscribed!

do it. :wavey:

[jr_ss]

i am also in the middle of this swap too does anyone know a mechine in the east coast that can assumable a vvl head swap on a rwd if supplied all the parts expect intake manifold? might do something different i know a fab guy that weld real good

What hole do you need drilled? You can buy the plug for the rear drain from Mazworx.

head = exploded.

such an amazing build. almost make me sad about mine haha.

Thank you sir...

Been going back and forth about doing a VVL set up, but i think im ready to make the jump. Your work looks great! I cant wait to see it running! Subscribed!

You'll be happier in the end if you do. Fuck exploding rocker arms!

[K_style]

Pure SEX !!!!!!!!

What would be purpose of this car?

[my9thtry]

When are you starting the partout?

[jr_ss]

Pure SEX !!!!!!!!

What would be purpose of this car?

Thank you sir... I'd like to use it for some road racing and it'll definitely see the drag strip, however, it doesn't necessarily have a target use. Whatever I see fit I suppose. It gave up DD status years ago, but I would imagine I'll drive it quite often, especially in the cooler months when A/C is not needed.

When are you starting the partout?

As soon as you sell the Subie...

[my9thtry]

As in four sail?

[SRS13JH]

Great build, car looks awesome. How far are you from getting it started?

Was the T3 peakboost manifold originally to suit a DET? What modification was required to make it suit the VE head? changing the hole shapes, cutting new holes etc?

[jr_ss]

Great build, car looks awesome. How far are you from getting it started?

Was the T3 peakboost manifold originally to suit a DET? What modification was required to make it suit the VE head? changing the hole shapes, cutting new holes etc?

Yes, the manifold was originally on my DET. Just take a rotary file, dremel, or die grinder to the bolt holes and oblong them in the direction the manifold has to move. I think I measured .125" the manifold had to come up.

Meanwhile, I finally got my seats back... Well, I got the passenger side seat back. I have to go pick up the rears tomorrow. This was your typical R32 GTR seat, however it had a tear in the bolster and well, I wanted a matching interior. I had a friend's father do the work. He's been doing old school resto's for 20years or more and he worked his magic on my interior. Obviously, I had the back pad reshaped to "mock" the Status seat. I'll get some more pictures of the rest of the seats when I get them.

http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/012.jpg?t=1351734171
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/011.jpg?t=1351734164
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/010.jpg?t=1351734168

[JonathanPrem]

Dammmmm that looks so good.

[K_style]

Thank you sir... I'd like to use it for some road racing and it'll definitely see the drag strip, however, it doesn't necessarily have a target use. Whatever I see fit I suppose. It gave up DD status years ago, but I would imagine I'll drive it quite often, especially in the cooler months when A/C is not needed.


Can you keep the A/C with VE head?

Also, did you make that 4" intake pipe? or did you purchase it with air filter? I ordered 3071r and need pretty much same intake set up

[Teigen]

Wow nice build man, I must say that it surely looks like my build!
Looky ass that i for once was, i got my hand on a BTCC engine that comes from a primera during the late 90s in UK.

Anyway, the CAS is the same problem for me, and I looked at the mazworx cam sensor, but as it was no images of anyone using it (as I could find) I assumed it ti be mounted trough the ricer cover or something, and that is a non go for me. The BTCC rocer covers are of magnezium and they came in very limited numbers so I won't put a hole into it haha.
Perfect setup mate, Surely hope to see this build running, and I require som dyno/mapping video of high rpm :D bet that beast is pushing out 600 rwhp.
Mine is built for 1100, hoping to have the car finished april-may, but might turn the key in January :) Keep it up!

[jr_ss]

Can you keep the A/C with VE head?

Also, did you make that 4" intake pipe? or did you purchase it with air filter? I ordered 3071r and need pretty much same intake set up

Sure, you can set it up to work with the VE. Same SR/KA compressor would be used.

I bought that intake pipe. It's just a 4" 45.

Wow nice build man, I must say that it surely looks like my build!
Looky ass that i for once was, i got my hand on a BTCC engine that comes from a primera during the late 90s in UK.

Anyway, the CAS is the same problem for me, and I looked at the mazworx cam sensor, but as it was no images of anyone using it (as I could find) I assumed it ti be mounted trough the ricer cover or something, and that is a non go for me. The BTCC rocer covers are of magnezium and they came in very limited numbers so I won't put a hole into it haha.
Perfect setup mate, Surely hope to see this build running, and I require som dyno/mapping video of high rpm :D bet that beast is pushing out 600 rwhp.
Mine is built for 1100, hoping to have the car finished april-may, but might turn the key in January :) Keep it up!

Thanks for the kind words sir. I doubt I'll have an issue hitting the 600hp mark. There will definitely be some videos once the car is running. I'm hoping for the beginning of next year.

[Teigen]

Sounds awesome! Let's see whos turning the key first :D

Still doesn't understand why my project thread is rejected :(
Having tons of images and info, + it's a rare engine that I thought Zilvia would like to hear about.
Read that an "in-progress project thread is not allowed" in the info here, but what's the meaning with making 1 post about a finished car ? most of other build threads around here says they were done in the first post

[jr_ss]

Sounds awesome! Let's see whos turning the key first :D

Still doesn't understand why my project thread is rejected :(
Having tons of images and info, + it's a rare engine that I thought Zilvia would like to hear about.
Read that an "in-progress project thread is not allowed" in the info here, but what's the meaning with making 1 post about a finished car ? most of other build threads around here says they were done in the first post

Message a Mod directly and explain the uniqueness of the build. Perhaps you can persuade them into allowing your build.

I picked up the rear seats today. Just as awesome...

http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/Rearseats001.jpg?t=1351818931
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/Rearseats002.jpg?t=1351818930

And I forgot to post a shot of this... The center cushion is removable just like the Status seat.

http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/Rearseats004.jpg?t=1351818937

I'm hoping to have the wiring done on the lights/signal/markers this weekend, then I can move into the interior and start buttoning that wiring up to an extent. I'm waiting for my engine harness to come in from ChaseBays, so I can terminate the correct wires on that side of the dash and get the harness over there secure before moving forward with replacing the dash and the rest of the interior. Still a good amount of work to do. I'd like to get her fired up before the first of the year.

[future]

Clean seats man

[tunermt]

those seats are lookin real clean!

[S13Missle]

Crazy build going on man, keep up the good work!

[Mikester]

Absolutely phenominal good sir!

--and thank you for turning me on to those hardline to -AN fittings... I had no idea they made them (till I saw this build thread); so I used Earl's clamp ends on the tank-to-hardline lines. Now that I have a couple adapters on order, I will be able to do the engine bay how I originally envisioned- or better ;)

[Magical Trevor]

Liking this a lot! Hopefully we can do a SWFL 240 meet soon.

[K_style]

Is your intake pipe 45 degree pipe?

[Big Zee]

have you mounted the Seats yet ? how does the Status seat sit in the car ? and which rail did you choose for mounting it ?

this build is awesome, keep up the great wok sir!!

[jr_ss]

Is your intake pipe 45 degree pipe?

I bought that intake pipe. It's just a 4" 45.

Crazy build going on man, keep up the good work!

Absolutely phenominal good sir!

--and thank you for turning me on to those hardline to -AN fittings... I had no idea they made them (till I saw this build thread); so I used Earl's clamp ends on the tank-to-hardline lines. Now that I have a couple adapters on order, I will be able to do the engine bay how I originally envisioned- or better ;)

Thank you sir. I can't remember the actual name and/or size for that part so if you could PM me with those, thanks.

Liking this a lot! Hopefully we can do a SWFL 240 meet soon.

That would be rad. I'd like to have the 240 there, but it not ill still make it out in the daily...

have you mounted the Seats yet ? how does the Status seat sit in the car ? and which rail did you choose for mounting it ?

this build is awesome, keep up the great wok sir!!

Thanks! I have not mounted my seats yet. My interior is in what seems like a steady state of disarray. Once I get my dash back in, I'll proceed to getting them installed. I am using Status mounts all around with sliders.

[sr20s13abel]

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hey nice setup looks like mine..

[VizorS14]

wow, amazing project!! very clean and what i like best is the attention to details!

what did mazwork tell you to do with the home and trigger settings within the Haltech PS2000? i know there's some special settings with the AEM EMS and their cam sensor kit, but what about Haltechs?

[jr_ss]

wow, amazing project!! very clean and what i like best is the attention to details!

what did mazwork tell you to do with the home and trigger settings within the Haltech PS2000? i know there's some special settings with the AEM EMS and their cam sensor kit, but what about Haltechs?

I haven't gotten a chance to setup it up yet, still waiting for my harness/EMS from ChaseBays. There are specific settings to input into the AEM and I have a feeling Haltech's should be similar, when I find/figure it out, I'll it post up.

[ForeignMuscle]

I really hope Chasebays doesn't take to long with your harness. I'm really anxious to see this car going.

Is there much else left besides the harness/ecu and tuning??

[jr_ss]

I really hope Chasebays doesn't take to long with your harness. I'm really anxious to see this car going.

Is there much else left besides the harness/ecu and tuning??

Actually, I called ChaseBays to get an update on the status of my harness on Wed. Justin told me it is awaiting QA and "should" go out tomorrow afternoon. I'm not going to hold my breath, but if it does, that'll be a huge step.

Once the harness gets here I can finish wiring the rest of the car. It really is just running, organizing and sleeving, however there are a few wires that need to be lengthed to their respective places.

Other than that most everything else is ready to go besides the odds and ends you typically run across through a build. I still need to get the rest of my interior put back in.

[forgotten]

This built is awsome!! keep the good work!

[Mikester]

Other than that most everything else is ready to go besides the odds and ends you typically run across through a build. I still need to get the rest of my interior put back in.

^^LOL I feel ya on that sentiment... Seems like no matter how prepared one thinks they are for a build, the nickels & dimes that separate the good from the mediocre/ghetto really seem to add up as the different sections near completion. PITA sometimes but well worth it in the end (I hope ;)).

Oh yea... not to clutter up your build thread... but 3/8" wouldn't compress enough to bite the lines as you predicted- $40 later & a lot of searching for 5/16" to 1/2" NPT in SS, correct-sized fittings are on the way: 5/16" Tube x 1/2" NPT Male Connector 316 SS B=.75 E=.25 F=.87 G=.63 L1=1.5 (http://www.buyfittingsonline.com/516tubex12nptmaleconnector316ss.aspx)

BTW Those seats are awesome- can't wait to see the finished interior~

[GroundPerformance]

Basic question.. I'm in the middle of building an SR20VET myself just not the same scale as yours. I currently have a forged bottom end S14 SR longblock that I'm considering just pulling the head off for the VE but just curious what have you done prepwise on the S14/S15 SR RWD block in terms of oil passages that would be different on the S13 being that it has the VTC and all? I do realize you most likely just need to plug the oil port. Got any pics of the block surface before head install?

[jr_ss]

Update....

So as stated earlier in the build, I choose ChaseBays for my engine harness fabricator. There were a few factors that went into that decision, but I knew they didn't always deliver the goods on-time as told. However, that wasn't a huge problem for me. I still have items to complete on the car and finding the time to do that is starting to get increasingly difficult.

Anyway, the harness arrived today along with the Haltech Platinum Sport 2000. I'll get to installing it as soon as I can take a breathe from work. It is starting to get quite busy and overtime is unfortunately a must. Oh well, I can always use the extra cash.

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I bought some Weds SA60M's in Matte Black w/machining sizes 18x9 +23, 18x10 +36 for the S14. I really dig the concave faces and styling of the wheel, however, the color choices were slim. Gloss Black/blue and Matte Black/machining were the only two options available and needless to say, Matte Black was definitely blacker than I anticipated and darker than the factory pictures showed. That color was not going to work with my Ruby Pearl S14. Regardless, the money was spent and they were already in my hands, so there was no returning them. I searched locally for a quality powder coating shop, preferably one that specialized in wheels. C2 powder coating of Sarasota, Fl. was my shop of choice. They do wheels all day, every day, so it really was a no brainer. I dropped them off and because of scheduling conflicts and good ole' BS, I picked them up two weeks later. I chose KingSport Gray and they turned out beautiful. Its in the lines of gunmetal, with slightly more metallic in it. I'm extremely pleased with the way they turned out. I'm hoping to have the tires mounted/balanced sometime this week, if the time is available.

I'll get some more updates coming faster, as everything is here to finish the car minus some sensors. I'm still pushing for early next year turn key, however, as always my schedule is all over the place. Thanks for looking as always.

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[xpinoyxmk]

Sick! Look forward to more updates.

If you dont mind, how much the the wiring/ecu run you? If you dont want to disclose it, shoot me a pm.

Debating on just doing it the same way as you did instead of going with a rom tune because i'll probably change my setup over time so why not just go ahead and prepare for it.

[Mikester]

Wheels are gorgeous!!! Will you need a widebody for those or just a roll/pull?

[drscooper]

very nice choice in color man its going to look very good with the car!

[jr_ss]

Wheels are gorgeous!!! Will you need a widebody for those or just a roll/pull?

Thanks! Just a roll will allow me to run those widths. I'll be running a 285 out back.

very nice choice in color man its going to look very good with the car!

Me thinks so too... Thanks!

[scottie]

The harness looks really good! I am glad you actually got yours as it seems a lot of people have given up due to long wait times. Please update when the harness is installed. This is a pretty high profile build and IMO help or tarnish a highly controversial parts provider. Keep up the good work.

[AWahl]

Quality build I cant wait to see this thing run!

[jr_ss]

The harness looks really good! I am glad you actually got yours as it seems a lot of people have given up due to long wait times. Please update when the harness is installed. This is a pretty high profile build and IMO help or tarnish a highly controversial parts provider. Keep up the good work.

Thanks for the kind words Scottie! However, your build casts a shadow over mine.

I am extremely pleased with the asthetics of the harness, however, the true test still awaits. I will be sure to post back once it is installed. I'll also report once the car is fired up and I see/find any issues with the harness.

With that said, I made this at work this evening. It is .125" plate aluminum and was created with a couple hole saws and then I threw it on the lathe to true it up.

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And this is what it is for... Picture is sort of blurry.

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Once I find some time, I'll get some mounting holes drilled in it and get it bolted into the car. I'll most likely put some thin rubber between the bulkhead and the cannon plug plate to "seal" the engine bay from the interior. It should also help cut down on some noise as well.

[Mikester]

^Dude... Cannon plugs.

Serious awesomeness. Working with aircraft avionics for a living, I have often dreamed of this... Anxious to see it installed~

Where did you get the plugs?

[jr_ss]

^Dude... Cannon plugs.

Serious awesomeness. Working with aircraft avionics for a living, I have often dreamed of this... Anxious to see it installed~

Where did you get the plugs?

ChaseBays has it available depending on the harness you choose. I have a picture of it on the previous page intergrated into the harness. The harness I purchased was the CM2.

I may get around to installing it this weekend, so of course pictures will be up.

[jr_ss]

So today I dropped my wheels and tires off at the local Toyota dealership where a buddy works. He hooked me up with mounting and balancing. I refuse to take my wheels/tires to the regular tire shops because they generally don't give a shit. Who can blame them though, I wouldn't give a shit making up to $10 an hour either. I bet those companies have a pretty high turn over rate.

Here are the tires waiting to get loaded. Fronts are 245/40/R18's and the rears are 285/35/R18's. I shouldn't need anything more than a roll in the rear to get these tires to fit, I hope.

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[future]

I've loved everything in this build. Everything has been $$$$ but those wheels. I hope they look good on the car cause just the rims, I can't put it into words.

But good luck on those 285s!

[jr_ss]

I've loved everything in this build. Everything has been $$$$ but those wheels. I hope they look good on the car cause just the rims, I can't put it into words.

But good luck on those 285s!

So you don't like the wheels? Is that what you are trying to say?

[future]

Basically lol. I keep looking back at them and trying to make them work in my head but I can't haha. But your car your money. What does my opinion matter

[jr_ss]

Basically lol. I keep looking back at them and trying to make them work in my head but I can't haha. But your car your money. What does my opinion matter

It doesn't matter, I was just trying to get what you wouldn't say. Its a difference of personal opinions and styles.

[jr_ss]

Wheels are mounted!!! I need to do a little work here and there to get the fitment spot on, but I need a fender roller and some time to do it.

It was is a tight fit with the 285's out back. I have about a 1/4" of space between the coilover and sidewall of the tire. I'll def have to roll the rears if I want to get a bit lower. I have the fronts at -3 on the Tein camber plates, but I couldn't tell you if that is the exact number or not because of the slotted top bolt hole on the KW knuckle mount. Once I get it aligned I'll post exact fitment specs.

A quick comparo between the front and rear tires I swapped from. Fronts 225/40/R18 Dunlop Start Specs, to 245/40/R18 Nitto NT05'S and the rears are 255/40/R18 Eagle F1's, to 285/35/R18 Nitto NT05's.

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On the car...

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[future]

Finally. Real tire sizes, with proper ride height so no -8282828 degrees of camber and ugly pull. Looks good

[Yellow4g63]

Nice hope I can get 285's on my S14 too.

[holemilk00]

I had the NT05s on my kouki, they run HUGE!!! I came from KDWIIs.

I like the wheel choice man, looks really nice.

[drscooper]

very very nice man! glad to see it coming along nicely!

[Teigen]

any updates? :)

[drscooper]

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VIDEEEOOOSSS OF THIS THING!

thanks!:) lol

[Seraphim38]

My compliments on your build. (We exchanged PMs about GTX3076R turbos).

I didn't do a VVL setup, but did do an HKS solid lifter setup with stage 3 cams, ti retainers, Greddy valve springs and larger valves.

Anyway, I will look forward to your build's competion. Currently I am debating about whether to stay with the T3 .82AR turbine housing that I got with my turbo, or change to a T4 .63AR for quicker spool (since my full race manifold happens to be an undivided T4 and I am hesitant to cut it up into a T3). I expect to have my car built and dyno tuned before the first week in February.

[Matt.]

looks great wish i had extra time to start something like this

[jr_ss]

any updates? :)

Read below...

VIDEOOOSSS OFFF THIS THING

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VIDEEEOOOSSS OF THIS THING!

thanks!:) lol

Haha, dude chill... It's gonna be a bit.

My compliments on your build. (We exchanged PMs about GTX3076R turbos).

I didn't do a VVL setup, but did do an HKS solid lifter setup with stage 3 cams, ti retainers, Greddy valve springs and larger valves.

Anyway, I will look forward to your build's competion. Currently I am debating about whether to stay with the T3 .82AR turbine housing that I got with my turbo, or change to a T4 .63AR for quicker spool (since my full race manifold happens to be an undivided T4 and I am hesitant to cut it up into a T3). I expect to have my car built and dyno tuned before the first week in February.

I recall the PM's, nice to see you drop by. I would go with the smaller T4 housing as well. Well if you make it run in Feb, you'll be ahead of me and I'll be asking you how you like the turbo.

looks great wish i had extra time to start something like this

Trust me when I say I never planned for it to go this far. Thanks for the kind words...

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*Update*

So, work has picked up tremendously in the past month or so and my only real day off as of late has been Sundays. I'm also in the process of purchasing or rather attempting to purchase a permanent home. So updates may not be as common as they were months ago.

This Sunday I had a chance to get into the interior of the car and remove the condensor and the blower motor. I am only temporarily removing them to gain access to the harness access point in the firewall from the backside. They will be reinstalled upon the completion of the interior wiring install.

Once they were removed, I lined up and marked the spots I needed to drill for mount my aluminum cannon plug plate. I cut a piece of .062" rubber sheet to isolate and seal the plate to the bulkhead. I don't have any pictures of just the plate installed, but you can get an idea. Once the plate was mounted and secured, I installed the interior side of my ChaseBays harness and routed it accordingly. I am looking for a place to mount my Ignitor as I like the idea of having the body of it grounded like factory.

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Once the interior harness section was secured, I flaked out the rest of the engine bay harness to get an idea of how it was designed to run. I ran into a few snags here. One, the CTS plug is the wrong style for the OE S14 SR sensor and Two, my VVL solenoid wires are too short to connect and need to be lengthened by about 10". I don't blame ChaseBays for that as they had no idea where my solenoids were/are located and we simply overlooked that detail when I ordered the harness.

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While I had my blower motor out I noticed that the weather seal for the exterior air had deteriorated and was mostly non-existant. So I took the time to clean the entire unit, blow out any and all leaves, dirt, etc, and install some new seal. The exterior of the unit was just wiped down with a wet cloth, no chemicals were really needed.

http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/random007_zps8efe6233.jpg


I also picked up a set of German glass headlights. I am extremely pleased with this purchase. I've heard all the good things about them, but never bought into the hype. Boy was I mistaken. I'm looking forward to getting this installed.

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That's all I have at this moment in time, hoping to slowly chomp away at the bit. However, my "deadline" has been pushed back further. As always, thanks for taking the time to read my build.

[Seraphim38]

glad to see the status.

Hey, a point of curiosity: did you run a silicone or cast aluminum elbow between the turbo and intercooler piping? I have seen people do both. I would think that a welded cast elbow would be better but it seems that there's a lot of people out there who run silicone elbows without problems. I searched around and couldn't find anything on the net debating the performance difference.

BTW, I have 275/40/17 Nitto NT05s on the back of my car and they hooked better than anything else I have ever tried, though daily driving will heat cycle them to the point that traction will reduce before the tire tread is gone, and these ship from the factory already shaved for track use.

[ShadowMan]

Nice work. I like how neat your seam sealer job turned out. I'm looking forward to finishing up my engine bay, although it won't be recieving quite as nice a heart as yours. What made you go with the 3M undercoating, as it seems everyone likes that POR15 stuff or whatever its called? Not doubting 3M products, just curious because I will need to purchase some form of under coating soon. Is that king cab getting an sr as well, lol?

[jr_ss]

glad to see the status.

Hey, a point of curiosity: did you run a silicone or cast aluminum elbow between the turbo and intercooler piping? I have seen people do both. I would think that a welded cast elbow would be better but it seems that there's a lot of people out there who run silicone elbows without problems. I searched around and couldn't find anything on the net debating the performance difference.

BTW, I have 275/40/17 Nitto NT05s on the back of my car and they hooked better than anything else I have ever tried, though daily driving will heat cycle them to the point that traction will reduce before the tire tread is gone, and these ship from the factory already shaved for track use.

I used a reinforced silicone 90 for a few reasons. First I didn't want to be welding a pipe fitting on my expensive piece of hardware. That limits potential upgrading/use later down the road. Secondly, I didn't see any potential gains or setbacks by using a silicone coupler there.

I'm sure you mentioned the 275's because you saw I was running 285's. This car won't be daily driven, so I'm not worried about the heat cycles or how long they actually last. My main objective was to get as much rubber under the factory sheet metal in the rear. Now I have some massaging to do to the fender lips.

Nice work. I like how neat your seam sealer job turned out. I'm looking forward to finishing up my engine bay, although it won't be recieving quite as nice a heart as yours. What made you go with the 3M undercoating, as it seems everyone likes that POR15 stuff or whatever its called? Not doubting 3M products, just curious because I will need to purchase some form of under coating soon. Is that king cab getting an sr as well, lol?

My car already had undercoating in place in most of the key areas, so I just hit the spots that needed attention.

Haha, no the Hardbody is not getting an SR. It has 250k on its VG-E and purrs like a kitten. It use to be my daily when I was in highschool/college/tech school. It was lowered on 17's and had a bumpin system in the cab. Ah, the good ole days....

[ShadowMan]

I used to have a hardbody back in the day (don't know why I called it a king cab) that I bought from a buddy. It came lowered with gold center cap spinners and all, not my ideal setup but made for loading my street bike a breeze, didn't even need a ramp. Wish I still had it, great truck.

[ali-d1936]

awsome awsome awsome :) question tho, why are the runners on the IM so long? is there any benifit of it? you wouldnt have major clearance issues if the runners where shorter from the chamber to the port.

[the555car]

Runner length is one of the most important things in manifold design, so yes there is massive benefits to having the correct length (which in this case is longer, shorter moves the powerband higher). I have no idea what rev range this particular manifold was designed for.

Shadowman, POR-15 is awesome for suspension parts/subframes etc, but it would be expensive and time consuming to paint an entire underbody, as it comes in small cans and is brush-on (aerosol may be available but i've never used it).

[ali-d1936]

^^ Cool man cheers, i never knew about that i must Read up on it, i knew there was some reasoning behind it being so long otherwise it could have been designed around the fusebox. :) thanks again.

[jr_ss]

Shadowman, POR-15 is awesome for suspension parts/subframes etc, but it would be expensive and time consuming to paint an entire underbody, as it comes in small cans and is brush-on (aerosol may be available but i've never used it).

I don't believe they make POR15 in aerosol cans, however it's just as easy to throw it in a HVLP paint gun and spray it on, you may just have to thin it a bit.

awsome awsome awsome :) question tho, why are the runners on the IM so long? is there any benifit of it? you wouldnt have major clearance issues if the runners where shorter from the chamber to the port.

^^ Cool man cheers, i never knew about that i must Read up on it, i knew there was some reasoning behind it being so long otherwise it could have been designed around the fusebox. :) thanks again.

The clearance issue was mainly due to the large plenum size. As stated earlier in the thread, this was Mazworx prototype manifold when they first started producing the VVL swap kits and their first "street" swap was in an S13 hatch. Obviously the S13 doesn't have a large fusebox like the S14's so it wasn't an issue for that car. Since then, they have changed the plenum size to a smaller one and it now clears the factory fusebox in the S14 bay. The runners are a billet piece and are identical among this manifold and their new design. I wasn't about to purchase a new manifold because the fusebox was in the way, so relocating was performed and it cleaned the engine bay up at the same time.

As stated by the555car, runner lengths play a large role, among other things, in manifold design. Obviously, FI cars aren't as touchy as NA cars are with manifold design, but it still has an effect. I too am unaware of the key RPM band this manifold is aimed at, but I suppose I can call Mazworx and ask or I'll find out soon enough. If I had one gripe about the manifold, it would be that the runners aren't long enough. I'd rather sacrafice some high-end power for more low-end grunt, but we aren't dealing with a large liter motor or a V8, so I'll stick with what I have.

[jr_ss]

So, it's been over a month since I updated this. Sadly, I don't really have any progress updates for the build. I've been home a total of 6days in the past month, which cramps my style.

I did send the harness back to have some wires extended and a few plugs changed out for the correct ones. It's nice to state that turn around time for it was quite quick and I had it back at the house in about a week. I did managed to get it back in the car.

I also purchased another S15 Helical diff from KrisKouki to have my 4.63 gears installed on and slapped in a spare S14 diff housing. I'll have the stock 4.083 for the streets and the 4.63 for the drag strip. That should let me get the best use of my gears.

I'll be traveling quite a bit in the next few months so very little will be happening. I hope to get some work done in the limited time I'll have at home.

[Seraphim38]

Good to hear an update. I was travelling for much of January, now am home for February but will be travelling to Hong Kong and China in March on business for at least a couple of weeks.

My GTX3076R/full race/mazworks sleeved block/HKS solid valvetrain/etc. was due to go in and be tuned by today but I decided while it was all out to ditch the SR trans and upgrade to a Z32 trans with Xcessive adapter setup.

I expedited a billet short shifter, heavy duty reinforced clutch fork and pivot ball, new front and rear seals and a few other tidbits to make everything go right. It should all be going in around Wednesday and after minimal fabrication should go to the tuner a couple days later.

While I am looking forward to it being done, I also am not going to cut any corners.

Maybe someone would want me to do my own build thread...

http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n233/seraphim38/IMG-20130207-00168_zps2a1897a3.jpg

[ShadowMan]

jr_ss I look forward to any progress and understand when things move to the always open back burner. Looks good tho.
seraphim38wow, that's nice.

[Big Zee]

^ +1

once you buy your own house it's nice to work on the car and know your not paying someone elses mortgage.
Your doing great work dude, keep it up!!

[Teigen]

Know how it it man, In the almost same situation. I thought you were going to turn the key way before me but now it seems we're getting closer to equal :D hehe

First to post dyno papers!

Cheers mate :)

[Not You]

Anything new JR?

[jr_ss]

Anything new JR?

Unfortunately, there is nothing new. I haven't been in town for most of this year so far and when I have been its been dealing with the home purchase and spending time with my girl and family. Things should start calming down quite a bit here in the next few weeks/month and I'll have some free time pending that happens.

This project isn't going away, it shall be finished and seen on a road near... Well near who ever the hell lives on this side of Florida.

[Mikester]

Unfortunately, there is nothing new.

Damn- was hoping for more awesomeness. But alas, grown-up responsibilities got in the way lol.

Do what you gotta do man- you'll be back at it soone enough~

[Seraphim38]

JR...get that shiznit done.

I am very happy with my build now that it is complete and tuned. 1st and 2nd are pointless on the street, even in the dry and in a straight line on the freeway. If 3rd gear sticks it is like instant warp speed. 460rwhp on pump at about 21psi, and we weren't seeing anything on the knock sensor. We probably could have gotten to 500rwhp with some fuel and timing adjustments but it was already 7:30PM and we figured it was time to quit. I didn't do a race gas tune but was tempted to see if we could get 600rwhp at 30psi. I still may do it.

Other than that, I am now looking for an S13.4 valve cover. I think my z32 trans needs a rebuild. But the power output is fine.

[jr_ss]

:eek:Damn- was hoping for more awesomeness. But alas, grown-up responsibilities got in the way lol.

Do what you gotta do man- you'll be back at it soone enough~

Yeah who would've thought I would have those one day... I'll get back to it ASAP.

JR...get that shiznit done.

I am very happy with my build now that it is complete and tuned. 1st and 2nd are pointless on the street, even in the dry and in a straight line on the freeway. If 3rd gear sticks it is like instant warp speed. 460rwhp on pump at about 21psi, and we weren't seeing anything on the knock sensor. We probably could have gotten to 500rwhp with some fuel and timing adjustments but it was already 7:30PM and we figured it was time to quit. I didn't do a race gas tune but was tempted to see if we could get 600rwhp at 30psi. I still may do it.

Other than that, I am now looking for an S13.4 valve cover. I think my z32 trans needs a rebuild. But the power output is fine.

See I already have my trans rebuilt, no need to tear things down again when I'm done, or so I hope. :wtc:

I really cannot wait to get it on the road. I really can't imagine a sub 3k lb car with 450-500whp on tap. I'm running wider shoes though, but i dont think those 10mm will help. Glad to hear you got her running though, soon hopefully I'll be able to say the same.

[Mikester]

JR...get that shiznit done.

I am very happy with my build now that it is complete and tuned.

Do you happen to have a video (searched and didn't find a build thread)? Never even heard of the VET option till I started hanging out here regularly. Been following jr's build intently...

Would love to hear the difference in sound between that and the regular DET.

jr, sorry to threadjack, but had to ask ;)

[Seraphim38]

My car is stripped down, no interior and lots of lightweight modifications. 460rwhp with all the suspension done and sticky tires makes for a lethal combination.

Mikester: I have a heavily ported DET S13 head; I didn't got VET. Given the way mine performs I don't think I am missing much (full boost before 4,500 RPM and we stopped the dyno before 7,500, even though we could have spun it beyond 8.5K with the HKS solid lifters). I have dyno vids and pics but I haven't uploaded any of the videos.

For the sound, I have over a thousand dollars of custom stainless welding work and Magnaflow race mufflers on my car to make it very quiet for daily driving without losing hp. My dump tube is run through a flex pipe into my downpipe, with a Vibrant Performance 3" straight through 11" long race muffler, then Magnaflow 3" spun metallic catalytic converter, then 3" Vibrant Performance 14" long resonator, then 3" Magnaflow straight through 14" long race muffler, then a 3" single input dual output 3" Magnaflow muffler at the back.

[LuckyX2]

You don't lose HP with three mufflers, a resonator and a cat?

[Teigen]

What's the S13,4 valvecover as mentioned above?

Jr_ss
whats left? the mapping?

I am now much much furhter back in the build, no more "first to turn key" lol :)

it's about 1,5 months till I have to run the timeattack tho o.O

[GroundPerformance]

What's the S13,4 valvecover as mentioned above?


#/f/sale-items/269478-s13-4-sr20-valve-cover-shaved-letters-bungs.html

http://i339.photobucket.com/albums/n456/geoff240sx/DSCN5161.jpg

[jr_ss]

Do you happen to have a video (searched and didn't find a build thread)? Never even heard of the VET option till I started hanging out here regularly. Been following jr's build intently...

Would love to hear the difference in sound between that and the regular DET.

jr, sorry to threadjack, but had to ask ;)

Mike, honestly, they dont sound much different than the other SR's. If anything more Hondaish because of the head design. No worries on threadjacking as long as it pertains to VET's I'm ok with it.

You don't lose HP with three mufflers, a resonator and a cat?

I'm sure with all those noise controllers and the cat he see's some reduce in HP output, but mufflers and catalytic converters have come along way in the past 10-15years and are not nearly restrictive as they use to be.

What's the S13,4 valvecover as mentioned above?

Jr_ss
whats left? the mapping?

I am now much much furhter back in the build, no more "first to turn key" lol :)

it's about 1,5 months till I have to run the timeattack tho o.O

I still have to finish my wiring and throwing the interior back together. Other than small, time consuming items, everything else is done, but as usual, you generally find something overlooked when the process of reassembly occurs.

[FRpilot]

http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/Car006-3.jpg?t=1349647264



http://i877.photobucket.com/albums/ab337/SUR63/Engine/DSC06536.jpg


I didn't go through your entire build thread and catch this, but just wondering why your Mazworx intake manifold looks different than the one in this thread: #/f/builds-builds-only/367161-s15-mazworx-sr23vet-3.html#post4269775

Did you get yours custom built by Mazworx to extend out with those extra vacuum bungs? It looks like the one that R4Race is using is the one that matches the one sold on Mazworx's site. If I decide to go sr20ve route, I think I would prefer his so it can clear wheel tubs.

[jr_ss]

I didn't go through your entire build thread and catch this, but just wondering why your Mazworx intake manifold looks different than the one in this thread: #/f/builds-builds-only/367161-s15-mazworx-sr23vet-3.html#post4269775

Did you get yours custom built by Mazworx to extend out with those extra vacuum bungs? It looks like the one that R4Race is using is the one that matches the one sold on Mazworx's site. If I decide to go sr20ve route, I think I would prefer his so it can clear wheel tubs.

I have their original prototype manifold. It was built and installed in a blue hatch. They changed the design to accommodate RHD and the S14 chassis, that is why mine is different from the others. You won't see another one like it...

[Seraphim38]

both of those S13 valve covers show that the oil pcv vent hoses are welded AN fittings, whereas they didn't do the S13.4 valve cover.

Anybody have info on how to do this? There has to be an alternative to the ~ $500 for S13 valve cover, S14 valve cover and the welding labor to combine them

[Teigen]

both of those S13 valve covers show that the oil pcv vent hoses are welded AN fittings, whereas they didn't do the S13.4 valve cover.

Anybody have info on how to do this? There has to be an alternative to the ~ $500 for S13 valve cover, S14 valve cover and the welding labor to combine them

If I didn't live in Norway I could have cut and welded them for you for a fairly cheap price, toobad shipping is so expensive

[holemilk00]

So happy you're still working on this man. So many of my favorite builds have stopped. I love looking through yours. Probably read the whole thing three or four times.

[EDacIouSX]

Do you happen to have a video (searched and didn't find a build thread)? Never even heard of the VET option till I started hanging out here regularly. Been following jr's build intently...

Would love to hear the difference in sound between that and the regular DET.

jr, sorry to threadjack, but had to ask ;)

here's what a built s15? sr20 with a vet head sounds like.... its like 800whp or something.

WYndAEG9abA

[jr_ss]

So happy you're still working on this man. So many of my favorite builds have stopped. I love looking through yours. Probably read the whole thing three or four times.

I don't have the mind set to give up on it or not finish it. It has taken longer than I originally anticipated, but things like life get in the way. As I have grown older and matured, I've come to the realization that it doesn't matter if it's not done in a week or a year, it just matters that you continue ahead with your goals no matter what obstacles impede your path.

Thanks for the kind words and keeping an eye on it. It means a lot when you can inspire or even teach someone something even if it's not what you had intended to do. I still have tons of learning to do and I'm sure if I were to do it over I would make some changes from the things I have come across or learned throughout this build.

here's what a built s15? sr20 with a vet head sounds like.... its like 800whp or something.

WYndAEG9abA

The Scorch Racing car is insane... They are running a GTX35R on it I believe.

[KoukiMonsta]

great build man!

just realized this is your build (since ive pm'd u recently)

i wanna see this thing in action.

[Matej]

At what RPM do you have your VVL set to engage, if I may ask?

[Mikester]

here's what a built s15? sr20 with a vet head sounds like.... its like 800whp or something.

WYndAEG9abA

Jesus.

Sounds nothing like a Honduh.

More excited than ever to see this one up & kickin'

[jr_ss]

At what RPM do you have your VVL set to engage, if I may ask?

I'm sure we'll see what works best. Im not sure if ill switch both over at the same time or not. Most of the time they are switched over together at 5kish.

great build man!

just realized this is your build (since ive pm'd u recently)

i wanna see this thing in action.

Yep, thanks man...

Jesus.

Sounds nothing like a Honduh.

More excited than ever to see this one up & kickin'

I said Hondaish, not like one...

[Drftr915]

I have been watching this thread for a long time, your workmanship is unmatchable, very excited to see this thing up and running, don't give up.

[jr_ss]

So, I've had some free time as of late. Things are slowing down at the shop and I shouldn't be traveling as often, so this will give me some time to get back to working on the car.

This past Sunday, I took the liberty of reaquainting myself with my wiring nightmare. It's been so long since I started removing and simplifying my wiring I had forgot where I left off. Once I figured out what my original plan was I started getting back into it.

The Chase Bays harness has two connections in the interior for all the transmission connections that I use to have out by the fuse box/battery. Being that my car was originally an Auto, I had to do some converting for the harnesses to work together. Those plugs include the wires for the alternator, reverse lights, speed sensor, starter and the oil pressure switch. I had all but the reverse lights figured out and it took about 2hrs of going through the electrical schematics in the FSM to figure it out this evening.

ChaseBays connections...
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/harness2002_zps9ecc1425.jpg

My connections to the harness...
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/harness2005_zps98dc314d.jpg

I also snapped a few shots of the harness in it's current form. Once I get everything run to its corresponding spot, I'll pull it back out, depin the connectors and sleeve the engine side of things. I haven't decided if I'm going to sleeve the interior portions, but I guess I might as well do it, atleast the dash area of things. Anyway, on to some pictures for your view pleasure or boredom.

http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/Harness001_zps1754c89c.jpg
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/Harness002_zps8476443e.jpg
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/Harness003_zps357fe706.jpg

[future]

Gosh wires make my head hurt lol. Looking good

[jp69]

Nice work sr20vvlt all day

[Pinggg]

Glad to see updates on this still! cant wait to see it running and i can see it in person someday!

[STEVES14]

not to thread jack but i have a sr20det complete short and a VE head if anyone is introstead
email me [email protected]

nice build bro ive been following your build form the start!!!

[jr_ss]

not to thread jack but i have a sr20det complete short and a VE head if anyone is introstead
email me [email protected]

nice build bro ive been following your build form the start!!!

I appreciate the kind words, but I do not appreciate the forsale add you've made in my build... Please remove your shameless plug, thanks.

[Mikester]

^^Wow... No shame in that guy's game lol.

Dude, wiring is a mofo- especially the kind of stuff you are doing... I hope you never intend to sell this car man. Glad to see you found some time... and I agree- it's a PITA trying to figure out where you left off on everything when there are weeks/months between stints of work... Had same types of issues having to put mine on the back burner so much. Looks like you're on the downhill, so that's good... When do you hope to crank her>?

[bc.]

not to thread jack but i have a sr20det complete short and a VE head if anyone is introstead
email me [email protected] ([email protected])

nice build bro ive been following your build form the start!!!

Introstead ≠ interested

I appreciate the kind words, but I do not appreciate the forsale add you've made in my build... Please remove your shameless plug, thanks.

^^Wow... No shame in that guy's game lol.
He's Greek guys, he really needs to sell this head of his so his country can stay afloat. They need every :2c: they can get.

[jr_ss]

I finally got the harness cleaned up and organized enough to run it in the car. I have everything routed where it needs to go. I started looming the engine bay side of things once I had it in the car. It's slow going because I have to depin every connector to get the loom and the heat shrink on. I have a long way to go, but it's turning out decent. I've learned a few to-do's and not to-do's. I also ordered some more Raychem adhesive lined heat shrink and some 3/8 braided expandable loom(I had everything but that size) to finish the job.

I also took the opportunity to throw the German glass headlights into the car and make the appropriate harness connector change to run the high beams. I think I'd like to get ahold of a Euro car harness so I could integrate the auto levelers, but that's down the road.

http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/Harness001_zps2306b08e.jpg
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/Harness003_zps6d432467.jpg

Yes, I know the bulbs are blue, no they will not stay that way...

http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/Harness006_zps9750be2e.jpg
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/Harness004_zps13810e0a.jpg

As always, thanks for looking...

[KiLLeR2001]

Man those German headlights are boss. Makes your corner lights look like poo. Will you be tinting the corners amber? I think that is a nice look for the Zenki. Good work as always sir.

[yomisiu]

you should make an EDM/JDM (assuming they're the same) high beam write up, if you have the time.

it'll undoubtedly help loads of people. i'd love to get my high's functioning but dont have the knowledge.

[jr_ss]

Man those German headlights are boss. Makes your corner lights look like poo. Will you be tinting the corners amber? I think that is a nice look for the Zenki. Good work as always sir.

I'll have to do something. I do like the look of the amber corners, but only on certain color cars. Unfortunately, Ruby Pearl is not one of them and I will not buy those cheesy clear corner lights. Thank you sir, the Two-tone looks nice as well.

you should make an EDM/JDM (assuming they're the same) high beam write up, if you have the time.

it'll undoubtedly help loads of people. i'd love to get my high's functioning but dont have the knowledge.

After I finish the wiring and I can throw a battery in to make sure everything works I'll make a quick how to.

[K_style]

I am not sure if you mentioned but what kind of coilpacks are you using?

[jr_ss]

I am not sure if you mentioned but what kind of coilpacks are you using?

I'm using AEM pencil coils as the sparkplug holes in the head are much smaller on the VE head than the DE/DET heads.

********************************

I've pretty much finished up the harness. Just some odds and ends, securing and finalizing/testing it. I have re-run it through the front half of the car and anchored it where I saw fit. I made sure it had extra protection from chaffing in the areas it was up against something. I also made sure that it had plenty of flex where it could/would move(i.e. steering column area).

After all was said and done, I've learned quite a bit. There are a few things I would do differently and other things I wont/dont want to do again(harness relocation/wire deletion). It is not by any means a professional job, but I think it's a decent job for an amature.

The headlight, signal, and marker wires all follow the factory path through the engine bay. It's tucked up and away from any moving items and honestly, if you didn't know where it ran you'd never know it was there. I retained the factory grounding points on both sides of the radiator as well.

Even though my car isn't super low, I did move the harness up to the outside of the rail in the fender well so that there wasn't a chance I would rub through. I also utilized the factory rubber gromment to seal the elements out in that area. I need one small grommet to fill the hood cable hole, I'll go digging at the junk yard Saturday if I find the time.

There is still a crap load of items to finish up and it seems as if more items are accumulating than I can cross off. Oh well, I'll "Crackin on!" Thanks for looking as always...


http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/harness001_zps8e87dd1e.jpg
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/harness004_zps57d7d00c.jpg
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/harness005_zps8d215e5d.jpg
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/harness007_zpsff132d3c.jpg
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/harness006_zpsf613044c.jpg
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/harness009_zpsde78b215.jpg
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/wiringloom123_zps4a68b05e.jpg
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/wiringloom121_zps2588d5a3.jpg
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/wiringloom119_zpsbe07fe22.jpg
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/wiringloom125_zpsb4ddb8c5.jpg

[Suprareal]

I just want to come give that engine bay a great big hug.

[K_style]

I just want to come give that engine bay a great big hug.


A bro hug for sure!!!

[KiLLeR2001]

I think its safe to say that this is my favorite build thread on this forum (as of right now). I'm pretty much going to be doing exactly what you are doing with the wiring harness. Most people despise wiring but for me its easily my favorite thing to do. Thanks for the nice pictures!

[blackmags91]

Most people despise wiring but for me its easily my favorite thing to do.

You could make some money on the side with that attitude

AWESOME build man, this is my first time seeing this and its great. Mad jelly, hope to hear it some day

[Mikester]

That's some seriously great work... for an amateur that is hahahaha- I kid! I suppose we are our own worst critics... but in your case- ANYBODY would be happy with the job you are doing on her~

Looks badass... NOTHING beats new,fresh wiring/connectors on top of new & fresh everything else... SOOOO SEXY!

Following intently... stealing ideas ;)

[KoukiMonsta]

Wiring is superb!

eventually im gonna make another harness with the expanding mesh sleeve (opted for some good ole electric tape due to my amateur ways). Making your own harness is great for troubleshooting too. When something goes wrong you have a much better idea where to look since you did all the routing etc.

keep it up cant wait to see thing this fire up. mayb ill get mine back together..haha

[RedSled]

are you de-pinning the plugs or cutting and soldering back the plugs ,i'm planning on doing my harness but i'm still accumulating ideas on the easiest and safest way without any problems when its done.

[jr_ss]

I think its safe to say that this is my favorite build thread on this forum (as of right now). I'm pretty much going to be doing exactly what you are doing with the wiring harness. Most people despise wiring but for me its easily my favorite thing to do. Thanks for the nice pictures!

I'm not saying I hate it so to speak, it just sucked up more time than I anticipated. It's not the hardest thing to figure out, especially with the FSM, but I'm glad it's over. Thanks Steven

AWESOME build man, this is my first time seeing this and its great. Mad jelly, hope to hear it some day

You and me both... Thanks for the kind words

That's some seriously great work... for an amateur that is hahahaha- I kid! I suppose we are our own worst critics... but in your case- ANYBODY would be happy with the job you are doing on her~

Looks badass... NOTHING beats new,fresh wiring/connectors on top of new & fresh everything else... SOOOO SEXY!

Following intently... stealing ideas ;)

Thanks Mike, I'm hoping both our builds come to a tire blazing finish sooner rather than later. I miss driving my car.

Wiring is superb!

eventually im gonna make another harness with the expanding mesh sleeve (opted for some good ole electric tape due to my amateur ways). Making your own harness is great for troubleshooting too. When something goes wrong you have a much better idea where to look since you did all the routing etc.

keep it up cant wait to see thing this fire up. mayb ill get mine back together..haha

Plan to devote quite a bit of man hours into it, especially if it's your first time and you are unfamiliar with the factory wiring layout. Take a lot of pictures, label each wire and get intimate with the FSM electrical pages.

are you de-pinning the plugs or cutting and soldering back the plugs ,i'm planning on doing my harness but i'm still accumulating ideas on the easiest and safest way without any problems when its done.

I depinned the majority of my wiring leads. Some of the wiring was cut and solder back together because the wires were simply too long or too short. I tried to keep the amount of solder joints down, but because of where I placed the fuse box, a lot of them had to be lengthed. Once you get the harness layed out and routed as you want. You'll need to depin them again to slide your loom/heat shrink on. Good luck and I hope you have a lot of patience.

[90S13]

hey man quick question, on the wiring loom what was the typical sizes that you used? im having a tough time finding the smaller sized loom for the smaller harnesses locally, did you happen to buy them online or recommend a store that possibly stocks them?

[KoukiMonsta]

Must have had a few beers before that last post haha.

I completed my harness a few months ago, was saying I want to make yet another someday to improve on my first attempt. Tho I will say I'm happy (eniugh) with the results.

But that loom plus heat shrink ends is the titties.

Ps, after hearing the mazworx car at formula d pbir - holy crap that was the greatest sound I have ever heard, especially on rev limiter! Good lord it was awesome. So make yours make that sound! Good luck

[jr_ss]

hey man quick question, on the wiring loom what was the typical sizes that you used? im having a tough time finding the smaller sized loom for the smaller harnesses locally, did you happen to buy them online or recommend a store that possibly stocks them?

I purchased all my products on Amazon.com. I mainly used 1/4", 3/8", and 1/2". I did have quite a bit of 1/8" and a small amount of 3/4" though.

Must have had a few beers before that last post haha.

I completed my harness a few months ago, was saying I want to make yet another someday to improve on my first attempt. Tho I will say I'm happy (eniugh) with the results.

But that loom plus heat shrink ends is the titties.

Ps, after hearing the mazworx car at formula d pbir - holy crap that was the greatest sound I have ever heard, especially on rev limiter! Good lord it was awesome. So make yours make that sound! Good luck

Haha, no worries man. I'm looking forward to mine making beautiful orgasmic sounds....



....One day lol

[ultimateirving]

Great build thread JR, just read thru the whole thing and have always been interested in the VVL swap.Great to see the time and attention to detail that you took.
Well Done!

[tricky_ab]

Such a great attention to all the various small details. I love what you've done so far!

[jr_ss]

Great build thread JR, just read thru the whole thing and have always been interested in the VVL swap.Great to see the time and attention to detail that you took.
Well Done!

Thank you sir!

Such a great attention to all the various small details. I love what you've done so far!

I could've been a bit more anal about somethings, but you'd never see it so what's the point? Thanks Tricky!


I've done some more behind the scene things on the car that no one will see. Down in the rocker panels there was some rust. It wasnt bad, but there was some flaking. I wire brushed and chipped loose what I could, then I POR15'd the entire area. I'm hoping it'll be enough to prevent it from turning my car into a cancer patient. My car was originally a Northern car and the sunroof drains enter that area as well so we'll see. From what I can tell these are the only area of "visible" rust on the car, so ill get them taken care of in the future if need be.

[jr_ss]

Progress, progress, progress... I've started putting the interior back together now that the wiring is complete. I've cleaned most items that have gone back in, although there is some more cleaning to do. I'd like to steam clean the carpets before I put the remainder of the interior back in. I need to modify my R32 passenger seat mount for the 4th mounting point, which I'll do when I get an idea of what needs to be done. I still need to purchase a battery and do a test run on all the lights(will be done this week). I'm getting closer to finishing the car, I'm excited and I'm hoping it'll be done by summer's end(think that's quite generous since FL summers last until Oct, ha-ha).

Horrible shot of the driver's side POR15'd area(down in the void). I replicated this on the passenger's side as well.
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/Car003-1_zpsac449c79.jpg

Harness finished up and secured into position.
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/Car007-1_zps402cc4e1.jpg

Rear plastics and seats reinstalled.
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/Car015-1_zps27fd6f6c.jpg

Dash and surrounding plastics back in. I change my light bulbs on the dash out for some Sylvania bright white bulbs($5bucks a piece, they better be bright).
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/Car013-1_zps80150376.jpg
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/Car021_zpsc5789157.jpg
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/Car017-1_zps84589720.jpg

A shot of my power wire coming through the bulkhead. This piece has a stud on each side and composite plastic surrounding it for mounting to metals and other conductive materials. Much better than having it snake all throughout the car to end up at the starter/alternator. It pokes out up behind my blower motor away from hands/feet/toes.
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/Car023_zps0a7bc413.jpg
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/Car024_zps8a5af404.jpg

Custom bracket I fab'd up out of aluminum for my MAP and Defi boost sensor.
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/Car025_zps83c0b7ff.jpg
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/Car026_zps5e966ef0.jpg

And lastly a better shot of the German headlights, I feel the last pictures didn't do it justice with the flash.
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/Car029_zpscac580ae.jpg

As always, thanks for looking. Stay posted as I'm making my way down to the end.

[Twinkies!]

Just wow the work you did with the harness is nasty (in a good way) really loving this build, real glad you kept with it and are now finishing, can't wait to see this done! Keep it up

[Mikester]

Dude- how excited are ya??? Just a week or two ago as you know, I was piecing the interior back together & putting some final touches into it before that first start... If you're feeling anything like I did after all those all-nighters; you will probably be absolutely overjoyed the first time you get to turn the key and hear her start to breathe for the first time in what seems like an eternity!

This thing is already a sexy beast just sitting there lol... and it's all those details you took care of deep down where nobody sees that will give her the longevity to last another several decades... So stoked for you, Glenn- can't wait to hear her purring~

[jr_ss]

Just wow the work you did with the harness is nasty (in a good way) really loving this build, real glad you kept with it and are now finishing, can't wait to see this done! Keep it up

Thanks man! There's more to it than just the photo's I've posted, that's for sure...

Dude- how excited are ya??? Just a week or two ago as you know, I was piecing the interior back together & putting some final touches into it before that first start... If you're feeling anything like I did after all those all-nighters; you will probably be absolutely overjoyed the first time you get to turn the key and hear her start to breathe for the first time in what seems like an eternity!

This thing is already a sexy beast just sitting there lol... and it's all those details you took care of deep down where nobody sees that will give her the longevity to last another several decades... So stoked for you, Glenn- can't wait to hear her purring~

In all honesty, I'm pretty freakin excited. I'm looking forward to the car moving under it's own power soon. It still seems like it's a long way out though. Thanks Mike, I'm sure you're as stoked for me, as I was for you, when you posted up the video's of it running.

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So, I've been sitting on some Brembo rear drilled rotors for awhile. I've been too busy with other areas of the car, so they were put on the back burner. The other night I had the ass end of the car jacked up to bolt the driveshaft to the pinion flange and other reasons, so I decided to pull the rear wheels and change my rusted to shit rotors out for some shiny freshness.

From this...
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/Progress001_zpsf8de1763.jpg

To this...
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/Progress003_zps7dbd587c.jpg

And the wheel reinstalled...
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/Progress005_zpsc2175a3e.jpg

The main reason for the rear end put in the air was to swap out the speed sensor in the trans. When I originally purchased my RS5R30A(Z32) transmission, the VSS wires had been cut extremely short and made it difficult to wire up. I could've left it alone, it worked how I had it, but it was hacked together in my opinion, so I opted to swap it out with a new unit. The new sensor has a 2ft lead and connector installed from the factory which I needed to plug into my ChaseBays harness inorder for the speedo and reverse lights to work. Well, I went to pull the speed out and it was quite difficult. I figured lack of fluids sloshing around(fresh rebuilt trans mind you) it was stuck, but nothing a little prying wouldn't cure. Boy was I wrong. I'm not sure what happened but it was STUCK. I ended up using a crowbar and heat to get the damn thing out. This was the destruction that ensued.

Speed sensor, notice how marred up it is...
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/Progress009_zps4db29630.jpg

And this is what a slipping crowbar and the heat shield do to one's finger...
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/Progress011_zpse4bc3114.jpg
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/Progress010_zps4d1ad2a6.jpg

The cut is pretty deep, although it doesn't appear to be in the photo's. I'd give it a good 1/8" deep right next to the nail. With it being a "flap" there's no medical treatment(they do not stitch skin flaps) except to keep it clean and let it heal on it's own.

So this evening I had one goal in mind and that was to steam clean my carpet in the car. I've owned the car since 05' and I have never once cleaned it. I couldn't tell you if the previous owner(One owner older lady) did, but what I can tell you is she drank coffee, hot chocolate, and/or Coke...

This was what I sucked out of my S14's carpet. I honestly couldn't tell this was in the carpet in the areas it was pulled out except for one noticeable spot, which happened to be next to the trans tunnel under the passenger seat.
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/Progress006_zpsb5e7e103.jpg

Anyway, it's all clean and looks the part...
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/Progress007_zpsec4e9bfd.jpg

Tomorrow I'm going to pick up a battery and test the lighting(hopefully) and continue "chomping away at the bit". As always, thanks for looking.

[ka-titties]

looks like tasty chocolate milk

[Mikester]

http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/Progress003_zps7dbd587c.jpg



The main reason for the rear end put in the air was to swap out the speed sensor in the trans. When I originally purchased my RS5R30A(Z32) transmission, the VSS wires had been cut extremely short and made it difficult to wire up. I could've left it alone, it worked how I had it, but it was hacked together in my opinion, so I opted to swap it out with a new unit. The new sensor has a 2ft lead and connector installed from the factory which I needed to plug into my ChaseBays harness inorder for the speedo and reverse lights to work. Well, I went to pull the speed out and it was quite difficult. I figured lack of fluids sloshing around(fresh rebuilt trans mind you) it was stuck, but nothing a little prying wouldn't cure. Boy was I wrong. I'm not sure what happened but it was STUCK. I ended up using a crowbar and heat to get the damn thing out. This was the destruction that ensued.

Speed sensor, notice how marred up it is...
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/Progress009_zps4db29630.jpg

Tomorrow I'm going to pick up a battery and test the lighting(hopefully) and continue "chomping away at the bit". As always, thanks for looking.


LOL Speed sensor BS seems to be the trend these days ;) Dude- that bugger was IN THERE huh? Holy crap!

I hacked my knuckle up bigger than shit when a wrench slipped and sliced the piss out of me thanks to my BMC heat shield... bled for 2.5 days before finally healing enough to stop; then another 4-5 days before it stopped hurting every time I worked on the car...

Anyway, I wonder if it may be worth it to you to put a coat of Rustoleum around the top-hat portion of the new rotors... I did it to mine back in 2009 (long before I ever installed them) and they are still in great shape...

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8168/7444967922_f78a64c13a_c_d.jpg

Also, I put nice coats of grease between the rotors & hubs; and the wheel & rotors so getting everything apart will be easy.... Only reason I bring this up is that even on a non-DD, the centers of your rotors will still flash-rust over time & look like ass... Not very becoming of a beauty like your baby here=)

OH, one last thing: If you ever want a new molded carpet for the cabin, visit here (http://www.autotrimsupply.com/) . The lady that runs it was super-cool when I called; their prices are lower than everyone else's for the exact same stuff... I ended up getting the Essex carpet (Same shit as Vettes, Caddies etc)... Beautiful quality, 40% more fiber than std cutpile and was great for keeping it quiet in there...

Obviously, you just spent mucho tiempo cleaning the one you have and getting her back together... but maybe something for you to refer back to in the future.

Loving your build as usual man... Going downstairs to reverse the polarity of my own VSS signal now; thanks to this BAMF I met on a car forum :D

[jr_ss]

LOL Speed sensor BS seems to be the trend these days ;) Dude- that bugger was IN THERE huh? Holy crap!

Anyway, I wonder if it may be worth it to you to put a coat of Rustoleum around the top-hat portion of the new rotors... I did it to mine back in 2009 (long before I ever installed them) and they are still in great shape...

Man you arent kidding. I was seriously starting to get frustrated and thoughts of possibly having to pull the trans out were dancing in my head... :ugh:

The rotors are cadium plated, so they shouldn't flash rust like the last rotors. I've had the fronts on(same coating) for 4-5years and haven't seen any rust forming to date. Otherwise, I would've done just as you stated. I did it to a prior set, man does it stink up the house when you bake them in the oven.

OH, one last thing: If you ever want a new molded carpet for the cabin, visit here (http://www.autotrimsupply.com/) . The lady that runs it was super-cool when I called; their prices are lower than everyone else's for the exact same stuff... I ended up getting the Essex carpet (Same shit as Vettes, Caddies etc)... Beautiful quality, 40% more fiber than std cutpile and was great for keeping it quiet in there...

Obviously, you just spent mucho tiempo cleaning the one you have and getting her back together... but maybe something for you to refer back to in the future.

Loving your build as usual man... Going downstairs to reverse the polarity of my own VSS signal now; thanks to this BAMF I met on a car forum :D

I've looked at replacement carpets before, but I wasn't happy with fitment qualities. Thanks for the heads up though if it becomes an issue in the future. My carpet is extremely clean(now lol), but aside from that one spot on the cat hump, there are no flaws. That spot fortunately is covered by my floor mats. Out of sight out of mind right?

I'm hoping that's all the issue is with your VSS, I had the same problem on my last build.

[Moncef]

Amazing build. Glad you're taking advantage of VVL. Great work on the details, especially the wiring and interior work. Looking forward to seeing the shape of that power curve.

[Mrjbrown07]

This just makes me sad about my build = ( I mean it SOOOOO CLEANNNNN haha

[jr_ss]

* I got a chance to mess around with the car some more this weekend. My Haltech boost control solenoid showed up Friday, so I got that mounted where I want it. I just need to solder the signal wires together, sleeve them and run vacuum tubing.

http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/Wastegate002_zps26da0dd5.jpg
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/Wastegate001_zps7d4fda5e.jpg


* I also picked up a battery so I could go about testing everything that was modified, lengthened or changed. I'm not really concerned with having a super light battery, so this was what I chose. It's heavy, I know, but it serves it's purpose. So far, everything has checked out and seems to be good to go. I have yet to plug in my ECU or prime the fuel system, as there is still some work to do.

http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/PowerUp001_zps8fd6928e.jpg


* I did that, so I could do this... Low-beams in the first picture, High-beams in the second. Glad that the highs work, I'll have to do a write up for those that don't have working highs on the EDM headlights. All turn signals, markers, brake-lights, etc. work, which is a huge relief.

http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/PowerUp002_zps0358115b.jpg
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/PowerUp003_zps776231e4.jpg
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/PowerUp008_zps97dd06df.jpg
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/PowerUp021_zps5e757745.jpg


* Some time last week, I cut down my waste-gate dump tube and welded up a section of SS interlock hose to it. I enjoyed the open waste-gate cacophony for the first couple of months my last setup was on the road. After that, it was annoying and obnoxious, so I want to plumb it back into the exhaust this time. I'll be plumbing it down stream of all the sensors and the exhaust venturi as to not disturb flow. I have yet to complete it, hopefully I find the time this week.

http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/PowerUp023_zps3476e236.jpg


* I also modified the factory ECU bracket to bolt my PS2000 into. I haven't test fit it in the car just yet, but it shouldn't be a problem.

http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/PowerUp005_zpsa7c56c41.jpg
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/PowerUp006_zpsae3070b7.jpg
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/PowerUp007_zpsa1f877b3.jpg

As always, thanks for looking...

[ka-titties]

great idea with the ecu mount. i think i'll try that out with my vq ecu.

[Apex Eight]

Your build is awesome. I really like how you decided to repaint the bay the original color. Keep up the good work man

[DJ 21o3]

I LOVE this build...accidentally stayed up the whole night reading this honestly! lol

I also plan on a VET build for my Zenki but I will be going with Mazworx longblock to save some build time. I look up to this car and can not wait to hear videos of it finished. Good luck!

[Mikester]

Awesome job on that bracketing- the way you did it looks totally OEM! I got annoyed with mine and just padded the PFC into the kick panel nice and tight lol!

Also, I will eventually go top-mount... But like you; am not a fan of that degree of noise; so I am anxious to see how you go about plumbing the dump tube back into the exhaust...

Amazing as usual Glenn! SO many great ideas in this thread...

[jr_ss]

great idea with the ecu mount. i think i'll try that out with my vq ecu.

I like it because it lets you retain the factory kick panel plastics. My E8 was mounted like this as well and you cant tell anything has been modified.

Your build is awesome. I really like how you decided to repaint the bay the original color. Keep up the good work man

Thanks for the kind words.

I LOVE this build...accidentally stayed up the whole night reading this honestly! lol

I also plan on a VET build for my Zenki but I will be going with Mazworx longblock to save some build time. I look up to this car and can not wait to hear videos of it finished. Good luck!

Mazworx is a bit pricey but they do amazing work. I've been to their shop a few times, pretty cool stuff going on in there.

Awesome job on that bracketing- the way you did it looks totally OEM! I got annoyed with mine and just padded the PFC into the kick panel nice and tight lol!

Also, I will eventually go top-mount... But like you; am not a fan of that degree of noise; so I am anxious to see how you go about plumbing the dump tube back into the exhaust...

Amazing as usual Glenn! SO many great ideas in this thread...

Thanks Mike, I still have a long list of things to check off and probably some things that I've overlooked.


**************************UPDATE****************** *************

* I really like fabbing things up. I think my career and building this car have made me realize that. It's fun being creative and not having to pay anyone to build what you dream. It's also extremely convenient being able to go to the shop, cut some metal here, bend something over there and slap something together that looks good and is functional. I am not a professional by any means, but I think my skills have come a long way since I started messing around with this "stuff".

So, my exhaust dump tube is completed routed back into the exhaust. I had originally planned on having a V-band clamp on the end of the flexible interlock hose, but space constraints proved to be too tight for it to be an option. Oh well, it just makes removing the lower power of the downpipe slightly more tricky. I threw some heat wrap on it to keep some of the heat out of the engine bay and to protect the steering column, P/S lines, rack and vacuum line to the catch can.

http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/S14009_zps3bd61bf2.jpg
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/S14010_zps9c14eadb.jpg

* And it installed in the car...

http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/S14011_zps6ef4d3f4.jpg
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/S14012_zps7fe4f125.jpg
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/S14013_zpsabb98089.jpg

* The Mazworx Z32 trans kit comes with everything need but an option to seal the cabin/trans tunnel once you modify it to fit. I had a piece of .125" rubber mat installed underneath the plate and ran rearward to seal everything up however I wasn't happy with how it was, so I reinvented the wheel.

I took another piece of sheet, cut the hole so that is was a tight seal to the shifter itself and pushed it down over it. Once positioned, I took some aluminum flat sheet and riveted to the sheet metal of the car on the rear most portion of the tunnel. This seals the sides and back of the hole I had to cut for the trans shifter. I could've gone a step further and put some sealant underneath of it, but I do not intend to drive this car in the rain often, if at all.

The Dakota Digital is to alter the signal from the Z32 speed sensor to read on the factory speedo. I will use a GPS to verify/step my speed to so I can help "prevent" trouble with the 5-0.

http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/S14002_zpsc0d9d5a4.jpg
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/S14003_zpsaa735826.jpg

* My list of items to do... I've been slowly crossing them off. As of late that speed has increased dramatically.

http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/S14004_zpsd4ee8b24.jpg

* The most important part of the list...

http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/S14006_zps594bdadd.jpg

* And just for the hell of it I decided to throw the Status bucket in the car. It's not bolted down and unfortunately I have to ditch the Status side mounts for the lower Planted ones because it is too high and the steering wheel would hit my thighs.

http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt352/jr_ss/S14014_zpscc52c965.jpg

As always, thanks for looking.

[future]

Looking great man, can't wait to see this on a dyno