180sx Eh.

[Martino]

I though originally I would make a build thread during the process of building my car, but my laptop crashed and I lost most of my pictures so I lost motivation to start it. However, with the end of this season coming close to an end I figure now's as best of time as any.

I'll be documenting, hopefully, what's new during this winter for next season.

For now I'll start with when I first got my 180. I've had other 240's prior to this but they weren't important. One went through 2 KA's, 2 KAt's and an RB20, the second was my winter beater...

I actually can't remember how many years ago I bought it but this is it the first day I brought it home. It came straight from the importers like this.

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I cleaned it up a bunch and took some...better(?) photos of it

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I drifted around on the street/parking lot, fucked up. Wasn't anything I couldn't fix. My pops laughed when I brought it home, his only words were "Fix it."

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Threw a silvia front on, painted it all nice, then shortly realized I hated it...so I went back to popups. Drifted a few local events quite frequently.

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I undoubtfully hated the way my car looked, but I was broke so I didn't really care that much.

Did some nose to nose burnouts with a friend and his 180.

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Did a rain track day with some friends

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Video here (skip to 2:00 for track day drifting):

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Did some more local days (Canadian Sport Compact Series :: Index (http://www.cscs.ca)) which I know ironicly run the drifting portion.

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And a few other random photos throughout it's time.

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This one is of a certain other car a lot of you know of.

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And then, I put it away where it sat for a while as I travelled for work throughout the states.

This picture has more history then most people would even know.

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The "build" started when a friend I found a unit a friend and I would later rent. Another car a lot of you know.

Brought my car to the unit after finally getting back from a friend (Centerline Motorsports) who built the cage.

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It sat like this for a while until I found some actual motivation and money to work on it.

Got my motor back from the builder with a fresh rebuild so I put that back together (somewhat)

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After seeing some work Liam had done to his Cefiro I decided I was done watching and attempted to attack my damaged tubs. Originally I was going to fix the stock tubs, however they were far past my liking of original....so I cut them completely out and basically mirrored what I had learned from watching Liam.

This was legitimately my FIRST time ever fabricating anything and every welding something so my nerves were through the roof. But I had some determination at least. If it wasn't for him I probably wouldn't have learned what I did, which I'm incredibly thankful for.

I even went as far as cutting way high for some extra clearance.

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After everything was welded in I threw on some sealer and coated the underside in rocker guard (rubber coating).

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Basically after that it was all about putting everything back together and making/mocking up what needed to be done.

Paul ended up sharing the unit with me for a while since Liam had finished his car.

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I ended up buying Pauls old turbo setup (GT2871r .86).

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And my management

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Positioned my custom high mount intercooler (no, its not PBM...I get asked that all the time)

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Made adjustments for piping and rad clearance.

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During which time I needed to decide on power steering, so I went and did some research on a custom setup.

I have a FULL AN power steering setup and cooler...again, first time ever doing something like this so I was a little impressed with myself on the end result.

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I later decided I didn't want to run the setup Paul had so I had my friends at Centerline fab me up a nice top mount manifold to accomodate my new tial wastegate and turbo

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After everything was manily assembeled in the engine bay I pulled it out for paint

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What was a heap of a mess, turned out to be quite something I was incredibly proud of.

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[Martino]

I had everything buttoned up in the engine bay, all my fuse boxes and ecu was nicely tucked now in my glove compartment, everything was good to go!

I threw on some roller wheels and started it up with a base tune.

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It was incredible hearing my car run under it's own power (kind of) for the first time in I think 2 years?

The feeling was speechless.

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After some settling down and a few weeks/months later I saved up some money for some other goodies.

I decided I should be running an oil cooler, so I quickly ordered a matching cooler.

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Also threw on some test wheels in a size I was about to purchase.

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I picked up a set of my top 3 favourite wheels from another friend of mine for a steal of a deal.

18x10.5 +22 Rays Gram Lights 57dr

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Tires were next, but that's later one...fenders also.

Next I booked my appointment with Sasha @ OnPoint Dyno

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I had it tuned on 91 pump gas but wasn't essentially happy with the numbers. I was started to get a little knock and we settled at 313hp/300tq at 16psi. I now run 94...and no more knock.

...and obviously obligatory burnouts were a necessity.

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The car sat for a little while some more dust collected and decisions were made.
My good friend hooked me up with his old body kit. A genuine 326 Power rear bumper and sideskirts. My all time favourite for an S13 hatch. I couldn't say no.

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Again, sitting for a while I had my subframe powder coated (british racing green) and threw in my PBM risers.

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Also bought a tomei oil block adapter because I kept leaking through the seals on my grex and was tired of sandwich plate problems...

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At this point Kristian is now sharing the unit with me

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Time for tires

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So with everything essentially done, motor and suspension wise I figured I'd head out to a track day. I was antsy and couldn't wait to get behind the wheel of my car after so long.

So we loaded up!

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It was an incredible day and the car ran flawlessly!

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First time Santi and I have driven together in a VERY long time.

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Videos from that day:

It's been so long I was still getting used to this "new" car.
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At the end of the day some things went wrong and well...when we got back to the unit this had to happen.

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Long story short, I should have done some things when I had the chance...and I didn't. Lesson learned. Fortunately a new-used bottom end was hooked up by another friend.

Then I picked up a new front bumper while the car was sitting idle and I was putting the motor back together.

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Few days or a week later? The car was running again and I had it running around the unit. Decided to mock up some of the aero.

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And then a few days later I threw it back on insurance (not as easy as it sounds) and got it on the road again. Decided to drive it home...where my dad was very curious about this "new" car he had never seen. He hadn't realized it was my old 180 I've had all along...he was impressed and approved. That all in its own was a great accomplishment.

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And then, something happened...the two cars that were built together decided to have a little meeting.

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The trio #ODDCPL

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I now drive it as much as I can...when the weather is good anyways. Even to work.

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I need a new front bumper...it bothers me that this one doesn't go low enough.

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We have also upgraded the unit and now have more space with 4 cars, 3 bikes and still TONS of room.

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SO I guess that's it for my "intro" essentially. Stuff will start to update again once I break something or a track day comes up. Nov 2 is one I'm going to try attending If I'm not delayed on my flight back from Cuba the day prior.

I'd like to thank everyone who's every helped with any part of this, and especially the people still actively involved. I have some incredible friends I can safely call family. I won't name you as you all know who you are.

#ODDCPL

I guess keep updated?

[5280VertDET]

:drool: :hitit:

[gbaby2089]

I was going to tell you you needed a new front bumper.

Glad, I didn't need to do so.

Other than that, I like this.

[tricky_ab]

I'm diggin' the fact that more GTA locals are finding their way on here...

I'll be following this :)

[Martino]

Thanks fellas

[Reece]

Beautiful :) Subscribed.

[IAmTheS13]

Where are you finding these sweet storage spaces?

[Martino]

A friend of mine took a few shots of my car the other night.

It's starting to get cold here so the amount of time I have left to drive my car is becoming very limited.

Photo Credit: Chris @ CoolKidsClub Drifting (http://www.coolkidsclub.ca)

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[Martino]

Where are you finding these sweet storage spaces?

They're specific "workshop" units that allow this type of use.

Where are you located?

[Oakville]

Those units look beautiful, cars do too. Wish I had a space like that to work in. Where abouts are they?

[Martino]

I found a video from 2010 on the same track we regularly drive. I guess I knew my car a little better back then, lol.

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[IAmTheS13]

I'm in Burlington and I've been looking for something like that for the winter

[Martino]

That's pretty far from where we are.

Look into local places near you that allow "workshops" or business to be run out of.
I didn't know it until moving in but there are a TON of woodworkers that work out of units like this.

[Krusty_s13]

nice transformation. must be an amazing feeling to get back behind the wheel after having your car sit for so long. btw, what front bumper are you running?

[Martino]

So, a turn of events I guess.

Yesterday on my way to work I noticed something was a little off in the car. And during boost I noticed my water temp was adjusting ever so slightly, which wasn't normal.

I got into boost and temps began to rise, I knew what was happening...headgasket.

Pulled over, let it cool down and check for any other possibilities.

The car runs fine under 2k and no boost but as soon as I throw any PSI at the motor it begins to get passed the headgasket and start overheating.

Roel and I did a compression and leakdown test.

The compression test showed low compression on cylinder 2 and 3 however I didn't check it when I threw in the second bottom end, I really didn't want to know the compression. It's not low enough to cause any major issues.

The leakdown test showed cylinder 1 is leaking to cylinder 2 between the head and block and cylinder 3 to 4 between the block.

I'm most likely done driving the car for the season, I made it ALMOST to the end lol. If I wasn't going to Cuba at the end of this month I might consider swapping in a headgasket and driving for another week but I don't think I'm going to do that.

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It's time to start making a list for the new build and new season.

[Martino]

nice transformation. must be an amazing feeling to get back behind the wheel after having your car sit for so long. btw, what front bumper are you running?

It felt awesome.

It's a hotroad rep that's now for sale btw.

[Oakville]

Shitty man..very shitty.

Don't you guys run around west of the city a lot? I see photos on instagram all the time of you guys cruising the qew

[Martino]

Shitty man..very shitty.

Don't you guys run around west of the city a lot? I see photos on instagram all the time of you guys cruising the qew

Shitty, but it's not the end of the world.
Oddly enough I was getting excited coming into the 2014 build setup because I know how I want to change a few things.

We run around everywhere really. Lol.

[Big Zee]

Very Nice build dude, this is a Klassy S13 :D

[Martino]

Very Nice build dude, this is a Klassy S13 :D

Thanks! First time really building it. Glad it came out the way it did.

[Martino]

Have been neglecting the car for a few days. Taking a break from cars for a couple weeks.
Going to Cuba on thursday for a week...glad to be finally taking the FIRST vacation I've ever taken.

Once I'm back I'll start making my 2014 build list. Should be interesting.

My buddy Mike sent me some pics from a couple weeks ago that he shot.

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[TWest]

I love this build, looking forward to seeing what you have in store!

[Oakville]

hnnngggg those amber lights up front

[Martino]

It was nice taking a break from cars for a while.

Sat back, saved some cash, went to cuba...It's almost like a life exists outside of fixing what's broken lol.

However, back to real life...

I started taking apart the car and putting it on it's final resting spot for the winter.
Took of a few parts and sold them off yesterday actually. I threw a picture up on instagram before posting my FS ad and they were gone.

Bumper and lights went quick

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Some more progress and part orders shall be had in the next few weeks. It's snowboarding season now so that will encompass some of my funding also.

It's a full house. Some cleanup needs to be done for sure though.

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[Oakville]

Been waiting for this update

[Martino]

Been waiting for this update

Lol, the break for me was much needed.

[Martino]

Started taking apart my turbo setup tonight.

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Normally I would have just pulled the setup with the motor out but a buddy of mine wants to mock up some manifold stuff on it tomorrow so I'm lending him my car/motor.

My plans were 50/50 on buying a precision turbo that's bigger than my 2871r but I'm still contemplating that.

My top mount setup however is for sale, including the tial 38mm wastegate. I'll post it up in the FS section soon.

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[vJilly]

this thing is sick. im inspired.

[Oakville]

Lol, the break for me was much needed.

I see you go pretty hard with this stuff..I can imagine. I got an invite on fb from you a few hours ago for something...a media page? start feeding breaks into the day to day brother lol

[Martino]

this thing is sick. im inspired.

Thanks! It's appreciated.

I see you go pretty hard with this stuff..I can imagine. I got an invite on fb from you a few hours ago for something...a media page? start feeding breaks into the day to day brother lol

I see you go pretty hard with this stuff..I can imagine. I got an invite on fb from you a few hours ago for something...a media page? start feeding breaks into the day to day brother lol

I wouldn't say "hard" exactly. Shit a lot of what I've done is my first time and I'm still learning. Making good and bad decisions along the way, learning from my mistakes.

I have you on FB? LOL, sorry dude, what's your name? I just sent out a mass invite for our media page. That's where I work, as lead graphic designer.


On a side note I picked up some unexpected goodies last night that will greatly reduce my costs and speed up my build.

I'll put other pictures later but here's the BC 264 cams I picked up for a steal.
They've got less than 50km on them.

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Oh, and for arguments sake...I "placed" my buddies Precision turbo near my motor.

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[Dolph_KYAS13]

^ theres tape on it. It wont run that well. FYI

[Martino]

^ theres tape on it. It wont run that well. FYI

That explains the lag I'm getting...dammit Jordie!

[Oakville]

^ theres tape on it. It wont run that well. FYI

hahaha classic

[UG-T]

What bumper Are you gonna be going with next?

[Martino]

What bumper Are you gonna be going with next?

BN Sports


Also to add, I've put up my for sale thread on my parts:

http://zilvia.net/f/sale-items/546760-fs-gt2871r-86-top-mount-manifold-tial-38mm-wastegate-downpipe.html

All items were previously on my car, worked flawlessly.

PM, Call or Text 647 881 5086, shipping is available at buyers expense.


Together: $1450

Or

Turbo: $850
Manifold: $450
Wastegate: $180
Downpipe: $100

GT2871r .86 ceramic coated, rebuilt roughly 5k ago
Basically a brand new turbo with old housings refreshed.

Will include AN lines (oil, coolant and drain) for an additional $50

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Centerline Motorsports top mount T2 manifold ceramic coated inside and out.

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Tial 38mm wastgate and dump pipe.

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Custom downpipe made for this setup with V-Band...also ceramic coated.

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[Keenan Galley]

Great work dude!

[Martino]

Great work dude!

Thanks! I try.

[brndck]

Very cool car, good styling!

[Martino]

Very cool car, good styling!

Thanks! You had a Type-X bumper and lip for sale didn't you? I think I remember looking through your thread contemplating it before I picked up my fiberglass one.

Might be someone else though...lol

[Zero-Offset]

love the car dude. east coast goes hard!
reminds me a lot of my friends car

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[Martino]

love the car dude. east coast goes hard!
reminds me a lot of my friends car


Except his is probably much shinier than mine lol. Looks good!

[Martino]

This weekend was productive. I got a chance to adjust some things on my new bottom end.

It's equipped with Mahle 86.5mm Pistons, Eagle Rods, ACL Bearings and ARP Main studs.
When reading up on the Mahle pistons I came across a few different threads talking about the skirt on the piston coming very close to the oil squirters.

The solution: Clock the oil squirters ever so slightly.

I had checked my pistons and they did infact come close enough to just barely touch. Maybe a hairline piece of contact. Either way, any contact wasn't good contact. So I took out my dremmel and made way with some adjustments. Fortunately I have quite a few oil squirters so If I messed up I wasn't too worried. I didn't mess up however.

Left is the adjusted squirter and right is the original.
It's actually very smooth in person. I forgot to clean off the aluminum shavings when I took the picture...looks ugly, but works.

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And here's the block ready to start swapping parts onto it. I'll need to finish buying some parts for my head however. That's also getting a few internal upgrades before matting them together.

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Finally, tonight I got my other motor ready to come out of the car. All it needs is to be hooked up and hoisted out. My push of motivation definitely came from getting my bottom end predicament together, as that was probably the biggest portion (money wise) for this years build. So that took some weight off my shoulders and very early into the off-season I might add.

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Once the motor is out I can started re-mocking up where I want to run my harness. I wasn't very happy where I had put it when first doing all this. I'm probably going to route it similar to how I have it now, just on the drivers (RHD) side.

Also going to move my power steering resevoir maybe closer to the passenger headlight. The lines and res. really did get close to my previous turbo setup which always made me weary and made working on it even harder. With my new manifold being made, and a bigger turbo, that could only continue to cause problems. So for this years build that's on the list of major changes.

That's it for this weekend! The motor will come out sometime this week hopefully. And I believe we're picking up Kristians motor as well sometime. That is going to be one hell of a motor...

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4 cars, 3 bikes and a whole lot of stuff lol.

[Martino]

New motor, meet old motor.

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Pulled my motor out tonight with the help of Kristian and Roger.

Tear down of that one will progress through the week.

[Martino]

Been a few weeks since anything has really happend. I've been dealing with some non-car related issues so things slowed down for a little.

Everything is back on pace however and parts are starting to show up again.

The first half of my head parts showed up thanks to a member on here.

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I also started re-wiring my interior and getting rid of a load of stuff I didn't originally.

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And my entire turbo setup has been sold so I can now pickup what I want.
I'm looking at getting a Precision billet 5557 or 5558. Ball bearing would be key but if I can't find one for a good enough price I may just settle with the journal bearing. Either way it should make for some good numbers now that the head and block will both be able to support it.

Stay tuned!

[tricky_ab]

Awesome! It's nice to see a local's project kicking off again!

[Martino]

Awesome! It's nice to see a local's project kicking off again!

Thanks! Summer is soon approaching though so I need to get moving lol.

[Martino]

Been slacking because I've been broke. The hanger bearing and u-joints went on my truck the other day and I got stranded so some saved up funds got taken over.

On the bright side I somehow got the wheels I've wanted for some time now.

SSR Vienna Kries - 18x9 +12, 18x10 +0
Converted to 3 piece and re-barrelled with brand new lips.

I should be picking them up by the end of the month.

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[PoorMans180SX]

Looking forward to seeing this thing in it's final form, you've got great taste man.

[Martino]

It's funny that you just posted. The past couple days I've been sketching up some changes for suspension so I've been all over your suspension and roll center thread lol.

[Oakville]

I saw fb posts with you in dire need of a tow..that was for your truck?

Sad to see those gram lights go, they looked so nice on the car. can't wait to see the new wheels

[Martino]

Lol yea, fortunately my friend with a tow truck came through. That would have been a very expensive tow. Richmond hill to Brampton -_-.

[Oakville]

Oooh yeah I know...a customer of ours had their car towed from Ajax to our shop in mississauga....close to $800, something retarded like that.

[PoorMans180SX]

It's funny that you just posted. The past couple days I've been sketching up some changes for suspension so I've been all over your suspension and roll center thread lol.


Haha yeah? I've been slacking on getting the original post updated. What are you thinking about?

[Martino]

Mainly I want to modify my own knuckles, move my steering rack 25mm and extend my S14 lowers. Fortunately I've been able to take in different accounts of Ackerman and adjustment info because of that thread.

However, if I had enough coin to pickup the same kit you're running...well, I would. That unfortunately isn't happening anytime soon though haha. Plus I want to modify mine strictly for the experience and knowledge.

You can only really know if something you've done works the way you want it until you screw it up a couple times haha.

[PoorMans180SX]

Mainly I want to modify my own knuckles, move my steering rack 25mm and extend my S14 lowers. Fortunately I've been able to take in different accounts of Ackerman and adjustment info because of that thread.

However, if I had enough coin to pickup the same kit you're running...well, I would. That unfortunately isn't happening anytime soon though haha. Plus I want to modify mine strictly for the experience and knowledge.

You can only really know if something you've done works the way you want it until you screw it up a couple times haha.


Right on man. Yeah sometimes I wish I would have started a bit more... simple haha. Experimenting is always fun!

[Martino]

Check your inbox. I've got a question for you actually.

[Martino]

I've been slacking a bit in the past couple weeks. I don't mind though, I've been enjoying winter.

Took a weekend off to head to Mt. Tremblant with some friends for a good snowboarding weekend. Picked my wheels up on the way home as well, since they were only about 30 min de-tour from us.

That saved me from having to drive 8 hours to pick them up another time.

Decided to "slightly" test fit the 10s on the rear. They fit great!
Will need to cut down my studs though for the center cap. I may end up going back to stock stud size with bolt ons anyways so we'll see.

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Also, my home shop and great friends at Centerline Motosports have been up to some good works. They just got a powdercoating system so we've been messing around with all sorts of things.

One of them would have been this new coilpack cover my buddy Jordie made for me (Contact me for any details on having one made...they're $60 for his pre-made ones). He has some for RB20 and SR20. Other motors are currently in the works.

I was going to powder coat it, but after sand blasting it with some very fine sand I liked the finish so much I kept it as is.

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[I<3BEWBZ]

Those wheels are gorgeous, such good sizes too. Jealous.

[tricky_ab]

Also, my home shop and great friends at Centerline Motosports have been up to some good works. They just got a powdercoating system so we've been messing around with all sorts of things.

One of them would have been this new coilpack cover my buddy Jordie made for me (Contact me for any details on having one made...they're $60 for his pre-made ones). He has some for RB20 and SR20. Other motors are currently in the works.

I was going to powder coat it, but after sand blasting it with some very fine sand I liked the finish so much I kept it as is.



I haven't been to Mt. Tremblant this year (funny since we got sooooo much snow, it would have been perfect!). Oh well... Oh and I noticed on FB that Centerline has started powdercoating items. I think I might take a valve cover over to get done...

[Martino]

Those wheels are gorgeous, such good sizes too. Jealous.

They were custom made, and fortunately they worked out for me to get them!

I haven't been to Mt. Tremblant this year (funny since we got sooooo much snow, it would have been perfect!). Oh well... Oh and I noticed on FB that Centerline has started powdercoating items. I think I might take a valve cover over to get done...

Blue will never be the same to me again because of Tremblant :(

Rene has a few more colours coming in shortly but can, right now, basically do most common colours, including wrinkle.

Give him a shout.

[schoja]

Shiiii This is exactly what I wish I had

[Martino]

Extended (25mm), boxed and gusseted my lower control arms the other night.

My first attempt at TIG welding...I've got a lot to learn still but I enjoy learning.
Rene checked it over to make sure it was good. Ugly welds, but good.

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I've also modified my knuckles, just waiting for him to weld them together.
That's something I won't attempt any time soon - welding cast iron.

[Martino]

Finished my knuckles tonight. After cutting and tacking them up I had Rene weld in some lower re-enforcement plates and go to town on the heat.

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I'll powder coat them later this week, along with a bunch of my misc. engine brackets and what not.

[PoorMans180SX]

Knuckles look good! Your turn in is going to be very quick, haha. The factory knuckles are forged steel btw...

[SaNTi]

Dude. This car blowwwwwws. Post more pictures of your friends Silvia already.

[tricky_ab]

Those are looking great!

So when do you think you'll have this back on the road?

[Martino]

Knuckles look good! Your turn in is going to be very quick, haha. The factory knuckles are forged steel btw...

Yea, they turned out great (pics below). I was going to send you them but I forgot and ended up posting them here haha. What we talked about worked out well.

Dude. This car blowwwwwws. Post more pictures of your friends Silvia already.

PSSHHHHTTTTTTTTTTTT

Those are looking great!

So when do you think you'll have this back on the road?

Not sure to be honest. I still have quite a bit to go and money isn't necessarily "flowing" in.



Update:

Finished up my knuckles last night along with a bunch of my misc. engine parts.

Everything is so SHINEY.

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[Kwolfe]

2 caliper mounts? Love the build

[Martino]

2 caliper mounts? Love the build

Single caliper.

Not sure where you're seeing a dual mount knuckle or bracket lol.

[Martino]

It's been a stupid long time since I updated this, beginning of last spring basically.

I'll see if I can throw an update on later tonight.

For now, I'll just leave this here.

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[flg1293]

Love the build man

[Martino]

Love the build man

Thanks!

Should be updating the thread soon. I have been swamped with work all week and getting home late!

[Martino]

So this summer has been more focus on work and stuff than my car. I still put some effort into it, but it wasn't until the past couple months did I really hit it hard.

Long story short, finished off the parts buying, put the motor back together and into the car, finished off my wiring, had my manifold and stuff made, went to the dyno and made a whopping 200hp (197 to be exact).

The power was just dropping off the charts as soon as it got close, no matter how much boost was added. We started to mess around and try to solve it quickly - added timing, took out timing, nothing changed. At first I thought it may be the CAS or cam timing, so I took it back to my shop and assed everything. Made sure all was where it needed to be and went back to the dyno.

Nothing changed and was running into the same problems. I did a compression test and had 200psi on all cylinders except #2. I knew i hadn't fried a ring or piston so I did a leakdown test. My intake valves weren't seating on that cylinder so I knew where my issue had lay.

Got back to my shop and over the week took apart the head and tried re-lapping the valves. Unfortunately that didn't work and sadly the head needed to come off again. I sent it out to a local engine builder on Monday and he knows what's up. He should be done next week at some point hopefully with good news.

And now, a huge pic dump lol

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[Martino]

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[tricky_ab]

Hey cool guy, thanks for the update :) Sucks to hear about the engine, but you're on top of that, so it's all good!

[Martino]

Hey cool guy, thanks for the update :) Sucks to hear about the engine, but you're on top of that, so it's all good!

:kiss:

msglength

[PoorMans180SX]

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WAIT WAIT WAIT a minute! You have STOCK TENSION RODS?! Bruhhhhhhh. The steering feel and predictability you are missing out on is unreal!

[Martino]

Haha no no, waiting on voodoos to show up. I put on some shitty stock ones we had laying around the shop so it was easily movable.

[PoorMans180SX]

Haha no no, waiting on voodoos to show up. I put on some shitty stock ones we had laying around the shop so it was easily movable.

Ahhhh okay, makes sense haha.

[Martino]

I have some adjusting to do to my control arms now but with those tie rods you suggested and the adjustment everything seems to be working awesome!

[PoorMans180SX]

I have some adjusting to do to my control arms now but with those tie rods you suggested and the adjustment everything seems to be working awesome!

Awesome! Looking forward to seeing you and this car thrashing.

[Martino]

Got my head back from the builder the other day. I've been swamped with work and finalizing papers on a new truck. It was time I upgraded from my little old silverado as it hit 400,000 the other day.

Haven't had a chance to button it back up onto the motor but I picked up an intake manifold also for a steal so I couldn't turn it down.

The head got hot tanked, valve job, trimmed valve stems and decked head.

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And the new hwhip that I pick up tomorrow night. Excited to have a new vehicle finally!

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[tricky_ab]

Congrats on the new daily! Modern amenities are the BEST!

[Martino]

Congrats on the new daily! Modern amenities are the BEST!

Driving a new vehicle is so damn satisfying. I feel like my life has substantially been upgraded.

I'll probably sell the wheels off after the winter and get something a little more to my liking.
Going to do the N-Fab bumper as well, and paint all the chrome black. As well as throw a 2.5" levelling kit upfront to help the rake.

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[Martino]

I put the head on today and started throwing everything back together...only downside is I forgot to take a picture lol.

Trying to go for a dyno pull this coming week before the snow settles in.

Hoping for good luck here!

So to keep this post semi-relevant heres a shot of when I first picked up the car from the importers in March of 2009.

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[Martino]

Got 95% of everything buttoned up this weekend. I'm sick as a dog right now and even getting this far was hard unfortunately.

A lot of this will change over winter as it's essentially to just get it to the dyno again and make some numbers. For example the FPR line that goes over the intake.

I have to modify my current intake pipe to intercooler for the new manifold, put my downpipe and exhaust on then tow it to my tuners this week...*hopefully*

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[Martino]

So last week I got a really good deal on some Delphi/PTE 1000cc injectors. I was kind of looking but not really as essentially it was the only thing holding my motor back.

I had 740s recently and I didn't want to risk having them at full duty cycle, and I personally like the look of top feed injectors regardless. I find they look cleaner with a new fuel rail etc.

I'm still going to make AN fuel lines and everything but for now I'll just keep the barb fitting until after I get it dynod next week.

I had to HUNT down a 14mm fuel rail which is harder then it sounds also, ended up with everything working out perfectly though thanks to a few members on here.

I definitely need to powder coat this intake manifold though, it looks horrid.

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All that's left is to run the fuel lines to a tomei FPR, bolt up my downpipe and see what it puts down on the dyno sometime next week...hopefully lol

[Martino]

So last night went relatively well. A whole bunch of friends came by to hang out and drink, including an old friend of mine, Dan. He used to run a dyno company and later sold it a couple years ago to pursue some other things in life. He probably was, and still is, the best tuner in Canada.

He has my SR running/idling perfect now, even with all the newer "go-fast" parts I put on since the last dyno pull. Considering what's in it it runs like a stock SR...it's amazing.

I'm setting up the dyno appointment for sometime this coming week, hopefully when the weather is good at least.

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[Martino]

Sooooo, dyno tomorrow and my car is running amazing.

Did a mild burnout, didn't even touch 4000 RPM....it's crazy responsive right now.

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[livelovesole]

Good luck Mike ! Looking forward to the outcome.

[Martino]

Good luck Mike ! Looking forward to the outcome.

Thanks man! So am I, I can't wait.

[Martino]

Patiently waiting for work to finish...

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[tricky_ab]

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Good luck, and I'm in for numbers...

...and burnouts...

[Martino]

Well, third time wasn't a charm. I'm beginning to feel beaten by this car at the moment.

Everything with the motor seems to be working very well but we started seeing some fuelling issues. Because of how I have everything setup (no injector resistor) and because I'm running AEM I need to run high impedance injectors now, unfortunately that wasn't something I was aware of (and now know) and will need to change my injector setup.

It was starting to lean out after 5000 no matter how much fuel was added and the injectors were starting to see a high duty cycle (which they shouldn't at 1000cc).

I picked up some ID1000cc injectors the same night but unfortunately couldn't use them right away as I need to change my fuel rail from 14mm to 11mm.

We did burnouts though when I got back to the shop. It was mildly satisfying despite my loss for the night. I'll have to wait for a fuel rail to show up or find one locally before returning to the dyno again. I'm really trying to beat the weather at this point.

I ended up with 325hp at 13psi so far, which is promising, but nothing what it should be nor safe at the moment.

Theres a video of a few of us doing a big burnout on my instagram http://www.instagram.com/vsmartino

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[Martino]

So, finally some good news!

I went back to the dyno on saturday after finally finishing everything up.

We made 416.5hp and 334tq at 20psi.

I'm incredibly happy with how things went but can see where to improve come spring time.

Boost is really laggy and coming in around 4900, which for this turbo is greatly disappointing.
We only also set my rev limit to 7000rpm.

Come spring time I plan to probably get a smaller rear housing (.63) versus the .78 I have now, which should help with some spool. I'm also going to re-degree my cams and see if advancing the intake cam a couple degrees will help.

The graph is also climbing which is showing that pushing past 7000rpm will gain me some more power, which is promising.

Overall I'm happy that I'm finally making some power out of this car!

[Martino]

Not much has happened over the past few months.

I went to japan though for two weeks, most of you who follow me on instagram know how that went.

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As for the build, well the .63 housing came in and the motor is sitting on stands right now.
Had to pull it out to re-seal the upper oil pan, change the front timing cover and clean up some wiring/fuel lines in the bay that are just easier with the motor out.

In the process of that though my upper oil pan decided it wanted a divorce and split in half...fortunately I have a spare.

Also made an S13/S14 hybrid valve cover finally. Was tired of my catch can constantly filling up.

Hopefully the motor goes back in this week.

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[tschmidt55]

this build tho.. as a local i cannot wait to see it in person.

[Martino]

Haven't posted in a couple weeks. Motor should be going back in this weekend if my stuff from powder coating and ceramic coating shows up.

My friend Devo sent me some pics last night that he's been holding out on me for a year or so.

I should also probably fix the first page of this thread, no clue what happened to the pics.

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[_kris]

Oh.



HAI

[Martino]

WHO R U

msglengthhhhhh

[Martino]

Small update.

The team and I are registered for Gridlife (http://www.grid.life) at the end of may so crunch time is crunching.

Everything started coming together again and started getting my stuff from coating back.
Once the motor was in I was able to clean up some wiring choices I had made previously.

http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/1024x768q90/908/lsQqY5.jpg

Picked up some over fenders to cover my buckling quarters and avoid fitting wide wheels with less camber.

http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/1024x768q90/540/9G5sy1.jpg

Also grabbed a URAS style hood vent that will be going in shortly.
Unlike typical shitty installs where most people just rivet these to the hood I have a way of making it actually look like it's part of the hood without any sort of body work.
You'll see later.

http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/1024x768q90/673/bDRlPj.jpg

Last thing until I can start the car up is make a new downpipe for the smaller turbo rear housing I picked up and re-degree my motor for the adjustable cams - something that was supposed to be done weeks ago but relying on someone who just complains about everything was a bad choice.

I have a schedule to meet!

That's all for now.

[_kris]

You're just as busy as I am at work....

[Martino]

You're just as busy as I am at work....

I'm actually pretty busy LOL

[slow40sx]

I'm curious about this installing the vent with no bodywork thing

[Martino]

I'm curious about this installing the vent with no bodywork thing

Don't doubt my magic! Lol

[240Shwag]

http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/1024x768q90/546/jz52.jpg


Jesus. Knowing these are supporting my car would make me scared.

Finished my knuckles tonight. After cutting and tacking them up I had Rene weld in some lower re-enforcement plates and go to town on the heat.

http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/1024x768q90/845/khfp.jpg

I'll powder coat them later this week, along with a bunch of my misc. engine brackets and what not.

What filler was used here? Were they pre-heated before welding?

[Martino]

Arc welded with a home hobby welder.

No flux, zone.

[Martino]

Finished degreeing the motor and cams last night. Wasn't impressed.
If I choose to swap out the cams at some point they won't be for another set of BCs I can tell you that much.

http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/1024x768q90/661/gWsRxS.jpg


Next is making the downpipe, finishing up a couple vacuum lines and prep for paint. It'll be staying black just slightly different.
Going with PXR black pearl, which is the colour of my truck also. Should look good!

[Martino]

Took the plunge and cut my quarters. No more buckling.

http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/1024x768q90/537/BpUqqr.jpg

http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/1024x768q90/633/ojX5s3.jpg


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[_kris]

I'm curious about this installing the vent with no bodywork thing

Double sided tape/Velcro = no body work

[Martino]

Double sided tape/Velcro = no body work

Negative, breaker alpha echo.

[FaLKoN240]

I've actually heard a lot of people like running velcro...

[Martino]

I've actually heard a lot of people like running velcro...

Until it melts off with the heat lol

[Martino]

Got my valve cover back from the coaters so I put everything back together up top.
This is probably the most satisfied I've been with my engine bay in terms of placement and scheme of items.

Also sealed up the work for overfenders so I'll be lowering and mounting them tonight most likely.

The car should get re-started in the next day or so and than off for a tune up at the dyno for the smaller rear housing that I switched to.

http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/1024x768q90/540/F08ao7.jpg

[Martino]

Good things are happening! Started the car up tonight and so far everything is running smoothly! Going to modify my downpipe later this week and than go for a re-tune.

Over fenders are 90% mounted as well. I need to shave down part of the inner lip a bit.

http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/1024x768q90/909/cNapVJ.jpg

[slow40sx]

So about this top secret good vent install... lol

[Martino]

I haven't gotten to it yet dammit! Lol.

I just picked up a new hood actually so I don't have to continue using my destroyed one.

[slow40sx]

Excellent, make sure you slide the vent down so the front corners line up with the back corners of the headlights, too far up the hood looks goofy as fuck, check out dmax hoods for reference :)

[Martino]

Excellent, make sure you slide the vent down so the front corners line up with the back corners of the headlights, too far up the hood looks goofy as fuck, check out dmax hoods for reference :)

I agree. It looks odd so far up, and realistically wouldn't have as much effect with pulling air from the rad anyways.

[Martino]

Got another thing checked off my list last night (90%) of it.

Fixed my headlight wiring issue I ran into, loomed up my harness and put my dash back in.
It's a small thing but little things add up.

http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/1024x768q90/540/lUqane.jpg

[slow40sx]

I agree. It looks odd so far up, and realistically wouldn't have as much effect with pulling air from the rad anyways.

exactly, i knew i liked you :naughty:

[ehhhregartless]

Progress is looking good. I'm also in queue for secret vent technique. Keep it up

[Martino]

Haha, it's not very secret. Got the idea off my pal Jover, except his wasn't necessarily colour matched to his hood so it stood out a little.

[Martino]

Still waiting for my downpipe to get made so I mounted up my aero in boredom.

Haven't seen my car with full aero and viennas.

http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/1024x768q90/673/YjxcYp.jpg

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[brndck]

/\/\/\/\/\ THIS IS GETTING REALLY GOOD *heavy breathing*

[slow40sx]

what sides and rear is that??

[Martino]

326powaaaaaaaaa

[JRex]

Looks sooooo good. Actually really like those 326 pieces.

[Martino]

Looks sooooo good. Actually really like those 326 pieces.

I like everything except their front bumper and door pieces that go above the sideskirts.

[slow40sx]

Shit looks rad dude, really digging it

[Martino]

Shit looks rad dude, really digging it


:kiss:

Once the overs are painted it'll look better.
I'm also trying to sort out a huge breakup issue im having - only thing stopping me from putting my plates back on lol.

[slow40sx]

Yeah I had a horrid break up issue when I first put the car back together, ended up being my maf was going bad, what's up with yours?

[Martino]

Wish I knew.
I've been diagnosing it the past few days - even missed a track day I was planning for.

Having someone come check out the AEM today or tomorrow to see what it's doing.

[Martino]

So last night went incredibly well.
Put the car on the dyno for some spring tune-up for the smaller turbo housing.

The motor's finally appreciating the work. We knocked out 460hp and 360tq. The car feels incredible

http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/1024x768q90/540/JdHgao.jpg

[ehhhregartless]

Delays on the special hood vent application? I'm very interested in results

[Martino]

Delays on the special hood vent application? I'm very interested in results

Should get to it this weekend

[slow40sx]

460? Fuck yeah lol, also interested in the hood vent install

[Martino]

460? Fuck yeah lol, also interested in the hood vent install

Yea, its fast. The car hauls ass.
I ripped it down the street from my shop...you definitely don't expect that from such a light car. I can't wait to hit gridlife.

For the vent, I started all the cutting and everything but didn't get around to mounting it. Its a holiday today and I forgot all the stores were closed so I couldn't go buy paint -____-

Instal will commence tomorrow! Lol.

[D-Clem]

Sick build man. Started following you on instagram as well. Those numbers are exactly what I want, I bet that feels so amazing!

[Almighty So]

Instal will commence tomorrow! Lol.

yesssssss :2f2f:

[Martino]

If I had good picture of my friend jovers car I would show you what it looks like.
Problem is his hood vent was flat black and his hood was a different shade of black so it stood out like a soar thumb.

[Martino]

Actually a little more hunting and I found this pic.

So typically people take the giant squared vent and just mount it ontop of their hood with rivets. Personally I'm not a fan of that.

So by making a tight template of the raised bits of the actual vent and mounting it underneath the hood, protruding outside, you can simulate a different look from it
- a better one in my opinion.

He has it still mounted with rivets (big silver ones) and I'm on the fence at this point if I want to go that route (small black ones) or find an alternative to mounting.

The differences in paint on the hood and vent still make it stand out more though.

http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/1024x768q90/540/SvUcqj.jpg

[komplikation]

Panelbond and maybe bondo to smooth things out a little more?

[Dolph_KYAS13]

Bondo/ any sort of panelbond will most certainly crack. The fiberglass will obviously expand and contract at a different rate (even more so it being on the hood) which is not only subjected to engine heat but a huge amount of solar heat as well. Black rivets are your friend. :)

[Counteract]

Check this guy out:
http://www.driftworks.com/forum/drift-car-projects-builds/167083-srx8-2012-13-project-2.html

He's extremely handy with the bodywork side of things. Check his RX7 build too if you get a chance!

[Martino]

The hood I have isnt worth any body work. If I was doing it on my spare hood I'd properlly mold it in and have it painted. That's not the case however.

It's held in with small rivets nows. I just have to paint the rivets black.

I also couldn't go as low as I originally wanted because I forgot I had my aero catch there lol.
It's ok though, where I have it positioned it seems as though rad flow is directly where it should be in terms of driving.

Also didn't get a chance to clean everything up after I installed it. Was getting late.

http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/1024x768q90/537/je1Ayo.jpg

http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/1024x768q90/540/u2bZMJ.jpg

[Almighty So]

Eh I think the placement isn't too bad! I know they recommended lower on the hood but I think it looks good in the pics provided. Black rivets and you'll be set!
looking good.

[slow40sx]

Yeah lower down would be better, still looks really good though, better than any other rivet on vent I've ever seen

[Martino]

Eh I think the placement isn't too bad! I know they recommended lower on the hood but I think it looks good in the pics provided. Black rivets and you'll be set!
looking good.

Yea, they'll be black and thanks!

Yeah lower down would be better, still looks really good though, better than any other rivet on vent I've ever seen

I sort of forgot I had my aero catch mounted there lol.
Possibly in the future when I do this to my good hood I'll mount the aero catch somewhere else so I can run the vent in the proper area....or just buy a vented hood - whichever comes first.

[slow40sx]

Yeah hear ya, looks good for now, just enjoy your car, worry about vents later lol

[Martino]

Yeah hear ya, looks good for now, just enjoy your car, worry about vents later lol

Goes on insurance friday (tomorrow) :naughty:

[Martino]

So this weekend was an odd one. Got the car all buttoned up and put on insurance etc.

Drove it around a small bit.

Than this happened.

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There's a bunch of money down the drain. I hit the limiter sliding around a corner and my rockers decided to end their life. After doing some research I've found that the AEM rev limiter his hard when running a lot of boost and should be switched to have fuel cut come before ignition cut.

So basically I'm now back on stock cams and cam gears. I've also converted the rockers to be dual guides vs. guides and shims. That should stop them from kicking sideways and off their position.

I drove the car to work today for the first time which was tense as hell haha. Going to go for a tune adjustment after work to make sure everything is running properlly now with stock cams and less lobe rollover.

Who's idea was it to build an SR again? I miss stock SR days....

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[Almighty So]

ah damn that's a real bummer :(
I've always been a KA guy myself but I hear a lot about cam/rocker issues on SR.
At least you're driving again already!

[_kris]

So this weekend was an odd one. Got the car all buttoned up and put on insurance etc.

Drove it around a small bit.

Than this happened.




Then**

Then this happened

[Martino]

Then**

Then this happened

Hey, wanna know why your AEM isn't working? Lol.

[_kris]

............. I'm selling it

[Martino]

ah damn that's a real bummer :(
I've always been a KA guy myself but I hear a lot about cam/rocker issues on SR.
At least you're driving again already!

Yea, hopefully with changing the rev limiter setup and the dual guide rockers now I shouldn't run into that issue again.

There's no time to waste! Gridlife is next weekend and I'm trying to prep for it but keep running into these little problems. Hopefully they've settled now.

[slow40sx]

Well god damn, I'm glad it wasn't something way worse, I need to do the dual guide set up for sure, I dunno why the fuck it isn't just like that stock, glad it's all ok :)

[Martino]

So here's my latest dilemma.

Everything seesm to be running right and back together well.
I went for a tune-up last night and made a substantial amount of less power.

I made 340hp/330tq.

I've lost 120hp and 20ftlbs of torque. I've ruled out most of all things and have narrowed it down to no damage to the motor (compression tested and valves seem to be seating).

Could I really have lost all that power in the cams? Could stock cams with the combination of my setup really make that huge of a difference? Are they choking that badly and can't make much power?

Ultimately I'm still going to drive Gridlife and hope it doesn't blow up. At this point I'm far fed up and just want to have some fun. Shit if I get in a few laps and a party weekend I don't mind. I'm very fed up with this SR at this point.

[Martino]

Put some vinyl on for GridLife this weekend. It'll come off once the car is back and in street mode again.

Still have a couple supporting decals to put on. Will look good in some tandem team-mate runs.

http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/1024x768q90/538/ZDMn9R.jpg

[PoorMans180SX]

Woah, Gridlife is 45min from me. Might have to come out and see this thing/meet you.

I take it you did a leakdown? that'll tell you for sure if the valves are seating.

Ignition cut should be softer than a fuel cut, you should be able to set how often it cuts the actual spark.

[Martino]

Woah, Gridlife is 45min from me. Might have to come out and see this thing/meet you.

I take it you did a leakdown? that'll tell you for sure if the valves are seating.

Ignition cut should be softer than a fuel cut, you should be able to set how often it cuts the actual spark.


Yooo! Come out dude. Pm me your number and come kick it. I won't have my data on so text is best.

[offthewall]

Yooo! Come out dude. Pm me your number and come kick it. I won't have my data on so text is best.

You have a PM. Apparently it's sold out for today, lol.

[PoorMans180SX]

You have a PM. Apparently it's sold out for today, lol.

HAH, this is me. Didn't realize my friend was logged into his account.

[deolio]

the vinyl looks strange. chrome would be better than white, but i'm much more of a fan without any at all ;)

[Martino]

the vinyl looks strange. chrome would be better than white, but i'm much more of a fan without any at all ;)

It was definitely a last minute addition. I wasn't even going to do the vinyl to be honest as time was crunching down and it was my last priority.

I decided to go with just white as ordering in chrome wasn't going to arrive in time and it's not necessarily cheap so I chose to opt out.

I actually just want to go with a simple chrome piece on the bottom on the door. Just our team name in it's cursive logo - nice and simple.

[Martino]

HAH, this is me. Didn't realize my friend was logged into his account.

It was cool meeting you this weekend man! It's so funny how random it was in that parking lot haha.

[deolio]

I actually just want to go with a simple chrome piece on the bottom on the door. Just our team name in it's cursive logo - nice and simple.

for sure! that will look good :bigok:

[Martino]

There's a ton of pictures popping up. I'll just end up dumping them here probably.

Event went great...kind of. I think the motor pooched itself on my last session.
Did a leakdown test last night and it seems like air is escaping past the piston. Either rings are gone or I melted a piston on cylinder 4.

Hopefully It's just that and not a spun bearing or anything. During the run everything seemed normal and numbers were optimal. I'm kind of leaning towards my oil pump failing..ugh.

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[Martino]

https://www.dropbox.com/s/pybstowcy4ko0jn/10403426_10205654384632945_8667559972795876297_n.j pg?dl=0?raw=1

[Martino]

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/14534096/10403426_10205654384632945_8667559972795876297_n.j pg

[jr_ss]

VE head and you can bounce to the moon and back on the limiter. With the added benefit of making more power on less boost. Car looks good.

[Martino]

VE head and you can bounce to the moon and back on the limiter. With the added benefit of making more power on less boost. Car looks good.

After fixing the limiter issue, hard to soft now, and making the rockers dual guides everything seems to be holding up top.

I did a leakdown test and all signs are showing block issues.
I'm going to start pulling the motor out this week and see what went wrong.

The end goal once I decide to stay SR or not would be to do a VVL setup or just put in a 1j. We'll see how the budget holds up. For now a stock bottom end will probably just go on.

[Almighty So]

Car looked good!
Was just about to ask how GL was.
Hope the motor isn't in too bad of shape.
Would be pretty gnarly with a 1j or VVL set up though!

[Martino]

Car looked good!
Was just about to ask how GL was.
Hope the motor isn't in too bad of shape.
Would be pretty gnarly with a 1j or VVL set up though!

...or maybe I'll just put a stock bottom end in, drive it for a year, sell it and buy an S15 lol.

[Almighty So]

could be down for that

[JRex]

Bummer man, sounds like the SR is cursed. You should just go 1j lol

[Martino]

Bummer man, sounds like the SR is cursed. You should just go 1j lol

Lol, maybe I just have bad luck haha

Pic dump:

Devo took these

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[Martino]

So I took the motor completely apart the past couple days. Found shavings EVERYWHERE.

http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/1024x768q90/537/nN4BUR.jpg

It's definitely a spun bearing. I flipped the motor over and found that cylinder two rod had a TON of play and you can tell it was heat cycled as it's a little diss-coloured.

Going to take it to my engine builder later tonight and see what I can salvage and have him measure everything to see what is usable and what I have to replace (aside from the bearings).

My SR plagues continue....

[future]

VVL!


posttooshort

[Nissansota240]

Cool meeting and driving with you dudes at Gridlife.

[Martino]

VVL!


posttooshort

That still wouldn't solve my block issue haha

I dropped it off at my builders last night, he should get back to me in a day or so how things are.

Cool meeting and driving with you dudes at Gridlife.

You too man! Can't wait to do some more.

[Martino]

So I haven't updated this in a while, but long story short the motor got put backtogether.

Made some power again, drifted a track day, put the car up for sale, parted it out.

Why?

Because there comes a point when you've reach the pinnacle of where you want to be with your car and realize it's time to move on. 7 years is a long time and I needed a change.

Enter, change:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/2ikzqbrxk8tvh5w/Martino-%281-of-1%29_small.jpg?raw=1


A '99 legit spec-r, rare pearl white and sunroof, perfect condition.

I've been driving it for the past week and parting my car out to fund this was the best decision I could have ever made. I love this car.

[oldschoolsilvia]

Very nice upgrade! :naughty:

[Ronald_Mcdonald]

Congrats on the S15! I would have done the same thing, without thought.

Time to move to Canada...

[OBEEWON]

You a smart man.

[Martino]

LOL thanks fellas

[Almighty So]

Lol the roller coaster of emotion on my face when I read your "update" post.

god that thing looks beautiful. awesome awesome awesome.

[Nissansota240]

Thats Hotttttt!

[ehhhregartless]

That's a hit, congrats

[Martino]

Lol the roller coaster of emotion on my face when I read your "update" post.

god that thing looks beautiful. awesome awesome awesome.

Hahaha, it was quite the roller coaster

[Almighty So]

haha it was perfect too cause the pic didn't load right away so i legitimately thought you were quitting cars for a second.

[Martino]

haha it was perfect too cause the pic didn't load right away so i legitimately thought you were quitting cars for a second.

Ain't gonna happen :2f2f:

[mastadon]

Only reason I want to move to Canada. S15 is one of my all time favorite cars under $50k

[Martino]

Only reason I want to move to Canada. S15 is one of my all time favorite cars under $50k

It is quite the perk, only downside being is that It's only drivable maybe 5-6 months out of the year. Ontario uses too much salt to drive our cars in the winter without them rotting away.

[shawn1331]

It is quite the perk, only downside being is that It's only drivable maybe 5-6 months out of the year. Ontario uses too much salt to drive our cars in the winter without them rotting away.

Just a tease really.

Lets legalize cool cars before every other country can have them....but only let them drive them for half the year maybe, if they're lucky.

[Touge_Monster]

You sir, are living the dream. Nicely done

[Martino]

You sir, are living the dream. Nicely done

It was honestly the best investment/purchase I've ever made at this point, other than having a house in my name.

By far the best car ever.

[tricky_ab]

That car better be awesome! I did import it after all!

I can't wait to see what you do with it!

[cured13]

It was honestly the best investment/purchase I've ever made .

You will go back to s13 in 2-3 years max.:bow:

[Martino]

That car better be awesome! I did import it after all!

I can't wait to see what you do with it!

I definitely consider you to be the only owner previous to me. Nick didn't know/do anything with this car, it was pointless for him to buy it.

You will go back to s13 in 2-3 years max.:bow:

I know I will, I'm an S13 guy from the start. I'm probably going to buy one for a winter beater. Driving my truck in the winter is boring.

[Martino]

This car is ughh.

I forgot how much fun I used to have.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/phzve2ax6tjo7y2/Photo%202015-08-25%2C%2012%2050%2013%20PM.jpg?raw=1

[Nissansota240]

Looks awesome dude!

[Martino]

Looks awesome dude!

Am I seeing you next next weekend or what????

[Nissansota240]

Yep, we'll be there, should be the same 4 of us driving that where at GridLife, except this time the cars should be all one color haha.

[Martino]

Yep, we'll be there, should be the same 4 of us driving that where at GridLife, except this time the cars should be all one color haha.

I need me a ride-a-long to cure the depression of not registering early enough lol

[tricky_ab]

This car is ughh.

I forgot how much fun I used to have.



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[Nissansota240]

I need me a ride-a-long to cure the depression of not registering early enough lol

I can hook that up :snoop:

[Martino]

I can hook that up :snoop:

Aww yea. I hope I can park the S15 somewhere cool and not in some shitty ass parking lot at least. Man I really wish we registered in time, fuck.

[OBEEWON]

At least you are going.
I'm out of vacation time.
Trying to find the sharpest razor.
Must
cut
self

[Martino]

At least you are going.
I'm out of vacation time.
Trying to find the sharpest razor.
Must
cut
self

It'll still suck being there knowing I was supposed to be drifting :tardrim:

[Oakville]

I had a hunch this was Matt's old car...props to you buddy. being 20 mins away from both of you I'm surprised i haven't seen it around at all

[tricky_ab]

I had a hunch this was Matt's old car...props to you buddy. being 20 mins away from both of you I'm surprised i haven't seen it around at all

Thank God he ended up with it... I'll leave it at that.

You might see my next car rolling around (whenever I win an auction) :naughty:

[Oakville]

Thank God he ended up with it... I'll leave it at that.

You might see my next car rolling around (whenever I win an auction) :naughty:

I'm hoping your plan is the same as we discussed way back when..you could almost accomplish it with a straight trade for that STi!

[Martino]

Final Bout was incredible.

Just want to say that. Glad I got a chance to meet a load of people!

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[wptfilms]

Saw you at Finalbout as well as on Main saturday night! Looked great! My sister was going crazy because S15's are her favorite!

[Martino]

Saw you at Finalbout as well as on Main saturday night! Looked great! My sister was going crazy because S15's are her favorite!

Thanks! It was definitely awesome to be driving around Shawano with cool cars.

[slow40sx]

i wanna drive around with cool cars :(

[Martino]

i wanna drive around with cool cars :(

You have a week and a half to make an 11hr drive to come do one of our last 2day bashes of this season. K see you soon :kiss:

[slow40sx]

im booked up with life events through Christmas, being an adult sucks ass sometimes :(

[Silvia_Lam]

http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/1024x768q90/538/JnsbNC.jpg

http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/1024x768q90/537/1tT6HC.jpg

Man why can't NorCal have nice accessible tracks like these with green pastures and twisty bends. The closest thing we have is like 5 hours away and is made of desert wastelandish type environment -_-

[Martino]

Just going to leave this here. Car comes off the road for winter storage at the end of this week.

I'm sad to say the least.

https://scontent-ord1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpf1/t31.0-8/12189429_10206672624608308_1266601783316060340_o.j pg

[Jamison182]

This thread does not disappoint! Great cars and info, sent you pm also. Cheers!

[Ronald_Mcdonald]

Ugh. I can't wait until the S15 is legal here...

[Martino]

My imageshack account got canceled so all my photos throughout the thread are mostly gone :(

I'll attempt to fix/re-link them this week and keep the thread still relevant.

Ultimate suck.

[Martino]

Ugh. I can't wait until the S15 is legal here...

Yea, just another... 9 years of waiting lol.

[Dolph_KYAS13]

BUMP!! an update is in order PAL