Bardabe's Project SR-Z32: SR20VET Chronicles

[bardabe]

~~~~~~ EDIT: Photobucket fucked my build thread, like they did for half the internet SO I'm re-hosting all the pictures and will slowly fix them. ~~~~~~

I'm not very active on the forums, I spend most of my time working on customer cars so it's actually not often that I get to turn a wrench or burn metal in my own personal car, specially now since the Z32 shares custody of my finances with my R32.

anyway, bought a VVTi 2JZ From LA JDM, and a bunch of goodies for it. ID1050's, Maverick CD009 Adapter, Maverick Flywheel, BWS300, Timing belt and such. It seemed like a great idea at the time, there wasn't very many JZ32's floating around the web and the JZ is a prooven work horse.

https://www.bardabe.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/2JZ_Z32.jpg

-Juan

[offthewall]

The Z32 and JZ make such a great pair. Looking forward to the rest of this build.

[PoorMans180SX]

This is going to be awesome.

[future]

No matter what engine thus will be a sick build

[AzS13hatch]

I haven't done much in depth research on Z32's, what is the reason for going to an NA subframe? Also for what its worth, I have the Maverick kit on my S13 behind a 1JZ and I love it. The quality is top notch and had to make no adjustments or fabrication of my own (besides shaving the bell housing to compensate). IMO it looks much cleaner than the Collins kit, although you won't ever see it once in the car.

[Hatemy7]

This is nice. ive never seen this swap into this bad boy

[MrFairlady]

Im down like 4flats! Z32.
Can't wait to see whats done.

[chank]

Sure are a lot of z32/ 2jz swaps going on. Good luck to you and i'll be looking forward to your progress. heres an old pic of my swap, also vvti, she's a little bit further along now but still lots to do (mock up motor in pic).

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v473/PRSRIZD/Mobile%20Uploads/20150315_180549_zps7sklinic.jpg

[bardabe]

Expect some updates over the weekend, I have decided to make a custom tubular cross member to be able to sit the engine as low as possible to avoid any hood notching and retaining maximum oil capacity. don't know how far I'll get since we have a holiday weekend and my access to materials will be limited, BUT i do have this teaser from last night :) (got bigger turbo)

https://www.bardabe.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/S300SX.jpg

[bardabe]

So I kinda sold the 2JZ...

[spooled240]

Anthony has a smoked vq37hr that may be salvageable. Just throwin some ideas out there lol

[Jissan]

LOL WTH :D

What's the plan now? I can't say I don't love the VQs, but the vq37hr have massive VVEL solenoids on the back of the heads that push the motor far forward and jack with proper subframe placement on S chassis. Not sure about the Z32 subframe & firewall layout though.

[Hatemy7]

So I kinda sold the 2JZ...



WTF????


the fk are you going to do now???

[bardabe]

WTF????


the fk are you going to do now???

Test fitted the 2JZ, wasn't going to be practical for the use of the car. The amount of cutting into the cross member and / or the oil pan would sacrifice lots of structural rigidly, ground clearance & oiling issues. So it's just not a good fit for anything other than a few short highway pulls or shirt drift run.

Currently waiting for a good virgin or close to virgin S14/15 SR20 to pop up.

[bardabe]

So I kinda bought an SR.

https://www.bardabe.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/12196215_10206494280369578_1052325009941013343_n.j pg

[collegekid]

What did that cost you if you don't mind?
I got my Kouki Sr motorset for 2600 shipped, kinda wondering what front clips cost today

[PoorMans180SX]

I've never really understood the draw of the notchtops unless you're going to keep them very stockish. Any particular reason you got one?

[Corbic]

Utter disappointment

[bardabe]

What did that cost you if you don't mind?
I got my Kouki Sr motorset for 2600 shipped, kinda wondering what front clips cost today

It was a personal hook up, can't really discuss the details on it but for something like what I got with today's exchange rates expect to pay around $3500 or so. Mine was obviously cheaper because I wholesale and been buying engines and clips from them for 10+ years.

I've never really understood the draw of the notchtops unless you're going to keep them very stockish. Any particular reason you got one?

I don't plan to go apeshit right away, so the added torque of the VTC is really nice. I might do a mild turbo upgrade (EFR 7670) but more than likely once I shake the car down and get some real seat time in a year or two I'll be going VET. With the 13 engines the lack of low end and top end kills me and I would have to go VET from the get go. To me seat time and chassis setup is more important than a wild setup at the moment.

Utter disappointment

Sorry man, the amount of cutting and compromising the JZ swap into the Z32 makes people do is not something I'm willing to do. (Loosing 95% of the middle of your cross member or 50% of your oil pan) with the added weight and tq it would not end well for my car (log term)

[Reece]

SR Z32s are way cool, super excited to see this

[Corbic]

Sorry man, the amount of cutting and compromising the JZ swap into the Z32 makes people do is not something I'm willing to do. (Loosing 95% of the middle of your cross member or 50% of your oil pan) with the added weight and tq it would not end well for my car (log term)


So instead your making massive compromises on displacement, strength and power to shoehorn a SR in there...


VG30DETTs are a dime a dozen.

There is also the RB25, which is shorter than a 2J and of course *dramatic pause*




The LS1.

[bardabe]

So instead you're making massive compromises on displacement, strength and power to shoehorn a SR in there...


VG30DETTs are a dime a dozen.

There is also the RB25, which is shorter than a 2J and of course *dramatic pause*




The LS1.

Nah, I just don't want to butcher my car. I've done a couple SRZ32's and actually really like the way it fits and feels. I'm going to have fun with it and be very happy.

P.S. If I ever go LSX I'll do it buying a corvette or a CTS-V

[collegekid]

If you want to get rid of that side mount setup I am in need of one.
I just want to start out stock and slowly add modifications to see how it changes.

Plus I would rather buy an inexpensive Smic setup vs the $600 greddy and blitz kits that are out there right now (which are really tempting me )

[bardabe]

If you want to get rid of that side mount setup I am in need of one.
I just want to start out stock and slowly add modifications to see how it changes.

Plus I would rather buy an inexpensive Smic setup vs the $600 greddy and blitz kits that are out there right now (which are really tempting me )

yes that is actually for sale, PM me.

[bardabe]

So I have progress,

I got to pull the engine out of the clip and sold the transmission. I still need to get rid of the five lug, the RHD stuff, Speed sensor & basically everything else from the clip that i do not need for the swap. while that happens I put the SR on the stand and took it apart. I stripped it of all components this past weekend and took the head off. from initial looks i was a bit skeptic since the engine oil looked dirty. I have never had a bad engine from my supplier so I took the head off and just as expected the cylinder-walls pretty much look perfect. I was able to clean the top of the pistons with a simple spray of parts wash and a rag, only one wipe and the pistons were pretty spotless. since I'm re-sealing the engine and changing out all the gaskets I replaced the factory composite gasket with a 1.5MM Tomei head gasket & brand new Nissan head bolts. I also re-sealed the front timing cover / oil pump, I still need to re-paint the valve cover so i can finish sealing the engine so I can clean the outside of all the old leaks & that weird white calcium build up.

https://www.bardabe.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/5632BADB-07FD-45E6-B886-D1BDA0EB6EE8.jpg

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I've been stashing parts for quite sometime now, I should have my bell-housing back from machine shop sometime this week. (Z33 gear box) so I can mate my transmission to the block and begin fabricating motor mounts. just today my ATS Clutch arrived from Japan. (thank you Yasu!) so I'm super stoked for that, i don't think I'll ever have to worry for a slipping clutch. thanks to George over at Maverick Motorsports I won't ever have to worry about breaking a transmission thanks to his SR20 to Z33 adapter as well. I hope to this week finish bleeding the lifters & get the valve train all back together. I still need to make up my mind on what I want to do with the valve cover, ultimately I'd like to send my Valve cover to MCR Factory when i forge the engine & do the top mount turbo but i need to figure out something for now.

https://smashedlensedotcom.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/662111w.jpg

[Hoffman5982]

Do you have a hookup for MCR valve covers? I looked into it in the past and was told it would cost about $4-500, and they only like dealing with new valve covers

[Lees_Garage]

Glad to see the progress Juan! DM'ing you now about the 5-lug.

[bardabe]

Unfortunately I haven't received my bellhousing back from machining so I can make motor mounts and other fab work so I've had to compromise. This weekend I was able to make the hangers for my exhaust, I also took the apexi gauges and installed them. I re-loomed the apexi harness with milspec loom for a cleaner look through the windshield and ran all the wiring. I also had a chance to mock up the Intercooler mounting and I'm really thinking of making an aluminum bumper beam with tabs for the IC. Not sure how traditional I want to do the mounting on that.

https://www.bardabe.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Tomei_Exhaust.jpg

https://www.bardabe.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/DC421CE1-0609-44CB-9149-67006E51A846.jpg

https://www.bardabe.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Test_Fit_IC.jpg

-Juan

[RalliartRsX]

Timeless look of the Z!

Freeing up weight and complexity on the front is the way ahead me thinks!

[future]

This is hawt

[greenwood]

This is exciting :)

[simmode1]

Inspiration! I've recently fallen in love with the idea of KA-T powered Z32s, so I'll be keeping an eye on this one. 500-600hp mated to the CD0009 sounds perfect!

[tricky_ab]

Do you have a hookup for MCR valve covers? I looked into it in the past and was told it would cost about $4-500, and they only like dealing with new valve covers

Unless it's changed since the last time I had asked, it's done on new covers they purchased. Oh and it can be more depending on what you're asking them to do (and the size of the covers).

[unpaintedhatch]

SR20 into a Z32 is awesome thumbs up and good luck sir.

[10psitx]

Love the engine choice, looking forward to the process.

[bardabe]

Thanks guys!

so I have updates,

Friday night i got my transmission case back from the CNC. Saturday morning I wasted no time and put the trans back together 100%, bolted the adapter plate to the engine and got started on making mounts. I can't believe it actually look me two days to make up my mind on the design and pull it off but over all I am very happy with the way the engine fits and the mounts came out.

https://www.bardabe.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/AA61E321-E498-445C-B227-497A34DE8CD1.jpg
https://www.bardabe.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/ED95C8E9-A845-4D1C-8BBE-2A3C836ABD72_1.jpg
https://www.bardabe.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/BF633062-8EBB-4B31-83B1-8883C92F7B4A_1.jpg


All i have to do now is trace where exactly the oil pan will hit my x-member and then I can pull the motor out so I can finish re-sealing everything. once the engine is put together i plan to hit it with my friends steam cleaner, get it all nice and prettied up and drop her back in for good. so I can fab up the charge piping, Downpipe, Intake & wire it up.

good night folks!!

[greenwood]

nice! well done!

[iStayBroke]

Excited to see progress on this. Been debating what swap to do in my Z for a bit now, can never get over how much room the SR opens up in the bay.

[Big Zee]

looks great so far!!!

[TWest]

Was debating on putting a SR in mine as well. So many people hate this swap and I don't understand why, at least not coming from a N/A. Looking forward to the progress!

[MrFairlady]

Make templates, make copies, make $$$, meet Bitches!!!


You could sell that.
Love it man.
almost went SR in mine but decided to go RB

[Jibbberish]

This is sick haven't seen this swap much.

[ixfxi]

can never get over how much room the SR opens up in the bay.

thats because it was designed and intended to house a 6-cylinder 3.0L

:P

[bardabe]

Was debating on putting a SR in mine as well. So many people hate this swap and I don't understand why, at least not coming from a N/A. Looking forward to the progress!

Haha thanks man, I did the swap for franklin a few years back and was pretty content with the way the car feels. My car used to be TT so I'm curious how this will feel next year when i add HP to it.

Make templates, make copies, make $$$, meet Bitches!!!


You could sell that.
Love it man.
almost went SR in mine but decided to go RB

I don't think there is a market for this. The amount of money it would cost to make the mounts would dilute the market down quite a bit this is also using a CD0009 transmission so I would need to re engineer them to use the factory 5 speed from the VG (like most people would swap).

This is sick haven't seen this swap much.
Thank you sir! I'm excited to drive my car again :)

thats because it was designed and intended to house a 6-cylinder 3.0L

:P
Haha i have so much room for a big turbo now.

[ixfxi]

Haha i have so much room for a big turbo now.

i dunno about that, but at least you can work on the car like a normal human being. most z32 owners pay shops buckoo bucks to service their VG because only a person getting paid well would have the patience to do that type of work

if it came down to owning and wrenching on a z32 or jza80, i'd have to say jza80.

[iStayBroke]

thats because it was designed and intended to house a 6-cylinder 3.0L

:P

most z32 owners pay shops buckoo bucks to service their VG because only a person getting paid well would have the patience to do that type of work
.

True x2 haha


What kind of hp #s were you aiming for with the swap, 350-400ish?

[bardabe]

True x2 haha


What kind of hp #s were you aiming for with the swap, 350-400ish?

Sometime in the next year or two I'll build the head bottom end and strap a solid BW turbo on it. Maybe make 450-500 but for now I'll be happy at 300-330

[bardabe]

So Over the past two weeks I've had some updates. shortly after making the motor mounts the following week i put the lower sump on the car and trimmed my cross member where i had marked the flange at. I also installed the manifolds and turbo back on the engine nothing i thought was worth sharing really. I did however run into a couple of issues that pushed my progress back by one weekend.

first issue was that the clutch release bearing wasn't sitting close enough to the pressure plate so the clutch fork was traveling a good 65% of the travel without touching the pressure plate at all. I only had 13-14mm of travel left before the clutch fork would touch the other end of the window opening. unfortunately the slave cylinder was going to run out of travel well before that. so i had to do lots of research and come up with a solution. (Thread Here (http://zilvia.net/f/showthread.php?p=6008848#post6008848))

Either way, engine is in for good.

throughout the week I plan to make the mid-pipe for the car to link my Downpipe to the Tomei Exhaust and fab up the plate for my gear shifter. once that is done I can finally install the driveshaft and be done crawling around the floor like a peasant.

https://www.bardabe.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/3A13251B-2D3B-4D93-9EE0-F25869BC6767.jpg

https://www.bardabe.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/TomeiExhaust-2.jpg

[bardabe]

So Monday night i finished my downpipe, I finished it around Midnight (little after) and being that i have to be up for work at 5:30AM i didn't take time to take pics. so here are some pics i took yesterday.
https://www.bardabe.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/9669E45C-E487-41A3-A35D-96FF24E555CA-1.jpg
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https://www.bardabe.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/222E5BD3-94A4-46AC-A487-9B701EF108F6.jpg
I forgot to drill & tap my exhaust manifold for my EGT probe so before i permanently install that with the Tomei Ti i have to pull the manifold & turbo out to handle the drilling & tapping. I did get some progress on my shifter bracket last night though I should have pics of that sometime tonight or tomorrow.

[ixfxi]

Nice fab work. This car will be so fun to work on and maintain.

Where did you get the metal supplies for the exhaust work? 304SS?

That bell mouth looks like it was tough to fab up. Nice thick flange though.

[bardabe]

Nice fab work. This car will be so fun to work on and maintain.

Where did you get the metal supplies for the exhaust work? 304SS?

That bell mouth looks like it was tough to fab up. Nice thick flange though.

Thank you sir! I got my flanges & clamps from Vibrant Performance they have really nice stuff.

I am leaving on Vacation to NY on Wednesday to hang out with a few friends out there for the weekend so there won't be any progress this weekend. I did however get some solid progress this weekend. I didn't get a chance to take many pictures throughout the weekend since i was working Solo. I got the gear selector 100% finished and done. so i was able to install the prop-shaft for good. downpipe got installed for good as well. I was able to fab up my power steering high pressure line along with my clutch line & got the clutch bled. (super excited for the twin disk it feels exactly like the RPS Sport pressure plate) I also managed to get the intercooler mounted & made all of the plumbing for it.


https://www.bardabe.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/charge_pipe.jpg

so with everything under the car done I was impatient and decided to put the car on the ground. I had to lower the coilovers in the front a whole 1.375 inches to get the car to sit back at the height that it was before the swap lol. but it looks amazeballs with the new wheel setup and the FMIC.

I'll have to take some better day time pictures soon sorry for the dark / shitty quality of the current pics.

only things left is Heater hoses, Radiator Hoses, Install fuel filter, power steering reservoir & Wire it up! if everything keeps going at the current pace i don't see having an issue firing it up the weekend after i get back from NY.

also i need to get a hold of a straight bumper beam, mine seems to be tweaked :/

[MrFairlady]

Awefully reminicant of Franklins setup??
He still have his?

[bardabe]

Awefully reminicant of Franklins setup??
He still have his?
Probably because I was the one who did his install & Fabwork haha. I believe he does yes. He was in an accident so the car is being repaired at the moment.

[bardabe]

This is my current situation.

https://www.bardabe.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Charge_Piping_finished.jpg
https://www.bardabe.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/SRZ32_Old_Wriring.jpg

[MrFairlady]

I knew you did I thought maybe he parted it out since it matched so much.

Question.
What did you do with the fuel lines. Did you route them around the back of the valve cover or some other way? I have to route mine to that side as well and trying to maybe go hard lines like the brake lines to the other side from the driver side.

[ixfxi]

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/FairladyZ32/0911792B-C92C-4895-83AE-398F2C4C7507.jpg

This is my current situation.


You cant fool us.

Papa Johns garlic butter ... is the current situation.

[bardabe]

I knew you did I thought maybe he parted it out since it matched so much.

Question.
What did you do with the fuel lines. Did you route them around the back of the valve cover or some other way? I have to route mine to that side as well and trying to maybe go hard lines like the brake lines to the other side from the driver side.

back in the thread i posted pictures of my aluminum hard lines. I made hard lines to go from the driver to the passenger side of the car. very simple & much cleaner than rubber.

You cant fool us.

Papa Johns garlic butter ... is the current situation.

haha that was an entire situation last night, up until 1:45AM i pretty much got the car ready to fire up. I do have some cleaning up of the wiring harness to do. I'm not 100% satisfied with it since in the Z32 chassis the Harness hole is much closer to the intake manifold than that of the S-chassis. I will probably end up ripping the harness out again in a few months or making a new one from scratch for the Haltech i plan to buy. I have about 18 - 20" of un-used harness length wrapped behind the cylinder head and it's bugging the shit out of me.

[tb13]

Oh man, this is sweet. I sold my Z a year ago and have been thinking about getting another ever since, with the though of SR swapping it kicking around in the back of my head...

You basically end up with near perfect weight distribution getting rid of the VG, never understood why people hate the thought of an SR in a Z32...

[ixfxi]

back in the thread i posted pictures of my aluminum hard lines. I made hard lines to go from the driver to the passenger side of the car. very simple & much cleaner than rubber.

did u say alum? for brake line? i hope this isnt too late to change, better doing that in cunifer tubing. i dont think the alum tubing will last long in terms of corrosion resistance

as for the extra wire, just cut the excess slack and resolder/shrink tube. 1 wire at a time. you might need another order of papa johns tho :-)

[Black240Ct]

subscribed to see this thing driving!!

any worries with the twin disc and input shaft engagement with the forward most clutch

[Ronald_Mcdonald]

did u say alum? for brake line? i hope this isnt too late to change, better doing that in cunifer tubing. i dont think the alum tubing will last long in terms of corrosion resistance

as for the extra wire, just cut the excess slack and resolder/shrink tube. 1 wire at a time. you might need another order of papa johns tho :-)

Pretty sure he was referencing his fuel lines when he said that.

[bardabe]

did u say alum? for brake line? i hope this isnt too late to change, better doing that in cunifer tubing. i dont think the alum tubing will last long in terms of corrosion resistance

as for the extra wire, just cut the excess slack and resolder/shrink tube. 1 wire at a time. you might need another order of papa johns tho :-)

Hey Mike I was referring to the Fuel lines haha I wouldn't make aluminum brake lines haha. I thought about that but the logical part of me won't let me invest THAT much time into this old harness simply because I'm about a year or so I'll be upgrading to a standalone EMS. Building a nice harness from scratch for that would be time better spent rather than cutting and soldering one wire at a time haha fuck that would take so damn long.

The car runs, I drove it Monday at like 1:30am if weather permits I'll have some nice pictures this weekend. I should have some Dyno videos and action shots within the month.

[bardabe]

She runs and drives, I need to calibrate my speedo, otherwise just need to get my New bumper & side skirts painted. And install a shorter final drive. This
Whole 3.53 final is ideal for a 600hp 2JZ not a 250hp SR. The Tomei exhaust sounds damn amazing at WOT and the throttle response from my entire setup is crisp I love it. Once I have the 4.083 I'm sure the car will be even more fun to drive. The 6 speed feels really good, clutch is extremely noisy but super drive able I have absolutely no complaints :) I'm happy she's on the road. Will get action shots from the next track day. Going to take it to work and align it tomorrow.

https://www.bardabe.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/E97681D9-4130-484A-B6C4-1713C715B9E5-2.jpg
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[future]

Faster then I expected =p

[2jz_240]

2jz all the way.. Good choice..

[ixfxi]

2jz all the way.. Good choice..

....


florida

[bardabe]

....


florida

hahahahahah oh man. that was good.

[bardabe]

So I took the car to work this week,
https://www.bardabe.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/693CC312-C739-4AD4-A311-8FBAC147B93F.jpg

And installed this bumper, Dyno action coming in the next 2 weeks or so.

https://www.bardabe.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/DDAA7218-D11D-4A11-A8B4-839A38CFA341.jpg

[future]

Wait you work at Fontana Nissan? I've been going there for years

[bardabe]

Wait you work at Fontana Nissan? I've been going there for years

haha yeah, I work there with Scott, Chris, Cody, Ernie & Gio.

[future]

Tell your parts guys to actually give good deals and you guys would see me more

Z1 sells shit cheaper shipped then I can pick it up locally......and they are on the other side of the country

Anyway next time I'm in I'll see if "the guy with the Sr swapped Z32 is in"

Lastly. I thought Scott got fired?

[bardabe]

Z1 sells grey market and after market shit. OEM parts cost more than permatex, nabco remans, reybestos & Nissan repackaged Third world country junk. You are comparing apples to oranges, but chances are my deal won't be any different than Scott or Cody's. we don't step on eachothers toes. If you ware just walking in and talking to the front counter guy well good luck with his ridiculous ass pricing as we won't step on their toes either it's workplace courtesy. Your best bet at a good deal is to walk in and ask for a race shop rep before asking for parts.

& for the record Scott never got fired.

[future]

That's what that guy jaun told me lol


And I wish I could go in and feel alright with what I spend but they just like to rape you so I'm sure they end up loosing out on sales

[[email protected]]

That's what that guy jaun told me lol


And I wish I could go in and feel alright with what I spend but they just like to rape you so I'm sure they end up loosing out on sales

I'm not sure what kind of deal you are looking for on real OEM parts, I've quoted you entry level wholesale price in the past as a one fellow Z32 owner to another. Anyway we will be here when you need OE, JDM or after market parts,

-Juan

P.S. Scott says Hello.

[BossHogg]

great taste. Black 300 with gold RG. Wish my car was black :(

[future]

Wait I just read that over. Z1 sales fake Nissan parts?

[RalliartRsX]

Wait I just read that over. Z1 sales fake Nissan parts?

Take this elsewhere or to Pms......... Lets not mess up a perfectly good Build thread with other issues. If you have no realized, Barbabe does NOT set the prices, so he should not be held accountable (or needs to be singled out because of where he works). If you have an issue, take it up with Nissan..........

[pacotaco345]

Wait I just read that over. Z1 sales fake Nissan parts?

Obviously your reading comprehension is as bad as your grammar.


...cool build

[51580]

Never seen such a thing. Sr20 z32. I like it man be different, keep us updated on getting that 2j in

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[Ramonesfreak2010]

Never seen such a thing. Sr20 z32. I like it man be different, keep us updated on getting that 2j in

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lmao. I don't think that's happening anymore... :2f2f:

[51580]

lmao. I don't think that's happening anymore... :2f2f:
Whhhat

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[bardabe]

Sooo since HKS Speed Ring is coming up, OIL COOLER!
Deralle 25 Row Core
Phenix Industries Fittings
Phenix Industries Line
Greddy Thermostatic Plate

https://www.bardabe.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/BDFC7BB4-8BBB-4838-A9EE-C96169754C48-4-e1542872442108.jpg

[Silviastunter]

hot damm that sr looks good in there

[Okinawandrifter87]

Looking good Juan! I used my first post in a long time to comment on your thread lol.

[tricky_ab]

Man this thing looks GREAT!

[MattTenFour]

Gorgeous build! I'm in the process of swapping a CD009 into my SR powered S13. Do you have any idea what the weight savings are between the SR and the VG30DETT? With so many N/A Z32s available around my area I've always considered this swap.

[bardabe]

Man this thing looks GREAT!
Thank you sir!

Looking good Juan! I used my first post in a long time to comment on your thread lol.
haha thanks man, hope to see you soon!

Gorgeous build! I'm in the process of swapping a CD009 into my SR powered S13. Do you have any idea what the weight savings are between the SR and the VG30DETT? With so many N/A Z32s available around my area I've always considered this swap.

i haven't put my car on scales yet, but it should be at least 400lbs. it sure feels like it.

I competed this past weekend at the HKS Speed Ring, here are some action shots.

https://www.bardabe.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/HKS_Speed_Ring_2016.jpg

https://www.bardabe.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/HKS_Speed_Ring_2016_2.jpg

[battery1882]

Car looks great!

I wanted to make it out there but didn't have time to finish my car.

what tires/brake pads are you running?

[danbarnett123]

Awesome. Had no idea sr swap was so popular.

[bardabe]

Car looks great!

I wanted to make it out there but didn't have time to finish my car.

what tires/brake pads are you running?
Thanks dude! I'm using Zestino Gredge07RS 265/35R18's tires are awesome I'm actually working on a review. Brakes I'm using BNR34 brembos with DBA rotors and Endless MXRS pads.

Awesome. Had no idea sr swap was so popular.

It's not haha I think the amount of Z32's with running driving SR's is still in the single digits.

[Reece]

This whole thread is so good.

[bardabe]

So Long story short, I had a water pump failure at the race track. While i simply thought i had heat soaked my car and did a "cool down lap" it was really a "meltdown lap" and blew the HG. I parked the car since i had been re-modeling my house and needed to focus on the bigger picture. With the help of my dad and his past construction experience we remodeled the entire inside of my house & the garage.

Since i now have a better work area I've rolled the car back in to it's "new home" and will begin a tear down in the next day or two.

[bardabe]

Update: So between Monday night and Tuesday night I pulled the engine outta the car and tore it apart. I'm super happy that the safety features I setup on my ECU worked out well. The pistons and head showed zero signs of detonation, and the valves also did not looked damaged / burned. all the damage i got was due to heat. Since the engine did reach a peak of 143*C according to the logs i was expecting MUCH worse damage than it actually happened. I had never seen a MLS head gasket get baked this bad, I'm super stoked the head and block aren't completely screwed.

https://www.bardabe.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Z32teardown.jpg
https://www.bardabe.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/HeadGasket.jpg
https://www.bardabe.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/HeadGasket2.jpg

When i was in the pits pulling in i noticed at idle i only had about .8 bar of oil pressure. meaning i over cooked the oil. there was no abnormal noises, from the head or anything. draining the oil nothing was abnormal, camshafts rockers all look solid like they had good lubrication. no scoring on the cams or head. Rocker arms looked good no hot spots or scoring. That's about where the good news end though, when i pulled the pan off the block to finish checking everything i found glitter. It is so small that i can;t even pick it up with my finger nails but the oil does feel gritty. best description i can say is it feels like wet 1800-2000 grit sand paper. so I'm stuck at a cross roads, do i toss new bearings in it and risk tossing a rod at the next event or do i make bad financial decision and just build the block and head? I'm going to sleep on it for a couple of nights and figure out a game plan. I refuse to give up on this car just because of a road bump. I just hadn't planned on building a full race engine this soon. I wanted to spend more time on the track with the stock block.

[deolio]

i was in a similar situation. my oil looked exactly like that, but i just ended up cleaning out as much of the oil as i could, replacing the bearings and putting it back together. drove 100 miles, changed the oil, checked the head and everything was ok. repeated the process several times and everything has been good. there was no metallic in the oil last time i changed it and the drain plug only had a couple small specks on it. but obviously it's a bit of a gamble. there may a blocked oil galley somewhere that will lead to premature failure some day. just gonna stash away some extra money for when/if that happens haha

[spooled240]

what happened to your water pump? did it seize or leak coolant?

[Dolph_KYAS13]

Been following your escapades on instagram for a while now. All these non VQ 300zx's are making me like them more and more.

Also nice job on the garage, it looks like a great place to get work done.

[tricky_ab]

Been following your escapades on instagram for a while now. All these non VQ 300zx's are making me like them more and more.

Also nice job on the garage, it looks like a great place to get work done.

That's because there's actual space to work and maneuver, in the engine bay.

[AscendaShogun]

I was super stoked the whole time I read this. Then bummed about the head gasket.

Mine popped in the RB20 in July

Keep it up though bud! Excited to see more!

I love Z32s...really need to start considering building one...

[greenwood]

VG NOT VQ GOSHHH GOSH GOSH GOSH GOSHHHH

https://media.giphy.com/media/13AjXR7pEf0Jri/giphy.gif

[bardabe]

Blah Blah Blah SR20 Blah blah VVL
so the entire first quarter of this year has been pretty nuts, finished a few loose ends in my garage. designed a torque plate, fixed a few more cars, tuned Pacotaco's Car. life is good but I've been keeping the Z in the back burner and it's time to bring her back to life. I took the cylinder head off, put the straight edge on it & well it's not a core i would want to use to make a ton of HP. I could probably sell it to someone on here that wants to deck it and keep going but even so i would feel bad it's warped pretty badly so I'm going to keep it as a JIG for S14.3 rocker covers, good side money and my quality is hard to beat. Anyway, I've decided that with the S14 head so far gone I would just say screw it and do the proper build. I'll be using JE 86.5MM VVL Pistons, K1 Rods, & this super sweet JE Head Gasket. I've used the JE head gaskets on subarus upwards of 700WHP without issues so i know it'll be a solid HG to use on the SR20, added bonus? it has all three holes so using the FWD oil pump won't need HG modification like Tomei & Apexi.

https://www.bardabe.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Piston_Rod_Rocker.jpg

I have more goodies on the way but I'll keep updates coming the next few updates will basically be a proper write up on how I'm doing my RWD VVL Swap. so I'll leave this here for now. P.S. I also purchased an Apexi Water temp gauge lol

https://www.bardabe.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Apexi_gauge.jpg

[battery1882]

going to be a monster.. :)

What's the bore on that torque plate?

Good to see you making progress!

[RalliartRsX]

Looks like the race is on Juan ;)

[tb13]

Can't wait to see how this turns out, you might be the first person with an SR20VET swapped Z32. Regardless, its going to be pretty damn cool.

What turbo are you planning to run? Have a power goal in mind?

[iStayBroke]

I look forward to see it too, but definitely not the first

This one was built around 2005(IIRC)
http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii196/ttzofutah/IMG_0003.jpg
http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii196/ttzofutah/IMG00096-1.jpg

Still debating an SR in my own Z...

[RalliartRsX]

I look forward to see it too, but definitely not the first

This one was built around 2005(IIRC)
http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii196/ttzofutah/IMG_0003.jpg
http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii196/ttzofutah/IMG00096-1.jpg

Still debating an SR in my own Z...

Yep. Thats Danny. However, this was built in the 2008 to 2010 time frame. I was in contact with him a few months ago

There is also another guy in PR that was built some 5 or 6 years ago.

[tb13]

I look forward to see it too, but definitely not the first

This one was built around 2005(IIRC)
http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii196/ttzofutah/IMG_0003.jpg

Still debating an SR in my own Z...

Damn, that looks like one hell of a setup. Guess he won't be the first, but one of the few.

[bardabe]

going to be a monster.. :)

What's the bore on that torque plate?

Good to see you making progress!

Torque plate is supposed to be 87mm I should have it here on Monday the 24th you need it?

Looks like the race is on Juan ;)

hahaha i see what you did there!

Can't wait to see how this turns out, you might be the first person with an SR20VET swapped Z32. Regardless, its going to be pretty damn cool.

What turbo are you planning to run? Have a power goal in mind?

Haha I'm not the first but i only know of one other car, which is a super rad Drag car. as far as turbo goes I'm debating between an S252SX-E or an S257SX-E I'm more after a responsive setup so I'm more than likely going to stick to the S252SX-E my buddy Adam over at Motovicity keeps wispering EFR 7163 in my ear though so we will see what happens. I'm going to break it in with the factory S14 T28 and STi Injectors so I have a few months to drive it at 300hp and simmering my thoughts (and wallet) on it.

I look forward to see it too, but definitely not the first

This one was built around 2005(IIRC)
http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii196/ttzofutah/IMG_0003.jpg
http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii196/ttzofutah/IMG00096-1.jpg

Still debating an SR in my own Z...

God that car is so fucking rad, haha this is the one i was talking about. isn't thi car running some gnarly 3 speed trans?

[RalliartRsX]

Danny parted his car out a few years ago :(

[tb13]

Haha I'm not the first but i only know of one other car, which is a super rad Drag car. as far as turbo goes I'm debating between an S252SX-E or an S257SX-E I'm more after a responsive setup so I'm more than likely going to stick to the S252SX-E my buddy Adam over at Motovicity keeps wispering EFR 7163 in my ear though so we will see what happens. I'm going to break it in with the factory S14 T28 and STi Injectors so I have a few months to drive it at 300hp and simmering my thoughts (and wallet) on it.


Listen to the whispers, you know you want an EFR :naughty: A 7163 paired with a VVL head would be incredible, might not be the most responsible option keeping your wallet's health in mind though ahaha

[RalliartRsX]

Hey Hey Hey! Let him have his BW SXRE07390783xxhhoitu-etrtrt or whatever it is ;)

[battery1882]

Torque plate is supposed to be 87mm I should have it here on Monday the 24th you need it?

Yeah that would be awesome!

[spooled240]

That VET just sits so nice in that engine bay.

[tb13]

Hey Hey Hey! Let him have his BW SXRE07390783xxhhoitu-etrtrt or whatever it is ;)

Yo dawg, I heard you like confusing naming schemes :facepalm:

I actually checked out the S252SX-E and its pretty sweet. Basically GT30R size with a billet wheel and journal bearing. Even though its journal bearing, I bet response would still be great thanks to that glorious VVL head.

I still vote EFR 7163 though, GO BIG OR GO HOME!

[RalliartRsX]

Yo dawg, I heard you like confusing naming schemes :facepalm:

I actually checked out the S252SX-E and its pretty sweet. Basically GT30R size with a billet wheel and journal bearing. Even though its journal bearing, I bet response would still be great thanks to that glorious VVL head.

I still vote EFR 7163 though, GO BIG OR GO HOME!

..........well I would prefer for him to stay the BW SX track for..........errrrr....you know........strictly personal and very selfish reasons :naughty:

[iStayBroke]

I cant keep up with all this new turbo naming tech.

Anyone know how much power Danny's Z was making in that drag setup?

[RalliartRsX]

Around 800 WHP

[bardabe]

So over the past two weeks, i gathered more parts and finished up a few cars. finally had some time to work on my block this week since this weekend I'll be making a batch of S14.3 rocker covers from some zilvians and locals. here is an update, on Wednesday i finally got to work on the block, i drilled and tapped the block for the VVL N1 oil pump bolt hole that is different, I also drilled and tapped the front timing chain oil feed on the S14 block that is non existent on S13 & VVL cylinder heads. letting my machine shop tap and close the oil drain hole in the back of the block. (not going to buy a $70 tap to use it once) gathered all my parts for the new bottom end along with my torque plate and took a cute little family picture before heading to the machine shop. I ended up changing my mind on HG last minute because we will be re-surfacing the block & Cylinder head so jumped from the 1MM head gasket to a 1.5mm in efforts to also lower my compression a little bit. so i dropped off all the kids at the day care center for some machine work.

https://www.bardabe.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Rotating-Assembly.jpg

also while doing all this measuring, and research of ARP's catalog Brock (TB13) and I thought that the EVO X head studs would be a good fit instead of the shitty SR20 ones. Being the fickle person with my personal builds that i tend to be i ended up buying the Mazworx studs, and brock took a leap of faith and ordered the Evo X ones; while i had both of them with me i took a picture of the studs next to each-other. Close but the Mazworx are slightly different.

Mazworx on the Top, 4B11T Studs on the Bottom. looking forward to seeing what results Brock has with his studs.

https://www.bardabe.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/ARP_4B11_Mazworx.jpg

[tb13]

This is about to get really interesting

https://media0.giphy.com/media/5GoVLqeAOo6PK/giphy.gif

[RalliartRsX]

Sure is ;)

[bardabe]

... since my machine shop is extremely busy and i have no crazy / nice pics of engine guts I did get something from the Australian folk.

https://www.bardabe.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Taarks_Solenoids.jpg
should have more goods on the way here next week :)

[bardabe]

It's been a few months since i've been able to move forward on this build, partially due to an incredibly incompetent company that messed up my torque wrenches and basically put me on a stand still from blue printing my block & the other part is making up my mind on certain aspects of my build.

regardless here is some of the progress I've made in the past four months.

Crank was de-burred, oil holes smoothed out, polished & balanced. Rear hole on the block was tapped for a 3/4 NPT plug. Block was re-surfaced, Bored & Honed Rod Big ends were machined for desired diameters, pison wrist pin bores were honed, & the assembly was balanced verified all bearing thicknesses to match 100% the desired thickness for the clearances we are after using standard nissan 1N5 & 60J bearings then sent all of my things and an EJ257 I'm currently building out to WPC

https://www.bardabe.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/RWD_VVL_Block_Machine.jpg

https://www.bardabe.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/RWD_VVL_Machine.jpg

https://www.bardabe.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/RWD_VVL_Bearings.jpg

https://www.bardabe.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/WPC_Treatment.jpg


I basically had lots of time to save up and think about the powerband on where i wanted it. Two people i highly respect actually have been helping me with some of my theories and agreed with me so I ordered some Supertech Inconel +2mm oversized exhaust valves and +1mm oversized intake valves for the P11 Cylinder head along with all new valve guides & valve seats. Nick hunter of 5523 Motorsports offered me his 1N5 core (P11) as long as he was the one doing the cylinder head machining and porting. He is in charge of the entire cylinder head now.


since nick is currently going to town on my cylinder head i finally started to do the math thingies and size up a proper turbo to match my engine. Using the Borgwarner match bot it ended up telling me that this S257SX-E was going to be the best turbo for my application (i was expecting something like an EFR7163 or an EFR7670) but nope it was an SX-E so hey I'll take it! Also around the same time I was driving to pick up an HKS Turbo kit with my buddy Frank Siharath from Racetune Engineering (we always get into technical discussions and bounce ideas back and forth from one another) he convinced me that i needed an HKS GTII Wastegate in my life, and so I bought one.... and this is what it looks like next to my turbo.

https://www.bardabe.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/HKS_GTII_Borgwarner.jpg

Since Nick is supposed to be done with my head in a few more weeks I'm thinking of breaking all the air seals and starting assembly on the Short block. I want to put a video together for you guys to see just how amazing WPC really is and explain the process to you guys. I actually am now 100% setup to provide the public with the WPC process so if you guys have any questions please feel free to ask I'll be happy to help.

[TheRealSy90]

So, does BorgWarner not have an EFR that is "better" than their SX-E turbo? I would assume they'd have one that would make the same power with faster spool and more torque... Just doesn't make sense that their top of the line offering would be outperformed on their calculator.


Also curious on the reasoning for the HKS wastegate. To me it seems like a smaller Tial would be just as good. MV-S or even an MV-R. The HKS is just freaking huge. I sold my old Greddy Type-R gate for an MV-S that would probably outperform the greddy lol.

[bardabe]

So, does BorgWarner not have an EFR that is "better" than their SX-E turbo? I would assume they'd have one that would make the same power with faster spool and more torque... Just doesn't make sense that their top of the line offering would be outperformed on their calculator.
Here is the compressor plot of the EFR7163 with my engine data
http://www.bardabe.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/EFR7163COMPRESSORMAP.jpg
Bypassing just over 37% of the exhaust flow around the turbine and sitting in the least efficient areas on both spool and the top end. so i could see the car falling off even harder past 8K RPM. (1st point is 3K last point is 8K) this is with the biggest A/R available too. V-band .85

Next up i figured 7670 would be perfect!
http://www.bardabe.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/EFR7670COMPRESSORMAP.jpg
i mean even looking at this compressor map you'd think it is ideal. however the A/R for the T4 twin scroll unwastegated is 1.05A/R which is a little big for a 70mm turbine wheel. so the car would be a late spooler I'm seeing best case scenario in the mathematically ideal world 4psi by 3K RPM so i can imagine this being a late 3K early 4K spooler based on the data i see.

Here is the S257 compressor map
http://www.bardabe.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/S257COMPRESSORMAP.jpg

9psi by 3K RPM and no falling off at the top , with the .83A/R twin scroll housing it makes it a no brainer. I am wastegating about 24% of the exhaust flow by the top RPM which isn't terrible. Plus saves be around $1,100 compared to the EFR so I got nothing to loose.


Also curious on the reasoning for the HKS wastegate. To me it seems like a smaller Tial would be just as good. MV-S or even an MV-R. The HKS is just freaking huge. I sold my old Greddy Type-R gate for an MV-S that would probably outperform the greddy lol.

Meeehhh Tial and Turbosmart have great products, however over the years in all the cars I've build I've noticed that the Tial and TS springs become soft over time. part of this Frank & I believe is due to the size of the components and the life span just isn't there, when you are beating on cars non stop for 20-30 minute sessions the wastegates get much hotter and move a ton more than on a few back to back freeway runs or in a Drift run. Also the valves being smaller they heat up quicker and wear the guide out faster. long story short end up having to rebuild them every season or every other season.

The HKS, Greddy, Apexi & Blitz units have much bigger bodies, valves & components that are able to radiate the heat better as well as handle the stress better. This is the first HKS Wastegate I've owned but the oldest being on a JZA80 Supra about 7 or 8 years ago and that car hasn't had the need to adjust boost or any complaints on boost falling off either. all the HKS 1000 GTR's I've worked on have a couple of these and have zero boost control issues even over the years. long story short it's bulky and huge but a better built unit. not saying the Tial and TS units aren't good I sell those quite a bit too, i just don't have a ton of time to work on my own car so I rather buy parts that are going to need less maintenance.

[TheRealSy90]

Interesting, and the 7670 isn't available with a smaller say, T3 turbine housing for example?
I do understand saving over a grand in using the older generation turbo though. Makes sense.

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Interesting, and the 7670 isn't available with a smaller say, T3 turbine housing for example?
I do understand saving over a grand in using the older generation turbo though. Makes sense.

There is but it's Single Scroll T3 so i'll end up having higher back pressure, and with the loss of exhaust scavenging that the Twin scroll gives me it'll hurt the spool rate and top end power. I've never considered the Single scroll so i never even did the math on that, only benefit i can see at this point from going EFR is the Gamma Ti Wheel. Considering the new SX-E uses the same compressor wheel and turbine wheel design just in Inconel i can live with the heavier turbine wheel if it saves me $1,100. Maybe in the future when my wallet isn't hurting as bad i can justify trying out a 7670 when the SX-E let's go. (No plans to run a BOV at this moment :keke:).

[bardabe]

I've been getting pretty side tracked lately, have lots on my plate (including 3 R32's in my backyard waiting for new hearts) but here is a video of yesterday's time playing with my new Dynapack.

https://www.facebook.com/bardabeperformance/videos/1725760460770377/

^^^ Video Link ^^^

I should have some real progress updates once 5523 motorsports get's my cylinder head done :) :2f2f:

[Okinawandrifter87]

I've been getting pretty side tracked lately, have lots on my plate (including 3 R32's in my backyard waiting for new hearts) but here is a video of yesterday's time playing with my new Dynapack.

https://www.facebook.com/bardabeperformance/videos/1725760460770377/

^^^ Video Link ^^^

I should have some real progress updates once 5523 motorsports get's my cylinder head done :) :2f2f:

You're my hero Juan! So dreamy and such wow! I wanna be like you when I grow up!

[RalliartRsX]

Yep, all the pics on the prior 5 pages are dead :(

Any way we can get those back??

[Initial Drift]

Got to love photobucket. That fix worked for a while but now its not.

[supersayianjim]

fucking photobucket!!

[bardabe]

So after a few months of downtime i have UPDATES:

Firstly I fixed the pictures, I didn't RESTORE all of them as i wanted to condense the thread a bit and kept just the important key parts. but hey most of them are up now lol.

Nick over at 5523 Motorsports finished my cylinder head a few months back, I just hadn't had time to update the thread due to a few reasons. I am no longer at Fontana Nissan (left in good graces, I still have Nissan parts hookup) and currently finishing school. Once I graduate I'll be going full tilt on my own tuning shop. For now I'll stick to tuning, building engines & parts sales to pay the bills until i can dedicate myself to the business full time.

ANYWAY, updates on the SR head looks amazing. Supertech Oversized Intake & Exhaust Valves with new guides. New Valve seats, Clark over at Jim Wolf Technologies provided us with Springs for my VE head for testing. I can't speak of many specifics when they'll be available for the public but JWT valve train components have always been top notch. Nick also did some combustion chamber re-shaping to make this efficient head for turbo. It is a very similar design to what was used in the Land Speed car he put together a few years ago for MotoIQ. so bare with me as that's secret Squirrel business and some of the pictures are censored to keep his information confidential. we also re-tapped the exhaust stud ports to use the R35 Inconel hardware instead of the traditional VE/DE Exhaust studs.

https://www.bardabe.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/P11_VVL_Head.jpg

Exaust Ports
https://www.bardabe.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/VVL_Intake_Port.jpg

Intake Ports
https://www.bardabe.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/VVL_Intake_Ports.jpg

Cutting old guides out,
https://www.bardabe.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/VVL_Seat_Work.jpg

Starting the re-shaping process.
https://www.bardabe.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/VVL_Combustion_Chamber.jpg

preparing for assembly.
https://www.bardabe.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/VVL_Head_assembly.jpg

assembled
https://www.bardabe.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/VVL_Combustion_Chamber_3.jpg

https://www.bardabe.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/VVL_Head_Assembly2.jpg

https://www.bardabe.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/VVL_Head_Final.jpg

Shout out to Nick & Jen from 5523 Motorsports for the superb work.
https://www.bardabe.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Nick-and-Jen-5523.jpg

and because I know people will ask, Here is a shot of the VE head comparing the intake ports next to the 65F

https://www.bardabe.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/1N5_VS_65F.jpg

so pretty much at this point I have all the parts to assemble the engine, IIIIIII just have been sharing custody of this car along with my BNR32. I'm not sure as to which car get running first due to the whole getting my shop going again, school and the move to Texas. the SR20 still needs the following to get running

Intake Manifold (I will make)
Exhaust Manifold ( I will order)
Engine Management
Injectors
Fuel Pump
Transmission
Wiring

The R32 Needs
Injectors
Fuel Pump
Clutch
Engine swap (i have an R33 RB26 for it)
Tuning.

so while the R32 seems like it would be the easier of the two to get running I also hate to let this engine sit in a million pieces much longer.

[future]

Omg that head


But why was the valve area blurred in one of the pictures?

[bardabe]

Omg that head


But why was the valve area blurred in one of the pictures?

5523 Motorsports re-shaped the entire combustion chamber, so they asked me to not show that to the public. that's why it's cut in certain areas and blurred in others.

[e30gangsta]

Fantastic work! What are you going to school for? Also how did you learn all of this stuff? I try to read as much as I can on various forums, and on motoiq but I feel like there is never enough content to teach me this much lol.

[Teigen]

Nice! What a lovely combination. The SR and the Z, actually makes me want to do the same thing.

I once considered a VG30 in my KP61 Starlet :'D

[RVAE34]

Looks like some real solid head work!

[bardabe]

For sale thread coming soon, selling the SR20VET setup putting the Z back to stock and selling it, went a little over my head with trying to finish this, the R32 AND moving to Texas all in one year... sorry to disappoint fellas.

[bardabe]

https://zilvia.net/f/showthread.php?t=667717

Part out Thread for the Engine.