Turbo2nr's 600hp build

[turbo2nr]

So i can finally say im back ! so a little history.

had my last red s14 for about 5years,

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I loved this car to death , it wasn't anything too crazy, kouki, ka-t, standalone, suspension,rims brakes blah blah blah.. it was awesome tho..

then in November of 2010 tragedy hit, my car was involved in an accident,

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sadly i could not fix her, strut tower was shifted in almost 3".. i had to part her out..

then i dont know what got into me (probably the influence of ex girlfriends..) i decided i will grow up and get a BMW.. i then bought this 4dr 335i 6mt

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pretty nice car.. i did usually bmw d-bag stuff, angles eyes, chip/downpipes/intakes.. car was pretty quick but no fun.. I missed the s14 .. Every time i saw one my hear ached.. i went to cali and came back with a clear head and decided its time to sell the bmw..

Just so happened i decided to look for s14 again and i found one.. in long island.. red.. kouki.. ka-t, just like my old car.. it was set i need it!

so finally got the bmw sold! Now im back..

everyone meet Renee

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goal for this build : modern day race car in 90 era car.

first set of mods are:
kouki tail lights
fortune auto 500 coilovers
rear multi link arms
re-barrel rims.
 

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goal with this motor is around 600whp if it blow ( which i dont think it will) 2jz is up next.

specs on the car:
Engine
96 original KA24DE
Bored and plate-honed block
8.8:1 Weisco forged pistons with Weisco file-fit rings
Crower forged rods and rod bolts
Clevite main and rod bearings
Micropolished and balanced crankshaft
Ported head
Cometic Headgasket
ARP Head Studs
ARP Main studs
Koyo radiator
Flex a Lite Fans
relocated battery

Turbo:
Garrett GT35R CHRA, ATP .70AR ported comp housing, ATP .82 turbine housing
ETD turbo mani, wrapped, along with downpipe
Tial 38/40mm wastegate
Oil feed components are custom lines, Function7 flanges, and a Tuner Toys tee.
Brand new stainless steel braided water lines to the turbo
HKS Super Sequential BOV
Fmax FMIC and chromed piping
Apexi Dual N1 Exhuast
Apexi AVCR
Apexi SAFC
new NGK 8mm plug wires and NGK iridium plugs

Fuel:
Nismo 740cc sidefeed injectors
HKS FCON -V
HKS AFK
255 in tank


Transmission:
Competition clutch twin disk
1pc alumium drive shaft
j30 vlsd
Steel braided slave cylinder line
B&M Short throw shifter
Filled with Redline MT90

Front end:
'98 front end, OEM red
NEW kouki headlights
kouki lower front lip
JDM kouki grill

Suspension:
Tein S-tech springs
Tein tie rods
Moog ball joints
Whiteline FLCA bushings
Whiteline tension rod bushings
Energy Suspension swaybar bushings
Greg Dupree subframe spacers

Brakes:
Full 300zx front brake conversion, PDM lines, slotted and x-drilled Brembo rotors

Wheels:
old school Work VSs, powdercoated glossy black
New BFG KDW DRs on the rear.
Nitto 555s on the front

car made 366whp @ 356 ft/lb when previous owner dynoed on 14psi, also did a [email protected] ( shifting really easy not launching)
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With that being said, for summer im focusing on looks and suspension. I just swapped out the zenki tail lights for kouki tail. I plan on ordering Fortune auto coilovers this week.

I'm debating on which company to use for suspension arms, im between powered by max/spl/fortune auto.. i will defiantly order those soon.

then im going to rebarrel the rims: right now the vs-mx's are :
18x8 +34 (1.5" lip/ 18x9 +38 (2" lip),

going to get some 3"/4" lips new size and offsets will be:
18X10 +8 245/35 and 18X11 +17 265/35.

that should hold me down until next year when i get the real rims i want.

i also plan to re tune the fcon and raise the boost up a little, i just want around ~420whp for the summer.

ill keep this build active as i get parts in and progress is made.
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Small ricer update!

Installed led corner bulbs and led cluster bulbs

all bulbs are from super bright leds.com

the corner bulbs are the 16x led 194 bulb,
194 LED Bulb - 15 SMD LED Wedge Base Tower | LED Landscape Lighting | Super Bright LEDs (http://www.superbrightleds.com/cgi-bin/store/index.cgi?action=DispPage&Page2Disp=%2Fspecs%2FWLED-xHP15-TAC.htm)

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Cluster bulbs were the 9 led bulbs
194 LED Bulb - 9 SMD LED Wedge Base Tower | Miniature Wedge Base LEDs | LED Car Bulbs | Super Bright LEDs (http://www.superbrightleds.com/cgi-bin/store/index.cgi?action=DispPage&Page2Disp=%2Fspecs%2FWLED-WHP9-T.htm)

made a huge difference. With the led their is a spot in the cluster that is washed out, i have to find a way to fix this as it bothers me to death!

stock cluster
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new bulb vs old
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new sexiness
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these should go really nice with the defi i cant wait to install it!

Also did an oil change as well , the oil was very dark and low, glad i changed it before beating on the car.

Plans for this week:
- install HID 6000k
- install new bumper
- start defi gauge setup
- order new ac trim ( im a clutz and broke the other one at tarmac fail..)
- order new shift knob
- order barrel for rims

hopefully ill have a better update next week
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builds picking up!

 
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Getting real..

Gotta love impulse buys!
 

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and let the fun times begin, ok ok ill stop slacking and hopefully give a good pic update this weekend.

i didnt do much but install the dmax corners but it looks like poop because i need to change my peeling headlight housing :/ ill be doing so this weekend, and possible fender harness tuck and defi install =0
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ok mini update, i got it my coils and ruca, so install this week .. i really didnt want to start anything major with the car this weekend as i really wanted to driver her..

so i did ricer things.. i finally got around to installing my hids
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also my head light housing was fading so i baked them open and swapped out the housing to nice shiny ones i had laying around..

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i also cleaned up the engine bay and i drove her around ..
how she looks as of now before the big changes:

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cool pic:

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some inspiration: Jack from JDM Engine depot s14

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now while driving around sat night, "testing" the car i seen that my tune has some issues...

after a good beating session on the high way with a evox and 370z my car was running super rich 9.8-10.5 off boost, it was struggling to idle and wanted to flood out. Below 50% throttle it would be way to rich, and the wide band would be just toggling between 9.8- 11.5 randomly..

as i stop beating on the car and drove it normal, it began to act normal again, it stopped stalling out when coming to stop and clutch in.. the a/f returned to 12.7-13.5 lo throttle cursing speeds.

the lower drive ability part of my maps sucks! i can see that it needs a retune. So it looks like after this round of mod, im going to have to bite the bullet start the fuel system and cams, and go for a re tune.. goal - 500-550whp...

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update coils are in!
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i will go lower once i re lip my rims and get the fenders pulled..

pics of install done @ TARMAC SPL - thanks D!

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old vs new
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D putting in work
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also did pbm ruca
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all done!
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driving impressions-
Dampening was set 18 clicks form soft all around. I did the full stiff -> full soft as recommended before final adjustment of Damper.

Living in NYC and having experience in a s14 with harsh coils I was nervous in the beginning.. My first impression when driving down the block away from the shop was “wow these feel almost like the tien springs/stock strut combo” they felt more firm and responsive. Taking some dips on the road at fairly low speeds and the car remained stable, it wasn’t bouncy at all. The coils rebounded pretty quickly at local driving speeds ~15-30pmh. Compared to other coilovers they would get pretty bouncy at those speeds on wavy pavement. The joints/cracks in the road I didn’t notice them! That was a huge huge surprise to me. I was so happy that the coils rode so comfortable on local streets. I did purposely go over a few pot holes to see how harsh it was compared to the spring and struts combo. To my surprise it wasn’t that bad. It wasn’t as forgiving as a spring and strut but it didn’t make my back hurt over the bump either.. But needless to say I will be avoiding all pot holes..

On to Highway impressions-
My commute from the shop to my home is around 30miles, nyc high ways are unforgiving, pot holes, uneven pavement, cracks, un level areas that look and feel like some one put a speed bump on the high way for no apparent reason -__-
Cursing around 60mph the car is super responsive, lane change and weaving left to right is super responsive, as soon as I turn the wheel the car moves. It doesn’t lean it just goes with out delay. The ride isn’t bouncy at all. Its not to firm as in low speed testing, it rebounds nicely over uneven pavement. Driving around 60-70mph I didn’t feel the joints in the high way, it felt good not to have the car twitch over every line. I did slightly feel when the asphalt met cement and back to asphalt. But its nothing to complain about, Fortune Auto coilovers are way more forgiving then other coilvovers. The swift springs make the car feel soo composed, honestly it felt stable like my 07 335i on the high way, a nice comfortable ride and handle nicely, its very composed the car isn’t all over the road and it doesn’t tend to pull into the crown of the road like some overly stiff coilovers. The response is crazy, my last s14 had full suspension and arms spl outer tie rods/tension rods/ full rear arms, sub frame bushing ect. And in response this new car feels like this car with just coilovers! Amazing. Fortune auto did a great job with the Digressive valving on this coil.

My only only compliant was that over a big bump on the high way the coilover rebounded pretty hard, but It is expected as they are coilovers.. and the other negative would be on extremely low speed less then 10mph on a wavy piece of road the coils do feel a little bouncy but nothing that is to harsh. Again they are coilover and it’s the nature of them.

Over all im super satisfied with the coilovers and picking Fortune auto, Terry was a big help throughout the whole process of matching spring rate s and taking time to explain to me how the coilovers worked. He predicted them to be just like how they are! The swift springs are amazing defiantly worth the money. Even Damium was surprised at how well these coils rode in comparison to all the other coils hes tired.

I will keep updating this thread as I get more seat time with the coilover and also how it stands up over time. Right now the ride height is 25” from the floor to fender arch. I will be lowering it soo to around 23”. I will give another assessment of the car at that height to compare it at a lower setting. Also I will adjust the dampening to a softer and harder setting to see the difference.

Over all id recommend these coils, its super comfortable, firm and sporty when it needs to be and it fits on the car perfectly.

Thanks to Fortune Auto and terry for the FA510, and thanks to Damium at Tarmac for the install and all the help with adjusting and dialing in the coilovers.
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tested fitted my zeta.. unfortunately i have the wrong rail -__-

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fixed my gauge cluster.. one of my bulbs wasnt lighting up


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looks so much nicer!

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gauge set up almost complete

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zeta goes in this week once my rails come..

also my navan rear valance should also be here and my lips for the rims should finally come in! next few weeks is going to be good!
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Put in some "work" today

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A little preview, still need to clean up barrels and polish faces and clean bolts.. but you get the basic idea..

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little teaser..

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rear set 18x11+12
 

got some pulling ahead of me :rock:

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i can see it coming together..
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yes i know moar low! getting my fenders pulled and lowering the car another 1" this week and installing my jdm bumper. Should look decent soon.

btw federal ss595 run big, a 235 isnt even stretched on a 9.5 and a 265 no stretch on a 11" wtf?? i guess now i have to go for the meaty look :/

[turbo2nr]

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Some more updates!


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Ride height achieved..
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Big thanks for TARMAC SPL for the fender pull + height

pretty big difference
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havent done much yet, whats next on the list:

- put on center caps
-pbm toe arms
-alignment
-aerocatch hood pins
-glossy red vinyl wrap hood
-fix lip/ wrap in vinyl for added strength
-swap out kouki sides for gp sports sides
-wingless
-turn up boost to around 20psi

car needs moar power now, im going to have to start buying the rest of the stuff for motor..

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alex being my super hot greek wheel model <3 <3
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So i finally got the center caps on wheels look 10x nicer now:
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also discovered why my car feels slower, Watergate gasket is leaking -__- now comes the fun times of replacing it ..

also purchased some items heres a preview :
before:
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After
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gp sports side and my greddy lip, i also have the gp sports rear bumper and front bumper, its should look familiar as its from a members build on here ;-)

now to save up for some paint.
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minor update

so cars running ok, i have a exhaust leak on the turbo side which i cant find -__-

also from being low i have a hole in my flex section in my downpipe, and my wire harness was getting chewed through (even after tucking it away) looks like i have to notch the chassis next..

still waiting for paint and i need to find N1 ducts for the kouki bumper. I also removed my spoiler so im wingless now.

so as for now ive just been driving it..

pics because everyone loves pics..

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playing around with my broken greddy lip.. soon to be fixed

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[turbo2nr]

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update

this weekend i spent some time fixing and finding issues with the car..

things replaced:
oil
spark plugs
coolant temp sensor
tps sensor

Also i had D from TARMAC help me out, he found out that on my fcon harness i had a broken tps wire, which was causing my tps sensor to jump around. so we fixed that thinking it would help my running rich issue..

so after all that the car was still idling at 9.7:1 , it would stumble around 2-2700rpms, but after that it would be ok, driving a little better 11.9-12.5.

on boost the car runs good, 11.5-10.8 no hesitation or flat spots.

as i drove the car for a little i did notice drive ability get better .. which leads me to believe that the fcon has some kind of adaptive learning but im not sure. It still doesn't run 100% tho but the flat spot went away.

then we thought it may be a bad o2 sensor on the wideband causing it to run like crap. so we swapped out my wide band o2 for a good working one and still the same:confused::confused::confused:

while going through all this i did find out that my wastegate gasket is burnt and needs to be replaced and has a slight leak, also my turbo seems to be a tad bit loose on the manifold but not enough to cause a leak ( or at least i think not) but i dont think a exhaust leak pre turbo can cause such a big difference in a/f readings..

the other weird thing is that when i changed my plugs they were fouled, i put new ones in and drove around with it reading "rich" but when i looks at the plugs/o2 sensor after putting them in they did not have any black residue on it to indicate it running extremely rich. idk im stumped..|

im going to fix the exhaust gaskets/leaks and transmission and see if any thing changes.. if not then im going to take the car to the tuner and have he re program the fcon..

at a meet with tarmac

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i also need to put my damm aero on..
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Finally some good progress

went to good ol Tarmac to do some work.. goal today was to fix transmission and exhaust leak.

started off by pulling off the exhaust, i had more leaks then a sinking ship, exhaust was loose in 2 places, down pipe was loose in 2 places, wastegate re-circulation tube was also loose/broken. pulled all that off.

transmission came out no issues tho.. i didnt take much pics but heres one of my twin disk chilling.. its sooo cute

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while trying to tighten the wastegate we came to see that all four bolts on my turbo was loose as well.. we proceeded to tighten those as well.

while fixing the exhaust leaks, we decided no more re-circulation open dump ftw. I forgot how good that sounds.. slapped every thing back together and the car runs like a champ and i have reverse! :mysmilie_1725::mysmilie_1528gif:

now since all the hard stuff was done time for the fun stuff ... finally got around to installing my nismo N1 vents

making the whole

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test fitting first vent

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these things fit soo tight , we had to remover the front bumper so that we can get them to snap into the front bumper..

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me and oder comparing aero

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all done!

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all in all a very productive 15hrs of wrenching

next up car goes to the body shop on Monday for make over:borat:

oh the problem with the car running like crap kinda fixed it self, we figured out that i had a broken tps wire on my f-con harness, we fixed that and once i drove the car around for a bit it started to re-learn the bottom end of the tune. guess the F-CON has some kind of self learning idk.. also i disconnected my map sensor and blew it out , it had some white powder oxidation on it. As of now the car is running good

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ver.3 coming soon

[turbo2nr]

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vr.3

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at petrolwerks meet with tmspl

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hood and vents going back for paint , body shop didnt have time to get it done.

it was awesome to cruise around with everyone
 
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BAM!
-hood stays carbon, to much work to get it to look good in red and i think it gives me some street credit lol

wheels are sold new wheels soon.. it never ends -_________-
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some pics from this weekend
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so no real progress , still waiting on wheels got delayed now we are looking end of october -__-

mean time ive been buying parts so far i have
pbm toe
drift freak mounts
z32 rear brake setup

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which i will be installing soon..

but in other news over the winter im changing my whole turbo/fuel setup so this should be interesting.. ill update soon as new go fast goodies come in ;)

also my current turbo setup will be for sale soon if anyone is interested:

jgs manifold
38mm wastegate
atp 3582r
3" downpipe/dumpipe
intake pipe

basically whole turbo side..

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http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff421/turbo2nr1/20121005_193325.jpg
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parts starting to roll in, also got the aem and downpipe but i didnt get to snap a pic of it..

need to get:
1.06 divided housing for 35r
tial 44mm wastegate
tial bov
bigger intercooler
start fuel system
i finally got off my lazy ass this weekend despite working 7days and put in some work.

had a buddy come over and started to rip the engine bay apart.

http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff421/turbo2nr1/20121021_211022.jpg

http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff421/turbo2nr1/20121021_211030.jpg

http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff421/turbo2nr1/20121021_213316.jpg

http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff421/turbo2nr1/20121021_213348.jpg

so the full race mani is hitting the bolt for the power steering resv. looks like i need to unbolt it and it should slip on. i still need to change my exhaust gaskets tho.

http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff421/turbo2nr1/20121021_213412.jpg
http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff421/turbo2nr1/20121021_213422.jpg

i should be sending my turbo out this week hopefully to get upgraded and my new tial mv-r should be coming in today woot!


i have some surprise baller parts coming in next week

[turbo2nr]

So before i sent the turbo out for a upgrade i took some test fit pics

Pure Turbos - a vendor here is hooking me up with a 82mm billet wheel and a 1.06 divided t3 back housing , Cant wait until i get this back!

http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff421/turbo2nr1/20121022_181635_HDR.jpg

http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff421/turbo2nr1/20121022_181739.jpg

also picked up some parts:

new tial 44mm mv-r

http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff421/turbo2nr1/20121022_180747.jpg
aem 5 bar
http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff421/turbo2nr1/20121025_181816.jpg

id2000cc
http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff421/turbo2nr1/20121105_200219.jpg

and custom intake manifold .
http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff421/turbo2nr1/20121105_201920_HDR.jpg

while i had the turbo off i figure i put some heat foil down
before
http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff421/turbo2nr1/20121104_174825.jpg
after
http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff421/turbo2nr1/20121104_193340.jpg

this dei self adhesive heat foil is pretty good.

more updates as parts continue to come in/back

[babyjesus]

dang, this build is rad man! keep it up

[future]

Made $$$$ spent

Great looking car

[Pinggg]

Looking good,

[Mofuhcka]

Great looking car, great looking build, keep it up

[sex14]

man ive been looking for a zeta 2, where did u find yours just curious are those an authentic piece?

[HyperTek]

When i saw the white vents installed, i was thinking "ohh man i dont know if i will like this..".. but than i saw them painted and they look awesome.

Nice story and build!

[turbo2nr]

man ive been looking for a zeta 2, where did u find yours just curious are those an authentic piece?

its actually a zeta 1, i got it used from a local guy, later i plan on getting red zeta 2 tho.

When i saw the white vents installed, i was thinking "ohh man i dont know if i will like this..".. but than i saw them painted and they look awesome.

Nice story and build!

haha i was on the wall with the nismo n1 vents on a s14, but it turned out well, the greddy lip ties it all together.

now the slow process of waiting for parts to come back beings.

btw end of the month i should have some nice new wheels if works ever decided to ship them lol

[blo0d]

this build is what the fuck im talking about! perfect balance of power, handling, exterior, interior and stopping upgrades... true daily status earned!

[WholeGrainS13]

damn nice car man. build looks good. looks like youre missing some cams though. i have a set of brand new kelford 213-c's if youd be interested. should help getting to 600 easy

[2muchboost]

Good shit Drew!

[Memberofthe600hpkaclub]

Could u post a upclose shot of those welded in injector grommets...I'm doing the same thing and i turned off 4 new aluminum grommets from round stock today and im just trying to get a general idea of how they will sit....actually thinking about starting to fab them to what ever size/style bottom people need so they can use the various top feeds...just weld them in and go

[s14tan]

Good stuff man.
Glad you came back!

[Weedm]

i agree with your decisions.

[RastaS14]

Very nice S14K build. Post vids of the car in action once the new setup is complete!

[turbo2nr]

Could u post a upclose shot of those welded in injector grommets...I'm doing the same thing and i turned off 4 new aluminum grommets from round stock today and im just trying to get a general idea of how they will sit....actually thinking about starting to fab them to what ever size/style bottom people need so they can use the various top feeds...just weld them in and go

http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff421/turbo2nr1/20121109_190220.jpg

http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff421/turbo2nr1/20121109_190237.jpg

seems like the builder just built up the area with weld.

it worked fine for him and the previous owner tho. also the orginal builder of this manifold picked up 30whp on the same psi. so im really looking foward to install this asap.

pretty nice job on the inside of the plenum as well
http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff421/turbo2nr1/20121109_190319.jpg

now i just need my damm injectors and turbo to come back and i can start puttng it all together.

btw anyone know a good s.s. power steering line conversion kit. with the full race mani on, it sits right up to the p.s. rubber line.

my pump looks like this
http://www.nicoclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/dscn00069zj.jpeg

i need one that comes out in a 45deg angle like this
http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTSA3F-I3_mf3kQpUAw34LGuU3r5Dib_hDgAr_unjOZLZRAlU67QrIkcj ZJCw

where can i get that piece??

[drscooper]

man this sexy bitch has some meat on here! just how l love my women!:) lol

great build man cant wait for more!

[Memberofthe600hpkaclub]

Yeah I got.his other manifold actually...and yes they are super awesome...I had some round stock turned down to.the perfect size and basically replicate the oem injector isolator...ill be selling them for 50...and.that's material and shipping cost only...and ill even drill to what ever size bottoms you have lol...always made me mad that damn big doughnut

[bigyellowevo]

Great Build.

[turbo2nr]

http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff421/turbo2nr1/20121129_213251.jpg

http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff421/turbo2nr1/20121129_213303.jpg

http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff421/turbo2nr1/20121129_213320.jpg

http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff421/turbo2nr1/20121129_213328.jpg

http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff421/turbo2nr1/20121129_213338.jpg

http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff421/turbo2nr1/20121129_213408.jpg

FINALLY!! IT CAME BACK!

gtx3582r upgraded:

82mm billet wheel
ported comp housing
polished comp housing
divided 1.06 t3 turbine housing

i cant wait to get this sucker on the car. i got to wait for the mani to come back from thermal coating

[Pinggg]

Turbo looks good!

[turbo2nr]

fuel lines came in

http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff421/turbo2nr1/20121212_181208.jpg

-8 feed
-6 return
in line fuel filter
new fpr

id2000 should be back today =)

expect a big update this weekend

[future]

We shall be waiting :D

[turbo2nr]

rest of the parts are back
i.d. 2000
http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff421/turbo2nr1/20121213_182532.jpg

full race mani back from ceramic coating
http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff421/turbo2nr1/20121213_230337_HDR.jpg

i should have the turbo side assembled this weekend, then the car is off to Tarmac SPL for the fuel setup along with a few custom parts.

stay tuned things starting to pick up!

[scottie]

That manifold is B-E-A-UTIFUL!!

[bc.]

Holy nutsack batman! that turbo!

[turbo2nr]

made some progress this weekend,

finally got all the parts back i needed to assemble the turbo side and get the car to the shop.

decided to put all the new parts for my build together just to get a visual on the amount of money i dumped into this build -_-

http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff421/turbo2nr1/IMG_20121215_215506.jpg

my not so professional work station

http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff421/turbo2nr1/20121215_171833.jpg

exahust side preped and ready to go

http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff421/turbo2nr1/20121215_171822.jpg

Manifold on, the full race mani was such a breeze to install. it is hands down the best ka-t mani i ever put on. ( i used about 5 different manifolds on other ka-t setups) everything was such easy access , it really makes a difference when buying quality parts

http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff421/turbo2nr1/20121215_201935.jpg
http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff421/turbo2nr1/20121215_201951.jpg

i tried my best not to scratch the nice ceramic coating on the manifold.
As you can see the manifold/wastegate cleared everything well(ac/powersteering lines)only issue was the p.s. resivor line, that will need to be re-done in s.s. since it runs close to the first runner of the manifold.

started to put the turbo on and then i realized that the oil return line didnt reach, i had to pull it off and clock he turbo. this took up alot of my time.
I got it all reassembled and got the downpipe on.

http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff421/turbo2nr1/20121216_215717.jpg
http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff421/turbo2nr1/20121215_221817.jpg
http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff421/turbo2nr1/20121216_215701.jpg
http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff421/turbo2nr1/20121215_203525-1.jpg

turns out that i dont have the turbo oil feed fitting, i need to order that before i can start the car again, then all i need to do is attach oil/coolant lines, i/c pipe and then its off to Tarmac for fuel system, intake manifold, catch can setup and custom fmic.

getting there..

[2muchboost]

Good stuff Drew.....cars coming along beautifully. I hope I can make this much progress one of these weekends.

[bc.]

my not so professional work station

http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff421/turbo2nr1/20121215_171833.jpg

Don't be too ashamed, my work station is an old door sitting on sawhorses.

This is a good build :bow:

[2muchboost]

PS those robotic welds on the mani look SCHWEET!

[turbo2nr]

http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff421/turbo2nr1/20121218_224632.jpg

slight work..
almost ready to bring it to the shop after all the stupid issues..

[turbo_dreams]

Riyadh's gonna be faster.

Your car sucks.

[turbo2nr]

Finally made it to Tarmac now the real work beings :twisted:

http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff421/turbo2nr1/20121221_213956.jpg

http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff421/turbo2nr1/20121221_213929.jpg

http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff421/turbo2nr1/20121221_214009.jpg

agenda:

install fuel setup ( dual pumps/s.s. lines from tank/fuel ral ect)
custom intake mani insall
pcv catch can setup
v/c catch can setup
custom fmic + pipes + wiggins or vmount
custom 3.5" exhaust
new harness
aem v2 + sensors
ls coils
z32 rear brakes
my wallet is going to love me :shock: =x

[turbo2nr]

preview of things to come..

http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff421/turbo2nr1/20121223_133242.jpg

[turbo2nr]

quick update

vmount progress started intake mani mocked up:
http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff421/turbo2nr1/20130104_225849.jpg
http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff421/turbo2nr1/20130104_210035.jpg
http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff421/turbo2nr1/2013011095152734.jpg
http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff421/turbo2nr1/20130111_192534.jpg

fuse box relocation
http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff421/turbo2nr1/2013010995214306.jpg

some new shoes
http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff421/turbo2nr1/20130111_234726.jpg
http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff421/turbo2nr1/20130111_235041.jpg
http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff421/turbo2nr1/20130112_153304.jpg

[Oakville]

Very nice! clean car...I know you dont need tips on the car, but I think it would look freakin unreal if you painted that hood....

[bc.]

that is draw jopping man! damn!

[Mannykiller]

i'm loving it!!

[Extreme Dimensions]

Beautiful wheel set up!!!

[ForeignMuscle]

Damn.. Somebody must have had a nice tax return.

Looking good.

Are you planning on running pump gas or fuel? Power goal??

[JesusFreakDrifter]

beautiful build

[Trynalivepro]

Damn Drew this is bad ass!!! I remember you telling me if you ever built a 350z you'd want it to look like my burnt orange one, well if I ever built a 240 this is how I'd want mine to look like. It's perfect at every angle, you're going to be killing it with them Meisters... Love this car!!!

[towlie]

Nice build man I love me red koukis

[turbo2nr]

Damn.. Somebody must have had a nice tax return.

Looking good.

Are you planning on running pump gas or fuel? Power goal??

on pump i want to make 500whp around 22-24psi
on e85 im looking for 600whp on less then 30psi

my turbo and fuel setup is good for it so i should be able to.

Damn Drew this is bad ass!!! I remember you telling me if you ever built a 350z you'd want it to look like my burnt orange one, well if I ever built a 240 this is how I'd want mine to look like. It's perfect at every angle, you're going to be killing it with them Meisters... Love this car!!!

lol thanks bro cant wait for summer to hit up some more meet!

thanks everyone else for compliments, im just waiting on some mic. pipes/ tubing to start mounting the v-mount and what not.

[Mannykiller]

this is good stuff man!! keep it up!

[JonathanPrem]

Wont the water go inside the fuse box cover in that location?

[turbo2nr]

lower portion of the fuse box will be cover and sealed , the fuse box cover is removable so its pretty access. ill snap some more pics when i head back to the shop

[smellslikecurry]

When are we cutting the back off this car for the pick-up conversion?

[turbo2nr]

^right after we RWB your 911,

slight update:

fab started on v-mount, every thing is looking awesome. Big thanks for Tarmac and damian for all the fab work!

http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff421/turbo2nr1/20130222_192009_zps5db78064.jpg

mounts
http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff421/turbo2nr1/2013022195183702_zpsdf25afa5.jpg
http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff421/turbo2nr1/2013022195162644_zps05b6e511.jpg

fitment
http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff421/turbo2nr1/2013022195195232_zps803f38ec.jpg

hot side end tank
http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff421/turbo2nr1/2013022095144204_zpsb1ce590c.jpg
hot side turbo elbow
http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff421/turbo2nr1/2013022195161246_zps0562438c.jpg
modifying gtx housing
http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff421/turbo2nr1/20130222_2125010_zps2bb95e76.jpg
wiggins weled on!
http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff421/turbo2nr1/2013022895152123_zpsb3b61e38.jpg

cold side end tankhttp://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff421/turbo2nr1/2013022895152051_zpsf4ae62fd.jpg
intercooler weled
http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff421/turbo2nr1/2013022895163115_zpsd82a942b.jpg

long way tp go..
http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff421/turbo2nr1/2013022195210354_zpse79599aa.jpg

[smellslikecurry]

Damn.. Somebody must have had a nice tax return.

http://cdn.memegenerator.net/instances/400x/35569921.jpg

[mugenjibz]

mmmmmmmm wiggins

[turbo2nr]

stoped by the shop last night for some late nite fab and beer!

http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff421/turbo2nr1/20130302_002836_zps12e6bc71.jpg

started on the rad. hard piping, Damian is the man when it comes to figuring out these damm angles and flow..
http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff421/turbo2nr1/20130301_203553_zps0db5844a.jpg
http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff421/turbo2nr1/20130301_203539_zps9c54f6b3.jpg

quick look of how short the charge pipe will be once the winggins are on
http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff421/turbo2nr1/20130301_204545_zps6bc5a387.jpg

intercooler came out legit, ETS hooked it up!
http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff421/turbo2nr1/20130302_004604_zpsd96de200.jpg

as she sits..
http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff421/turbo2nr1/20130301_203806_zps47447383.jpg

[Mannykiller]

I'm lovin it!

[turbo2nr]

what color an fittings guys?

im using black nylon lines for the bay,

http://www.jegs.com/images/photos/500/555/555-red_blackfittings.jpg
http://www.jegs.com/images/photos/500/555/555-redblue_1.jpg
http://www.jegs.com/images/photos/799613093.jpg

im leaning toward the black/red, i think the blue/red is classic but way to many colors going on in my bay with polished/purple, flat black ect..

the black and silver is nice to but kind of plain IMO

[JonathanPrem]

Black and red or if you can find black and purple:)

Btw can you post pictures of the fuse box on the under side. Are you going to make a enclosed box and weld it to the body?

[atvrider647]

This car - IMAG0748.jpg Photo by turbo2nr1 | Photobucket (http://s1235.beta.photobucket.com/user/turbo2nr1/media/IMAG0748.jpg.html)

In the very back, the white one, any one know kit that is?

Subbed!

[Turbo Nismo]

Sweet build! So far so good. I'll go with black and red fittings.

[towlie]

Black and red is the business

[turbo2nr]

little bit of progress

cold sided pipe almost done
http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff421/turbo2nr1/20130308_224346_zps8154f514.jpg

hot side mocked up
http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff421/turbo2nr1/20130308_230213_zps70935475.jpg

http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff421/turbo2nr1/20130308_230456_zps4a510141.jpg

coming together..
http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff421/turbo2nr1/20130308_230429_zpsf90a4c16.jpg

this setup should flow and spool up like no ones business, being its a t3 twin scroll and it has short pipes from the vmount, and it transistion from 2.5" - 3.5" very smooth. I cant wait to put some numbers down.

[blockedwizard]

Sick build man, can't wait to see this thing finished, I drool over your car, Damian's and Autri's cars every time I go to Tarmac.

[Mannykiller]

ooooooohhhh yeaaaaaaah! keep at it!

[boyou2]

impressive.

Where does your clamp comes from?

XPS?

[turbo2nr]

coming together nicely

http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff421/turbo2nr1/20130313_191346_zps628db45f.jpg

http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff421/turbo2nr1/20130313_191358_zps37be233d.jpg

next up is the swirl pot and finish up the aluminum coolant tubes.

after then time to tackle the trunk , surge tank, dual 044, hard lines ect. then finally custom valve cover + catch can setup.

soon..

[bc.]

You're crazy man, I like you, but you're crazy.

Are you using some kind of rubber isolator to fasten the inter cooler to the front support?

[redline240sx]

ohhh shietttt, coming together great!

[irritatedmax]

Awesome to see such a legit KA-T build!

What cams do you have/are you going with?

[Mannykiller]

schweeeeet! Love the pie cuts!

[Big Daddy 18det]

That's 1 sweet ride my friend :bowdown:

[cured13]

great build, what is the cooler core size?

[turbo2nr]

ETS core, i dont remember the exact size but its around 22x10x3.5" good for 800whp.

[turbo2nr]

slight update:

got the bov positioned and mounted:
http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff421/turbo2nr1/20130402_193412_zpsfafd68d6.jpg

Tarmac is almost done with the swirl pot, this thing came out perfectly level amazing..
http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff421/turbo2nr1/20130405_190627_zpsd973de83.jpg

my bumper setup is for sale also if anyone local is interested LMK:
jdm kouki bumper
greddy lip
r33 N1 vents

http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff421/turbo2nr1/20130408_202110_zps550531a8.jpg

[mugenjibz]

I'll offer you 3 dollars for those vents. :wan:

[smellslikecurry]

That grill is for sale also!

[idc101]

so for your ac panel you just moved it under the radio was it a perfect fit?

[smellslikecurry]

You need to shave the housing of the climate control

[idc101]

oh ok but that looks legit i really like it!

[bova17]

loves it, touchin meself now,hahahahhaha

[turbo2nr]

TEASER

http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff421/turbo2nr1/20130503_223351_zps73499805.jpg (http://s1235.photobucket.com/user/turbo2nr1/media/20130503_223351_zps73499805.jpg.html)

hopefully some good updates NEXT weekend ;)

[turbo2nr]

build is back on track after quite a bit of issues with parts and crap..

Finally got my aftermarket industries Dual 044 hangers + surge tank

http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff421/turbo2nr1/20130617_181750_zpsfaccc0b4.jpg

Finally fitted my wheels, still needs to pull fenders more and work out camber adjustment.

http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff421/turbo2nr1/20130702_225750_zps3c9ebac0.jpg

http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff421/turbo2nr1/20130702_224903_zpse9146641.jpg

http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff421/turbo2nr1/20130702_224930_zps8077dd9d.jpg

hopefully next week i should have good update with new valve cover/catch can setup and start of fuel system.

[PoorMans180SX]

Very nice build here sir. I look forward to seeing the power graph from this thing. V-mount setup looks killer. I'll be keeping an eye on this thread.

[irritatedmax]

Too rad. Looking forward to seeing the vc and catch can setup. Need to do the same when mine comes out of storage.

[mugenjibz]

drew lifeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

[mr_eh]

sick, nice work - impressive numbers!

[Mannykiller]

whoooooooEEEEEEE!!!! damn man.. Looking very nice!! Love the pie cuts on the charge tubing. Love the Surge set up....any more pics? and the Bash Bar is titty balls! Wheels.... VERY nice!!

I scratched the eff out of my Advan TCiii'S Getting the car up onto a trailer I borrowed. Be careful!!

[bigzgvr4]

nice build man i go to Tarmac some times i am looking for rb25 clutch fan so Damien can install my Griffin Rad I look at your Car all the time and Daimeins and there was another car WIth a ls2 Swap that kid decided to part out I dont know why but that car urs and daimens is the sickest s14 in the whole NYC/L.I

-zee

[Rb26kouki]

That KA is goin tear shit up

[240o'clock]

Damn nice build alot of time and work has been put in

[Memberofthe600hpkaclub]

Makes mine look stupid lol
http://i568.photobucket.com/albums/ss125/Ernie_Mac/image-24.jpg[/URL]

[turbo2nr]

^ at least you are driving! haha i still have a loooong way to go -____-

ooks good tho any numbers yet?

[Memberofthe600hpkaclub]

Still gotta get it tuned cranked it up for the first time after a few years the other day but between that im, .280 cams, and that ignition and injectors it will only idle...still working on getting any and all bugs worked out as I did everything at 1 time....custom harness, tucked brake lines, motor build, tubs, wire tuck, z32/evo8 brembo brakes etc etc but its almost ready break in will be 9lbs on pump for about 1000 miles then I'll crank it up looking for over 600 on 110

[SupaDoopa]

That thing looks fucking marvelous.

[greenmachine300zxtt]

Bad ass build everytime I log on here I always look forward for any new updates on your car!

[turbo2nr]

Getting there.. Substantial update after this weekend..

http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff421/turbo2nr1/20130909_184032_zps28806569.jpg

[jr_ss]

Looks good! Getting closer and closer. It always seems like the last items on the check list take the longest.

[JohanM]

sick build!!!

[Mannykiller]

looking good my friend!

[s14unimog]

Damn man, that's a kickass build. I love your attention to the details. Nice work.

Someone's asked this already but I think you may have missed it. With that charge system so rigid, won't the intercooler need to be on some sort of soft mounts so that it will wrap with the engine movement or are you solid mounting the motor mounts? If not, I'd just be worried about that exhaust manifold taking the brunt of all that.

Again though, killer work. Please continue.

[turbo2nr]

thanks, I cant take full credit Tarmac-spl's owner Damian is a perfectionist that why everything came out as amazing as it did so far.

The wiggins allow for 20deg of flex and yes the car is on drift freaks poly mounts. We are also planing to back a torque damper for the engine so it doesnt flex much.

hopefully she will be starting soon. these finishing touches are killer takes so much time and money to get all the stupid little things..

[4-20sx]

You sure got deep pockets lol

[s14j]

what that hump on the Valve cover?? looks nice! once you got to tarmac i was like woah! haha.

[rbs14kouki]

Cams Super high loab but only on the last 2 cylinder on the exhaust !!!


Maybe for is catch can set-up

[turbo2nr]

http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff421/turbo2nr1/20130911_221036_zpsd772f24a.jpg

if everything goes well she will start tonight! im excited. Its coming together finally

[ka-titties]

holy balls that's gangster.

[turbo2nr]

Trunk setup almost finished

http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff421/turbo2nr1/20130917_204602_zps8e9f5f85.jpg

Tarmac did an amazing clean job here too.. shes almost ready to start.

[da_crew10]

full gp sports aero yet??

Set up looks awesome man, respectable build here!

[rbs14kouki]

Twin Bosh 044 ??? Lol remember the video about my budy skyline with two of those buzzzzzz machine in the trunk :p


You make me wana go v-mount !!!

[rbs14kouki]

Your gona run e85 ??? Is that a flex fuel sensor just over the fuel fitting (Y)

[irritatedmax]

This makes me want to get my KAT back together!

[turbo2nr]

Your gona run e85 ??? Is that a flex fuel sensor just over the fuel fitting (Y)

yes its going to be on flex fuel :D

[Motary]

Awesome looking engine!

[turbo2nr]

she started last night!
http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff421/turbo2nr1/20130917_204623_zpsb1bc4732.jpg

http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff421/turbo2nr1/20130919_231127_zps880876a7.jpg

http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff421/turbo2nr1/20130919_223606_zps318af612.jpg

http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff421/turbo2nr1/20130919_234209_zps7ab533a7.jpg

that ass tho...
http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff421/turbo2nr1/20130919_215245_zps73b791a3.jpg

[Rb26kouki]

Damn. when is it going on the dyno?

[blockedwizard]

This is awesome!!!

[g_mac530]

Lookin good. TM-SPL is serious business. Attention to detail is crazy!

[JSL_Zero]

Getting close
http://distilleryimage3.s3.amazonaws.com/d0bd6a52218b11e3b4c422000aeb2179_101.mp4


Running
http://distilleryimage2.s3.amazonaws.com/16a6216e218f11e3850422000a1f9a85_101.mp4

[Pinggg]

that bay is so dope! one of the few ka-t cars i like!

[turbo2nr]

https://scontent-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn2/1381395_638213876223262_385467752_n.jpg

road tuning tonight.. the GTX35R/vmount spools so fast makes almost 5psi reving it.. this setup is super responsive.

[psi999]

god damn.

so much win!

[BiG MiKE86]

This build is soooo clean! loving the car

[Hatemy7]

fuck this thing is clean... I want kouki now!! shit makes me want to just forget building a coupe and go for a kouki instead

[ka-titties]

hell. fucking. yes.

[jr_ss]

https://scontent-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn2/1381395_638213876223262_385467752_n.jpg

road tuning tonight.. the GTX35R/vmount spools so fast makes almost 5psi reving it.. this setup is super responsive.

Hope you plan on putting a blanket on that turbo exhaust housing or get it coated.

Everything looks great, I suppose I'll go pull my harness out...

[rbs14kouki]

Andrew , are you running a q45 throttle?

[Arteeste]

Lawddd have mercy ! This is beast

[Flicktitty]

This is quite awesome! good job.

[2muchboost]

Lookin sick Drew....well worth all of the hard work, time, and MONEY!

[Wykydtron]

What management are you using? :o

[smellslikecurry]

What management are you using? :o

He's using an AEM V2. He's also visiting Japan for the next 10 days so if you're in the motherland give him a slap.

[Drift_This]

Wow! Just wow! beautiful build. Love me a well built KA-T setup. Hats off to you.

[RB180sxChris]

wow bro such an awesome build man hopefully i can put in some serious time into my kouki this winter...keep it up my dude

[kraven9]

Your car looks great. The engine bay is on point. Where did you get those 18" 36 hole lips? Thanks.

[turbo2nr]

thanks eveyone for the comments. car is running good i just need to do a couple little things then of to make power. This thing spools so fast it feels like a t28.

Japan made me hate my life..
http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff421/turbo2nr1/IMG_20131010_020159_zpsb6a90535.jpg
http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff421/turbo2nr1/20131010_013353_zpsace63e06.jpg
http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff421/turbo2nr1/20131010_234558_zps805d35a9.jpg
http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff421/turbo2nr1/20131009_033829_zps82889c12.jpg
http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff421/turbo2nr1/20131006_032641_zps0ae8a3cb.jpg

makes my car look like poop :/
http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff421/turbo2nr1/20131013_135404_zps24d55fdb.jpg

[ka-titties]

where all did you visit while you were there? more pics of the poopra?

[Big Zee]

seeing those S15's make me can't wait to get mine this xmas haha

love your build. defeinitly raises the bar dude! would love to see some vids of it running and maybe a track vid ? :D

Kudos!

[tricky_ab]

More pictures from your trip to Japan please...

seeing those S15's make me can't wait to get mine this xmas haha


Nice to see that I won't be the only one :kiss:

[turbo2nr]

finally got a front bumper on

http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff421/turbo2nr1/20131022_072017_zpsaa1ddffd.jpg

i need to make canards, splitter ,and add a kouki wing now.

[ka-titties]

looks soooooo good.

[Hatemy7]

damm this thing is sick.... Have you tuned it? if so what kind of powers did you make

[turbo2nr]

damm this thing is sick.... Have you tuned it? if so what kind of powers did you make

still not tuned i need to do a few things before hitting the dyno. But i can say its super responsive the gtx35 feels like a t28 LOL

[blockedwizard]

Car looks amazing man, can't wait to see it with kouki wing and splitter!!!!

[rbs14kouki]

I want a 2.4 to spool my turbo now !

[t's!]

props on this build man. that's a nice ride you've put together

[turbo2nr]

Thanks everyone!

finally gave some the interior some love :
http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff421/turbo2nr1/20131025_232202_zpsdea24f19.jpg
http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff421/turbo2nr1/20131025_232227_zps48da128f.jpg

basic starter zilvia interior. I am in love with the nardi classic I brought back form japan and my yashio knob.

- on another note I am driving the car almost everyday. the road tune is decent but I still need to have my friend clean it up so I can hit boost. Ive hit about 5psi and the car feels fast but I know that's nothing.

I really need to install my cams and springs asap and re-do my exhaust. Also I need to pull my fenders someone as the rear tires are getting abused by my fenders.. so I still have some buys to work out but other wise I love driving this thing! Tarmac did an amazing job everything fits and works perfectly with all the customization that was done.

[Tomeis15]

U daily it bro

[turbo2nr]

I dont daily it but i drive the car when ever i can.

finally got my friend to start tuning for boost. Currently we are on 16psi, car feels NUTS. im seeing 16psi around 3500rpms. The timing is still very conservative. I cant wait until we get more road tune time.

some pics from sunday

http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff421/turbo2nr1/20131027_125837_zpsd9618785.jpg

http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff421/turbo2nr1/20131027_132127_zpsfda81def.jpg
Black kouki makes around 600whp also tuned by my friend ka-t as well.
http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff421/turbo2nr1/20131027_132801_zpsd933eaf0.jpg

[S14kouki_10]

Man you guys are too cool.

[Arteeste]

Where is Tarmac located ? would definitely like to come by & get some insight from you guys

[blockedwizard]

Tarmac-SPL (http://tarmac-spl.blogspot.com/?m=0)

Highly suggest them and their work, they do amazing work

[turbo2nr]

ive been driving the car alot , so far no issues, the tune is still rich but she boost hard on 16psi. I've noticed that the car feel a little more laggy for some reason and its been having what sounds like a random misfire at times. so i decided to look around the bay, everything looks fine but when i rev the motor i notice my bov is getting stuck open. Makes perfect sense why the car feels slugish i have a big boost leak. I need to call tial up today.

anywho where is some pic

http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff421/turbo2nr1/20131105_205709_LLS_zpsaa0faf0d.jpg

from this view the car is in need to kouki wing
http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff421/turbo2nr1/20131105_205753_LLS_zps39e787af.jpg

[BiG MiKE86]

Do you have the correct spring for the BOV? Its sized by vacuum pressure which may have changed after your build (not sure if you had it before) due to cam sizing or w.e.

[Om1kron]

just read the build thread from page one to six. Very awesome work my friend, although I do think a wide stand gt wing would look better on your car rather than a cookie cutter kouki wing. Not my call.

Hopefully you get that thing dialed in, would hate to see the motor go due to a guestimation tune with pulled timing.

[ka-titties]

kouki wing = dookie wing.

[turbo2nr]

Do you have the correct spring for the BOV? Its sized by vacuum pressure which may have changed after your build (not sure if you had it before) due to cam sizing or w.e.

yea i ordered it with the 1bar spring. it seems like the piston isnt seating all the way down. i will pull it off tonight.

just read the build thread from page one to six. Very awesome work my friend, although I do think a wide stand gt wing would look better on your car rather than a cookie cutter kouki wing. Not my call.

Hopefully you get that thing dialed in, would hate to see the motor go due to a guestimation tune with pulled timing.

kouki wing = dookie wing.

Thanks, \I really want to do a gt wing, but it i think it will look weird with just gp sports areo. I think im going to do the kouki wing and add a duckbill on it for now for a slightly different look.

Next year i want to do canards/ splitter/ diffuser/ and wide fenders front and rear, then throw on the gt wing and start tracking the car.


some good ol highway pulls with turbo_dreams and another good friend

http://s1235.photobucket.com/user/turbo2nr1/media/Video_zps191a6b7f.mp4.html

edit: i dont know how to make the vid show up in the post -__-

[BiG MiKE86]

yea i ordered it with the 1bar spring. it seems like the piston isnt seating all the way down. i will pull it off tonight.
Have you tried taking the vac line off while its running to see if it closes? I had that happen to me on the dyno (wrong spring selection)

THis is one sweet sweet build btw man

[ka-titties]

http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff421/turbo2nr1/th_Video_zps191a6b7f.jpg (http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff421/turbo2nr1/Video_zps191a6b7f.mp4)

[bova17]

damn went through this about 10 times in a row, i love it!!!!!

[Mannykiller]

stop dicking around and get it tuned. believe me.....it's not worth it

[smellslikecurry]

stop dicking around and get it tuned. believe me.....it's not worth it

It's been street tuned for 15lbs.

[mobarton]

man..i love kouki's and yours is looking damn good

[turbo2nr]

cars been running awesome. Last saturday i put around 250miles on it, went all around queens > longisland, then up to westchester and bear mountain.

Dane cleaned up my tune alot, she runs alot better, idle afr is 12.8-13.8 and cruising is around 13.4-14.8 on boost she stay around 10.5 a little rich but we are working on it.

car was running awesome until last night... for some reason i was reversing into a parking spot and i lost power steering, something went all my p.s. fluid was all over my pay, i think i may have tore a line or something, i need to get that fixed this weekend. AND one of my hid ballast came loose after "spirited driving" on some nice backroads last night.. now i need a new one -__-

now for pics..

http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff421/turbo2nr1/20131110_161900_zps9kpzk5pz.jpg

http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff421/turbo2nr1/20131110_142638_zps3rtvz1lh.jpg

[4-20sx]

I love your car and build man.

[S14Serge]

What a meanacing kouki! Sweet build loving the progress

[Johnny_K]

Clean kouki. I had the same issue with my ls1 s13. Ended up bursting the high pressure PS line.

[R33E8]

Sooo sick man... Gives me motivation to finish my build! lol

[stroked_jz]

I just made a mess...

[turbo2nr]

so ive been driving the car on 15psi, feels slow again i need moar boost.

im due for a oil change so i think i will connect my oil pressure gauge this time around.

since its near freezing here i had to take my car to a car wash. Interesting enough i have a pic with my previous s14 in the same car wash, it was like deja vu

First s14 r.i.p.
http://oi36.tinypic.com/2n1hvdd.jpg

current
http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff421/turbo2nr1/20131128_152553_zpsm2y8uxzp.jpg


me and my friends MKIV supra

http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff421/turbo2nr1/20131128_153213_zpsmvqaacvk.jpg

[future]

Improper washing method :X

[turbo2nr]

LOL 32deg. here in nyc, the car should be happy it is even getting a wash.

[DallasTXjdm]

Absolutely clean build bro! Congrats!

[S14kouki_10]

Does it keep up with the supra

[turbo2nr]

Does it keep up with the supra

haha more then keeps up ;)

[turbo2nr]

so i got the best birthday gift someone could ask for..

http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff421/turbo2nr1/IMG957555_zps8gznb0mj.jpg


so of course i had to try to get him to punch it. I mean how often do you run into a bugatti. He took the bait. it was way to much traffic to get a clean run in but i played chaser for a bit.

http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff421/turbo2nr1/IMG952416_zpsvb0zp6gk.jpg



after that decided to go to a local toy's for tots meet but by the time we go there it was over ..

http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff421/turbo2nr1/IMG_7569_zpsb9daa3df.jpg

[yomisiu]

haha, nice front license plate position.

make a burnout vid or somethin...

[mewantkouki]

Running a little rich, wouldn't you say..? lol

[turbo2nr]

no real update.. weathers been shitty and Ive been partying too much.. -_-

I did however give her a wash because she was filthy ..

http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff421/turbo2nr1/20140119_151111_zpsonec0nqx.jpg

the bay it all its not polished undressed upglory..
http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff421/turbo2nr1/20140119_151036_zpsuybpbp2n.jpg

With the weather being so cold 25deg, i spiked to 20psi , that leads to no traction in 4th. I need to go wide body and take out some of this stupid camber from my rear wheels.

[juvi22003]

Super clean man, freaking love your car !!!!!

[spooled240]

can't believe i missed this build thread..subbed!

[turbo2nr]

so ive been busy with other things but the car.. But i got back on track. Since its been snowing every week the car has just been parked up.

I decided this summer to start competing in road racing events. Enough with the street car stage.

Plans to make the car track ready:
-new brake setup
-z33 6sp
-oil cooler
-connect gauges
-more aero ( splitter diffuser canards)
-kouki spoiler
-less aggressive wheel setup and sticky r-comps tires
-remove camber from the car get a good alignment
-cam /springs /cam gears
-clean up and finalize the tune

Shooting for a 500whp pump gas track car and 600whp on corn.

Got some parts to move froward with the plan:

evo x fronts
http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff421/turbo2nr1/20140208_153157_zpspuoi6dvr.jpg
cd009 z33 trans
http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff421/turbo2nr1/20140210_192441_zpso8rnywdu.jpg

good bye street setup it was fun.
http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff421/turbo2nr1/IMG_83866626627414_zps9jgw7il2.jpeg

Iwill keep updating as I make more progress.

[DanielS14]

your future plans sound rad, glad your going with the kouki wing instead of gettiing on the gt wing boat everyone is on right now

[drscooper]

so nice man, Its so clean and simple and puts a smile on my face. cant wait to see more man

[PrimeDirective]

kouki spoiler +1

[turbo2nr]

so seems like my photobucket took a crap and deleted my pics..

small update:
just been driving the car, had an appointment to get a tune end of this month but in true car modding fashion my clutch decided to slip. Better i know now then on the dyno.

So now i will get the clutch rebuild, install my diff, and cams/spring setup and go dyno hopefully end of july.

some current pics:

http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff421/turbo2nr1/IMG_39440735944757_zpspqm72tnx.jpeg

http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff421/turbo2nr1/IMG_32879563423134_zpsm7l2akio.jpeg

Car was in the aem booth this weekend at fdnj

http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff421/turbo2nr1/IMG_32896268568493_zpssduvw4cr.jpeg

some good rolling shots

http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff421/turbo2nr1/IMG_33025265257662_zpsodj9qwyz.jpeg

http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff421/turbo2nr1/1554356_10101775391413328_7093941476966483081_n_zp s10e5f7e6.jpg

added kouki spoiler

https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xpa1/t1.0-9/10259909_755864771118993_6543449489794797788_n.jpg

[2muchboost]

Looking good bro

[hellion240sx]

What rear do you have? Edm and valences?

[turbo2nr]

What rear do you have? Edm and valences?

its a GPsports rear bumper. it looks like a jdm kouki rear bumper with oem valance molded on.

[hellion240sx]

The search is on! Thanks!

[hellion240sx]

Do you think it would like good with oem sides?

[vJilly]

could you maybe provide a link to said bumper?

[Mannykiller]

You should really really put a screen or filter on that compressor mang... your set up is toooo nice to chance anything tick-tacking up into that turbo...

Love it though!!! keep at it man!!

[turbo2nr]

Do you think it would like good with oem sides?

with navan sides im sure it would, need a flat edged side skirt.

could you maybe provide a link to said bumper?

All i know is that it is gp sports g sonic aero, my buddy had imported it from japan and then he sold it to me when he parted his car out..

You should really really put a screen or filter on that compressor mang... your set up is toooo nice to chance anything tick-tacking up into that turbo...

Love it though!!! keep at it man!!

yea i always keep a mesh on the turbo, just for the show i took it off and tossed on the velocity stack.

[rawgarage]

Amazing...

[Qazi]

When your all done with it can i just haz it ?

[jr_ss]

Any numbers on this thing yet?

[turbo2nr]

Any numbers on this thing yet?

Still no numbers clutch is slipping pretty bad so i need to change it and i should probably swap in the z33 trans at the same time so im holding off for the winter to do another round of mods.

Projects never finish -__-

also the thing to the left has been stealing some attention..

http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff421/turbo2nr1/IMG_20140810_154337_zpsvyoyoevh.jpg

[turbo2nr]

http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff421/turbo2nr1/20140829_192459_zpse2pt7jn3.jpg

http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff421/turbo2nr1/20140829_191948_zps7zpdqqcu.jpg

http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff421/turbo2nr1/20140829_191805_zpsrjxkkv3o.jpg

http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff421/turbo2nr1/20140829_192104_zps8nwvd5an.jpg

http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff421/turbo2nr1/20140829_192142_zpsezbpts55.jpg

[spooled240]

Looks great! It will be nice when you swap the z33 trans in.

[mewantkouki]

I still call dibs on that intake manifold if this setup ever gets parted out. Cough* LSX

[turbo2nr]

LOL ^ i have my lsx fix with the g8. Id only part this out to build a FD..

[mewantkouki]

LOL ^ i have my lsx fix with the g8. Id only part this out to build a FD..

Right motor, wrong chassis. haha

Do the right thing...
http://www.rx7club.com/3rd-generation-rx-7-1993-2002-vehicles-107/1994-silver-roller-1070541/

[jordang328is]

Amazing build man. I've never been big on red in the past, but your car, along with my recent (red) hatch purchase, is really starting to change my view on red. Can't wait for track oriented updates!

[Salvarath]

Any chance we could get a video pull in this beast?

[kuruptR]

engine bay looks awesome. Expensive ass set up with those wiggins clamps, everyones using the vibrant version. :S

[Hoonigan19]

holy fuck, that V mount setup looks so bad ass! good job on the fabrication skills!!

[Ray2021]

This build was freaking awesome...

[Krazy 300zx]

Insane build! Subbed!

[Twosteptj]

What front bumper are you running?

[dallasc]

those last few pictures just gave me so much motivation to finish my car man beautiful car btw

[jr_ss]

Still waiting for those numbers...?

[R3b]

Posting so I can look back to this thread for inspiration to my ka-t build.

I bought my s13 (first car lol) a month ago and right now im just getting the car in worthy clean condition and then hopefully a year from now I can do my full engine rebuild and swap in some 180sx body parts. My car is going to a mix of everything lol

My goal when I do the rebuild is to get 400whp on pump with ls1 coils with a garret gt35, then down the line try shoot for 600+ like you but I still want this car to be my daily for the next 3 years.

Can I ask how you cleaned up the engine bay so nicely? Where did you tuck all the fuse boxes and wires? Mine is an utter mess from the previous owner being so careless.

[turbo2nr]

Thanks, We cleaned the engine bay and just tucked the harness as best we could, pulled it out and shortened it then routed the wires and such in a neat way.. the fuse box is still in the engine bay on the left hand side by the headlight.

As of now she just sits in my drive way collecting pollen with a dead battery and a fried clutch... I hope to fix it soon and get this car going again but life has been super busy.

sucks when you get older you have less time for cars..

http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff421/turbo2nr1/20150425_154450_zpskw6tibjd.jpg

basically all shes good for right about now...

[ka-titties]

sucks when you get older you have less time for cars..

preach it dude :-/

[OBEEWON]

sucks when you get older your back hurts and you are more interested in taking naps on pillowy titties and watching Big Bang Theory...



spot on right there friend.

[turbo2nr]

LOL OBEEWON... you dont know how accurate you are..

[turbo2nr]

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Updates coming soon.....

[turbo2nr]

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FINALLY found sometime to take care of this thing..
http://i.groupme.com/1328x747.png.ddbe9b00fa2d4fd6b89e84a5cd2b7faf.larg e

Twin disk was done...

whitebunny 350z setup going in for now.. fixing stupid little problems, I had a ton of exhaust leaks, and my wastegate vband was not on correctly.

Need to address my p/s leak.

But soon I will finally be able to dyno and get a proper tune..

[2muchboost]

Car is looking as sick as ever Drew. Who is going to do your tune? As always I am sure D and the guys at Tarmac will take care of those few issues no problem.

[turbo2nr]

8/31/15 - update

Got the car back from the shop and it runs amazing.

The white bunny clutch is sooo much more dive able then the burnt out twin disk I had in it. My Power steering leak is fixed turned out to be the stupid isis rack bushing wasnt seating correctly. Last I went over the whole car and re-tightned various lose bolts and parts that rattled loose from the chatter of my twin disk.

I had a blast driving this call all saturday and sunday, I cant wait now to get a tune on it.

I found out my exhaust had a serious whole in the muffler so I found a apexi gt spec exhaust for a good deal. Once that arrives I will install then its off for a Tune finally!

Now on to some pictures..

http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff421/turbo2nr1/Snapchat-4875634051423651967_zpsg4ifazvj.jpg

Finally cleaned up the bay.

http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff421/turbo2nr1/Snapchat-5556545813967528586_zpswwprvzgw.jpg

Im really sick of all the polished im thinking about doing a brushed finish on all the aluminum.

More updates in a few weeks..

Meisters will be for sale really soon. Im looking for a set of 17/18 te37 in bronze. If anyone is interested.

[OBEEWON]

Bruh.

What can I do to get those Meisters?
PM me.
Ded SRS.
I will do anything that isn't gay.

[Shottachris]

Sweet car man very nice build

[turbo2nr]

http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff421/turbo2nr1/20150919_163836_zpsnakrwll1.jpg

Just some whoring no real updates I got the new exhaust going to probably install it this weekend then a tune soon.

[R3b]

Like the fourth time ive read throughout this. Getting me hyped up for my ka-t overall. Getting a nice PT soon, bigger downpipe, and finally AC!

Then its saving time for engine rebuild, megasquirt, and a full race mani.

Do you have any videos laying around with the car? Really like to hear this thing.

[turbo2nr]

Thanks man, I dont have any good quality vids. But i will once i Dyno.

Good choice with the full race mani. If you're in SF go check out Racelab they build some of the best ka-t's.

[R3b]

Good choice with the full race mani. If you're in SF go check out Racelab they build some of the best ka-t's.

Yeah for sure, ill hit them up soon and talk about some ideas. The one white s14 I remember was 800whp which is insaneeeee.

I really want to do a similar build and setup as yours for my hatch but thats $$$$ I might sell mine for a good bit since its fairly clean, use that money and whatever I was going to drop in engine work, suspension, brake/wheels and just import an r32. I love 240s but ive been waiting since I was 10 to have one <3 I love the ka's but an rb26 is a whole other beast. I just hope that dont jump to ridiculous price till then.

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[Hatemy7]

sick ass car

[Jissan]

I have zero interest in KA-T but that bay shot is sexy.

[Sforteen]

Just wondering what your gonna do for traction when you hit the 600hp mark... those wheels/ tires arent gonna do it...

Build looks good

[turbo2nr]

^ wheels are going up for sale soon.

Getting a set of 17x9.5+12 / 18x10.5+15 te37 with rs-3's, also redoing my alignment to take out some of the camber.

Thanks everyone for the comments. I may get my new exhaust installed tonight cant wait!

[Silvia_Lam]

With the weather being so cold 25deg, i spiked to 20psi , that leads to no traction in 4th.

Does anyone know what causes this? What's the physics/calculation and theory behind this? what does it mean to spike to 20psi and having no traction in 4th? Just want to learn more about cars

[turbo2nr]

At 20psi @ 25deg.F is the precise factors need to activate the flux capacitor ( as long as you have a healthy amount of blinker fluid (over 20oz.)). This was demonstrated in Eisenstein's Black Book trials that was never released to the public until amazon recently got a hold of this finding and published it.

Once the Flux capacitor activates YOU CANNONT stop it until the blinker fluid runs out. Seeing that I have I.D.2000cc blinker fluid injectors ( VERY RARE) it is just a short spike leading me to loss traction in 4th gear.

I hope this clears it up for you.

[scottie]

One of my fav S14's on the board. The engine bay is simply beautiful.

[Jissan]

...flux capacitor ...

I'll overlook the fact that Einstein produced the findings in metric and all flux units weren't, but overall a fine explanation.

[Silvia_Lam]

Wow that clears a lot of things up for me. Thanks for the very insightful and knowledgeable response. Thats some crazy rocket science explanation you got there though. I wish to be as smart and knowledgeable as you about cars one day.

I miss your mb battles you had on your old setup. I hope you go back to it soon!

[turbo2nr]

^ haha thanks man are you heading to the Nissan year end meet next sunday? Me and some of the old IFX are heading out.

[Silvia_Lam]

^ haha thanks man are you heading to the Nissan year end meet next sunday? Me and some of the old IFX are heading out.

Haha I wish but I'm all the way in Cali...

[Ronald_Mcdonald]

I'll overlook the fact that Einstein produced the findings in metric and all flux units weren't, but overall a fine explanation.

That's because he clearly said Eisenstein. Different math dudes, man.

Lol.

[turbo2nr]

out with the old
http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff421/turbo2nr1/Snapchat-4916530556485887649_zps7xncvqbn.jpg

In with the new:
http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff421/turbo2nr1/20150925_190624_zpsuejhuwuf.jpg

overall pic of the under belly
http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff421/turbo2nr1/20150925_190740_zpsn149iiwl.jpg

Man the car drives so much better with this new exhaust. I guess all the leaks in the old system really slowed down response. It feels alot more easy revving, maybe its because its lets restrictive. Also that last exhaust was heavy as hell, Need 2 people to carry it, The GT spec is light i can hold it up with one hand so I gained at least 15lb of weight savings.

Tune OCT 16!

[turbo2nr]

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A few pics from this weekend's yr end nissan meet..

[Malik]

Looks great.. well done

[bottlefed97]

The quality of this build is incredible, nice work. I just went through your IG and fell in love... would trade my Z in a heartbeat for this.

[turbo2nr]

UPDATE!

finally dynoed...

Got up friday morning and make the 2hr drive to the tuner. Got there changed out my plugs went over the car and strapped her on to the dyno. The tuner Jeff evans he was pretty happy with the setup and how quick the response is with the turbo. He dialed in the 2000cc injectors perfect at idle afrs are right around 14.3-14.8, idle is at 1200 due to the fact that i do not have iacv. Did a few low power pulls off wastegate..

Right off the bat with some minor w.g. creep to 18psi (holding 15psi creeping to 18psi) at redline (7200) care made 430whp.

After realizing i forgot to install a boost solenoid and taking some time to wire one in we were back on the dyno.. We have to stop at 22psi because we were reaching the limit of 93 and my stock cam head -___-. So on a very conservative tune with ALOT more in it final numbers were...

502WHP/428FT/LB.

http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff421/turbo2nr1/20151016_120604_zps3oy75lrl.jpg

you can see the power band is very linear. The motor has alot more in it the setup wants to keep going but I seriously need to do some major head work and switch over to e85. The tuner feels like after I do this and switch to a z33 trans we can possibly touch 800whp.

Anyway on to some pics.. BTW can someone post the Vid for me I dont know how.. here is the link:

http://vid1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff421/turbo2nr1/20151016_120514_zps5r52h3fh.mp4

http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff421/turbo2nr1/20151016_094302_zpsav02dz80.jpg

http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff421/turbo2nr1/20151016_093534_zpskxm5y3i2.jpg

http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff421/turbo2nr1/20151016_093548_zpsleazkuqu.jpg

All and all im very happy with the car and its performance. Its a blast to drive very fun. very easy to control and feels very strong up top. I cant wait to keep going forward with the car.

Some snap chat fun...

http://vid1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff421/turbo2nr1/VID_23740905_032216_zpsgogpxpaq.mp4

[2muchboost]

Awesome results Drew! Not only is the car a beauty she is also a beast. And kuddos for sticking with KA power.

[MikeisNissan]

Ka-t never die. This car is legend status.

[rbs14kouki]

Great numbers .... men i love the torque of the Ka

What adaptor plate do you have for the ka to vq swap

[turbo2nr]

Thanks,

i plan on running the maverick Motorsports adapter.

This winter is going to be very busy with building a head and tending to the transmission.

[greenmachine300zxtt]

sick build, if i have to redo it all over, would have done it your way instead of RB25 route. keep it up.

[spooled240]

I'm a little confused with your powerband. Usually ka-t's with a stock head and cams will see a power drop off around 5600 rpms, but yours keeps building after that.

Could it be that intake manifold? Or were you experiencing a continuous boost spike to redline which kept building more hp?


Great looking car/setup as always. My car wants to be like your car when it grows up lol