OMG! My car w/ Ka-T

[AutoRnD]

Hey guys.
as you know my car has been down for who knows how long.

Anyways.. it fires up it runs it idles.
Just need to get it tuned and finish up some minor jobs here and there

My Engine mods are as follow

I would like to give a Special Thanks out for
AEM
and
Phat Ka-T
For hooking me up phattty With an aem ems and with the manifold and downpipe


Garrett GT3071R Ball bearing turbo
Sard 550cc Injectors
Tial Wastegate
Tial Bov
Aem Ems
Aem Uego
Nismo FRP
Defi Oil Temp
Defi Oil Pressure
Greddy Water Temp
Defi Boost Guage
Knn Filter
Phat KA-T Gen1 Manifold
Phat Ka-T Gen1 Downpipe and dump tube
GP Sports Spec D Exhaust
Arc Front Mount Intercooler
Koyo Radiator
3500 CFM (CRAZY!!! E-Fan)

[AutoRnD]

And now for the moment you've been waiting for engine bay pics.

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And yes the brake MC will get heat shielded.

[that180guy]

Finally It Lives!!

[BoroBoroS13]

I thought this day would never come, seriously

[reefer1114]

bad ass but pic thread?

[SpeedMonkeyInc]

Very very nice. Welcome to KAT-dom!

[smellslikecurry]

bad ass but pic thread?

you dont seem to understand...his car running is equivalent to jesus walking the earth again.

[AutoRnD]

you dont seem to understand...his car running is equivalent to jesus walking the earth again.

exactly!!!! its amazing..
the car actually runs..
and runs good
just need tuning and then i can kick ass again.

BTW that is like the BEST QUOTE EVER

[TougeRacing]

awssomeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee, those look like z33 rims also. goodluck finishing it up!

[Lurkable]

The car is of course awesome...I'm jealous. :cry:

[SRkouki]

looks really good. congrats man :2f2f:

[www.ka-t.org]

Looks good you should look into out Intake manifold setup we are selling for the KA.

[Daniel.]

props josh, any chance of me seeing the car when i come get my wheels? :D

[www.ka-t.org]

But it looks good cant wait to see the numbers!~

[go240]

looking good!

[wootwoot]

What are you expecting out of this? I take it because you have 550cc's you have the .63 a/r?

[Andrew Bohan]

OMG I never thought i would ever see this happen.

this is luke on andrews sn.

[Andrew Bohan]

this is the real andrew


not using david's manifold? haha


and it's not like jesus walking the earth again... it's more like millard fillmore walking the earth again. aka "amazing, but who cares"

[AutoRnD]

ok i am damned as hell surprised you can tell those are z33 wheels.
these wheels are all temporary.

ka-t.org what intake manifold do you speak of?
got link?

also in terms of power wise. we are hoping for 350-400 on 100 octane.
and i HOPE that the motor will last 1 season or until we finish buildup of other motor.

[blackflag_Rms13]

Damn!!1! Awesome job. Seriously, how long has that car been sitting? Put them Work's back on man! You're car is teh sex, nice to see a nice Blue that isn't 350z Blue... Or is it? BTW Ka-T.org is talking bout the Xcessive Motorsports Intake Mani http://www.xcessivemotorsports.com/merchant.ihtml?id=16&step=2

[mr_240sx]

nice to see your car is almost in top notch shape!!! cant wait to see the dyno charts Josh. Your engine bay looks clean! :coold:

[omgosh]

So you used silicone elbows for the intercooler piping?

Is that uncommon or am I just a nub?

They work ok im guessing?

[wootwoot]

on 100?...You can easily do that on pump =)

[mr_240sx]

So you used silicone elbows for the intercooler piping?

Is that uncommon or am I just a nub?

They work ok im guessing?

i had that as piping between the filter and the turbo and i couldnt boost because the turbo would creat suction and it would suck the silicone piping together and couldnt breeth....so i had to use ntercooler piping.

[SimpleS14]

Congrats on the work. What's with the cold pipe? You have an outlet on the pipe with nothing connected to it.

[BillKlineVT]

Congrats on the work. What's with the cold pipe? You have an outlet on the pipe with nothing connected to it.
Probably just hadn't hooked up the IACV line to it yet...

Good stuff man... how's it do with the maf so close to the turbo?

[EchoOfSilence]

Congrats on the work. What's with the cold pipe? You have an outlet on the pipe with nothing connected to it.
i'm guessing that's for the catch can, but I would think it would be pointing downward for better flow....



anyway...
is that bad boy twin scroll?!?
The 90degree elbow makes me cry
Fucking nice work so far though. Keep this updated, man!

[khoadogg]

About fuken time!!! I'm glad you changed out the turbo components, it looked kinda homemade before. Car is beautiful now!!! BTW, are you going to change that sharp 90degree elbow on the hotside after the turbo?

[Ghettokracker71]

Nice. I <3 KA-Ts :rawk: And I'll agree with everybody else : I can't wait to see teh dynos either

EDIT:I just realized your running aem ems !!! Fucking A man!

[veilside180sx]

ka-t.org is talking about the Excessive Motorsports intake manifold sold be GroundZero Motorsports.

[silviaz]

Very nice setup. Well done.

[fliprayzin240sx]

Haha just to remind you josh...its been almost 2 yrs...well 2 yrs come January. So stock internal shooting for 350 whp? sounds fun buddy...did you already sold those rims???

[!Zar!]

I have to say, I also though I'd never see this day. Glad you proved me wrong!

[2iv0 sx]

GOOD JOB! now let me come test drive that mother sucker :yum:

[khoadogg]

just curious, will a stock maf hold that much power?

[skatanic28]

are you going to run the ems and not use a map sensor?

looks good!

[orion::S14]

just curious, will a stock maf hold that much power?

No...stock S13 MAF will give up at ~240rwhp or so...

With the AEM, though...he's a Z32 MAF away form being able to hit ~350.

Looks great, come back with #s.

- Brian

[cr00k_lyn]

looking good,.... :whip:

[NZO]

I'll save my excitement till it actually touches road and gets some dirt on it. ;)

[AutoRnD]

Wow guys lots of awesome questions

i like the manifold..
but at this point i don't need it just yet..
not making enough power and don't wanna sacrafice low end.
It is a sweet design.

The car has all smog removed as well as idle controls.
we will use throttle cable idle and then go from there

The intake piping is silicone hoses
it is reinforced so it should work good.
also it is also a temp fix.
Once the car has been tuned we will remove it and run a screen most likely

The cold pipe outlet will be getting plugged up. We have already ran all the hosing we need for a catch can.

Sadly that 90 elbow is the only thing i can really get short of making a metal piping. right now i am more interested in getting track time and yes there are still some pitfalls in the motor but overall the turbo should be ok..

also the map is there just for part throttle tuning w/ the Aem
once i get part throttle and idle and cold start tuning out of the way
we will be removing the maf sensor in favor of the 5 bar map sensor that is already installed =)

yes the wheels on the z are sold..

When i have time i will take some more detailed pics.. I've hidden alot of the items..
The radiator catch can is right on the e-fan
and the oil catch can is in front of the radiator.
Also the piping going into the intake manifold
BARELY clears the upper radiator hose.

Any comments or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
As long as they aint too mean i will be ok

[drew935]

good to see that you got that car running again Josh. I was wondering if it was going to breathe life when I was last there at the bbq. Anyway, good deal on the car and look forward to seeing have some track time or drift time or whatever... :bigok: :2f2f: :naughtyd:

[Shinshi-no240]

Homey, your whip is tight... so tight :bowdown:

[NemeGuero]

I too would love to see your sneaky hidden catch cans.

[that180guy]

yay! now you and me both can get sum asstime infront of the steering wheel.

[blu808]

What are you going to do about your roll cage not being legal josh?

[s14unimog]

in one word......AWESOME.
I love your s13 and I love that its a KA-T. Amazing work and an amazing car. good luck with everything!

[KFLS14]

It's about freaking time!! :2f2f:

[AutoRnD]

I spoke with mitch at scca and he approved the cage because of the bigger OD compared to what was necessary. I don't even need to gusset it. So i am good to go

Alex what is up long time no talk to bro.

Take a look at the clearance between the intercooler piping and the radiator hose. WHEW
http://www.autornd.com/catalog/images/Josh/KAT/KA1.JPG
http://www.autornd.com/catalog/images/Josh/KAT/KA2.JPG

Time for the sneaky catch cans
Located here is my oil catch can
http://www.autornd.com/catalog/images/Josh/KAT/KA3.JPG

Here is my radiator catch can. It is not a bleed style system so i can put it there. it just catches any extra coolant that happens to puke out the radiator
http://www.autornd.com/catalog/images/Josh/KAT/KA4.JPG

Here is pics of the Water feed and return line for the water/oil cooler turbo
http://www.autornd.com/catalog/images/Josh/KAT/KA5.JPG
http://www.autornd.com/catalog/images/Josh/KAT/KA6.JPG

Here is my battery kill switch and my battery relocation kit
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[NemeGuero]

Ummm.. why did you put a breather on your oil catch? Isn't it bad to have non-vacuumed air in there? Aren't you thinning out your oil just the same as if you didn't have a catch can, but just a breather on the valve cover outlet?

[beetlejuice]

Aren't you thinning out your oil

................huh?

[NemeGuero]

................huh?
Without a vacuum source on the valve cover outlet tube, it isn't an 'exit only' tube and air can go back INSIDE the valve cover and into the oil.. thinning it out.

[beetlejuice]

Without a vacuum source on the valve cover outlet tube, it isn't an 'exit only' tube and air can go back INSIDE the valve cover and into the oil.. thinning it out.

Never heard of this. Is this fact or theory?

With the amount of movement already inside the engine (crank, rods, cams, etc), I can't imagine that a small amount of air entering the valve cover is going to "thin" the oil any more than the aforementioned parts will.

I ran a turbocharged 5sf-e MKII MR2 for two years and 25,000 miles with a breather filter on my valve cover. Never had any issues.

Tell me more.

[NemeGuero]

Never heard of this. Is this fact or theory?

With the amount of movement already inside the engine (crank, rods, cams, etc), I can't imagine that a small amount of air entering the valve cover is going to "thin" the oil any more than the aforementioned parts will.

I ran a turbocharged 5sf-e MKII MR2 for two years and 25,000 miles with a breather filter on my valve cover. Never had any issues.

Tell me more.
Very common issue for boosted KA's. Check out www.ka-t.org for more information regarding this.

[S14DB]

Without a vacuum source on the valve cover outlet tube, it isn't an 'exit only' tube and air can go back INSIDE the valve cover and into the oil.. thinning it out.The tube on the Valve Cover is the intake for the PCV system. The vacuum on the system comes from the Manifold on 4 ports. Each one is across from the fuel injector and runs to a log that then runs to the PCV valve behind the alternator.


The reason the VC intake is hooked up to the intake plumbing is that you have to meter all air that goes into a MAF engine. It's not ideal but the intake has to be after the MAF cause the air goes thru the block and picks up the unburnt gases and fuel(which 'thin out' the oil) and then exit thru the PCV valve into the intake mani. On a turbo KA that is keeping the MAF you would run the intake between the MAF and turbo. You would not want it hooked upto the cold pipe cause that would pressurize the block and cause major blow by/out. You would have the oil blowing out the dipstick tube.

The tube that is on the cold pipe should go to the IACV tube by the TB.

[AutoRnD]

we deleted the iacv.. so no need for tube..
the vented catch can should work.