In The Middle Of A TT Swap

[steveridesli]

So im a good way through my twin turbo swap. ive spent a good amount of time running around this site and a few others looking for some info. Most of the parts between the swap seems to be the same. I bought a TT engine and transmission with ecu and harness from jdm engine depot in jersey.
While i had the engine at my house i did the plentum coolant bypass and deleted the egr system. I ordered some intercooler pipes (&inlets/outlets/accordions), down pipes, an intercooler, an oil cooler, spark plugs, a fuel pump, and a radiator/fan.
Every tt swap i find on here is people who buy whole front clips which i wasnt fortunate enough to do :[
everythings in, and the only clips which arent being used are the 2 boost solenoid clips and a 4prong by the battery which i assumed was cruise control (which im not using).
Its cranking and cranking but it just wont turn over. Its getting fuel, and its getting spark. A friend of mine told me that the power transistors up front are notorious for going bad after sitting for a long time, is this true? My 300 hasnt ran in about 3 months give or take.
If not, wheres a good spot to start looking for problems?
Im grabbing a multimeter tomorrow to make sure the injectors and all the sensors are getting power. But what are some common problems that i should trouble shoot?

[DanDrath]

the ptu if old style can easily go bad.Nissan recalled that one and then put out the new styled one. If its off a jdm engine its probably the old style and could very well possibly be bad. Is yours the one on the left or the right? Left is old right is new style. You can just swap your old one off the n.a engine since they are the same.
Another thing which i have don and is probably pretty common so the coil pack plugs and the o2 sensor plugs are the same thing so be careful to plug them into the proper places.

[vulcanrush]

steven, did you compression-test the engine before you bought it?
i went there to look at a few engines, and when i compression-tested them, they were all junk.

[DanDrath]

Hey Trinh. Have you heard anything about jdm engine world in queens, i heard they are pretty good im picking up a new tt motor from them this winter.

[vulcanrush]

hey Dan, i haven't been there, so i can't comment....i've only been to jdm engine depot, and jdm engine zone in clifton (which has the front halves that Steven is looking for, one has 50k miles+):
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/JDM-90-9 ... 817wt_1278

[steveridesli]

i did not compression test the engine. i have had plenty of friends all get good engines from there, i guess i still shouldve tested it.
and i have the old style transistor.

[DanDrath]

i would try swapping the ptu from your n.a engine onto the tt engine.

[Rager]

not trying to tread jack but where is the ptu located? and now that i know the difference i will look in my 92 na z. ive heard of the recall before just not to sure of where its located and the differece....

oh btw where are you located in LI. I have house out on the east end of long island on the north fork

[DanDrath]

im in oakdale hes in shirley which is north and east of me. The ptu is located on the passenger side timing belt cover.

[steveridesli]

look at that picture of the ptu and open your hood its right in your face lol
and yeah oakdales real close.
you live up by greenport and merrick etc?

[Rager]

look at that picture of the ptu and open your hood its right in your face lol
and yeah oakdales real close.
you live up by greenport and merrick etc?

i used to work in greenport. at claudios sp? restaruant.... that was a long time ago thou like 15 years ago. i was 15 at the time lol. i wa about a half hour in in cuthougue/ mattituck. . lol i not even sure splet cutchogue corrrectly after all these years. its acutally my parents house but im almost 30 now

[steveridesli]

lol im 18 i go there to ride the skatepark sometimes

[DanDrath]

Steve you dont buy any chance ride with frank spineli or chuckie davis?

[steveridesli]

i know who frank spinelli is or ive at least heard his name. i know he rides with my good friend jesse romano and a few others

[DanDrath]

true i know jesse, small world haha

[Rager]

i skated that park before it was even completed back in the late 90s. i even met andy mcdonald there doing a demo that was promoted by sony and a couple of other sponsers. i havent been there in years. man did i waste myself a couple of times on that spine ramp

[steveridesli]

whatttt andy mcdonlad at greenport!? my friend almost had me going to greenport today actually! so weird!
are your guys' z's turbo'd? itd be nice to see what a turbod one looks like under the hood while im trying to finish mine

[steveridesli]

still need some ideas of what could be stopping the new engine from turning over :/

[DanDrath]

mines tt swap

[steveridesli]

from a clip or from just a motor?
also guys i have a question. due to something stupid 2 wires got crossed in the maf wiring. heard this could be hard on the ecu so i fixed it and want to try my n.a ecu to start it will that work? i dont want to drive on it just start it up

[DanDrath]

yes it wqill work it wont run well though