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blowing coolant out exhaust

s13moneypit — 2009-11-21T21:51:38-08:00

1990 240 s14sr20det , new head gasket less than a month ago, had an exhaust leak at the turbo inlet gasket so I replaced the stock manifold with an Isis manifold and new manifold and turbo inlet gasket, on the test ride I had amazing power gains but in 5 mins I noticed white smoke out the exhaust smelled like coolant. Thinking it may be seals in turbo? is this a possibility or did i blow out a new cometic head gasket? thanks for ur advise in advance.

Need help ordering SR bearings!!!

FUNGC — 2009-11-21T16:00:09-08:00

hey guys i know this topic has been covered in the SR rebuild thread but i need some advice.

right now i read that theres a serial number and you have to cross reference the grade of the bearing before ordering.

but frsport offers ACL race bearings with a special coat.

http://www.frsport.com/ACL-5M2....html
http://www.frsport.com/ACL-4B2....html

and they dont have the different grade, they come in complete sets. so am i safe just to order these?

and some more info of my engine is:
S14 SR20DET with some bolt ons.
im planing on doing a full bottom end rebuild. with forged pistons and rods.

also another thing is can i run 9:1 CR pistons with the stock ecu for now?

thanks for your time and advice nico!

SR RPMS to MPH

vin diesel — 2009-11-21T19:00:50-08:00

i have a 90 with a red top
my speed sensor (i think) is the wrong one and my speedo isnt reading. its getting power and the cluster is a jdm one and the speedo is a dohc from a 91.
can someone tell me the relation of like 35mph to rpms and 45mph 60mph and 70mph

thanks

oil pan gasket

nandosins — 2009-11-21T10:10:08-08:00

does the ka oil pan gasket fit the sr20det or who i have to use one of the sentra oil pan gaskets.

Is 15208-65F0C the same as 15208-65F00 S14 SR20DET

BravoS14 — 2009-11-21T12:03:53-08:00

I ordered (15208-6500) oil filters for my 96-240sx with a S14 SR20DET. I got 15208-65F0C is this the same filter as the 65F00?

Piston Rings

Asia989 — 2009-11-20T14:51:10-08:00

so it seems i cant get a straight answer on this, do i need to gap stock rings? if so to how much?

HELP! No Spark No Fuel

AznXstazy — 2009-11-19T07:35:03-08:00

hey guys, I'm having a big problem trying to get spark and fuel from my engine. Not sure what it could be. Trying to get some ideas going

ok so i tried doing a wire tuck and finished it. Not the greatest, but not the worst. I depinned and repinned all the plugs and wire back into place. (I took pictures of each one making sure i put them back in the right place) I grounded everything that was on the engine bay harness and on the chassis harness too. I just finished rebuilding my engine I set the timing with the CAS, but it says to align the notch with the orange dot. But I didn't have a orange dot, but I did it to the dot that looked like the one on heavythrottle website.
I double checked the my wiring with someone else on Nico who did a tuck and mine are pined back exactly like his.

I have already checked for power to the injectors and coils with my multimeter nothing. The fuel pump primes because you can hear it and my FPR gauge shows it going to 43 psi and drops down to 23 psi after it stops priming. I know the CAS works because when I have the car turned o the "on" position with the key and I plug the CAS plug in, you hear the fuel pump priming. I took the plug out of the MAF to throw it into limp mode, but still nothing.

I took the ECU apart checking for burn marks, seeing if the ECU might have burnt out, but nothing was burnt. I turned the car to "on" position and I check the ECU for power and there is power. I tried another friends ECU, though it's a tuned ECU, but should still be able to get the car to start, and the same thing happened. No spark no fuel.

So only thing I can think of is a bad ground, maybe a relay or fuse.
just trying to get some ideas going to see what else to test for.

But i was trying to test the voltage of the CAS and I got numbers that were way weaker than what they're suppose to be. Think I remember reading somewhere it's suppose to be reading 2-3V when cranking, but I was only reading 0.15-0.2V when it was cranking. Can anyone telling if this is correct?

oh and also forgot to add. I checked the igniter chip. there was no signal from the ecu going to the igniter chip. i tried all 4 wires and nothing on anyone. so this is what lead me to a bad CAS or a bad ground. going to check for a ECCS relay over by the driver door tomorrow and check for voltage in the ground int he ECU.

Car: 89 coupe
Engine: S13 sr20det blacktop
Ecu: E5

thanks in advance

Found what was causing my knock

Justin35ll — 2009-11-19T20:12:20-08:00

Picked up an engine stand tonight and popped out all the pistons. Found a cylinder 3 rod knock.
Havn't taken the crank out yet so not sure how those bearings look yet. I think they will be okay though.

I hope I can get away with just repolishing the crank and new main and rod bearings

Also I need to know if I can reuse these main and rod bolts/nuts or if they need to be replaced

Modified by Justin35ll at 9:24 PM 11/18/2009

SR20DET going to machine shop tomorrow

tokendog — 2009-11-18T10:51:33-08:00

Ok so I am taking the engine to the machine shop tomorrow. I had what I believe to be valve vs. piston impact damage...

I was going to originally go with just a full stock rebuild but decided to go ahead and have the block/head built for 300+ HP.

I have the stock t25 on the car at the moment with FMIC, Mishimoto radiator, Profec II Boost controller, etc..

I want to do pistons, valves, springs, etc. as well as hot tanking it to clean it up, port/polish, and 3 angle-valve job.

I do not know that much about machine shops and what they are capable of, but what I am looking for is advice on parts to go in to the build. I have around 2500 to 3,000 $ available for the build and I want to reach 300HP but have the car be able to go much higher with just fuel upgrades and a new turbo (and tune, of course).

I plan on going with an Enthralpy tune.

So far I have my eyes on the Enjuku's BC package for $800. I may or may not upgrade my cams to 264s, as I heard this creates more low-end lag and I'm running the t25 at the moment.

Please give any advice you can and help me spend my money for reliability and power :

Thanks in advance!!!

metal shavings in oil pan

Justin35ll — 2009-11-17T17:20:49-08:00

This looks almost like the same thing as SxMachine's metal shavings in his oil pan.

My sr has a knock.
Does this look anything like main, or rod bearing shavings?
It does look kinda look copper I don't know what the oem bearings are made from.

SR20DET Swap please help

Alaska S110 — 2009-11-17T12:41:02-08:00

i have a 1980 Silvia S110 200SX and im trying to figure out how i can drop a SR20 in it anyone who has any info would be greatly appreciated

Cam Shaft Time!

Drifting10 — 2009-11-17T12:44:57-08:00

Well guys this is my first official thread on here!

Wish me luck lol

Torn Apart

Oil Line Clogged:

Result On Cams

Solution LoL 8 OEM Rocker Valves 2 Greddy Easy Cams

Off Topic
My Car So Far

Newest Add-On's

Sorry if i forgot anything or for the crappy crappy cell pics

Any1 got anything,s14 sr20det wiring into KA harness

Badoon — 2009-11-20T13:59:06-08:00

Hey, I just ordered an S14 swap for my 93 240 fastback,Engine,ecu,wiring,ect...
Does anyone have instruction on what to do with the sr20 wiring and KA wiring? What do I lengthen what plugs do i cut and use and so on....Pics are great!!! Thx :

no spark

MoToG — 2009-11-18T16:32:49-08:00

so just finished parting together and rebuilding my friends sr20det blacktop, put it in his 240sx and its not getting any spark. i checked to see if the coil packs are getting a 12 volt source and there not, i haven't checked for the signal yet because im waiting on my friend to get over here since that is a to person job. just wondering if you guys have any idea what it could be or where i should go from here.
this is a list of things we had to get to make it a full motor set, ecu, cas, coil packs, nock sensor, o2 sensor, single cam maf, ignitor chip, and the full wiring, all these parts we bought were used but looked like they were in really good condition.

im new and need help

newdriver — 2009-11-17T11:35:46-08:00

look i know this is stupid question but what is the best engine for a 89 240sx and its my car i drive all the time

Stock oil catch can.

OM3GA — 2009-11-16T09:58:38-08:00

What does this do exactly? Could i just get rid of it and run a longer hose down to the block instead of to the can and then to the block? Does anyone know where to buy that clear braided oil resistant tubing that comes with the catch cans? I know this has been covered before but i cant find any info on removing this can.

Crap in my oil pan

SxMachine — 2009-11-17T20:38:31-08:00

Pulled my oil pan to check the status of my oil pickup n found little metal bits at the bottom of my pan. Any idea where it came from. Turbo propeller chunks maybe?

S13 Redtop transmission fluid question

spoolinitup33 — 2009-11-17T12:48:17-08:00

I've already installed my SR20 into my Datsun 510 and I CANNOT get the bolt out that lets you know when your transmission is filled up with fluid. Some people tell me that you put a little less than 2 quarts and someone told me you put 3 quarts. And I know everyone says to use redline stuff, but I used valvoline 75w90 synthetic gear oil, is that bad or what? And I've already put 2 quarts in the tranny, I haven't driven it yet though. So how much do you put in it?

mysterious coolant dissaperance..

rbforsale — 2009-11-16T15:44:48-08:00

welp,i have david copperfeild in cahoots with my engine ,cause coolant seems to disappear like magic..
i have replaced the radiator,water pump,thermostat.ALL hoses,by-passed the heater core,compression tested,leak down test,hydrocarbon tested, coolant system tested, bled bled bled........where is it going?!?!? and the car gets hot at highway speeds,the moment i slow down so does the temperature,so my temp gauge thinks its the speedo. coolant level will drop rather quickly even as im putting fluid in it when its not running.checked for leaks multiple times...nothing.
its a fresh rebuild with all new gaskets and hoses. its not smoking, or a sweet smell,oil is not milky or watered down....im at a loss fellah's. its an out of this world conundrum.

t25 turbo help

safin — 2009-11-17T17:40:43-08:00

I was missing bolts #13 (from the pic above), I found a replacement hoping this will keep the cold side of the turbo from spinning. The clip is well in place. but im still able to move it....help

help!! SR20DE from S15

hotrod991 — 2009-11-16T13:00:35-08:00

Hi fist off want to say awesome site everybody!!! Now I just bought a 89 240 hatch and it has an Redtop SR20DE non turbo RWD in it. From what i have been told it a rarer motor to find so when i found out what he wanted i couldnt resist. Ok the issue is that it starts fine but when you get to roughly 2500 RPM it cuts out and backfires. far as I know he changed to a skinny o2, Q45 MAF, and had the dist. out at some point. Sounds to me timeing. Maybe dist off a tooth or two. What are your opinions, and also were can i find the specs on this motor. Thank you

No load/ light load Rod knock Please help!!!

bikrman2 — 2009-11-16T06:28:07-08:00

So I changed the my oil yesterday and when I went to drive it I started to hear a slight rattle under light acceleration. Well...... within 10 mins it turned into a full blown knock. Anyone have any ideas as to my next course of action? At this point I'm broke So IDK what to do.

SR Speed Signal Question

dan222000 — 2009-11-16T05:14:33-08:00

I have a Redtop SR20DET in my 1996 240SX with ABS & VLSD. If my speed sensor is not hooked up would it cause the engine to idle rough? I have just finished swapping over the motor and I am only getting signal to two injectors. I have spark on all four coilpacks and crank angle sensor has been set the correct way with valve cover off. The only thing I can think of is that I don't have the two plugs connected from the lower harness. The speed sensor and the reverse lights. Maybe they complete a circut that sends signal to the injectors. Or if that is not it my computer might be messed up? Does anyone know where I should look? I will get under the car today and connect the two plugs on the lower harness and see if that works. I just wanted to know if anyone knew if that had anything to do with not getting signal to the injectors.

Thanks,

redtop SR condensor fan relay control wiring

renegade141 — 2009-11-14T19:23:59-08:00

On a redtop SR engine, i noticed the ECU does not have wires for the low/high speed fan relay. All other ecu's, KA and s14 blacktops control the condensor fan through the ECU.

When engine temp reaches a certain point, the ECU will trigger the ground for either the low or high speed fan relay.

My question is, on the JDM s13 cars with redtop engine, what triggers the condensor fan when the engine reaches above 200 F??

Aem ems

sr kid 88 — 2009-11-14T18:04:45-08:00

ok so i have a question but it may just be a simple no brainer but i need to know so i won't pass up a steal. i have a s13 with the red-top sr20det in it and i wanna know if a aem ems off a s14 woul;d work for me

SR wont start after wreck

corey240 — 2009-11-14T23:27:26-08:00

Long story short I wrecked my s14 and put my sr into my new s13. I Wired up the harness. Now its turns but itsnt kicking over. It is acting like the cas is not set. The thing is that I had the car running the best it ever has been when I wrecked it. I am getting fuel pressure. Spark (I will check again). It turns over but just doesnt want to start. I have voltage in all the places it should be. I grounded the s*** of the engine. All connections are good. Is it possible for the timing to get 180 out from the wreck? I hit a phone poll going like 25 roughly but it totalled from no front end supports but the engine is fine. Nothing broke it just cut my belts.

Just did a compression test 100 psi on every cylinder how bad is this

MR.chris — 2009-11-18T10:33:29-08:00

I just bought this motor from a local guy and did a compression test today. Every cylinder was at 100psi cold. I dont know much about motors but this looks bad to me. The motor has 264 cams and a tomie 1.2 hg would this make any differance?

Painting engine pipes

nthiogen — 2009-11-13T16:16:40-08:00

After much consideration, I am looking into buying a swapped 240sx. However, a lot of those engine bays have conspicuous chrome piping and intercoolers. Would there be anything to worry about if I want paint all of it flat black? Chrome pipes set off cops.
Thanks!

Turbo Question

ILOVESILVIA(S13) — 2009-11-13T18:55:10-08:00

I am about to purchase a turbo and wanted to make sure that this is in fact a S14 T28?

Thanks

Don't let a $2 part leave you on the side of the road.

VanIsleS14 — 2009-11-13T18:48:26-08:00

I was pulling onto the highway this evening, and matted the pedal. I accelerate, hit 14 psi, and quickly merge into traffic and into the left lane passing several cars. Then I hear a loud "pop" and my engine starts to sputter and run like a$$.
I immediately know that one of my intercooler pipes had popped off, since it had happened once before, right after I did the swap. Anyway, the hose clamp for my blitz bov hot-pipe was bowed on the band slits that act as threads, and would no longer tighten enough (I took this clamp from my old arc fmic kit).
Anyway I get it semi tight and being careful not to boost the engine, drive to the parts store to get a new clamp. Since I'm going to at some point, install the gt2871r turbo, and increase the boost, I bought through the nico group buy, it's a solid choice in my mind to upgrade to band clamps which is a much better design.
Just curious if anyody else has had this issue with hose clamps that are supplied with most fmic kits, especially at higher boost pressure. Or how many people have never had an issue at 14psi+ boost?
I have a blitz lm fmic installed now, and using the provided hose clamps, not that it really matters.

I'm just going to replace all the hose clamps with band clamps, since it's worth the money IMO to not have to pull over on the side of the road on a cold, rainy night. Just my $.02...

wiring gone wrong on my sr

bsd510wagon — 2009-11-14T18:22:24-08:00

hey new to this site i dont have a 240 but i do have a 510 but you guys know more about the sr i ran the car on saturday worked fine well so i decided to shorten the wiring harness so i can get it up in my dash well i tried to start it yesterday and nothing i get power to the ecu in the on position but when i go to crank it i lose power to the ecu fuel pump still has power and everything i checked the codes and came up with 21

SR smoke :/

RHaislip22 — 2009-11-12T19:50:41-08:00

I recently did an Sr swap in my s13 and ever so often it will wmoke a lil bit and ever so often it will smoke a lot. The guy that did my swap told me that it was because of my upgraded fuel pump. The smoke is white not black. It smokes real bad tonigh after I let it idle for like 7 min. I thought it could be the head gasket but now am wondering if it's extra condensation in the exhaust smoking up (white smoke=water). The white smoke is what confuses me the most. If anyone has any idea plz throw it my way! Thanx!

Checking head thickness to confirm machine shop work

jag240sr20 — 2009-11-13T18:58:47-08:00

I took my head to the machine shop the other day to get it resurfaced. When i picked it up today he told me he had to take off 18 hundredths (.18") to get it straight but im thinking he ment to say 18 thousandths (.018") because .18" comes out to like 4.5 mm which is rediculous. Is there a way i can check the head to confirm how much was actually taken off?

De-sludge help and higher than normal boost

bikrman2 — 2009-11-15T16:06:39-08:00

So I pulled the valve cover in my newly aquirred s13 today to set the cam angle sensor only to find that the entire valvetrain was NASTY!!!! Obviously the previous owner did NOT regularly change the oil. Anyone have any ideas on getting it cleaned up shy of pulling the head? Also I hooked up my boost gauge and noticed i was boosting 11psi. I have no boost controler hooked up but am runnin a 3in downpipe, cat and exhaust. Could that be causing the higher than stock boost? also is it safe? It's a bone stock redtop even using the stock side mount.

sr20 starter problem

crazedhatch — 2009-11-15T12:25:31-08:00

this may have been covered before but i can't find any topics with the same problem just lurking around so i made an account finally.

so heres the problem, my starter went out on me after about 1 year after i finished my sr20det swap. so i ordered a new one and installed it and it worked fine for about 4 days and today at work the car wouldn't start. after the second time i tried to start the car the starter just started spinning freely without even turning the key. so i disconnected the battery so i could check all the wiring and everything looked fine so i connected the battery again and it just started spinning as soon as i connected the battery. so i tried hitting it with a rubber mallet thinking maybe it was stuck or something and nothing happened still just spins freely.

does anyone know what could be wrong, did i mess up the wiring, does the starter have another ground besides the little black connector on the starter?

oh and if it helps i did a rear mounted battery in the hatch and just ran a new power wire along with the hold power wire on the starter

Modified by crazedhatch at 4:54 PM 11/11/2009

wont start

MoToG — 2009-11-11T11:27:49-08:00

i just got done fully rebuilding my friends sr20det blacktop, put it in his car wired it up and its not getting any spark???? im thinking ignitor box or something like that cas???

Planning a basic sr20det swap

S ll 3 k ll lD lD — 2009-11-14T19:15:02-08:00

I have a 91 240sx se with super hicas(Im planning to disable it)

My choices were between the Sr20det and the Ca18det and im choosing the Sr20

My friends keep telling me dont go Sr20 but regardless of what they say im going to do it.I just want to do a basic sr20 swap and the mod list will look like this:

Preferebly a Blacktop s13 sr20det
Intake
Used catback exhaust system
High flow Cat
Downpipe
Walbro fuel pump
Stage 2 clutch kit
Front mount intercooler
Blitz bov
Motor mounts
Rocker arm stoppers

I just want to know is this a good basic setup?

T fitting on the valve cover (Blowby)

Beems240sx — 2009-11-12T00:05:08-08:00

the past few days i have been fighting with the fitting to stay in place. every-time i pop my hood it is almost ready to fall out. it has completely come out before. i have just pushed it back in place. i was thinking it could be blowby. my car doesnt smoke at all or act any different than normal. my AFR's are sort of normal. under boost they are at 11.8 like normal but coming back down to idle it will go to 14-15 then jump to 16.5 then back to the normal 14.7-15.2 at idle. just for that split second. and i noticed at idle my vacuum will be at 19-20 instead of 18-19. maybe im just paranoid about all of this. but why is that fitting not staying in place? how far should it be pushed in? should i tap it in with a hammer? im going to pull off my valve cover tomorrow to check everything out and remove my timing chain guide (ive been lazy and have a reason to do it now haha). thanks guys

Squeaking noise any suggestions

jonnyd218 — 2009-11-10T18:27:14-08:00

Hey everybody i just installed my sr. and then it started sqeaking. does anybody have an idea what it could be.

Heres a video [URL][/URL] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4l9X70p44E

95 s14 s13 sr swap relay under dash help.

1.8turboterror — 2009-11-10T17:35:45-08:00

Ok so im putting a s13 sr in a 95 240sx under the dash all the wire for my f3 chassis plug are connected I just need help as to what wires do I connect the realy too. and is their only One relay that I need to wire in?

help plz!!

Nismo-S14 — 2009-11-11T21:08:21-08:00

I wanted to know how the run the wiring for my Blitz BLM gauges from the engine bay to the inside of my car its a 95 240sx there are 3 gauges boost,EGT,and Oil Pressure i drilled holes under the ashtray (its wrong i know) cuz i'm running them right under the ac switchs and i want to put them on top of the dash my other question is i'm running a s14 sr and i thought they came with a garret t28 but mine said power turbine IHI is that aftermarket any info helps thanks!!

help wiring a ka24de tps sensor into sr20det harness

chalmer240sx — 2009-11-11T06:28:16-08:00

what wires connecto to what wires to allow the sensor to work?

engine surging

ray666 — 2009-11-14T06:07:16-08:00

So i've posted over the past couple of weeks about problems i've been having well its not a vacuum leak like i originally thought. the car will idle fine when i first start it up but once i tap the gas. it goes crazy. its like its trying to scan to put itself back to smooth idle. my car has never idled at 700-800 since the swap was done. iacv?

bov question

joe3180 — 2009-11-09T08:33:34-08:00

Modified by joe3180 at 11:49 AM 11/9/2009

$6000 budget: help me make a decision

bm3r — 2009-11-16T22:23:28-08:00

Hey everyone, coming from an 04 M3 with $30k plus invested, im ready to start a new project with a budget. Ive been doing tons of research, check out my I have below:

-98 S14: Check
-Staggered Nismo LMGT4's: Check
-Tein SS C/O's: Check
-OEM front lip: Check

Now for the $6000 max budget w/labor (on the road):

1. S14 SR20det Black Top w/VTC (engine tranny ecu)
2. Labor cost
3. 3" down pipe
4. FMIC-Greddy
5. Apexi N1 exhaust
6. s14 install kit for fuel pump
7. Walbro 255 fuel pump
8. Auto to manual swap-pedal asembly, clutch master cylinder,etc (my car is Automatic)
9. Clutch lines and fittings
10. Battery relo kit to trunk if needeed
11. Short ram air Intake
12. Air conditioning to work
13. AEM Uego/gauge controller
14. AEM boost gauge/controller
15. Dyno/Tune with stock ECU
16. HKS SS BOV Series 3
17. Competition stage 4 clutch
18. Competition clutch lightweight flywheel
19. s14 Greddy intake manifold/plenum
20. Fuel rail and injectors
21. Turbo timer
22. Koyo radiator

What I have listed is more than $6000, but I need to know which I can eliminate etc.? Remember my car is an Auto.

Would you go with a different SR swap?

I plan to keep the stock turbo, stock head, stock block for now.

My WHP goal is 275-300

Ive read that with the setup above ranges from 230WHP-260WHP?

TIA for your help!

Bonus pic-made 310WHP All motor:

In with the New:

HELP plz! S14 SR Compression test..good bad

Driftacular — 2009-11-13T10:54:56-08:00

Hey!
so in short im looking to buy this S14 SR tmrw mayb
so its already in a S14, runs fine, boosts fine, no misfires, no problems..
Has 35,000km on it from a halfcut.
BUT....
the turbo seal is going soon, and its getting oil passed through... the owner has been topping it up every once in a while making sure its not going down..(turbo is not a problem for me though)

So i decided to do a compression test today on it
and the results:
131-131-130-127

Good ? Bad? wats ur take?

Ive read its supposed to be up by the 150 mark...

going to try a leakdown test tmrw too...

Question about sensors and rattling

4urxtc — 2009-11-10T17:20:15-08:00

Hopefully someone will help me with a question I have about my S14 Sr20det swap, it is S14 black top. Well recently I replaced the oil pump and that was a pita because the motor was in the car. Anyway, I went thru everything even manually priming the pump. I used 10w30 Royal purple for new fluid all synthetic. I put an new nissan oil filter on the car. Well, upon starting the car for the first time I heard a rattle coming from the engine. Also, the oil light stays on in the dash. I have not revved the motor, nor have I let it get to temprature. So I investigated and noticed the sound was coming from the front cover above the oil pump. To me it sounds like the chain is rubbing or something. So I figured I need to go thru an get a new chain tentioner. Now does this sound like the proper thing to do? Or is there something else I should look at before replacing that? Previously to the install there was no such noise. I set the timing on the motor according to what I should. I set the crank pulley to the 2nd mark and the cam dimples to the grey chainlinks. Then I installed the CAS where the colored dimple lined up with the dent in the shaft of it when pushed into place. So, timing should be at stock.

So with this info please let me know if you have any suggestions.

I need to know about this oil sending unit also.

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I also have a Greddy Emanage Blue. Which is hooked to the ECU. I am guessing these are previously installed sensors but I really don't know which ones. So if someone could maybe help me figure it out I would appreciate it.
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Modified by 4urxtc at 8:13 PM 11/8/2009

Modified by 4urxtc at 8:20 PM 11/8/2009

Modified by 4urxtc at 8:52 PM 11/9/2009

Intakes

jabbov — 2009-11-08T23:41:59-08:00

I was looking for some opinions on which intake is better. The Greddy Airinx or the Apexi Power Intake.

Need an s14 kouki starter -ASAP

shift_SRDETuser — 2009-11-10T14:50:18-08:00

in need of a 1998 sr20det kouki starter for my car -- mine is bad? all I can find is the mishimoto brand anyone have a used one they could sell me?

s14 sr vs. s15 sr

nihon — 2009-11-07T23:42:10-08:00

whats the difference? (besides extra gear)

1st sr20build

1slowsr20det — 2009-11-13T06:02:50-08:00

hello everyone,

My name is Marvin and I just got my first 240. I traded my turbo civic hatch for the 240. Car came with a blown sr, another blown sr, and a bunch of other stuff.

Since the sr in the car was already blown i decided to go ahead and a simple rebuild, and now its turned out to be a little more then what i expected.
Parts list:
87mm cp pistons
manley rods
full rotating assembly balance and blueprint
arp head studs
complete head job
bc springs and retainers
hks 272 step2 cams
isis intake manifold
550 cc injectors

Thats it for now, the engine is machine shop getting put back together. The things left are turbo and ecu. My short term goal is 400 rwhp. As of right now I am still trying to decided on what turbo to go with. Choices are fp's 20g, gt2871r with .84 housing, or maybe a sc61. The car will be used for drag racing. What turbo would you guys recommend using. Also the car came with a enthalpy ecu.

z32 maf/safc2 question

sr20deTsomeday118 — 2009-11-22T00:23:54-08:00

just wanted a specific question answered, if anybody has one.
I bought my s13 with a sohc maf in the car. The car was having problems under full throttle at about 5 lbs of boost, the car would break up and backfire alot. I was told by the shop, ILLGarage that it was most likely a bad maf and to upgrade to a z32.

So i got a z32 maf. installed it. now the car doesnt even idle propery. it runs super rough and SUPER RICH. anywhere from 7.5 to 12 on my wideband. im wondering what i need to do to get this car running?

Do i just need to tune with the safc2 to set maf voltage and afr or did i uncover more issues?

thanks in advance!

Turbo removal

thienthan — 2009-11-12T00:44:36-08:00

I notice my turbo had an exhaust leak after a week of the sr swap so I need to remove the whole thing because I can't get to some bolts. I was reading about the whole exhaust manifold turbo removal and it state you should drain the oil and coolant. If I don't drain my fluid will it leak a lot from the turbo where the lines connect??

KA just died, SR20 NEEDED

Lunchboxboy3 — 2009-11-05T19:44:36-08:00

Looking for a SR in good shape. Live in Southern MD and looking for one. Anyone want to get rid of one or know where I can get one for cheap?

Where to get cold pipe vacuum line

PyR0NiAk — 2009-11-06T19:00:08-08:00

I've searched for this. Not even sure what to call it, so my searches weren't successful at all. The vacuum line that runs from the cold pipe to the throttle body. Does anyone know where to get this? When I did my swap, I clamped 2 different size hoses together, and it looks like a**. Any help is appreciated.

Cold Pipe Question

emo — 2009-11-12T00:59:14-08:00

Im stomped on what the piece that is sticking out on the cold pipe does check the picture out and help me please

WHAT ECU NUMBERS WILL WORK FOR S13 BLACKTOP

madafye — 2009-11-10T16:08:05-08:00

I HAD A 63 IN IT ITS DEAD I NEED ANOTHER WHAT NUMBER WILL WORK FOR IT I HAVE BEEN TOLD SOME WILL N SOME WONT ? ALSO DOES NE BODY GOT ONE FOR CHEAP EMAIL ME

pauliedrft S13.4 sr20det swap.t3t4 turbo.

pauliedrft — 2009-11-12T00:17:36-08:00

Well i ordered it from http://www.japanesestarmotor.c...ID=45

great prices and includes shipping in the price customer service so far 5 stars price 5 stars and honesty 3 1/2 stars so far good place to order from and my motor set should be here next week .
This is the engine im being sent .Ive also ordered a kaaz 2.0 lsd and a megan turbo mani . i wanted to do my gt2871r set up but seeing how my funds of imcome tax money wasnt as much as it was supposed to be im still happy .My compression number are 149 psi dry across the board .And 152 wet .

Im pretty dam excited my cherry is finally going to be popped .

Modified by pauliedrft at 5:04 PM 11/5/2009

Holset H1c exhaust housing.

John Bristot — 2009-11-05T10:59:22-08:00

I just bought a Holset H1c turbo for my SR20 slow future build. I was looking at the turbo and the housing looks kind of big for what I'm looking for. I was thinking about buying a smaller housing. I'm not sure if it is a 22cm or 18 cm housing. Should I go for a 14cm or 12cm housing instead of the larger housing?

Thanks.

Modified by John Bristot at 2:29 PM 11/5/2009

S13 SR20DET Valve cover torque specs.

OM3GA — 2009-11-06T03:18:16-08:00

I have been looking at all the FSMs, The s14 SR FSM says to tighten them to

0.8-1.0 kg-m which is 5.8-7.2 Ft lbs.

The S13 SR japanese FSM Says to tighten them to

1.2-1.5 kg-m which translates to 8.6-10.8 Ft lbs.

I also looked at the FWD SR FSM and it says

0.8-1.0 kg-m as well just like the s14 sr one.

Why would this be? What is the proper torque spec for it? Im wondering why the S13 FSM says something different than the other two??

I need to figure this out asap haha any help is appreciated.

how do you turn up the boost on a stock sr20det

johnnyappleseed — 2009-11-05T08:29:49-08:00

is the only way to turn up boost with a manual boost controller? and do i have to tamper with anything else? cause i trie using my mbc but it wouldnt change anything. could i get pictures of your guys setups?

Help! S13 Sr20det 4th injector won't fire

kylaris — 2009-11-10T07:14:07-08:00

I have S13 sr20det BT. The problem is the 4th injector won't fire.
things i've tried
-checked the injector ohm reading. they are same across all 4
-check power on the red wire. Reads battery
-Check continuity to ecu pin #112 and it's okay.
-Tried different ECU

Those were the things FSM told me to check and they were all good.
Any other things i should check?

Stock sway bar and sr oil pan :(

ProjectGarage — 2009-11-12T05:56:43-08:00

Im going to be getting a tomei oil pan soon for the sr, however the stock sway bar is already nearly touching the stock sr pan and it may even hit while driving and hitting bumps etc. ( i havent driven the car since its not running yet..)

A friend of mine whose car is at about the same height as mine has the Greddy oil pan on his sr and his stock sway bar hits the pan alot he said although his car is not daily driven this still bothers me. I dont want to have a nice pan get bashed up because of the sway bar. Is there a sway bar or custom end links for the stock sway bar that i could purcase to keep the bar further away from the pan? I will try to get some pictures up but im pretty sure you can visualize what im talking about.

low idle , shaking sputtering engine , sr20det

blacktopforever — 2009-11-03T21:25:28-08:00

my charge pipe thats connected to my maf sensor blew off yeaterday, when i was driving, the car shut off i popped the hood, and saw that not only did the pipe blow off but the wires to the connecter came out as well, So then i put the wires back in, reconected installed brand new ngk-r bkr7e spark plugs started it up and it appeared to run fine, i drove it up the street not hitting boost, came back, parked it let it sit for about an hour , went to go drive it again and when i start it the idle is low, and sputters, like theres a missfire or somthing any suggestions on what may have caused this , what should the spark plugs be gapped too??

Firing issues

japcrap89 — 2009-11-03T15:52:48-08:00

I cant get any spark out of 3 and 4. 1 and 2 spark fine. i had to splice in a new dash interface plug. Im thinking the problem has to be in the wiring somewhere. The harness is new. Can anyone help?

Injector Question

japcrap89 — 2009-11-03T15:26:40-08:00

Are 650cc top feed injectors too big for stock turbo SR? I also have BC 272' cams, and a z32 MAFS.

sr swap using ka a/c...

Mthompson240sx — 2009-11-02T19:08:30-08:00

ive searched everywhere and cant get any good information about this. im trying to finish my swap and start to put the ac on and then i notice that the ka ac line that goes in front of the inlet where the maf connect to the turbo has the low side nipple right in front of it.. is there an elbow they make that fits around it or what do i do to get around this? like i said ive searched an never found any good info. can someone please help me

s15 SR20DET into s13 chassis

92silvia_surfer — 2009-11-06T20:55:41-08:00

What mods are needed to put the s15 SR20DET into a s13 chassis? thanks

1st 1/4 mi. pass on topmount setup

V8slayr — 2009-11-04T08:04:06-08:00

Done at Import Faceoff - Montgomery
BFG drag radials 255/50r16.
SR - T3/T4 50 trim @ 19 psi, pump gas, enthalpy ecu.

60ft. 1.939
330 5.214
1/8 7.853
MPH 94.27
1/4 11.914
MPH 123.03

Couldn't be happier. Can't wait to get more seat time.

idle and boost issues

ray666 — 2009-11-03T19:09:20-08:00

hey guys some help needed.i got erratic idle it jumps between 1200- 2000 rpms any ideas?when it does that it throws my afr all over the place mainly between 10-12.6. i also have my boost set at 15psi and it starts to sputter just before and at 15psi, is that a boost leak? i've even tried lowering the psi but it doesn't matter same result.