KA-T why settle for anything less?

It will clear. In fact, Black Sunshine, the RS13 180SX blew its engine the other nite (actually, I killed it with a bit too much boost on the the drift course; busted rings caused an overpressure issue and the bumped up boost 1.7 was the nail in the coffin; engine couldn't evacuate the crankcase pressure quick enough), so I'm going to put the pop-up head lamps in VG240SX to make sure it does with pics for you all

Black Sunshine will be out of commission and is getting a CA20DET as a replacement engine. I would do a VG, but I'm keeping her configured with the CA as part of our line-up.

VG240SX will be running the drift course within the next two nights, and I'll be doing the video for you all to see what she is made of

Other good news- I found an S14 here locally, believe it or not, and the owner wants to donate his car for an S14 VG30DETT swap. This will allow us to do the kit for the S14 next year. I am going to buy an S14 for the shop, and it looks like it will be coming from the Sunshine State.

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I'm going to put the pop-up head lamps in VG240SX to make sure it does with pics for you all

Sound good can't wait for the pics.

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VG240SX will be running the drift course within the next two nights, and I'll be doing the video for you all to see what she is made of

I definitly want to see video of the beast in action.

Modified by Beatupsx at 1:25 AM 10/2/2006

04 F-250, 7,500 pound whistlin water buffalo

Will talk to you via separate correspondence regarding your S14 kouki.

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He isn't the only one doing the swap, as soon as I get the funds together I'm gonna start caling places and locate a motor. I'm hoping I can get everyting together and complete the swap before Christmas.

(Then spring of '08, I'll be back to the states to terrorize the idiots who think their stock Mustangs, Camaros, and souped up Accords haul a$$ for a couple of months before I wrap my hatch around a tree/telephone pole/strip club entrance/whatever and die a fiery and agonizingly painful death. bwuahahahahaaa)

Modified by fayceoff at 9:54 PM 10/2/2006

Modified by fayceoff at 10:01 AM 10/9/2006

Help me get Dale Davis back for stealing Jaymee's car!! / VG30DETT into 1989 240SX

Let me KNOW ASAP I got a place to do my swap. I just need the kit and engine now........
I have about 1 month before I loose the shop to do it......

We are working on two videos. One for a full length explaining the car and the swap, and one mini showing the car going through the course Last nite, the car really performed well and wowed the crowd. We finally worked out the bugs, which had nothing to do with the swap kit. Salah went through a set of brand new Federals like they were nothing. Totally shredded them, attesting to the power this swap creates. Saturday, I'll take a mini-video shoot of VG240 to get on here by Sunday. I've been stuck in the garage these past few nites getting Black Sunshine put together after suffering oil loss (stupid oil filter came lose; thought I had blown rings causing overpressurization issues).

Sunday, Sunday, Sunday!

Getting a driveshaft made isn't that bad, but what about the wiring harness?

When I made my wiring harness for my VG30DE swap, it took quite a bit of reading to make sure I knew what I was doing. I don't think everyone who buys the kit would up to the task of doing this as well. Besides, wiring up a VG into an s13 harness is much more difficult than say an SR20DET swap, or an RB20DET swap. (please let me know if I missed something here). Do you plan on selling them seperate or something?

I think it would also be helpful to mention that the stock tach won't work with the VG swap.

The cross-member and everything else looks good too. Good reinforcement. I only notched mine a little cause my motor sits a little more forward than yours does.

Good to see someone making this kit possible for others as well. I liked mine being pretty original, but what can you do. Its a pretty sweet motor.

It's extensive, but please read in the thread where I mention I will provide the info to make the stock gauges work as part of the installation instructions. If I were to include everything in this kit to make everything work the way it is supposed to, I would be charging way more than I am. Just the mere fact that we are the first to actually put the VG30DETT uncut, uncancelled, unmolested and have it work the way it is supposed to from the factory as if it were an option for the S13 says a whole lot. I'm not trying to be an a$$, but it was no cakewalk. Anyway, as things develop along, I may do things like include custom wiring and other attachments to make the kit even more plug-n-play but I haven't even got to that point yet.

http://www.dakotadigital.com/i...7.htm

Regards,

H. Kurt Betton

I did not have time to read the entire thread, thats why I had asked him to correct me. If you had read my post, I had praised him for making this swap possible for others as well, so don't go jumping down my throat.

And PLEASE don't forget that I have done this swap completely by myself as well. Thats how passionate I AM about this swap.

Trust me, I know its no cake-walk. I've been there myself. I finished my swap a little over a year ago. I was just asking those questions because I know of all the problems associated with the swap having done it myself. I did not have time to read the tread as stated above, and so I asked you to correct me. Enough of me being defensive.

I wanted to ask you if you needed someone to make some plug and play harnesses available for the kits. I was thinking of making some before I stumbled upon this thread, and thought it would be appropriate for me to offer. Of course I would have to use some used z32 harnesses, due to the $400 price tag of new ones. Just thought I would throw it out there.

I konw that will work for the s14 cluster, alot of guys with an rb in a 14 do it, but I don't think it will work with the s13 cluster as it doesn't have the adjustability of the s14 cluster.

Another option that should correct the tach issue (but does cost more):

http://www.lsauto.com/products.asp

I'm in the middle of exchanging one SOHC for another (blown HG), and the buddy who was helping me pull the motor cut the tube. If I can get away with it, I won't bother replacing it.

Also, did you have to cut the shift linkage on the tranny to make the shifter stay in the stock location? Pics of that would be great too. Thanks.

Poor_S13_Driver---So you plan on using the stock z32 tach from the front clip, or perhaps the whole cluster?

Modified by julio at 12:49 PM 10/10/2006