vg30eT Swap into a 90 240sx

[FoxFire]

ill let the pictures speak for them self...



i already know swapping an older moter into a newer car is illegal...it wont be a DD

[sviellvoicae]

looks like fun man! that turbo is hawt! keep us posted!

[FoxFire]

right now im doing the new wiring then bondo and primer the engine bay



this is about where the turbo is going... airfilter will be under the headlight.small wheel well intercooler with achohol/water mist system, and n20 40 shot right before the intercooler. downpipe to side exit 3inch with a custom resonator

im shooting for 400whp at 18 psi

simmilair designs

Roastin300's * 398RWHP 404RWTQ * SDS, 420cc injectors * 7.8:1 compression * Supra MKIV intercooler * Gutted intake plenum * T-4 turbo with 60-1 compressor and p-trim turbine in stock turbine housing. 18PSI boost on 93 octane fuel. * Wastegate: Stock Internal, ported elbow



otherdynos http://www.redz31.com/turbofaq/dyno.graphs.html

MY GUIDE TO THE BUILD http://www.redz31.com/turbofaq/turbo.faq.htm
Modified by FoxFire at 12:26 AM 9/6/2008

[SeVa-S13]

Fun, cheap power = tasty.

Whoever's dyno that is desperately needs a tune though, ha.

Edit: Obviously the fuel's fine, maybe ignition is messing it up there in the upper revs? )

[boznuttz]

Lean! Awesome idea so far. Make sure you get some pictures when you have her all fired up!

[FoxFire]

400 wtq will MOVE my car.

i can just look at my vg30e in my s12 as a guide. i got the fsm for the s12

i will shifting into 5th in 13-15 seconds from a dead standstill

[bball212000]

hey good luck with it. i have all the parts to start the swap into my s14. once summer classes are out in early august i will be starting this swap with you. i am going to run it stock for a while. what oil pan do you plan on using? im probably going with a maxima pan. looking foward to your results.

[FoxFire]

im just fliping the stock oil pan around so its a front sump : (but im welding baffles into itmodifing the sump pickup adding extra oil filter before the turbo

im going to chip an 87 200sx ecu for my turbo car

10psi chip 7400rpm and an 18psi chip 7000rpm

pm me for the binary files for it

[soulsynchromachine]

any updates

[Drunkendonuts]

ill let the pictures speak for them self...

Hey there's a 100$ bill stuck to your turbo, might wanna take that off before it gets too hot.

[FoxFire]

i will be running 470 cc injectors from a turbo 2 rx7ran the 14g solid wire for my fuel pump and wired a voltage regulator raising the voltage to 14.7v for the stock fuel pump, should run 320lph all the way to 70 psiHAVE YOUR FUEL PUMP TESTED

im running a chiped ecu once i buy all the equipmentim buying a willem 4.5 eprom programer.http://www.willem.org/catalog/...id=34

tuneing with liveedit

i given up modifying the stock ka24e wiring harness to work for my engine instead im picking a complete 86 300zx turbo from a junkyard for 500$

as for the oil pan problem...im ordering an oem s12 vg30 oil pan... if the stock one wont fit backwardsbut STILL i dont think my hood is going to clear by about 2 inchs unless i bash in the oil pan to clear the steering rack or buy a custom hood ( small cowl induction scoop?)
Modified by FoxFire at 7:39 AM 7/16/2007

[dexterous]

that must be lot of fun driving around town.

[turbobrick]

Thats a pretty sweet project.

p.s. I saw you at applebees tonight.

[FoxFire]

you had the black hatch right?

what kind of rims are those?MESHY

[turbobrick]

they're enkei 92 mesh, 15x7 +20 front 0 rear.

[soulsynchromachine]

any progress

[FoxFire]

im picking up a 300zx turbo complete with rear end damage this weekend300$

- scrubed and painted engine and components

- fiched the FSMs i need 84 300 86 300 90 240

- tested the a few of the part i have

- found a cheaper programer http://www.moates.net/index.php?cPath=51 - cheap wideband o2 http://www.moates.net/product_...d=142

i think im going with a detroit locker cabin adjustable posi diffrentiali already need a driveshaft made, so i figure ill have custom axle shafts made as well

Ive been riding my yz400 dirtbike too much10.2 in the 1/4 4.8 in the 1/870ish whp193 lbs

http://vids.myspace.com/index....65117
Modified by FoxFire at 2:43 PM 7/28/2007

[ka24destructor]

i hear ya turbo lol looks like its going to be a blast to drive. im lookin forward to seein the progress.

[FoxFire]

i didnt go look at the 84 yet... ive been working on the wiring....

not to bad once you get past the INSANE wiring diagrams...

so here is the gold to anyone doing a vg30e/t swap

nessasary ECU wires for engine to start...(grounds 107, 109, 112-115, 36, 28, 10)

101-106, 108, 110(titania 02)

30,31, 34-36, 26, 27

17, 20, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9


Modified by FoxFire at 4:43 AM 8/6/2007

[FoxFire]

once i trim down my intake plenums and remove my idle crap

this will be my new idle valve



open full for startup and back it off to your desired level IN CAR

simple, yet effective

[AsanBBoy]

Anything new? i'm thinking about doing this swap as i have a complete Z31 turbo parts car i can get for free.

[FoxFire]

swap it.

by the time I'm done anyone will be able to do this swap with my guide : )

haven't done **** in a whilemy friend with a 94 pathfinder SE just rolled it and is giving me his truckwhen his insurance is done

so ill have an obd1 ecu with a consult port instead of this BS obd0 but Ive designed my system around the obd0 chipped ecu : (

but with a consult i can just "plug" in instead of messing with the ecu

dilemma

[sommmatt]

It's illegal to swap an older motor into a newer car? Wtf?

[FoxFire]

ive been working on the car like a mad man

ive labled the wires to splice into (tack speedo etc) on the chassis harness.

ive decided, after test fiting the eninge a few times, to take off both turbo mani and the upper intake plenum, then weld my own front facing manis.

the oil pan DOES clear the power steering IF YOU REMOVE THE STOCK TURBO MANIS AND UPPER PLENUM ( i recommend a little 1/2 inch dent on the pan where the the power ster. lines go in and to get braded steel lines)

ill have ~ 20" of space from end of crank pully to back of radiatior. Almost 2 feet for the turbo

weighed the engine w/out uper manifold and turbo manifolds... 330ish with the alternator

ill post pics soon as soon as i get batterys

[Dattebayo]

It's illegal to swap an older motor into a newer car? Wtf?

Its a 10 year rule because of emissions! It fails though. People swap in JDM motors into old cars that are new and don't pass either...

But yeah, its true!

[goeatpaiste]

conveniently i have an 84 300z turbo witha bad body and a 90 240sx with a bad motor and good body haha. i would also like to try this swap. you say the 240 trans is the same as the z31 minus bellhousing? not on mine becuase the bellhousing on my transmission is permanently connected to the trans, though mine is the ka24E trans. maybe the DE is different. I only know because my 240 used to be an auto, and now is manual, so ive had that trans out. You say the stock z31 oil pan fits if the exh mani's are removed?

stevo

[FoxFire]

the trannys are the same but you have to change out the WHOLE tail housing..

ive decided to go with a manual pathfinder SE transmission, as it is the same transmission as the twin turbo 300zx transmission my local junkyard has tons

we got the oil pan to clear without denting it. but it required removing the 2 heatercore hard lines, upper intake plenum, and exh manifold, the alternator adjuster bracket was hitting the cross member so im cutting a spot for it in the crossmember

[goeatpaiste]

well once i get my winter truck goin here ill have some time to F with it, but it looks like the bolt pattern on the bellhouseing is similar, maybe it will bolt up or close to it

stevo

[goeatpaiste]

well after closer inspection i realize that the exhaust crossover pipe needs more clearance above the trans than the 240 has, so the engine needs to go forward or an alternate id made. hmmm. this ought to be fun.

[sil-89]

wow a vg30et swap u got balls!!! It's gonna be a fun project and a headache too.