ca18det installed, thx for your help guys !!!

[pulsarca18det]

Well D-Day has come... the engine install is complete, with the exception of charge pipe install, dump pipe, about 10 plugs on the engine harness (sub harness complete) shes ready to go. All mounted up and cleaned.

My stats are...

1988 Nissan Pulsar NX SE

1990~ Nissan Silvia RWD CA18DET motor < 80,000kmsStainless steel exhaust manifold and dump pipeca16de wiring harnessca16de ecu reprogrammed by Jim Wolf Tech tuned for 10psi/370cc injectors370cc injectorsno intercooler (its winter here, and shes getting parked and fmic installed next year)ca18de mountsca18de fwd trannystage 2 aftermarket clutchca18de axles

I have to say guys, the myth about the following are not true.

-You NEED to move your rad fans to the front. FALSEIm using a silvia RWD ca18det stainless exhaust manifold (bigger than stock) and they fit... barely.

-You need to cut the front dog bone mount because its too long..FALSEDjLiquid said that he needed to cut his, and he did, I saw it, although he had a awd engine and mounts.

What I havent cofirmed yet is the crossmember not fitting due to oil pan. From what I can see this isnt true but I will confirm tomrrow.

Anyway, wiring (10 plugs to clip in) and plumbing tomrrow and she should fire..

Thanks to oli, pigman, android360, pulsargtr and flygti, and anyone else I can't remember who was online with me for days figuring **** out.. THANKS GUYS !!

http://jasonborowiec.com/ca18det/temp/ for pix.

[dattodude]

"looking the goods"

Very impressive, those tube headers really look great.

[themadscientist]

That car and the engine are surgically clean, very nice!

[r34 gtr]

looks great! i love how clean everything is, and that exhaust manifold looks awesome in the front there. one thing i might be a little concerned with is the fan shroud getting too hot because the gap is so little, but other than that she looks good to go!

[boost_boy]

Looks cosmetically unison and great as well. Question for you, I'm curious as to why did you turned the turbocharger to face the passenger side? The oil pan is designed to accept a down pipe along side the sump and is angled in a position that will enable you to route your down pipe along side your cross member. As for any of the issues others said you would have, I don't know why they had them because my first CA swap into a 1987 nissan sentra went straight in mechanically. Anyways, good luck with your little project and hope it bring you some of the fun and success I've experienced.

Dee

[nismoplsr]

Like all the others said. That is one damn clean setup!

It has been a while since i did the swap, but i believe i had to modify the crossmember so it would clear the front mount. Which i have the AWD front dogbone mount. Using the FWD CADE mount you should be fine. Although for some reason i think i had to notch for the back mount also, maybe the CA16 and CA18 have different crossmembers.

I did not move my fans either, but switching to thinner aftermarket ones make it alot easier to work in the turbo area.

Along the lines of what dee said. I wonder if it is possible to switch the direction that the turbo is bolted on. I have a feeling the turbine housing would hit the radiator if you did this. But i would like to know. Having the turbo facing that way is going to make downpipe and exhaust routing a big pain.

Good luck with the rest of the project.

I should have a hell of an update for you guys on my new project come a few months.

[iliketocrash]

what crank pulley are you using? and what/how did you get the extra pully on the alternator?

[nismoplsr]

Its the Canadian FWD pulleys. Basically the Canadian version Pulsars didnt come with A/C, unlike the US Pulsar that had power steering and AC from the factory.. The power steering pump is mounted on the back side of the engine where the Alt is on the RWD version.

[r34 gtr]

that exhaust routing looks like it could be tricky. i might be inclined to just pipe it straight through the hood. you know it would look awesome.

[nismoplsr]

that exhaust routing looks like it could be tricky. i might be inclined to just pipe it straight through the hood. you know it would look awesome.

Haha. I was thinking of telling him to just run it out through the "spoiler" part of the front fender.

[nismoplsr]

Its to late now. But i would have recomended you filled your motor mounts with some 3M window weld. It does wonders for wheel hop and helps with torque steer with a minimal increase in cabin vibrations.

[boost_boy]

Best prepared to tear-up and/or wear-out some motor mounts....hehehehe .

Dee

[float_6969]

As others have mentioned, if possible, I'd flip that turbo around or you're going to have your hands full with exhaust routing. I'd also be concerned about heat from that turbo mani melting your fans. It gets pretty darn hot in that area, trust me.

Other than that, it looks great, congrats!

[pulsarca18det]

what crank pulley are you using? and what/how did you get the extra pully on the alternator?

im using a ca18de crank pulley, the alternator comes stock with a double pulley. I have loaded ca18de 1988 nissan pulsar canadian model (no ac)

[pulsarca18det]

Looks cosmetically unison and great as well. Question for you, I'm curious as to why did you turned the turbocharger to face the passenger side? The oil pan is designed to accept a down pipe along side the sump and is angled in a position that will enable you to route your down pipe along side your cross member. As for any of the issues others said you would have, I don't know why they had them because my first CA swap into a 1987 nissan sentra went straight in mechanically. Anyways, good luck with your little project and hope it bring you some of the fun and success I've experienced.

Dee

unfortunatly if your not using an AWD or FWD ca18det exhaust manifold, and you try to turn the whole turbo housing around to dump to passanger side... the turbo ends up almost in the rad. Its almost there now and thats just the way it came.

The fwd/awd manifolds angle in towards the block to accomidate for the exhaust side of the turbo looking like a 7.

does that make sence ?

[Bwana]

Props for a super clean looking project man!

I have no experience with the fwd setup, or I'd try to help ya out!

[pulsarca18det]

It is possible to use the stock fans although after looking at it id need to modify part of the bracket (only bend it 1 inch) to allow passage of the charge pipe.I will move to a single 12" slim line rad fan right away.

I plan to run the exhaust under the front dog bone and then along side the cross member.. or out under the transmission and then like a side pipe behind the drivers door...

for now anyway it will just sit at the downpipe.. its getting parked

[pulsarca18det]

this just in, the cross member needs no mod. I havent bolted it all the way in but i only about 1/2 an inch to go and this is where im at.

update at the bottom under NEW STUFF..http://jasonborowiec.com/ca18det/temp/

[boost_boy]

Is that wetness in your rear housing from WD-40 or is that the way you got it? If it is the way you got it, that's not good! Anyways, keep us posted on how this thing turns out. Oh yeah, take nismoplsr's advice and put some kind of urethane material in the spaces of your mounts or you'll regret it later. Those dog bones are worthless when turbocharging. They need to be made solid or you'll continuosly destroy your mounts and those aren't too cheap.

Dee

[pulsarca18det]

wd-40 in the exhaust side.. no it wasnt oil peeing out the turbo :>

hehe thanks for noticing..

my mounts arent bad.. but they will be getting done next year.. the car is gonna be parked right away