I had a box come in the other week...

[f s t caz]

just incase you were wondering what you get for $280 from tomei

straight from Japan (4 week wait but there was hardly a rush for it at this point)tomei 1.2mm super grommet type instructions that appear to tell you to tell you to check the block and head for straightness w/ a straight edge and feeler gages as well as the proper torque sequence. by the time i actually get around to assembling the motor, i might be able to read and understand that... 4 layers

yes i know that i won't need this for my expected power levels and yes i know that this is money i could have better spent elsewhere, but oh well. I look at this as one more form of insurance. And incase you're wondering, I got this from Kuah @ SPL parts. Very helpful and very quick to respond to emails. I'd recommend him to anyone.

Chris

[originalsin]

very nice, wat is ur goal? i think wen i replace mine im just going to go with an oem one, some one on 240sxforums brought up a good point, id rather just blow a head gasket then ruin my pistons

[f s t caz]

something meager like 300hp. CP .5mm over forged pistonsnew ringsnew bearingstomei head gasketARP head studs450cc injectorshigh flow fuel pumpprobably fprsafc?GTiR turbo - possibly something elselike a SR t28 or a gt25rsfull exhausttubular exhaust manifoldcustom intercooler piping and intercoolersomewhere around 15psi

[originalsin]

iv been talking to dee about turbos, and if ur alrdy planny on upgradeing ur turbo and a new manifold go with a t3/t4, u can make 300hp alot easier, and will operate much cooler, he brought up that and many other goods points, shoot him an email for more info, u can get a new t3/t04 for less than a t28 ontop of all that, and u can run an external watsegate

[f s t caz]

i've thought about a t3/t4 turbo, and i've come up with the following needs:turbo - not terribly expensive, half the price of what i'm looking atmanifold - again, there's a few to choose from, not terribly expensiveexternal wastegatecustom downpipe or exhaustcustom intake/intercooler pipingcustom water linescustom oil lines

i'd like to do a t3/t4, believe me, but there's several other areas of the car that i have to attend to before i want the car back on the road again. i'll probably look into it more over the next couple months though.