Iap Stage One Kit reliability?

[240esX]

I have been lookin at the IAP Stage one kit now for a while and really like it. But my 240 is my daily driver and i dont have a second car if its constantly breaking once the kit is installed has any1 had experience with the reliability. Also my car has 150xxx miles but still runs strong. Will i be alright? Are there any specific maintainance things i should do be4 i get the kit?

[Reno]

thats a really good question man, but i dunno what to do. im kinda in the same boat as you but. i got 251,900 + miles on mine.. i think we should get the suspension done first

i like these

http://www.import-autoperforma....html#

Nico Rulez

[skatanic28]

you might want to think twice before boosting a daily driver. im sure pretty much everyone here has had minor problems that have taken the car down for a couple days. think about picking up a cheap beater?

[Structure240sx]

there usually a few bugs to work out at first whenever doing a project. if you keep it to a kinda normal street car it will be fine as a daily. i daily drove my car for well over a year without another car. it was only down one night for a starter.

we put an IAP kit on GEO's car. very very reliable was the plan and thats what it is. i dont care for the lack of a fuel system the kit comes with. so we added an safc and sr 370cc injectors that we had cleaned and flowed

[240esX]

I mean i expect to have down time while installing the kit and working out the bugs in it. and ill have a car to drive around when i need it. but once i install it and all that is it going to affect the life of my motor i dont plan on doing anything besides what comes with the kit so i dont plan on that high of horse power....yet - im still in high school. so i just wanna make sure my eninge wont blow up after i do sum high reving or anything.

[240esX]

I agree with you on the suspensin reno , but im one step ahead of you i have tockico blues and eibach sportline springs

[grimple1]

so i just wanna make sure my eninge wont blow up after i do sum high reving or anything.

Just so you know, you shouldn't be reving it any higher than normal? The turbo kit isn't going to allow your motor to spin faster (higher rpms).... redline is redline. This ain't not honda that can rev to 10grand.

[GEO]

Yeh as structure said, I have the IAP kit on my car boosting 10psi on my daily driver... Its fine as long as you don't push it past 12psi...

[sunnys14]

just make sure u tune it right and have enough fuel

[240esX]

Just so you know, you shouldn't be reving it any higher than normal? The turbo kit isn't going to allow your motor to spin faster (higher rpms).... redline is redline. This ain't not honda that can rev to 10grand.

Yea I know. Thanks though.

[Jookmasta]

um check the advertiser's section on nico as i think there is another sponsor that might have those coilovers for cheaper. and yes, pretty much any turbo kit with good components can be reliable once your tuned correctly and take care of the car maintenance wise.

[240esX]

with the 7psi the kit gives you do you think ill need a new clutch i dont plan on driving hard often?

[240esX]

also will the battery need to be relocated

[GEO]

ahh.. I don't know the stock limitations of the stock clutch.... no, battery stays in its home.

[240esX]

geo thanks for all your help . so far i havnt heard a reason not to do this plus with the nico discount who could say no?

[nissanfanatic]

I think you should change to some GOOD oil(mobil 1, ect), get some NGK BKR6E-11 spark plugs, a wideband, and stuff like that. I think half the reason people blow up stock engines is lack of running high quality lubricant/allowing it to work. By allowing it to work, I mean letting your engine warm up before you beat on it, changing oil often, and keeping it full. One quart less means your oil loses 25% of its heat holding capacity meaning oil temps go up. Oil that is too hot becomes useless..

[Structure240sx]

stock clutch prolly wont last too long

[Jookmasta]

stock clutch prolly wont last too long

+1

[GEO]

WHy would a properly maintained car lose oil?

[crzycav86]

Stock clutch will not be able to handle the power... at all.

the 370cc injectors are good budget injectors, but they won't support more than 230hp or so. I was maxing out my injectors at 240whp.. and I was getting an a/f of 13.5 at peak torque. I got an adjustable fpr so I'll be able to squeeze more power safely.

[S14tat]

hmmm my stock clutch held 254 ft lb of tq at the wheels for almost a year. seems pretty able to hold the power for that boost level to me.

or maybe i'm just special?

[240esX]

I think you should change to some GOOD oil(mobil 1, ect), get some NGK BKR6E-11 spark plugs, a wideband, and stuff like that. I think half the reason people blow up stock engines is lack of running high quality lubricant/allowing it to work. By allowing it to work, I mean letting your engine warm up before you beat on it, changing oil often, and keeping it full. One quart less means your oil loses 25% of its heat holding capacity meaning oil temps go up. Oil that is too hot becomes useless..

Nissanfanatic i have brand new NGK plugs and NGK high performance wires and im runing royal purple oil right now but i think im going to use something different next time. As for the wideband ill look into that.

[240esX]

As long as the clutch will last me a year, or close, to have sum time to save up more money. because its still the O.E. clutch from 1993 i dont expect it to have much more life anyway.

[Structure240sx]

you probably have plugs that are meant for a stock 240sx

the ones nissanfanatic suggested are suited for a turbo 240sx, GET THEM. they are only $10 for a set btw

[tvmendoza]

what is the difference on those spark plugs are they colder?? I need new sparks right now i am using the IX iridium and i was planning to buy the same. but the price of those is really good. Also i could not find those spark plugs for the 240sx just for the 200sx.

Sorry for stealing the tread

[BillKlineVT]

I have a 97 and my clutch lasted me about a week on a t25 7psi (~200hp) setup. Slip slip slippity... torque is what kills it.

[S14tat]

i guess the clutch thing is a hit or miss. my clutch was changed not too long ago with a oem replacement like a year before i put the turbo on. so yeah mileage really counts.

[240esX]

well than wat clutch should i look at replacing it with - i dont plan on very high horsepower

[Florida240sx]

Get and rps clutch IMO. I just love the one I got now. My motor lasted 1500miles with the IAP kit. My fault though. Installed bigger injectors and oring got tore and thinned my oil out. Goign to build that engine. My motor had 180k and no problem what-so-ever. If oyu do you get the kit. Check the wastegate spring to make sure it's the right psi rating.Very good quality kit.However I would of liek to custom make it now. But liek the mani, which has now been improved.

[Structure240sx]

any name brand clutch will work for you.

names to go with are:ACTClutchmastersRPSExedy (ACT and RPS use exedy discs)

about the spark plugs. the number in the name we gave is the heat range. stock heat range on the ka is 5. for about every 100hp you want to go 1 heat range colder. each step colder takes about 100 degrees out of the cylinder.

for a 250-300hp setup go with bkr6es-11for a for 300-450 i would go with the bkr7es-11i now use 8 heat range iridiums for over 500rwhp