Intalled aeromotive fpr this week

[PhopsonNY]

Thought I'd share some of what I did this week.

As part of the universal effort to get the car running better,

Installed and Aeromotive FPR and fuel filter with associated AN fittings and Also Recirculated my BOV and rerouted the catch can lines.

Results are pretty good as my milage improved quite noticably; I did a 225mile MA to NY trip with just over half a tank of gas this morning. I also noticed that the car is more peppy and I no longer have the annoying bogging of backfire.

Still suffering from turbo lag in 1st gear; fulll boost at approx 5k, used to be 4k, I may have a boost leak, but that and replacing the tie rod boots are the next project.

Just thought I'd share... I have more installation pics and stuff if anyone is interested.

Already; REDtop with stock turbo, Walbro 255 fuel, pumpTurboXS manual adjuster, Greddy Turbo extension & Megan downpipe, Exedy Stage 2, FMIC, Greddy RS BOV, 3" Catback, Toda Flywheel, B&M shortshifter, s15 Helical Diff, Koyo Radiator and Flexalite twin elect fans with thermostat

cheers
Modified by PhopsonNY at 9:03 PM 3/25/2006

[Dori Dori]

Nice. How'd you route the catch can?

[PhopsonNY]

I followed this guide that kept all the original Nissan design, but avoided pouring oil into my intake. Made sense to me:gapteeth

http://sr20forum.com/showthread.php?t=80048.

Just put a "T" junction under the Catch Can and routed to the PCV valve. Connected the top to the intake pipe after the MAF thus providing the required vacuum. The Can is supported higher and I made sure it cleared the hood when finished.

Ignore the PCV filter... I blocked it off internally... did not have a nice solution at the time and this looks ok albeit not functiona.

[PhopsonNY]

Close up of "t" section

cheers

[boost_creep]

post pics of the recirc setup

[PhopsonNY]

Here is the Recirc BOV setup on the left side.

Got the recirc BOV adapter for the Greddy RS from FRsports and simply plumbed it back into the intake after the MAF with a hard "U" pipe. Pretty quick and easy.

[boost_creep]

sweet.nice job dude.im waitin on my recirc fitting to come,but my bov is located more towards the bend in the hotpipe.thanks for the pic.

oh...by the way...what fuel pressure are you running with your setup?

[PhopsonNY]

Thanks a lot... had fun doing all the mods

Since I have a pretty stock setup with stock injectors for now, I am running stock fuel pressure... 36psi with vacuum and 44psi without vacuum hookup to regulator.

Also did all of this cause I intend to do a turbo and injector upgrade in the future. Will need higher fuel pressure then

cheers

[Nismo_Freak]

Thanks a lot... had fun doing all the mods

Since I have a pretty stock setup with stock injectors for now, I am running stock fuel pressure... 36psi with vacuum and 44psi without vacuum hookup to regulator.

Also did all of this cause I intend to do a turbo and injector upgrade in the future. Will need higher fuel pressure then

cheers

I was aware that stock is 34 PSI and 43 PSI w/o vacuum, but the 2 PSI might give you some midrange.

[PhopsonNY]

According to the s14 FSM, fp should be 36psi.

Is this supposed to be different for the s13 redtop?

[Nismo_Freak]

According to the s14 FSM, fp should be 36psi.

Is this supposed to be different for the s13 redtop?

Perhaps, no biggie.

Do you notice that your car starts up any quicker, and runs better in the lower RPM?

[PhopsonNY]

I am not sure about starting quicker... perhaps, but I would say it all seems smoother now in low to midrange.

I noticed on my trip that I was driving faster than usual . I had to keep checking my speed.I attibute that to the fact that the engine did not seem to be working as hard.

Does that make sence to you?

[corey240]

what does the recirc exactly help?

[PhopsonNY]

The basic idea as I understand it is that once intake air is past the MAF, a corrensponding amount of fuel is supplied to the system to keep the mixture appropriate.

When the BOV then vents some of this air to atmosphere, there is more fuel in the system than needed for that moment therefore we get a rich condition and exhaust backfire/popping.

I believe there is more to this than that and that is causes other conditions.Anyway, my backfiring is gone so I am happy.

Hope that helps, but a search would give you better info about this.

[boost_creep]

hey man,i just finished my recirc job with the type rs.how come i cant hear my bov anymore.i used to have the type s recirced,and you could still hear it,then got the type rs.had it vented until today,loosened it up and its silent.is yours the same way.thanks alot man.

[9240sx]

I have my Type Rs recirculated and its alittle louder then the stock recirc valve was.You can hear it clear as day.Just not super loud.Do you have a open air filter or a stock air box.That has alot to do with the sound level when you recirculated.Does it aleast run better now???

[boost_creep]

yeah,it runs better.but its really quiet,and it almost sounds like i hear slight compressor surge.but i have it really loose.maybe thats just the sound of the bov.

what size greddy adapter are you guys running.i got the 19mm and its really small.

[llteddy4playll]

im also wondering what size adapter you using for the greddy rs

[PhopsonNY]

I used the 32 mm one... closest to the size of the connection pipe on the stock intake.
Modified by PhopsonNY at 6:18 PM 3/29/2006

[karmakaze]

i have the recirculated SSQV and its pretty freaking loud.and if its louder when its venting to the atmosphere than thats pretty crazy.then again, I have a metal cold air intake with an apexi filter. which probably help quite a bit.

[9240sx]

I used the 19mm one... closest to the size of the connection pipe on the stock intake.

The 29mm one works better its just alitte bit bigger then 27mm.The size of the stock recirc port on the intake.I think the 19mm is to small.
Modified by 9240sx at 3:29 PM 3/29/2006

[PhopsonNY]

Typo corrected above

[mackdaddy240]

Not trying to get you off topic but I took my oil catch can out because my header was right in the way, I have a breather like yours and a hose going straight down to the crank case. You think this could cause a problem, like making the turbo get a little blowby because it smokes a lil everyonce in a while when I come to a stop.

[PhopsonNY]

Honestly not so sure...

I just did it cause I suspect the valve cover is supposed to be under some amount of vacuum to encourage the excess oil out. Lots of people run it your way without any apparent harm.