Lets see pics of your engine bay!

[dattodude]

Some of the Datto goodness:

[dlp]

not finished yet but, here's mine...

[themadscientist]

reroute that damned vacuum hose! It totally sabotages an otherwise nice engine bay.

[MeanGreenS13]

^ My thoughts exactly... dont cheap out on the vaccuum lines... they dont HAVE to be pink...

[ca18datsun510]

im not liking that rad hose much either.

sorry my pics are so huge guys, they are hosted on nico.... i thought they were resized.

[koukicody]

yeah. i thought CA's can use the stock KA radiator? Looks like a SR radiator or somethin....

[dlp]

^ My thoughts exactly... dont cheap out on the vaccuum lines... they dont HAVE to be pink...

jajaj, lol yes, right i know, this was absolutely temporary, i have well routed, black vaccum line now, just no pic yet... I know this would make some controversy, sorry for disturbing your mind guys

BTW, nice pics !!!

[themadscientist]

not hating on the pink, heck I drove a pink Skyline!

[Secret squirrel]

awesome...i didn't think WI had any shops like that around here...u guys must be from the the east side...

I live in madison...but my car is in port washington. I never knew there was other CA guys in WI.

i know the owner of AAS has a ca. but ive never seen it

SS

[Reno]

http://www.escic.com/ca18det.html

Plenty of pics there for you...

oh! thats where i got that from :P i saved that page long ago but i forgot who i got it from :P TY hehe

[RS12Turbo]

Here's mine......still need to clean/ tidy it up a bit.

[themadscientist]

That car is so clean

[Not_a_sr]

[mmm240]

I like where the turbo is positioned. What manifold is that?

[Bwana]

Jon builds all his own stuff iirc.

[rico05]

He built it.

That's an Evo Mitsu turbo?

[Not_a_sr]

You are correct I build all my own stuff. Its cheaper that way lol.

the turbo is a Evo8 Turbo. It still has yet to be tuned, and sits in the shop collecting dust. I have been way to busy building up other 240's that mine gets neglected...

We just put on a couple EvoIII big 16g setups on out drift cars for this season, ones sitting at 310rwhp and the other one should be right there with it. We might get them up to 350hp after a few events. I like Mitsu turbos because they are cheap,proven and can make power just as well as GT series turbos of similar sizes.

Jon

[Cams]

Here is my modest setup.

[rico05]

That's a Euro CA, right? All the goofy PCV stuff on the exhaust valve cover and all...

[Asian-Winkie]

nice

[nismoplsr]

[splintercell]

just installed in october- samco hoses- power enterpise v-belt- aluminum alt and water pump pulleys [ powdercoated jolly pop copper ]- aluminum throttle pulley [ drift factory ]

soon to install - bigger intercooler and redoing piping- sard couplers- russell ss fuel lines w/black chrome fittings

Modified by splintercell at 9:43 PM 1/20/2008
Modified by splintercell at 9:46 PM 1/20/2008

[ca18datsun510]

very nice.

the whole car.

[splintercell]

thanks bro, wait till you see it slammed with nasty camber and new shinier, bigger fmic

[mrgreeneyes]

why does the catch can go teh whole way across the bay? serious question, whats the rational on that position for it?

[splintercell]

because there was no other place to put it. that is one thing im working on moving before show season this year. going to order some russell fittings and ss line and reroute it over in the corner by clutch reservoir. hopefully that answers your question.

[ca18detgabby]

Here's mine......still need to clean/ tidy it up a bit.

I could be wrong but isnt the BOV supposed to be on the hot side?

[RS12Turbo]

I could be wrong but isnt the BOV supposed to be on the hot side?

BOV on the hot side seems to be the norm on ca18dets, for whatever reason. It works both ways. From what i've always heard you put the bov on the cold side for quicker response, and put it on the hot side for louder venting.......I've always had it on the cold side, so I couldn't tell you if there is actually a noticable difference. I do know, if you look at other turbo cars, the aftermarket bov's are most always on the cold side pipe

[ca18detgabby]

BOV on the hot side seems to be the norm on ca18dets, for whatever reason. It works both ways. From what i've always heard you put the bov on the cold side for quicker response, and put it on the hot side for louder venting.......I've always had it on the cold side, so I couldn't tell you if there is actually a noticable difference. I do know, if you look at other turbo cars, the aftermarket bov's are most always on the cold side pipe

interesting learn new things everyday

[rico05]

The idea of a BOV is to release the excess pressure when you close the throttle plate. There is a pressure wave that originates from the plate and travels back into the piping, usually dissapating by the intercooler's hot side end tank (diffused in the intercooler). With the BOV on the cold side, you get the valve reacting to the immediate presence of this wave and aggregate pressure increase. With it on the hot side, you effectively empty the entire piping system, and the turbo has to repressurize the system, leading to lag between shifts. Not a big deal on a small turbo, but on larger compressors apparently it is night and day.

Aftermarket bolt on setups usually are found on a mid pipe on the hot side on S13s, as the factory piping is easily replaced with a pipe with a flange on it. It is more efficent to have it on the cold side, but ease of install leads many to have it on the hot. We are just splitting hairs here as most of us are on T2 frame turbos and have no noticable lag regardless.

At WOT, high in the rev band, I get no lag between shifts vented with mine on the hot side. With the vavle recirculated, part throttle lifts are where the benefit is noticed; also when decelerating for a complete, or almost complete, stop. The bigger issue is recirculated or non. I am a ricer (see my Ride of the Month page or website for stickers, lol), and love the sound of my SSQV vented, but for autoX or the like, I recirculate.
Modified by rico05 at 9:04 AM 2/28/2008