my 240sx build up

Post by **playero_loko** » Sun Apr 05, 2009 7:13 am

well, here's the other stuff i just received... i think this thread is going to have named differently since i got a s13 conversion now!

headlights, corner lights and center peice, thanks needforjdm!

and the hood

fenders, stock ones with some mesh on the side.

front bumper, GP1 style.

side skirts

can i get some LUV on this thread please...
Modified by playero_loko at 3:51 AM 5/2/2009

Website · Post by **mRodiek** » Sun Apr 05, 2009 1:00 pm

Looks like you got a hella good build goin..keep it comin

Post by **Solow240sx** » Mon Apr 06, 2009 8:56 am

looks awesome man! Are you gettin any farther with the motor?? Also i was wondering if u could tell me the names of the ebayers u got the flange and the polished q45 throttle body from?? I went looking for one this weekend but had no luck so im just gonna order one, and it would be sweet if i could get a polished one!!

Post by **playero_loko** » Wed Apr 08, 2009 7:24 pm

couple more pics of the interior which is done now...

defi gauges

Modified by playero_loko at 1:10 AM 5/2/2009

Post by **Solow240sx** » Thu Apr 09, 2009 5:39 am

Damn man your killin it!!! I need to get mine running before i even think about touching the interior/exterior, do u no which wires get resoilder to which for the tps on q45 throttle body??

Post by **playero_loko** » Thu Apr 09, 2009 5:52 am

Solow240sx wrote:Damn man your killin it!!! I need to get mine running before i even think about touching the interior/exterior, do u no which wires get resoilder to which for the tps on q45 throttle body??

thanks brother! as far as the tps goes... i dont have the slightest idea, im quite electrically challanged, so ima have the shop fix that.

my navi system hasnt come in so im still waiting on that my new wheels MT drag radials 275/40/17 and my viper 5901 alarm. i'll whateveri get once this is done...

Post by **Solow240sx** » Fri Apr 10, 2009 4:57 pm

Gettin any further with the motor?? I talked to full-race agian today and they said everything is done finally and it will ship out this week, so hopefully ill be gettin it soon!!

Post by **silentsoul** » Tue Apr 14, 2009 8:52 am

Keep up the good work. Nice interior!

Post by **idahotuner** » Mon Apr 20, 2009 7:28 am

s*** son! your car is what i want mine to be like. the interior is sick.

hey were did you get the velocity stack to put o nthe turbo. you should polish your compressor housing. we need more pics of the turbo. like the A/r side and such.

thats the t4 gt35 correct.

waht are you doing for your wastegates will they run down farter and dump out or what.

no offense on the bride interior but i think that is over done. seems like every car that hasa sick interior has bride all over everything. sure it looks cool. but i like just clean black seats lol

Post by **playero_loko** » Tue Apr 21, 2009 6:49 am

idahotuner wrote:s*** son! your car is what i want mine to be like. the interior is sick.

thank you, im really working hard to get it the way i want to look like...

idahotuner wrote:hey were did you get the velocity stack to put o nthe turbo.

the turbo trumpet was purchased from jeggs.com for $60 shipped

idahotuner wrote:you should polish your compressor housing. we need more pics of the turbo. like the A/r side and such.

i know i should have the compressor polished but funds are getting exhausted and prefer to not do it right now

idahotuner wrote:thats the t4 gt35 correct.

the turbo is actually a GT3076R 4" inlet and 2.5" outlet turbine is ar .86... im now regretting not having ordered a 35R though, but im sure that with the stuff ive ordered and my BC 264 in 272 ex cams should help out greatly

idahotuner wrote:what are you doing for your wastegates will they run down farter and dump out or what.

im going to have a Y pipe connect to to both and dumping much lower than where they are, i dunno if i leave it like it could catch on fire or something...

idahotuner wrote:no offense on the bride interior but i think that is over done. seems like every car that hasa sick interior has bride all over everything. sure it looks cool. but i like just clean black seats lol

just noticed that myself on the bride however i had those since last year and we just had a chance to put them on so i dunno i guess when i first got them it was different... however they're to expensive to go back and order other ones! not to mention that they arethe ones with the better looking ones anyways.

the car should go to the dyno this week (weds) so after few things are finished on the car like i/c piping and other small things then thats when i'll post some other pics and whatnot
Modified by playero_loko at 7:28 AM 4/22/2009

Post by **idahotuner** » Tue Apr 21, 2009 1:08 pm

have you seen the newest realsed graph from full race.

have you bought staggered cams yet i wouldnt stagger them if it was me.

i understand that about the seats. and i do agree that they look good.

i am stoked to see how this does o nthe dyno.

Post by **playero_loko** » Tue Apr 21, 2009 7:57 pm

well, thats an awesome graph, i think now im really liking my 3076R even more i think right around 4k rpm its about the sweet spot for a mild modified sr20 but thats just my opinion.

yeah ive got stagger cams since there was some things i noticed about this engine and that is that everything to do with the exhaust side of it is bigger than the intake for intance the valves are much bigger than the intake side of it so i figured why not give it a try to see what can happen... i also did ordered their dual valve spring and t/i retainers kit (BC 0240)so i should work ok.... i hope!

can you tell/explain me why you think its not a good idea to stagger cams? ive read all of the cams threads and there wasnt any conclusive info about it being bad/good. nor much of any other set ups other than if "you going to do it right then get TOMIE cams" and "at the very least you should buy HKS cams" thats why i decided to go with BC cams and valves/retianer kit.let me know the 411 on this if you can.

idahotuner wrote:have you seen the newest realsed graph from full race.

have you bought staggered cams yet i wouldnt stagger them if it was me.

i understand that about the seats. and i do agree that they look good.

i am stoked to see how this does o nthe dyno.

Modified by playero_loko at 11:04 PM 4/21/2009

Post by **pauliedrft** » Wed Apr 22, 2009 12:09 am

Nice build but i prefer to see my a/f and the gauge type is alot cheaper .imo but hey when its uncle sams money who cares lol . Ill be watching this thread

Post by **playero_loko** » Wed Apr 22, 2009 12:53 am

me too but since the actual gauge was going to be another $100+ i decided to get a defi EGT and call it a day.

pauliedrft wrote:Nice build but i prefer to see my a/f and the gauge type is alot cheaper .imo but hey when its uncle sams money who cares lol . Ill be watching this thread

Post by **roplusbee** » Wed Apr 22, 2009 1:22 am

Man. I missed this thread also. I am doing a similar build (upgrade). I am debating the TS manifold though and going with either GT3071R or GT3582R (if I get the TS mani). I don't like the idea of losing my ac too much.

Looking good on the build for the interior and exterior alike. Keep th updates coming.

Post by **playero_loko** » Wed Apr 22, 2009 4:17 am

roplusbee wrote:I am debating the TS manifold though and going with either GT3071R or GT3582R .

thats a big difference in turbos to be debating over! almost comparing oranges to apples... i mean the 71R is big but nothing close to a 35R much less a 3582R but either way i'd rather go with the 76R as i did...

roplusbee wrote: I don't like the idea of losing my ac too much...

you dont have to either, specially if you roder the full-race twin w/g mani... its made specially so you can keep the a/c and p/s with their manifold!!! you do have to do a lot to make it work which in fact its much easier if the a/c wasnt there but im hoping to be able to move back to FL so the a/c is must!!!

Post by **spanishricer** » Wed Apr 22, 2009 4:29 am

playero_loko wrote:can you tell/explain me why you think its not a good idea to stagger cams? ive read all of the cams threads and there wasnt any conclusive info about it being bad/good. nor much of any other set ups other than if "you going to do it right then get TOMIE cams" and "at the very least you should buy HKS cams" thats why i decided to go with BC cams and valves/retianer kit. let me know the 411 on this if you can.

Modified by playero_loko at 11:04 PM 4/21/2009

Nothing wrong with running staggered cams. I've been running staggered HKS 264/272 step 2's for years, after initially running straight 264's.

It all just depends on your setup.

Post by **playero_loko** » Wed Apr 22, 2009 4:36 am

spanishricer wrote: I've been running staggered HKS 264/272 step 2's for years, after initially running straight 264's.

It all just depends on your setup.

did you get a noticible gain upon changing for the 272 cam? what was the change in you car... i mean there's a lot talk that the stagger would allow for the turbo spool a "bit faster and to hold a bit longer..." so i was hoping to prove this theory true and making sure im able to as such as i going to add cam gears to adv the intake and retar the ex a few clicks and make it better...

Post by **spanishricer** » Wed Apr 22, 2009 7:22 am

playero_loko wrote:
did you get a noticible gain upon changing for the 272 cam? what was the change in you car... i mean there's a lot talk that the stagger would allow for the turbo spool a "bit faster and to hold a bit longer..." so i was hoping to prove this theory true and making sure im able to as such as i going to add cam gears to adv the intake and retar the ex a few clicks and make it better...

It's hard to say what the exact gains in power were, because I also had some headwork done, a radius valve job, and 1mm oversized valves installed at the same time.

With the 272 exhaust cam and all the headwork, we did lose a couple hundred rpm of spool, but gained it up top. Cam gear tweaking may be able to fix the loss in spool, but I never purchased an adjustable set.

It's starts dropping off up top because the stock ignition was breaking up. Installed an HKS Twin-Power and cured it.

Post by **playero_loko** » Wed Apr 22, 2009 7:32 pm

wow thats a sick power band!!! thats a whole lot head work done to be able to assume what the gain was... well im guess im just going to have to find out. where did you get your head work done at? thats the only thing i cant do b/c i really dont have that kinda skills... to rip apart the engine and put back together myself, anyone willing to teach me?!

Post by **the vert** » Thu Apr 23, 2009 1:41 am

Wow I knew E-5's made good money but thats crazy money going into this build. Everything looking great sergeant. Where are you stationed at. Im at Fort Bragg. 2-325 AIR.

Post by **playero_loko** » Thu Apr 23, 2009 2:40 am

the vert wrote:Wow I knew E-5's made good money but thats crazy money going into this build.

thats b/c im married in Hawaii bah is pretty high not to mention that i am a SSG but whos keeping count , plus the wifey stays with moms, so all the money is coming to my pocket!!! i dont let her see this tho!!!

the vert wrote: Where are you stationed at. Im at Fort Bragg. 2-325 AIR.

im in honolulu HI right now but i should coming back to FL pretty soon i hope! since im agr i have much broarder options than reg army
Modified by playero_loko at 3:57 AM 4/30/2009

Post by **Solow240sx** » Sun Apr 26, 2009 5:42 am

more pics!!!! Have u gotten anymore done to this beast??

Post by **playero_loko** » Sun Apr 26, 2009 11:09 pm

Solow240sx wrote:more pics!!!! Have u gotten anymore done to this beast??

no pics right now, my borther's been sick as a dog and hasnt even been able to take the ride back to the shop... we've received stuff but havent dont much since then. hope to have some more up soon!

Post by **Solow240sx** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 2:12 pm

Just wandering what you are doing screamer pipe wise??

Post by **playero_loko** » Thu Apr 30, 2009 2:56 am

Solow240sx wrote:Just wandering what you are doing screamer pipe wise??

are you reffering to the W/G dumps? If so, they're just going to go down close to the DP and dump right there into the atmosphere... i know i will be causing more damage to the ozone layer and not helping with the global warming but oh well... besides this car is only a weekend worrior i swear! >>>>>NOT!

Post by **Solow240sx** » Thu Apr 30, 2009 3:06 am

Are u gonna run seperate dumps or Y then together??

Post by **playero_loko** » Thu Apr 30, 2009 3:50 am

Solow240sx wrote:Are u gonna run seperate dumps or Y then together??

you know, i was going to have each separated but then i thought, why?! it'd be more money to have them done like that so now im going Y down and be done with it... how about you? what are you doing with yours?

Post by **playero_loko** » Sat May 02, 2009 12:09 am

alright picture time!

new rotors, front(350z track edition) and rear (stock drill slotted)

NITTO NT05 for the rear!

BC cams and dual valve spring/retainer kit

Modified by playero_loko at 2:39 AM 5/4/2009

Post by **playero_loko** » Mon Aug 10, 2009 4:16 am

well after a long time, i finally got my car tuned and let me tell you im abit happy and a bit disappointed at the same time...

the car is making 400 whp at 7100 rpm... however the shop where i took it to, said that it was very strong being that it made 400 on 16 lbs of boost only!

after i get a EBC he'll make a 100 oct tune on about 28-30 psi to make about 550 whp, i should be posting the dyno sometime this week... still in the sandbox so i have to wait til i getit from my bro.

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