so im putting my whole build on here enjoy and yes i cleaned the paint of the oil filter housing and w/p.
the plans call for a s14 ka24de fresh rebuild with a custom top mount turbo kit. clutch master stage 5 clutch, new oem flywheel, welded diff, jic coilover "yeah balling". godspeed tc rod, godspeed camber arms rear. energy suspension bushing, mishimoto radiator "thanx andrew". i still have 18x8.5 f, 18x9.5 r impul actives slammed to the floor.
im going to wait on the paint job for a month or so. i'll have pete at http://WWW.FIVESTARSAUTOR.COM paint it for me.
here are some pics of the patient.
some goodies
the engine
the car
so we spent this afternoon prepping the engine bay and putting the interior, suspension back together.
the interior is pretty much done except some shampoing the ruggs and seats.
cleaned up the engine bay and touched it up.
also the block and valve cover was painted... don't worry you guys will like the end result. it should be put together by tomorrow.
i had to assemble all the arms. i have a spare rear subframe that i'll prep and install all the new arms.
well it hass being a pretty eventful couple days. really didn't have much to work on her but when i did.
this happened...
that's exactly what you see a broken head bolt. so i went and order a new set and i intalled tonight. hopefuly tomorrow i could catch up.
some engine shots
so i decided to just work a little more on the body and intercooler today.
i took the chassi harness and move it up away from the bottom of the frame rail. also since im doing a blow thru set up. i found the locstion where i want it.
also tack welded the drivers side pipe together.
dont worry im not using those dirty old coupler. i just used those for mock up.
so she's in yayyyyy.....thanx to ivan, anthony, nando and a couple other friends that stop by and gave a brother a helping hand.
tapping the oil pan for the oil return. i used a -8 90 deg stainless elbow with a 2" pipe adaptor welded on.
made my own braided return lines
oil feed adaptor in place with greddy oil preasure selenoid.
engine shots before install "pretty hunh".lol
oh yeah its time for the install baby. ivan, nando, and anthony helping out.
ivan holding up the engine by himself.
ivan fingering the engine.lol
break time.
well next week wire tuck, front end covertion and start up. yeah
thanx guys fo rthe help
wowwww....after a couple of days not being able to work on my car. my jdmmom is visiting from Puerto Rico and will whip my *** if i come home late.lol so i finally had a chance to work on the wiring.
it's 95% done i have to do is stretch out the distributor wire so it could reach and make some little braket to hold the harness in place.
yeah everything except the distributor and trottle body is connected.
injectors tucked
harness from ecu all it needs some brackets to hold it in place.
maf wire and chassi harness has been move to a safer position.
hopefuly i could finish her soon im dying to beat her.lol
some new pics of the silvia front.
slammed ok it could go alot lower but i have to flare it out first.
the engine is a little dirty already but she'll roar to life soon.
my ka-t powah daily drifter
Re: my ka-t powah daily drifter (jdmwill)
Cool build man, what are you using for tuning?
A few things though.
First, your oil feed adapter assembly is a disaster waiting to happen. The piece of pipe there will crack from the weight of the pressure sending unit. When the motor vibrates that piece is going to want to vibrate with it, and this causes the break. People have had this happen without the pipe that you have there, and with its a lot worse. I would suggest removing that pipe first and foremost. You dont need it there at all. After that, mount your oil pressure sending unit remotely. Much safer and you will be fine at that point. Seriously, i know people who have had motors destroyed by this exact same thing, and they didnt have the piece of pipe as you do.
Second, your oil drain elbow deal is restrictive. You should go with 5/8ths (-10 -an) or larger when your doing an oil drain. Oil can/will back up in your turbo and cause it to push oil past the seals and smoke like a freight train.
Third, i had one of those turbos. It lasted 3 WOT runs before it completely self destructed. Idk you might have better luck than me with it, those things are really luck of the drawl. However, you NEED to run a .63 oil restrictor with it. The cheaper turbos have issues with motors that see higher oil pressure, and the Ka does create a lot of it. Just run a restrictor and you will be fine. They are less than 10 bucks shipped through McMaster-Carr and you will get it in 2-3 days, they have a warehouse close to you in Jersy. As an added bonus, the oil restrictor should cancel out your restrictive oil drain and you *SHOULD* be ok.
I hate to rip into your build like this, but i have seen each of these issues ruin turbo builds and it would suck for it to happen to you.
A few things though.
First, your oil feed adapter assembly is a disaster waiting to happen. The piece of pipe there will crack from the weight of the pressure sending unit. When the motor vibrates that piece is going to want to vibrate with it, and this causes the break. People have had this happen without the pipe that you have there, and with its a lot worse. I would suggest removing that pipe first and foremost. You dont need it there at all. After that, mount your oil pressure sending unit remotely. Much safer and you will be fine at that point. Seriously, i know people who have had motors destroyed by this exact same thing, and they didnt have the piece of pipe as you do.
Second, your oil drain elbow deal is restrictive. You should go with 5/8ths (-10 -an) or larger when your doing an oil drain. Oil can/will back up in your turbo and cause it to push oil past the seals and smoke like a freight train.
Third, i had one of those turbos. It lasted 3 WOT runs before it completely self destructed. Idk you might have better luck than me with it, those things are really luck of the drawl. However, you NEED to run a .63 oil restrictor with it. The cheaper turbos have issues with motors that see higher oil pressure, and the Ka does create a lot of it. Just run a restrictor and you will be fine. They are less than 10 bucks shipped through McMaster-Carr and you will get it in 2-3 days, they have a warehouse close to you in Jersy. As an added bonus, the oil restrictor should cancel out your restrictive oil drain and you *SHOULD* be ok.
I hate to rip into your build like this, but i have seen each of these issues ruin turbo builds and it would suck for it to happen to you.
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Re: my ka-t powah daily drifter (480sx)
thanx for the advise bro. but that's all fixed now i had relocated the sending unit a couple of days ago but havent took pics yet. as for tuning there is a local shop named rootsfactory. that tune the stock ecu while on the dyno. and they have been very succesful at it.
Re: my ka-t powah daily drifter (jdmwill)
Good to hear then, and good luck.
Re: my ka-t powah daily drifter (480sx)
awesome build. The engine is super clean and the color looks like a tractor motor, good pick!