My KA-T ready to drop in...

[9sec240]

Got some work done on the car today....

Stripped the motor down to a long block so that I wouldnt scratch any of the nice polishing

Cleaned 227,000 miles of gunk out of the engine compartment so the nice fresh motor has a clean place to live...

Crower V3 cams... rump rump.... JWT adjustable cam sprockets...

Oil distribution and custom coolant distribution / sensor block...

The new motor finally finds its way into the engine compartment....

Started on the turbo side of the motor... but I got antsy and just set the intake manifold into place...

A view into the intake manifold... Nice IIR (ideal inlet radius) machined into the plenum floor....

Got the compressor housing, oil feed, oil return, and water lines in place...

Shot of the 4" down pipe with v-band dump and the 3" merge tube that connects to the Greddy Ti exhaust...

Tial 44 mm WG in place... Swapping springs in it will be a breeze...

Here is where I left off for the day.... Back to work tomorrow morning...

[wild_maxx]

****ING AWSOME its amazing how fast you can get stuff done.... i hope you get a vid of its first start up. again.... everything looks amazing great work

[whoflungpoo]

oh my god...

that engine is pure sex.

now my question: how in the hell are you going to get that thing to hook???? and what kind of diff are you going with?

[PapaSmurf2k3]

you owe me some new shorts, i just creamed mine

[1WheelWonder]

That's Hot, Ivan you wanna have my baby?

[S14tat]

ivan i'm lookin at the turbo240 website about the cost of build blocks. do we have to give you our block and then you build it for that money? or does it come with the block? also its just hte block without the head right?

very curious because i want to get a crate engine from you, and just keep my stock one as a spare later down the road.

[slickster1013]

I want a crate engine from you also, how much would it be?

[9sec240]

Well.. I busted my azz today and got as much done as I could but did not get a chance to start it... The most time consuming portion today was looming the wire harness and removing excess wires and plugs... I set all the components into place and ran the wires to all the sensors, etc trying to keep as much of the harness hidden as possible... After figuring routing out and marking the harness, I took everything off and loomed up the harness... I think it came out nice... I still have some to go but when its done, you wont see many wires at all in the engine compartment... I got the radiator and associated parts all hooked up and then worked on the intake manifold and components... then installed the liquid IC and lines... I got the PS delete lines installed... made an intake tube and mounted a HUGE K&N 5" ID filter...

I have to finish the alternator bracket I am machining so I can get that installed...I still need to hook up 5 transmission wires.. I am going to run a couple extra ground cables around the engine compartment to insure good circuits... I still need to run vac distribution and havent decided if I am going to do that in braided steel lines or silicone yet... I need to wire up the fans and run the wires to the sending units for the gauges... After I double check that every bolt, nut, and clamp is tight, I can fill it full of fluids and start her up...

[9sec240]

oh my god...

that engine is pure sex.

now my question: how in the hell are you going to get that thing to hook???? and what kind of diff are you going with?

I am running quite large tires... 275-60-15 (28x11.5-15) so that should help... I am going to try a stock diff with a locker to begin with.. but I have a Q45 diff waiting to go in....

[9sec240]

ivan i'm lookin at the turbo240 website about the cost of build blocks. do we have to give you our block and then you build it for that money? or does it come with the block? also its just hte block without the head right?

very curious because i want to get a crate engine from you, and just keep my stock one as a spare later down the road.

We do have core motors to build for our customers... I dont know why core charges are not listed in the online store... I will talk to Chris about getting that corrected....

[Florida240sx]

how did u steal pics of my engine???you outside my window again???? very nice Ivan can't wait

[Swedish Mike]

We do have core motors to build for our customers... I dont know why core charges are not listed in the online store... I will talk to Chris about getting that corrected....

Ah, you do this for living? No wonder the engine is pure p0rn...

Good job, can´t wait to see this car in action.

/Mike

[Nismo_Freak]

Bout time someone didn't half *** a KA.

[wild_maxx]

damn... the SR moderator is getting bored with the SR section again... he keeps comming in here....

[Jookmasta]

fans will be able to fit between the radiator and the liquid i/c? seems a bit tight but definitely not impossible. good stuff, keep updating as u continue to finish it up.

[wild_maxx]

i think he has two pusher fans on the outside of the radiator.

[9sec240]

Yes.. two pusher fans on the front of the radiator... I knew there wasnt going to be room on the back side... They sit sandwiched between the radiator and the two B&M race coolers up front... I have one cooler for the IC liquid and the other is a trans cooler...

[S13 240SX]

wow holy ****tt!!!!!!!! that made my night!! thank you for making my night better! god damn that was better than sex! can i hump your engine? lol.

dude you gotta make videos and hell take that thing to that show called PINKS thats on the speed channel. lol man that would be sweet if you got it on PINKS!

[pr240sx]

Couple of questions regarding your IC setupWhat water pump are you using?What water cooler (size) and where did you place it?Where is the filling cap fo rthe IC water circuit?

Any chance on running A/C je je!!

I am running a water IC (Syclone with modified neck) and I plan to glue some fins to the intercooler to help it a little bit.

Also? who's the guy in PR who runs the KA, maybe I know him?

[9sec240]

Well.. my hard work is paying off... I got to work this morning at 5:45 am and worked on compleating the trans wiring and buttoning up a few other details... Once I got everything together enough to start it, I filled it full of oil, disconnected the dizzy plug and pulled the fuel pump fuse... It took 25 seconds of cranking to prime the oiling system enough to turn the oil pressure light off.... I let the starter motor cool down while I checked for any leaks under the car... everything looked good... I cranked the motor again for about 15 seconds making sure that oil was flowing thru the whole motor.... I reconnected the dizzy plug and put the fuel pump fuse back in and jumped in the drivers seat and turned the key and she fired right up on the first try.... She settled down into a nice idle as I checked under the car for any leaks... I could hear a noise that didnt sound right that I suspected was the alternator bearings.... everything else looked perfect.... I jumped in the drivers seat, put it in reverse and backed it out of the shop to park it ouside because unfortunatly it was time for me to work on customer cars....

At lunch I went out to investigate what I suspected was an issue with the alternator bearings.... I took the alt belt off and sure enough the noise was gone..... The motor sounds absolutly amazing... actually frighteningly quiet... no lumpy idle... no obnoxiously loud exahust... just a purrrrr... no... more of a growl with the soft whine of a turbo spinning.....

Tomorrow I should be recieving the new fogger nossels from NX (the ones I got in the kit wouldnt clear my fuel rail) and I can get the Nitrous install complete... I am going in to work early again tomorrow to finish machining my alternator relocation bracket so I can tension the water pump and she will be 97% finished... I have small things to take care of like finishing the gauge installs, installing the boost controller, wiring for the IC pump, wiring the fans, etc etc etc.....

I am hoping that late wed night I should have the car on the dyno for drivability tuning...

[Florida240sx]

WE NEED VIDS i want to hear this thing the 1st time you get on it.Where did you get the extension for the oil filter?

[9sec240]

Couple of questions regarding your IC setupWhat water pump are you using?What water cooler (size) and where did you place it?Where is the filling cap fo rthe IC water circuit?

Any chance on running A/C je je!!

I am running a water IC (Syclone with modified neck) and I plan to glue some fins to the intercooler to help it a little bit.

Also? who's the guy in PR who runs the KA, maybe I know him?

I am running a Jacobs Centripuppy pump... I have an ice box in the trunk with the pump mounted next to it... I ran a -10 line to the bottom of the liquid IC then out the top to a B&M race cooler... from there its back to the ice box....

[9sec240]

WE NEED VIDS i want to hear this thing the 1st time you get on it.Where did you get the extension for the oil filter?

Thats actually the stock location for the oil filter... but you normally cant see it very well with the factory intake manifold in place....

[sunnys14]

dude you gotta make videos and hell take that thing to that show called PINKS thats on the speed channel. lol man that would be sweet if you got it on PINKS!

i second that also... the last import i saw on pinks was a crappy turbo civic that got spanked by a firebird. let ivan show ppl what imports are all about

[S13 240SX]

man you gotta take that thing on that show called PINKs on the speed channel!!

[crzycav86]

man you gotta take that thing on that show called PINKs on the speed channel!!

You already said that.

And it's a retarded idea! I've seen that show... it's a stupid legal glamourization of street racing. I doubt he'd want that kind of reputation following him around. It's just stupid. /rant

Anyway, I love the car(as usual).

I have a question though: how does the design of the new turbo240 manifold compare to the phat-kat manifold? A friend of mine has the pk manifold, and each runner had one long, wide-radius bend. I'm wondering what advantages and disadvantages you saw in designing this manifold that seems to have a really different design(more bends).

[nismofly]

i think i recall him saying this was his one off race mani, and that the production mani would be a simpler design

[9sec240]

Another busy day... Got to work just before 6am and headed right into the machine shop...

Here is a large block of aluminum that I started with....

Here the bracket is about half way done... I made a LOT of chips... I actually filled a 5 gallon bucket with aluminum chips...

Here is the bracket in place with an alternator mounted to it..

Another view of the alternator position.. Notice how the alternator now tensions the water pump...

In this view you can see the workings of the bracket and also see the spacers I made for positioning the tensioner bracket forward...

You can see in this picture why I needed to lower the alternator in addition to bringing it forward... Even with it dropped down, the belt still comes VERY close to the water neck...

After making sure it fit correctly, I decided to remove some more metal to lighten it and make it look better...

Another view....

And yet another...

Oops.... how did this picture get here??????

[9sec240]

You already said that.

And it's a retarded idea! I've seen that show... it's a stupid legal glamourization of street racing. I doubt he'd want that kind of reputation following him around. It's just stupid. /rant

Anyway, I love the car(as usual).

I have a question though: how does the design of the new turbo240 manifold compare to the phat-kat manifold? A friend of mine has the pk manifold, and each runner had one long, wide-radius bend. I'm wondering what advantages and disadvantages you saw in designing this manifold that seems to have a really different design(more bends).

The manifold on my car is just a one off... The kit we are working on for production is quite a bit different... You can see some details in HERE. This is what the PK header would look like with a nice merge collector

One thing to note.. If you read the discussion in this thread, things are changing.. We have decided to add an external WG flange to the header instead of using a dump off a propriatary turbine housing... This will open up the choices of turbos for our customers and accomadate those that already have turbos but would like to run our header...

[Craving4Boost]

is it true that water intercoolers start off cooler than air to air but it heats up a lot faster?? sort of like the the supercharger of boost...its good at the start but runs outta breath in the end but in this case running out of "coolness". i dont really want to get technical...just something i was wondering about a water intercooler looks great for sleepers. are you guys at turbo240 going to be offering a water intercooler kit?