my swap has begun.....

[rb240det]

Well guys, after months of being RB-less I finally forked out the money to put the RB into my S14. For you guys that don't know, I was having some major issues with my RB20 in my S13. Basically the shop that swapped it in really jacked up the wiring, among other things. So I finally pulled it out around June, and decided to swap her over into my S14. Here is the current progress and I'll keep you guys posted as we try to wrap up the swap. Working on it along with my job schedule really sucks...

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[27RB240]

WHOOO HOOO alright man!!! Everything looks great!!Good luck with everything...

[Kansei240sx]

What kind of manifold is that?

[rb240det]

What kind of manifold is that?

It's an SSautocrap...yeah I know everyone can't stand them. But I've actually not a had a problem with mine so I kept it on there.

[Carl H]

word man, comming along nicely.gotta love the large puddles of coolant under a car, always a fun time.did you get your valve covers powdercoated or are they painted?

[Chaos the Xile]

Lookin good! Gotta love that color you got on the valve covers!

[rb240det]

word man, comming along nicely.gotta love the large puddles of coolant under a car, always a fun time.did you get your valve covers powdercoated or are they painted?

Thanks man I appreciate it! And thanks for all the help too! Yeah the mixture of coolant/oil/power steering fluid is always nice to work with. But regarding the valve covers, I just wet sanded the original powercoat I had, and painted the valve covers and cam gear cover with some graphite paint. Turned out quite nicely.

We finished the intercooler piping today. Pretty much finished the exhaust (fabbing a turbo elbow/wastegate dump) tonight. Should be out there tomorrow to get the wiring re-connected, and make sure all harnesses are plugged in and ready to go. I have to work Tuesday afternoon/late so I should be out there Wednesday morning to finish up the last bits (fuel pump, filter, change the oil etc...). Hopefully she'll be running by that night! Here is the lastest pic, but the turbo elbow was taken off in that pic.

word man, comming along nicely.gotta love the large puddles of coolant under a car, always a fun time.did you get your valve covers powdercoated or are they painted?

[Bronze MFP]

oh man, i just totally figured out your problem... your valvecover says rb20. thats totally it.

would you get that thing running and come hang out in charlotte. please? thanks!

just giving you hell. looks good man ;-)

[koukicody]

oh man, i just totally figured out your problem... your valvecover says rb20. thats totally it.

actually its the cam-gear cover

[Bronze MFP]

haha, thats what i meant.damn that redbull & vodka

[rb240det]

oh man, i just totally figured out your problem... your valvecover says rb20. thats totally it.

would you get that thing running and come hang out in charlotte. please? thanks!

just giving you hell. looks good man ;-)

LOL...thanks man. I'll definitely be up to Charlotte once it's up and running strong. I'm getting ready to head out now and try to finish some of the tedious little jobs, and Wednesday we should be able to finish everything else and get her running.

[rb240det]

Alright guys...quick update. Got the car running, having some idling issues, but other than that it seems to run just fine. We drove it down the road for a bit with no problems, but we're trying to sort out a couple little bugs before we start tuning. Here are the pics of the final setup. And yeah I plan on cleaning up the engine bay later on.

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[Chaos the Xile]

NICE! Looks really good so when do we get to see vids of it? And what mods have you done to it so far?

[Bronze MFP]

nice dude. got any pics of how you routed the intercolder piping?does this mean you're coming to charlotte next weekend?

[rb240det]

NICE! Looks really good so when do we get to see vids of it? And what mods have you done to it so far?

Vids might have to wait a bit. But as far as the mods they include:T3/TO4B .57trim .63A/RStainless Steel exhaust manifold2.5" Custom turbo elbow into 3" exhaust38mm GT wastegateFMIC440cc injectorsHallman MBCChipped ECU/SAFC II for tweakingZ32 MAFHKS lowering springs/GAB shocksR32 brake conversion17" Impul RS's..7.5" front 8.5" rear with BFG G-Force Sports2-way diffZeitronix Wideband and datalogging system

nice dude. got any pics of how you routed the intercolder piping?does this mean you're coming to charlotte next weekend?

Yeah I may have some pics of the intercooler piping, I'll try to hunt them up. Unfortunately I won't be in Charlotte this weekend, but should be up there two weekends after that...if not sooner.

[Kansei240sx]

Damn skippy son, that sure is a clean *** chasis, minus the road dirt on the engine bay. Good setup.

[rb240det]

Thanks man! I appreciate it. I have Wednesday off this week and plan to clean the engine bay, and the whole car for that matter, up a bit. There is a bit of wiring that I want to tuck out of the way as well, but it looks loads better than my S13.

[Carl H]

oh noes not the s13, the horror, the horror!

Thanks man! I appreciate it. I have Wednesday off this week and plan to clean the engine bay, and the whole car for that matter, up a bit. There is a bit of wiring that I want to tuck out of the way as well, but it looks loads better than my S13.

[rb240det]

LOL...yeah, it was pretty haggard. And even that is an understatement.