I spoke with a nissan tech and he recommends staying off of WOT until 500 miles have passed , what is everyone's opinion, especially those with experience, and I also have an exhaust leak somewhere, where would the most obvious spots be at? All advice will help
Thanks
Craig

 

Unless you put this kit on a brand new motor, there is no reason to wait 500miles. You do want to insure you are leak free, and everything is correct in terms of install and tuning. But once that is complete, and you feel comfortable with the install and tune...let it rip!

 

Rock on, never heard better news in my life, lol

 

Weather is sort of bad though, so I will go easy on it if I get it back today, also do you have any idea where common exhaust leaks are with this kit? sounds kind of close to the engine bay. One more thing, what a/f should the car be at, when the car is at idle?

 

A/F with the car at idle should be between 15:1-14:1 it might fluctuate a bit but ideally it should be at 14.7:1 with 11:1 or lower under boost. As for waiting 500 hundred miles I think thats drastic. The turbo is tested on the VSR machine for balance and spun to 50k+ RPMs and check for oil consumption so the turbo is ready to rock. Again make sure all the clamps are tight and ensure you are seeing 20hg of vacuum at idle. Also double check the AFR but besides that you should be good to go. If there is a leak check the vbands under the car. It might not be tight enough.

 

Sounds good, take in mind the car hasn't been cranked in over 2 weeks, don't know how pertinent that info is but there it is anyway. Also, when it first was cranked, the car went all the way to 18:1 at idle backed down and fluctuated between 15.5-17.3:1, idle was about 1250, when it dropped back to 950, the car ran hot, low coolant, and since the car hasn't been cranked. At idle the car is at 20 hg though, and when I revved the car it went to 10:1 according to the UEGO AEM A/F. Reggie said to listen for detonation to be safe, he described as a sound similar to popcorn popping, what is your take?

 

just wait a few for the ecu to relearn a few of the perameters and it should be ok. if it doesn't plane out a bit then there may be a prob. also depending on where your exhaust leak is and how big it is, the O2 sensor maybe getting incorrect readings and be the prob. also, if you havn't already done it, change that oil. you almost certainly had rust in the cylinder walls from not turning over for so long, so hopefully no ring damage happened.

sorry, reread your post and it only had been a couple weeks. i read it as a couple of years, lol. sorry for the scare, hahhaa.

 

That all sounds good. Definitely make sure the coolant system is well bled before getting on it. Its a b!tch to bleed but take your time and make sure there is no air in the system. Idle should be at 950.

 

thanks for the advice, scared me with that rust thing back there, whewwwww...

 

What about the popcorn sound? I have a sound at idle. Not quite popcorn though. Just sounds like oil dripping into the pan like when the car is shut off. I wasn't worried because it also does it when I shut the car off. I'm good right????

 

Probably the metal piping expanding and contracting with heat and then not as much heat. Almost sounds like a creaking? My car does that sometimes.

 

It's more like a "tink tink" sound. It sounds exactly like a car sounds after you shut it off and the oil is dropping back into the pan. I wonder if it's because of my AAM spacer and return line?

 

That tink noise is usually the heat contracting back from being hot...At least thats what I always thought it was,,

 

sounds like the manifold to me. as far as break in there isnt one on a turbo.

u might however want to double check your i/c pipes and the tq on your manifold/turbo after about a week of driving just to make sure everything stays tight. after a few heat cycles some of the bolts may get a littl loose. the i/c pipes need to be constantly checked every once in a while for leaks as well.

 

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