The Time Has Come MADScientest is selling his car!
this sucks... but GL with the sale... i hope the Z makes its way to a good Z owner.....who knows, maybe an already known member of the board?
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Good luck with the sale, I have had my evo up on ebay for a while and all I get is high school kids asking me what type of camera I used for the pics. If I hear of anyone at the local meets looking to build a car I will send them your way.
On a side note, how many miles did you get out of the HR head studs and at what power levels/driving conditions.
On a side note, how many miles did you get out of the HR head studs and at what power levels/driving conditions.
I bet you explain to him details of camera really well...
reads like they are the PTE 5857s. <drool>!
maybe when the your pm's slow down, Joe I'd like to hear about the install issues. I am always being told to skip on that kit because of the install probs and the low hanging scavenge pump which I would tear off immediately. But the potential with that kit exceeds everything else out there.
GLWS. With all the new builds, I doubt a mid 6 car will win the dyno shootout at the next ZdayZ
maybe when the your pm's slow down, Joe I'd like to hear about the install issues. I am always being told to skip on that kit because of the install probs and the low hanging scavenge pump which I would tear off immediately. But the potential with that kit exceeds everything else out there.
GLWS. With all the new builds, I doubt a mid 6 car will win the dyno shootout at the next ZdayZ
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^^^ You are right. The turbos spool just as fast as my 20G Greddy kit did. But, the power never falls off all the way to redline. The Greddy would run out of steam at about 6500rpm. There is just to much back pressure in those log style manifolds and small turbine housings to make BIG power.
The SP kit (and I am sure the SFR kit) just makes the power so easy, it is like those turbos are laughing at me at 18psi.
As for install issues... I will start off by saying that this is not a kit for the do it yourselfer, not by a long shot. In all fairness I am not sure if the fitment issues were due to the upgraded turbos or not. I had to notch the frame on the driver side .75" and box it back in, completely relocate the clutch line bracket, reshape the passenger side frame rail, trim some webbing off of the transmission, cut the subframe and re-enforce it to clear the oil drains, etc, etc.... Now the intercooler and piping fit decent, not as well as a mass produced kit like the Greddy, but good enough.
I decided to not use the oil drip tank and just bought an upgraded scavenge pump. Then I put one way check valves on the turbo feed lines so that when the car is shut off the valve shuts at 1psi and keeps from oil backing up in the drains. I also have the pump triggered on a relay from the ECU power. So the pump runs for 5 seconds after the car is shut off to make sure that the drains are clear. I have no issues with the car smoking at all except for right after you do a hard pull, a poof of smoke with come out the exhaust for like one second, but that is it. No start up smoking or anything.
The SP kit (and I am sure the SFR kit) just makes the power so easy, it is like those turbos are laughing at me at 18psi.
As for install issues... I will start off by saying that this is not a kit for the do it yourselfer, not by a long shot. In all fairness I am not sure if the fitment issues were due to the upgraded turbos or not. I had to notch the frame on the driver side .75" and box it back in, completely relocate the clutch line bracket, reshape the passenger side frame rail, trim some webbing off of the transmission, cut the subframe and re-enforce it to clear the oil drains, etc, etc.... Now the intercooler and piping fit decent, not as well as a mass produced kit like the Greddy, but good enough.
I decided to not use the oil drip tank and just bought an upgraded scavenge pump. Then I put one way check valves on the turbo feed lines so that when the car is shut off the valve shuts at 1psi and keeps from oil backing up in the drains. I also have the pump triggered on a relay from the ECU power. So the pump runs for 5 seconds after the car is shut off to make sure that the drains are clear. I have no issues with the car smoking at all except for right after you do a hard pull, a poof of smoke with come out the exhaust for like one second, but that is it. No start up smoking or anything.
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damn i remember this car from like 2 years ago. Zdayz you had just gotten you built motor in and had one of you stock rods sitting on the intake plenum, that was bent to hell.
def one of my fav Nismo V2 cars . GLWS, those numbers are great, SP kits looks beastly.
def one of my fav Nismo V2 cars . GLWS, those numbers are great, SP kits looks beastly.
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Yup, my turbos (only the baby 54s) don't even know they are doing anything on pump at 15psi.......car changes considerably above 25psi...down right violent
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^^^ You are right. The turbos spool just as fast as my 20G Greddy kit did. But, the power never falls off all the way to redline. The Greddy would run out of steam at about 6500rpm. There is just to much back pressure in those log style manifolds and small turbine housings to make BIG power.
The SP kit (and I am sure the SFR kit) just makes the power so easy, it is like those turbos are laughing at me at 18psi.
As for install issues... I will start off by saying that this is not a kit for the do it yourselfer, not by a long shot. In all fairness I am not sure if the fitment issues were due to the upgraded turbos or not. I had to notch the frame on the driver side .75" and box it back in, completely relocate the clutch line bracket, reshape the passenger side frame rail, trim some webbing off of the transmission, cut the subframe and re-enforce it to clear the oil drains, etc, etc.... Now the intercooler and piping fit decent, not as well as a mass produced kit like the Greddy, but good enough.
I decided to not use the oil drip tank and just bought an upgraded scavenge pump. Then I put one way check valves on the turbo feed lines so that when the car is shut off the valve shuts at 1psi and keeps from oil backing up in the drains. I also have the pump triggered on a relay from the ECU power. So the pump runs for 5 seconds after the car is shut off to make sure that the drains are clear. I have no issues with the car smoking at all except for right after you do a hard pull, a poof of smoke with come out the exhaust for like one second, but that is it. No start up smoking or anything.
The SP kit (and I am sure the SFR kit) just makes the power so easy, it is like those turbos are laughing at me at 18psi.
As for install issues... I will start off by saying that this is not a kit for the do it yourselfer, not by a long shot. In all fairness I am not sure if the fitment issues were due to the upgraded turbos or not. I had to notch the frame on the driver side .75" and box it back in, completely relocate the clutch line bracket, reshape the passenger side frame rail, trim some webbing off of the transmission, cut the subframe and re-enforce it to clear the oil drains, etc, etc.... Now the intercooler and piping fit decent, not as well as a mass produced kit like the Greddy, but good enough.
I decided to not use the oil drip tank and just bought an upgraded scavenge pump. Then I put one way check valves on the turbo feed lines so that when the car is shut off the valve shuts at 1psi and keeps from oil backing up in the drains. I also have the pump triggered on a relay from the ECU power. So the pump runs for 5 seconds after the car is shut off to make sure that the drains are clear. I have no issues with the car smoking at all except for right after you do a hard pull, a poof of smoke with come out the exhaust for like one second, but that is it. No start up smoking or anything.
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Honestly I would settle for $45K (which is the reserve price)... I know one of you guys out there knows a guy or is slightly interested themselves at this price.
I am even willing to pay one of our members $500 if you refer someone to me about the car and they purchase it! Just send me a PM...
I am even willing to pay one of our members $500 if you refer someone to me about the car and they purchase it! Just send me a PM...
That kit and those turbos especially makes me drool! I was afraid you'd have to notch the frame. Appears so. Thanks for the insight. I've got alot of tools, but without a lift theres no real plausible way to do all those mods.
Glad you mentioned the back pressure issue. That's been my biggest inquisition lately.
Whoever buys that car will have same themselves a huge nightmare if they tried to replicate it.
GLWS! but shame you are moving on. At least run it up to 28 psi or so 1st 
Glad you mentioned the back pressure issue. That's been my biggest inquisition lately.
Whoever buys that car will have same themselves a huge nightmare if they tried to replicate it.
GLWS! but shame you are moving on. At least run it up to 28 psi or so 1st
^^^ You are right. The turbos spool just as fast as my 20G Greddy kit did. But, the power never falls off all the way to redline. The Greddy would run out of steam at about 6500rpm. There is just to much back pressure in those log style manifolds and small turbine housings to make BIG power.
The SP kit (and I am sure the SFR kit) just makes the power so easy, it is like those turbos are laughing at me at 18psi.
As for install issues... I will start off by saying that this is not a kit for the do it yourselfer, not by a long shot. In all fairness I am not sure if the fitment issues were due to the upgraded turbos or not. I had to notch the frame on the driver side .75" and box it back in, completely relocate the clutch line bracket, reshape the passenger side frame rail, trim some webbing off of the transmission, cut the subframe and re-enforce it to clear the oil drains, etc, etc.... Now the intercooler and piping fit decent, not as well as a mass produced kit like the Greddy, but good enough.
I decided to not use the oil drip tank and just bought an upgraded scavenge pump. Then I put one way check valves on the turbo feed lines so that when the car is shut off the valve shuts at 1psi and keeps from oil backing up in the drains. I also have the pump triggered on a relay from the ECU power. So the pump runs for 5 seconds after the car is shut off to make sure that the drains are clear. I have no issues with the car smoking at all except for right after you do a hard pull, a poof of smoke with come out the exhaust for like one second, but that is it. No start up smoking or anything.
The SP kit (and I am sure the SFR kit) just makes the power so easy, it is like those turbos are laughing at me at 18psi.
As for install issues... I will start off by saying that this is not a kit for the do it yourselfer, not by a long shot. In all fairness I am not sure if the fitment issues were due to the upgraded turbos or not. I had to notch the frame on the driver side .75" and box it back in, completely relocate the clutch line bracket, reshape the passenger side frame rail, trim some webbing off of the transmission, cut the subframe and re-enforce it to clear the oil drains, etc, etc.... Now the intercooler and piping fit decent, not as well as a mass produced kit like the Greddy, but good enough.
I decided to not use the oil drip tank and just bought an upgraded scavenge pump. Then I put one way check valves on the turbo feed lines so that when the car is shut off the valve shuts at 1psi and keeps from oil backing up in the drains. I also have the pump triggered on a relay from the ECU power. So the pump runs for 5 seconds after the car is shut off to make sure that the drains are clear. I have no issues with the car smoking at all except for right after you do a hard pull, a poof of smoke with come out the exhaust for like one second, but that is it. No start up smoking or anything.
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