Hey Diz,

If you want a AAM Stage 2 kit, I have a lead on one for cheap. They run arroud $1300 ish but you can get one for about $600ish.

The pump and surgetank are the biggest thing. The guy I know that is selling one just needs the lines and a $5 relay. Thats it. AAM hoses tend to weap fuel any ways so you can get good quality ones that wont and still be under half price.

Better hurry though, Im trying to get my paypal account back running. Im gonna snag it, even if I dont need it just yet cant pass it up. I already told the guy about my problem and told him that he can sell it and I wont be pissed. I cant expect him to wait for me to get my **** together.

 

lol i think imma have to wait to get a fuel return just yet. Twins and a ems are the first thing i am going to be purchasing soon.

 

That should be good for about 350 ish maybe with out a boost controler. You'r looking at only about 5.5 wastegate springs, which mean they start opening arround 4.8 to 5psi. Full open at 5.5ish.

 

Ok lets throw in a boost controller into the mix. I tryed looking up threads about this. Trying to do research but no luck. I think it's just me. What would i need to run 9 psi. Boost controller, new waste gate springs. I know for a fact i will be going with greddy twins, utec with all the sensors boost controller, 3in test pipes w/wg relocator. Dont know if i am going to have enough for an exhaust after all of that. I really appreaciate your help pun btw. Ill be contacting different vendors to see if they have what im looking for and make a one time lump sum purchase.

 

UTEC can control boost and only cost the amount of a solenoid! Easy to set up as well.

 

If your running only 9 psi the standard springs should be just fine. Most boost controllers have enough vaccuum to double the spring of what you have in there. So you can hold about 11 reliably with the 5.5 and about 22 ish with the one bar ones. Why because the 1 bar nets about 11 ish in practicle use.

Also look for reputable products on ebay. NEW ONLY!!! thats where I got my Ferrea stuff from. Do your research of the vendors on there and alot of times you can get the guy to combine shipping.

You wont find every thing over night and you have ALOT of home work to do parts list, price lists, vendor lists, parts research, and rewievs of each of the products. Like i said about the products, there are a few things you can get form Todd that will lower the over all cost of the total bill.

If you get the waste gate relocation kit with dumps you realy dont need a HUGE exhauset. Yeah it will flow better but the dumps kick in and you got open headers. I'll see if Im right on my theory soon as the cars tuned up. Every one has told me I cant make 6 on the injen SES that I have. I beg to differ. But hey if I dont I will eat crow and get a full 3 inch.

 

Yea i know its going to take hours of research. im not expecting this to be an easy journey. But with the advice you guys gave me i know it saved me a whole bunch of unwanted expenses. Im looking at an easy 10,000 for the stuff that i want not including shipping. Thats not even everything that i need. Thanks again for your help. Back to more pm's of vendors trying to find the best deal. I lost track of the amount of hours i spent on this computer.

 

When you quit counting hours, you move to days, when you move from days, you go to weeks, and so on and so on. Took me about 5 months for researching to get my parts list in order. About 2 months to source the ferrea stuff and engine decision. So please let us know if we can help, its definately a daunting task.

 

haha crazy guy was on the comp for like 8hrs last night >.<

 

ahahaha yup and i woke up and went straight back to the computer. screw my social life. The z is more important.

 

lol !! crazy guy. my life. wake up school computer. sleep !! chee pono

 

Hey man you moving to jacksonville, right? I'm not sure just yet but I may move back to FL winter next year. I need a change and a job is comming open that I want. Not sure just yet, so DO NOT QUOTE ME ON THIS!

 

weee! Yes I move January, my car ships December. Once there, I can get a tuneeeeee! For hopefully close 500WHP numbers and a 35 shot.

 

i wonder what is going to limit your hp, im guessing the down pipe, but i am curious to see where it drops off. the way it looks now, my car might eb going to guam, which if that is the case, i think i will stay out of boost for the most part over there becuase i dont think i will be able to get a good tune. I cant even imagine having 500rwhp, i dont think the majority of people expect it from a z. I have definitely had a few run ins on h3 where people had no idea what was coming.

 

Its definately addictive, I'll tell you what. I had a 73' chevy LT1 Camaro with a blown 350 and N02. Ran mid to high 9's in the 1/4 and was a gut busting3900lb's.

I think as much time, money, and effort you put into the Z that its better you kept it man. Try and get seth to dyno it before you go. If you have to use another shops dyno and pimp out the tuner. It will be a little more expensive but worth the safety and power. If need be man just dial back the boost with a secondary map and stay out of it for the love of god. Cochena aint any thing to joke about. I spent alot of time down in key west and that **** gets real slick real quick.

As for Diz, hows your eyes holding up man. Do you see the glow of the computer screen burned on your retina when you close them? Hows the stuff look so far, need any run downs?

 

Ahahaha no joke 4realz. I havent seen my eyes as red as it is right now in a long time. Damn this thread got offtopic. But who cares this is the Pacific forum section only. Not like mods actually visit us down here. Or do they?

 

I was looking through my computer and found a bunch of pics when my z was apart. Imma just post em here for fun. It surely was a daunting task.






I never really realized the difference in just size of the stock rods vs. any aftermarket one. btw i forget what pistons i have in there. in know they are
8:?. pretty sad.

 

What brand are they. If Arise probably 8.5; if weisco probaby 8.6. There are a few out there that are 8.9 but I dont rember which ones. Hell there are so many diffrent specs out there with custom runs for diffrent companies its hard to tell. I guess the big tell of what you have with out doing the compression formula's is look at where and when you bought them. Then looking at what the main production run of that make then seeing if there was a special run for that company. This will only give you a decent probabability for what you have. If you want a certanty, and you dont have the state compression for a fact. Run you have to figure out the 2 volumes of BDC and TDC then run the compression formula. I think its BDC/ TDC. head volume realy doesnt come into plat in the formula because its present in both volumes.

Since you have the forged already in there you realy only need stronger head studs and preferably the pathfinder cooling mod. Not realy too much else.

As for the Heads not comming with the engines from builtZ, I spoke to Todd today; rather IM'd him. They just arent timing them any more. So the heads are on but no timming covers or any thing else involved with setting the timing. So you should have an assembled long block you you order one.

 

damn. im guessing you have all this knowledge from countless months (years) of research. ill eventually catch up. no one would be able to tell the company in the last pic by the paper that is in the box? Imma google how to measure volume in a cylinder. Im off to more countless hours of starring away at my screen.

 

Gimme a clear shot of the box and I probrably find it. I'll see if i can download this one and giver a look.

EDIT: I cant, just tried and nada. email the pic to me at seo155@yahoo.com.

EDIT EDIT: I started researching November '04 I didnt even buy my first load until Aug-Sep 05. Been researching ever since. Minimum 1 hour a night. Researching is realy a broad term for reading alot of crap to learn anything and every thing that you can about the car, parts, performance, etc. There are time like now when I dont have too much to do that I spend MANY hours a day reading. Its not real daunting just stinkg to this forum, each forum/subforum usualy limit the number of pages to 6 or 7. Each thread can have hundreds of pages. Once you read those, skipping over nonsense no information posts; all you realy have to do is keep on any new posting . Now depending on your memory and attention span you pick up ALOT of things.

Unique things like pin 101 on the ECU harnes controls the signal feed from the brake to activate the panic brake feature wich limits you're engins capability while gas and brake are applied. Basicly to prevent the sh!tty driver from stomping both gas and brakes killing them selves. You say this is important why, um brake torquing, burnout, certain driving styles require you to have the brakes and gas on the same time. If you clip that; it doesnt shouldt throw codes, you still have your brake lights (unlike pulling the fuse), and you still have your ABS. Now its not recomended you clip it and leave it, just put a switch in line. If you do decide to clip it, cap that fool so you dont short it.