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: clutch install help


Brock Stepan
06-02-2002, 05:41 PM
Is there anyone around the Mpls. area who has had experience with installing clutches and would be willing to help me install an ACT clutch on my 94 classic? I will supply all of the booze and food that you can consume!

Let me know: broxsr20power@yahoo.com

TIA

Ben
06-03-2002, 11:16 PM
You can come to my place in Indiana and we could do it in 2 hours or less. 4 car garage, A/C and heat, several past geekouts there. There is one going on this weekend at my place if you check the other threads in this forum.

Normal rules- you can stay overnight no problem, I will help you get everything done. Just one rule- you gotta have some fun. :)

Brock Stepan
06-04-2002, 11:40 AM
Thanks for the offer! That sounds like a GREAT idea. I would love to finally meet some of the forum guys and participate in a GEEKOUT. However, I just ordered my clutch from Low612 this past weekend and I'm not sure if it will arrive before this weekend. If it does-->COUNT ME IN!

Thanks

Ben
06-04-2002, 11:50 AM
Well, it doesn't have to be this weekend at all. We can do it anytime. A clutch job is so easy for me now that we could even do it on a weeknight.

Brock Stepan
06-04-2002, 12:04 PM
Woohoo! You shouldn't have brought that up, because now I am going to hold you to your offer if I'm not able to make it to the geekout:D Either way, you'll be seeing me in your garage in the near future;)

Ben
06-04-2002, 01:07 PM
There is a speed shop here in Kokomo that will resurface flywheels. $40. They will remove any dowels for $2 a piece. We could probably remove and reinstall them though. I would always have to check and make sure someone would be there on a Saturday because they don't always work Saturdays.

Brock Stepan
06-07-2002, 11:22 PM
Well, I haven't received my clutch yet, so I won't be at the geekout this weekend-oh wait, I think I saw that it was cancelled. Oh well. I'm in the process of trying to figure out how and when I can get all the way down to Indiana and learn how to install a clutch on the SR20. I was planning on bringing a friend/car nut along, but he says he will only endure the trip if we go during HIN and stop in Chicago. I'll keep you posted, Ben.....

Ben
06-09-2002, 02:56 PM
shumax is coming to do his clutch job the last weekend of June. We could do yours at the same time if you wanted. I will make another post about it.

I saw your sig- need help installing that T25? I've got quite a bit of experience doing that.

Brock Stepan
06-09-2002, 10:58 PM
That sounds cool (last weekend of June). Yes, I am currently piecing together a turbo kit. All I really need is a downpipe, drill and tap, IC piping (all of which I can easily find in the near future), and a reprogrammed JWT ECU to get her running (this is the tricky part)!!! I haven't sent in my ECU yet, which means I probably won't have the program until the end of summer:( . If you have any ideas on how to make the car run w/o a reprogrammed ECU, or have the "hookup" with JWT, then we could install my turbo stuff, then, too:p

Ben
06-09-2002, 11:23 PM
I have the EXACT drill and tap needed for your oil return line. I have drilled and tapped 3 or 4 SE-Rs at my geekouts in the past, so we could do this as well the same time.

As for a JWT ECU, if you are going to stick with the stock MAF, 370cc injectors, and T25, then just grab a DET ECU since you have an OBDI car. They have been found for under $200. I think Andreas may have one for sale for $225 on the For Sale forum.

Brock Stepan
06-10-2002, 10:37 AM
You can use a BB DET ECU on a 94 SR20? I didn't know this! Have you had any experience driving in a car with this similar setup with a BB DET ECU? My only concern is that I have S3's, and I do like my increased redline. If I'm able to score a BB DET ECU for under 200, I'll try to get a downpipe and IC piping (any ideas for this?) before the end of the month. I would be ECSTATIC if I'm able to get my car turbocharged by July!

Oh, and congrats on your newly acquired 92 classic! Welcome to the happiest-SE-R-owners club:)

Ben
06-10-2002, 10:42 AM
Oh, the only downside to a BB ECU is that they normally have speed limiters at 109 or 120 or something. The redline is the same as yours, just has a speed limiter. I would PM Andreas Miko about this since he has more experience with these than I do.

chriscar
06-10-2002, 10:51 AM
Originally posted by Ben92SentraSE-R
Oh, the only downside to a BB ECU is that they normally have speed limiters at 109 or 120 or something. The redline is the same as yours, just has a speed limiter. I would PM Andreas Miko about this since he has more experience with these than I do.

Hey Brock, let us know what you find out from Andreas, this way we don't all have to pester him.

Chris

SERprise In WV
06-10-2002, 11:02 AM
I'll try to get a downpipe and IC piping (any ideas for this?) before the end of the month.

Brock, making up the front-mount IC piping is very easy to do. You'll need about $50 worth of mandrel bends from JC Whitney to do it. Look in the Turbo forum FAQ for my install, and you'll see all you need to know.

Those bends, a tube of JB Weld, and some high-temp spray paint will do wonders. :D
Connectors. You'll need silicone (preferable) pipe connectors and clamps to make everything go together. Or...you can have Ben's local welder guy weld them up for you. You'll still need a connector or two, regardless.)

As for the downpipe... JGY is the closest geographically to you, and he sells them at a decent price. PM or email him.

Brock Stepan
06-11-2002, 11:02 AM
Thanks for the replies. I just sent a PM to Andreas to get the lowdown on the BB DET ECU. As for the IC piping, I checked your FAQ (1>180 deg mandrel bend, 3-4>90 deg bends, 2> 45 deg bends). You said that you ordered these from Summit. Don't you need to specify the length of the piping? The couplers you used "Purosoil turbo hose" in a 3 ft stick. So you just get the stick, cut them up and use 2 clamps from Lowe's to connect the IC piping?

For the downpipe, I just emailed JGY. Otherwise, I like the downpipe that Low612 is selling.

Once I get a thumbs up from Andreas about the BB ECU, I will buy the one on the forum.

The last thing I can think of that I don't have are the various gaskets. I already have a gasket for the exhaust/downpipe, and the manifold/block. Since the turbo/manifold are already together, I don't need one there. The only other one I can think of is the gasket between the downpipe/turbo. Any suggestions for that, and am I missing something?