92 240SX coupe -- SR powered - Page 7

McCoy · 07-06-2007, 04:31 PM

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Originally Posted by JKho

What's the benefit of the tube/fin design over the bar/plate?

Richard summed it up pretty good... if you want something good to read on the subject, go here... http://www.are.com.au/feat/techtalk/intecoolersMR.htm

McCoy · 07-07-2007, 05:21 AM

JWT S3 cams are installed... a few teaser shots.

McCoy · 07-08-2007, 11:26 PM

The car starts after the cam swap... that's always a plus

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I also took time today to remove the AC system. Est. Car weight before AC removal was 2607.5lbs

removed
Condensor -- 8lbs
Compressor -- 18lbs
AC sandwich plate -- 8lbs
Misc AC pieces and lines -- 5lbs
Intake Manifold support bracket -- 1lb

Total removed -- 40lbs

New est weight -- 2567.5lbs

Lastly I took the time to install my CS water temp adapter

bullfrg · 07-09-2007, 01:37 AM

Monty make sure yourr timing is ok after the cam install

Crazy northerners taking the ac out of all their cars, I can tell you the drive home from autoxing July 4th was not the best drive I have ever had driving your old Sentra with no ac.

McCoy · 07-09-2007, 02:10 AM

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Originally Posted by bullfrg

Monty make sure yourr timing is ok after the cam install

Why no, no I didn't check timing yet. I just did get back from a little cruise and the car feels really good up to 7K RPM, much better than I thought it would do. I do love my JWT cams

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Crazy northerners taking the ac out of all their cars, I can tell you the drive home from autoxing July 4th was not the best drive I have ever had driving your old Sentra with no ac.

You just got to be a man and sweat it out

veilside180sx · 07-09-2007, 02:34 AM

Yup...let the sweat flow freely...as long as it makes a hair quicker...

of course n/m that burger and fries you ate on the way to the races...haha

McCoy · 07-09-2007, 02:24 PM

Next on my list is getting some Evo L seats installed along with the harness bar and harnesses in.

McCoy · 07-12-2007, 02:00 AM

Finally got the gauges installed... with the exception of the oil temp gauge being a place holder till I get the new oil pan installed that has the temp sensor installed in it

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Center vent removed and wiring already ran... I actually had to use a screwdriver to bust out the center vent, that wasn't how I wanted it to happen.

Gauges installed... the mount came from Ebay, around $22 shipped, and is a snug fit in the vent opening. It came as a raw aluminum finish, I used a couple shots of rustolium flat black earlier today. I still need to find a way to secure the panel though, either some type of double-sided tape or a few dabs of silicone.

With no flash... I really love how these gauges match the stock gauges so well

Rittmeister · 07-12-2007, 02:05 AM

Looking good Monty. I had a vent-mount but ended up being REALLY annoyed that I wasn't getting airflow out of the other vents, so I went to an A-pillar pod...

veilside180sx · 07-12-2007, 02:06 AM

They turned out great Monty. Those gauges do look eerily stock.

McCoy · 07-12-2007, 02:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Rittmeister

Looking good Monty. I had a vent-mount but ended up being REALLY annoyed that I wasn't getting airflow out of the other vents, so I went to an A-pillar pod...

Do you have AC? I found that I wasn't even using the center vent and since the AC went, it was a no brainer to mount the gauges there in my situation.

veilside180sx · 07-12-2007, 02:39 AM

I do the same thing...for the heater, it goes through the defroster and the windows are down when it comes to cooling.

McCoy · 07-12-2007, 02:44 AM

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Originally Posted by veilside180sx

I do the same thing...for the heater, it goes through the defroster and the windows are down when it comes to cooling.

Yep... we'll like my car gets used for anything more than short drives to work and trips to the track

wes · 07-12-2007, 12:06 PM

Did you leave the vent open? You ma want to block it off as you will then get greater pressure out of the other vents. You will also not be blasting hot or cold air on the back of the gauges measuring temp.

I blocked mine off and the other vents really crank as a result!

Looks really good! Not an easy mounting solution though.... That lip is not large enough to rivet or screw through is it?

McCoy · 07-12-2007, 12:48 PM

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Originally Posted by wes

Did you leave the vent open? You ma want to block it off as you will then get greater pressure out of the other vents. You will also not be blasting hot or cold air on the back of the gauges measuring temp.

I will take your advice and block it next time I go in to hook up the oil temp gauge to the sensor.

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Looks really good! Not an easy mounting solution though.... That lip is not large enough to rivet or screw through is it?

agreed. So far I think I'm ok... I went to pull the gauge panel this morning to use some double-sided tape to secure it and found that I couldn't remove it. Looks like the paint was not fully cured when I put the panel in there last night

RYAN_S-14 · 07-12-2007, 12:59 PM

damn i missed the progress of this car Looks good so far!

McCoy · 07-12-2007, 01:31 PM

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Originally Posted by RYAN_S-14

damn i missed the progress of this car Looks good so far!

You haven't missed much, I still have alot planned over the next two months and the year

paNX2K&SE-R · 07-12-2007, 01:46 PM

I love the gauge mount, I'm going to have to copy-cat it for sure

McCoy · 07-12-2007, 01:58 PM

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Originally Posted by paNX2K&SE-R

I love the gauge mount, I'm going to have to copy-cat it for sure

I don't mind...

here is the buyer that I purchased from on Ebay.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Nissa...spagenameZWDVW

SE-Rican · 07-12-2007, 02:59 PM

I love the way the guages look. Very nice.