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HEY YA'LL. I HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS I AM GOING TO THROW OUT THERE. FIRST HAS ANYBODY HAD THEIR REAR MAIN SEAL LEAK? MY CAR HAS 94K ON IT AND AT MY LAST OIL CHANGE I NOTICED THAT IT WAS LEAKING. ANYBODY KNOW ABOUT HOW LONG IT TAKES TO REMOVE THE MANUAL TRANS IN OUR CARS? ALSO IS THERE A SPECIAL INSTALLATION TOOL FOR THE SEAL? THE REASON I ASK IS BECAUSE I AM A VOLVO TECH AND TO INSTALL THEIR REAR MAINS YOU HAVE TO HAVE A SPECIAL INSTALL TOOL. SINCE I HAVE ACCESS TO A LIFT AND ALL THE TOOLS I NEED I DON'T THINK IT WILL BE THAT HARD TO DO. QUESTION #2 I AM DEBATING ON WEATHER TO GET A HEADER OR CAMS NEXT, AND IF I GET THE JWT CAMS HOW MUCH DO THEY RUN, AND DO I GET THE S3'S OR S4'S? I ALSO NEED TO KNOW IF AN UPGRADED ECU IS ABSOLOUTELY NECESSARY TO RUN THESE CAMS. LOOK FORWARD TO GETTING SOME REPLIES. LATER.

 

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the classic and nx dont get a huge power gain from the cams cuz ours are big. but the sentra se and 200sx ser its kinda of a must for them. my point is that i would get the headers! i dont know about the seal thingy,

 

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Okay for starters,release your caps lock,please! Typing in caps is the same as yelling.
Now as for your questions:

I'm not sure if there is a speacial tool to removethe rear main seal. You should purchase a FSM and see if it is required. And since you have a lift,I figure you should be abvle to pull the trans in a couple of hours.

I would do headers before installing cams. Although you could do the reverse. Hotshot headers are the favorites of most SE-R/NX pilots with AEBS running a close second. I,being the lone individual,am running Stillen.

Cams:The S4's make more HP than the S3's. How much more I'm not sure. But with the S3's figure about a 10HP gain. And ALLSR20's gain from cam upgrades. Expect to pay about $500.00 or so for the S3 cams. I myself am running S3's. Good pull. Only a little lope on idle. No streetability issues. Someone else will have to speak on the S4's,as I don't know too much about them.

As for needing an ECU for those cams,no. But if you do,you can gain something like an additional 3-5HP from the S3's. Also,the ECU will remove the speed limiter,raise the rev limiter,and quicken the timing curve.

Hope that helps.

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Thomas Fox
'93 NX2000
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