sorry bro

I wasn't there for very long - had to take off and go to work while dave and anthony went to lunch

Gurgen

 

Gurgen,

Now that you got the extended capacity oil pan, how much oil will you have to put in? Does the new oil pan come pre-tapped for the lines to feed oil to the turbos? I'm assuming the fuel pump is a Walboro? What spark plug wires will you be using? And what plugs are you running? I'm assuming they'll be a step colder? Sorry for all the questions. Just curious and envious. =D

04' G35S 6MT Ivory Pearl, Willow, Premium

 

DK,

I am running a step colder iridium. I do not know what you mean about spark plug wires - ther eare individual coils and hence no 'wires' in the traditional sense (like on old cars). The pump is the Walbro 255l/h one - in tank replacement - very nice - not need to hack up fuel lines. The pan does have all the ports for tapping for the turbos. It provides 1 extra quart - so my oil changes will invlove 6 quarts of oil! I will be running Redline exclusively - 10w40 - following the advise from the gearheads of bobistheoilcan.com

Don't hesitate with the questions!
Gurgen

 

Boy am I getting jealous. This is a very good/informative thread. Keep us updated gurgen!

301-bhp!!! ...and growing!

 

Are you replacing the current belt driven fan with a electric fan???

 

No - and prolly won't be.I'd rather have the failsafe nature of the mechanical fan at the expense of 5 horsepower (have too many ponies at this point already). I do however need to do something about the backup aux fan that sits in the front of the radiator. We had to take it out for now - let's see how the car behaves.

Gurgen

 

If nobody bidded on the Pop-Charger yet, let me know ASAP! You said its $85, I will pay more :-) I desperately need it!

2003 G35C Premium Brilliant Silver/Willow Leather
Tein S-Tech Springs * Nissan clear corners
K & N drop-in filter * Bose audio system
Navi * Delphi XM Radio

 

Ah yes, forgot that our cars don't use wires and are distributorless. Thanks for the correction. I'm still thinking about my former car which had a distributor and all the good stuff that comes with that. And it was a horizontally mounted V6 so changing the plugs on the rear bank was a hassle. Good choice on Redline 10w-40 for the oil. To my understanding you generally want to run a bit heavier weight oil with turbos. And damn, Redline x 6qts + Oil Filter = $50+ per oil change! Gotta pay to play.

04' G35S 6MT Ivory Pearl, Willow, Premium

 

wow im pretty jealous also lol.... Your a lucky guy, nice install looks like some Grade A craftsmanship from PE. Cant wait to get this kit!!


Martin
2003.5 BS G35
Nismo Aero/Sport Package
Injen CAI
B+G Springs
ADR M-Classic 19's..

 

Gurgen,
Great to finally see some FI love for the sedan. How much horses are you expecting out of the PE kit?
Can I take a look at your set-up when you come back up north. Heck, I'll even buy you lunch.

 

of course - how about we jus tget lunch (no need to buy).

Well guys....here it is - THE FINAL PRODUCT. This is the sweatest look on the G that I have seen, certainly from the front, before you see the stock rims The "absolute cleanest G I have seen" award probably belongs to Clint IMO.






The interior is not gonna stay that way . That is just a wideband a/f, boost gauge, and the techtom unit to show timing.

So you want good news or bad news first - it's that time now!

Good news:
1) The quality of Richard's and the others' (installers') workmanship is absolutely superb. Look at the last image above - he trimmed the inside edge of the bumper to fit the intercooler piping - have you seen that flush a fit - perfection!
2) the sound of the engine idline (or @ light driving) is virtually indistinguishable from stock - very much unlike a supercharger setup.
3) You hear this sweat turbo spool up/spool down sound, suttle yet very cool, during abrupt rev's (i am sure that's not a word).
4) The car runs with NO engine problems whatsoever, it is VERY smooth.
4) The car is only at ~4.35 psi now - and it pulls OK. Yes, just OK (see the bad news next).

Now here is the bad news (i really thought i got away with one without major problems - alas was not to be).:
1) The Torque Converter (or the rest of the tranny) is slipping big time! Todashi and Rich found it to be very weird. I hit the gas, and see the rpm needle jump 2000rpm without the car making a move! The jury is still out on the TC though, it may very well be the rest of the tranny. But given the history of the car pre and post-TC, I strongly suspect the TC to be the culprit. We'll know soon enough; until then i will reserve my judgement. The weird thing is that several other people absolutely do NOT have this problem with a modded TC.

Anyways - that is what it is! I am no stranger to things not going smoothly with the car. We'll see what the car does then.

Gurgen

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bah the pics dont work again :/

2003 6MT Laser Red Coupe, Premium, Chrome 18's, JWT Pop Charger, Z Tube

 

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I will be going to Palmdale as soon as I become sure that i won't blow myself to kingdom come with the next WOT run! It is wisest ot get to know the car - especially how it will react at higher elevation.

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I thought FI was not affected by elevation changes?

2 G or NOT 2 G, there is no question!

Injen SES, Kinetix cats, K&N Typhoon, 19" PIAA Super Rozza's (19x9 & 19x10)

 

I mean that I need to be careful at first - to see how A/F is affected if at all!

This is the weirdest thing! Does noone see the pics!

Gurgen

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