Modifications to Date:
Engine:
*P11 SR20VE
*SR20DE ECU with Nistune Board
*Custom 3" Aluminium Intake with Custom Pod Box
*2.5" Exhaust Magnaflow Mufflers, SSAC Headers
*Polyurethane Solid Engine Mounts
*N1 Cams
*Cam Gears
*Greddy MSS Switching the cams
*Tuned at Insight Motorsport at 125kw atw
Gearbox/Drivetrain:
*Nismo 1.5 way LSD
*Excedy Ceramic Button Clutch
*TWM Short Shifter
*PAR Flywheel
*Hydraulic Clutch
Brakes/Handling:
*BC BR Coilovers
*Whiteline Adjustable Rear Sway Bar
*R33 GTST 4 pot calipers
*N16 Pulsar Hubs
*R33 GTST DBA T - Slot rotors
*EBC Greenstuff Pads
*Cusco 3 Point Rear Body Brace
Wheels/Tyres:
Enkei RPF01 16x8 +38
Kumho KU36 215/45 R16
Future Mods:
*ITB's
*13.5:1 Compression
So I've finally got off my arse and decided to make an intro thread, ive been on this forum for a couple of years, bought my N15 SSS in Feb 2008 lol now i cant get rid of it, the modification bug has bitten me hard.
I started off with a bog stock N15 SSS, with a full service history, previously 2 female drivers.
Still being a red P plater at the time image was fairly important (LOL)
Here's a picture of what it looked like the day i picked it up:
So..
Id had the car about 6 months and i decided to start looking for some rims and some lowered springs, I decided on a set of Osaka Zeus wheels 17x7 +42 offset, very conservative, your typical Bob Jane T Mart wheels, they did the job.
Then a week or 2 later i purchased some Pedders Sports Ryda lowered springs and brand new KYB shocks. This was a huge mistake, the ride was horrible, but those springs stayed on the car for a while.
I started getting a bit curious as to how much more power and exhaust would give me, (i have a fair few other mates with Pulsars) not planning to do any other "engine modifications" and wanting to keep noise to a minimum i decided to go for a full 2" mandrel bent system from Liverpool Exhaust. ROAD TRIP!!
They did an awesome job on the exhaust, got it dynoed at a Volkswagon Dyno Day (a few other mates love their VW's) just after i got it done and it pulled a healthy 93kw atw. I was stoked.
I wanted the pulsar to handle again, so i bought and installed a Whiteline Adjustable Swaybar. I have to admit, 99% of people on the forum recommend these, and they are all right, the handling difference was noticable straight away. Alot more turn in, alot less body roll, all round just a really great modification.
But then I started getting bored yet again, I was notified by Dean, a mate of mine that a member on this forum was selling a pair of Tomei Poncams and tomei cam gears. Those cams where mine
Once the cams arrived Dean and myself couldn't wait to get them bolted in, they were in in no time at all, both coming from mechanical backgrounds.
The cams were awesome fun! But then i just wanted more again...
To amend the ride quality and enhance the handling of my little pulsar i decided to purchase a set of BC BR Coilovers from JustJap, these were easy to install, very straight forward and the ride quality was instantly transformed, alot smoother than lower springs and KYB shocks, thats for sure.
I ended up purchasing a 1.5 way Nismo LSD from GC Corp, and an SR20VE from Kiwi. While i was waiting for the engine to arrive i was doing as much research as i could about the engine conversion and stumbled across a guy selling a SR20DE ECU with a Nistune board, so i bought that. There was also a Greddy MSS on Ebay, knowing how rare they are i snapped it straight up.
The engine arrived and there was alot of excitement, due to lack of space at my house i ended up doing it at another forum member/mates place the conversion went smoothly thanks to Dean for the assistance.
So the engine was finally in, wired up and running.
A few weeks later Dean had bought another forum members old DET pod box, i borrowed it off him and got one of my sheety mates to knock one up out of 3mm aluminium, it looks great. Then i decided to make up a 3" CAI for the VE, just to help it breathe a bit more. Being able to make aluminium stick with a TIG welder certainly made it a fair bit easier
With the intake done the next obvious thing was to do something about the exhaust. With the AUD being reasonably high I jumped onto the Summit Racing website and ordered a new 200 cell highflow cat, 1x 16" resinator and a rear muffler, all magnaflow, all stainless steel.
And off i went to Liverpool Exhaust again, being impressed by their workmanship last time. Yet again they did an amazing job.
A short while after the engine was in, i had the rear main start leaking. Yes it was replaced when i did the conversion.
So another box out job, whilst the box was out i installed a 4.1kg PAR flywheel and Exedy Ceramic button clutch. What a difference!
About 12 months went by and i was content with how the car was going, then i got the itch for more power. Time for the N1 cams! With the N1 cams and Tomei cam gears sourced and ordered i played the waiting game, but not for long.
In the mean time i decided that i wanted to do a hydraulic clutch conversion and also upgrade the brakes to R33 GTST items.
At the time i was looking at hydraulic clutches a full kit came up for sale in Newcastle! Talk about timing. So with that snapped up all i had to do was get the brakes sorted. This didnt take long, with rotors ordered, calipers bought and rebuilt and hubs bought, redrilled and new bearings installed and new cams and cam gears in my shed i was ready to get to work.
The end result... an awesome dailey driver/track hack.
After i got the car tuned it felt ALOT quicker, it was running very very rich in the top end, which Scott sorted out for me.
Well here they are Enkei PF01's 15x8 +35 These will be my track wheels. Clearance on R33 brake caliper So i bought new wheels and tyres for an upcoming track day: I put my PF01's on today with the Advan A048 225/50/15 tyres on them... Well i'll let the pictures do the talking: And here is my Sparco Pro 2000