An Update On My Car.

[BADR33]

hey guys, been a while since i have posted anything up.

in the last few weeks i have done a few things to the car.

suspension:

lowerd it on BC coilovers, rear camber arms(still to fit), sump bash plate and lipped front guards.

soon to be getting: ajustiable rear sway bar, front camber bushes, rear subframe bushes and some other stuff. im also looking at converting to 5 stud soon as well.

engine mods:

new cold airbox, wasted spark ingniton, custom 2ltr oil catch can(mock up for now out of PVC piping), new battery

in the next few months i want: Link ECU, 25t injectors, 25t fuel pump, ajustiable fuel pressure regulator.

other mods: new rear speakers, 6x9s on the boot lid cus i was bored.

plans: oil temp gauge, water temp gauge, and another gauge all mounted under or above the headunit. hopfully all done before the next trackday im doing on the 28th of may.

i have another dyno day on the 20th of may so i can see what difference the wasted spark set up has made.

now all i really have is that problem of $$ to sort out...

what do you guys think?

Edited April 30, 2006 by BADR33

[R33_KRAZY]

Damn that looks tidy on the outside,

thats a very nice lookin N/A r33 good work

[fEkuaR]

very nice work mate keep it up

[ignuz]

Looks nice and clean, looking forward to the dyno figure.

[342Four]

whats the wasted apark thingo for?

pm sent about catch can

ohh by the way - looks awesome man

Edited April 30, 2006 by usherly

[BADR33]

pm sent back.

waste spark is a cheeper option then replacing your coils. some people say it makes your car go better. i think it does make a little difference.

have a look on the back of my firewall in the photos and you will sorta see what im talking about.

you have 6 spark plug leads and a tripple coil pack. its easy as to wire up as well.

its called wasted spark as it fires the spark plugs in sets of 3s cyclinder 1 and 6, 2 and 5, 3 and 4. so one spark is fired during the exhuast stroke of the engine hence a wasted spark.

i have attached a pic to help you get an idea. that was the previous position of the coil pack before i moved it to the back of the fire wall.

i can supply a couple of links with walk throughs for how to do the conversoin for those of you that are interested

cheers guys, still along way to go tho

[BADR33]

i have made a tech thing for the wasted spark set up. but as i hadnt planned on making a tech i hadnt taken step by step pics. but will next time i do the conversion for sombody..

but its waiting on being approved so ill put up the link when i find out if its been approved

[-{danny}-]

whats the front bar is it custom or can it be bought?

[WazR32GTSt]

why are you upgrading injectors/fuel pump/regulator?

this is not going to give any extra power...

have you had it on the dyno before?

[BADR33]

yes i have had it on the dyno once before. the af ratio showd it running very lean down low but about right up top. i would rather have it running rich then lean. its all to go in when i put the new ecu in and a new intake(not sure what style yet tho) its more for safty then gaining power.

its just that i am planning on allowing more air in to the engine so ill need more fuel

its just a stock r33 faclift front bumper. its had the front indercators removed and put in to the corners of the headlights because i have 4dr headlights so the main beam and high beem are in one. just took that bulb that lights up when you indercate and i rewired it and put a orange bulb in it. its alot simpler then it sounds. if i had a fiberglass front i would have broken it along time ago... lol

Edited May 2, 2006 by BADR33

[br3tt]

Nice mate.

Keen to see the dyno result.

What did you pull on the first dyno run you had?

[BADR33]

i think last time it put out 124rwkw and 264Nm of torque. less then i had expected but then it had only been running for a week and it needed a tune.. still havnt got one yet either..

but also apparantly that dyno reads very low. if i went to the other one i would have like an extra 10rwkw

the power is interesting tho as it holds peak power for 2000rpm from 5000-7000 and peak torque is at 5500 from memory

there is a dyno sheet further down the page. im looking forward to getting a new one dyno anyway

if any body wants pics or extra details on anything just let me know via this thread or PM and ill sort it out for ya as i know that you will never get the chance to see it in person unless you come over to welly, nz

[Greg]

I love what you have done to your car and engine. I'm actually considering doing the same at the moment, although I was thinking of getting a GTS25t, selling the turbo motor, and then going n/a. That way you have the turbo brakes, fuel pump etc and the cash from the motor. This only makes sense to me because I really want an RB30DE. Just an idea... anyway the point of this post was to ask:

What is your average fuel economy with the RB30DE in Litres/100km?

Thanks mate Looking forward to following the progress of your car

[BADR33]

um well at the moment i am averageing 400ks plus a tank. so i think thats for about 50ltrs. its not that good but the car really needs a tune. plus i hadnt sorted out the high idle of 1500 due to using a factory auto ecu.

mind you for that 400ks its alot of fun and there is a fair bit of thrashing as your expected to do when your car sounds mint as the only driving im doing these days is around town and with my mates in the weekends as i train to work. lol

thanks man

good idea for that. as you will get all the stronger stuff

i really need to sit down and plan out the next step with some people that know there stuff with motors.

i need to decide what im going to do with the pleninum, cams, ecu, and the fuel system.

but for now im sorting out some new suspension parts so i can get my car certified(eningneered)

so meny choices on stuff. just not enough money..

i still have to try and get a sound recording for you guys

Edited May 3, 2006 by BADR33

[nizmo_freek]

Hey Geoff, your cars looking good ,looks very sacked now, do you find the bc coilovers kind of bouncy???

Edited May 3, 2006 by nizmo_freek

[BADR33]

cheers man, um nah i actually find them to ride very smooth even round macra(extreamly bumpy road) i had no problems with the bumpyness.

everybody that rides in it actually comments on how smooth it is. even though its so low i still have full spring travel in the front and rear as you lower the bcs by turning the bottom of the shock around as its threaded. but you can also lower them via the other things under the spring. it just means they wont stay captive but thats what keeper springs are for..

id reccomend them to anybody the only problem is they can be a little too low as i think the fronts set at the highest and i only have 90mm clearance to the lowest point i measured on the front.. so time to get me a cert down to 80mm

[Lithium]

i think last time it put out 124rwkw and 264Nm of torque. less then i had expected but then it had only been running for a week and it needed a tune.. still havnt got one yet either..

but also apparantly that dyno reads very low. if i went to the other one i would have like an extra 10rwkw

Nah, the Speedtech dyno doesn't read low - that perception probably comes from the fact that the Chequered Flag dyno reads very high high. The Dyno Dynamics dynos that Australians use read real low, definately more so than Speedtech's Dynapack hub dyno.

I wouldn't be surprised if it picks up a little bit of power with more kms on the motor and a tune, though don't expect miracles. I'm not sure why you want to upgrade the fuel pump etc etc, but with a decent intake and exhaust and a dyno tune I wouldn't be surprised if you managed to stretch it out to maybe 135kw @ wheels, though I can't see it making much more than that without some serious work.

A mate of mine will be running his Maxima at the dyno day which goes very well - pick his brains on what he has done to it to make it go like it does, I wouldn't be surprised if similar style tricks he has done would work for your car. He's very analytical etc, so he will be able to give you a good idea of exactly what effect each mod he has done on his car has done to improve its performance etc. I'd like to give suggestions, but most of my NA tricks are relevant to cars with motors quite different to a big 3l which doesn't rev to high heaven

[BADR33]

oh true. im only going off what everybody says bout the speedtech dyno. i know checquard flag reads high but thats because they do it in a differnt format?

sweet as man. yeah i will have a talk to him. i just want to sort out the lean problem to help smooth low down torque. 130ish is my next aim.

im sure some better cams. plus a better intake will help me out. got talk to the guys at midas about doing somthing about in in the next few months with the intake possibly either will do xf falcon throttle body, twin throttle, a side pleninum or 6 throttle. more air means ill need more fuel to sort the mixture..

still might need a new clutch tho as this one slips a little when changing gear from 2nd to 3rd at the high upper rpms.. lol.

its a work in progress. finishing the suspension and 5stud is next

if you decide to part with your link let me know.. i wonder if it would work with my car?

[WazR32GTSt]

i'm not sure how much extra air you think you will get with all these intake mods..

a mate of mine has poured thousands of $$$ into an NA zed to only get 155rwkw

after porting the head and throttle bodies he noticed no difference in power..

[BADR33]

150ish would be my ultimate goal. but im not aiming for max power or anything as to really get high KW i would have to sacrifice drivablity and fuel econamy.

my next aim is 130kw. but that is a long way away as i have other stuff i wish to sort out first.

iv got plenty of power to keep me happy neway

cheers for your imput. i already know NA is not a cheep way for power.