Jump to content
SAU Community

Recommended Posts

Has anyone had any isues with the tensioner pulley or belt rubbing on the cam gear cover or lower belt cover going from the 30 build manual? It suggests mocking it up but that would be a lot easier said than done. I gather the general opinion seems to be setting the pulley out a further 1mm than the manual suggests so you get more movement on the tensioner.

Any info please..

Edited by leeroy_25

I have been looking at this issue. I was going to ask the same question. Do you guys bother trying to 'cover' the idler, or just leave it hanging in free air? how does the belt go with road grime and stuff?

cheers

Thanks All!

Hole is in my block now so fingers crossed! I have looked at some other blocks and some seem to have some very different hole positions.. I am guessing it's not really thqt critical within reason as the tensioner has a fair bit of adjustment.

Hey Al, Nice looking motor! Looking at you turbo oil feed line (unless it's the water one?).. Are you running a series 1 block by any chance? If so would be interested to see what you did about oil and water feeds? I was planning on getting my oil feed from the pressure switch. and draining to the sump.. water is easy enough to put in where it belongs!

Any more pic of your build?

Cheers

Lee

psi: The plate is only held in by two existing bolts, so it's really easy/quick to take off. Not sure why you would need/want a hole for adjustment anyway; once the belt is fitted and properly tensioned you wouldn't need to adjust it again.

Thanks All!

Hole is in my block now so fingers crossed! I have looked at some other blocks and some seem to have some very different hole positions.. I am guessing it's not really thqt critical within reason as the tensioner has a fair bit of adjustment.

Hey Al, Nice looking motor! Looking at you turbo oil feed line (unless it's the water one?).. Are you running a series 1 block by any chance? If so would be interested to see what you did about oil and water feeds? I was planning on getting my oil feed from the pressure switch. and draining to the sump.. water is easy enough to put in where it belongs!

Any more pic of your build?

Cheers

Lee

Thanks Lee.

Pretty sure it's a S2 motor.

Few more angles of the engine on the stand, not sure if you wanted to see any other pics; like the pistons, head porting, engine bay prep and completed engine bay, etc.

post-1811-1229783590_thumb.jpg

post-1811-1229783712_thumb.jpg

post-1811-1229784255_thumb.jpg

Nice pics!!

That does nicely thank you! What's the external oil filter housing part in the third pic?? Is that for an external pump or something?

What spec you got and what power are you hoping to get?

Cheers

Lee

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now


  • Similar Content

  • Latest Posts

    • Ah right. Maybe my rb just loves chewing through batteries lol.
    • On the R34 can't you just unplug the IACV? This is the way I've always done it on the R33. Disconnect IACV, get it idling around 650rpm, and then do a power reset on the ECU to get it to relearn idle (factory ECU).   The big reason no one has touched on as to why you'd want to get the base idle right, is that it means the computer needs to make smaller adjustments to get a good idle at 700-750rpm.   Also, cleaning the IACV won't normally make the car suddenly idle lower or higher. The main issue with the IACV gumming up is that the valve sticks. This means the inputs the ECU gives, aren't translating to changes in air flow. This can cause idle choppy ness as the ECU is now needing to give a lot of input to get movement, but then it moves too far, and then has to do the same in reverse, and it can mean the ECU can't catch stalls quickly either.
    • 12.8 for a great condition, fully charged battery. If the battery will only ever properly charge to about 12.2V, the battery is well worn, and will be dead soon. When I say properly charge, I mean disconnect it from the car, charge it to its max, and then put your multimeter on it, and see what it reads about an hour later. Dieing batteries will hold a higher "surface charge", but the minutest load, even from just a multimeter (which in the scheme of things is considered totally irrelevant, especially at this level) will be enough over an hour to make the surface charge disappear.   I spend wayyy too much time analysing battery voltages for customers when they whinge that our equipment (telematics device) is causing their battery to drain all the time. Nearly every case I can call it within about 2 months of when the battery will be completely dead. Our bigger customers don't even debate it with me any more ha ha ha. A battery at 12.4 to 12.6 I'd still be happy enough with. However, there's a lot of things that can cause a parasitic draw in a car, first of which is alarms and immobilisers. To start checking, put your multimeter into amps, (and then connect it properly) and measure your power draw with everything off. Typical car battery is about 40aH. Realistically, you'll get about half this before the car won't start. So a 100mA power drain will see you pretty much near unstartable in 8 days.
    • Car should sit at 12.2 or more, maybe 12.6 or 12.7 when fully charged and happy. If there is a decent enough parasitic load then it will certainly go lower than 12.2 with time. You can't beat physics.
    • Ok guess I can rule out the battery, probably even the starter and alternator (maybe) as well. I'm gonna clean those leads and see what happens if it's still shit I might take it to an auto electrician. Unless the immobiliser is that f**king heavy, but it shouldn't be.  If I start the car every day, starts up perfectly never an issue. Isn't 12v low, shouldn't it be around 12.5v?
×
×
  • Create New...