Put Up You Engine Bay Pics

[Bakes]

Thanks guys!

[Shinrai]

Bakes, I have to agree that engine bay looks immaculate. It's sexy and looks damn menacing!

Do you have a build thread somewhere? Also, what power does that machine output?

By the way, here's mine (I didn't know whether I should post it as I already made a thread with some pics but I might as well post one here also)...

Edited October 21, 2009 by Shinrai

[Bakes]

Car is making 404 Horsepower at 4 wheels on Insight Motorsports Dyno at ~1.4 Bar.

New valve springs and Cam Shafts will see it make 450 at same boost but Im not in any hurry to do that.

More pics of the car in the "Photography" section.

Cheers

[NZM.031]

Car is making 404 Horsepower at 4 wheels on Insight Motorsports Dyno at ~1.4 Bar.

New valve springs and Cam Shafts will see it make 450 at same boost but Im not in any hurry to do that.

little kids look forward to christmas, big kids look forward tax time hehehe

[DELLER]

Two awsome engine bays from the guy's of Bakes, engine bay is crazzy man but really do love your work man, And pm-r33 awsome colour that blue is so sweet dude thqat is a sick colour two really nice engine bays if that didn't give any one ideas i don't know what will

[manage13]

While we are talking engine bay pics...does anyone know how to take the pressed fittings out from RB26 covers? I'm talking about the fittings that connect via hose to catch can.

[PM-R33]

WD40, a set of good pliers/shifter/something similar and then a hell of a lot of elbow grease. Twist them as much as you can to loosen them up and start pulling. It aint the easiest thing, but you'll get there. I just did my RB26 cover fittings.

Edited October 30, 2009 by PM-R33

[Samon]

My work in progress...

Edited October 30, 2009 by Samon

[manage13]

WD40, a set of good pliers/shifter/something similar and then a hell of a lot of elbow grease. Twist them as much as you can to loosen them up and start pulling. It aint the easiest thing, but you'll get there. I just did my RB26 cover fittings.

Cheers! I'll give it a go.

[Craved]

While we are talking engine bay pics...does anyone know how to take the pressed fittings out from RB26 covers? I'm talking about the fittings that connect via hose to catch can.

if you are taking the covers off for something else, you can undo the baffles then tap the fittings out from the inside of the cover, less chance of damaging them incase you need them later.

use a socket that just fits into the fitting on an extension to tap them out.

[DuFFR32]

R32 GTST making around 200kw

[wlspn]

RB25 in my R32. Not finished yet but getting kind of close... More worried about getting it running at the moment. Poor quality pic too...

[DriftinThruLife]

Hi All. Real nice engine bays there.

My Question is to Viet boi, R31 power, Nytsky, DuffR32....and others..

I noticed you are using silicon hoses (correct me if I'm wrong, just guessing as they are blue).....and I think you are using them for more than just air (oil? coolant?).

I bought a silicon hose kit kit recently (pretty much just for the colour, to dress up the engine bay), but after reading the fine print, it says "not suitable for fuel and other fluid applications".

And I was planning to replace pretty much all the hose that was around the same size in the engine bay. Although alot of these are for transporting air etc, alot of them would be for fluids of one type or another.

I mean I guess I won't use it for fuel hose (not that I could find my way around an engine even with a compass).

So....have you people noticed any problems with using replacement silicon hose? do any fluids eat through it and leak?

If anyone else can recommend with hoses I COULD safely replace without any safety issues. Please let me know. THANKS ALL

PS: I might create a new thread at a later stage with an engine pic, with groups of hoses numbered.

[PM-R33]

You'll find they are only running air, coolant and oil vapours. Thats is pretty much all you can use for them as like you said, fuel and power steering fluid will eat through it.

[DriftinThruLife]

You'll find they are only running air, coolant and oil vapours. Thats is pretty much all you can use for them as like you said, fuel and power steering fluid will eat through it.

So coolant and Oil is OK??

Damn I really should start a new thread with pics, that way people can point of which ones are replaceable. Thanks PM-R33

[DriftinThruLife]

Oh and by the way...so for fuel lines etc, is the only alternative braided lines?

I mean...what are the standard ones made from?

[PM-R33]

Ok i think you are getting a bit confused as to what lines are what in the car.

Oil - There are no lines that you can replace. There are no lines that run a flow of oil other than solid ones from factory to the turbo and return lines to the sump. The only lines to replace are oil vapour from the cam covers that allow the engine to breath, since this is just vapour, it doesn't matter what you use. From factory they are just rubber. You can replace them with coloured silicone or braid if you wish.

Fuel - This can only be replaced by fuel approved lines. Therefore braided is really your only "upgrade" choice. You might be able to get coloured fuel approved rubber lines, but i wouldn't bother.

Air - Replace with anything you want.

Coolant - Anything that is made as a transmission fluid approved line will be fine. You can get silicone lines that will be fine for this.

So to sum it up. Braided lines can be pretty much used on anything and coloured silicone lines will be fine for anything other than the fuel lines, and check that they will be fine to run coolant through, most are.

Hope that helps you out a bit. Most of the lines you will be wanting to replace will be air/oil vapour lines so go nuts.

Edited December 14, 2009 by PM-R33

[astrotristan]

i dont like to brag...

[boostn0199]

my work in progress

[toygtr]

My R32 GTR.