My Non-Skyline N15 Sss Neo Vvl

[TimmyMA70]

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 4.1kg Flywheel

*Hydraulic Clutch Setup

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:

*Custom Intake Manifold

*4-1 Extractors (From the US of A)

*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 lowered springs and KYB shocks, thats for sure.

I ended up purchasing a 1.5 way Nismo LSD from GC Corp, and an SR20VE from an importer in Brisbane. 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.

[TimmyMA70]

The R&D i did with the R33 brakes:

Well i've been doing some R&D to do with the R33 GTST brakes and the N15 SSS wheels. Ive found that the wheels will clear, all they will need is a 20mm spacer

*Note the rotors i have in the photos are not R33 GTST items, they are 300ZX.

Clearance:

Also I decided to take some pictures of the how the car sat before i bought some new wheels...

Over the Xmas break i had a silly woman in a Commodore reverse into the drivers side rear quarter, you may be able to spot it in the photos..

Hydraulic Clutch Parts:

I have the rest of the GTiR clutch pedal box, i just pulled it apart for cleaning I've just gotta get a braided line made up.

Also another item

[TimmyMA70]

Brake Kit Bolted On:

When i bought my new wheels:

From the top:

From the front:

Edited October 22, 2012 by TimmyMA70

[TimmyMA70]

How it sits now:

And the tune results:

Rev Limiter set to 8500, makes power until 8000rpm

Edited October 22, 2012 by TimmyMA70

[TimmyMA70]

So i also got my new rear rotors and pads today too

Pics:

[Tai1or Made]

Pulsar>everything.

[TimmyMA70]

Well i haven't done an update in quiet a while, so here it is:

I finally recieved my VZR Lip, apparently it was in immaculate condition.. Either i have very high standards, or this guy was full of shit. The lip looked like it had fallen off and was getting dragged along the tar for 600kms.

I have since fixed it up... about 6 hours of sanding brought it back to its former glory.

I wish i took a few photos of before and after, it turned out great.

Heres a few photos of with the lip installed:

Another update, my car is currently off the road, i finally recieved the correct rotors for the rear and thought it was about time my rear calipers were rebuilt. I have heard that the rear calipers on my car are a PITA to do, so i took them to a mate of mine who works in a local brake shop to do

He discovered that the pistons were very badly pitted and i'd need new ones. So he sourced a pair of new pistons, hopefully fingers crossed i will have rebuilt calipers by monday afternoon, ready for new rotors EBC greenstuff pads and also braided rear lines, just in time for the SHIFT track day

I bought a set of ARP WRX extended wheel studs the other day as a bit of a trial. They are the exact same size as Nissan ones, (i was 'worried' about the splines, but they are exactly the same, i knew the thread was the same)

Just another minor update, A few photos of the extended wheel studs fitted.

Keep in mind that my wheel nuts are are 50mm from the tip of the taper to the end of the nut.

Edited October 22, 2012 by TimmyMA70

[TimmyMA70]

Pulsar>everything.

Thanks mate

Thought it was about time i put it up on SAU

[Tai1or Made]

Thread is useless without limiter vids.

[TimmyMA70]

So i got a disc with the photo's of my car from the track day thanks to Lil Flipp Photography.

My quickest time of the day was 1:17.581

Here they are

[TimmyMA70]

Thread is useless without limiter vids.

Haha, to be honest i dont really hit the limiter.

Limiter is set at 8500, it stops making power at 8000, 8200RPM

[Tai1or Made]

In all seriousness, this thing is amazing.

You appear to have done a meticulous job.

Finally, someone giving Pulsar SSS's a good name.

[TimmyMA70]

Just a small update..

I went to the drags with a mate a few Wednesday nights ago, here are the results:

...............Tim................................ ..Dean

R/t...........0.484...............................0. 225

60'...........2.346............................... 2.585

330..........6.207...............................6 .448

1/8...........9.363...............................9. 385

MPH..........77.45...............................8 5.41

k/mh........124.64..............................137. 45

1000........12.059..............................11 .910

1/4..........14.318.............................14.000

MPH.........98.54...............................10 7.74

k/mh........158.59..............................173. 39

That was my best time out of 2 runs. I'd never been to the drags before so it was a bit of an experience. My car wasn't really setup for it. It was running 3 degrees of neg on the front from the Shift Track day, 40psi in the tyres and full street trim. Next time i'll amend all these things and hopefully run a bit better time

[Tai1or Made]

Haha, to be honest i dont really hit the limiter.

Limiter is set at 8500, it stops making power at 8000, 8200RPM

Doesn't mean you shouldn't film it and post it.

[TimmyMA70]

In all seriousness, this thing is amazing.

You appear to have done a meticulous job.

Finally, someone giving Pulsar SSS's a good name.

Thanks man, I do try and look after it.

It is my dailey, but i still service it like its a track car.

[TimmyMA70]

And lastly, this is my current project, well along with putting the battery in the boot

I'm going to make a baffled sump similar to the Tomei one:

My plan is to use a standard sump and tig weld the hinges in, along with the baffles and use a plasma cutter and weld on slightly larger oil capacity 'wings' (though they wont be able to be as large as the RWD DET ones due to my cross member being in the road)

Anyways, I'll post pictures when its finished.

[TimmyMA70]

Doesn't mean you shouldn't film it and post it.

Haha, if you come to the Circuit Club track day on December 1st you might hear it

[Tai1or Made]

Haha, if you come to the Circuit Club track day on December 1st you might hear it

Bring it to SAU Nationals.

Also, RPF1s>everything.

[TimmyMA70]

Bring it to SAU Nationals.

Also, RPF1s>everything.

Oh yeah? Whens that on?

[Tai1or Made]

All the info you need.

http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/forum/250-import-monster-sau-nationals-15th-18th-nov-12/