Mike's Z32

[MagicMikeZ32]

Got a little bit done on the holidays.

Got the side mount ducting on. PITA process or fit, attempt fit front bar, mark, remove, trim, repeat. Got it done tho.

CF foglight ducts from Powertrix in the US finish off the front nicely.

Got it all back together and went for a test drive. Returned home to find brake fluid all over my left rear wheel. Caliper seal gone. Swapped caliper out for a spare I had at home and I'll order a seal kit to put through the spare pair and then swap them in.

Also finished relocating my windscreen washer bottle to the boot with the battery. Factory location is right behind the drivers side IC so it had to go. Ended up getting a generic bottle/pump combo due to its small size.

Only issue now is with the mass of water in the line from boot to front and hard braking, the windscreen gets a wash lol

Took it on a cruise on a stinking hot day (up and down a mountain) and everything ran sweet. Temps great, brakes work.

I think it is fairly ready for a tune now. Toshi is coming up later in the month I think

Oh, also washed it for the first time since Easter.

[Daleo]

Check the original line to the washer bottle; they often have a little inline check valve to stop the little splash of water.

[MagicMikeZ32]

Funnily enough I extended the original line. Being a 2+2 tho the stock res is in front of and below the jets. 2+0 has res in rear guard so I am going to chase one down. Aparantly they have a spring and ball valve

[MagicMikeZ32]

Just a bit of an update. Had Toshi up on Friday last week for a tune post piping, IC and ignition 'upgrades'.

We tuned on the street and then too it to a dyno for a quick run. Result was 616hp @ 24.5PSI on BP 98 straight off the bat.

Pretty happy, but on the dyno, maintaining load above 6000rpm the mix was getting leaner and leaner. Running out of fuel. 044 surge tank pump not up to the task so need something bigger.

[Redline_GTR]

Impressive result mate!
Congrats

Hope you sort out the fuel issue for even more fun ay!

[PranK]

Excellent numbers! Great work!

[Bunky_r31]

damn this thing must fly! awesome dude, can't wait to see the results after the fuel system is sorted, might as well upgrade it to e85 spec too hey

she'll make some big numbers then!

[GH05T]

very good figures, looks like it comes on like a rocket, must be a big boot in the back

[Ants]

Yai! for build thread.

Bout time mate.

Car looks really nice.

also has the balls to back it up.

tough zed.

[MagicMikeZ32]

Another small update.

Turns out that due to an old nistune address file, the VTC was not working during the tune. Long story, but I have since rectified. Comes on alot sooner which is great. The curve would be heaps fatter if I ran it on the dyno again.

Just put in an order for a new loom and an AEM 380L pump to replace the 044 (supposedly a direct replacement as the AEM was designed as an 044 upgrade). Remains to be seen. Sux getting stung by poor AUD tho.

Hopefully I can get the new pump and new loom in before end of March. Shouldn't need much of a re-tune, just a few logs to make sure AFR is fine.

Also have a car PC/touchscreen to go in which was previously (very briefly) installed into Cara's zed. Was too complicated for her so changed it out and has sat ever since. Plan for it is to have nistune and various tunes at my fingertips, as well as data logging/diagnostics in car, without having to carry the laptop around.

Also have some bodywork to be done when my mate Al gets time. Have a stock (modified) vented bonnet from my red zed, and 2 pairs of skirts to be painted (genuine TBO and genuine Greddy). Then I'll decide which ones I like best to be installed.

[Redline_GTR]

All sounding good there Mike!

And will need some pics up to see how this is looking once it is all done

[MagicMikeZ32]

Keeping mod list current.

ENGINE/EXHAUST

Engine modifications

Block bored 20 thou oversize, decked and o ringed, fitted with forged ACL race pistons and rings

Scat H beam conrods, fitted with ACL race bearings

Crankshaft linished and deflashed oilways

Modified oil pump for greater flow

Heads have received a lot of work with machining, porting and polishing, cc’d, flow tested

1mm oversize Ferrea valves

Competition valve springs

Compression set at 8.5-1.

Inlet manifold has been match ported to the heads and the upper plenum.

JECS 1000cc injectors

Sard fuel pressure regulator and gauge

In tank Sard fuel pump

Custom surge tank and AEM 380L pump fitted underneath the car

Custom fuel cooler,

Braided fuel lines

Motorsports connection fuel filter

Battery has been moved to the boot area sealed in a battery box fitted with an isolation switch

Windscreen washer relocaded to the boot with the battery as it was in the way of the side mount cooler

Selin twin AFM translator

Twin Apexi power air filters

Series two power transistor unit

Spitfire coilpacks

HKS DLI Ignition Amp

Engine earthing kit

Modified crankcase ventilation with catch can

2 x GTX 28/63 ball bearing turbos

BDE (Brett Dempsey Engineering) slimline engine mounts to allow for:

Complete 2.5in intake to turbo to intercooler to throttle body piping upgrade

Massive 2.5 inch in and out side mount intercoolers

Propper ducting for the coolers

Blitz dual SBC controller

(Jim Wolf Technology) JWT 400+ wild Cams

BDE (Brett Dempsy Engineering) modified Intake Cam gears

Tomei adjustable exhaust cam gears

A new set of hydraulic lifters fitted with shims has the motor running nice and quiet

Turbosmart, BOV’s

Ross Racing harmonic balancer

Gates blue belts turning the equipment over.

Engine management is by Nistune

56mm Alloy Radiator

72 plate external oil cooler

BEE*R rev limiter

RARE Final Flag polished throttle cable cover (1 actually have 2 of these)

Exhaust

Custom 5 bolt, divorced dump pipes

AMS exhaust manifolds

3” system through hi flow cats, and pair of Varex adjustable Mufflers

DRIVELINE

UAS six button single plate clutch

X-Treme chrome molly lightened flywheel

Chrome molly one piece tailshaft.

Richmond leader diff gears of 4.11 ratio

SUSPENSION

Bilstein PSS9’s coilovers

Powertrix front upper control arms

Powertrix front lower tension rods

Tune Agent rear camber

Tune Agent traction arms

Energy suspension bushings all round

Nissan front strut brace, one of only two in Australia

UAS HICAS lock out

BRAKES

Front,Stop Tech ST-40 calipers big brake kit

332 mm slotted, curved vein rotors

Braided stainless brake lines

Ferodo 2500 pads

Rear, Reliance Edge 297mm slotted rotors

Ferodo pads

Stone shields have been removed and tubular ducting has been fitted for extra cooling

WHEELS and TYRES

18x9 and 18x10 Gram Lights 57F-Pro

245/265 Achillies 123

Also available is a pair of stock 16” wheels fitted with Mickey Thompson ET street radials for those nights at the drag strip

EXTERIOR

2000 model urethane front bar

Powertrix Carbon foglight ducts

2000 rear tail lights

Modified rear center panel with light up '300ZX'

UAS fiberglass vented bonnet

Modified nose panel

UAS rear wing

UAS enclosed rear bar fitted with Perspex diffusers.

Ab-flug Areo mirrors

Custom made Miracle Zed Motors vented air guides for improved cooling to the radiator.

A HID headlights

INTERIOR

Recaro SR3 driver and passenger seats on Z32 recaro rails

Stock gauges have been replaced with el panels giving various shades of blue

Defi triple set, oil, water temp and pressure

Pivot boost gauge

Apexi turbo timer

Twin AEM wideband AFR gauges

Boarder racing gauge hood

Kenwood head unit with four kenwood 5” speakers

Terrano chrome door handles

Leather 300zx logo handbrake boot

Leather 300zx logo shift boot

2000 model gear knob

Leather trimmed doorcards, glovebox, center console etc

616hp @ 24PSI on BP 98 (cause E85 is cheating).

Edited March 3, 2015 by MagicMikeZ32

[SilverECR33]

Yea But REDZED! aww.

still .. nice new toy mate! looks tough. id love to see how it runs.

[SilverECR33]

excuse my terribly bad memory but.. so if I remember you did show me this in your garage? it just was in bits.. is it running now mate?

[MagicMikeZ32]

Yeah I had it apart doing the 2.5in pipe upgrade I think.

[PranK]

This thread is definitely lacking in the images department.

[MagicMikeZ32]

This thread is definitely lacking in the images department.

FINE! Haven't had a chance to do anything the last few months, with a 9week old

Pics are from a downshift thing in late March from memory.

[PranK]

Gram lights could well be the perfect wheels for a Z32.

[MagicMikeZ32]

Yeah I am a fan Good quality, super light (18x10's are about 9kgs), and correct offsets for big rubber. A mate recently put 305's on the rear of his zed with same width and offsets. Front could do with a little less offset tho.

[MagicMikeZ32]

Ok so I haven't done a god dam thing to this car. Actually that's a lie I did chuck the new loom in.

Did buy an OS Giken twin plate the other week. It will go in over the next couple of weeks. Engine coming out to replace exhaust mani gaskets anyway so clutch upgrade while it's out. Nothing wrong with the current clutch at current power, but I will be doing e85 upgrades also which the existing clutch prob won't like.

Have shitloads to do before Easter Zedfest:

Engine out

Gaskets in

Clutch in

Engine back in

Dash Out to re-install air con

Car Pc

Dash back in

ECU upgrade

Fuel System upgrade/overhaul

Tune

Bonnet and Skirts painted/installed

Also need to finish off Cara's zed before Easter too

In car stuff updated (mods and retrim of sub boxes and create an amp cover)

Air Con compressor replacement (started this on Sat)

Re-retrim of some interrior panels

Fix a terrible power steering leak

Think that's about it. #f*kinh8zeds