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[imbored205]

Is this a normal amount of metal shavings to be on the tranny drain plug?


There wasn't any chunks but I dont know if what I have is too excessive.

[JasianBlazin]

Anyone with a ka24de run there harness under the upper intake manifold, did you need to extend the injector wires? or were they long enough?

[Irresistible]

Anyone running either a 4.3 or 4.6 final drive in their stock KA S14? I wanted to hear some opinions of how it is for drifting... Searched, but every thread I found ended up with a bunch of talk, and no real info.

[Breitling]

Originally Posted by S14DB

So I Beleive I Just Solved The Infamous S14 Tach Glitch

Well,I bought a used cluster and swapped it. Still not working. Where on the motor does the tach signal come from (redtop sr20 in my s14, tach works 1/100th the time)

[VNG704]

Originally Posted by imbored205

Is this a normal amount of metal shavings to be on the tranny drain plug?

There wasn't any chunks but I dont know if what I have is too excessive.

Can't say absolutely that it's normal, but my stock diff had about that much on the magnet when I swapped it out.

[S14DB]

Originally Posted by imbored205

Is this a normal amount of metal shavings to be on the tranny drain plug?
http://i.imgur.com/Jn4QIl.jpg

There wasn't any chunks but I dont know if what I have is too excessive.

How many miles since the last change? All silver? Any Gold?

[Edwin562]

Originally Posted by JasianBlazin

Anyone with a ka24de run there harness under the upper intake manifold, did you need to extend the injector wires? or were they long enough?

I ran my harness in the Intake manifold. yes you would have to extend them. I extended them 4" to ensure they have enough slack. make sure you get good quality automotive wire.

[ZX88]

Im installing a xenon hid kit. the type with balists and was wondering about this plug. The instruction manual i got with the kit says to plug this into the headlamp control. so where does it go? In the box inside the engine bay or into the socket where the old h4 bulb pluged in?

Is this essentally the power for the kit? heres a pic of the plug.

[imbored205]

Originally Posted by S14DB

How many miles since the last change? All silver? Any Gold?

bought it for a swap so i dont know. told it has 120k miles on it. I didnt see any gold, just those silver flakes.

[Red Rocket]

Originally Posted by S14DB

When it's only when the clutch is depressed it sounds like the TOB.

Need a hook to pull it out. They make one for seals. But a dental pick works too.

Looks just like surface rust. Looks like it has been resurfaced with the crosshatching. Brake clean should clean that right up.

Q45 is going to have an on/off reaction at low rpm/throttle. S13SR or S14? Stock intake manifold? Cams?

Going to be tight. You have some room on that side but not 100% on where that will end up.

Ok here is my setup... i have an s14 sr. greddy intake for top mount 1150cc injectors. Crower cams (dont know lift or anything). 3076r turbo and pushing about 30lbs of boost. The tuning shop its at right now is saying with e85 it should make close to 500 hp. I just figured with all that airflow a bigger tb would be useful. What do you think... worth it? and should i put it on before it gets tuned?

Thanks!

[WakeBHR]

Originally Posted by ZX88

Im installing a xenon hid kit. the type with balists and was wondering about this plug. The instruction manual i got with the kit says to plug this into the headlamp control. so where does it go? In the box inside the engine bay or into the socket where the old h4 bulb pluged in?

Is this essentally the power for the kit? heres a pic of the plug.

[IMG]http://i575.photobucket.com/albums/ss191/zx882/photo5.jpg[/IMG

Into the round rubber plug that normally plugs to the back of the sealed beam.

[omgRWDgoodness!]

Originally Posted by I'm Redline

Florida, locate a piece of Stainless Steel tubing in the diameter you want...check fabrication shops where they build hot rods or exhaust systems. Once you find it, either polish it or buff it then have them make the flares and you have your part. If they stock it, you shouldn't pay more than a few bucks. Other options are:
Burns Exhaust or other race type shops, but my guess is you can locally source the material then have it flared. As you have already figured out, the flares are a must to hold pressure with the couplings torqued to spec

Yeah thanks but fuck that. Turns out I can get pretty much exactly what I'm looking for from my own workplace. It's called a press-connection coupling.

[GL Chrillz]

has anyone ever used the hobart co2 cylinder kit with a hobart handler? Looking to get off of flux core wire before I stitch weld my bay so it's a bit cleaner. I'm wondering if its a good buy for 100 bucks or so. My handler also came with a regulator/tubing that i may be able to just use the tubing that came with it if anyone knows where I could source an adapter to fit paintball co2 tanks? opinions please and thanks

[TwoHarbors240]

So I have an rb25 neo thats bored .040 over, with scored cylinders and dont want to go any bigger and would like to get another RB block to go with a smaller size piston. Are all rb25 blocks the same whether they are neos or not? I believe the head is the only difference. Thanks in advance

[Breitling]

where in a reptop SR20 can i get a tach signal aside from the ECU?

[Drift_86]

Ok I have 94-98 s13 black top engine and I got s13 sr20det to 240sx pre made harness it should fit right?

[cristss13]

i have a quick question. I have circuit sports ss turbo lines running to a isis t25 replacement turbo. reading after the fact that the ss lines wont thread into the turbo. So a local shop that specializes in AN fittings worked out a setup that would thread into the turbo from the ss line.. Now the ss line has a 1/8 inch inner diameter throughout and the fitting provided to install into the turbo that did not fit was also 1/8.. but the fitting i had to purchase to thread into the turbo opens up to what looks like 1/4 from 1/8.. Would this be bad to run? or would it be ok because the feed line already restricts flow a bit?

[I'm Redline]

Originally Posted by TwoHarbors240

So I have an rb25 neo thats bored .040 over, with scored cylinders and dont want to go any bigger and would like to get another RB block to go with a smaller size piston. Are all rb25 blocks the same whether they are neos or not? I believe the head is the only difference. Thanks in advance

Just pick up a copy of D-Sport or SS and find the add that has the blond with big tits by the engine block...sleeves are what you are looking for. You are asking about resleeving your block. My question is though; why would you want to get rid of larger displacement? Cubic Inches = Higher Power, More Torque

[TwoHarbors240]

No, I dont want to resleeve the block. I have talked to local shops that have been doing it for years and said they do not like to resleeve blocks unless completely necessary. It ruins the integrity of the block. And as far as I know they only make .020 and .040 over for the RB so that would mean I need to downsize

[S14DB]

Re-sleeving the block ruins the integrity? Find another shop.

[blessedhellrider]

Originally Posted by S14DB

Re-sleeving the block ruins the integrity? Find another shop.

yeah sounds like they want to money in labor ,for boreing it.
what is it $60-$80 a cyl?

[blksylv]

anyone know if the door latch mechanisms on the s14 are different on 95s vs 96s

[Southern Elegance]

Where to buy this doraemon fabric at??? pm me please! Their use to be a guy on here selling these as shift boots but guess he doesn't anymore

[pacotaco345]

Does anyone know the 12v ignition power to the wiper switch is? ie what color (I know where the wiper switch is lol). I'm running power to a temp gauge and need an easy source to tap into near the steering column.

[LBK S13]

Hopefully I'm not going to get bashed for this question but I believe it to be legit. I've lived in central Texas my whole life other than where I was stationed in the army and I have only found two shops with dynos that are willing to tune foreign cars. Does anyone know of a shop around the Lubbock/Amarillo/midland Texas area that are legit?

[chuki.s13.coupe.]

^ you'll have better luck in regionals dude

[LBK S13]

I've come to the realization that I need to move to somewhere else. There are maybe 4 or 5 people in my town that know anything about 240s other than what they look like. The only shop we have with a dyno is a speaker shop lol and the other one is for mustangs only. Just thought I'd ask.

[bigheadJswag]

Does anyone know if it'd be ok if i start my car and while it's idling to unplug each coil pack at a time to see if my coils are bad?? Thank you

[JasianBlazin]

Originally Posted by bigheadJswag

Does anyone know if it'd be ok if i start my car and while it's idling to unplug each coil pack at a time to see if my coils are bad?? Thank you

yes it'll be fine..

[SilviaxDr3aMz]

I am wanting to do a GC/Koni setup, I have the konis and im looking for a better housing like the one custom fabbed in the build thread. Only thing is i was having a hard time getting ahold of the person who did them. Anyone know of a substitute for this?