jayhawk815

KD, loving the black s13. Reading through your build thread makes me miss my '93 more and more. I prefer the front of the 240sx over the silvia's, always have. Keep up the good work and let's see those high res pics!

kneedragger87

Same shot, better camera.

KaMLuNg

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any recent pics of the engine bay???

kneedragger87

I'll take a few pictures soon. I have another project that I am working on, it's going to really take this car to another level.

phee

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i would set the rpm cut off of the N2o below where you want it, leave room for error.

did that rear strut tower bar make a difference?

kneedragger87

I plan on setting the RPM switch at about 500rpm below rev cutoff. I'd hate for the motor to cut the fuel and have a super lean condition along with a cylinder full of nitrous. Would make a very good manifold remover. That strut bar really didn't make any noticeable difference, but I thought it looked cool. lol

kneedragger87

CCColtsicehockey

That is an awesome picture.

Meek32v6

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went through every page for like the past 45 mins.lol.
Awesome build man. Like a great movie. The ending was totally unexpected because I kept seeing your avatar/icon and couldn't figure how it was going to end.lol

kneedragger87

Wow,it's been quite a while since I've been here in Azine. Here's whats happened over the past few years.

The S13 was coming along so nicely. I bought new wheels, Enkei RP03s, I had replaced the .86 turbo back housing with a .63 to decrease spool time and also bought a DOC turbo manifold which was absolutely AWESOME!!! HKS BOV, ran a Greddy catch can, AN fittings, stainless hose, and... the greatest mistake of all-time in my life, I powder coated my valve cover a BEAUTIFUL candy-apple red.











What happened was...

My powder coater failed to mention he used a glass media to strip the old paint off of the valve cover. Two weeks after I had everything put together I hear the dreaded knocking rod. My motor was TOAST. All 4 bearings spun, piston walls scarred, cams trashed. Completely FUBAR.



Out came the motor and I parted out the S13. I hated to see it die such a horrible death. I felt like I had lost a friend. It was awful. With a very bad taste in my mouth I decided I was going to take a break from cars so I bought this...



... and I joined the US Army as an active-duty Infantryman (11B).



So once my basic training was over, I decided I'd like to have a car and with the 16 weeks of pay checks in my account, I bought my sister-in-laws S14!













So I still am in the 240SX game, haha! It's like some sort of chronic automotive disease, I can't seem to get away from S-chassis.I plan on installing some coilovers, new paint, and maybe upgrade the audio this time. It will be a while before I feel like playing with a turbo on this car. It has a perfectly good KA and ice-cold AC and is very smooth/quiet for a 240SX. Oh well, thought I'd drop by and say what's up to the best automotive web-site ever.

ttribe

Bummer about the old engine.

Thanks for your service.

iSeeYouTwo

Awesome update!

chill_dog

^

mrmako

KD, sad to see you lose the car in that way. Glad to see you join up I was 9 years active my self in the 80's/90's.

If you can get yourself off to Japan, you can relive the dream.

sauceja

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Didn't read everything yet, but looks good. Great job on the build.