Chris' BNR32

[christ.deyoung]

Well, nothing special just yet. Mostly stock , clean 91 GTR.
Came with a 5zigen catback, and Ohlins suspension (very nice!).

http://i561.photobucket.com/albums/ss53/christdeyoung/DSC00827.jpg?t=1260646374


http://i561.photobucket.com/albums/ss53/christdeyoung/DSC00838.jpg?t=1260647084


http://i561.photobucket.com/albums/ss53/christdeyoung/DCFC0023.jpg?t=1260647272


http://i561.photobucket.com/albums/ss53/christdeyoung/DSC00855.jpg?t=1260647372


So I'm planning on the engine bay looking a bit different by summer of 2010. I'm converting to a single T4 twinscroll turbo (most likely a GT4088), and am shooting for whatever I can safely make off of pump crap (get only get 91 octane around here, and this is going to be 100% street driven). Hoping that number will be somewhere close to 550rwhp, maybe with some meth.

For oiling, I'm going to run some oil sump baffles, a Moroso external oil pump, most likely an accusump, and a cooler.

Engine wise, I'm going to change rods and pistons, as well as a top end rebuild with some 272/10mm cams, springs, seals and guides....probably spin it to around 8500 or so with a Ross harmonic dampener. I have an AEM EMS for it, so I'll also be converting to a MAP setup with the ITB's. Streetability is not very much of a concern to me as it won't be daily driven (at least that's what I tell myself!)

I've been thinking about possibly running maybe a 100-150 shot direct port nitrous...we'll see what happens I guess.

Anyways, that's mostly it, aside from the obvious sh*t I have to replace.

[DrMango]

Man your paint is amazing. I really love the OEM look. Sexy car in TH1

Kyle

[christ.deyoung]

Thanks!
I hate rice, so the way it looks now is the way it's staying.
What's TH1 mean?

[mcfly]

th1 is the color code for the deep blue pearl paint I believe.
that is a very clean car. that master cylinder is spotless.

[Oakville]

Extremely clean car, looks awesome! Factory airbox too hahaha

[DrMango]

TH1 is your paint code. I think thats one of the cleanest engine bays that I have ever seen. Very nice purchase man!

Kyle

[christ.deyoung]

hahaha yeah, I don't know what buddy was thinkin...installing a catback, but leaving the stock airbox and boost restrictor. Cluster says 60,000...Not sure if I 100% believe it, but the car looks so clean in every spot I look that it seems pretty reasonable.

I think it's just the lighting in these pictures guys....The paint code is 732 I believe.

[DrMango]

its not 732 unless the car is Black Pearl Metallic. It looked blue but its probably the lighting.
I would be tempted to believe the milage on your car. It looks the part with such perfect paint and engine bay. The steering wheel and the rest of the interior really help with determining the KMs. The sock airbox actually flows really well and its a good thing that he didn't feel the need to go crazy on the boost..

Kyle

[christ.deyoung]

Yes, it is indeed metallic black.

The interior is also in excellent condition!

http://i561.photobucket.com/albums/ss53/christdeyoung/DSC00847.jpg?t=1260997080

Here's the gauge cluster...I always assumed it was aftermarket because it has Nismo written on it.

http://i561.photobucket.com/albums/ss53/christdeyoung/DSC00849.jpg?t=1260997089

I forgot to mention the car did come with install papers for some sort of Nismo clutch cover and disc. It's pretty worn out so it can't really take a hard launch on dry pave. I think I'm going to go with an Exedy hyper twin...maybe I'll spend the bit extra on the carbon twin. I figure the discs are lighter, so it would give the stock synchros a bit of a break.

[DrMango]

Is there any other service records that show some KM record for when serviced?

Kyle

[Oakville]

well that is an aftermarket cluster, the nismo cluster, of course. in most cases I wouldnt think a car with kms that low could be legit...but just looking at the condition of the interior, and the fact that they left BR and air box in...makes me think you have one well kept car!

edit: that is an older Nismo cluster too. The current nismo clusters have speedos that go up to 320kmh

[RABBIT]

very slick!

[rb-racer]

Black is always such a nice color. Just keeping it clean is a fucking nightmare. I want a white car.

[Skym]

I like.

Brake master cylinder looks aftermarket. Would explain why it's clean looking.

Factory brake master cylinder has a black lid, like in this photo -

http://meggala.com/RBengines/rb26red.jpg

[mcfly]

I like.

Brake master cylinder looks aftermarket. Would explain why it's clean looking.

Factory brake master cylinder has a black lid, like in this photo -

http://meggala.com/RBengines/rb26red.jpg

i have an oem lid that is yellow on both my cars :confused:

[DrMango]

I've only ever seen yellow lids..

Kyle

[christ.deyoung]

*shrugs*
I dunno.

The only problem I had with this car was alignment issues. It seems as if this car may have hit the curb at some point in its life. The left side camber was out quite a bit, causing a hard pull to the right, and inside tire wear. To correct this, I installed adjustable camber links. The left side link is currently about 1 cm longer than the right :S
I didn't get to drive it a whole lot since I fixed/aligned it, but it does seem to drive much better...can't comment on tire wear just yet. Should I take some measurements in the front clip when I pull the motor?
Another problem I have with it is the MAF sensors I think...seems to be a common issue. Sometimes I can drive it hard all day and it works fine, other days I can't do a decent pull without having it sputter its hole out afterwards (Demanding power from it usually provokes this behaviour). That's why I'm converting to a MAP sensor setup...that, and because they're cheaper and more reliable than MAFs. I'm no tuner, but in my mind MAP > MAF.

[inhumane]

nice car man, very clean....km's dont mean much, something goes on it, rebuild! thats the whole fun of owning a shkyrine

[christ.deyoung]

nice car man, very clean....km's dont mean much, something goes on it, rebuild! thats the whole fun of owning a shkyrine

Oh it's getting a rebuild regardless. lol

[DrMango]

Most of them do, especially when you didn't plan on it lol

Kyle

[inhumane]

haha yea for sure, 15 year old engines tend to scream for a build at the wrong times ive noticed

[DrMango]

I speak from experience :D

Are you planning to rebuild crazy or keep it pretty mild?

Kyle

[christ.deyoung]

I speak from experience :D

Are you planning to rebuild crazy or keep it pretty mild?

Kyle

Not a ridiculous rebuild...enough to handle 650+whp probably...only planning on running 550-600 though. I dunno....15k worth of parts or so I guess.

[DrMango]

Thats pretty damn good build. I would think thats including the snails and manifolds etc?

Kyle

[Rapier46]

*shrugs*
I dunno.

The only problem I had with this car was alignment issues. It seems as if this car may have hit the curb at some point in its life. The left side camber was out quite a bit, causing a hard pull to the right, and inside tire wear. To correct this, I installed adjustable camber links. The left side link is currently about 1 cm longer than the right :S
I didn't get to drive it a whole lot since I fixed/aligned it, but it does seem to drive much better...can't comment on tire wear just yet. Should I take some measurements in the front clip when I pull the motor?
Another problem I have with it is the MAF sensors I think...seems to be a common issue. Sometimes I can drive it hard all day and it works fine, other days I can't do a decent pull without having it sputter its hole out afterwards (Demanding power from it usually provokes this behaviour). That's why I'm converting to a MAP sensor setup...that, and because they're cheaper and more reliable than MAFs. I'm no tuner, but in my mind MAP > MAF.


Hey man when it comes to that alignments I can help you out. I'm the alignment guy at my work an I know the numbers pretty well. If you take it in for alignment, make sure you get a before and after printout. And let me see both, I'll be able to tell you what's going on and what will pull which way.

[mcfly]

is there any way i can preserve my tires a little longer with poor negative camber.

just realized where i posted this, whoops

[Rapier46]

What is your camber at?

You have the alignment specs up here in the download files section. 1.05* -+ 0.30*

Even within three quarters of a degree of 1.00*, you will be fine. outside of that, depending on what driving you do, you will be fine. i had -2.00* of camber on my GTS(in the rear), and i did alot of drifting in it, and the tires lasted pretty good.

[DrMango]

Next time I get my car in I'll send you the before and after for your advice. After my last alignment I still have bad wear on the inside fronts

Kyle

[christ.deyoung]

Thats pretty damn good build. I would think thats including the snails and manifolds etc?

Kyle

Yeah, that would be including the manifold/turbo. I already have a 6boost for it with a divided T4 flange.

Since I installed my camber arms, it seems to drive pretty straight. I don't have a printout for my alignment, so I can't really comment on the numbers. If I have any more problems with it, I'll be sure to write down the specs.

[Snow]

Black is always such a nice color. Just keeping it clean is a fucking nightmare. I want a white car.

Awesome, I'll trade you. White isn't much better...

To OP, the car looks awesome. Looks like you got a pristine example of a solid/clean GTR.

Black FTW. I love black. I want my next car to be black...

[christ.deyoung]

http://i561.photobucket.com/albums/ss53/christdeyoung/IMG_0025.jpg

http://i561.photobucket.com/albums/ss53/christdeyoung/IMG_0029.jpg

http://i561.photobucket.com/albums/ss53/christdeyoung/IMG_0030.jpg

Fairly self explanatory.

[Rapier46]

I lold at the cat

[christ.deyoung]

Yeah, he's a cool cat. :D

Parts ordered so far:
270/10.8 Procams
Tomei lifters
Tomei Sump baffle
Tomei cam cap studs (I didn't like the way the bolts felt coming out)
HKS valve stem seals
Tomei headgasket
OEM valve spring seats
GT1 Hicas Cancel bar
N1 Water pump
Timing belt tensioner/idler/spring
Nismo clutch pivot


Ordering in the next few days:
Manley Turbo Tuff I beams
CP pistons (Engine's at the machinists being measured....either 86 or 86.5mm bore)
Manley valve springs/locks/retainers
Bully stage 4 clutch
and probably more I'm forgetting...and the list isn't complete. lol

I don't know what these things generally take for rod/main bearings. I'm assuming the guy doing the measuring will tell me?

[christ.deyoung]

http://i561.photobucket.com/albums/ss53/christdeyoung/turbo.jpg

[Rush]

Nice ride. I love black cars

[christ.deyoung]

If a picture says a thousand words, then I have 2 grand here. lol

http://i561.photobucket.com/albums/ss53/christdeyoung/IMG_0380.jpg

http://i561.photobucket.com/albums/ss53/christdeyoung/IMG_0379.jpg

I'm slow at making progress because I'm lazy. Not much else to say here.

[Rapier46]

Valve covers are sweet. Looks nice so far

[Oakville]

looks good chris, what manifold did you go with?

[christ.deyoung]

6boost twinscroll. As you can see it uses two wastegates as it's completely divided. I'm using 38mm Tials....should be more than enough to keep the boost down.
A little tricky to get the manifold in place, as well as piping the oil drain...Power steering had to be moved or removed...I opted for the latter as the high pressure lines were in the way of my external oil pump. You'll also notice where I put my oil filter (doesn't that spot look familiar? lol), and the 3 quart accusump mounted in front of the radiator.
Valve covers are OEM of course, just removed the coil cover thingy to keep them cooler.

[christ.deyoung]

Final product (lacking BOV and a tune)

http://i561.photobucket.com/albums/ss53/christdeyoung/IMG_0490.jpg

http://i561.photobucket.com/albums/ss53/christdeyoung/IMG_0492.jpg

http://i561.photobucket.com/albums/ss53/christdeyoung/IMG_0491.jpg

[christ.deyoung]

Timestamps are a year off.

[bobbo]

So?!? When you bringin' that weapon to Hali?!? Love to take a better look at it!
Nice work btw, Congrats!
I took a quick look through but didn't see what you were using for an ECU.

[christ.deyoung]

lol....I'll be there as soon as I can. (was there last night for Metallica!) As soon as I get a tune and get some kms on er to make sure it's working fine, I'll get a hold of you and we'll arrange some sort of meet and cruise or something.

And I got a series 1 AEM EMS with AEM 3.5 MAP sensor, with Wideband, and EGT.

[bobbo]

Bitchin'. Look forward to it!

[christ.deyoung]

As an update... Made two trips to tuner... Lost fuel pressure on the dyno twice. Made 308 on the stock pump, and 318whp with a new pump and filter. Turns out that the AEM fuel pressure regulator (brand new) was passing back to the tank enough that when it starts requiring lots if fuel, the pump simply can't keep the pressure up.
Going to install an Aeromotive regulator, and a 4 stage dry sump system. lol
I've given up on it for this season, but it will undoubtably be ready early spring.

[bobbo]

Who's doing your tuning?

[christ.deyoung]

Danny Leger (JD Racing). I've heard bad things about Raven.

[bobbo]

Danny is supposed to be good. Sadly it doesn't matter who the tuner is you'll find someone who know's someone who says something bad about every tuner.
Another member on here/friend of mine just had his VERY well massaged GTR tuned by Raven with success.
I think where he is right around the corner from me I'll likely go the same route plus he's got a brand new eddy current Dynojet and his rates are very fair.
Good luck and keep us in the loop as to how your progressing!

BTW Time Attack at Shubie this weekend if interested. There's gonna be a really tight old school RHD battle between me and another buddy with an FD.

[christ.deyoung]

lol awesome. PM me your cell number and I'll text ya if I end up makin it.
What did your friend make for numbers on his GTR?

[bobbo]

I think he made about 375 but his fuel pump started acting up so it was running out of fuel at around 5500rpm. They suspect he should be over the 400hp mark I guess.
I don't recall the torque #s.
PM'ed my cel #.

[christ.deyoung]

Make sure he's not using an AEM regulator. lol

[bobbo]

Not sure what his reg is. That problem is solved now.
I'm not sure what state your car is in but I believe there is a lapping school on monday if your interested. If you make it up Saturday you'll know if you want to do it or not ;)

[christ.deyoung]

Bahhhh, I would if I had a working car that's not a stock Civic. All the fun for myself will have to be had next season, unfortunately.

[christ.deyoung]

http://i561.photobucket.com/albums/ss53/christdeyoung/62c99bc6.mp4

http://i561.photobucket.com/albums/ss53/christdeyoung/30e04c25.jpg

First start went fine. Probably just some pressure adjusting left, install an A1000, and then have it tuned.

[Snap]

Very nice. Like the cat too!