S14's 40th Anniversary 370z

NYBladeZ · 03-05-2012, 01:56 AM

are you still using the 20mm spacers on the rear with the coil overs? Any rubbing issues?

LakeShow · 03-05-2012, 02:05 AM

Nice build! Digging those side skirts. How much did they run you?

esfourteen · 03-05-2012, 08:53 AM

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Originally Posted by NYBladeZ

are you still using the 20mm spacers on the rear with the coil overs? Any rubbing issues?

No rubbing in the rear, not much camber either.

Quote:

Originally Posted by LakeShow

Nice build! Digging those side skirts. How much did they run you?

I believe they cost about $500 shipped unpainted, well worth it

TheGreatOne · 03-05-2012, 05:52 PM

Nice 40th!

You're right, the Stillen skirts make a nice subtle difference over a stock Z, look really

Very nice build so far!

esfourteen · 03-09-2012, 04:26 PM

Just installed my Carbon Fiber Element Red Reflective carbon fiber switch panels! My iPhone doesn't really do these justice, they look great with the 40th's red interior:

Unique_Z · 03-09-2012, 04:37 PM

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Originally Posted by esfourteen

Just installed my Carbon Fiber Element Red Reflective carbon fiber switch panels! My iPhone doesn't really do these justice, they look great with the 40th's red interior:

That def looks good and compliment your 40th interior nicely!

Keep the mods coming dude

TerribleONE · 03-09-2012, 04:52 PM

are you planning on going back to the stock gear ratio?

esfourteen · 03-09-2012, 05:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Iwan72

That def looks good and compliment your 40th interior nicely!

Keep the mods coming dude

Thanks!

Quote:

Originally Posted by TerribleONE

are you planning on going back to the stock gear ratio?

I have a 350Z diff with a 3.53 FD / Quaife LSD I'm putting together. Stock is 3.69 so this should help a bit with traction.

In other news, I just spoke to Sam and it looks like my kit is good to go they are just reviewing all the pieces before packaging and adding a few things to the kit, hopefully shipping out tomorrow. I decided against the GTX turbo upgrade, as nice as the new turbo series is I really don't think I'll ever get to the point of needing that kind of power. I did however add the following:

Bosch 650cc injectors instead of deatchwerks 600cc
Fuel pump voltage stablizer
HKS Spark plugs (1 step colder)
Windshield washer reservoir (no idea where or if I can mount this yet)

esfourteen · 03-12-2012, 05:19 PM

Over the weekend I started installing the Quaife ATB LSD into my used 350z with an open differential. The 350z comes with a 3.53 final drive and since I will be boosted soon it seemed like a better choice for traction than the stock 3.69 gears. I apologize in advance for the shitty iphone pictures, its difficult to do an install and take photos =]

350z diff and Quaife LSD

The open carrier, WEAKSAUCE

Bearing caps and output shafts removed

Due to the factory installed thread locker, the ring gear needs to be removed with an impact gun, or locked in a vice with a super long breaker bar. Some of these bolts had to be hit for 30 seconds to even break free.

Here you can see the output shafts, bearing caps, shims, races, oem open carrier with bearings and the new Quaife with ring gear installed. The 2 flat washers are shims, these sit on each side of the carrier between the races and the housing. Adjusting these shims is how you set backlash between the ring and pinion gear.

New bearings/races and output shaft oil seals

I'm waiting for the 370z diff bushing kit from whiteline so in the meantime i got these whiteline diff bushing inserts for the 350z which should help a bit. These basically sit inside the stock shitty bushing to help eliminate any flexing.

Pressing the new bearings onto the Quaife with harbor freight 12-ton press.

New bearings, yay. Note the ring gear hasn't been torqued down yet which is why theres a gap.

Punching out the old output shaft oil seals

New seals installed, installing these without the specialty tools is basically the same process as removing them. You start pressing it in by hand and then using a large flat punch gently tap all around the outside evenly until its seated in place.

After the LSD is torqued in place you want to check engagement pattern using some marking compound

I was actually expecting this to be perfect since I didn't change gearing at all, but unfortunately I will have to adjust the backlash to correct the pattern.

The contact pattern is about even between the root and the flank (bottom and top of the teeth), but its too far towards the toe (inside), we want this centered on the teeth so it needs to be shifted towards the heel (outside). If the pattern did not look good on the flank/root we would want to adjust the pinion depth first by changing shims on the pinion gear, this is typically only necessary when changing gearing.

To get the correct contact pattern I'll need increase the backlash a bit by reducing the shim on the left and increasing it by the same amount on the right. This will basically slide the ring gear to the left which if done in the correct increments will give us the contact pattern we are looking for.

I'll update the thread later in the week once I get the appropriate sized shims from nissan.

Ron · 03-13-2012, 08:41 AM

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Originally Posted by esfourteen

...Waiting to hear back from Sam about a price on upgrading my soon-to-be-shipped stage 1 kit to the new GTX2863r turbos, in the short term with low boost the GTX doesn't offer much advantages over the old GT2860r, but if I decided to build the block in the future they would be fully capable of over 600whp with incredible spool, looking at the compressor graphs they have amazing flow at 18psi+

Did you end up upgrading the turbos? Are you keeping the .64 exh housing from the stage 1 or swapping for a bigger .86? If those turbos are as good as we believe a .64 might give you more top end than a regular stage2 with GT28s and they should spool crazy fast!
Good luck!

..I am also on the waiting list for the raspberry

esfourteen · 03-13-2012, 11:35 AM

Actually I decided not to upgrade. The GTX2863r is an amazing turbo, quick spool like the GT2860r, but top end is similar to a 2871r, I can see these things doing 700whp for sure.

With that said, the GT2860r is still a great turbo for our engine, the .64 can do close to 600whp, the .86 is probably good for 650 (Sam claims they did 611whp with the stage 1) which is really more than I will ever want. If I had a built engine capable of running higher boost safely I would probably run the new GTX series just to have the bragging rights/dyno numbers

Ron · 03-13-2012, 12:57 PM

Gotcha! Besides what u already mentioned I like the anti-surge machining on the compressor housing and the stronger billet wheels.

I will eventually build my engine so I thought I'd take this step while the kit has yet to be installed. It would save me the money of getting bigger turbos down the road.

esfourteen · 03-13-2012, 01:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ron

Gotcha! Besides what u already mentioned I like the anti-surge machining on the compressor housing and the stronger billet wheels.

I will eventually build my engine so I thought I'd take this step while the kit has yet to be installed. It would save me the money of getting bigger turbos down the road.

its definitely a good choice. I am sure I will own a pair myself in the future when i build the engine, but hopefully not for another few years

Mr.Squeeze · 03-14-2012, 01:29 PM

Going to be a blast to drive.

esfourteen · 03-28-2012, 11:42 AM

Finally after 6 long weeks of waiting, it shall begin...

03-05-2012, 01:56 AM	#16 (permalink)
NYBladeZ A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: New York Posts: 2,158 Drives: Lotus Exige S Rep Power: 20	are you still using the 20mm spacers on the rear with the coil overs? Any rubbing issues? __________________ 2009 Carbon Fiber/Red 370z aka Trish: Sports Package, Meisterschaft full catback, Fast Intentions Longtube Headers, Injen Long Tube Intakes, UpRev Tune: Sold 2008 Lotus Exige S Club Racer aka Bella, always leaves me smiling

03-05-2012, 02:05 AM	#17 (permalink)
LakeShow A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: L.I., NY Posts: 5,307 Drives: Everything Rep Power: 26	Nice build! Digging those side skirts. How much did they run you? __________________ \|2013 Audi S4\|Ibis White/Black\|S-Tronic P+\| \|2013 370z\|PearlWhite/Persimmon\|Touring/Sport/Nav\|F.I. CBE 18" CF\| \|Sold\|2011 370z\|Gun Metallic\|Touring/Sport/Nav\|

03-05-2012, 05:52 PM	#19 (permalink)
TheGreatOne A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Montreal, Canada Age: 47 Posts: 1,980 Drives: E60 BMW M5 Rep Power: 21	Nice 40th! You're right, the Stillen skirts make a nice subtle difference over a stock Z, look really Very nice build so far! __________________ 2017 SUBARU STI 2008 E60 M5 - SOLD 2010 40th Anniversary 370Z - SOLD (and missing her)

03-09-2012, 04:26 PM	#20 (permalink)
esfourteen A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: LI, NY Posts: 1,375 Drives: 40th TT Rep Power: 18	Just installed my Carbon Fiber Element Red Reflective carbon fiber switch panels! My iPhone doesn't really do these justice, they look great with the 40th's red interior: __________________ Build Thread \| GTM TT Install Thread \| Engine Build Thread Last edited by esfourteen; 12-11-2012 at 10:17 PM.

03-09-2012, 04:52 PM	#22 (permalink)
TerribleONE A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Socal Posts: 10,203 Drives: WOT Rep Power: 5850	are you planning on going back to the stock gear ratio? __________________ 638WHP 541WTQ @ 13.5PSI Build thread

03-12-2012, 05:19 PM	#24 (permalink)
esfourteen A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: LI, NY Posts: 1,375 Drives: 40th TT Rep Power: 18	Quaife ATB LSD Install Over the weekend I started installing the Quaife ATB LSD into my used 350z with an open differential. The 350z comes with a 3.53 final drive and since I will be boosted soon it seemed like a better choice for traction than the stock 3.69 gears. I apologize in advance for the shitty iphone pictures, its difficult to do an install and take photos =] 350z diff and Quaife LSD The open carrier, WEAKSAUCE Bearing caps and output shafts removed Due to the factory installed thread locker, the ring gear needs to be removed with an impact gun, or locked in a vice with a super long breaker bar. Some of these bolts had to be hit for 30 seconds to even break free. Here you can see the output shafts, bearing caps, shims, races, oem open carrier with bearings and the new Quaife with ring gear installed. The 2 flat washers are shims, these sit on each side of the carrier between the races and the housing. Adjusting these shims is how you set backlash between the ring and pinion gear. New bearings/races and output shaft oil seals I'm waiting for the 370z diff bushing kit from whiteline so in the meantime i got these whiteline diff bushing inserts for the 350z which should help a bit. These basically sit inside the stock shitty bushing to help eliminate any flexing. Pressing the new bearings onto the Quaife with harbor freight 12-ton press. New bearings, yay. Note the ring gear hasn't been torqued down yet which is why theres a gap. Punching out the old output shaft oil seals New seals installed, installing these without the specialty tools is basically the same process as removing them. You start pressing it in by hand and then using a large flat punch gently tap all around the outside evenly until its seated in place. After the LSD is torqued in place you want to check engagement pattern using some marking compound I was actually expecting this to be perfect since I didn't change gearing at all, but unfortunately I will have to adjust the backlash to correct the pattern. The contact pattern is about even between the root and the flank (bottom and top of the teeth), but its too far towards the toe (inside), we want this centered on the teeth so it needs to be shifted towards the heel (outside). If the pattern did not look good on the flank/root we would want to adjust the pinion depth first by changing shims on the pinion gear, this is typically only necessary when changing gearing. To get the correct contact pattern I'll need increase the backlash a bit by reducing the shim on the left and increasing it by the same amount on the right. This will basically slide the ring gear to the left which if done in the correct increments will give us the contact pattern we are looking for. I'll update the thread later in the week once I get the appropriate sized shims from nissan. __________________ Build Thread \| GTM TT Install Thread \| Engine Build Thread Last edited by esfourteen; 12-11-2012 at 10:18 PM.

03-13-2012, 11:35 AM	#26 (permalink)
esfourteen A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: LI, NY Posts: 1,375 Drives: 40th TT Rep Power: 18	Actually I decided not to upgrade. The GTX2863r is an amazing turbo, quick spool like the GT2860r, but top end is similar to a 2871r, I can see these things doing 700whp for sure. With that said, the GT2860r is still a great turbo for our engine, the .64 can do close to 600whp, the .86 is probably good for 650 (Sam claims they did 611whp with the stage 1) which is really more than I will ever want. If I had a built engine capable of running higher boost safely I would probably run the new GTX series just to have the bragging rights/dyno numbers __________________ Build Thread \| GTM TT Install Thread \| Engine Build Thread

03-13-2012, 12:57 PM	#27 (permalink)
Ron A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 3,009 Drives: TT '11 PW Nismo #113 Rep Power: 22	Gotcha! Besides what u already mentioned I like the anti-surge machining on the compressor housing and the stronger billet wheels. I will eventually build my engine so I thought I'd take this step while the kit has yet to be installed. It would save me the money of getting bigger turbos down the road. __________________ 2011 Twin Turbo PW nismo #113 - My Journal - My TT Build Thread [ GTM GTX Stg2 TT \|\| HKS EVC6 \|\| Custom CarPC \|\| F.I 3'' TDX CBE \|\| SB 6puck clutch/ZSpeed CSC \|\| BC BR Coilovers \|\| SPC camber arms \|\| Work VSS-X \|\| Custom Headlights \|\| PW:JDM CF Covers \|\| Seibon CF Engine Cover ]

03-14-2012, 01:29 PM	#29 (permalink)
Mr.Squeeze A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Keystone state Posts: 1,209 Drives: 2010 370z Rep Power: 20153	Going to be a blast to drive. __________________ Driven Motorsports Single Turbo 7675 T4 1.32 A/R 995WHP 780TQ

03-28-2012, 11:42 AM	#30 (permalink)
esfourteen A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: LI, NY Posts: 1,375 Drives: 40th TT Rep Power: 18	Finally after 6 long weeks of waiting, it shall begin... __________________ Build Thread \| GTM TT Install Thread \| Engine Build Thread Last edited by esfourteen; 12-11-2012 at 10:19 PM.

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