Mark@Abbey m/s

Well back and sorted after the IDC Rd1 @ Mondello Park last weekend. Good weekend few teething issues made it through to the TOP16 which was pretty awesome as the quality of the driver in Ireland is so good. We didn't make it through from the TOP16 had a gremlin shows its ugly head in the 1st run , which I have worked out to be a £5-00 connector , we are blown away with how well the VQ motor runs, Baggsy cant stop wanting to drive the car and make some smoke. Little video only for you guys on the Forum of the 2nd run in Qualifying. thanks

I am away in Ireland for IDC Rd1. I do need to reply to George email which I will do on Monday. Thanks

I have the video but it is in a MP4 configuration so I cant post it. Can someone do this for please? thanks

LS why be like a sheep and we already have another drift car with a LS in and the Turbo VQ totally blows it away with BHP anf torque numbers. Looking forward to the figures compared to what the crate LSX engines are doing now We know what a LSX will give as we have one of those on Baggys other drift car.

VK is to big and with a wide V angle doesn't fit in the PS13 bay very nicely. LS why be like a sheep and we already have another drift car with a LS in and the Turbo VQ totally blows it away with BHP anf torque numbers. The VQ is super light very compact and is a Nissan engine we work with heavily @ Abbey Motorsport so it was a good project to get involved with. We have these fitted in a number of different cars already in different specs. We have 51% front/49% front to rear weight distribution with this set up.

We been building this car for sometime VQ35 powered drift car. VQ35 forged rods and pistons, dry sump set up , Owen Developments GT42/40 turbo ASNU injectors. Built for Steve "Baggys" Monster sponsored drifter. Made some big numbers on our in house Dynapack running on E85 , will post the plots up later. But it makes some major smoke we found out last week on our 1st run out. https://www.facebook...54347760971389/

Yes we always change the valve stem seal when we rebuild the VQ's but it isn't the issue that causes the oil usage. Don't waste you money just changing valve stem seals as this wont cure the issue.

This is Abbey Schedule; Pre lube the motor before start to ensure all the bearings have prior lubrication we use a pressurise oil system to pump the oil around. start the motor after initial build to check for leaks / bleed the cooling system. Onto the dyno , start up and run under light load to ensure Map is good enough to run some load , the run the motor under load say 3000 to 4000rpm. We check the Vacuum the motor is pulling when new the car will be run under different loads (no full throttle high loads) and keep checking the vacuum at idle , once you see the idle increase and settle down , you know the piston rings have bedded in. This can normally be done in 2 to 3 hours (40-60 miles) We don't believe cars need running in for a 1000 miles, modern machining leave a far better finish than engines built 30 years ago. bearings require very little running in maybe a couple of heat cycles Modern running in oil helps as well. We will drop this after 600/1000miles.

newly built motor needs on synthetic oil (proper running oil is even better) engines need running in we prefer to do this on our in house dyno which allows us to control the running in period this will bed the rings in quickly this is the main thing for low oil usage. oil burning Zed motors isnt a valve stem issue every motor we have stripped have had the oil control ring worn out. The OP what was replaced when the motor was rebuilt? Zed

no hassle with the ECU difference. Yes give me a ring on Tuesday to discuss.

Fit a DE motor will run on your REV UP ecu

Guys if we go with Open track I can sort a group buy on spaces and possibly free garages.

I can sort a trackday out I am sure , I will speak to Dave @ Open Track and maybe get a group deal. Just sorting a date might be the issue. Any prefer track? We might bring the 350Z racer as well?

Cams are 264 specs are here Thanks

George, I am interested in the whole lot including engine loom and ECU. I can also do a good deal/swop for a LSX motor. I am away on holiday this week , seen me a PM we can have a chat via PM or a chat when I am back later this week.

need to check oil pressure with a gauge Andy

I think we should let the 1st person that wanted the item have 1st refusal.

I have the Cosworth plenum if Evilscorp changes his mind. Can we have a deal on the heads?

P0350and the multi cylinder misfire go together , Have you changed the spark plugs and check for oil down the spark plug holes? The NATS code was from when you had a battery issue just delete this.

What Alignment Rig machine was being used? Even swapped across to read in MM it will read down to 0.1mm, every machine can be run in degree/min and MM sounds like they didn't understand the machine they where using. These cars rear need some rear toe in as the suspension gives very little - toe gain when squatting under load. Front camber if you dont have adjustable arms the gain you get from lowering is better than stock setting . Rear camber we run anything from -1.0 degree up to -2 degree for a trackday car. Front toe I would run parallel toe out will make the car to "pointy" to direct.

Hi , if your changing piston/rod weight on a V6 it will need balancing. We use a company called Basset Down in Hungerford they balance all our engine components.

Okay so they have changed the cam chain/tensioners? I don't understand the -16 timing is this @ Idle? Can you send me a datalog from the Uprev to my email addy? I will need to send you a list to allow you to log the correct parameters so can I have an email addy please? Thanks

On the later cars the HR the TB are wired live all the time. Moving the TB seems to corrupt the IDLE/NATS Eprom and causes Idle issues. I would not open any TB without disconnecting the TB/ battery and ECU. Thanks

370Z we use Ecutek only cost is £525-00 inc vat.

We are £81-60 inc vat an hour labour rate. We have been seeing DE motors having the same issue as the HR with regards oil gallery gaskets failing. Currently waiting for new delivery on oil gallery gaskets. Should be back in stock later this week. Thanks