ChrisB

Cmck13 - AAM via Tarmac. Here are a couple of really useful guides from the FRS I should have bought.. http://tech.cj-motorsports.com/?p=25 http://tech.cj-motorsports.com/?p=13 No holes or thread misfits in their kit. Particularly, they state that pressure must be maintained in the bypass nozzle plug assembly. A hole at this point would be a blatant internal leak. Just noticed also that in the AAM kit, one of the fuel rail dampers gets deleted too, whereas it's retained in CJM by the ported CNC extension. AAM is just a block of aluminium which you connect the regulator pipe to.

Good tips to smooth the surface where the upper bulkhead union mounts. It's still a mystery about the weird hole in the elbow union with its mixed threads though. I've ordered a -04AN part from Hong Kong (eBay ) in the mean time, and sent a email to AAM via Tarmac, so we'll see what is what in due course. In your pictures, your lower union doesn't have a hole in the side of it - at least from the angles shown containing the pics with replacement regulator nozzle/elbow combo. Love a bit of intrigue, provided ultimately there is a successful explanation.

Yep, thats the chappy. In the generic instructions pdf for the full return kit, it's the -04AN to 1/8 NPT 90 deg elbow. It would be the sh1ttiest design if it was deliberately drilled when it connects directly to a CNC'd nozzle. Both the nozzle and pipe ends are -04AN threads to - so ramming it in by only 2 turns before the thread jams up would be pants... Must be a bug - or should have bought CJM Although it doesn't look it on this pic, (as the pic angle makes the nozzle thread look finer) both the aluminium nozzle and pipe ends are -04AN. At the other end of the pipe, I'm guessing the metal collar with an O ring pushed into the groove at the pipe bulkhead union end is an upgrade over the two nylon washer approach. Undocumented, but makes sense.

Easy tigers.. haven't finished admiring the kit in my spare bedroom yet. Engine porn! Love Vortech and Mishimoto engineering especially

3 years 2 months so far. My two previous cars I kept for 10 years each, and the ones before that (Alfas) till they went from rusty to really rusty. All being well, my metal mistress a keeper for ever

There you. All installed. Not getting much boost though Before anyone says - yes, cocked up the routing of the coilover extension cables. CBA to fix it at the mo.

well it won't be finished next week.. I'm still planning my vacuum/PCV circuits and getting fittings. Big catch can to medium NRV and small OEM pcv, and even smaller MAP/boost sensor and tiny fuel regulator Then there is a slight fly in my FRS ointment - I seem to have been given a defective 90 deg -04 AN elbow. Its got a dubious hole drilled in the side of it and is incompatible with the (possibly revised) internal pipe and fuel pressure plug threads. I'm still waiting for certain tools to come through the post too. Oil system bits will be put on first though. And I will eventually start out life with the Vortech belt and 3.33 pulley (chook cluck cluck)

Now that is a box that won't fit in a Zed easily

I took the approach that once the wallet taps were open, just let it flood Assuming that overstretched stock components might work, compared to upgrades which will work, proven, matched and give headroom with larger dynamic range, I thought it would be better to splurge on the side of operational safety as it's not every day that I add a supercharger to my zed Tuners recommend upgraded MAF - especially if you are tuning with the uprev software. Vortech recommend fitting an FMS to regulate fuel pressure avoid fuel surge/starvation - which could be a homebrew although I personally bought a kit (AAM are pricey for what they are in hindsight!). Vortech FAQ says a 15minute recalibration of MAF is possible - not sure that would be feasible for us though. I do understand what you mean though - I can't get over the idea that a GT MAF might just be an ordinary one with a potential divider slapped across it ..and I've not bought a GT MAF or R-MAF yet, but I will.

Snap! Silver, red and supercharged. Very tasteful combination! You even have the same coils as me You need some red Eibach ARBs though - even just for extra red

So we've got plumbing type stuff covered with Earls and Carbuildersolutions, in case you didn't know, here is a rather good site for DIY instrumentation - sensors, plugs etc: http://www.efi-parts.co.uk ..Small but seems good, and slightly more automotive focussed than the likes of big generics like RS components / Farnell. I'm investigating doing a diy microcontroller based auxiliary monitoring system, rather than fork out on mahoosively expensive built gauges and kit. I haven't decided quite where this idea is going yet - hopefully not too 'back to the future' - but it's all part of the fun of driving around in an engineering project.. I'm starting small with oil temp mapped by an Arduino driving bar leds. Active monitoring with logging possibilities and alarmed threshold detection with a very simple (unobtrusive) UI is the plan.. Then boost, iat and twin wideband AFR. Edit: dis-ambiguate names.

I've been calling Chris "Santa" in messages. Unfortunately this has impanted a mental image of a fat dude with a long white beard in a romper suit and wellies going yo ho ho.. I'm looking forward to the presents delivery bit though

That looks like a stonkingly useful website Kyle. Edit: their online shop links out to here: https://secure.demonweb.co.uk/earls100/earls_shop/

I thought it was a big shame the Hybrid Porches didn't finish. I was watching Mark Webber (cheering #20 on) with the streamed first person view camera at the time when his internal combustion engine lost a cylinder or what ever it did, then it was just a mess of electrical and nasty transmission noise whilst he tried to get it all back together. Il est mort. I have a bit of a soft spot for the NEOD - extreme innovation has to be a good thing, although it may have sucked the budget out of any other development. I was really proud of the number of Nissan powered collaborations that rocked LM P2 Bit sad maybe, sat in the dark for hours, wife upstairs in bed, but I found it mesmerising on a big telly late at night with a few beers... loved it Count us in for a trip next year!

#20 ... crunch.. whine..... noooo..

Come on car #20 !!

^^ Really good app that. I've been watching the in car vids streamed from the iPad over airplay/appleTV to the 50" plasma - completely brilliant!

This is flattery though - they see a decent car and try to get a raise out if its owner. They wouldn't bother if it were a mondeo

Greetings, not a million miles from me

Brilliant race, and the seat of the pants crash at the end, well...

Getting stuck without a car - this is the biggest hazard for me too (64miles a day commute). I don't mind hard projects on their own, but it's hard projects with a short or fixed timescale (ie Monday morning) that puts the pressure and panic on things. Shedding may be the way forward.

Go on then, for a small outlay (in the scheme if things), it's good to have the option.. 1. Vlad - 3.12" pulley x 1 2. ChrisB - 3.12" pulley x 1 same as Vlad 3. 4.

It's time for me to write my own build thread and stop bombing other people's Inspired by the fascinating and humorous exploits of the valiant few on here that have succeeded in SUPERCHARGING their mechanical mistresses, and also being seduced by the V3 group buy, I finally decided to stop procrastinating and take the plunge. I am a software engineer and DIY car fixer/hobbyist, with outside drive space and a garage sadly bunged full of mainly non-car related junk. I'm not an expert or proper mechanic blessed with a lifting hoist or plethora of tools, however, I am happy navigating a Rumsfeldian confusion matrix, and always read the instructions, so... how hard can it be? I bought my car (Precious) in 2011. She is a bog-o JDM version S with the all important Brembo calipers and a few JDM niceties fitted. She's had the odd fully repaired scrape, and was very low mileage for the year at the time, but was over all very clean and seemed mechanically sound with import/SVA documents although a patchy service record. She now has an increasing 52K on the clock as she's been my faultlessly reliable daily - which will be a major issue or stopper when s/c installing starts... 4 Wheel alignment at Horsham Ooo shiny.. During the last few years, I've already fitted many of the standard things that are done by fellow 350Z-uk members and Zeditis sufferers starting with Cargo net, stubby, twin Richbrook tax disk holders for tax and work pass, Z key ring, aero wipers (Goodyear) Avoiding the mid-job carnage, here are a few pics: eBay titanium effect gear knob ball with Richbrook finisher (perhaps I'm due an upgrade here ) Had to replace a hit & run dented panel Refurbished and fixed the electric window motor Garmin 1490T Sat Nav - removably wired into the cubby Pioneer GM-D7500M plus PC4-27CCA leads, 2F capacitor and diode (don't ask), JBL GTO804 woofer behind the seat with my make-do and mend Pioneer DEH-P4800MP with iPod CD-IB100ii box. I use Fuchs Titan Race Pro-S 5W/30 and K&N oil filter, Gates belts, Nissan L248 coolant JWT popcharger (in hindsight, without a UK intake, the JDM one has a resonator so there is not much change - looks cool though) Circuit sports CF effect damped bonnet struts I drowned my car in Bilt Hamber S50, UB and UC and gave her HEL braided brake lines, Motul 660 fluid, spare nipples, EBC yellowstuff RevUp rear brake cluster leds, interior led festoons New 18" 8.5/9.5" ET30/ET25 Rota GTRs and GTR-Ds (P45-F and P45-R2). Unfortunately, these got stone chipped to hell over the first year so I made a slightly slack effort at refurbing the dishes this year for a total outlay of £4 Avon ZZ3 225/45 and MPS2 275/40 finished with zed dustcaps The old OEM wheels now have excellent Khumo KW27 winters on. Went double DIN with a Pioneer AVH-X5500BT, eBay CD-IU201V copy cable and Scosche NN1647B facia eBay Reversing camera (these are great BTW) Eibach ARBs (without splitting the exhaust) and new Nissan drop links (I swore I wasn't going to lower at the time) EBC BSD blade (grooved hi-carbon, hi-silicon, cast iron) disks, and more Yellowstuff all round Muteki nuts in a fetching red colour - and noticed my car was becoming silver and red Meister R Zeta S coil-overs with adjuster extensions So steps taken are roughly to be in this order: . Dream a little dream.. . Start saving up . Surf the net a lot . Compile estimate of cost on a spread sheet with options . Be staggered at the total . Trim the spreadsheet . More saving up, until war chest target reached . Start purchasing (aka plunder Tarmac's website) . Wonder ..what have I done.. . Get approval from the wife - gobsmacked that she was sanguine . Dream some more, wait... . Unpack and read all the instructions . Dry fit parts . Staged car dismantling and parts assembly . Tuning (UpRev based) ...where, the known-known S/C parts list is as follows: Wasso red plenum spacer Vortech V3SCi 4NZ218-110L Tuner kit AAM Basic FRS AAM35FS-FRSTD Injector Dynamics ID725 injectors 725.13.02.48.14.6 with plug and play connectors Walbro 255 fuel pump Mishimoto thermostat Mishimoto thermostatic 19 row oil cooler Mishimoto (stupidly expensive) baffled/filtered catch tank. If cans work at all, this one should Mishimoto magnetic sump plug Stillen sump pan NGK Laser iridium 1 step cooler plugs GT MAF or AAM R-MAF Of the known-unknowns (or fix this closer to the time) . I've purchased a Competition Clutch Stage 2 (street) 2100 clutch and lightweight CC ST flywheel, with a Technafit braided line. This will be augmented with ball pin and possibly a replacement slave. . Best arrangement for PCV and plumbing - possibly 2 T'd and vented NRVs are better . No idea about gauges or monitoring options yet . Haven't chosen a MAF yet. . Tuning is still a mystery . I'll be sticking with my back box - Fujitsubo Legalis R (stainless) as it's quality, but cat / Y pipe changes maybe warranted in the future. . I really should change my compression arm bushes (I don't have a press handy), but CBA while they are still sort of together . My paintwork and glass appears to be de-generating rapidly with stone chips And finally the unknown-knowns (or hit and hope), Member builds on here have been most illuminating so far, there are some fine working examples, and people seem happy to help I will continue to read. The truth is out there.. As for the unknown-unknowns, Hopefully I won't become a cropper - as long as maintenance is continuous and tuning is correct, it shouldn't go boom. She's been a nice car to work on so far and there have been exactly zero disastrous stuck bolt situations yet (although there have been a number of tight ones). Why do we do this? Well because.. A big thanks to the main sources: Tarmac Sportz, Zmanalex/CMS, Opie Oils, Redline styling, MeisterR, Wasso plus 4 wheel geo at H-Dev and wing painting at RT Performance. I try to limit exposure to Amazon/eBay - our traders do a great job at fair prices IMHO. Bye for now (it could be a year before the next update) Edit: See later for PCV and everything else. I'm using 3 step cooler HKS spark plugs and an Uprev GT-MAF, with stock ECU and Uprev tuning. Works a treat..

Cripes - I hadn't realised I (when outside temperature is over 22 C) was using a medium cost wax In a kind of unqualified defence, I tend to use sealant stuff - Dodo Supernatural Acrylic Spritz most of the time.. so easy its witchcraft.. I can post some Simoniz to you if you change your mind As ever, keep up the good work!