Its Alive And Runs Great!
 

Well it took me 3 days to get the engine in and put together. Well today we fired it up for the first time and boy did it ever purrrr like a kitten. Well then we start hearing tap-tap-Tap-Tap-TAp-TAp-TAP then spudder and it dies...Well it sounded like it was coming from the head...I thought lets check the timing belt. Well we left to let it cool down. Came back took the front cover off and sure enough the belt was loose and so was the cam pulleys....then the fighting of, "I thought you tightened those down!".....well got it back together and timing set agian and it fired right up and purrrrred. We took it for a spin and it ran great. We seem to have an oil leak from somewhere. We think it might be where the head gasket and the front aluminum bellhousing meet...bad place. I dunno guess well have to see in the day light of tomorrow.
Thanks all for who helped me with the questions I asked on this forum...

awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

it's always good to read threads about ppl getting their supras running :D

LOL @ loose cam pulleys
previous owner of my car thought that the exhaust pulley didn't need a bolt.... so it started running like an absolute bag then he never got it running again and i got it cheep :D

Sounds great. Did you get the ront cover machined with the block, or did you even do that? Maybe you will get lucky and find it's only the cam seals or the distributor seal. Sometimes, if the engine has been cleaned by a machine shop, the front and rear oil gallery plugs don't get tight or they put the wrong ones in.


What ever the case, these cars sound great don't they!!!

Russ

Yea we forgot to have the front aluminum part machined with the block so we did it by hand and we put silicon on it but only on the bottom of the head gasket...we forgot to put some on the top of the HG. Its got brand new seals but I dont think the distributor seal has been replaced.
What are these cars suppose to idle at cold? when i first start mine it idles at 1200RPM and as it warms up it slowly goes down a little?

What are you talking about when you say, "sound good dont they"??? You cant hear this car at all its so quite and soooo smooth that sometimes I think it dies when I stop at lights and stuff and then I look down and its still running. It runs smoother than my cadillac and of course my V8 truck.

"sound good dont they"??? You cant hear this car at all its so quite and soooo smooth

look at your exhaust man. the back muffler is about the size of a baby cow.

mine idles at 1k or so cold / warm. but i dont know if that's actually normal.

Great job. I wish my cars body was in that good of a condition. I hope mine runs that good too.

There is really no fix for the oil leak unless you take head or the front cover off and somehow can put sealant on both sides of the gasket. The engine is going to have some air pressure built and will evetually blow the sealant out and you can't force it in because the sealant won't stick to anything with oil on it. It is a pain in the butt for sure, but in the long run, not having oil running down the front of the engine, then down the sides, is worth the extra work.

Even with my modified exhaust it is pretty quiet at idle, but when you get on it..........nice. Get a better, less restrictive muffler system and you will see, or hear what we mean.

Russ

I like it quiet... would it be much louder with the cats removed?

Congrats ! ! !

Thanks man...

Well I want my car too stay quiet but I want to get rid of the cats.
Whats the cheapest and easiest way to get rid of them?
My cousin had his hondas cat sleeved for $40.
but i want to completely remove the first cat and maybe sleeve the second and maybe get a better turbo elbow.

get a BIC Downpipe and test pipe. It should bolt up to your stock exhaust. You'll love the quick spool and it shouldn't effect your noise level. It'll cost $375 or so, but it is well worth it imo. You don't need your cat for inspection do you?

What inspections? lol...Not in okiehoma

$300+ bucks! If i had that id feel rich! I was looking and saw a Stainless DP on ebay for about $50+$35 s&h. Looked like a good pipe too... I might just pull mine off and have my bro weld up a new pipe in for the first cat.

thats fine, but you'll notice the biggest difference when you swap out the turbo elbow. It is insanely restrictive.

Where can I get a cheap better turbo elbow or how hard would it be to mod the stock one?

I cannot concur 1st hand, but from what I've gathered the turbo elbow is the most effective single exhaust modification without resorting to changing the stock manifold. You'd be hard pressed to find one under $100, even on eBay, but that's where I got mine for $80 something (including shipping).

I know you've probably seen your stock elbow already, but I haven't seen any real good side by side comparisons posted on the net, so here's mine. I haven't installed it yet because I'm having this piece ceramic coated. That's why I can't tell you how it feels.

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a3...d/IMG_2447.jpg



http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a3...d/IMG_2448.jpg

I wonder why this fat kink was cast into the factory piece? There is nothing around that area that would indicate any type of clearance issue.

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a3...d/IMG_2452.jpg

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a3...d/IMG_2453.jpg


If you're looking for an elbow, I believe Suprra_Girl has them available. I'd shoot a PM to her.

Alright I found a place that will get rid of my cats cheap and those pics are great thanks for them bulls eye... I think I might get a elbow too if I can find one cheap.

I've also seen modified stock elbows, where they ground that wall out. It's definetly worth it.