Hey: New pulsar owner here!

quasarcav · Mar 25th, 2004, 12:32 PM

Hello, I just bought an 86 pulsar to work on/ screw around with. I see alot of you guys have done some pretty amazing things with this car.

I'm just saying hello.

recycled_toddler · Mar 25th, 2004, 12:38 PM

Wavin' from Everett, WA area! Red '87 Pulsar here, love 'em. Welcome to the Nissan Funny Farm; Will that be lithium or Thorazine?

quasarcav · Mar 25th, 2004, 03:10 PM

Okay, so this car is pretty fun to drive. But i want to do something crazy!!
Any ideas. Convertable, rally car, just anything really cheap or free that I can do. I'm not worried about breaking it.

I already turned the distributor towards the firewall, was this correct?
How bout a hotter coil?
Some racing gas?

Gsolo · Mar 25th, 2004, 10:20 PM

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Originally Posted by quasarcav

Okay, so this car is pretty fun to drive. But i want to do something crazy!!
Any ideas. Convertable, rally car, just anything really cheap or free that I can do. I'm not worried about breaking it.

I already turned the distributor towards the firewall, was this correct?
How bout a hotter coil?
Some racing gas?

read some of the threads around here about "soupping up" the car.

And if you want to have some fun with it try SCCA Solo

minute rice sentra · Mar 26th, 2004, 08:18 AM

you don't want to chop the top or anything like that, the roof is a very important part of the chassis and the car is very weak and flexible without it
http://community.webshots.com/photo/...93087229tbWpeV
http://community.webshots.com/photo/...93087204pdpOIC

Gsolo · Mar 26th, 2004, 12:49 PM

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Originally Posted by minute rice sentra

you don't want to chop the top or anything like that, the roof is a very important part of the chassis and the car is very weak and flexible without it
http://community.webshots.com/photo/...93087229tbWpeV
http://community.webshots.com/photo/...93087204pdpOIC

and thats just a sentra. A pulsar would be stupid, wouldn't be able to use t-tops either

quasarcav · Mar 26th, 2004, 01:15 PM

Yeah that would be pretty bad. I searched around for a while. I don't want to spend any money. I'm pretty broke as it is and there is no use modding a car i just want to play with.

I might put some bigger wheels/tires on it. does this car have a rev limiter??
my tach says 6 but it will go higher ( accompanied by a nasty noise!)

Looks like i am going to pick your part on the weekend, maybe i'll find something interesting.

recycled_toddler · Mar 26th, 2004, 04:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Gsolo

and thats just a sentra. A pulsar would be stupid, wouldn't be able to use t-tops either

The new guy's got an '86 Pulsar; '83-'86 Pulsars didn't come with t-tops as standard equipment like the '87-'90s did. I've seen the N12s with sunroofs, but not t-tops.

Gsolo · Mar 26th, 2004, 05:20 PM

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Originally Posted by recycled_toddler

The new guy's got an '86 Pulsar; '83-'86 Pulsars didn't come with t-tops as standard equipment like the '87-'90s did. I've seen the N12s with sunroofs, but not t-tops.

my bad, you said 87 and that stuck in my mind i guess. All the same it would be just funky

Gsolo · Mar 26th, 2004, 05:21 PM

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Originally Posted by quasarcav

does this car have a rev limiter??
my tach says 6 but it will go higher ( accompanied by a nasty noise!)

as far as anyone knows no rev limiter. I've had mine to 8k+. There is no power up there so don't even try, just kills your motor

recycled_toddler · Mar 26th, 2004, 05:42 PM

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Originally Posted by quasarcav

does this car have a rev limiter??
my tach says 6 but it will go higher ( accompanied by a nasty noise!)

That, my friend, is the beginning of "Valve-float territory"; Don't get all crazy about hangin' out there, or you'll need another head.

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Originally Posted by quasarcav

Looks like i am going to pick your part on the weekend, maybe i'll find something interesting.

Sounds like Pull-A-Part here...Good luck.

Gsolo · Mar 26th, 2004, 07:46 PM

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Originally Posted by recycled_toddler

That, my friend, is the beginning of "Valve-float territory"; Don't get all crazy about hangin' out there, or you'll need another head.

suprisingly i've never experienced valve float on a nissan

recycled_toddler · Mar 26th, 2004, 11:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Gsolo

suprisingly i've never experienced valve float on a nissan

LOL, I hear ya! Subaru, back in the early '80s, bragged that they had no redline, but they still run like shit. I see so many '96-'99 Legacys around here that run on 3 cylinders...

quasarcav · Mar 29th, 2004, 04:59 PM

took her out this weekend, hillarious this car is amazing for 80$ CAN.

I love to rally around the dirt roads and it seems like this car will go through anything!!

This place is full of info, thanks guys you have made things easier!