Along with this upgrade I'll be relocating the battery to the trunk, removing the EGR system and redoing my pre-turbo and possibly hot side IC piping.
I'm hoping to do the upgrade either late January or early Feb. I'll up the boost to about 16 PSI soon after the upgrade, once I've worked any bugs out.
Right now I'm running between 11-13 PSI. The annoying thing is that as it gets colder I've had to lower my boost quite a bit to avoid maxing out the injectors/MAF. At least twice I've broke 100% duty cycle, very dangerous. It'll be nice to have some breathing room.
After I'm comfortable with 16 PSI, I plan to up the boost to 18 PSI with water/alcohol injection. I think more than 16 PSI on a 9.9:1 engine is REALLY pushing it on pump gas.
My goal is 300 whp, yes 300 whp. Yes I realize that's a high goal, and yes I realize I may blow the engine in the process.
I'm prepared to do that and build the engine if need be. I think if I can control/avoid any detonation, 300 whp is attainable on the stock block. Of course it's just as likely I'll throw a rod.
Oh and of course a big shout out to Mike and Wes, without which we'd have no serious support for the GA16DE.
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Finally a good thread in this section. Great to see someone pushing the limit and not another "I want to turbo my car for $0, and use junkyard turbo XYZ."
Keep us updated aminidab. I should be installing my kit around the same time. Hopefully things will get a little more interesting around here!
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Great stuff, good luck with the boost plans! While not as publicized as Mike and Wes, TBH I think there are plenty of GA16DE wanting to go turbo that look up to you as an example. Good luck with the 300whp goal!
You will NEVER make 300WHP on a GA16DE, it CAN'T be done!
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You can make 300... but you will NEVER, and i mean NEEEVVERRRR make 1000hp..
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.. id like to see the limits on my KA really... i plan on blowing it up, to replace it with a lower mileage one.
i guess ill hook a 1/2" line into the intake, and run a Direct shot of nitrous in it... set the SAFC to 100% duty cycle (550cc injectors), remove the wastegate off the turbo, and let stuff die.. haha
ill make a vid
I might even do it on a dyno, to see what kind of power can be attained
You will NEVER make 300WHP on a GA16DE, it CAN'T be done!
LOL, well I knew someone would say it
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Originally Posted by Chuck
You can make 300... but you will NEVER, and i mean NEEEVVERRRR make 1000hp..
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.. id like to see the limits on my KA really... i plan on blowing it up, to replace it with a lower mileage one.
i guess ill hook a 1/2" line into the intake, and run a Direct shot of nitrous in it... set the SAFC to 100% duty cycle (550cc injectors), remove the wastegate off the turbo, and let stuff die.. haha
ill make a vid
I might even do it on a dyno, to see what kind of power can be attained
Haha, well I don't WANT to blow my engine, but I'm willing to in order to hit my goal. As long as it doesn't blow from something stupid mistake like having the timing set too high, boost spike, running out of fuel, or whatever then I won't mind too much.
I finished the first part of my upgrade today, relocating the battery to the trunk. I used Ninety-Nine SE-L's writeup as a guide, http://www.nissanforums.com/showthread.php?t=57663 but I did a few things differently, mainly putting the battery on the passenger side.
I didn't really spend much time mouting the fuse box since I figure I'll have to move it around again soon. Right now it's just zipped tied to the motor mount.
I also ordered my new chip from JWT this week. Since it's my daily driver I couldn't ship them the ECU ... so you can have them ship you a chip, then you swap in the new chip and send the old one back. And get this, I know a lot of people complain about long waits with JWT, but I ordered on Tuesday and the chip shipped out on Friday.
So if all goes well I'll be fabbing up a new pre-turbo intake pipe next weekend, then get it welded and do the upgrade in 2 weeks.
I'm using a 45 degree coupler right off the turbo to fit the intake piping between the fan and radiator hose. I would have switched the fans to puller, but with AC there is only 1 1/8" clearance between the condensor and the IC, not enough room for even a slim fan. The 45 degree coupler is a tight fit, but it fits. I was really worried that it wouldn't, so much so that I was cheap and bought a rubber coupler instead of a silicone one.
Glad someone is sticking to the GA for high power. I have an extra GA with a manual tranny if you need it.
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Can I put a turbo in my non-turbo? Yes. The trunk is quite large.
Can I put a Supercharger in my Z31?Yes. You can probably put it next to the turbo.
Can I put a Z32/newer 300ZX/VG30DETT in my Z31? This one is iffy. You'd have to disassemble it to get it in the trunk.
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