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Updates to my car

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It has been a couple of years since I've had the car out, but I have been slowly working on it. I swapped over to a Haltech Sport 2000 and Racepak dash, added a crank trigger, swapped the valve buckets to shimless DLC coated, added a new throttle body and charge pipe.

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hell ya, I was just thinking about this car the other day. mind posting some more pictures of it? when do you plan on making some passes with it?
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Its just so damn beautiful.
It's always broken.
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dam i never knew there were so many people from NM on this site. i thought i was alone.

i want to see that im person! please more pics

but am i missing something how is it cooled? do you want the air cooled?
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dam i say that engine be on the top or the forums
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tom550 wrote:dam i never knew there were so many people from NM on this site. i thought i was alone.

i want to see that im person! please more pics

but am i missing something how is it cooled? do you want the air cooled?
i believe he runs methanol
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Dam seriously builds like this and yours tiny make me want to sell my pos and start working on something like this.
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good stuff man ... good to see its still making progress ....
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i cant stop looking at it.
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Glad to see you back on it!! :D :D :D

Did you change the crank trigger because of the Haltech or did you have problems with your original setup?
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Very nice work!!!!! Makes me want to build a Ka again!!!
I no longer have a ka actually in a car. Do the 2 ka's sitting in my garage qualify me to be on this sight?
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Man nice clear motor bro. God i need to get someone to custom fab me a intake mani asap now.
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NPD wrote:Glad to see you back on it!! :D :D :D

Did you change the crank trigger because of the Haltech or did you have problems with your original setup?
I was running the stock cas with a 12 window wheel. It worked fine, but with all of the valve train "noise" picked up thru the chain, the timing moves around a little. I still use the cas for the home signal, I just wanted a more accurate trigger. The whole setup cost me $25, so no big deal. Between the trigger and much lighter valve buckets (even lighter than the supertech buckets) I hoping to turn a little more rpm.
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Are those cam followers out of the VQ35HR?
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They are the DLC coated cam followers from the VQ35HR. They are actually used on several different Nissan engines. They are not a direct fir for the KA, machining is required. Still cheaper than the Supertech set up. They are $18.76 from Nissan, and the Supertechs are about $26.00 with shims. Plus they are lighter and have no shim. They are difficult to machine though. If anyone is interested let me know.
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I am interested, I believe that the new JWT cams require these buckets. Learn me.
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The shimless buckets are 7.88mm thick. Most ka's require a bucket height of around 5-5.5mm. I use a cnc lathe to machine the underside of the buckets. The buckets are very hard, so it takes special ceramic tooling. I've done several ka's with this setup. It is sweet. Total cost of $600.
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Wow, thats all i can say. exhaust manifold looks sickk good work man
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Holy *****, how did I miss this one??? That is the meanest looking KA-T. Great work dude!
PM me if you're interested in getting something powder coated!
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So its about $300 for machining?
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machining and checking clearances. Cheaper if someone just wants buckets machined.
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noob technical question:

What is the benefit to going with a shimless bucket in contrast with shimmed?
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drunknmunky wrote:noob technical question:

What is the benefit to going with a shimless bucket in contrast with shimmed?
This is only for guys with custom intake manifolds, big cams, a huge turbo, and a red line over 7500rpms. Its one of those things where if you have to ask, you don't need them.

At high rpms with an aggressive high lift cam the shims on the buckets can fly off and reek havoc in your head. To prevent this you can go to shim under bucket of shimless buckets. Shimless buckets are usually lighter also.
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Post by drunknmunky »

Ah. As in the cam hits the shim and may cause it to fly off, in contrast, others use the shim underneath between the bucket and the retainer..

Where can one pick up a set of those? are they typically custom?
sorry. post jack.
I'm building my head right now w/ some crower stage 3's and supertech valve train.
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You can buy the supertechs for about $416, or go with the custom setup I run. My setup is lighter and the buckets are DLC coated. Supertechs are cheaper and have the advantage of being able to change shims if you rebuild the head.
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Post by drunknmunky »

can you please pm me about your custom setup, specification, weight ?

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ok sorry to bring back such a old thread.

but what is that tank between the engine and the piping? where can you find those?
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Dry sump.
It's always broken.
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cool thanks


Just posting this so I can find the link in the future.
http://www.drysump.com/NissanDatsun.htm
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beautiful ka!! running 8 inj? whats the cc per cylinder on that?? and tom can see the oil line going to where the oil cap used to go.
arias 8.8.1,615 tomie inj.,clevite bearings,arp 10mm hs,z32 maf,jwt ecu,intake butterflies removed,all emissions removed,cx rad. dif dual fan controller,altima dual fans,fidanza fw,stage 3 clutch,solid d shaft,j30 rearend,energy suspension bushings,kyb struts,155 lbs weight reduction.
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He'll probably blow the motor, and then join the army of retards who hate on KA's for no good reason.
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