By:nissanfanatic Ever had your wastegate line blow off?Wastegate fail?Ever just set something up wrong and blew an engine?Me either.But that sure as heck doesn’t mean I am gonna sit around and wait for it to happen! I have designed an overboost protector around a Hobbs pressure switch.What this system does is turns off the power […]
Turbo Tech: Making a Do-It-Yourself Boost Leak Tester
Contributed by Virus77 This is something that is pretty handy and costs a few bucks, eveyone should make one. Yours will look different but will do the same thing. Parts you need: -The coupler you use to connect your intake pipe/mafs to your compressor intake. -a pvc end cap from home depot that fits snugly […]
How to Retard Ignition Timing on a Turbocharged 240SX
After turbocharging your 240SX, one of the final and crucial tasks is to retard the ignition timing to ensure safe engine operation under boost. This guide will take you through the process, step by step. Step 1: Warm Up the Engine Before making any timing adjustments, it’s important to fully warm up the engine. This […]
240sx Distributor Timing
The purpose of this article is to show how to get your 240sx distributor in the correct timing position. Take your time and you’ll get it right! Locate your front main pulley Understand the markings on the pulley, if you can’t see them, turn with a socket wrench clockwise (pretty tough) Make sure that you […]
DIY Grounding Kit
By:rico05 Overview: Pretty easy to do, and a real benefit for early 1990s Japanese cars. The method is pretty straight forward. Difficulty: ** Time: 1 hour or less Cost:
ROM Tuning Primer
So, you are considering tuning your car’s ECU and you want to know where to begin or if you should attempt it in the first place. The first thing you should know is that tuning, while not insurmountable, is fairly involved and one should have a thorough understanding of engine management before beginning.A list of links will follow.
Once you have decided that you are up for the challenge, the next question is weather you have a DE or an E motor. Fortunately for the DE crowd there is a good base of knowledge and a very user friendly devise called a Bikirom that comes with everything you need to hook up to a laptop and tune away. There are also a number of tunes floating around for this motor. This devise comes with a daughterboard which is soldered into the ECU. There are a couple of very good write-ups with pictures that cover this procedure…
S14 Auto ECU Swap + Fuel Pump Cut-off Switch
To start 1. Remove or loosen the door sill. simply pry up and it will come free 2. Next, remove the nut to left 3. Simply pull the kick panel out of the way 4. Now you have access to the ecu 5. Undo the bolt in the center to unplug the connector 6. Now […]
What Can My KAT Handle In Stock Form?
Hi, allow me to welcome you to NICOclub and the world of KA turbo (KA-T) engines. If you’ve been a member for awhile now, well its about time you’re interested in going turbo. There has been a rash of threads and questions related to how much boost or how much horsepower a stock motor can […]
Turbo Tech: Make a Do-It-Yourself Turbo Overboost Protector
Contributed by nissanfanatic Ever had your wastegate line blow off?Wastegate fail?Ever just set something up wrong and blew an engine?Me either.But that sure as heck doesn’t mean I am gonna sit around and wait for it to happen! I have designed an overboost protector around a Hobbs pressure switch.What this system does is turns off […]