akumazedex Posted June 25, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2012 Do it! Check out SOLO8, he's who did mine. In other news, I made a super cool guy jdm truck shifter. Quote Link to comment
akumazedex Posted July 24, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 24, 2012 Suplise suplise, my car made it on JNC Quote Link to comment
unhh Posted July 24, 2012 Report Share Posted July 24, 2012 Suplise suplise, my car made it on JNC Quote Link to comment
Indey Posted July 25, 2012 Report Share Posted July 25, 2012 I quite like your s130...which i normally don't like s130's :P Quote Link to comment
akumazedex Posted July 25, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 25, 2012 @indy510, so you were the one paparazzing my car when I left lol, catch a black z31? @indey, why thank you, got some plans in the distant future to make it even better but that's quiet a ways away. @unhh, I hella just died roflmao!!!! Quote Link to comment
akumazedex Posted October 14, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 14, 2012 So after a long ass hiatus, here's a little update on the s130. Last Friday it took a monumental poop. I had an injector go out, which in turn fouled the eff out of the plugs. Got new injector and new iridium ngk plugs in. Solved one problem in fixing that. Apparently my old nickel ngk's weren't putting out a strong enough spark in the high rpm's (4500-5000) causing a misfire. Ever since I put the iridiums in that completely went away! One fix repaired two problems! Second, on my way yesterday to Davis to visit the girlfriend, the O2 sensor pooped out, probably from the retard rich earlier, and the car would start cutting out during acceleration, I have a A/F gauge and the reading were all over the place. Ran over to Kragen here in Davis got a new O2 sensor, put it in and were smooth as butter. The A/F gauge also reads right at stoich now compared to hella rich with the old O2. That's pretty much it, been focusing on the S30 so no actual progress on this one, unless I find something cool I have to have lol Quote Link to comment
akumazedex Posted October 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2012 So the car is being a real pain, cat got clogged, put a test pipe in. And now alternator is crapped out, doesn't charge at idle, an I'm sure it issnt putting out enough amps cuz the car runs like crap again. However, even after all the crap it's been giving me I got something new for it. Camber plates! My buddy got coilovers for his s30 and Diddnt need these. Quote Link to comment
72240z Posted October 16, 2012 Report Share Posted October 16, 2012 A lot of l28et guys just unplug the o2 sensor because its always causing problems. Seems a common claim its better performance and mileage unplugged. Have you ever read into side gaping plugs? It's a legit way to get more efficient spark and combustion. Combined with indexing the plugs idle, mpg, performance... all receive noticeable gains. What I like the most is how much better the starts and idles are after its done. The hp/tq bonus on a free mod is always nice though. Quote Link to comment
akumazedex Posted October 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2012 I've actually never had any problems with my o2, and for some reason it ran like crap with it unplugged, but I'll check again. Never heard of side gaping plugs, I'll definitely have to look into it. Quote Link to comment
akumazedex Posted October 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2012 I currently have iridium plugs I'm my car, work much better than copper and nickel from my experience, would side gapping be done the same way since there's such a small tip on these? Quote Link to comment
72240z Posted October 16, 2012 Report Share Posted October 16, 2012 The same way but you would be removing less of the ground strap because the diode is so small. Here is a good write up on it. He seems to like using cheaper plugs. http://www.sr20-forum.com/naturally-aspirated-all-motor/16898-how-side-gap-spark-plugs.html Ya the o2 is tricky, if you run better with the new one you bought go for it. I to this day dont know why unplugging it works but so many people do it. Could be because usually a system will go rich if it doesnt get a signal to protect the motor and L series just love to be rich. Not sure though. Quote Link to comment
akumazedex Posted October 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2012 Yesh, that's the one I found, I'm sure my car runs better with the o2 because its an NA-t setup running NA ecu an junk, so if I was runnin no o2 it would be ridiculous lol! I have an af gauge and it stays right about stoich the whole time. I just hope the gremlins Diddnt get to anything else. Putting a new alternator in today and crossing my fingers nothing else pops up lol Quote Link to comment
72240z Posted October 16, 2012 Report Share Posted October 16, 2012 Ah well that explains it. Seems to be a l28et bandaid I never hear of na guys doing it. Its a pita when so much happens back to back but at least its all shit you dont have to worry about for a good while. Quote Link to comment
akumazedex Posted October 17, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 17, 2012 My stupid HID fixed the charging problem! *facepalm* Going back to halogens eff this lol Quote Link to comment
ArchetypeDatsun Posted October 17, 2012 Report Share Posted October 17, 2012 Have you tried getting a GM alternator there like $30 bucks. I got HID in ZX and they do take a lot of juice but it really depends on what battery, alternator, and if you wiring is in good shape. Quote Link to comment
akumazedex Posted October 17, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 17, 2012 Hid's shouldn't take more power, the initial voltage spike is, but when they're on it should be considerably less. I've never saw the need to put a bigger alternator in the zx. The stock one was always plenty enough even with my amp and sub. Atleast now I have an alternator for the 260! Lol the current one has a bad bearing. Quote Link to comment
akumazedex Posted October 17, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 17, 2012 With the recent rain it appears my old injector connectors couldn't deal with the moisture. #6 cylinder built up some corrosion. I'm getting new connectors today. But! Nothing major yet! *knocks on wood* Quote Link to comment
72240z Posted October 17, 2012 Report Share Posted October 17, 2012 I dialectic grease every electric connection I can find. Not only does in insulate from dirt and moisture but makes discon/recon much easier. Quote Link to comment
akumazedex Posted October 17, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 17, 2012 Yeah, I got a bunch of that stuff lol. Just ordered a bunch of gm connectors, will be here later today. Busy day when I get off work lol. Working on both cars today. 1 Quote Link to comment
akumazedex Posted October 22, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 22, 2012 So here's where I'm at on my bitchy 280zx. Replaced injector connectors, replaced CHTS connector. Still runs like crap. Decided to go thru the entire efi yesterday, checked all the connected/working components at the ecu connector, found a couple that were not working but are now fixed. Still having the same problem, running really rich when warmed up. Took it to work today and tested the new alternator I put in last week and it failed at 12.45V and 5amps with all the accessories turned on (lights, fan, etc) so my initial thought of the alternator causing the problems might have been right all along. Kind of my fault for not having the store test it before I put it in. Got two on the way and hope one of those is good. Quote Link to comment
akumazedex Posted October 24, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2012 So with a new alternator I'm still having the same problem. I actually found out that its only when I put a load on the alternator that it stops charging. I did a bit of digging yesterday and found my black (acc) fuse link was corroded pretty bad. Replaced that and still no change. From what I gathered that fuse link is what brings voltage to the alternator + and the energize wire (white). I'm gonna go thru the charging circuits later and see if I have any problems there. Gonna get a new alternator to block ground and block to body ground too. Quote Link to comment
bludestiny Posted November 3, 2012 Report Share Posted November 3, 2012 No fix on this yet? I'm starting to think its a shorted wire somewhere. Quote Link to comment
akumazedex Posted November 3, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 3, 2012 Lol, haven't messed with it yet, haven't had time. I have a hunch it might be one of the wires coming out of the fuse link box, I know the fuse link was corroded as eff lol, I'll dig into it this Sunday/Monday. I need my daily back lol Quote Link to comment
bludestiny Posted March 17, 2013 Report Share Posted March 17, 2013 This car mobile? Quote Link to comment
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