Farmer Joe Posted May 3, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 3, 2015 did the work round trip today.. nothin happened... big surprise.. in any case, did notice when i got home, engine was getting a little low on oil pressure at idle. blip the pedal and it shoots right up. now im not sure what its idling at currently, but it might be low. another thing was is got pretty warm today. up into the 80s. i put 10w30 in it for this break in procedure.. wonderin if i shoulda went a touch thicker, other than that, its good. makes great mid range with the cam gear adjustment i added. might fool around with it some more to get it where i like it. doesnt look like it using any oil now. there are a couple tiny leaks, so after a couple more good heat cycles ill go over all the exterior hardware.. it sounds much healthier now too. with the cam gear redrilled, it has a nice lope. its moving a lot more exhaust out the tailpipe now too. all in all for now, it seems pretty okay. ill get an oil change happenin here after a few more trips to work and back. more to come........ 4 Quote Link to comment
Ed-datsun521 Posted May 5, 2015 Report Share Posted May 5, 2015 Going to be honest here I was scared by your face came :O up to the camera like that So cool your ka is running 2 Quote Link to comment
Farmer Joe Posted May 10, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 10, 2015 well, tossed another starter.. drove it in the rain to pick up my check and the solenoid went.. jumped the terminals, but i gotta get a new one. guess no better time than now to put a list of shit i need to get together or do... starter throttle cable 4x4 calipers put my early 620 rad in. redo the upper rad hose hook up the tach tape up the engine bay harness. change the fluid in the trans. change the oil and filter on the KA bleed the brakes again. get new to me good back tires get one more new front tire. one month left... more to come.. 3 Quote Link to comment
Farmer Joe Posted May 23, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2015 starter throttle cable speedo cable speedo pinion from a truck with 3.70s. 4x4 calipers put my early 620 rad in. redo the upper rad hose hook up the tach tape up the engine bay harness. change the fluid in the trans. change the oil and filter on the KA bleed the brakes again. get new to me good back tires get one more new front tire. well ive done something... that counts, right? i need to get my shit in gear... 4 Quote Link to comment
Farmer Joe Posted May 27, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2015 now we wait... 4 Quote Link to comment
]2eDeYe Posted May 27, 2015 Report Share Posted May 27, 2015 Little bit closer. :D 1 Quote Link to comment
Farmer Joe Posted May 27, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2015 yeah, amazing what a little money does... lol im gonna go pick up some 4x4 calipers from the yard here in a bit. gonna grab a speedo pinion too. wondering if i wanna buy new pads for these new calipers.... gotta go buy oil, and filters for both trucks.. the gmc is 1000 miles over its change.. fuuu. need one more jug of gear oil so i can do the tranny too.. more to come.. 2 Quote Link to comment
Farmer Joe Posted May 27, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2015 BAM! case of oil and can of brake clean not pictured... lol 2 Quote Link to comment
Farmer Joe Posted May 28, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 28, 2015 okie dokie.. got the engine bay pretty much done other than the radiator swap and the upper hose. the harness is wrapped now.. i mounted the coil to the inner fender, or whats left of it.. and then i played around with the oil cooler... i also have the lip mounted more permanent too.. ill get some more going with it tomorrow... more to come. 2 Quote Link to comment
Farmer Joe Posted May 28, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 28, 2015 tach works too! woo! 3 Quote Link to comment
Farmer Joe Posted May 29, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 29, 2015 alright then.. oil is changed. took it for a drive with the tach. its nice to know a little more about whats going on with the engine.. took it on the freeway and it does 70 at about 3500rpm... i keep up with traffic around there. the rpm gap from 4th to 5th is laughable.. maybe 200 rpm.. i dont see how they can call this a 5 speed lol in any case, ill get that figured out later. im gonna put a d21 tranny in it, and be done with it. also went to do the new brakes. buuut like i figured, i need the caliper mounts from the pathfinder. so i will continue that later. oh yeah, the parts have shipped. theyll be hear around the 3rd.. more to come.. 2 Quote Link to comment
Farmer Joe Posted May 29, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 29, 2015 starter throttle cable 4x4 calipers put my early 620 rad in. redo the upper rad hose hook up the tach tape up the engine bay harness. change the fluid in the trans. change the oil and filter on the KA get the caliper brackets install calipers. bleed the brakes again. rotate front tires to back and get 2 new fronts. one month left... more to come.. updated the list.. almost done.. woooo canby!! 2 Quote Link to comment
]2eDeYe Posted May 29, 2015 Report Share Posted May 29, 2015 What radiator are you going to? Quote Link to comment
Farmer Joe Posted May 29, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 29, 2015 just the early 620 unit. the one with the top hose inlet on the passenger side. i ordered a upper radiator hose for a frontier, so we'll see how it ends up fitting. Quote Link to comment
]2eDeYe Posted May 29, 2015 Report Share Posted May 29, 2015 Let me know how well it keeps the motor cool, it'll be a good option if it works out. :) 1 Quote Link to comment
Farmer Joe Posted May 30, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2015 Let me know how well it keeps the motor cool, it'll be a good option if it works out. :) for sure.. jason already has one in his single cam truck though. we took it to canby and back with it, so i wouldnt worry. and then this happened! still need to bleed them and bed in the new pads. more to come... 1 Quote Link to comment
Farmer Joe Posted May 30, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2015 okay. got the brakes bled last night and took it for a drive to break in the new pads. shit works great! it comes back down to 0 from 55 in a hurry.. drove it to work today too.. it runs soo good now! cant wait for the canby trip! 2 Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted May 30, 2015 Report Share Posted May 30, 2015 alright then.. oil is changed. took it for a drive with the tach. its nice to know a little more about whats going on with the engine.. took it on the freeway and it does 70 at about 3500rpm... i keep up with traffic around there. the rpm gap from 4th to 5th is laughable.. maybe 200 rpm.. i dont see how they can call this a 5 speed lol in any case, ill get that figured out later. im gonna put a d21 tranny in it, and be done with it. The overdrive is a % change. All are over 12% I believe without looking. Forth to fifth at 3,000 would be at the least 300+ RPM difference and on a zx with the monster 25.5% fifth it would be about 765 RPMs different. The tach may also be off when revved up. What transmission do you have at the moment? I notice the idle after the cam change is very low and loping. Surely the Altima doesn't idle like that? Could it be out a tooth? 1 Quote Link to comment
]2eDeYe Posted May 30, 2015 Report Share Posted May 30, 2015 for sure.. jason already has one in his single cam truck though. we took it to canby and back with it, so i wouldnt worry. more to come... Good to know, will really clean up the engine bay. Bring it on :D 1 Quote Link to comment
Farmer Joe Posted May 30, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2015 The overdrive is a % change. All are over 12% I believe without looking. Forth to fifth at 3,000 would be at the least 300+ RPM difference and on a zx with the monster 25.5% fifth it would be about 765 RPMs different. The tach may also be off when revved up. What transmission do you have at the moment? I notice the idle after the cam change is very low and loping. Surely the Altima doesn't idle like that? Could it be out a tooth? its a 71b from a 80 720. its an L20b trans with no bellhousing swap. if i remember right, this has the .88 overdrive, so its hardly noticeable. the cam swap was done with a pair of 93-95 altima exhaust cams. the exhaust side installs like normal. the one for the intake gets advanced by 3 teeth to make it work on the intake side. when its rolled forward the 3 teeth is advanced the cam too much. takes away top end. i redrilled the cam gear 80* clockwise on the intake side and only run it 2 teeth back now. brings the lobe separation and intake timing back to a little more than stock. the carb is the bottleneck now as it kinda falls on its face around 5500.. 1 Quote Link to comment
Farmer Joe Posted June 2, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 2, 2015 plug wires are here. gonna go toss em on... 2 Quote Link to comment
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