Thread: Even more build woes...

She's primed now. Just didn't crank it long enough, apparently. I let it crank over for about 60 seconds, and started to see all orifices on the oil tubes drip with fresh oil. Gonna fire her up here soon, just need to go to the parts store to get a belt that will work with the GSP pulley.

good luck hope everything turns out good

Thanks

Measured the belt to be about the equivelent of the 4040320 (Gatorback 4 rib), just picked it up. Hopefully it fits okay, got my fingers crossed. If not, I have to go back and go a size smaller (4040310). Problem is the wastegate dump tube and gate itself being pretty close to the alternator. One of the few reasons I want to relocate the alty.

That is good to know which car did the bracket you use come from?

Well the belt I used is still too long. Looks like I'm going to have to go to an even smaller size.

S13

She lives Cold start up showed about 75~77psi of oil pressure, and after it warmed up, it dropped to around 25psi.

Kinda studders at 1K rpm (haven't raised the base idle yet), but it idles solid, doesn't try to die on me. Revs freely, doesn't really hesitate. Went with the Nismo thermostat, and 16psi rad cap, coolant is about 80% distilled water, about 10% coolant/antifreeze (don't know why I put it in), and about 10% water wetter.

Only leak is from the oil feed line banjo bolt on the block. I tightented it down as much as I could get it, but it still seems to have a small leak. I'm going to try and tighten it again, and if I can't get it anymore, I'll end up just replacing the banjo bolt and fitting.

Next step is to get her inspected and registered!

glad to hear most of your troubles are over tek, glad to hear its up and running, it must be exciting especially after all the problems, but hey its well worth it

Thanks Hopefully everything will be okay after a little test drive this afternoon. More worried about coolant than anything else, at this point. (Especially after the headaches before with the water pump, and coolant bleeding issues.

maybe you need new copper washers for the banjo bolt..