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Yeah there are a pair of HKS intercoolers and custom pipework for intake to turbo/turbo to IC/IC to throttle bodies and turbos to exhaust as they are aftermarket turbo's. Did that picture of what I found in the footwell show up? Is it an ECU? Are they seperate fuel and map ECU's already plumbed in?

Nice one dude, the help is much appreciated and im really excited to get started on it! Something I just noticed on that photo you highlighted the MAF on: Fan blades......

Did you get 4 pictures down to the HICAS unit and not the rest? I can see all of them on mine but was messing around to try and get more than five per post and can only see 4 thumbnails. This is what I was thinking, Jeff said put it back to standard with the MAF etc. Ian do mean unplugging the loom from the unit in the footwell for the MAF or did you see it up front by the airfilters? I think I need to buy a breaker if I go down that road, will make it easier than trying to figure things out blindly as I can just swap the bits from the breaker.

TBH this is a big learning curve for me on everything, from learning the differences between models, to standard and aftermarket parts so have no idea on that either. It's a 1991 JDM SWB

Fuel ECU? Greddy - Remic Type 2 Injection controller HICAS lock. Don't see the point in this as there is no pump in the engine bay This unit is hidden under the fuel ECU, so im guessing its the main ECU? This unit was sitting in the passenger footwell. Control units in dash: Top one is the Injection controller, bottom is an HKS Vein Pressure Converter which im presuming is to control the injectors. Don't know what the red button does. Blue button turns the electric fan in the engine bay on. Jeff and Jimmer both recommended ditching the extra injectors and going for bigger ones for each cylinder as its easier to set up. I have no definate plans for the rest, all depends on when I start it, how much money I have and what's available at the time. Like you said to me Ian the first job is to pull the engine then assess the extent of the damage and see if any parts are salvageable. I'll take it from there with what to do but want to know how its currently set-up so when it comes to removing parts I know what I have, what to keep and what to ditch. All opinions/suggestions are welcome. My ideal plan is a rebuilt engine by Jimmer with 555 Deutchworks injectors, my IHI turbo's rebuilt then a trip up to Jeff for a health check and to make sure its running/fuelling ok:thumbup: but thats BIG money so will probably have to compromise. Engine transplant by Jeff is the easiest option but that involves very little work by me and the availability of an engine from him when I go to do it. So another option is to get an engine and do it myself etc etc, the possibilities are endless!

Thanks, i'll go and have a look and see if mine in actually an upgrade on the UK version. What is SE Nissan? The car was imported as it is from Japan. I remember the previous owner posting to say he took it to Jeff and he recommended he did not put dump valves on it, not sure of the reason though. Yeah there is an aftermarket ECU in there I saw it yesterday but didn't have time to get a picture, I think it's an HKS, will take a photo after lunch. Nope, complete non-runner. Jeff had a look at it when the previous owner took it there. He said that the previous owner had removed the battery at some point and yanked a cable that had set the fuelling running on overtime which resulted in the sump being flooded with fuel and thinning the oil. By the time it got to the garage there was water in at least one of the cylinders as well. The car was running fine and produced 450+bhp before the overfuelling problem. Jeff plugged Conzult in, I can't remember exactly what he said but basically it wasn't normal. There is a control unit for the injectors inside that consists of two dials, i'll post up picks soon. My most likely course of action will be to remove the extra injectors in the intake and add some 555's but not sure yet. Thanks for all the replies everyone, all the effort is appreciated :thumbup:

Nice one mate, thanks for clearing that up for me!

Yeah right, I questioned why it wasn't painted all over but didn't notice that the bulge wasn't normal. Would that just be to increase the air flow through the plenum?

How do they measure the air/fuel ratio if you don't have a gauge fitted? What do the values mean? When you say it was 17 at idle, does that mean it using a ratio of 17 parts of air to 1 part fuel 17:1?

Cheers mate, There is actually a blue vacuum line going to one of the boost gauges and there is a blue one coming off the balance bar so will check that out tomorrow. I don't get why there is two boost gauges though, it's random. Im going to pop the dash out at some point to help trace everything and see whats going on with the alarm and get the electric mirrors working again.

Nice one mate thanks alot. Any issue with it having an NA balance bar? There is no ICE in the car at all unless it was removed at some point and they left the cable, will have to trace it back. Where is the engine oil cooler located? I have an aftermarket digital temp gauge on the steering column so that would get its reading from the second temp sender unit? If the recirculating dump valves have been blocked then should I expect there to be a pair that vent to the atmosphere somewhere? Where do boost gauges take their reading from? I seem to have two in my car but don't understand why. I'll put up some interior pics and questions tomorrow.

Nice one thanks, can you tell me how to do it lol?

Lots of red power lines coming off the battery mains, im presuming for the injectors. Why does one of them go straight to the inner wheel arch, it looks like an earth off the positive??? Is the black and yellow one that goes straight through the bulk head for the ignition power? There are two other red ones that go inside the wheel arch and the black one that disappears behind the battery if anyone can shed some light on them. What would the blanked off hose in front of the aircon rad be for? If anyone can shed any light on any of this stuff I would be grateful as alot of it doesn't match up with diagrams I have seen. Cheers:biggrin:

Hi all, I've finally had time to pop to my girlfriends for the weekend and have taken some pictures of my car. Im hoping you guys can help me identify the aftermarket mods and any missing parts from my engine bay. I've listed what I can see and what I think stuff is, but feel free to tell me if im wrong! For those that don't know I bought this as a non-runner a few weeks ago and am going to pull the engine out in the NY and find out what's gone wrong. The car has what a few people have described as 'an old school Japanese setup'. Also, can someone tell me how to embed my photos at full size as everyone else seems to be able to do. When I do it I can only get a thumbnail size image you then click on. What's the black cable that comes from the bottom of the picture and goes in under the back of the engine cover? Throttle cable? HICAS controller has been removed. HID control box in its place. Thermal wrap around the power steering pipe, im presuming its to protect it from what I think is the intercooler pipe? Thermal wrap around the exhaust manifold which I know from speaking to JeffTT that it has aftermarket manifolds and pipes linking to the exhaust. Them being three separate pipes from each port is a good thing right? Hard pipes for intercooler and air intake to throttle bodies with T-section for extra injector on intake. do they look like standard throttle bodies? MAF removed and twin air air filters added. Look in crap condition or are they normally black? Any idea what they are? Nismo aftermarket radiator with air-con rad in front? Is the electric fan in front standard? I've never heard anyone mention one and it still has the viscous fan. Earl's oil cooler with braided hoses right up front for cooling engine oil. Better picture of the other banks extra injector with braided hose running to the other side and T-piece in the middle that runs around the side of the engine and connects to the main fuel pipe that comes into the engine bay from the passenger side. Cam sprockets look aftermarket and I was told when I bought it that it has race cams. Is the yellow sensor on the bottom left of the picture the temp sender? Whats the black box marked Greddy? I has a Greddy boost controller in the dash and there are lots of silicon hoses connected to it, im presuming they are vacuum hoses? What's the silver unit in the top left of the picture with black, yellow and blue hoses connected to it? Im guessing its something to do with boost? What's the pipe for coming off the end of the balance bar for and where does it go when it turns left and goes down below? Just above the balance bar bolt there is a pipe that has been blanked off, any idea what its for and what's the round metal piece just to the right of the brake fluid pot for? What are the other two black hoses that are joined in the top right of the picture and where do they come from and go to?

I see this being me when I start on mine, but I like your conclusion :thumbup1: I think if you ask to little you just devalue the car and make potential buyers doubt it's any good, decide a reasonable price and stick to it

This one has been dropping in price from 3.5k over the last month to 2.6k http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NISSAN-300ZX-Z32-SLICKTOP-TWIN-TURBO-MANUAL-2-SEATER-SWB-/380392926125?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item58912f6bad#ht_1102wt_1037 Its pretty much standard and doesn't have them lush wheels either

So what happens if its windy one day and it sets the alarm off? Do you just replace the interior or put up with the irritation every time you put your seatbelt on then accidently rub your eye? :lol:

Remember this? I love the top comment as well "Won't run down your car battery, and it leaves your car smelling like freshly burnt human flesh"

What does it mean by 'Vandal Proof' in that listing? It looks really smart on that surround

Can you post a picture up i'd like to see that please?

What are you going to use them for?

That S1 RS Turbo is lush! Im a massive fan of both the S1 and S2 Rs Turbo's, I think they are awesome. That particular one has been on eBay since I got back to the UK last March!

I like this one http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ww2-raf-spitfire-engine-starting-push-button-and-flap-/280790581222?pt=UK_CPV_Aviation_SM&hash=item41606c3fe6#ht_500wt_1287 Out of all the ones on eBay I think its the only one that would actually suit my interior

Yeah same thing used to happen to my bosses Pajero when I worked on a ski resort in NZ. Thing with the Pajero was its dead easy to swing a hammer underneath, yours however looks slightly more involved......:whistling:

I will heed this warning when I get mine out. How does the price of a set of silicon cooling system hoses compare to rubber ones?