Shaun O

Used to lurk around here heaps but my car been stored away for the last 8 months so back on the car thing again. Live in Auckland, own an S14 Silvia with an RB30DET - not quite finished yet, hoping to finish it up this month or next, aiming for 300kw

I just fill my cooler up seperately, since I take it off to drain it for an oil change (highly suggest this too, it's really not that hard if it's in an easy to get to place). Then put the usual 4.5 litres or so then run the car, let it cool down and then check the dipstick.

I just did my first oil change since I bought my car. (5,000ish km's) Put Motul 300V Chrono 10W40 in it. The oil smells bubblegum flavoured! And the car smells like it when it's running too, it's cool!

Didn't have an issue at all today. Oh well, I'll dig this thread up if it happens again

Ugh screamer pipe is so gay - or or - do you really want that sound every time you boost around? Get's f**king annoying after a while, trust me - though I don't know if an internal gate like that will be that loud. I wanna get my external gate screamer pipe plumbed into the exhaust ASAP, it sounds similar to that video if not louder and it f**ks me off.I can't believe people in the youtube comments say it sounds awesome. I also lol at how many RB20 and RB25's on youtube get revved past 8k rpm constantly.

If I tried that, my car would just stall haha -- I would just throw it into 2nd gear and hit the brakes.

It's an RB25DET S2 AFM, I have a 300ZX AFM here ready to go in whenever I can get the car tuned/chipped. Is it something that I can fix myself? Or if I open it up will it be easily spotted? Cheers.

Just f**ked around with hose clamps and shit just to see if I can have it running a bit nicer for tomorrows driving. Started the car up, idling like f**kin' shit, hunting up and down, getting worse and worse and then stalling. 'f**k this' I think to myself, get in the car and just go for a wicked thrash. Park back up again, idling like a f**kin' dream and not being gay on low throttle, WTF! So see what happens tomorrow morning on the way to work! - Still going to replace the silicone 90 degree with stainless steel though.

Yeah cheers, I tried my best but I think my hose clamps are being shit as well as the 90 degree silicone bend. Getting a 90 degree stainless welded onto the end of the intercooler piping to eliminate the 90 degree silicone bend and put a straight silicone joiner between the turbo and IC piping instead. Actually works out to be similar price in the end anyway, just a little more hassle but becomes better off in the long run. Going to get a new hose clamp as well to replace the one that I think is no good. Will post back results tomorrow night

Changed the spark plugs, no difference - thought I wanted to change them anyway (and only $20NZD for the set, can't go wrong) Until on my way home, hit a little boost and FSHHHHH, the silicone joiner between the turbo and the intercooler piping blows off. I have a feeling this has been the problem all along, leaking out of top of this joiner. Gotta try my best to get it on real good tomorrow morning, will post back results.

Thanks mate, will get the BCPR6ES and give 'em a go Can always change them if they aren't right anyway huh

Thread dig but save making a new one, read all the info but still undecided between the two plugs, BKR7E or BCPR6E - I have an RB30DET, estimate around 250RWKW at 13~ psi boost, will be hopefully getting it tuned this weekend to be closer to 300RWKW at 19~ or so psi boost but will be mostly daily driven on 13psi boost still - should I go for BCPR6E as it's my daily driver? Cheers, ordering them tomorrow. It's a Series 2 RB25DET head if that makes a difference.

you have heavy boost

Well I just sprayed the AFM and all the coilpacks with iso alc - left it for a bit to dry then fired her up, it was doing the up n down up n down up n down revs at low throttle still but only for like 10 secs, from then on it seemed all good. I didn't have any long sockets for the spark plugs but will find some if it happens again over the next few days. Cheers guys.

Nah, just a standard chipped ECU, it hasn't always been an issue and just seems to be intermittent, it barely did it at all on the way to work this morning. I'm still at work though so haven't tried the cleaning stuff yet. Haha, unfortunately that doesn't work so well in peak traffic Plus, I wish my car had a lawnmower style throttle instead of an accelerator pedal