Project 24

[murrayis]

Hmm may have to fire up FAST and order some parts.

Thanks Fellas!

[Swiper the Fox]

Hmm may have to fire up FAST and order some parts.

Thanks Fellas!

i have a full list of parts required if you need them...but back at the workshop and i wont be back there until tonight. If you have FAST it will be a snack.

Funny thing is most of the bits are cross referenced to the Nissan Navara...lol

[murrayis]

So I just found out lol

All of them bar 1 washer they have in stock and can pick them up at 2pm grand total a whopping budget crusher $14.50 most expensive part was a washer at $5 even the stud was $2.50

Cheers

[Swiper the Fox]

So I just found out lol

All of them bar 1 washer they have in stock and can pick them up at 2pm grand total a whopping budget crusher $14.50 most expensive part was a washer at $5 even the stud was $2.50

Cheers

ahh yes thats right...last time i ordered a set i also ordered an oil pump gasket and a seal...= $30

its laughable that this type of insurance is so cheaply aquired but so often overlooked.

[murrayis]

The best thing I got from Nissan was the intake manifold gasket I almost laughed when he said it was $2.75

[murrayis]

Well I jsut got the cams back $25 later there both nice and straight and freshly polished

[murrayis]

Well,

I finally got the top of the Head back together, and strted the car... Guess what the sounds still there.

I am scratching my head to what it could be! Its running fine, Revs fine, No smoke no missing nothing out the breathers just a god awful tapping sound coming fro mthe top of the engine.

I recorded a lil vid with the sound, be aware some of the noise is the clutch shaking from the low idle so I will post that as soon as its uploaded.

http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=WcZGD8DdbGE

Edited January 24, 2009 by murrayis

[r3240sx]

Well,

I finally got the top of the Head back together, and strted the car... Guess what the sounds still there.

I am scratching my head to what it could be! Its running fine, Revs fine, No smoke no missing nothing out the breathers just a god awful tapping sound coming fro mthe top of the engine.

I recorded a lil vid with the sound, be aware some of the noise is the clutch shaking from the low idle so I will post that as soon as its uploaded.

http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=WcZGD8DdbGE

Sounds like rod knock to me. Forgive me for not reading through the thread, but have you confirmed that it's not rod knock?

It could also be piston slap, I had a bad knock noise from what I thought was my head after going to the track once. I could have sworn it was coming from the lifters... I rebuild them, put them back in, and the noise remained. A couple weeks later the motor started smoking really bad, and I took it apart and found a destroyed piston, I'm pretty sure the noise I heard was piston slap.

Good luck, hope you resolve it.

-Max

[Roy]

What oil pressure is in the thing? It sounds like bottom end to me

[murrayis]

Roy, Oil pressure was perfect and stable.

We pulled the head of this afternoon and this confirmed my nightmares for the last couple of weeks....

Number 1 has Hit the Head, We pushed on each piston and when we got to number one it moved down a mm or 2 :-(

So we will be pulling the res of the motor out tomorrow to strip it down and see what in the world went wrong, But its sounds like the little end thats kuput

[murrayis]

Well I dont have much to say but yea the pictures will Explain it.

Have to replace:

- Crank

- Bearings

- Maybe 1 rod, should be fine hopefully

If anyone know anyone who works for nissan and can get me a R33 GTR crank at a good price and they let me know, it would be greatly appreciated.

Cameron

[Roy]

Just get an R32 crank and do the smple collar mod. New cranks are at least $1000

[murrayis]

Yea sussing out a R33 GTR crank, what would you think a used 33 crank would be worth?

I am going to give Mark at godzilla a call tomorrow see if he has any hes willing to part with.

[bubba]

RB30 cranks and blocks are only like $100..

Sorry to hear though dude, good luck!

[murrayis]

Bubba,

Nah I want to stick with the Rb24... Everyone is doing 25/30's etc got to be different

Cameron

[CEF11E]

geez that sucks...

is the head damaged? and the bore in no1 ok?

[Swiper the Fox]

RB30 cranks and blocks are only like $100..

Sorry to hear though dude, good luck!

ive thrown RB30 blocks and cranks out...lol

got another whole engine given to me the other day because i wanted the oil pump housing off it.

dont go RB30...only wankers do that.

[mico]

^ any reason in particular ? can they not rev enough, or just 2 common ?

[CEF11E]

dont go RB30...only wankers do that.

Do'h!

I thought i was being cool

[Swiper the Fox]

ahh only shit stiring...im doing a RB25/30 very soon. CP pistons, Argo rods, N1 oil pump, 270 deg cams, TO4Z with a 1.0 rear housing, stainless Jap manifold, Tial external gate, plazmaman plenum, 740cc injectors, Hybrid GTR intercooler, vi-pec ecu, C4 auto etc. Ive got most of the stuff...just got to screw it together

You will have no idea what we are putting it in.