Stagea Arx Go Faster Bits

[Jules740]

Hey guys new to these cars so forgive me if I sound like a massive noob, tried using search but info for these things is a bit all over the place so I was hoping someone could point me in the right direction, my plan was to go a turbo back exhaust, hdi cooler and raise the boost up a couple of psi(if that's possible in stock form)

any other ideas or advice would be sweet! Thanks

[whitenight27]

what year is ur stag?

[Ross]

if you have the dosh RHDjapan, nengun.com or any of those types of stores can source you new parts from japan.

For used parts try scouring Yahoo.jp or even the forsale section here..

i have some Nismo Suspension (Nismo Struts and Nismo springs) for sale if you are interested.

[bigkevracer]

Sounds like a good plan Jules. Bear in mind a good turbo back exhaust will also increase flow and you'll probably see a bit extra boost. When I did mine, I gained 3PSI.

Also do some searching about the turbo banjo bolt, and budget for a turbo. Sounds like a Hypergear rebuild is the go these days, for around $1k depending on what you're looking to gain.

Have a read through these forums and m35stagea.info and I'm sure you'll find a heap more info (and have a heap more questions!).

[WAGON_BOY]

if you do the "power duct" mod to the airbox with an aftermarket airfilter, HDi cooler and full exhaust you should get and increase of 4PSI (16PSI)

but first i would be getting one of scotty's dump pipes and then get a full 3" stright through exhaust made or buy one already made.

also another thing to keep in mind is an intake spacer but that one is up to you.

these mod's should get an extra 35Kw at the wheels..........

[The Stag Wagon]

^^ Could you elobrate on the 'power duct' mod?

[PN-Mad]

know what your airbox looks like?

This is powah duct

[Jules740]

Yeah I've read about the turbo's so ill definately plan for that, would I have to remove the turbo myself(my mechanic) and send it in for highflowing?

Also read that the stock suction is a big restriction...any alternatives without going custom made?

Cheers for the info dudes sort of got an idea on where to start haha

[Sunkist]

depends on your power goal, that standard suction will get you to about 180kw, with an after market ecu. if you go custom without getting a new ECU, you will hit the air flow cut, which is rather annoying.

I REALLY reccomend cleaning that banjo restrictor bolt before anything. once that thing gets blocked you'll end up with a blown turbo like I did three times before we found it.

[scotty nm35]

4 now if you count the s14 Aaron.

I can make a suction pipe and any other pipes you require but I would need the car here for most of the work. Where are you located? The only parts I have a jig for and can send interstate are the dump pipe, the front pipe with cat and the lower 2 sections of the suction (intake) pipe to the AFM at the moment. PM me if you are interested.

Definitely clean the banjo restrictor, its in the block just in front of the passenger driveshaft. If you have trouble doing that, you will love doing the turbo swap. lol.

[Daleo]

+11ty for banjo bolt; it's such a simple job, seriously takes no time to remove.

Very cheap insurance.

The other thing that no one has mentioned is the shift kit; which I'd have to say is one of the things I'm most happy with, and would be a benefit even on a dead stock car.

[Jetwreck]

Did someone say shift kit???

[Rudi_ARX-TURBO]

What's a banjo bolt?!!!

[scotty nm35]

Banjo bolt.

[Daleo]

Banjo Player.

[scotty nm35]

You play the Banjo Dale? lol.

[Rudi_ARX-TURBO]

What role do they play if you can replace them?

[scotty nm35]

No need to replace it, just clean the 1mm hole out as it blocks up sometimes and kills the turbo. It feeds the turbo with oil as it's the oil feed restrictor.

[Daleo]

You play the Banjo Dale? lol.

Lol, of course dude! This is my brother & I playing outside our shack; I kick arse, but frankly he's a bit of a wanker...

What role do they play if you can replace them?

The banjo bolt has a 1mm hole in it to restrict the amount of oil going through the core of the turbo; as a BB core requires much less oil than a comparable plain bearing core.

The 1mm hole is a potential failure point, as it can easily block with gunk if the car hasn't been regularly serviced.

There's mixed opinion about whether it needs to be bigger, or whether it just needs to be cleaned out.

IMO; the hole is unnecessarily small, and even though mine was absolutely perfect when removed, I've opened the hole up to 1.5 mm with absolutely no ill effects.

I believe it's cheap insurance, but others don't. Either way; check it.

A 17mm socket, a 12" extension bar and a ratchet will have it out in no time, using a spanner just makes life hard.

When re-installing; pack the void in the back of the socket with some newspaper to stop the banjo from sinking to the back of the socket and wind it in by hand using the socket & extension bar only.

You can also wrap a few turns of insulation tape around the hex of the bolt to hold it firmly in the socket as you line it up.

Don't lose the compression washer from behind the oil line, or the one on the banjo.

Nip it up, and start the engine; checking for leaks. Job done.

Edit; Beat me to it Scotty.

Edited May 14, 2012 by Daleo

[scotty nm35]

Edit; Beat me to it Scotty.

Whaddya expect writing essays like that mate. lol.