http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkawT...ature=youtu.be

Heres a different perspective...

 

Another great video... Makes me miss the sound of my V8... Should I put the V8 back in? Naaaaa...

 

Outstanding!!! All i can say is WOW ,you got a bad@ss setup .

Have you thought about swapping the coils to LS1/LS2 Smart Coils/ GM truck Coils? Those will support 1500hp with no issues.
I think you should look into that, since you mentioned that the plugs were gapped all the way down they are robbing you a couple HP.
What's your IDC?

Again congrat!!

 

600+ rwhp and your still on stock motor?

 

Yep, been building engines for nearly 15 years and when I tore this thing down I saw NO (zip, zilch, nada) reason to build anything beyond stock as far as strength is concerned. It's a very stout engine. As I've said before, the composite head gaskets are the only potential weakness that I can foresee. Good tuning and quality fuel (e85 in this case) make all the difference when it comes to blowing head gaskets.

 

Just saw this thread...Awesome results! Great work, great power. Agreed that proper tuning is critical!

Another boosted 1UZ!!

Ryan

 

Wow! Those are some great numbers for a single 1uzfe!
I'm loving this thread!
Great work! Thanks for sharing!

 

TT where is the OP? How is the car running?

tia

 

bump in case the OP decides to give us an update.

 

The update would be that it lifted a head later in the summer and is no more. I believe we turned the boost up to around 22psi before this happened. It did some damage to the head and block so it was never put back together. Brandon really got out of cars so his supra has been sitting in the garage ever since.

 

tuning issues???

thanks dennis for the update.

 

Nah, i dont thing it was tuning. At the time we had both finish builds and used rock auto head bolts, mine being a 1.5jz... well we both did the same thing at around the same boost but with mine being an iron block i was able to surface and put a new gasket and studs back in.
It just stretched the cheap bolts, so lesson learned you get what you pay for

Well i moved forward with my build and here's how mine ended.... for now.
92 1.5jz 300zx

 

Sorry to hear about that 1UZ lasting only a couple of months after all the time , money and hard work poured on it. Indeed it is discouraging after a failed build. Some people tend to lay low on it. Seen it many times.

It is always the case, you are right when you say , you cheap out specially on engine internals , you will learn the hard way.

What tranny do you have on that 300zx ? CD0009 ?

 

how you fit that engine in there when a V8 wont clear the hood?

 

Z32 Trans =Stock 300ZX trans .


Glad to see your setup still together!! I remember I pulled that motor out so you could come pick up lol, it was like yesterday