Tweet
I always use this forum for information and have met some great people but figured I should add to it as well. So, time permitting (we will most likely be moving soon so that will take up a very large chunk of the winter) I am upgrading the head in my engine to a 20VE, ditching my ITBs (I don't want to spend $2000+ on a decent large set) and making a new intake manifold with 80mm throttle (possibly a GTX35 as well). The rear end is also getting some love in the form of a Speedway Engineering IRS Quickchange with a ICP/Citation plated diff. Though I would LOVE to make a new rear subframe with double A-arms, I don't have the time (that will be next winter). I will therefore put the existing S14 on a jig, cut the center out and make a bolt-on tubular structure to hold the diff. I also upgraded my Autronic SM2 (which is awesome) to a Vipec V44 (which will just enable me to make my car more complicated!)
I still have a lot of parts to buy so that will be the limiting factor in getting everything done before April or May. I've sold off all of my old parts so there's no turning back now
I'm in the process of switching over to a VE head. I bought a long block for 800 shipped, kept the head, solenoids, oil pan/pickup and a few other things. I sourced one of the 20V cam sensors new when I had an extra $300 in the bank so thats one reasonable cost eliminated already. I cleaned up the ports a good amount and will be using the stock 20VE cams with supertech valves and springs (and my old tomei cam gears to get the overlap to an acceptable level for compressed air)
I've been working on a dual plenum manifold (with a tapered primary) in solidworks. The final part for the manifold should be done machining this week so it should be welded together by the end of next week. The secondary plenum can be enlarged (with a 1" spacer between the 2 flanges) and I will test two sizes on the dyno.
Stock when it arrived.
Sitting on my DE block. I already welded the hole in on the face of the head, drilled and tapped the side hole.
Intake Ported
Plenum with watercut flange
Secondary Plenum (without primary tapered plenum) in SW
QuickChange with 4.86 CWP.
I still have a lot of parts to buy so that will be the limiting factor in getting everything done before April or May. I've sold off all of my old parts so there's no turning back now
I'm in the process of switching over to a VE head. I bought a long block for 800 shipped, kept the head, solenoids, oil pan/pickup and a few other things. I sourced one of the 20V cam sensors new when I had an extra $300 in the bank so thats one reasonable cost eliminated already. I cleaned up the ports a good amount and will be using the stock 20VE cams with supertech valves and springs (and my old tomei cam gears to get the overlap to an acceptable level for compressed air)
I've been working on a dual plenum manifold (with a tapered primary) in solidworks. The final part for the manifold should be done machining this week so it should be welded together by the end of next week. The secondary plenum can be enlarged (with a 1" spacer between the 2 flanges) and I will test two sizes on the dyno.
Stock when it arrived.
Sitting on my DE block. I already welded the hole in on the face of the head, drilled and tapped the side hole.
Intake Ported
Plenum with watercut flange
Secondary Plenum (without primary tapered plenum) in SW
QuickChange with 4.86 CWP.
Comment