VQ boys......parts, problems, upgrades, swaps, boost

cacasplat3 · Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2007 10:15 am Post subject:

all the best man!!!!!!i know yuh go need it with ah roro...yuh check masterserv???

aye where i getting ah head gasket kit?????? i need one bad, right around the forward bank sweating oil......so i might also be loosing compression on one or more of the cylinders. Sad

A33_VQ35 · Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2007 8:02 pm Post subject:

cacasplat3 · Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2007 10:22 pm Post subject:

^^^^^^stress boi....that is real stress...how come masterserv doing nothing soo ???

thanks for the link to that file...that thing real helpful.....really an invaluable tool Mr. Green

cheese pie · Posted: Sun Oct 14, 2007 2:04 am Post subject:

hey any one have a factory service manual for the VQ 20 DE engine ?

cacasplat3 · Posted: Sun Oct 14, 2007 12:35 pm Post subject:

cheese pie · Posted: Sun Oct 14, 2007 1:10 pm Post subject:

cacasplat3 · Posted: Sun Oct 14, 2007 2:18 pm Post subject:

oil: 10W30 Mobil1
change the coolant
change the tranny oil too...quaker state.
i do almost everything myself, change shocks, pads, rotors, oil(tranny and engine), plugs....
all u need is a good set of tools, and u score. Twisted Evil

within these 30 pages it have a lot of info, ah good bit of old talk....but real good info......plenty of which came out of rodney cuz of his swap.......i still wishing him luck though #Fade in

i want to put up a list of available aftermarket parts(but not getting the time)......most are for the 3.0l, but a lot of them are compatible with the 2.0l

cheese pie · Posted: Sun Oct 14, 2007 9:31 pm Post subject:

okie i have tools and going to set aside about 2 hours and go through this thread tommrow

thanks for the advice about the oil

cacasplat3 · Posted: Sun Oct 14, 2007 11:17 pm Post subject:

2 hours only getting u till about 3 or 4 pages if u read the links........ Laughing

cheese pie · Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2007 7:54 am Post subject:

hoss i start since 7 and i only reach page 5 Laughing

A33_VQ35 · Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2007 9:02 am Post subject:

I like yur enthusiasm, good to see u actually taking time to read all the stuff here. trust me between me an cacasplat we know all there is to know about the A33..

especially me, the hard way Sad

cacasplat3 · Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2007 7:14 pm Post subject:

^^^^^^any progress?

cheese pie, rodney's right....most of the other owners just ask questions that have been answered...if they took the time like u, it would have less threads on tuner Laughing

i still have the bushings to install.......want to go back to 15's, might go 19's when i buy rims(prob after a year), but would be on a Tokico lowered suspension. Rodney T, u ever got the Tokico adjustable kit?

cheese pie · Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2007 8:54 pm Post subject:

jah fork ah now reach page 15 lol , any hows i took your advice cacasplat 3, i bought the mobil 1 10w30 an air filter (fram) oil fiter ( fram), and some NGK spark plugs. I also ordered a fuel fiter from massey ( will get it on friday) just 200 dollars. well its not massey as such but the motorist right in couva , i used to go there for parts for my accent, now i going to buy parts for my new car right there lol

so i will buy a K&N but not right now , early next year or so ,

i dont beleive in "cleaning" injectors. i prefer to chnage the fuel filter every 50 000 km and use a redline fuel treatment once a month. so although the odomoter says 21000 KM i dont trust it and going to change it anyway. i may just let master serve do it. the plugs , oil and filters i will change myself. thanks for the serivce manual.

guys some really nice info here , ill take some pics when i wash the car and post them up here like you guys did

also i just reaised today that i have a 10 disc CD changer in the trunk Mr. Green

cacasplat3 · Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2007 12:53 am Post subject:

take a pic of the new fuel filter.....want to see what its like.
K&N is about $350 from W2J, he more or less gets everything aftermarket that we have in our cars Razz

(or what we want to put into it)
if u have platinum NGK's as original, make sure to get the same ones....not just any NGK........
motorist is good to deal with....same prices as massey without the hassle of a chassis number....but if u know someone working in massey u could get a 30% discount if i remember correctly.......
10 disc changer is great.....except it dosent play MP3's Crying or Very sad

if u ever changing the deck.....get a Kenwood unit that will be able to keep using the changer.......
right now my antenna giving real trouble........ah calling massey in the morning.........will post how many million they want for it Laughing

cheese pie · Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2007 6:56 am Post subject:

^^^^^^ will do

i hope my antenna doh give trouble , other wise is an electronic antenna for it

cheese pie · Posted: Sun Oct 21, 2007 7:57 pm Post subject:

so far so good with the new ride , here are some pics, some were taken when the car was in the yard and the first bit were taken this morning , car lil dutty and is a phone cam so excuse the quality of the pics

Click for full-size.

cacasplat3 · Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2007 12:32 pm Post subject:

hmmmmmm*scratches head*
me think me need some of those door finishers that say 'Cefiro' Razz

car looks great Exclamation

pulling strong?
doh feel shy to use the 'power' switch down by the shifter....makes half throtle runs a lot more enjoyable. Twisted Evil

cheese pie · Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2007 8:57 pm Post subject:

cheese pie · Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2007 8:58 pm Post subject:

got the fuel fliter will post pics of it later

stretcherz · Posted: Tue Oct 23, 2007 8:16 am Post subject:

allyuh i wanna upgrade the VQ30DE, i wanted to boost it but it's really expensive...

according to my source in the states...this is the info i got...

"YES WE DO HAVE THOSE TURBOS. WE SUPPLY THE VQ30DE WITH A T 28 TURBO AND THE KIT COMES COMPLETE AND WE HAVE IN STOCK. PRICE OF THE KIT IS $2330.00 PLUS FREIGHT."

good price seeing as you get everything with it... great horsepower gains to...

"WE SEND THE UNITS OUT SET AT 6 LBS. OF BOOST. WITH AN EXTREEM KIT WITH INTERCOOLER YOU WILL APPROXIMATELY 40% INCREASE IN HORESPOWER. FOR INSTANCE IF YOUR MOTOR IS PUTTING OUT 150 H/P THEN THE INCREASE WOULD BE 60 H/P SO THE TOTAL WOULD BE 210 H/P.

IF YOU CHANGE PARTS IN THE MOTOR SO YOU CAN RUN 12 LBS. OF BOOST YOU WOULD THEN INCREASE BY 80% OR 120 H/P GAIN TOTAL OF 270 H/P."

not bad seeing as this VQ30DE has a stock hp at 227hp...

A33_VQ35 · Posted: Tue Oct 23, 2007 2:54 pm Post subject:

i kinda skeptical about those HP figures yes.... i mean a 40% increase is plenty

A33_VQ35 · Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2007 9:58 am Post subject:

Well fellas i have hugh news!!!!!!!!

she F**ing START!!!! my word if you hear that sucker rumble, at idle sounds like a regular VQ but when u mash it sounds exactly like a 350Z and well i took it for a spin.... all i can say is now i know what it feels like to drive a car with power yes!!! pulls like a beyotch an i didn't even floor it yet..... feels like the tires want to break lose on acceleration, i actually had to back off, felt frightened at a point yes......

some minor things to sort out as after i took it for a run it started to smoke white, not sure what it is as yet, spoke to someone who told me check plugs and injectors... also it was spitting raw fuel out the exhaust Sad

cacasplat3 · Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2007 10:18 am Post subject:

^^^^glad to hear u in a better position now....... #Fade in

i in a bad position though.....the powersteering pump leaking the ppl in laughlin and degannes say they cyah do nothing without taking it down and they dont want to do that......this morning it start to smoke cuz the oil leak down on the rear manifold and heat up and have the car smelling stink Confused

cacasplat3 · Posted: Sat Nov 10, 2007 11:14 pm Post subject:

cheese pie, nice avitar.....harmony hall marabella Exclamation

Picasso · Posted: Sun Nov 11, 2007 3:14 pm Post subject:

A33_VQ35 · Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2007 8:42 am Post subject:

^^yeah at idle and when she was running for the first time. IT went away after a while though.

cheese pie · Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2007 9:11 pm Post subject:

prolly the cob webs comming out

cacasplat3 · Posted: Wed Nov 14, 2007 2:17 pm Post subject:

car went in monday......the leak fixed....now they saying the 2 front cradles need to be replaced, the 2 knuckle joints and the 2 steering ends. also they say the front left side shock buffer have to change....i eh know what a buffer is Neutral

and what is ah knuckle joint?

Confused

A33_VQ35 · Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2007 1:29 pm Post subject: