I've been working on this for the past week, and finally got it running last night. There are a few issues, like a rough idle and some bucking/hesitation at part throttle, but thats about it. I dont have a tune yet, so I haven't gotten into the gas much, but it pulls just as hard now at half throttle as it did WOT N/A. I'm running 6 psi, controlled by the wastegate spring. I will be taking the car to the track as soon as its open, I'm really curious to see what kind of times I can put up. I have to say though it was definately worth the work and cost!

Here are some more pics
http://www.nd.edu/~bstrasse/Pics/Maxima%20Pics/Turbo/

 

wow, what size turbo did you go w/?

 

Its a T3/T04e, 60 trim compressor and .63 A/R on the turbine.

 

sweet the only thing I dont get is why you spent all that money on a turbo but wont buy hood struts lol. Just messing with you.

Good job. Get to a dyno, do a tune and put some numbers up.

 

Great work Brad!!

very clean looking install too
looks like a fun project since you guys did all the welding and stuff yourselves

 

So is this the third Turbo VE that we know of so far? Looks great, btw

 

Thanks for the comments guys. Michael, that copper pipe was just to hold the hood up for a week, I didnt want to stress the hood struts that long

It was definately a challenging project, there are alot of things you dont expect, and numerous small things that I had forgot. I went to the hardware store at least once a day for bolts, and a couple trips to Autozone along the way.

 

tempting

 

thought the ve didnt like the turbo. VG better cantidate for turbo? dont know maybe i heard some wrong stuff, but great job really nice install

 

VE = higher compression, so you need to be more careful on the boost.
VG = lower compression and easy way is to use a VG30E-T from a Z31

 

oh, and I'm jealous, I wouldn't mind turboing a car of mine or 2.
saw an article on a oct-turbo'd SBC

 

hey nice job brad, looks like a really clean install...the intercooler looks nice also with the stillin lip...have fun

 

wow nice job very impressed
finally someone tucked an intercooler behind the bumper
probably the cleanest looking turbo max ive ever seen
cant wait to see it at gld if your still going

 

How much will it cost to lose my foglights

 

what a great install, much luck with it !

 

especially now that i have a fresh motor, but im owned by lack of $ and a desire for RWD that outweighs a desire for a turbo FWD

 

get a black mesh to hide the IC

 

I'm not even going to try to build one from scratch on the maxima, I will never finish. (I will however take over partially/mostly built one ).

It is very nice work though Brad. You never seemed like the type to really half **** anything and it shows here

 

You have no motivation whatsoever or you're too lazy.

BTW how hard was it to do the welding. There's a welder in my area for sale for 200 and I was considering getting it for some projects I have lined up starting this spring.

 

dont expect to be an expert welder right off the bat. Get a good mig practice a lot and you will get pretty good in no time. Migs are actually very easy to weld with.

 

i did quite well on the first run mike.

jk...i welded before at my friend's shop before i got my welder.

 

and to protect it from road debris. looks very good! can't wait to see the numbers from it.

 

Harvs94max- yeah, I'm definately going to GLD, unless something unforeseen comes up

I would cover it up with mesh, but I kind of like the non-sleeper look I will probably get something to protect it from stones, I think I already have a bent fin from something. As for welding, I did all of the welds in the pics, and it was pretty much my first time. They are all MIG, except for the crossmember, which was arc welded. My dad had to help a little on that one, the nice welds on that one were done by him. I kept getting the electrode stuck to the metal.

 

voltage set too low man...turn up the juice..that'll flatten out the bead. i made that mistake too at first. pick upa few books and read on it...it helps out a lot.

 

brad- sweet turbo setup, another something that nissan shouldve done for the 3rd gen. wanna sell your foglights? i need um baaad

 

arc= pain in ars
i have one at work and all its good for is big sloppy welds

 

How much did it cost other than turbo and IC.

 

Actually, someone else already has dibs on em... sorry


Well the intercooler was $235 and the turbo was $638. If you are wondering on the piping and such, I paid ~$450 for the piping and couplers, and $80 for the oil lines.

 

List of questions.

How much planning did it take to do this? Do you recommend making the kit yourself as opposed to paying around 3 grand for someone to make one for you? What guage piping did you use?

 

Awesome

 

Great job, Now that is a ve. I just hope N34JZ doesnt see this, or else he will surely make it happen for his max


when its all said and done what is your projected hp/torque @ the crank vs wheels

 

Where did you get the intercooler? That seems like a good price on that. Do you mind if I ask what the measurements are on the intercooler?

Also, your setup is impressive. I'm drooling here

Makes me want to start gathering parts for mine. I give you mAd tyt3 props on your completion

 

It'll get him away from that G35c. He even has it (turbo) on his cardomain but there's no turbo.

 

I have been planning this since around last October, and I started collecting parts in December. I found alot of it on Ebay. The intercooler is from www.johnnyracecar.com. Its a very quality unit, and you cant beat the price! The core dimensions on it are 25x7.75x2.75. As for expected power... I'm not real sure. I'm hoping for somewhere around 270whp. I'd say thats reasonable, considering I have the stock 10:1 compression pistons.

Tonight I was able to get a rough tune in, but I need to reconfigure my intake pipe. The bend that I have right before the MAF is causing idle issues, and possibly the part throttle bucking. I tuned it to around 11.1 AFR at WOT, but the numbers keep jumping around. It runs rich at part throttle under boost (around 10.5 AFR, give or take), but I dont think I can correct for that since the FMU adds the fuel per lb of boost, not taking into account the throttle position.

 

- that looks so great...good job,
-what other parts are u using??
you should mass produce that turbo "Y-pipe" id buy..............




IZZY!!! OMG.. lol

 

Thanks. I have a Begi FMU, autometer gauges, Tial 38mm wastegate, HKS ssqv bov, Walbro pump, and a Nismo adjustable fpr for an SR20. I take it thats what you meant by other parts.

I *may* be able to make some of those y-pipes this summer if there is genuine interest, but it will put the turbo/wategate in a specific location, so there really wouldn't be much room for customization.

 

cool... correct me if im wrong .. but, the FMU your using works off of vacum and basicly pushes more fuel with more lbs boost... i would really love to know how all that stuf works...
-stock injectors right? and ECU?
-ohh plzzzz make at least one... for me? i would love to boost my jdm motor while its still "low" mileage.

i commend you once again..
Cya!

 

huh? it says my car is turbo?

btw my G will smoke my max with a turbo or without. Im not really gonna try to make my maxima much faster, Im happy with the way it is, Ive got my fast car that I always wanted and its stock and it feels great knowing nothing is wrong with it, and everytime I get in I dont have to say to myself "well lets see, I fixed X last week, so will Y break on me this week."

 

wanna run?


jk

 

nope, I have yet to take that car above 6000rpm.


btw nice job Brad for actually doing something that alot of people talk about, turbo VE's are starting to get played out though