382whp/380wtq
Like others have said, that locatioin for the oil drain is not the best. (IMO) But others have succesfully ran it there so it shouldnt be a problem. Monitor it though.
There is a flat spot on the upper oil pan towards the front of the car that we used for a 3.5 swaped 4th gen recently. It's working great. I would look into doing that just to be 100% safe.
There is a flat spot on the upper oil pan towards the front of the car that we used for a 3.5 swaped 4th gen recently. It's working great. I would look into doing that just to be 100% safe.
And the location you are talking about is ideal actually. I have my block tapped there for the return.
I didnt catch what they did for the feed line though. Did they use a sandwich plate? Or did they T it off the pressure switch? Is there any other places with our cars we can get oil pressure from?
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Not to threadjack, but I can probably answer a few of these questions since I did my own install and my setup is similar.
If you're asking about the hot side, (and if he's using the same T60-1 as me) the turbine's inlet is mated to a standard T3 (rounded square) flange, which, from his pics, appears to be fed by a 2.5" dia. up pipe. The turbine's discharge is 3" dia. Mine goes to a reducer back down to 2.5" before the flex pipe, but rroderiques77's remains 3" all the way back to the muffler. Free-er flowing, for sure.
That would be sick to hear on a Maxima. Or, a boost-activated solenoid that goes to an electric cutout, so it's not deafening all the time.
It's T-d from the pressure sender port. A sandwich plate would be a better idea, especially to run a cooler. You'd probably have to use a shorter filter, though. There's really nowhere else to get oil pressure from (on a stock block).
Another note:
This snail is a good match for a low boost build (<10psi) because it works well with the natural torque characteristics of the VQ to make the car still predictably drivable. A bigger hot side would give you greater top end, but the trim we have yields a very even kick that comes in fully at the lower portion of the mid range. As such, acceleration in the majority of the power band (>4k - redline) is more linear in higher gears than expected from a boosted machine.
Another note:
This snail is a good match for a low boost build (<10psi) because it works well with the natural torque characteristics of the VQ to make the car still predictably drivable. A bigger hot side would give you greater top end, but the trim we have yields a very even kick that comes in fully at the lower portion of the mid range. As such, acceleration in the majority of the power band (>4k - redline) is more linear in higher gears than expected from a boosted machine.
Not to threadjack, but I can probably answer a few of these questions since I did my own install and my setup is similar.
If you're asking about the hot side, (and if he's using the same T60-1 as me) the turbine's inlet is mated to a standard T3 (rounded square) flange, which, from his pics, appears to be fed by a 2.5" dia. up pipe. The turbine's discharge is 3" dia. Mine goes to a reducer back down to 2.5" before the flex pipe, but rroderiques77's remains 3" all the way back to the muffler. Free-er flowing, for sure.
That would be sick to hear on a Maxima. Or, a boost-activated solenoid that goes to an electric cutout, so it's not deafening all the time.
It's T-d from the pressure sender port. A sandwich plate would be a better idea, especially to run a cooler. You'd probably have to use a shorter filter, though. There's really nowhere else to get oil pressure from (on a stock block).
Another note:
This snail is a good match for a low boost build (<10psi) because it works well with the natural torque characteristics of the VQ to make the car still predictably drivable. A bigger hot side would give you greater top end, but the trim we have yields a very even kick that comes in fully at the lower portion of the mid range. As such, acceleration in the majority of the power band (>4k - redline) is more linear in higher gears than expected from a boosted machine.
If you're asking about the hot side, (and if he's using the same T60-1 as me) the turbine's inlet is mated to a standard T3 (rounded square) flange, which, from his pics, appears to be fed by a 2.5" dia. up pipe. The turbine's discharge is 3" dia. Mine goes to a reducer back down to 2.5" before the flex pipe, but rroderiques77's remains 3" all the way back to the muffler. Free-er flowing, for sure.
That would be sick to hear on a Maxima. Or, a boost-activated solenoid that goes to an electric cutout, so it's not deafening all the time.
It's T-d from the pressure sender port. A sandwich plate would be a better idea, especially to run a cooler. You'd probably have to use a shorter filter, though. There's really nowhere else to get oil pressure from (on a stock block).
Another note:
This snail is a good match for a low boost build (<10psi) because it works well with the natural torque characteristics of the VQ to make the car still predictably drivable. A bigger hot side would give you greater top end, but the trim we have yields a very even kick that comes in fully at the lower portion of the mid range. As such, acceleration in the majority of the power band (>4k - redline) is more linear in higher gears than expected from a boosted machine.
niccce. love the 3" back. sounds too good on maximas..
http://www.youtube.com/BurrTvDotCom1.../1/AhYZB_lRU1g
http://www.youtube.com/BurrTvDotCom1.../1/AhYZB_lRU1g
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Wow, that's beauty. I'm in toronto Canada and am hopefully going to be looking for someone to do a similar set up for my 02 mt. Hope it's not to hard to find, anyone know of anybody in my area, that would be great