Supercharged/Turbocharged The increase in air/fuel pressure above atmospheric pressure in the intake system caused by the action of a supercharger or turbocharger attached to an engine.

Ranmas 5.5 Gen Turbo Build

Old May 4, 2012 | 06:50 PM
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You forgot to get the $200 ebay meth injection kit...
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Old May 5, 2012 | 11:33 AM
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lmao good luck with the build cant wait to see the final reasults
Old May 5, 2012 | 12:15 PM
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YEAH bro....its gonna be costly but gonna be WELL worth what I spend!!!

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You forgot to get the $200 ebay meth injection kit...
You can only make so much power on the stock block. I think at 7 psi I will be pretty darn close to 400whp so no need for anyother power adders like METH or cams....just a waste. Besides there will be enough crap in the trunk like the capacitor, subs, amps and car battery......dont need Meth on top of it. LOL.
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Old May 5, 2012 | 09:57 PM
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Originally Posted by ranmas2004
You can only make so much power on the stock block. I think at 7 psi I will be pretty darn close to 400whp so no need for anyother power adders like METH or cams....just a waste. Besides there will be enough crap in the trunk like the capacitor, subs, amps and car battery......dont need Meth on top of it. LOL.
You can just run water to keep the air cooler for safety.
Old May 5, 2012 | 11:03 PM
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I have basically the same type of bov on the Z, two of them, they are loud as ****!

I have to say after having a turbo car and riding in multiple turbo vehicles I prefer smaller turbos. They spool better/faster and are in there efficiency range. I hate the lag of over sized turbos for the application. You are not going to see peak boost till a high rpm but if that's what you want good luck I understand you don't want to boost in your daily driven range but that defeats the purpose of going turbo imo.

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Old May 6, 2012 | 06:22 AM
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You can just run water to keep the air cooler for safety.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_injection_(engines)
Old May 6, 2012 | 08:25 PM
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Old May 7, 2012 | 07:32 AM
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Good to hear more progress on this build. Can't wait to see some videos of it when it's complete and hopefully some track times.
Old May 7, 2012 | 12:16 PM
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Actually taking the car in Wednesday to get everything done. Powdercoated the upper radiator brackets, hood sensor mount and these Radiator ends candy blue that are going on the stainless steel chrome flexible radiator hoses I bought. Gonna look hot!!

Old May 9, 2012 | 02:00 PM
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WELL ITS OFFICIAL. DROPPED THE CAR OFF TO GET THE TURBO INSTALLED AND ALL THE ACCESORIES!!!! I'll be stopping by the shop and posting pics as it goes!!!
Old May 9, 2012 | 05:20 PM
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Old May 9, 2012 | 05:48 PM
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Crap man you don't waste any time...I don't think I'd ever want that much power since I'm more of a 'drive a slow car fast' kind of guy...it's usually alot cheaper too lol...hope the shop takes good care of you!
Old May 9, 2012 | 07:45 PM
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Originally Posted by ranmas2004


You can only make so much power on the stock block. I think at 7 psi I will be pretty darn close to 400whp so no need for anyother power adders like METH or cams....just a waste. Besides there will be enough crap in the trunk like the capacitor, subs, amps and car battery......dont need Meth on top of it. LOL.
I always that that meth/water injection was done to ensure reliability and prevent detonation, and not necessarily to add power. The power due to cooler intake temps is a welcome side effect, but again i thought it was for safety and longevity reasons.
Old May 9, 2012 | 10:06 PM
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This car better be hot. I expect you at the nissan meet lol.
Old May 10, 2012 | 08:28 PM
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Went by the shop today to drop off the Stillen front lip and my IM spacer that I forgot and they were already painting the calipers and caliper brackets AND had the rear rotors on:

FASTBRAKE REAR BIG BRAKE KIT ROTORS (still have to paint the hub part black):









more pics coming!!!!

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Old May 12, 2012 | 05:28 PM
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nicely coming along
Old May 15, 2012 | 07:08 AM
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Finally got the One step colder plugs in from NGK and the OBX Oil pan spacer in yesterday and took them to the shop.



OBX Oil Pan Spacer with extra tapped hole for oil return line for turbo:



Before I go to work today I'm going to drop by and take some pics of some progress they have made. The ONLY thing that I am currently waiting on to arrive are the coolant lines....front the diagram you can see I ordered the 2 coolant lines that run along the front of the engine, the main coolant line that the 2 connect to with the coolant sensor (11060) and the other connector part that connects the 2 coolant lines on the other side of the engine in the front (11060G). Spoke to the dealer and should be here by tomorrow or Thursday. These parts will be powdercoated candy blue. Got new screws, o-rings and hoses too so everything looks brand new.



Once the car is complete I will take my dremel polishing kit and some 3M metal polish and polish some of the other metal lines to get the gook out. Maybe even touch up some spots where rust is inside the engine. Just want it to look nice!

I'll keep you guys posted on the process.

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Old May 15, 2012 | 09:55 AM
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AHHH why didn't you tell me! I have those here, I'd be willing to give you them for 1/2 price!
Old May 15, 2012 | 12:13 PM
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AHHH why didn't you tell me! I have those here, I'd be willing to give you them for 1/2 price!
Now you tell me.....
Old May 15, 2012 | 12:34 PM
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OK went to the shop today and they got the new clear plastic gauge cluster on, got the NGK spark plugs installed and put the NWP spacer on the manifold. As you can see there is plenty of clearance even with the spacer. This will help keep intake temps down so I can make MO POWAH!!





I was also thinking about where to put the boost and AFR gauges. I didn't want pods along the door (yuck), and I wanted to put them somwhere I could see but be hidden. We thought about glove compartment but there is the airbag on the top and glove compartment wont close if you put them in there. Also I dont want ot have to drive with the GC open..thats WACK!! I was trying to put them on top of the steering column but that becomes intrusive and I cant see the other gauges on the dash. So we settled on this:







Also getting black lug nuts to go along with the black painted calipers and caliper brackets. They still have to drill the tap holes on the Racing brake calipers...they were too small:



Caliper brackets that came with Racing Brake kit holes are too small for stock screw and will have to be drilled and re-tapped to accept OEM screw......GOOFBALLS:



Called RT Tuning for a schedule on a tune.....the EARLIEST they had available was MONDAY JULY 2!!!! DAYUM!!!!!! Super busy!!! Thats insane!!! So spoke with Unklejoe and he will help me street tune the car just to get it running before the Nissan meet......Thanks Bro!!

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Old May 15, 2012 | 05:56 PM
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Looking good Man....
Old May 16, 2012 | 10:17 AM
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That look like a lot of fun man....And I think you've convinced me to go ahead and buy a little powdercoating kit of my own. The one shop in Memphis isn't very dependable about when you'll get your parts back plus when they coated the threads on my VC, I could get the oil cap to screw on at all and had to mess the finish up some when using brake cleaner spray to melt the crap off the threads at the last minute....

Need to decide between the Craftsman and Eastwood kits...
Old May 16, 2012 | 12:27 PM
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looking good!! its funny you put the gauges there, i just put my wideband IN my vent today lol. i almost thought you were going that route too! I have a similair bov to max king, i forgot which one you said you have but i have the turboxs rfl and its LOUUDDD lol. good luck with the build!!
Old May 16, 2012 | 12:53 PM
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That look like a lot of fun man....And I think you've convinced me to go ahead and buy a little powdercoating kit of my own. The one shop in Memphis isn't very dependable about when you'll get your parts back plus when they coated the threads on my VC, I could get the oil cap to screw on at all and had to mess the finish up some when using brake cleaner spray to melt the crap off the threads at the last minute....

Need to decide between the Craftsman and Eastwood kits...
If you have room for an air compressor the Eastwood kits are the top of the line.....they are great for larger parts, but for smaller parts and all the craftsman is enough. Honestly it all depends on how big of a oven you have...LOL. they say you should not put in food ovens, but I have done small parts in there and there is no problem.

Originally Posted by grksoccerkid91
looking good!! its funny you put the gauges there, i just put my wideband IN my vent today lol. i almost thought you were going that route too! I have a similair bov to max king, i forgot which one you said you have but i have the turboxs rfl and its LOUUDDD lol. good luck with the build!!
YEH MAN!! It's the turbosmart supersonic BOV!!! Gonna turn some heads...when people hear that and look over at a regular Maxima..LOL!!
Old May 16, 2012 | 01:07 PM
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UPDATE:

Went to the shop again!! YES I GO EVERYDAY because I'm working afternoon shifts!!! LOL!! Anyway, they had the oil pan off and cleaning it all up to install the OBX Oil pan spacer I bought:





Took a grinder and got all that gasket crap off and cleaned up inside of the pan like BRAND NEW!!



READY TO INSTALL!!!



They ALSO finished the boost and AFR gauge install!!! Looks so DAM HOT!!! Could not get the blue colors to show up good on the camera but will make a video when its all complete. It looks REALLY good when the car was turned on!!!



Pretty much what is left is they have to install front brake kit (still have to tap front caliper holder), connect rad fans and upper hose and powdercoat new coolant lines (line will be in by Monday) and fill radiator back up with coolant. Also install and paint the front lip. Then they can begin installing the turbo and welding the piping up!
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With the OBX oil pan spacer was it listed for the maxima or is a a 350z one?

Gauge Placement looks ok, but could have a much cleaner install?
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what's the ground clearence like with that oil pan spacer?
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Yea the gauges look out of place and it isn't much of a clean install, nothing to pay a shop for you could have did that yourself.
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Originally Posted by SpeedCrazie
With the OBX oil pan spacer was it listed for the maxima or is a a 350z one?

Gauge Placement looks ok, but could have a much cleaner install?
listed for 350z. I spoke with them about that and they are going to clean it up a bit.....doesnt look bad to me.

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what's the ground clearence like with that oil pan spacer?
I dont know there is PLENTY of clearance...its no where near scraping....the subframe bar hangs lower as well as the piece of the y-pipe too...so its no big deal.


Originally Posted by 2000_MAXIMA_KING
Yea the gauges look out of place and it isn't much of a clean install, nothing to pay a shop for you could have did that yourself.
I like the placement....

I didn't do it myself because I have a job where I work sometimes 60 hours a week and I what little home time I have I would rather spend relaxing with my wife or doing something else than endless nights in the garage messing with this so I took it to the shop. Money isnt a problem and to me it doesnt look terrible. Its OK, but they will clean it up a bit and cover those wires on the right gauge......other than that Im not really concerned about it.

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endless nights in the garage messing with this
I live for that
Old May 17, 2012 | 04:09 PM
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I live for that
LOL...I wish I could. If there were 48 hours in a day I could....then I'b de working 120 hours a week.....
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Went to the shop today and they have the oil pan spacer on:

FRONT:



SIDE:



BACK:



I also bought a REAL Nismo oil cap from Japan. Got tired of that FAKE one with the stick on Nismo label that kept falling off....GARBAGE!!!



Almost done with all the little parts. They already have the fuel pump installed....didnt get pics of that because it was already complete when I arrived (they work fast). Just have to get that caliper brackets re-tapped to put the front brake kit on, put new powdercoated coolant lines on and then they will start with the turbo piping and paint front lip and put it on...then its tune time!!!!
Old May 27, 2012 | 06:02 AM
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OK.....Im on vacation now out of the country, but spoke to the shop and they actually have the turbo mounted already and they are waiting for the intercoller to come in. After that they are going to do the intercooler pipes and then thats it! I'm going to try to get them to email me some photos so I can post, but might have to just wait until I get back...we will see.....almost there!!!
Old May 27, 2012 | 06:42 AM
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Awesome turbo project thread!!!!

I'm looking forward to seeing the results!

Good luck & Happy Modding!!!

Just for fun here is a flyby video of a fellow TT members Turbo Nissan Titan!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4HxL6...ure=plpp_video


This was taken shortly after the initial install & only pushing 4psi. He's since up'ed the boost to around 8psi on the stock block. Only trouble he is having is keeping the Jatco RE5R05A trans alive. He is in the process of switching the T over to a standalone ECU setup & adapting a GM trans to it so he has full tuning capability of the trans.

Up/Rev is currently our only custom tuning option available & they have yet to crack the TCU of the Titan.


I freakin' love the sound of the Turbo VK56!!!!!!!!! Music to my ears!!!!
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cant wait to see ur build bro so excited for u and me lol

tht Turbo VK56 is so dope and love the sound of tht turbo spooling
Old Jun 2, 2012 | 10:31 AM
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HUGE UPDATE COMING TUESDAY!!!!!!
Old Jun 3, 2012 | 07:12 PM
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Aye its sincere green from mdmax im just finding the thread and its some juicy info in here. Im subscribing but on another note, shoot me a pm on facebook this is my objective for next year. I want to go with a similar set up but need a good experienced shop.
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No big update like I thought because the company that the shop ordered the intercooler from has not delivered it yet so they have not finished the turbo piping yet, but they have gotten it started. Here are some pics of what they have so far:

As you can see the entire cattman setup from headers to y-pipe from the cattback will be used...







Cattman fastcat where downpipe will connect:



The intercooler should arrive this week so hopefully they can get this completed this week so I can go and get this thing tuned and running. I'll post more updates as new things come along.
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