HIGHFIV5's RB20--->S13 Project (LOTS OF PICS!)

[HIGHFIV5]

UPDATE: Sorry guys havent had much work to do unfortunately!
Its driving me insane. Hate waiting on parts.

Upper Harness is finished. Im using the KA lower
harness so not much to do there really.
Also got my Wideband in!
Currently waiting on a couple of parts!
Needed to order a FPR adapter for my FPR,
so im waiting for that before i can put my intake back on.

Exhaust studs, slave cylinder, boost gauge and clutch line should all
be here by tuesday hopefully.
Hope to be boosting before next weekend!
Onto the pics!

Innovate LC-1 Wideband Kit with XD-16 Gauge






Upper Harness all wired up and loomed.
Will post my wiring guide once its been tested next week.

[ARC240]

Hey dude, everything is looking good so far! It might seem like a lot of work and might test your patience, but you will absolutely love it! Secondly, I commend you on doing the swap properly, keep it up, it'll take some extra time now, but will pay off in the end. Anyways, looking good man, I'll keep checking back, send me a PM if you need any help!

BTW, that harness is cleannnn

[HIGHFIV5]

Thanks man i appreciate it!
Not ganna lie your build and CA18Magic's build on NICO
was alot of inspiration as to how i did my swap.
Wanted everything to be fresh and clean none of that
cutting corners just takin the engine out and puttin it in ****.
Yeh im stoked on how my harness turned out!
Hopefully the wirings good to go tho or else itll be hell
to tear it apart...

[HIGHFIV5]

UPDATE at LAST!

Okay well i got all my parts that I'm gonna need for now
with the exception of my FPR adapter cause Canada Post
is gay as hell and sent mah **** back.
Ganna be a busy weekend!
Engine going in tomorrow!
Intercooler piping and such Saturday then hopefully
after that everyone runs good!

Onto the pics!

Old Stock Pump.


Stock on Left, Walbro 255LPH on the right.


Walbro installed.


Exhaust side put together!


Sexxy view of that Syko Elbow!


Love that elbow!


Stock S13 mounts fabbed up to fit the RB block!
Hope fitment is decent!




Old valve cover grommet next to new one!


And there she is at last!
All put together and looking great!



Mmmm...boost!


Quick question! I dont have the hardpiping that comes off the stock recirc. valve...
Do i need it or can i leave the big vent port open or where do i have to route a hose to? :?
Also what bout the hardline coming off the PCV?

[GavinJohnson]

The hardline for the bov isn't really needed. Just take the bov off and bolt on a block off plate.
You need a vaccum hose off the front of the intake that goes to your fpr, one to the wastegate that came off the hardline on the j pipe, one for the boost gauge off the back of the intake, one for your brake booster off the back of the intake, one to the bov if you keep it on, then the hose from the Pcv to the valve cover. And then across to the other cover then to the intake. Google a pic of an rb20 and you'll see it .All the coolant lines from the intake to the throttle body and down to the piping under the intake I'm sure you can figure out. Where did you get the valve cover grommets?

[HIGHFIV5]

YEh i figured out most of the plumbing. Just confused with where that hardline on the
exhaust side coming off the valve cover goes to? Whats that for? Thaat and what imma
do with the recirc. valve since i dont have the actual piping for it apparently.
Other than that everything is hooked up.
Grommets i got from rawbrokerage.com

[HIGHFIV5]

UPDATE:

Engines soooo close to being in.
Well its in...sitting exactly where it needs to be.
Starter is chillin on the firewall so cant go back anymore lol.
Unfortunately father forgot to stagger the bolt brackets on the
mounts so one side is realllly close and the other not so much.
Need to cut off the bolt brackets and mount em on the other side
of the mount! DOH! Pre close tho!

Here she is sitting in her rightful home!


Looks so good in there!


DAMMIT SO CLOSE! Bout an inch and a half!

[falcon]

don't don't DON'T put your LC-1 in this bung.

get a bung welded in at least 3-4 feet down wind in the downpipe.

you will burn your sensor out so fast and it's won't read correctly.

[SkyLizzle]

Great work man seems like your gonna have a blast driving this thing,what are you plans for the body after the engines all buttoned up!?

[HIGHFIV5]

don't don't DON'T put your LC-1 in this bung.

get a bung welded in at least 3-4 feet down wind in the downpipe.

you will burn your sensor out so fast and it's won't read correctly.

How do yeh figure this? O2 sensors are pretty much designed
to withstand heat...And really its not any closer than the stock
elbows O2 sensor location.

Great work man seems like your gonna have a blast driving this thing,what are you plans for the body after the engines all buttoned up!?

Definitely! Im just aching to hear that sweet RB sound!
Bodies pretty much dead last on my list of things to get...
After the swap its brakes, 5 lug, suspension, 2 way, buckets, lol the list goes on. Building to be my drift slut.
Ill probs paint the door red to match just so i dont stand out for the popo and dont look as ghetto. Be hella sleeper for a bit tho
Eventually though ill get a subtle bodykit, repaint GTR red, and CF hood probs
Yee...money pit much haha!

[M13]

How do yeh figure this? O2 sensors are pretty much designed
to withstand heat...And really its not any closer than the stock
elbows O2 sensor location.

well you could leave it, if you don't mind replacing that 100 dollar sensor every 15,000km or less. Or... install it about 36" downstream from turbo (the proper way) and get a full 30k km out of it depending on how rich your system is.

[Skym]

Wideband can use heater to heat up to 750 degrees to self clean. Widebands need the heater on to stop them fouling that causes them to be inaccurate (from my experience with clogged o2 sensor, o2 sensor voltage stops fluctuating quickly). If you use leaded fuel it damages the o2 sensor.

Most widebands use a Bosch LSU-4 wideband sensor that's designed to be in stock location on VW, etc for closed loop use -

http://www.airfuelmeter.com/english/lsu4_en_sensor.htm

In stock location = "improves reaction speed for closed loop applications".

With RB20DET, when coolant goes past 30 degrees, where o2 sensor has warmed up and ECU is not running engine too rich, ECU goes from open loop to closed loop, where it looks at stock o2 sensor.

Some tuners reckon wideband needs to be placed further back (near to cat) to get accurate readings, as there's less turbulence (I assume caused by turbine on turbo). Also for longevity of sensor.

I would worry about angle you mount sensor at (condensation, etc).

[HIGHFIV5]

At the moment its the last of my concerns...
And the sensor isnt even that expensive when yeh
think bout it. $80 is hella cheap. OEM o2 sensors
are usually at least twice that. Perhaps something ill consider
later on though.

[HIGHFIV5]

UPDATE TIME:

Been hella busy guys sorry to keep yeh waiting!
Well heres a fat update to make it up to yeh!
Currently im really close to starting it.
Need to buy bout a foot of various
hose sizes and find a way to mound my coil and then wire my
wideband and thats it!

Heres the hole cut for the IC piping.


Removed the lame pinch rail thing on the back of the bumper support to mount IC.


Nice and smooth now.


Mounted IC!


Bumper mods to fit the IC.






Bumper fitment! Intercooler fits real nice! Bumpers not mounted in this pic btw
just fitted over top so that lil sag wont be there.


Some random hawtness with the intercooler piping all fitted.




New and improved mounts!


After a long ass time of struggling with it, shes in! What a tighty!




Wow the bottom mount sure sits the turbo pre low to the mounts...




Mishimoto Dual 12'' Fans mounted!


Not a direct fit. Had to trim the bottom corners to slide it into the space.


Mishimoto Rad mounted.


Very tight fit. With the power steering pressure line connected it rests on the rad. YIKES!


High Pressure PS line my dad made for me at work. Hehe usually used on heavy duty equipment!






Accel Wires. Part # 5040R. Slight pain in the ass to get them boots on. Grease is your friend.


Hehe i dont ******** when i say LOTS OF PICS in my build thread! Hope yeh guys enjoyed. Should be running by tomorrow
if not then this weekend fer sure! WOOT cant wait!

[HIGHFIV5]

Thanks for all the comments guys!
Well gess what fellas!
She lives!!!! WOOOOOOOT!!!!
Fack yee. Took a lil bit then i figured i had
my timing wire grounded instead of my ground on my coil and sure enough...
vrooom all of a sudden! Fires up so nice! Runs quite rough though atm...
Got a faaat exhaust leak somewhere. Im thinking on my turbo elbow,
one bolts a bitch to get at. Got a coupla vroom pshh vroom pshh outta it hehe.
Exhaust isnt loud at all. Nawt even when it was open downpipe.
Vids soon! Ill even post the trial and error vids.
Unfortunately the actual start was a lil delayed cuz it surprised us all haha
was just testing for spark then yeh vroom.WOOOOOOOT!