My S14 Track Slut...

[jamlanta]

I've been a member on this site for about a year or so, I come on, read, learn what I can learn and move on. I never respond to project threads, builds or what not. BUT, I had to respond to this build. I've been following this thread for a while and I am always amazed at all the work that you have put into the car, and not to mention your skills! This car needs to be featured in a magazine because this build is beyond amazing! It's a true garage build that is on the level of a top notch shop! I know that you are in school at UNM, what is your major? I hope that you have plans on opening up a shop...all your skills cant go to waste.

[Ronald_Mcdonald]

Wow.

Looks simply amazing.

Can't wait to see it with the exterior all put together.

[burnsauto]

really love how this is coming together man...super impressed.

[JDMwannaBE]

ive bee waiting for the pics of the paint for days. man this thing looks amazing, i plan to see it in a magazine very soon. you can come build my S14 whenever you get done....lol. what happened to the gram lights? are the new ones WORK?

[Slidin240Wayz]

Sweet.

The car is coming around nicely.

[wannabe_drifter]

Love they gray !! looks really nice !!

Not a huge fan of the black top on S14s but its well done !

Can't wait to see unmasked pics

[JRas]

dig the color choice

wondering how the blacktop is gonna look though

[s13pignose]

Nice fender work and paint

[Subzeroqc]

moar piczzzzzzzzzzz

[Gavster]

Wow! Lots of response to this update!! Thanks everyone! Ill try to answer those who asked questions/commented on specific things:

Dousan, Edgar...thanks guys! Pics soon, hold tight!!

Goldeneye9mm...Haha yeah Im pretty shifty on my plans but I think about a billion different things on the car every day and im trying to keep in unique so I decided Zenki was a must! I didnt reorder a whole kit, but I do need a new front bumper, yes! Thanks for looking and reading!

jamlanta...at UNM im getting my BS in Mechanical Engineering, only two classes left this spring and Im all done! Id love to open a shop but we will see, Albuquerque isnt the largest of car scenes yet!

JDMWannaBEE...I sold off the 57Maximums since they were a little small, diameter-wise once i saw it with the kit on and all...so I got a different set of gram lights, the 57optimise in 18x9.5, these new wheels have better offsets too, even though I will be running some spacers haha!

wannabe_drifter, JRas...I was iffy on the black roof too but I think it will be awesome!

[SexPanda]

damn that is one SICK build... but im sure you've heard that before.

I'd like to see some pics of the dash when you get it done. I have an s13, so obviously the dash is cracked. Im thinkin bout filler and fiberglass too, i have an extra. Just seein how the finished product would look.

keep up the excelent work, homes!

[Gavster]

Thanks guys...yeah if anyone wants to come check it out, holla at me!! Oh, and this might be of interest...got it today in the mail..woo woo!!

Its a Holset HX35W, with a 12cm turbine housing...should spool awesome make loads of power and destroy noobs all over the place. The price is unbeatable and they are super reliable and last FOREVER. Not many people have heard of Holset, but I intend to change this haha! A friend turned me on to them...they are different technology than Garrett which makes them perform as well as BB Garretts even with a larger turbine wheel. We will see just how good it is, but I have yet to see many Nissan folks runnin em. The features it has are also awesome given the price. 4" inlet, 2.5" vband compressor outlet, 3" vband turbine outlet, divided t3 inlet, all sorts of goodies! Ill be building a manifold for this beast soon...here it is...see corona bottle for size comparo!

Great googley-moogley


The bottle in the comp. inlet haha


My handzor


Ill have pics of the car up later this week when I unmask it!!

[blackflag_Rms13]

Shit's fuckin' ill dude. Looks great.

[slos14]

wow this build is nuts . you are one bad mofo . are you a body man/metal worker ? keep up the good work .

[burnsauto]

doesnt holset supply the turbo's to the cummings desiels? (im not sure..)

[Gavster]

Originally Posted by burnsauto

doesnt holset supply the turbo's to the cummings desiels? (im not sure..)

They sure do....thats how you can get them so cheap! I forgot to mention in my post Ill be stripping the compressor housing (they come painted like that from holset) and maybe getting the hotside coated or a turbine blanket....should be sweet!

[IIIXziuR]

Oh yeah! Nice to see a lil mini update from the Gav-man himself!
Patiently awaiting for more car stuffs bro
You know I will have another million questions for you, hahaha

-Your #1 Fan RUIZ

[JDMwannaBE]

Originally Posted by Gavster

Thanks guys...yeah if anyone wants to come check it out, holla at me!! Oh, and this might be of interest...got it today in the mail..woo woo!!

Its a Holset HX35W, with a 12cm turbine housing...should spool awesome make loads of power and destroy noobs all over the place. The price is unbeatable and they are super reliable and last FOREVER. Not many people have heard of Holset, but I intend to change this haha! A friend turned me on to them...they are different technology than Garrett which makes them perform as well as BB Garretts even with a larger turbine wheel. We will see just how good it is, but I have yet to see many Nissan folks runnin em. The features it has are also awesome given the price. 4" inlet, 2.5" vband compressor outlet, 3" vband turbine outlet, divided t3 inlet, all sorts of goodies! Ill be building a manifold for this beast soon...here it is...see corona bottle for size comparo!

Great googley-moogley


The bottle in the comp. inlet haha


My handzor


Ill have pics of the car up later this week when I unmask it!!

i have a friend who used one of these from a cummins, on an built integra. it made crazy power, and he beat the crap out of it and it still held up!!!!

[240trainee]

Yea, I've heard of Holset, I would be stoked for one if I could get one small enough to spool quickly on a CA

But I have a 16g GT for that, hopefully that will be sweet

+1 for random turbos, hahahaha.

[CylonFrakker]

HOLSET! FTW. Its a great turbo! Big diesel turbos are awesome

[fromxtor]

Here's a pic of a friend of mine running a huge holset on his SR:

[tad_07]

Originally Posted by Gavster

They sure do....thats how you can get them so cheap! I forgot to mention in my post Ill be stripping the compressor housing (they come painted like that from holset) and maybe getting the hotside coated or a turbine blanket....should be sweet!

A lot of us KA-T guys are running holsets now, I have a H1C the has never been used for 350shipped. When you think about it these turbos are made to run at 35-40 psi all day on a diesel, so run 10-20psi on either a sr or ka is nothing. I know a guy with only a custom intake mani, ssac exhaust mani, and H1C like me-@16psi he had 450whp

[UfoZ8myCow]

Color looks awesome man and great google moogle! That's a big ass turbo!

Isnt Holset known for their turbo diesel truck applications?? I swear the name sounds sooo familiar, and I think its because of a coworker I used to have that had one of those enormous diesel Dodge Rams with a turbo the size of a large pizza under the hood.

[opponheimer]

Yeah holset is owned by Honeywell who is owned by or partners with CUMMINS.. a friend of mine is getting a job as Mech Engnr. at the holset factory in the carolinas.

[Edgar]

Stop drinking CORONA and drink MODELO NEGRA!!!!!!!!!!!

[Gavster]

I like negra alright....have you tried Sol? Its like a better corona too...corona was all i had last night haha!

[Ian]

corona light and modelo negra are fucking night and day different

[Gavster]

This is also true...but being only 300 miles from mexico, I def get my influx of many mexican beers. Coronas seem pretty inconsistent with taste...which is why I say I like Sol a little more...similar taste and beer but like that all the time haha. I also like pacifico! It also might come as a shocker, but im pretty sure negra modelo and corona are the same company. But I digress....haha!

[Edgar]

Ive drank every beer from Mexico to Incaland.

Drink GALLO!

[tt99ol]

Originally Posted by opponheimer

Yeah holset is owned by Honeywell who is owned by or partners with CUMMINS.. a friend of mine is getting a job as Mech Engnr. at the holset factory in the carolinas.

even crazier is the fact that garrett and honeywell are the same company also, my friends dad works for honeywell and gets garrett turbos at a discount, and believe it or not most of their manufacturing has moved to mexico, mexican turbos lol