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Maeda · 12-16-2004, 02:51 PM

Ok so I was SICK of the response and power band on my KA...
and I needed a radiator...
so this is the result!

I obviously need to get an altima fan and make the upper radiator hose much nicer, but beyond that.....

i dunno.

Its ugly and nasty but its working... I need some ideas on how to unugly this mess...

MakotoS13 · 12-16-2004, 03:49 PM

two radiators?!

buguh?

RBS14 · 12-16-2004, 03:53 PM

Oh I get it.

You just pushed the radiator back and put the IC where the radiator used to be. You are right tho, it does look like ass. ahaha

I know how to make it look better....

TAKE OFF THAT DAMN TURBO YOU PUSSY!!!

hahahahahaha

Now for the part where I give you some useful imput. First of all, get a ka radiator, not a SR one. Get e-fans. Shorten up that IC piping some more. oh yea, and read above once more.

**mrmephistopheles** · 12-16-2004, 03:55 PM

i know... you could install an SR. That would clear up that radiator hose problem quickfast!

Maeda · 12-16-2004, 03:57 PM

No more NA comments. NA is for losers. Scott you're therefor a loser.
KA radiator won't fit with the throttles position and the pipes~ too.

No more SR comments. SR's are also for losers. Kevin you're therefor a losers as well.

The i/c is up there so I could make the pipes super duper short, saving weight, hide the fmic from ricers/cops, and gain much needed response from my car

nightwalker · 12-16-2004, 04:25 PM

pay someone

Beau · 12-16-2004, 04:50 PM

How much more responsive is it?

For tidying up the engine bay, you could try hiding all of the wires and fuse boxes in the fenders. It's a lot of work but the results are amazing.

Twinkie · 12-16-2004, 04:52 PM

just get your water hose and spray your engine bay...that'll clear some dirty up for a start...and if them oil stains wont come off pour some alcohol on it and scrub

tah-dah!

blu808 · 12-16-2004, 04:59 PM

throw that damn intercooler setup away, put the radiator where it should be, and build a real ic setup.

Dousan_PG · 12-16-2004, 06:21 PM

its SO MUCh more responsive (i hung out at johns when he finishedi t all up)
so much more, needs a retune

hmm i say that rad hose is the kill but i know with efans it will be redone

CANNOT get a KA rad because w/ the FMIC piping whre its at with the size of his FMIC cant use a KA radiator!!!

so he'dhave to go out and get a new FMIC with different end tank and then get nwe piping..so its a small meh to have it odd like that

1jz goes across wont hurt the car...not at all. just get a nicer hose and some better water temp peice you l oser

ClEaN iT uP, wE gOt ThAt HIN ShoW iN a fEw wEEks DoOd!

and scotts jealous because otu of all of us (minus poser noah) his car will be slowest and waekest and least reliable

hahahahaha

Dousan_PG · 12-16-2004, 06:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by blu808

throw that damn intercooler setup away, put the radiator where it should be, and build a real ic setup.

as opossed to a fake one?

RBS14 · 12-16-2004, 06:35 PM

hahahah riiight. Mine's gonna be the least reliable? sure guy. Turbos blow up engines, not ITB's, son.

But I'll have more response than you and John combined. So suck on that. haha

mellojoe · 12-16-2004, 06:43 PM

split loom and some free time.

It sucks, but if you take the time to put all your wires in some nice quality split-loom, that really helps. you may have to extend some wires to make a single bundle of some, and you may wish to re-route some. But, that will help.

Also, fix that ugly radiator hose. That thing is teh suck.

Get an eletrical fan or a pair of electrical fans. If you want a "clean" look, you can mount them in front of the radiator blowing INTO the engine bay (instead of the normal behind the radiator SUCKING THROUGH).

PS: nice turbo setup. Do you have a list of mods? Also, have you dyno'd it yet and if so, what are your numbers?

TokyoNights · 12-16-2004, 07:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mellojoe

Get an eletrical fan or a pair of electrical fans. If you want a "clean" look, you can mount them in front of the radiator blowing INTO the engine bay (instead of the normal behind the radiator SUCKING THROUGH).

how the hell is he gonna do that when the ic is in front.

AKADriver · 12-16-2004, 08:39 PM

That IC setup is what all the scandinavian 200SX people use. His KA is infused with SWEDE SPEED now.

Why did you buy a radiator with the outlet on the wrong side? Just curious.

Other than that, if you want to clean up the engine bay, you need to... clean! All the aluminum parts are grungy. Do something about the rusty battery tray. Shine up the plastic and painted parts.

blu808 · 12-16-2004, 08:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dousan_PG

as opossed to a fake one?

Yes as opossed to a fake one.

Brian · 12-16-2004, 09:27 PM

wahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha-hahahahaha

Maeda · 12-16-2004, 09:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AKADriver

That IC setup is what all the scandinavian 200SX people use. His KA is infused with SWEDE SPEED now.

Why did you buy a radiator with the outlet on the wrong side? Just curious.

Other than that, if you want to clean up the engine bay, you need to... clean! All the aluminum parts are grungy. Do something about the rusty battery tray. Shine up the plastic and painted parts.

I cleaned the damn thing like 2 weeks ago, but the car lives outside with a lot of dirty tree cover so it gets filthy really quick. I'm just really concerned with all my hose/pipe/wire routing for now until it gets a home of its own.

I got the radiator because the seller listed it as a KA radiator but found it was SR about the same time I found out I needed an SR radiator anyway.
Oh, and it was cheap.

The mod list is too long to list, and last time at the dyno it made 225@4psi, and now its at 6 so I have no idea but its probably near 270 because the turbo is no where near its efficiency peak yet.

What's a real i/c setup entail? My intercoolers plenty real.... and now its got swede speed!

Ian · 12-16-2004, 10:10 PM

yeah, electric fan and new rad hose and it's fine...very cool setup!

*Jeff240sx* · 12-16-2004, 11:23 PM

Go hardcore v-mount.. and get a KA radiator for it.
-Jeff

2JZGTE · 12-17-2004, 07:56 PM

Like some others said, it'll look badass after a new radiator hose or KA radiator. Get some electric fans too if you're willing to spend the $$. They are real nice.

Oh yea...you said you cleaned it already, were you using degreaser? That stuff works way too good for engines

This is the flex-a-lite 220 fan mounted on SR koyo. You can see how it covers the whole surface area of radiator, and has a nice rubber seal around the whole fan that seals everything.

billy

SlideStar · 12-17-2004, 08:57 PM

Re-route or hide stuff like vacume lines, and amputate that getto rad hose.
A steel braided line kit would look good too! There are a bunch of little things you can hide to make it look less cluttered.

ka24det-power · 12-17-2004, 10:22 PM

IMO - I would use smaller intercooler piping and route it the normal way. The reason the response is better because there is less air volume to fill in shorter piping. You can achieve a similar effect with 2 or 2.25" piping. I know it seems small - just consider that the GReddy and HKS piping kits for the SR and the eclipse are 2 to 2.25" pipes. I would think if you NEED large piping that HKS would have figured that out already. You can buy flat black intercoolers or you could also have yours painted or coated with a flat black thermal coating.

KA24DET

Salty_X · 12-18-2004, 12:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Maeda

The mod list is too long to list

Is that because of the 4 radiator hoses?

Badass hood prop too...

A KA radiator would work wonders.

Dousan_PG · 12-18-2004, 11:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Salty_X

Is that because of the 4 radiator hoses?

Badass hood prop too...

A KA radiator would work wonders.

ka radiator would work wonders LOOK wise right?
because both cool air and do the same thing last time i checked..

Salty_X · 12-18-2004, 01:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dousan_PG

ka radiator would work wonders LOOK wise right?
because both cool air and do the same thing last time i checked..

What was the point of this thread again?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Maeda

I need some ideas on how to unugly this mess...

Oh yeah.

I'm just giving some aesthetic advice...
No need to take what I said as an attack, just a little ballbusting encouragement.

nistech · 12-18-2004, 05:15 PM

tire gel on the plastc areas works really good

nistech · 12-18-2004, 05:17 PM

also a degreaser spray. and u could go to one of those self car wash places and use the water that doesnt leave stain.

SR240DET · 12-19-2004, 04:43 PM

so...!? Maeda did you clean it up or what? show us some pics....

old_s13 · 12-19-2004, 05:54 PM

That has to be one absolutely hiddeous engine bay. If its a daily driver, then I understand. BUT IF ITS NOT, you need to be shot for setting your car up like that. You need to spend some time organizing the components in your engine bay before you install them.

I would make some suggestions but it would involve a lot of work and money. Start off by getting a proper IC and radiator setup. Dont use shitty junk yard fans, pickup some new ones that will suck some decent CFM. Get a radiator that is heavy duty and also has the proper outlets, you can get something custom made.. thats my best suggestion for that. The IC is your call, dont know if you want to go through with remounting and repiping.. but I would. It just looks horrible man, horrible. I dont even know why you would keep power steering and air conditioning when you see how crammed things are. Do you work on your own car? If so, it would drive me mad and I would take a hammer to the car just to make more room.

Sorry, but if its one thing I cant stand is crammed engine bays.. especially when they are a mess like this. Nothing against you, but I just want to see things tidy'ed up a bit. It looks like absolute hell in there.

12-16-2004, 02:51 PM	#1
Maeda Nissanaholic! Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Camp Snake Bite, CA RIP Posts: 2,356 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: Maeda Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Help me clean up my engine bay. Ok so I was SICK of the response and power band on my KA... and I needed a radiator... so this is the result! I obviously need to get an altima fan and make the upper radiator hose much nicer, but beyond that..... i dunno. Its ugly and nasty but its working... I need some ideas on how to unugly this mess... __________________

12-16-2004, 03:53 PM	#3
RBS14 Nissanaholic! Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Santa Cruz/San Diego Posts: 2,271 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Oh I get it. You just pushed the radiator back and put the IC where the radiator used to be. You are right tho, it does look like ass. ahaha I know how to make it look better.... TAKE OFF THAT DAMN TURBO YOU PUSSY!!! hahahahahaha Now for the part where I give you some useful imput. First of all, get a ka radiator, not a SR one. Get e-fans. Shorten up that IC piping some more. oh yea, and read above once more. __________________

12-16-2004, 03:57 PM	#5
Maeda Nissanaholic! Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Camp Snake Bite, CA RIP Posts: 2,356 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: Maeda Feedback Score: 0 reviews	No more NA comments. NA is for losers. Scott you're therefor a loser. KA radiator won't fit with the throttles position and the pipes~ too. No more SR comments. SR's are also for losers. Kevin you're therefor a losers as well. The i/c is up there so I could make the pipes super duper short, saving weight, hide the fmic from ricers/cops, and gain much needed response from my car __________________

12-16-2004, 04:25 PM	#6
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12-16-2004, 04:59 PM	#9
blu808 Post Whore! Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Campbell, Ca Age: 41 Posts: 5,010 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	throw that damn intercooler setup away, put the radiator where it should be, and build a real ic setup. __________________

12-16-2004, 03:49 PM	#2
MakotoS13 BANNED Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Texas Age: 41 Posts: 4,205 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	two radiators?! buguh?

12-16-2004, 04:50 PM	#7
Beau Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 11 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	How much more responsive is it? For tidying up the engine bay, you could try hiding all of the wires and fuse boxes in the fenders. It's a lot of work but the results are amazing.

12-16-2004, 04:52 PM	#8
Twinkie Zilvia Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Santa Clara Age: 39 Posts: 258 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	just get your water hose and spray your engine bay...that'll clear some dirty up for a start...and if them oil stains wont come off pour some alcohol on it and scrub tah-dah!

12-16-2004, 06:21 PM	#10
Dousan_PG Post Whore! Join Date: May 2002 Location: Orange County, California Age: 45 Posts: 16,640 Trader Rating: (23) Rides Gallery: Dousan_PG Feedback Score: 23 reviews	its SO MUCh more responsive (i hung out at johns when he finishedi t all up) so much more, needs a retune hmm i say that rad hose is the kill but i know with efans it will be redone CANNOT get a KA rad because w/ the FMIC piping whre its at with the size of his FMIC cant use a KA radiator!!! so he'dhave to go out and get a new FMIC with different end tank and then get nwe piping..so its a small meh to have it odd like that 1jz goes across wont hurt the car...not at all. just get a nicer hose and some better water temp peice you l oser ClEaN iT uP, wE gOt ThAt HIN ShoW iN a fEw wEEks DoOd! and scotts jealous because otu of all of us (minus poser noah) his car will be slowest and waekest and least reliable hahahahaha __________________ Aaron Pink GodziRa www.geocities.com/pink_godzira

12-16-2004, 06:35 PM	#12
RBS14 Nissanaholic! Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Santa Cruz/San Diego Posts: 2,271 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	hahahah riiight. Mine's gonna be the least reliable? sure guy. Turbos blow up engines, not ITB's, son. But I'll have more response than you and John combined. So suck on that. haha __________________

12-16-2004, 06:43 PM	#13
mellojoe Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: ARKANSAS Posts: 518 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	split loom and some free time. It sucks, but if you take the time to put all your wires in some nice quality split-loom, that really helps. you may have to extend some wires to make a single bundle of some, and you may wish to re-route some. But, that will help. Also, fix that ugly radiator hose. That thing is teh suck. Get an eletrical fan or a pair of electrical fans. If you want a "clean" look, you can mount them in front of the radiator blowing INTO the engine bay (instead of the normal behind the radiator SUCKING THROUGH). PS: nice turbo setup. Do you have a list of mods? Also, have you dyno'd it yet and if so, what are your numbers? __________________

12-16-2004, 08:39 PM	#15
AKADriver Post Whore! Join Date: May 2002 Location: Springfield, VA Age: 42 Posts: 3,475 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	That IC setup is what all the scandinavian 200SX people use. His KA is infused with SWEDE SPEED now. Why did you buy a radiator with the outlet on the wrong side? Just curious. Other than that, if you want to clean up the engine bay, you need to... clean! All the aluminum parts are grungy. Do something about the rusty battery tray. Shine up the plastic and painted parts.

12-16-2004, 09:27 PM	#17
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12-16-2004, 10:10 PM	#19
Ian Post Whore! Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: i'm gonna get INSIDE your face Age: 37 Posts: 3,658 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	yeah, electric fan and new rad hose and it's fine...very cool setup!

12-16-2004, 11:23 PM	#20
Jeff240sx I hate you too... Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Tampa, FL Age: 41 Posts: 5,828 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: Jeff240sx Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Go hardcore v-mount.. and get a KA radiator for it. -Jeff __________________ Whatup?

12-17-2004, 07:56 PM	#21
2JZGTE Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Midwest Age: 42 Posts: 332 Trader Rating: (2) Feedback Score: 2 reviews	Like some others said, it'll look badass after a new radiator hose or KA radiator. Get some electric fans too if you're willing to spend the $$. They are real nice. Oh yea...you said you cleaned it already, were you using degreaser? That stuff works way too good for engines This is the flex-a-lite 220 fan mounted on SR koyo. You can see how it covers the whole surface area of radiator, and has a nice rubber seal around the whole fan that seals everything. billy __________________ R35 GT-R, R32 GT-R, Supra, S13, S14, FD3S

12-17-2004, 08:57 PM	#22
SlideStar Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: your mom's house Posts: 374 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Re-route or hide stuff like vacume lines, and amputate that getto rad hose. A steel braided line kit would look good too! There are a bunch of little things you can hide to make it look less cluttered.

12-17-2004, 10:22 PM	#23
ka24det-power Zilvia Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Florida Posts: 188 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	IMO - I would use smaller intercooler piping and route it the normal way. The reason the response is better because there is less air volume to fill in shorter piping. You can achieve a similar effect with 2 or 2.25" piping. I know it seems small - just consider that the GReddy and HKS piping kits for the SR and the eclipse are 2 to 2.25" pipes. I would think if you NEED large piping that HKS would have figured that out already. You can buy flat black intercoolers or you could also have yours painted or coated with a flat black thermal coating. KA24DET

12-18-2004, 05:15 PM	#27
nistech Zilvia Addict Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: CAli Age: 40 Posts: 746 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	tire gel on the plastc areas works really good

12-18-2004, 05:17 PM	#28
nistech Zilvia Addict Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: CAli Age: 40 Posts: 746 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	also a degreaser spray. and u could go to one of those self car wash places and use the water that doesnt leave stain.

12-19-2004, 04:43 PM	#29
SR240DET Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: orida Posts: 1,490 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	so...!? Maeda did you clean it up or what? show us some pics....

12-19-2004, 05:54 PM	#30
old_s13 BANNED Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Los Angeles, CA. Posts: 2,824 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	That has to be one absolutely hiddeous engine bay. If its a daily driver, then I understand. BUT IF ITS NOT, you need to be shot for setting your car up like that. You need to spend some time organizing the components in your engine bay before you install them. I would make some suggestions but it would involve a lot of work and money. Start off by getting a proper IC and radiator setup. Dont use shitty junk yard fans, pickup some new ones that will suck some decent CFM. Get a radiator that is heavy duty and also has the proper outlets, you can get something custom made.. thats my best suggestion for that. The IC is your call, dont know if you want to go through with remounting and repiping.. but I would. It just looks horrible man, horrible. I dont even know why you would keep power steering and air conditioning when you see how crammed things are. Do you work on your own car? If so, it would drive me mad and I would take a hammer to the car just to make more room. Sorry, but if its one thing I cant stand is crammed engine bays.. especially when they are a mess like this. Nothing against you, but I just want to see things tidy'ed up a bit. It looks like absolute hell in there.