My SR24 Beast S13.5 Build.

[ETHANOLED SR]

I've contemplated on making a build thread for so long. There are so many awesome builds on here and I wasn't sure if mine would even compare, but I figured I needed to share this setup and see what everyone thinks of the Stroker SR20! After seizing my S14 motor about a year ago, I decided to rebuild or go RB. I even considered going LS, but my obsession with the SR20 seemed to have a grasp on me. I ended up with an S13 stroker fully built drag setup long block. I've poured sweat, blood and tears trying to get this together over the last 6 months now.

The motor setup is almost all complete and ready to be fired up for the first time. Just a few more weeks of sweatin' and bleedin' left to go, not to mention bigger pocket holes. I am looking forward to seeing the #'s this motor puts down after it's properly broken in. I'm not worried so much of the HP #'s because I know the motor was built for and can handle a 1000HP with the proper setup. I didn't want a drag 240 but a track and drift setup seemed way more fun and maybe much less of breakdowns. I wanna see the power band it achieves with the t.s Full Race setup and on low boost/pump gas. For now!

I've learned a lot from my mistakes over the past 10 years of being an SR owner, dealing with the wrong people and what not. DIY has been my motto on most of this build, one reason being labor cost and the other reason is just knowing you did the work. Any input or ideas from my fellow Zilvians could be new knowledge and is always welcome. Feel free to post any questions, suggestions and or comments! To keep this short and sweet, I'll let the pics do all the talkin'.


Goodbye S14 motor!! 310HP (on Dynapak) wasn't enough power but it will be missed! This was my first and only SR since 1999 which I beat the hell out of, it was only a matter of time before something went wrong! 310 to the wheels was nice, but I seriously need something that's gonna scare the livin' crap out of me!


Man! I gotta deal with all this mess later!




Gettin' rid of all this crap. Parts are still for sale if interested in some heat!


More under dash trash!


Officially in need of a heart!


Cut out the S15 core.


Time to get this grime and grease off and prep for welding!


After lots of elbow grease, sweat, blood and some simple green. It's clean.



Here's the bay being prepped for stitch welds. Prepped under the tubs for stitching as well.


My buddy Matt helping cut out front section of tubs. I wanted to get rid of the front halves and especially that rusted ass battery tray.


There it goes.


First set of stitch welds getting laid on!


I Love that smell!










We cut out the stock toe hooks and flat paneled the chassis for core support brace.


Unfortunately we had to call it a day with 1 lateral bar complete.


Other side is on now.


I decided to plate off all these holes, no need for so many open holes.





Radiator and I/C bracket to core pieces made.


Finished with the engine bay and ready for paint now!






After many weeks of trying to pick a color for the engine bay, I decided to go with the BMW Laguna Seca Blue 2 stage solid. I tried to capture the true tone in some of these pics, but it still looks much better in person.




My little boy is all over the car and claims that it's his car already.







I installed my aerocatch latches on! Took longer than expected but they're on.

[ETHANOLED SR]

Here are the specs and pics of the Beast motor setup. Enjoy!
Long Block Build Specs:
· Peak Performance 2.35L 91mm Billet stroker crank
· Custom 90mm JE Pistons
· Darton cast iron cylinder sleeves
· CNC ported cylinder head (flow benched)
· Ferrea stainless +1mm oversize valves on intake and exhausts
· Custom copper headgasket with custom stainless wire seal on the cylinder head and block
· Carillo con-rods
· WPC treated ACL race bearings for mains and con-rods
· WPC treated rocker arms (all – new)
· WPC treated piston rings
· Tomei 280/280 solid cams
· Tomei double valve springs w/retainers
· Tomei solid pivots with custom shims (all measured and done)
· Tomei upgraded large oil pan
· Tomei Rocker Arm Stoppers
· Toda Racing adjustable cam sprockets
· OEM oil pump, OEM water pump, new timing chain parts and seals
· GREX large cylinder head studs
· ARP main studs
Built for 1000hp+ drag setup!!!







The Long 45 days awaited beautifully crafted Full Race True Twin Scroll 30R turbo kit is finally here. Enjoy the following pics. Thanks to Geoff and the Full Race team for making this masterpiece and delivering on time!















My son's face says it all!





Here's the Greddy Manifold and Rail with the N15 t.b. before and after pics, some say it's too fancy but I like it clean and polished up.





All Earl's plumbing, took a while to figure out the right and perfect setup for custom made turbo and fuel lines. Lots of measuring and fitting went into this stuff. But hey not bad for my first time with AN assembly and install.









The problem here was I had built this motor and assembled all the bolt on parts but I had to get it down the stairs somehow! Believe it or not me and my bro brought this thing down a narrow flight of steps by ourselves on this custom made wooden dolly thingy!



It's finally in the car!!!



Thanks to Matt Castle for the fab. work on the bay and everything that needed to be custom made! Thanks to Yonathon and Sirac for giving me a hand in dropping the Beast in and much more.

Injector Dynamics 1000cc high impedance injectors are here. Took some Vaseline to get these babies in just right. Good idea Sirac!


I will keep this thread updated as I get more done on the Beast!

[tqstarburst]

sick,loving that color, what code is that blue?

[Okinawandrifter87]

1 post in and I am in love with this build already! Keep up the good work and can't wait to see more! Subscribed!

[Edwin562]

sick ass build dude... all nice and sexy... loving it... keep up the good work

[Om1kron]

why did you paint the engine bay before making headlight brackets and how will you mount a bumper support?

Really don't understand the tub work either. I mean the motor itself looks like a great drag strip motor.

Great work so far but some of the stuff in the order you did it kinda has me scratching my head.

[JDM Sil4ty]

^^ yea me too, not doing chronological order?

maybe $$ isnt a problem in this case..

[HOBBS240]

In on first page.

Sick build!

[g-via]

eyes are glued on this build!

you have excellent taste in parts man

[tricky_ab]

I love the engine build! You selected some great parts!

[gunluvS14]

nice planning on building an engine upstair :-P
i couldn't imagine carry it thru that narrow stairs

[mrphams]

Mate that's a crazy build, love it!

I'm shopping around for stroker kits, had my eyes on the Brian Crower, but keen to see how your Peak Performance goes.

BTW, just curious... why are there welds on the front of the rocker cover?

[Quail]

This is amazing.

[didderson]

Originally Posted by mrphams

BTW, just curious... why are there welds on the front of the rocker cover?

Looks like a custom removable front valve cover. For adjusting cam gears.

Great build man, Lol some say drag setup? twin scroll full race= Nah, plenty of response.

I love the polished aluminum look Fuk YA!

[slideways2004]

Originally Posted by Om1kron

why did you paint the engine bay before making headlight brackets and how will you mount a bumper support?

Really don't understand the tub work either. I mean the motor itself looks like a great drag strip motor.

Great work so far but some of the stuff in the order you did it kinda has me scratching my head.

also, I might have missed it but what's up with your valve cover? I saw the welds then I expected to see a s14 rear section.

did you polish the manifold or get it chrome dipped?

[badbob2121]

absolutely am amazing...........BRAVO!!!

[Team DET]

this looks so sick ...that full-race exhaust manifold

[CleanAndLegit]

wo...........(sorry)...........w

[herbieS13]

subscribed

[Unique]

looks like its coming along nicely

[1sik240sx]

Holy mother of god........

[.SoCal-S13.]

i commend you for having kids and still being able to live the dream. you are every mans hero and they dont even know it.

[se7en_]

NICE! It gives me some ideas for my build...

Cool fab work. My kinda build.

[Darkvillin]

i want to hear it purr....and then again. and then again. and then again.

[ETHANOLED SR]

Thanks for all the props! I will definitely keep this thread updated and I hope to make it a sick ass car when it's finally running!

Originally Posted by tqstarburst

sick,loving that color, what code is that blue?

Thanks! It's a BMW color code 448 Laguna Seca Blue.

Originally Posted by Om1kron

why did you paint the engine bay before making headlight brackets and how will you mount a bumper support?

Really don't understand the tub work either. I mean the motor itself looks like a great drag strip motor.

Great work so far but some of the stuff in the order you did it kinda has me scratching my head.

I seem to do things the way I plan them out in my head. I had the 15 front end before and I pretty much know where and how I will attach the new brackets. I did my hood latches after the paint and they came out pretty well! I'll make the custom brackets and drill the holes for them on the core support. Getting all the welds complete before the paint was my main concern. I'll do the same with the inside, cage first then paint. Oh, as for the tubs, I really wanted them gone all the way to the towers, but I decided to keep them and get rid of the front flat sections instead. I think it looks good with the stock tub sections and I didn't see the need for custom high style tubs. I got just enough clearance!

Originally Posted by gunluvS14

nice planning on building an engine upstair :-P
i couldn't imagine carry it thru that narrow stairs

LOL! Man I was so stressed out on bringing it down in 1 piece. Instead of carrying it we used the 4x4's as sleds and slowly slid the whole thing down. Thank God it made it down safely.

Originally Posted by mrphams

Mate that's a crazy build, love it!

I'm shopping around for stroker kits, had my eyes on the Brian Crower, but keen to see how your Peak Performance goes.

BTW, just curious... why are there welds on the front of the rocker cover?

Thanks! I hear the B.C. kits are pretty sick as well. We'll find out how the Peak Performance stroker kit does pretty soon! The valve cover is gonna be used for ease of tuning the gears w/o removing the whole cover on every adjustment. Not too sure if it will seal for the track though, I might get another permanent valve cover or have this one welded shut after the tune.

Originally Posted by didderson

Looks like a custom removable front valve cover. For adjusting cam gears.

Great build man, Lol some say drag setup? twin scroll full race= Nah, plenty of response.

I love the polished aluminum look Fuk YA!

Correct! it's for ease of tuning! Thanks man!

Originally Posted by slideways2004

also, I might have missed it but what's up with your valve cover? I saw the welds then I expected to see a s14 rear section.

did you polish the manifold or get it chrome dipped?

It's for ease of tuning, and it's polished!

Originally Posted by .SoCal-S13.

i commend you for having kids and still being able to live the dream. you are every mans hero and they dont even know it.

Haha! I wish! That's why it's taking me so long to get it together. My kids come first and whatever is left over (which is very rare) goes to the hobby!

[HPKMotorsports3]

wow nice choice on the stroker kit something that is not done much... and lets be honest that is your son's car... lol

[97240TB]

I mean I guess the engine is okay and all....




But that color made my penis erupt in a fiery passion that could not be stopped, With that said...



Continue....

[Ceepo]

That color is sick!!! looks really good

[zooopreme]

awesome build, can't wait to see how it'll turn out

[ETHANOLED SR]

I got these 300zx calipers sandblasted, rebuilt, & Looking brand new again. Thanks Kim for hookin' it up on the rebuild. Now I need to have them painted with a high temp. mix. I'll either do the Laguna seca blue or a gloss black on all 4 calipers.

Also, I got my chassis harness done. I deleted all unneeded plugs, relays, and wires and rerouted the whole ugly engine bay chassis harness with all the relays and fuse boxes right under the dash. I eliminated 1 of the relay boxes completely and retained all relays into 1 box. All the gauges and electronics are pretty much hooked up and vacuum lines ran. I still have some sensors to finish. I'll post some pics of the dash and wiring work later on today if I get a chance.







I can't run the rears till I get all the missing hardware pieces and e-brake cables. But maybe I'll run a separate hydro e-brake later!