Project Fly VVL

So before I got s13'd I started a little NA project. Things happened and the project is now long overdue. In fact, the motor is now in it's 3rd incarnation and is actually gonna end up in a different car altogether from when I started this project.

In fact, it nearly ended up in my S13. Would have been the first SR20VET in a s13 that I know off.....

But my love for a screaming NA that nails most hot hatch turbo cars prevailed and this thread will focus on just that.

Anyways, enough talking. Let me go host some pictures...

where's them???

i can like sr20ve's - specially yours! hmmmm... throttles!

Okay here goes.

SR20VE

Needs to get in here. Here she is all stock as I bought it, except I added the RS5's and smoked the tail lights. Notice the puny exhaust... ha ha

Once the motor was in (in my red sabre at first), took it to the dyno. Figures below are power to the Wheels, Motor was stock standard at this stage with a mismatched exhaust manifold and a pretty bad tune.

Tinted the windows and added a front lip....

then some goodies from NZ arrived. Franklin Stage 4 cams and valve springs. You can clearly see the 2 small lobes and one large lobe on the cam for each cylinder. Not shown in the pictures are SR16VE pistons and SR16VE flywheel. So time for the mods to begin...

In order for the looks to match what's in the brooks, a few more external mods whee needed. So time for the CF bonnet and some more menacing wheels....

To get the handling up to sratch it was time for a full Energy Suspension poly urethane suspension bush and steering rack upgrade.

After doing that same mod on the s13 it was a piece of cake on the sabre... 😮

To get the gear changes slicker a B&M short shifter was added... Again, compared to the S13, fitment was a pice of cake. I'm also interested to see how different the shifter feels compared to the ebay ones from our group buy for the s13's.

For the heck of it, some more interior mods. Momo Corse steering wheel

Ditched the std leather seats for some more race inspired recaro items

how much did that bonnet set you back?

would look sic on my fathers 200sti!

sjoe... i've never really liked the sentra/sabre's!

until i saw yours! all of your sabre's have been absolute hawtness dude. well done!

this one is by far the best though!

cant wait to take that VE for a spin!

Riekert wrote:

how much did that bonnet set you back?

would look sic on my fathers 200sti!

It was around the R3800 mark give or take. Plus had to have it redone 3 times before they got it right...

veecee wrote:

sjoe... i've never really liked the sentra/sabre's!

until i saw yours! all of your sabre's have been absolute hawtness dude. well done!

Thanks dude. I aim to please too 😂

veecee wrote:

cant wait to take that VE for a spin!

trust me, not as much as I do!! Taken me over a year to get there with this one.

Anyways, the motor recently came back from the mad scientist ex- Nissan SA touring car engine builder. All parts installed, motor completely rebuilt, balanced etc etc.

Then it was time to take care of the valve cover. This is what I was aiming for, but without spending the R1500 + shipping, import duties, vat etc.

Genuine SR16VE N1 tappet cover. How HAWT is that!!

So first off I sandblasted my vc

Then some high heat paint and a variety of primers and a couple of different reds. Didn't come out exctly as the N1 cover but close enough for now till I can buy the real mccoy!!

The end results

Doctor G wrote:

So first off I sandblasted VC

WHAT! You sandblasted VC??

OOOOOO sidies.....thats gonna give you som hickers fo yo nickers......

gonna cost you some petrol but it's worth it....Great stuff man.....

Draco wrote:

OOOOOO sidies.....thats gonna give you som hickers fo yo nickers......

gonna cost you some petrol but it's worth it....Great stuff man.....

Draco those are ITBs, not sidies. Notice the injectors sitting on the top. These should make some really decent power on this setup...

Riekert wrote:

Doctor G wrote:

So first off I sandblasted VC

WHAT! You sandblasted VC??

he he. yeah - he was a black man before that. What no one knew?:shock: 8)

VC as in valve cover. Not my fault vaughn named himself after a tappet cover - LOL 😂 😂 😂

Doctor G wrote:

Draco wrote:

OOOOOO sidies.....thats gonna give you som hickers fo yo nickers......

gonna cost you some petrol but it's worth it....Great stuff man.....

Draco those are ITBs, not sidies. Notice the injectors sitting on the top. These should make some really decent power on this setup...

OOPS....yip...did not see the injectors.....all I saw was SIDIES.......

So um.....one of those cases where I don't know everything.....ITB's?

I know TB stands for people with lung problems.....o....O and for throttle body...... but what does the I stand for?

So you gonna slap some socks over those trumpets?

ITB - Individual Throttle Bodies.... 😉

I knew that word.....just couldn't remember it at the time....you see when you as clever as me is.....me gets very confused with all the wisdommmmmmmmmm..........me brain waighs more then half me body.... 😀

You a midget? 😈

Don't be stupid stupid.....if I was a midget I had to has hands bigger than my head and body to type....

Sicko.....sies man....moenie so spot nie..... 😀

mario_200sx wrote:

ITB - Individual Throttle Bodies.... 😉

Yeah baby yeah. Std SR = 1 x 60mm TB at the butterfly. Custom ITB's = 4 x 48mm. Quite an improvement I'd say.

Gonna run them open for racing. Possibly add a plenum later. The guy who done them for me is working on a different design so this is kinda temporary..