Project Sentra 160SE

Knowing PFB, the whole entire shiny thing is gonna get heat wrapped!

LOL you know me to well dude, But I don’t have the cash this month to buy so , I will do it abit later.

I will make a small shield in the mean time

Just had a 57mm Stainless Steel, 2 box system fitted from the knuckle total cost R1630..

I am happy with the system as the car is quiet at Highway speeds but it does have a nasty fart can sound at light throttle when accelerating at around 300RPM

Impressions
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The car does pull better lower down and flooring it in first off idle results in a little wheel spin but the car still feels dead on top , hopefully the branch can sort this out

the cams should help for the top end? when you can tune it should be better.

Well guys had an exhaust mission impossible yesterday and today

The import branch was a mission to fit and did fit the new 57mm knuckle so we heated the branch and pulled it down slightly to match the knuckle but I had the stock knuckle replace while I was there as the gasket didn't fit the branch's knuckle

Total Cost R 250.

Here are few pictures:

i see you've been busy with the blue paint again!

so hows the engine now with the new goodies?

I have to admit the GA16DE is an interesting motor. Both the exhaust and branch have really increased low down torque the car fells allot more willing between 1000RPM - 3500RPM and putting you foot down in first between those rev's results in a little wheel spin from my 15 inch 205 tires not bad in my eyes for a 1600cc,I think because of the motors long stroke 88mm but sadly its not very willing to rev and torque does drop off at around 5500rpm

In September, I’m thinking of getting the following for the Sentra

* Magnecor KV85 Competition 8.5mm Plug Wires
* MSD Blaster 2 Coil
* Prothane Motor mount Inserts
* Walbro 255LH low presure pump

Then once the clutch goes a lightweight flywheel but what Im really waiting for is the NIStune Type 5 board just to get a little extra out of the motor.

I’m going with the improved ignition because my old leads are cracked and OEM replacements are R700 and cheap Midas units are R500 the magnicor items are R800. The same with the motor mounts as the stock rear item is cracked.

But the blaster coil will help a little with fuel economy and the walbro unit will replace the old worn out pump

I had a sneaky suspension that the sentra’s fuel pump was on the way out, the pump made more noise priming the car on start-up then the walbro in the SX.
So I pulled my old JECS A42-646017 fuel pump from the SX and installed it this afternoon…

Well the car is a lot quieter , You can hear the pump priming and seems to have a little more pep

i have joined you with a GA16DE sabre 160GXI. I see what you mean about the power dropping off at the higher revs. Still makes for a nice daily drive.

We guys its time for an engine rebuild to refresh the 270-000KM GA16DE and replace the bottom chain and clutch, I am planning to have the funds together by November. I have been in contact with Richi Juta the guys that did all the engineering on the CA18DET’s bottom end to do the same to the GA16DE. I am hoping to build a reliable, High Compression daily driver.

Here is the price list with both parts and engineering (Tell me what you guys think)

Part Price
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Big Ends R 140.00
Main's R 180.00
Thrust Bearings R 40.00
Payne Complete Gasket Set R 1,000.00
Oil Pump R 830.00
Complete Chain Kit R 620.00
Water Pump R 180.00
Sacha Clutch Kit R 900.00
Head Bolts R 120.00
ARP Rod Bolts R 500.00
Piston Rings (Total Seal) R 400.00
D16 Pistons (11.1 Compression) R 700.00

Total R 5,610.00

Nice Parts Price
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UR Racing Crank Pulley R 2,000.00
Fidanza 143161 Aluminium Lightweight Flywheel GA16DE R 3,500.00

Total R 5,500.00

Engineering Price
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Regrinding Crank R 400.00
Boring and Hone Block R 200.00
Decking Block and Acid Bath R 190.00
Pressure Testing Head R 200.00
Lightening Flywheel (If not replaced) R 180.00
Knife Edge Crank R 550.00
Tear drop Oil holes includes chamfering R 450.00

Complete Flowed head R 2,530.00
* Skimming Head
* Full Port and Polish
* Polished Combustion Chambers
* Angle valve job
* Port Matched
* New Seats
* New guides
* CC Combustion Chambers

Correct Shim Valves R 400.00
Pocket Honda Pistons for valves R 400.00
Remove Skirts from Pistons R 400.00
Shot Peen Rods R 400.00
Full Dynamic Balance and weight match R 550.00

Sub assembly assembled and returned. R 600

Total R 7,450.00

Grand Total (Excluding Nice Parts) R 13,060.00

Grand Total with Nice parts R 18,560.00

The total cost is high but it is a complete race build driven on the road just like my SX that should withstand anything thrown at it , I’m not interested in swapping in a SR20DE\VE motor as all it will be is a 160SE with a SR20 in, the car will not have the rear disks; Sway-bay, Interior, Trim or kit the 200STI’s come with and you are not sure the condition of the motor also finding a good low mileage 200STI or 200GXI that has not been raced or modified for R40 K is almost is impossible but having said that I do have two cars lined up that I need to look at first before I start the rebuild

ITS ALIIIIIVE!!!! and spending lots of money again 😛 😛

thats quite a shopping list but should be a awesome 1.6 when done

It originally started with me trying to find why the intake gets so hot with the cold air feed and worked its way to a porting job.

Sorry, I did allot of work and grab the camera late but still have allot to do and will post more pictures latter

I also ported my SR throttle body

Pictures
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The black mark on the 3rd cylinder running is what needs to be ported the 4th cylinder has been ported

This is the upper intake manifold

Removing the intake heater
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Well Nissan in all there wisdom built a very nice system that heats the intake very well, Its a Small feed pipe that runs from the Throttle body to the air regulator.

I removed the throttle body heating some time ago, but didn't follow the line's the hole feed pipe bolts onto the underside of the intake heating it as well.

the great heater plate

The pipe that has now been bypassed and removed

Here are a few pictures of what needed to be removed from the runners to match them to the gasket.

Here is a few more pictures of the items after porting

Top Intake
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SR Throttle body (lightly ported)
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Bottom Intake
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I'm sure as you all have heard; I will be going SR20DE on the Sentra.

I can get the complete motor, gearbox, harness, AFM, ECU, Cluster, Radiator, Fans, Side shafts, Heater hoses, power steering lines and air-con lines for less then my GA16DE Engine rebuild.

Plus, I have almost already sold the cams and Throttle body of my current motor.

So now let’s see what makes the SR20 so special. I am not easily impressed

I had a little spare time today between the stripping to do a little on the sentra ..

160SE to 200STi\GXI brake conversion
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This was pretty straight forward, here are a few picture comparing the the stock 160 disk and 200 disk

Caliper compare
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Interor Swap
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It took alot of cleanning plus around 5 hour in the sun soaking up leather treatment making the leathe nice and soft again

It took a crap load of work installing the slit rear seats into the sedan and, I still need to resolve issues with bottom half of the rear seat but here is a shot of the interior

More to come later, I think the rear disk swaps going to be a big mission

well done pfb looking good

well done pfb looking good

Thanks dude...

I wonder if the old front brake will fit on the rear of the SX?

it should but what you going to do about a handbrake

Mini Update
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I installed the 200STi\GXI cluster, It took a stripping my old cluster for parts as the original was damaged in the crash.

There is no difference between the 1600 and 2000 recounter the only difference is the setting on the variable resister

Rev counter
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Here are the new toys hopefully going in tomorrow

Update
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Well to anyone doing the rear disk swap on there car get ready for allot of work

You will need the whole disk brake rear knuckle as the drum version is not the same, You will need new brake lines and the handbrake cable off a 200Sti\Gxi

Picture of both sides stripped
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The 200sti\Gxi have a bigger rear swap bar, 10mm for the normal sentra's and 15mm for the 200Sti\Gxi

Finally Done
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ur sentra is gona catch up to your SX with the amount of mods done 😀