I bet you'd feel like a real winner if you went off and kicked ass on a bunch of guys who actually followed the rules... Much easier to win when you cheat - so what's the point? Isn't it about skill and having a good time for christs sake?

By the way there's one of these solenoids on ebay right now cheap. Nissan want I can't remember something like $60 or $70 bucks for one and I haven't found an auto parts store that carries or can get one. Not a bad investment if you plan to stick with the stock carb.
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and another one: here

b310gx - aptfast.com also sells these big ram jets: ram jets but I think they won't work for K&Ns. The opening would be too close to the chrome plate on the filters which would obstruct air flow. They're for sock type filters which I dont' really want.

matbighat - thanks for that info. Ztherapy is goign to provide the rebuilt sets and I think if I give him the specs of my engine he'll provide the best needles for my application. He's a Hitachi/SU expert so I'll just leave it to him. At the same time I am getting a mild street grind on my cam so maybe that'll help a little.

Team-dat - yup it was held on with a piece of hose. I thought it was a gasket at first.

Dodgeman - thanks for that info. I'll give it a shot myself and if I get in over my head I'll send it to a shop.

b210sleeper - I'm trying to get a very minor "bling" factor in my engine bay. Not all polished and chromed out but just some details that stand out.

I think that covers everyone. Thanks for all the hlep guys -
michael

B310gx - I was planning to use stub stacks and K&N's like the picture below:




Those stacks act like the small ram jets on the stock air clean if it looks like I'm thinking it does on the inside. I know it doesn't face forward but still the stub stacks have a similar effect. What do you think?

michael





Here's a pic of the Billet variety:

Thanks for the info on the PCV and breather plumbing. I'm getting hte picture now. Bad news about the GX manifold - I really am not looking forward to hacking it back up. Depending on the quality of the welding that closed it up in the first place I could really be asking for trouble. Actually I wasnt told it was modified when I bought it - I probably would have waited around for an unmolested one to come along if I"d known. I guess I need a long tip on a grinder of some sort?

Anyway as for the breather on the valve cover - it turns out it does just pull off. I wasn't puling too hard before because I didn't want to break anything but after looking at some pics in the galleries I decided that that was really the only way it could easily be attached. OH and yeah it was completely full of grime and crap.

Here's a pic of the cover (after chemical stripping of the 3 or so layers of paint). Once I get those last remnants of paint off I'll move on to finer grit. Not sure how far I'll go with the polishing - probably just until I can't really see scratches anymore.

BTW the carbs are 510 SSS carbs. I'm going to trade them in for a rebuilt set when the time comes, and I need a linkage assy built.

Here's the carb setup and manifold I'm going to use below. The balance tube has been welded shut on both ends for whatever reason so maybe I should connect the breather to the pipe sticking up from the left part of the manifold?? Or will having the balance shut really give me problems with the valve cover connected to only one side of the manifold? Maybe I need to open that balance tube back up.

Hehe I think it has the handful of steel wool inside. Well I'm going to end up with K&N filters on SU's most likely so I won't be able to connect it there. I guess I'll be on the look out for a good quality filter that will fit on top similar to this one but high quality filter. Thanks again -
michael

Yikes - I didn't realize it's not original. I'll take a closer look and try to figure it out again. And I'll look through the galleries to see how it's supposed to look. I've already spent a lot of time removing the paint and sanding so I'd rather not start over from scratch!! Thanks -
michael

For those who haven't seen it here are a few screenshots I pulled from the show.

Anyone know how to remove the breather on the top of my A14 valve cover? I've pulled, twisted with no luck, and I can't see any way to get in from the inside because it's baffled (like me). I'm talking about the chrome looking thing on the left end of the cover in this pic: gallery pic
Thanks -
Michael