Bigpower

My 99 sapphire blue S14a, owned for almost 4 and a half years. Was my daily driver for 2 years until work mileage dictated that it became my weekend fun machine. The engine was rebuilt towards the end of last year by APT, and I had some suspension and brake mods done while it was there:

Spec:

ENGINE:
# Blitz Nur Spec R Exhaust
# NGK iridium spark plugs
# Walbro fuel pump
# Nismo 740cc injectors
# Nismo oil filler cap
# Nismo radiator cap
# Nismo engine mounts
# ARP main stud and nut kit
# ARP head stud and nut kit
# Cusco oil catch tank
# HKS Type S front mounted intercooler
# HKS SSQV BOV (recirculating)
# HKS cylinder liners
# Crower steel conrods
# Greddy intake plenum
# Greddy TD06 20G turbo
# Greddy external wastegate
# Greddy stainless steel tubular top mount manifold
# Greddy front pipe
# Greddy 86.5mm forged pistons
# Greddy rocker arm stoppers
# Greddy large capacity baffled sump
# Greddy bronze valve guides
# Tomei 256/256 poncams
# Tomei adjustable exhaust cam sprocket
# Tomei valve springs
# Tomei titanium valve retainers
# Trust metal head gasket
# A'Pexi Power Intake Induction Kit
# Z32 air flow meter
# Garage Defend carbon fibre cooling panel
# Koyo Radiator
# Oil cooler

ENGINE MANAGEMENT:
# A'Pexi Power FC with boost control kit and Commander

TRANSMISSION:
# OS Giken twin plate clutch with light flywheel
# B&M short shifter
# Nismo gearbox mount
# S15 Helical LSD

# SUSPENSION:
# Tein Flex coilovers
# Tein EDFC electronic control unit
# Pillow ball top mounts front and rear
# Front camber adjustable top mounts
# Cusco adjustable rear upper arms
# Cusco adjustable rear toe arms
# Tein adjustable front castor arms
# Nismo Power Brace
# Nismo front strut brace
# Nismo rear strut brace
# Whiteline front and rear adjustable anti-roll bars
# Whiteline subframe align and lock kit

# BRAKES:
# R33 GTR Brembo front and rear calipers
# R33 GTR front and rear brake discs
# Ferrodo DS2500 brake pads front and rear
# Goodridge steel braided brake hoses
# Cusco brake master cylinder stopper

Pics of the engine build can be found here

I'm a lazy sod, so the only pic of it that I have is this engine bay one:



The rolling road graph:



I'm now covering less work miles, so the daily hack was replaced a few months ago with a 96 indigo S14 which will be converted to LPG soon. This is standard apart from an HKS Silent Hi-Power exhaust and an A'Pexi panel filter. Nice'n shiny: (Bet you can't guess how many miles this one has done from this pic )

Welcome to the site

Lovely spec on the first one which seems reflected in the rolling road figures

As for the mileage on that indigo one.......................140k?

stuartstaples wrote:Welcome to the site

Lovely spec on the first one which seems reflected in the rolling road figures

As for the mileage on that indigo one.......................140k?

I was very pleased with the build on my S14a. APT did an absolutely superb job and I can't praise them enough

Your mileage guess is wrong by the way

139.5k - am i closest ?

..... not that i am competitive am I stu

Looks a fine car at whatever mileage - has Gary (shooter) been waving his magic wand on it?

The spec and dyno sheet from the previous one was mighty fine too - just keep going up and up that graph 8)

[quote="dynamix"]139.5k - am i closest ? ]
Stuart was closer, though you're both way off. Scott (Mr OCD from the SXOC) has detailed this one It'll be converted to LPG soon for cheap motoring Believe it or not, this one ticked over to 200K a couple of days ago. Aside from a couple of things, it's almost immaculate. My mate had the cam cover off not long after I bought it as it needed the VVT sprocket replacing, and he was amazed at the condition of the cams, saying they where absolutely spotless and unmarked. It runs sweet as a nut, and to be honest, when I test drove it (it had done 196K at that point), it was the best, tightest standard S14 I have ever driven, and that includes my S14a when I bought it on 34K miles! Under normal circumstances, I would never buy a car with mileage like that, but I knew this one's history (and it's HUGE). Nothing has been replaced engine-wise either, save for the lambda sensor a couple of years ago. It's still on the original turbo! It still pulls strongly right through the rev range

nice figures there matey ! and nice and shiny too ! Have seen Scotts work on the SXOC the FTO forum and it is excellent 8)

I'm hoping to get a s14a Touring for my next car but have yet to sit in one let alone drive one !

hope to see you around !