I love turbos!

Those are some clean cars. The 1G, is very clean for a 1G. The engine bay could use a good cleaning but I am sure you will get to that.

What are your goals for the 1G?

Thanks!

Yeah the 1g's bay needs cleaned. It looks as if someone has had the valve cover off before, but instead of putting the rubber valve cover gasket back on, they appeared to have used red RTV, so I may be in for a world of shit when I see what all has been done on the inside of the engine. This alone has caused a massive oil leak through the spark plug tubes, and oil puddles in the corner of the valve cover, no bueno!

Plans for the 1g: keep it as stock as possible, and max out all the stock parts, then go from there. I'd like to max out the 14b with minimal bolt ons and then switch to an EPROM ecu and go from there. Probably a 16g, some 272 cams, and a 4 bolt rear end swap and then see what goes first.

Current plans with it:

- Timing belt maintenance (replace belt, pulleys, and tensioner)
- Balance shaft removal (not interested in breaking a balance shaft belt; my Sentra has the b/s delete on it, and I noticed a definite increase in performance)
- New OEM waterpump
- New OEM oil pump
- New valvecover gasket
- New brakes all around (until I started having problems)
- 3in exhaust and o2 housing with atmospheric dump
- New fluids (oil, tranny, t-case, rear end, and coolant)
- New exhaust manifold gasket, mani to turbo gasket, o2 housing gasket, etc

Probably much more. I have already removed all emissions stuff (charcoal canister, removed all vacuum lines, plugged off vacuum ports), and have put new plugs and wires on it, along with a K&N filter clamped directly to the MAF housing. Like I said, the car has sat for 6 years, so I just want to get it back to DD status, so I can work the kinks out of it, and then start beating on it.

I want to get the car into the 11's and then work from there, but right now I'm just trying to get it roadworthy.

The VC gasket issue is very common after buying a DSM. The gasket itself is over $30. Which is ridiculous and way overpriced so people tend to skip out on it. Then expect the red high temp RTV to make it not leak. I myself, use a little bit of the RTV but WITH a new gasket.

I like your plans and how you are going about doing them- maintenance first. That's how everyone should do it.

The 14B is a good little turbo. There is a guy that runs 11.6 seconds in the 1/4 with a 14B. I am sure a lot of guys using a 14B are under 12.5 seconds.

The 16G, is my favorite turbo. It can get you over the 400HP mark and yet is a very streetable turbo.

Don't forget to do all of the "free mods"!

Keep us updated, and feel free to make a project log thread. Project log threads will qualify you into the Ride of the Month award.

looking good man! be prepared for the disappointments that always seem to come along with owning a DSM!

Nice looking 1g! Maintence is alwas a good start.