13's for $1300 Barina SB #2

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I bought this for $0. I call it "Woozy-oh", they are just the plates that it came with from new.
Never took a pic because it looked so shitty, so Google helped me out

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Then I painted it and put some tyres that grip properly on it





Upgraded the horrible stock brakes

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in for this.

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Stock engine is pretty bad.
C14NZ 1.4 litre family 1 SOHC with toilet bowl injection - 44kw.



Got a X18XE1 engine. Family 1 1.8 litre DOHC. They're something like 90kw stock.

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in for this.

Yeah finish yours too!

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they made a 2.4 litre version of that engine can't remember what it went in, maybe astra SRI. does the family 1 have the same bellhousing bolt pattern as the family 2?

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Yeah Rodeos had it I think? Astra was 2.2.
Not sure about the bellhousing, but you can put a Family 2 engine and gearbox in a Barina which Sloth has done. It's just a bit heavier than a Family 1.

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This is the plan for turbo

S14 T28 I got cheap ($37), only problem was that the arm that the wastegate actuator attaches to was bent a bit but I straightened it. Must've spooked the other bidders.


Plan is to make a 2-1 turbo adapter off the bottom of the stock exhaust manifold.



Intercooler

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mines done, but i havent had time to run it. id run a 200sx tubular mani with a new flange. the stock cast fucker flows worse than a 1 inch u bend.

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Stock intake manifold is pretty funky. Variable length intake runners type thing.



Felt like making something different, got the cheapest FWD style 4 cylinder plenum I could from Ebay to use as a base, it's for an early Evo 4g63.



Turns out I couldn't use the runners that came with it because they were too big, and port spacing is slightly different. I chopped the stock manifold off after the injector bosses, got some 50mm aluminium tube, crushed it to the right shape and welded it on. Then cut the plenum base plate in the middle to bring the ports closer together. The runners are angled a bit so that I don't have to cut it between every single runner.






Next I grind the bellmouths into nice smooth things, but I need to finish my Piazza first.

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mines done, but i havent had time to run it. id run a 200sx tubular mani with a new flange. the stock cast fucker flows worse than a 1 inch u bend.

The stock Z18XE manifold looks shit, but this one looks pretty smooth to me?

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Awesome!

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Loving this!!!

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Upgraded the horrible stock brakes

Are they off something else or just vented versions?

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They're Calibra/TR Astra/Daewoo Espero front brakes. SB Barina rotors are 236mm, these are 256mm and require atleast 14" rims. Caliper looks the same but it's different. Have TR Astra rear discs to go on too, but that's a bit more work involved.

Originals were so bad that they couldn't lock up with the new tyres, now I can lock them pretty easily.