Introducing my 1995 Nissan 200SX SE-R. This car was made on 6/6/1995 and sold 9/6/1995. One owner before me. I bought on Saturday, March 13, 2004. I only paid $2400 for this car. 109k miles only in superb condition. My Father and I are the only ones to work on this baby. The only thing we did not install was the dash lights and the s-afc (we dont mess with electricity)

Here are the pictures now, enjoy. Mind you, this is in CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER. So if you are impatient and want to know the latest news, scroll to the bottom of the page, but you will miss some great pictures.

My Youtube page with SE-R Exhaust video

Upgrades:

-Place Racing 3" Short Intake w/ K&N Air Filter (RR-3003)

-Nismo cams (260* duration, 0.442" lift)

-eBay short shifter

-DNA motoring header (2.5")

-VRS SS mandrel exhaust. 2.5" high-flow MagnaFlow cat, MagnaFlow resonator (#10436), and a MagnaFlow muffler (#12216).

-Prothane Red Engine Mounts

-B15 Clutch and Pressure Plate

-Z32 fuel filter

-Nismo thermostat (opens at 143.6*F compared to OEM at 169.7*F)

Suspension and Brakes:

-KYB AGX Front Struts / Rear Shocks

-Hypercoil B14 SR20forum springs (developed in co-op with Mike Kojima rated at 300lbs/in and 1 inch drop in front and 250lbs/in and 5/8" drop in the rear)

-Koni Bumpstops

-Techna-Fit Stainless steel braided PVC coated brake lines (front and rear)

-Nismo AD22VF front rotors and calipers

-Hawk HPS pads for Nismo AD22VF calipers

-Brembo rear rotors

-Bolt In Bars rear strut tower bar

-Loco Performance Rear Shock Mounts (extra inch in rear travel)

-195/55VR-15 Michelin Pilot Exalta A/S

Electronics:

-P10 ECU with 20* base idle timing

-Apexi S-AFC II (dyno-tuned)

-Alpine CDE-9846

-Kenwood - KFC-1662S (rear) and - KFC-1693PS (front)

-NTK Front (24521) and Rear (24024) Oxygen Sensors

Current highest recorded dyno results

  158 whp and 131 wtq 

...what is next?

Progress adjustable rear sway bar, battery relocation to the rear and anything else to stiffen the rear. B14's have terrible, hideous, ugly understeer that can only be addressed by stiffening the rear. 

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Date of Deed - Description of task completed

05/04/04 - Trailer hitch taken off. (don't know why one was there) Modified stock airbox with a new OEM Nissan air filter.
05/15/04 - Spark plugs changed (NGK Double Platinum tips, PFR5G-11), 02 sensor changed.
05/22/04 - Got Maple Grove Raceway time slips.
06/02/04 - K&N Panel air filter put in. (got it for free, new)
06/19/04 - 91' SR20 intake cam installed. The cam allowed much more air into the engine making extra power in the 3800+ rpm range. Pulls much more in 3,4,5 gear. Great install, very easy.
07/05/04 - Put on new Goodyear Eagle GT-HR 205/50-15 tires all around. Very nice tires.   These tires were alright, nothing fancy, good value. They still sell these as of 12/20/2009.
08/27/04 - Sony xplod 3-way speakers installed. sound great.
11/04/04 - Alternator brushes changed, new battery put in. Accesories work better. Can't complain.
12/04/04 - B15 clutch and pressure plate installed for about a 15% better grip. Makes nice chirps in 3rd now. Good deal.
01/31/05 - Prepped the car for Place Racing cold air intake install by removing lower stock air box.
03/04/05 - After waiting to receive a part (MAF adapter plate) for a week, I was ready to install. A friend of mine had helped me do everything prior to final install earlier so this was cake. Took all the old air box stuff out and put the brand new Place Racing cold air intake system in my car. Everything went smoothly and it is a nice addition. The car pulls harder from idle all the way to redline. Overall, worth the $129 paid. Also installed Accel 300+ Thundersport spark plug wires. (120,000 miles)

03/22/05 - First dyno with the things listed above i.e cold air intake and spark plug wires and relatively new spark plugs. 125.24 whp and 119.40 torque. I guess that is good, more things to come...

04/14/05 - Had a friend named Matt help me with the gauge cluster because I needed it to be rewired and electronics and me don't go well together, he did all of it. Very nice guy. (Thanks to Import Intelligence)

04/16/05 - Huge day. KYB AGX's with Hypercoil B14 springs, Koni Bumpstops, ME Rear Shock Mounts, and the ebay short shifter put in by me and my dad. Nothing is better than the satisfaction or putting stuff on your car and knowing that YOU did it. Paying to do mechanical work on your car is no bueno for me. Blood, sweat, and tears do it.

Before                             and                                After

Quality Short Shifter

05/15/05 - Maple Grove High School Challenge. New time of 15.463 in the 1/4 mile at 88.33mph. Very happy with the minimal amount of work done to the engine.

07/09/05 - Exhaust day. I got my VRS hi flo cat and cat back yesterday so I went under the car to rip off the old, beat up, crush bent, rusty pipes from under the SR20's exhaust mouth. Before the sun set, my exhaust was on by 3pm and I was smiling. The exhaust sounds incredible, its deep and great sounding. It looks great and I have no problems with it. (130,000 miles)

07/17/05 - Rotated tires.

My Youtube page with SE-R Exhaust video

09/20/05 - Changed brake pads up front, new CV boot on front right, washed the car. All purdied up now.

03/24/06 - Fixed driver-side rear rotor being stuck. Brakes work better of course. Fixed little things here and there. Miles are at 139,100. Cleaned CAI filter, it was very dirty. Rotated tires.

05/16/06 - New oil pan. Old one rusted out and leaked slightly. No more leaks now.

06/06/06 - New radio unit. Replaced the factory radio with an Apline CDE-9846. Love it. It compliments the sony speakers pretty well.

09/02/06 - New tires. 195/55/15 VR rated tires. BF Goodrich Traction T/A's. These are great tires. Highly recommend them to everyone. They are much better than the Goodyear's I had on before. These tires have been the best I have owned so far. They were my favorite and they do not even make them anymore.

10/15/06 - New rear brake rotors and pads installed. New front pads installed also. New front rotors and pads coming soon.

11/30/06 - LSD in trans. broke apart inside and cracked the trans. case. Now it has a crack in the case and one wheel spins (left side only). I am looking for another one to get her fixed and back onto the road ASAP.

12/08/06 - New Transmission cam in today from NJ. Came out of a 96' SE-R with 76k miles.

12/12/06 - '96 SE-R Transmission installed. New Clutch cable installed. Rotated new tires for first time. The clutch is like butter. Awesome swap and a huge thanks to Al for all the help!

12/13/06 - New passenger front rotor installed. All I have left to replace is the driver side front rotor and i will have news pads and rotors

08/15/07 - Rotated tires, changed oil. Damn she is so clean inside the engine. Looks like it rolled off the factory still!

08/18/07 - 3 new rotors (both fronts and driver-side rear), new driver-side rear caliper, new front brake pads. Flushed, cleaned, refilled, bled entire brake system.

08/28/07 - Installed and tuned S-AFC II. (Thanks to Import Intelligence) Had a makeshift wideband setup clipped to my muffler and gave me a reading through that. Tuned it very nicely, pulls hard all the way from 3500 up. Definitely a much stronger car with its A/F ratio being leaned out a large amount.

12/01/07 - New tires. 205/50-15 BFGoodrich g-Force Sports. These tires are not all-season like I had previously. They were summer tires and did amazing in dry conditions but were worthless in the rain, very poor in any wet or adverse weather conditions. I will never buy these again. It did not deter me from the BFGoodrich name at all, just stressed the fact that I need all-season tires and they need to bring back Traction T/A's in 195/55-15 ASAP.

05/14/08 - Dyno tuned car with S-AFC II, ran over 14 runs and the fourth one netted me my max wheel horsepower of 142.48 and a max torque of 127.37.

12/22/08 - Pain. Rear ended an SUV. Car is coming back tho. SE-R lives forever.

My Youtube page with SE-R Exhaust video

^^^ Fixed as of 2/16/2009

02/16/09 - All purdied up. Now I have a reconstructed title and two owners on the entire vehicles life. So lame that my insurance would not fix it and that they forced me to go through the most annoying experience ever with getting my car fixed. I had to BUY BACK my own car before I could go anything. Then after I paid to get it fixed, I had to find a special emissions place that issues a reconstructed title. Cost a lot more money than any inspection I have ever had in my life and took less than half the time. What a joke my insurance put me through for a broken radiator and A/C condensor and some minor body work. The frame was not damaged at all, the radiator support was bent in a little. All in all, I got a new hood, front bumper, left side fender, head lights, corner lights, front grille, radiator support, radiator and a/c condensor fixed/replaced. It's glad to have her back after that ordeal.

02/21/09 - Prothane Motor Mounts installed. Awesome.

06/30/09 - First time synthetic oil graces my car. 181,500 miles. Valvoline max life 5W/30 (red bottle, synthetic blend) put into my car and made it way better. I love this oil.

12/04/09 - Second oil change with Valvoline 5W/30 red quart. 184,700 miles on the odometer.

12/05/09 - Bought some RAIN-X Latitude wipers, very easy to install, I like them very much so.

12/20/09 - Purchased some all-season tires finally. I bought summer times by accident and have had them for over two years. Not installed yet, only purchased.  195/55R-15 Goodyear Eagle GT times four. Going back to stock size and Ultra High-Performance all-weather tires.

12/24/09 - Tires mounted and balanced. (185,000 miles)

12/27/09 - Finally ordered RedlineGoods matching leather shift boot and e-brake boot combo for only $78 shipped!

12/27/09 - Removed Accel Thundersport 300+ Spark Plug wires and replaced with stock ones I had sitting. Cylinder one on the Accel wires metal part disconnected, I could not fix it so I just changed back to stock.

Current engine bay pic below

  All of these pictures were taken 12/27/2009  

01/04/2010 - Got another G20 ECU. Manual this time.

01/13/2010 - Fixed a radiator leak with a nice aircraft hose clamp. No more leaks! 

04/14/2010 - Installed RedLine Goods leather shift boot. Oil change, Same oil and new Purolator PureONE (PL14612)  oil filter used. (189,000 miles) Checked tire pressures and adjusted.

04/17/2010 - Changed spark plugs to NGK Copper tip BKR6E. Also bought four new speakers. Kenwood 6.5" all around.

04/21/2010 - Installed K&N RR-3003 High flow air filter.  I notice on my S-AFC II the airflow numbers are higher at idle and the increase in sound, throttle response, and high end is slightly increased. Overall very happy. It was even smaller than the crappier monsterflow air filter I got with the Place Racing CAI many, many moons ago.

04/22/2010 -  Rain-X Original Treatment done to windshield three times over ad one go on the door glass, rear glass, headlights and trunk lights. Stuff is awesome!!!

04/23/2010 - Annual state inspection passed and new stickers on the car. Installed new oil pressure switch because the old one was leaking and also rotated the tires.

05/04/2010 - Brian Crower Stage 2 intake and exhaust cams arrived. Pending installation and dyno results. Finally....

5/06/2010 - Ordered new distributor cap, rotor, cap seal, drain plug and drain plug washer, a new power steering return hose, fuel filter from a Z32, Nismo Thermostat, and a valve cover gasket set. All of these are going on when I do the cams. Thanks for Greg V @ Gspec Performance

Bought a new timing light and Permatex The Right Stuff grey gasket. (Amazon.com)

05/16/2010 -  Z32 fuel filter installed.

05/24/2010 - Cleaned up my new B13 seats and interior with Turtle Wax Oxy Power Out! Upholstery Cleaner. Stuff works very well, no discoloration, only results.

05/25/2010 - Cleaned the MAF sensor and sensor port with CRC Mass Air Flow Sensor cleaner.  Also re-grounded the MAF ground wire to the intake manifold.

05/31/2010 - Installed the Nismo thermostat, new distributor cap, rotor, seal, valve cover gasket, spark plug gaskets, and finally, Brian Crower Stage 2 cams.

06/10/2010 - JWT ECU arrived. Finally!

06/13/2010 - Cleaned throttle body and MAF sensor with CRC fluids. (191,000)

06/16/2010 - Replaced coolant temperature sensor.

06/17/2010 - New wheel horsepower. 157 whp and 128 torque

06/23/2010 - Oil change. (192,000 miles) 

06/24/2010 - Ordered new cat-exhaust bracket, new OEM rubber mounts all around as insurance for my new system. Also ordered a new OEM exhaust manifold gasket. All from the wonderful Greg Vogel at GSpec Performance.

 06/30/2010 - New front (24521) and rear (24024) NGK/NTK oxygen sensors arrive. Christmas in July begins a day early. They even include anti-seize compund and the rear even has the rubber grommet! Paid only $105 shipped!

07/08/2010 - New exhaust parts are here. Everything ready to go.

My new system:
--DNA Motoring header (2.5" collector)
--Magnaflow high-flow cat (2.5")
--Magnaflow resonator - Part #10436 (22" length of the muffler section, 28" overall length and 4" round)
--Magnaflow 5" X 8" X 14" oval body muffler - Part #12216 (with 2.5" tip)

07/10/2010 - New exhaust. Videos are on Youtube as well as pics here!!!

07/15/2010 - Finally removed the check engine light via Nissan Consult unit. Checked exhaust nuts and bolts and they are all nice and tight.

08/08/2010 - Sent JWT ECU for re-program (C1 cam support and Maxima MAF support) Maxima MAF arrived, new leads are on, just waiting for the new ECU to come in. Bought some Technafit PVC braided brake lines as well.

08/11/2010 -  New Technafit PVC stainless steel braided brake lines arrived.

08/20/2010 - JWT ECU came back from re-flashing. Now it has JWT C1 cam support (to support my BC Stage 2 cams) and support for the Maxima MAF. Car runs well.

08/21/2010 - Oil change for the dyno. (194,500) Nissan Dyno Day Meet and Greet @ Import Intelligence

08/30/2010 - PLMS consult cable arrived. Nissan Datscan 1.4, here I come!

09/08/2010 - New RH lower control arm arrived. New timing chain tensioner with updated design arrived. Waiting for a chance to get on a lift to do a lot of new installs with parts laying around. I need to....

       -Replace Passenger side lower control arm (balljoint is shot) DONE!
       -Replace timing chain tensioner DONE!
       -Install new knock sensor
       -Install stainless steel PVC coated brake lines

09/18/2010 - Big day today. Passenger side lower control arm replaced, sway bar bushings up front replaced new OEM rubber. Changed the last leaky gasket in the exhaust system with OEM gasket. Changed the oil, oil filter, and timing chain tensioner with the revised one. Cleaned MAF. 195,600 miles.

 09/29/2010 - New dyno high. 158 whp and 131 wtq

10/16/2010 - I took apart and re-built the inner boots and rings and grease. Replaced both boots, re-greased everything and replaced oil seals on both sides of the transaxle. That was, by far, the messiest thing I have done on my car to date. Rebuilt part of the driver's side front brake caliper. I had one slider pin that was hung up by the dust boot being off the respective lip. Cleaned it all up, lubed it with silicone grease and re-assembled.

10/20/2010 - Red Line MT-90 graces the transmission. This is some good tranny oil, smooths and gear engagments are easier, smoother, and more enjoyable than ever! Awesome stuff.

10/28/2010 - EGR temperature sensor changed.

11/06/2010 - Replaced two air blow-by hoses for the crankcase ventilation system. Changed over some old style clamps to the hose clamps.

New blow-by hose and new Nissan OEM water pump.

11/12/2010 - Changed oil and filter today (198,400 miles) Rotated tires and checked exhaust for any leaks. None were found and all bolts are tight. 

12/11/2010 - New water pump installed. New crank pulley seal installed. Drive belts changed.

12/17/2010 - Installed Bolt In Bars rear strut tower bar and replaced malfunctioning windshield wiper amp with new OEM Nissan unit. (199,700 miles)

12/21/2010 - Changed spark plugs (BKR6E), bought Unorthodox Racing crank and water pump pullies.

12/23/2010 - Rolled over 200,000 miles and going stronger than ever!!!

12/24/2010 - Installed Sylvania Xtravision 9004 head light bulbs 

01/02/2011 - Ordered Raybestos front AD22VF brakes, rotors and Raybestos right rear caliper. Also ordered Brembo rear rotors.

01/13/2011 - Ordered Hawk HPS pads

01/15/2011 - Repaired hard brake lines with new ones. Installed rear Techna-Fit brake lines.

01/19/2011 - Replaced driver's side front hub and wheel bearing.

01/25/2011 - Painted calipers and rotors in preparation for install.

01/29/2011 - Installed AD22VF Nismo front calipers and rotors. Installed Techna-Fit stainless steel PVC coated braided brake lines up front. New passenger side rear caliper, new Brembo rear rotors. Hawk HPS pads up front.

02/13/2011 - Converted Place Racing CAI to WAI. Better throttle response and low-end performance sacrificed for some top end peak HP. Also a bit louder, but sounds more bad-ass anyway. Cleaned E60 MAF with proper CRC Spray. Applied Rain-X treatment to windshield.

02/16/2011 - Changed oil and oil filter. (201,460 miles)

02/26/2011 - Finally got around to ordering a wideband. I purchased a 14point7 SLC Pure Plus Wideband O2 controller system.

02/27/2011 - Cleaned and re-oiled K&N air filter as per K&N directions. Cleaned E60 MAF wire.

03/03/2011 - 14point7 wideband controller plus Bosch sensor arrived.

04/22/2011 - Changed oil and oil filter today. (203,900 miles) Cleaned MAF wire.

05/10/2011 - Switched to Shell 93 fuel. It is better than Hess, period. Saw mileage increase and smoother power delivery along with a smoother idle.

05/30/2011 - Cleaned MAF wire.

06/02/2011 - Blew passenger side rear KYB AGX performance shock and it is now leaking oil. New one is ordered and on the way. Not bad for lasting as long as it did and how cheap and effective they were for a terrible rear suspension!

06/16/2011 - Rotated tires. (206,000 miles) They lasted a good bit of time, I guess. Tread began to wear off the fronts so they are sitting in the back now.

07/03/2011 - Cleaned MAF wire. Changed oil to a full synethetic for the first time to Valvoline SynPower Full Synthetic 5w-30 oil and changed the PureONE oil filter. (207,188 miles)

08/01/2011 - Replaced passenger side rear KYB AGX strut and replaced stock strut bushings with red poly bushings. (208,400 miles)

08/07/2011 - Hit over 100,000 miles in which this car and myself have shared. Great timing as it flipped over when I was on the way back home from the Convention!

08/27/2011 - Changed oil (Valvoline SynPower Full Synthetic 5w-30, oil filter (OEM), tossed in a can of RESTORE, cleaned MAF wire. (210,710 miles)

08/30/2011 - New tire mounted and balanced. 195/55-15 Michelin Pilot Exalta A/S. (210,800 miles)

09/02/2011 - Changed spark plugs with same ones. BKR6E (211,000 miles)

09/30/2011 - Took out JWT ECU and put back in P10 ECU. Also swapped out E60 MAF for stock MAF and using settings from tune back in 2008. 

11/03/2011 - Changed out rear shock mounts to Loco Performance versions. No more squeaks! Motivational Mounts began to elongate and make horrible noises and a very unsettled suspension. Thank you Loren! Changed oil and oil filter and tossed in a can of RESTORE. (214,000 miles)

11/11/2011 - Reverted back to OEM gauges. New bulbs in gauge cluster, dome light, trunk light replaced.

11/20/2011 - Replaced the rear brake and turn signal light bulbs with new #1157 and #1156 replacements. Ordered Philips 9004 Night Guide headlight bulbs for upcoming winter.
11/26/2011 -NISMO aka JWT S3 cams swapped in for BC Stage II cams (260* duration, 0.442" lift). Philips Night Guide 9004 bulbs installed in OEM headlights.

1/1/2012 - Changed oil and oil filter, cleaned MAF. (215,610 miles) Mobil 1 High Mileage 5w/30 Synthetic API Grade SL.

2/11/2012 - Replaced battery.