MySpecV.com - Nissan Sentra SE-R Spec V resource and community.

Oh how the time passes quickly!  Once again another voting round here is for the Winter 08/09 Car of the Quarter, our quarterly contest where our members nominate and vote on their favorite cars on the site.

http://myspecv.com/f/l1918878-myspecvco … oting.html

Preliminary voting round, where everyone is vying for a Top 5 spot, is currently underway until November 16th.  The Top 5 contestants will then move onto the Finals, which concludes November 23rd.

So everyone, get in, and vote!  It's time for change!

Another quarter is in the books, and quite the success!  With a new prelims & final voting rounds, well over 200 votes were turned in for each round.  Congratulations to Heidi Gurov - cute02spec - for her slim victory with her 2002 Nissan Sentra SE-R Spec V "HQR."

Sporting the new Racing Solution RS lip kit and weight-reducing carbon fiber, Heidi cruised to victory with the first ever HQR (07 crank swapped) Spec V, on mismatched wheels and stock suspension no less!



Turbo | Fuel System | Alchol Injection:
• Precision GT3251 turbo
• Boost Logic Turbo Blanket Heat Shield
• Protech Fabrication Turbo Manifold
• Protech Fabrication 2.5" Downpipe and midpipe
• Precision intercooler
• Powertech Imports intercooler piping
• Tial 38mm wastegate w/6.6psi spring
• GReddy Type S blow off valve
• ATP Turbo Oil Inlet Restrictor
• Goodridge Oil feed & return lines
• Nissport oil adapter
• DEI Thermotec Exhaust Wrap (on manifold and downpipe)
• KP Performance 1/2" Wire Heat Sleeving
• Engine Runup Stage 1 150 PSI Alcohol Injection Kit with Cooling Mist ShurTank
• Golden Eagle Vacuum Manifolds
• MSD 660cc high impedance fuel injectors
• Aeromotive fuel pressure regulator

Internal Engine:
• 2007 QR25DE crankshaft
• Balancer Shaft Removal
• Secondary "butterfly" valve assembly removed

Standalone Engine Management:
• Spectre EMS Pro management
• Chevrolet LS1 Coilpacks
• Camaro spark plug wires
• Custom crank trigger wheel
• Nissan Altima KA24DE drive by cable throttle body
• Nissan B15 Sentra GXE/SE gas pedal assembly and throttle cable
• WRP Technology throttle body spacer (tapped for air intake temp sensor)

Other Engine:
• NGK IX Iridium Spark Plugs
• Nismo Cat-Back Exhaust
• Power Gaskets Insulated Intake Gasket
• Throttle Body Coolant Bypass
• Spectre stainless steel breather filter
• Unorthodox Racing Lightened Crank Pulley
• WRP Technology power steering underdrive pulley
• Gutted upper thermostat
• Timing Advanced +2 on stock ECU (doesn't apply now)
• Raised Idle on stock ECU (doesn't apply now)
• Nismo Radiator Cap
• Hello Kitty Oil Cap
• Upgraded Battery Terminals

Transmission:
• Technafit Stainless Steel Braided Clutch Line
• Clutchmasters FX400 6 Puck Clutch (Stage 4, Ceramic)
• Fidanza Lightweight Aluminum Flywheel
• Redline Synthetic Gear Oil

Suspension | Braking | Wheels:
• Energy Suspension Polyurethane Motor Mount Inserts (Front motor mount only)
• Technafit Stainless Steel Braided Brake Lines
• Power Slot front and rear rotors
• Axxis Ultra High Performance ceramic front and rear brake pads
• 17”x7" Exel F-1 Wheels in gunmetal with Toyo Proxes FZ4 215/45/17 Tires (Street)
• 15"x7" Team Dynamics Pro Race 1 wheels in black with BFGoodrich g-Force T/A 225/50/15 drag radials (track, front wheels only)
• Specless 4point trunk brace
• Eibach Anti-Roll kit (courtesy of Cardomain/Eibach)
• Solid steel rear motor mount
• "$4 Wheel Hop Mod"

Gauges | Other Electronics:
• A’PEXi SAFC-2 (as a knock gauge)
• Zeitronix ZT-2 Wideband O2 Meter and Datalogger
• Zeitronix EGT Sensor
• Zeitronix 3.5 Bar MAP Boost Sensor
• Raptor Shift Light
• Greddy V2 Boost, Oil Pressure, Fuel Pressure, and Oil Temperature Gauges mounted in iEquus Performance & Autometer 2" Gauge Cups
• GReddy Full Auto Timer
• GReddy Profec B Spec II electronic boost controller
• 7" In-Dash Car Touch Screen LCD VGA/Video
• Lilliput TC-1000 CarPC (Datalogging, tuning, and ICE)
• Gyration Cordless Optical Air Mouse and Compact Keyboard

Cosmetic | Lighting Modifications:
• OEM-styled Carbon Fiber Hood
• VIS Racing carbon fiber trunk lid
• VIS Racing carbon fiber spoiler
• Racing Solution front and rear lip kit
• Custom Nismo Graphics Kit
• OnStar Antenna
• Red Underdash Neons
• Custom Enterprise Chrome Gauge Rings
• 35% Window Tint
• Painted Taillights, Brake Calipers, & Valve Cover
• APC Sport Pedals
• APC Leather Shift Boot
• Sylvania Silverstar Headlight & Fog Light Bulbs
• Sylvania Silverstar Parking/Turn Signal bulbs

Audio:
• Rockford Fosgate Audio Fanatic Package (stock)







Not to be forgotten is 2nd Place finisher sentricity, with his 2003 turbo Spec V, and 3rd Place finisher r0nnii, with his 2005 Spec V in a unique "red panda" look.  SilverBoost and 2k4Spec finished 4th and 5th, respectively in the final voting round.

See in you November for the Winter 2008/2009 contest!

http://myspecv.com/f/l1840355-myspecvco … round.html

Time to go vote everyone!  The Fall 2008 Car of the Quarter Final Voting Round is currently underway until August 24th!

Anybody member with over 10 posts can vote, so get yours in today!

The winner will be featured on the front page of this site, get a nifty user icon, and will be published in the Fall 2008 issue of Nissan Sport magazine!

Previous winners can be found here:  http://www.myspecv.com/f/t8543-myspecvc … -fame.html

There's a new lip kit option out there for all you SE-R nuts!  That's right, Racing Solution just released their Sentra RS Lip Kit, which has kits for both the '02/'03 & '04+ body styles.

http://www.racingsolution.com/nissan-se … ip-kit.htm


The '02/'03 kit is available for sale right now, and the '04+ kit has a shipment coming soon!

Here is the painted front & rear lips on an '02 Spec V:






















For more information click the link to go directly to Racing Solution's website, where you can also find pricing information.

Once again someone has stepped up to the plate and shown what a QR25DE is capable of...

This past weekend serspecv13 dynoed his 2003 Spec V, and got 385whp and 350 wtq... all on stock rods and pistons.  His modifications were a 57 trim turbo on 14.5psi of boost, blockguard, head studs, and alcohol injection, along with the standards like 3" exhaust and Nismo cams.



serspecv13's showoff thread can be found here:  http://www.myspecv.com/f/t3528-serspecv … -pics.html  On top of the awesome engine modifications, Tom has managed to strip down his car to a lean 2300 pounds at last count.

Tom would like to give props to Alex Pagan at Humble performance for  making this all happen!







UPDATE 06/18/08:  He pulled off 400whp on stock internals!!!



Same mods as the 385 whp dyno, same boost level.

One full year of MSV's Car of the Quarter contests is under wraps!  Congratulations to Jonathan Lackinger - JonSE-RTurbooooo - for winning this round with his 2004 Sentra SE-R!  Currently one of the top Nissans in the entire country in the National Custom Car Association (NCCA) standings, Jon has found a great balance of show car beauty with many cosmetics modifications and go with a fully built automatic transmission by Level 10 and custom turbo kit.




"My Name is Jonathan I own a 2004 Nissan Sentra SE-R that i built for both Show and Go because i enjoy both and really couldn't decide to do just one. I chose to build this car because I wanted to build something different that i wouldn't see tons of at every show.(no ME2 car!) I tried to make the car stand out while remaining as simple as possible with as much One-Off custom work as possible so it wouldn't like like any other B15 on the road. For now it will remain the way it is and its still fun to drive but next yr i plan on removing alot of the audio and added weight and putting in a fuel cell and going more the performance route actuallt competing with it and seeing how it does."

His Showff: http://www.myspecv.com/f/t1980.html







{Photography by Heidi Gurov http://www.hmgphotos.com}


Congratulations to the 2nd Place winner, scottyboi with his 2004 Spec V with a one-off VG30DE-T swap, and the 3rd Place winner, rakonismo with his 2008 Spec V.  All thanks to all the nominees, voters, and those who nominated!  See you in August for the Fall 2008 contest!

http://www.myspecv.com/f/l1750617-myspe … e-now.html


Every 3 months we hold a Car of the Quarter contest, where members are nominated by their fellow members, and then voted for to be the winning car of the quarter.

Each winner has their car's picture and info published in MySpecV.com's section in Nissan Sport magazine. Past winners are found here:  http://www.myspecv.com/f/t8543-myspecvc … -fame.html

This winner, who will be decided on May 23rd when voting closes, will be published in Nissan Sport's Summer 2008 issue.

Last issue (Spring '08) Zach Dellamano won with his 2003 Spec V.

4 of our members placed at NOPI Atco this weekend!

Congrats to....

Gennady Gurov (gurov) - 1st Place Nissan Sport Compact Street
Anthony Ortiz (SpecVman12) - 1st Place Sunday Only Street
Jason Aponte (Rican915) - 2nd Place Sunday Only Custom
Carlos Perez (Masterof6thSpeed) - 3rd Place Sunday Only Street



Thanks to everyone that attended this past weekend, making the 2nd Meet n' Show at Atco the best one yet, despite the rather terrible weather!

Official MSV Coverage & Photos:
http://www.hmgphotos.com/cm/thumbnails.php?album=14
http://www.hmgphotos.com/cm/thumbnails.php?album=16
http://www.hmgphotos.com/cm/thumbnails.php?album=15

thanks for giving us thousands of dollars worth of advertising for free! 

But you still fail at giving credit where credit is due, so FAIL!  Travis Burell isn't just some "underground tuner", he is THE man for VQ swaps.

But alas, MySpecV.com nor Travis Burell gives you thousands of dollars in order to get magazine/publication kickbacks like the people who you are trying to credit, so we'll just go back to our "underground" ways now. 

A record 320 votes were cast in the Spring 2008 Car of the Quarter contest!  With a landslide victory of 71 votes, Mike Kojima, aka smartbomb, clinched the win with his Time Attack 2003 Spec V.



My Spec-V is the best forum for late model Sentras by far!
My name is Mike Kojima  I am a motorsports engineering consultant.  I chose a Spec-V to compete with because it would be a challange to get it competitive and it had a lot of potential.  My car is still in development and not running at anywhere near what its potential is.  Look for us to do much better in 2008.  Thank you for your support!

Race cage construction and general fabrication- Technosquare
Suspension:
Dampers KW Motorsports
Springs Eibach ERS
Special Parts, pivot relocation, Technosquare
Front Swaybar Progress custom
Rear swaybar Speedway engineerng
Bushings Global Performance Parts
Camber plates Ground Control Inc

Engine/turbosystem Jim Wolf Technology
Garett GT3071R turbo
JWT Pistons
JWT rods
2007 8CW crank
JWT ECU
Lighting MAF 72lb injectors
JWT head work
JWT cams and valvesprings
JWT oil system mods
crankscrapers.com crankscraper and oil pan baffle
JWT BSR
Fluidyne radiator

Drivetrain
JWT Clutch
JWT flywheel
Technsquare cryo and shotpeen gear blueprinting
OEM LSD

Aero work
Aerodynamic solutions

Finish fabrication
Afterhours Automtoive

Seats, saferty equipment
Sparco, racecraft

Electronics, data logging dash displys
Race Pack

Tires/Wheels
Volk TE37/ Nitto NT01

Brakes
Stoptech 13" 4 piston caliper front Maxima rear. Tilton proportioning valve

Exhaust
Burns Stainless








In a special twist, Zachary Dellamano, aka ProZach626, will be representing MySpecV.com in Nissan Sport magazine's Spring 2008 issue in our special section under Partner Websites. 


I'm Zach. I'm 22 from the St. Louis area. I have an 03 Spec V, that I've had since November 2004. I have saved enough money, and in March I am buying the Treadstone Turbo kit. I plan on boosting anywhere from 5-7 psi. A few other parts I have laying around the house, to go along with boost, are FSB/RSB, Stop Tech Rotors, Hawk HPS pads, SS clutch/brake lines and some other good stuff. My plan is to be fully tuned, boosted, and ready to go by June at the latest. My goal is to have a 275-300 whp spec with a great and reliable platform built around it, rather than just the most boost possible with no means to put it to the ground. I have a strong love/hate relationship with my Spec V.


Congrats to both of these guys!