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ok so i have a 240z and im trying to tune it for freeway racing and im looking for a top speed of 200-205 mph. which is roughly 300km. now i heard that a 3.1 litre bored 83 280zx motor with Triple Mikuni side-draft carburetors and twin t3/t4 turbos along with some other mods might do it but others say it really isnt great. any help?
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I had the car running pretty good. With the distributor advanced all the way and snugged down properly, the car finally didn't have any stumble at low rpms. After some thinking, I decided to take the bolt out of the dizzy and see if more advance would make it run even better; it did. Advancing past the maximum the plate would allow with the bolt in it made the engine run smoother and idle higher. I advanced it to the point where it vacuum would peak, then backed off. It ran great this way. I then figured that maybe my dizzy need all this advance because the points were too close (last measured at .3mm and even that was rubbing the gauge). So I loosed up the point…
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Hello, I'm new here. Me and my father are looking for a 240z to buy. We are looking for Z's in the area. We recently came across a 1973 240z for 11,000$ with 76K miles on it. It has a few upgraded items and I was wondering if they were proper upgrades or if I should look somewhere else. The other thing is, it has an Electric start switch that was placed in order to start easier. If I did purchase, should I keep this or should I remove it? Does it serve in any beneficial way? Thanks for your help!!! Does this sound right? Sellers Description: There are not many rust free 1972 cars are out there. --underbody seams are sealed. A responsibly improved classic! I have it insure…
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Having found my cam was damaged and needs a regrind I now need new rockers. Can get them from Japan at $40.00 ea plus shipping !!! Anyone have any better/cheaper/closer sources ??
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Hi all. Plz anyone can help me. I was rereconditioning my block and taking all dirt from the threads when the tool falls into one(picture). I was thinking to remove the core plugs to see if Im able to recover the tool. Dont know how bad it is but I dont want that piece of metal inside the block coolant passages (Can`t be a good thing). It is possible to take this thing out. Thank You.
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Hi? i have power for the headlight and hazard light. i checked the fuses . all the fuses on the right side have power except the from top to bottom on the right side the bottom doesn't have power( top to bottom means from the where all the cable enter the fuse box. where the cable enter the fuse box is the top. when i say right side i also mean stand in front of the fuse box and all the the cable coming into the fuse box which is at the top i mean the right fuses). all the left fuses has no power. secondly, i have tried so hard to get this car going. finally i got the car to start but still no interior power. something weird happen, when i got the car we pulled it …
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hi, Got a rally prepped 240Z which had a full engine rebuild a few months ago. Ever since getting it back its had a tap, just like a loose tappit or rocker. We have tried everything to try and track this down. 1. tightened all the rocker clearances down to 0 and briefly ran the engine, tap the same. 2. took front cover off and checked chain tensioner etc. 3. took pan off and checked big ends and mains etc. 4. ran engine with 1 spark plug out, one by one, cant detect tap from that. 5. When spinning engine with all spark plugs out there is no tap. 6. 'scoped through the plug holes to check all the valves are ok and not touching a piston. 7. the only thing we havent done is …
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Can anyone tell me are the 240 and 260 steering racks interchangable? They appear to be identicle,although I believe the ratios are different. The reason I am asking is I have a spare 260 rack and a mate wants to buy it for a 240. What would it be worth ? As they dont appear to be available I don't want to GIVE it away, also dont want to rip the guy off. Thanks for any info.
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on a stock 2.4 block with E88 head will the valves hit the pistons if you rotate the crank indepently from the cam?
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My 280z doesn't turns on at all without i turning the switch that the control wiper blade on. i am talking about the handle switch on the right side of the steering column. when i turn the wiper blade switch on the car turn on and starts but when i turn it off the d car dies and wont turn on or respond to anything. And when the switch is turn to on the wiper blade themselves dont work. My signals dont work but the flasher/hazard works. i will switch the handle on the left side of the steering wheel but no signal. finally, no power to the radio and the heater/ac control panel. pls help me solve these issues. thanks where can i locate the ACC relay and the fan rel…
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Now I would have searched to see if anyone else had this issue but I would feel bad for them. I was driving to cars and coffee this morning when about half way there my speedometer started to freak out jumping from 80 to 160. So I tried slowing down to see if that did anything but nothing, after a bit it went back to my current speed, and stayed. After another few minutes it shot back up and promptly went full circle to 0 mph then back to 160. The last thing it did was and i'm not sure because I couldn't really believe it. It seemed to spin completely around until the needle fell off. Does this sound like it was the speedo or made the cable got messed up and caused th…
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I'm trying to help a friend with what seems to be fueling problems on his '79 280ZX. He lives in a different city, which limits what I can do. Here's a recent note from him: "I connected a vacuum meter between the intake manifold and the fuel pressure regulator and hooked a pressure gauge to the fuel rail and took the Z out for a drive. For about the first five minutes the vacuum gauge read normal and the fuel pressure would vary from about 30 to 36 lbs and the car ran quite well. About a mile down the road the vacuum gauge started acting erratic and the fuel pressure also varied around 28-30lbs seeming to respond to the changes in vacuum. A few minutes later the vacuum …
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