Datsun Spirit ITB's

[BAS_DXB]

On 9/6/2019 at 2:08 AM, northernz said:

Hi all, decided to share my recent install of Datsun Spirit ITB's. Got tired of fiddling with the SU's and I always liked the look of 6 velocity stacks on these engines. A friend at work loves my car, but he is a young guy who likes modern stuff! He tried to get me to swap in an RB26, we compromised on ITB's. He provided his garage and his labour for the privilege of working on the car!  The motor is bored out 85mm, 280Z crank, 268 comp cam with a street port and polish, it was always very finicky with the SU's, for some reason the weather seemed to affect the way it ran and idled, and it always ran rich even with nozzles turned down to only a 1/2 turn from closed. Anyway that is all history!

Several thousand dollars saw delivery of an ECU masters Classic black ECU, ECU masters wiring harness ( very good value, all labelled for each coil, injector and sensor for about 110 US),Burton fuel sump which allows retention of all fuel lines and mechanical pump,One Six Industries crank angle sensor, Patton Machine coil bracket, F150 coils, and of course the beautiful Jenvey ITB's, manifold, injectors and Datsun Spirit designed heat shield. 

Hi @northernz, hope you are doing well and people see your Z rollin' and might be hatin' but the real deal is you being happy with it !

I am almost getting on the EMS part of my build, and beside having a MS3 Pro Evo and not an ECU master black ECU, we have very similar setup (Jenvey ITB, 1-6industries CAS, F150 individual coils) so I was wondering if you have any experience to share on the EFI setup ? I have contacted AMP EFI support and Matt advised me on the following:

1. Too much dwell and these coils will advance your timing at unwanted points. Keep nominal dwell at 3.5 ms or less.

2. Is this the CAS you are looking to use? https://www.onesixindustries.com/product/nissan-datsun-l-series-crank-angle-sensor If so, set the spark mode to toothed wheel, the wheel type to a single wheel with 24 base teeth and one missing tooth, spinning at cam speed.

Thank you in advance, and hope to see more pics of your Z.

Edited March 3, 2021 by BAS_DXB

[northernz]

Hey BAS-DXB,  unfortunately I am not doing well and I have not been able to work on the Zed for some time. I may have to sell it soon due to health concerns, I had surgery to remove a lung due to cancer, which has regrettably returned. Never smoked and was a fitness nut until I started getting short of breath working out. Any way I think that duffymahoney on this site would be a great guy to ask questions about ITB's. He is much more knowledgeable than I!  Good luck with your project!

[Patcon]

Sorry to hear that!

[YZFMax]

Sorry to hear about your health. 😞

[northernz]

Thanks, it was a shock for sure, but we are taking it one day at a time .

[BAS_DXB]

9 hours ago, northernz said:

Hey BAS-DXB,  unfortunately I am not doing well and I have not been able to work on the Zed for some time. I may have to sell it soon due to health concerns, I had surgery to remove a lung due to cancer, which has regrettably returned. Never smoked and was a fitness nut until I started getting short of breath working out. Any way I think that duffymahoney on this site would be a great guy to ask questions about ITB's. He is much more knowledgeable than I!  Good luck with your project!

This is extremely saddening news, I hope your health gets better soon, and that you can eventually keep your Z.

Be strong and beat the $^!# out of it, as a fitness nut as well, I am sure you have the right mindset 🤜🤛

 

[northernz]

Thanks Man, being in good shape  has really helped me, first with the chemo, then with the surgery. I'm on a drug that targets a rare mutation in the cancer, only 1% of cancers have it, so hopefully that will buy me some time!

I appreciate all the good wishes from everyone, positive energy helps me cope !

Mark

[Zed Head]

Good luck NZ.  Modern medicine is pretty amazing.

Any thoughts on how you got it?  Asbestos?  Family disposition?  My mother did everything right, as she said, and still got it.  Lots of chance involved, no guarantees.  All you can do is improve yours odds.

[zKars]

Mark this is sobering news. Sorry to hear about your struggles.If there is any Datsun related help I can supply, let me know. 

Alberta has one of the highest rates of naturally occurring Radon gas that is a known to cause lung cancer. Gathers in basements. I keep seeing warnings about it and how to test for it. Not sure how you abate the problem, I think it requires some type of air filter system. Just tiny amounts of radon that seeps out of the ground. No problem unless it collects and concentrates.....

[Patcon]

Radon systems typical ventilate under foundations, slabs or in basements. Can be complicated to retro fit but obviously worth it in some areas

[northernz]

I have tested for Radon and the levels were below the threshold. I used to take Zantac for indigestion and now it is the subject of a class action lawsuit for causing cancer, so maybe? No way to know I suppose. It is becoming more common among people who never smoked. Interesting fact, lung cancer kills more people every year than Colon, breast and pancreatic cancer combined, but receives far less research funding.

Thanks for the support!

[Patcon]

8 hours ago, northernz said:

I have tested for Radon and the levels were below the threshold. I used to take Zantac for indigestion and now it is the subject of a class action lawsuit for causing cancer, so maybe? No way to know I suppose. It is becoming more common among people who never smoked. Interesting fact, lung cancer kills more people every year than Colon, breast and pancreatic cancer combined, but receives far less research funding.

Thanks for the support!

How long did you take Zantac?

I use to take it for ulcers at one point...