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If you're looking for a performance mod, I would pull the stock 2.7 liter v6 and drop in a 2.8 liter in-line 6-cylinder. Nissan made a nice torquey 2.8 that fits very well Only other suggestion would be to put aftermarket wheels on it. As for the hood being turbo or not... They used the same vented hood on all versions in 83. I don't know my ZX's enough to tell if that's an 83, but if it is, then that's the stock hood regardless if it's turbo or not.

Here's an option I've considered before…...

Not trying to be condescending here. There's are a lot of great/experienced/knowledgeable and (mostly) "adult like" people on this forum. Along with that, I would guess a pretty wide age range also. They take Z's seriously. So It really helps to be specific when questions are asked. That way, we can specifically answer them. Pictures can tell more of the story and provide pieces to a puzzle, like a photo of your engine bay could tell us tons of info to begin with without having to ask if it's turbo, v6, inline 6, or even steroid enhanced hamsters. FB has a few Z pages where people talk all kinds of stuff from coilovers to LS swaps and maybe that's what you're looking for. But it's really hard to get good, reliable information and suggestions there. It's also really easy to get a load of BS info from folks who don't know what they are talking about. This is the good stuff here. Also, spell check really helps guys like me. Your ZX looks very nice by the way.

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It is not a terribly simple thing to put a stock turbo on it. You can do it fast or cheap but you will end up trashing your engine...there are a lot of considerations when doing forced induction... I suggest you drive it for a while and make sure it all works well, them decide which way you want to go. If the car is not 100% when you decide to go turbo it will only magnify those problems

Great suggestion!

Some of that you see around the oil filter is from a previous leak making it look really bad. I feel the right thing would be to pull it and just do a minor overhaul. Do you agree? I mean crank and rod bearings, rings, possibly valve seals, timing chain, repaint the block. It runs good now, just has leaks. Good compression. Doesn't burn oil.

I think why you were asked about if it's a turbo earlier is because it looks like it has a turbo hood. Have you looked under the hood at the "stock V6" engine to check for any modifications? If you tell us how you plan to use the car - daily driver, autocross, weekends - we can suggest some modifications to help you make it more fun. You have some great driving roads around Temecula and out toward the coast by Carlsbad. Is this your first sports car? Dennis

Thanks Careless. I thought that might be the case but didn't want to assume