chocobosteve

well, i don't know how much this will help, since i'm almost at the other side of the country, but here in utah, there are tons of old z cars. in fact, right outside of salt lake city, there's a junkyard dedicated to the z, and most of them have good, or at least decent body condition. maybe you could buy one, maybe not, i haven't got a clue! hope that helps. -chocobosteve

i bought a '73 240z somewheres in between a month, and two months ago. since that day, i've learned a few things about the flat top carbs that everybody says i should ditch. hmmm... like the fact that they totally suck! here in good ol' utah, we've got a junkyard dedicated to the classic z. the man, who lives among the z knows them inside out, upside down, front to back, and every other way there is, i'm sure. well, now that the intro crap is through, it's time for the question. he says he can modify the carbs to run better, to not die when the weather's hot. my problem is that it would cost $400! another option is to install a holley 4-barrel (i'm leaning toward this). he has all the things i'd need to convert, and he'll even do the work. it would probably cost less than the other, and i imagine the power increase would be greater than the other option. i'm just a newbie to z's though, and i'll leave it up to you seasoned enthusiasts to tell me what's up!

thanks for the help! i looked further into it today, and discovered that i had some bad vacuum hoses, which is quite a relief. the car sounds great now, and is ready for the road again.

okay, here's my dilema... both of my carbs are backfiring, and it all happens at the same time. the car won't idle, it just backfires, then kills. it does, however sound fine when the rpm's are around 2000+. i asked around yesterday, and i was told that the timing may be the solution, and i will look into that, but any other possible solutions would be appreciated.

i was working on my front carb today, because of a problem with the float sticking, so fuel came out of the jet in a steady stream. i got that working again, but now i think that the carbs were adjusted to work with the other one, which was way off. if there's any way to do this without money, i would be very happy, but if i need to shell out cash, i'm willing.