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Lots of people install R-200's whether they need it or not. If you drop a V-8 or engine with tons of power in your Z, you probably need one. If not, you're wasting money.

The 240Z had the engine serial number on the engine compartment nameplate. I believe you are correct that a 5-speed was an option on the 280Z.

So John, think you can continue with the stock manifold if you go with a mild cam upgrade?

Twice pipes have been discussion ad nauseum since at least the 1990's. From what I remember about all those discussions, the general sentiment was that they didn't make your car perform any better than a good single pipe exhaust. This even goes back to the Internet Z Car Club mailing-list days. Remember, it's a 2.4-2.8 liter six, not a 7 liter V-8. In fact I might even argue that a twice pipe has less effective flow than a single pipe system. Your going to have turbulence along the boundary, and a twice pipe probably has more surface area. I know there were some people back then that actually ran flow tests on different configurations....we definitely had some exhaust fanatics in the group. There was even a discussion about inserting a stainless braided section after the downpipe to reduce vibration in the system (less noise). Those discussions use to be on the Z-31.com. You can search at this site if you like. http://www.z31.com/izccarchives/

Don't like badging on your car?

There are no labels, but I'm going to say that mine is like the SuperSprint system. The bottom pic in Arne's post shows the chrome better. It's like that. The two bullet mufflers are definitely like canisters, and are not smooth at each end like the Ansa or Targa systems. And of course the two pipes are cut off straight and are the same length.

Nice job, esprist.

The Ansa muffler on your 260Z look exactly like the one on my Z, and was there in '92 when I bought it.

http://www.finishing.com/faqs/chrome.html I found this interesting.

Spoke to Arron (sp?) at MSA yesterday. They will exchange the part. He says the original Nissan parts were not of great quality either, due to the limitation of the process. Arne, the entire part is chromed and then painted, apparently just as Nissan had done. Bottomline is that he believes that the quality is as good as an original Nissan part. In that case, I suppose nothing more could be expected. In fact if the quality were better, then I suppose some would have issue with authenticity, but that's another discussion. I'm just looking for something at least as good as original. The part I received was a prototype that was not suppose to be shipped, as esprist stated. I'm guessing that Nissan chose this process for cost. Chrome was probably less costly at that time, and obviously to reproduce the part it would make sense to use the same process. If I knew more about chroming plastic I could say for sure.

I got a call from the paint shop just now, they got the car painted!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It's been two years.

Okay thanks.

What's that's suppose to mean? What does my number of posts have to do with anything?

Are you associated with MSA?

I'm not going to do anything with this part. I just wonder how it got past the stringent QA process at MSA. I mean, I doubt I'm the only person that can see this.

I'm sorry Terry, but I'm going to have to ask you to remove that Fram oil filter.

.....this is where I'd be headed. And this is what Nissan SHOULD have done.

* 5-spd tranny * a bit more power * different wheels * better seat * rust protection * better blinker switch

I don't call that first class chrome.

There is a nylon plastic connector from the filler neck to the hose going to the evaporator tank. I had this fitting fail in tension (spiral cracking), so I replaced it with a copper fitting. No more gas fumes.

Anyone else buy one of these (Code: 40-3401A)? First I do appreciate someone taking the initiative to produce these. Nevertheless, the chrome work could have been done better. For the $270 I paid for a piece of plastic with a few cents worth of chrome, I think it shouldn't look out of the box like a panel that's been in a car for 20 years. The chrome work is not first class. Unfortunately this is probably the only option available outside of finding a Nissan part somewhere. My primary complaint is with the lettering. The lettering looks worn and thin. I haven't decided whether to return it or not. You can get some optional decals for later styles ($25), which I also purchased. If you're looking for a concours part, I don't think this is it.

Sad news for sure. <Admin edit for correction>

I believe the forks are different and the collar with the bearing is different. It's been a while though.

Good job, Blue. Thanks.

I appreciate your thoughts. It'll be too late at this point for the Z Con.