Marty Rogan

Thanks! I would be interested in getting more details (P/N, cost, etc.) on the fuel regulator. I have a feeling my current setup is not going to cut it with Tripple Mikuni's.

What are you using as a fuel pressure regulator? Do you have any close-ups of the fuel gauge on the firewall? The Aeroquip lines do look sweet! I have always wanted to put that on my car some day. But $400 for 3 lines, ouch!! I didn't know it cost that much.

Ha ha, Greg, you are one tricky guy, !! Are your SU's stock or seriously tweaked? I realize that the class you run in may require you to use SU's. A friend of mine that runs in Vintage up here said he is the only one in his class still running SU's. Several people have implied that if I go with a hotter cam, that the SU's just won't let it breath enough. Anyway, I need to get more power out of this beast. I figured the triples was one of the faster, easier ways to do it. Marty

Yep, they are bit pricey. Do you think that they are hard to tune? Hard to keep in tune? Marty

Thanks Greg. Your cars sounds really sweet!! I am about 90% convinced to go with the Mikuni's at this point. I have not really heard anything bad about them. Marty

Congrats! That's a really nice color. A Blue interior would be really nice. I am kind of partial, because that is what mine is. Check out my gallery if you want to see what the combo looks like. Blue parts are almost impossible to find though. Marty

I have seen the ebay car in person, although briefly, and can attest that it is a pretty nice original example. I didn't go over it with a fine tooth comb or hear it run. The interior is a bit faded, but still pretty nice. Marty

My car (#5341, blt 6/70) had them when I bought it. I thought someone had done a reair, as I had not seen them before. Marty

I just sold a hitch for my car last year. I used it to pull a small utility trailer for my race tires. There was a cross bar that mounted behind the bumper using the bumper mount bolts. Unfortunatley I don't have a picture of that piece on this computer, but you can kind of seem hehind the bumper. It pulled like there was nothing behind me. Marty

Aaron, I have been to their websiteseveral times, but never saw the set-up pamphlet. Thanks for the head-up on that. Glad to hear I can get vaccuum on the manifold. That is one less thing I need to deal with. Marty

Yeah I know. I have a separate post where we are discussing coilovers. The suggestion there was to get an LSD instead. Ideally I would like to do the Mikuni's, a hotter cam, coilovers and an LSD. I only have some much funding though, !! I am thinking of what makes the most sense to get the most bang for my bucks. Right now the suspension handles very well. I know coilovers would be an improvement, but I am not that unhappy with the handling. So what I am leaning toward now is to get an LSD and put on the Mikuni's. As funds allow, I will put in the hotter cam and follow up with the coilovers. All opinions welcome! Marty

I have not looked at the specs on these for a very long time. There is a guy locally that has a set of Mikuni's with the following jetting: 200 Air; 150 Fuel and 52.5 Pilot. Venturi's are 34MM Does anybody know if that would work well with my engine? (See details of engine post #1). Also, as I recall, triple carbs do not have a vaccuum port for the distributor, right? I am currently running a ZX distibutor with the E12-80 module. What would I need to do with that? TIA, Marty

Which ISKY cam would you recommend? I definitely want to stay away from Schneider. No sense in doing the job more than once.

So, when do you expect to have them available for the S30? Marty

John, Email sent.

Cool!! Do you ever get back there? My 2 oldest sones go to U of I. I go down there 2 -3 times a year. Marty

Ok, so you have my interest. Do you have an LSD that would bolt into my 4.11 R180 diff and how much do those run? Thanks, Marty

All good suggestions. Thanks Paul. I am anxious to hear what other have to say too.

The tires I have are Toyo RA 1's size 225/50/15. I wanted to lower the car more to improve handling. Friends of mine have said that they have knocked off several seconds in their lap times by going with coilovers. I have a cheap pyrometer that I got from Harbor Freight. Not sure how accurate it is, but I figured it would give me SOME idea what tire temps were. I have not had much experience with suspension tuning, so I am trying to learn and see what I can do to improve the car at a reasonable cost. Thanks, Marty

I was looking for some advice on carbs. First, here is some information on my car: Early '71 240Z currently has stock struts, 5-way Illuminas, MSA lowering springs, short steering knuckles, PU bushings. 15x7 Konig Rewinds mounted with 225/50/15 RA 1's. '83 280ZX engine, bored 40 over, with '83 5 spd and 4.11 open diff. I mainly use the car at track day events like NASA HPDE and similar events. I am looking to wring some more horsepower out of my car. I am considering an MSA Stage II cam kit. So then I started thinking about carb choices. I currently have the stock SU's on my car and they are in pretty good shape. I was wondering if triple Mikuni's would add signifcantly more performance over the SU's? If yes, are they much harder to tune and maintain? Is the added expense worth it? TIA, Marty

I am considering switching over to some Ground Control coilovers. First, here is some information on my car: Early '71 240Z currently has stock struts, 5-way Illuminas, MSA lowering springs, short steering knuckles, PU bushings. 15x7 Konig Rewinds mounted with 225/50/15 RA 1's. '83 280ZX engine, bored 40 over, with '83 5 spd and 4.11 open diff. I mainly use the car at track day events like NASA HPDE and similar events. So far I have only done bolt on mods to the car, since it was a fairly low mile, early car. I pulled the original engine and set it aside for safe keeping. I figured once I retire it from track duty, I would restore it to stock condition. Is it worth going with coilovers without also doing the camber plates? I did not like the idea of cutting into the strut towers. Does anyone know which Illuminas fit into the sectioned struts? Or would you advise going to a different shock? What would you recommend as far as spring rates go? Thanks, Marty

My pleasure. If you haven't already, don't forget to post something for the next guy. Marty

Still a few parts left. Surely someone could use them. Marty

Dustin, Bob and H.H., your parts are on there way. With a little luck, you might have them before Xmas. There are a few parts left: - '83 fan and fan clutch. clutch feels good. - '83 thermastat housing - '83 Pulley - '70 Water Pump pulley cover. Great core to send in for re-plating. - '70-71 Fan clutch. Not pretty but worked well when removed. - Left side headlight cover. Good condition, with gasket. Marty

Yep, that sounds right.