TomoHawk

Mine is a 78 and it has no catalytic converter. Even the exhaust guy wondered why- he was real concerned about that. He ended saying it was a Federal spec model, so no cat, and put on a manifold back pipe (2 1/4 inch.)

You can get a good used ECU for a LOT less than 500. :mad: So before you go buying a new one of those, you better make sure all your sensors (AFM, water temp, TPS, etc.), are working perfectly, and the connections are as "A-1" as you can get. Look for vacuum leaks, new fuel filter, air filter, etc., etc., Then get a new ECU. Otherwise, even a new one won't work. BTDT. Don't forget to go read all the pertinent documentation, like the "280Z fuel injection book." That document itself could probably help you. BTW, Are you driving your 280Z around WA in THIS weather???

Dude, There's no "chip" on the ECU (Eletronic Control Unit.) It's just a dumb box, like a transistor radio, that takes inputs from sensors and opens the injectors as needed. As far as any of us can tell, there's no way to adjust it, even if it needed to be adjusted, or when installed at the factory. The best thing you can do is to make sure all your connections are perfect with no corrosion, and the sensors are working properly. there are about 18 documents you need to get & read and do the job yourself. Are you SURE that guy was an expert on the Datsun engines? from his repair suggestion, it sounds like he only knows modern fuel injection, of which I've heard many times, "Sure, we service fuel injected engines. We're experts at those." There isn't anything with a microchip in it on a 280Z, unles you recently got a new radio system. Welcome to the website. thx

As an experiment remove the wire for the battery side with the engine running. The engine should stop. If that's the trick, just put your switch on that.

They edit all the "TV" movies. I tried the movie (DVD) with the alternative languages ( French & Spanish.) Talk about funny!! It was totally (wrong) different..

Jackie Gleason was given credit for inventing the phrase "Sum-bitch," but I also heard him say "sum-a-bitch" once ( furneral procession scene.) once Except for Star Wars, Smokie & the Bandit was the highest-grossing movie that year ($200 Million) and the most almost wasn't made because the film company didn'tlike it ( just another car chase movie.) the theme behind the Bandit III movie was a bet that Sheriff Justice couldn't ferry a giant stuffed fish from Miami to Big & Little Enos's ranch in TX in so many hours. It looks like this movie will air! Sun. Feb. 18 10:30pm CMTV Mon. Feb. 19 8:00pm CMTV

veritech- No, I didn't knowthe answer. I though that maybe somebody read the book (if there is one) and knew the answer. Usually books give more details that aren't included in the movie. FYI: Did you know Burt Reynolds is 1/2 Cherokee? His mom was full-blooded Cherokee (from a reservation and everything.) Also, after Bandit picks up the girl, and after she changes clothes, she says, "Did you know we're going 110? We're going 110! And then they have a shot of the speedometer ( from a crazy angle so you can barely see it. The needle really was on 110 (kmh) or 70 MPH. I don't think you could actually go 110MPH on those limited-access highways. Remember, it was the mid-1970s and the push to convert to metric was on, and the inflated numbers added to the drama. Just before they left Cledus's house, Bandit tells Cledus to "Keep it wound up to a round 90" or about 80MPH which was is more believeable, but I'm still wondering how that big rig could make those sharp turns I saw at 80 MPH:surprised thx

No way! The stripes on the Mustang (which had a V-8 under the hood) was to mimic the Shelby cars. The Mustang II was a great car for the time, and there are Mustang II clubs all over.

Maybe I'll look into that Bandit III thing someday. On the part ofthe original question, if you've ever seen the movie, the beginning has a song about the Bandit that says he was some kind of an extraordinary truck driver. So I think that's the answer, but there are no details about what extraordinary things he did. thx

The biggest problem I see with the classic car insurance is that they require you to keep your car in a garage. Since mine is filled with cars, my Z stays in the driveway, and if it rains, I put the cover on.

Trilogy... 1- Smokey & the Bandit 2- Smokey & the Bandit II 3- Sroker Ace?

Mate, a Parsec is a distance (about 3 LightYears), and the Kessel run is about 5 parsecs long Han Solo that did the Kessel run.

You'll win 400 cases of illegal Coors.

How about: Daddy, my hat flew off.... I hope your empty head was in it!

In the movie Smoke & the Bandit (Burt Reynolds, Jerry Reed, and Sally Field), Cletus tells the Bandit that Sheriff Justice is chasing him because he wants to be the guy to handcuff a legend. What was the Bandit was famous for doing before he makes the run to Texarcana, TX? What did he do to become a legend? thx

Do you thnk your Z will still be running when he's ready to drive it? Duh, yeah it'll be around probably, but it'll be about 50 years old by then... It'll probably run on electricity made from all those recycled diapers, as in 1.2 Gigawatts, and the Mr. Fusion... nice hatt.

What good are those ratings today? they were done 25 - 30 years ago, on the cars when they were pretty much new. But once in a great while, you'll see a that was restored to work about as good as new...

I wuldn't put down fuel injection as something that's only good for fuel efficiency or passing emmissions testing. Remember that the record-holding top-fuel dragsters and Funny cars are using fuel injection. and a supercharger.

IMO, the 280Z had all the "mistakes" of the 240Z fixed; the fusebox, cold-weather starting, the radio system, and other stuff I have been in a 280Z for a run through an AutoX course, and I don't think that a comparable stock 240Z would have been more "exiting." thx

That's what I said (#14), the 300 ZX won, and the 260Z beat just the 350Z. How do you know if the 260Z was modified?

Yeah, that's the video. It's been so long I forgot about the 260. They guy was assuming that the 50Z would win overall, but it just barely beat the 260z.

There was a link to a YouTube video clip here once, where they had a whole bunch of different model Zs racing... And the 260Z won! I don't think there was a 300TT in the lineup tho.

For those of you that like to read everything about the L-Jetronic Fuel Injection system: http://www.hiperformancestore.com/L-jetronic.htm This article gives some general stuf, some tips, trick & tweaks, and it even makes a reference to the 280zX & 280ZX. The only difference is that it uses an Alpha Romeo engine as the example. thx

The "seat List" is a list of seats from passenger cars, that will fit the S30 with differing degrees of modification. Only the old-timers would know what happened to the seat list.

Where can I find the current list of seats that will fit a 280Z? Not the Miata list. thx