JEFF

ZmeFly - i installed the '78 5 speed in my '72 - the shifter lever is rubbing hard at the front of the opening ( about 3" farther forward than the older trans. ) does your shifter fit in the console opening correctly? do i only need to make room for the shifter in the trans. tunnel? OR do i put the perfictly good 4 speed back in? - jeff

I have a '72 240Z that i would like to put a '78 5 speed trans. into - How do i get the shifter to be in the correct location? Thanks guys - - Jeff

Yes i put the baffle back in correctly after cleaning it. The PCV is brand new. the valve seals are in at the store .. they go in the car tomarrow - i will post late tomarrow night what i find and what happened. Thanks for your support. - Jeff

I did the same as dozer171 - I love the handling of my car. Ofcorse i have 30 year old rubber as the comparision. - Jeff

dozer171 - When i put the '78 N47 head on my L24 block I also put on the '78 fuel injection and electronic ignition. Yeah Oil carbs no more! Would you think that the valve seals COULD leak enough on an intake stroke to let in a nonburnable amount (lots) of oil so that it drips out of the open header ? When it runs at idle it is splattering alittle bit of oil on the floor - if i bring the rpm up to 1500 or so for 1 - 1 1/2 min. then it spits alot more than at idle, then shut it off and a puddle about the size of a softball will form in a few minutes. Valve seals are being installed tomarrow. Do you think this is the problem?? Thanks for responding to my post - Jeff

2MANYZ - lets hope valve seals are where the problem lies. cross your fingers for me - i'll see it tomarrow. - Jeff

The compression was 163 - 167 psi before the first start up. 1/2 hour later it was 180 psi across the board. cylinder leak down test showed about 8% leak down - I was told that was really good. The valve seals were not replaced during the head swap - new ones are on order as i type. the smoke is from oil getting into the comb. cham. The header is wide open without the 'y' pipe on it - the oil drips from the pipe coming from the front 3 cylinders , so i pulled the plugs out - #3 is very oil fouled - #1 & #2 are alittle oil fouled -- #'s 4 - 6 look good. I am thinking the valve seals are the problem - what do you think? Thanks - Jeff

I'll have a lok on tues. evening. Thanks 2Manyz - Jeff

Here is the scoop - Fresh hone and rings in .030 over flat top pistons in the L24. laped the valves on the N47 and assembeled with new gaskets.(cylinder compression is at 180 psi across all 6 cylinders) I have the fuel injection for the '78 head all figured out. Last night i started it up. Started up on the first piston to the top- i was excited!!! After timing it - i let it run about 8-10 min. to clear the cylinders of the assembly oil and seat the rings alittle. I shut it off to have a celibration ciggerette. I have oil dripping out of the header - I ran it some more - Dripped alot more - ran it some more - dripped more - after about 1 hour of the smokie shop i decided something is not right - Go to the site and ask -- ANY SUGGESTIONS GUYS ??? - Jeff

If the head ports are the same shape --- no problem. - Jeff

Here is the scoop - Fresh hone and rings in .030 over flat top pistons in the L24. laped the valves on the N47 and assembeled with new gaskets.(cylinder compression is at 180 psi across all 6 cylinders) I have the fuel injection for the '78 head all figured out. Last night i started it up. Started up on the first piston to the top- i was excited!!! After timing it - i let it run about 8-10 min. to clear the cylinders of the assembly oil and seat the rings alittle. I shut it off to have a celibration ciggerette. I have oil dripping out of the header - I ran it some more - Dripped alot more - ran it some more - dripped more - after about 1 hour of the smokie shop i decided something is not right - Go to the site and ask -- ANY SUGGESTIONS GUYS ??? - Jeff

I can't read so i do not know what it said in the lower left. I like it - I now have it, Thanks!! ( Wife thinks it's cool too. ) - Jeff

Warm the casting around the caps with a propane tourch(use propane or mapp gas so you CAN'T get it hot enough to warp the casting )Soak the caps with liquid wrench ( good and wet ) while they are hot ( it helps draw the liquid wrench in ). Go inside and eat dinner.Have coffee after dinner. Hold the half shaft in your vise close to the hole that holds the u-joint cap. Use a hammer and a steel bar ( round stock that is a little smaller than the cap ) I deticated a socket wrench for this purpose. Smack the 'socket wrench' hard with the hammer (it's very hard to bend the half shaft - i've done a dozen or so and never bent one yet so hit it hard it's been in there awhile.) Drive the u-jount and cap thru (spraying it with the LW occasionaly)untill the cap falls off the opposite side - then drive it back the way you came from untill that one falls out. Seperate the too sections. Repeat the process for the other two caps. Besure to clean EVERYTHING really good before assy. ( make sure the holes in the half shaft sections are smooth ) A light smeer of greese in the holes will ease assy. I hope i've been able to help. - Jeff

Procrastinate... NOW!!! - Jeff

7.5:1 compression is pretty close to stock turbo compression ratio. I think it is 7.4:1. -Jeff

"This is done to covert everything to a SAE standard day, which is 60° F, 0% Humidity, and 29.92 inches barometric pressure" Where do they get 29.29 inches of barometric pressure ?? I thought / understood that natural bp is 14.7 . Do they increse it for testing?? - Jeff

I'm not sure about the ratios - But the 280ZX trans fits nicely - R180 or R200 will work fine - R180 will need your '73 drive shaft - the R200 will need the drive shaft from the donor car. - Jeff

I've always done it between the cam and the rocker arm with out any problems. Am i doing it the wrong way?? - Jeff

At 33 years old, my wife and i have 2 boys and 3 girls -- I can testify for most of the statements above!! -Jeff

Dealer Option is correct. When the Z cars hit the car lots here in the states the dealers could not keep them in stock!! SO..... Lets make a few extra bucks on these cars...... replace the stock steel wheels with the mags and jack up the price !!! That is the true story. Exelent rims by the way. - Jeff

Clean and undercoat well - the whole area. Jeff

2Manyz --- Correct - I've welded on them before ( 6061 rod ) - Jeff

I aint no dummy - I went to high school for 7 years!! or was it school high for 7 years?? - Jeff

2ManyZs - My N47 head does have the place for the mechanical fuel pump - its just not cut out in the middle for the pump arm to go through. The mounting bolt holes are there & taped. - Jeff

2ManyZs - I have a N47 head from a '78 280 - no michanical fuel pump access is machined in it. - Jeff