Mike

What?! Now you rained on my parade. I was gonna go run cat-wizz in my car because I thought it had a high-octane rating. After it blew up (and attracted all of the neighborhood cats), I was planning on making you responsible for my actions. Besides, everything on a forum like this must be 100% accurate right? :pirate: Just playin...

Ah, I remember back in 1988 and 1989 when I was working for my grandfather. He owned an airplane fuel business in San Diego. I had just graduated from Highschool and he asked me to come run his business for a summer. It was a great job with many fringe benefits.... One of the benefits was Avgas at COST! That entire summer I ran my '71 240z on 100/130 (green). My engine never ran better! The pinging went away along with stuttering off the line. Idling was absolutely smooth and I noticed that my tailpipe was no longer black... it was a light-grey. Anyway, it was really nice that I could pull up to the truck and fill the car whenever I needed. The special permission to run my car on the tarmack was also a thrill! Talk about your 0-60 tests... I think I played with that every day.... I was later told that my '71 was designed to run on leaded fuel at a higher octane that what we can buy now. While the 100/130 was a bit overboard, the car did very well and could handle the extra combustion due to the higher compression engine. I also found out later that hardened valve seats are desired in these engines to accomodate for the lack of lead. I later attempted to purchase Avgas for my car (from a local Oregon shop) but was turned away. Apparently they can't sell this fuel for your car because the government didn't get their CUT on the taxes. There is no safety reason why you can't pump Avgas directly to a car. Most Avgas trucks utilize a "static line" which is connected to an airplane. The static line is used to prevent grounding sparks transferred from the plane to the truck. When fueling an airplane it's advisable to reduce the quantity of sparks for obvious reasons. The risk of a spark from an automobile is a lot less of an issue. So, the reason why you can't pull up to the Avgas truck is simply due to the government. They seem to always be there holding out a hand..... filthy beggers. I suggest you find a good "friend" in your local Avgas guy. Oh yea, don't use Jet-A on a gasoline engine. It'll damage your car. However, it will work GREAT on that diesel engine! My grandfather used to fill up his diesel Buick with that stuff and it ran a lot better!

There have been many threads about exhaust size in the mailing list over the years. I think the major points were related to sound. A 2.25" exhaust is quieter than a 2.5" exhaust and the performance differences are null. I had a 2.5" exhaust and absolutely loved it. Of course I didn't drive my Z long distances. The sound from this setup is amazing and I had people asking me if I installed a V8 in my car...

So far my favorite controller has been Logitech's force feedback pro....

Wow, those graphics are pretty sweet. I'll have to go get it soon!!

I put my vote in...

haha... yeah, you got me. I just think that all traffic cops need to be challenged.

Just go to court and plead NOT GUILTY.

Anyone have the ability to get some screenshots of the 240 ? I'd love to see it and haven't got the game yet.

Anyone have the DVR (tivo) with a DVD-burner? That would be a way to capture the commercial. PS: The easiest explaination for this unit? A Digital Video Recorder. It will record video on a hard-drive instead of a VHS tape. The best quality? It's intelligent and will find your programs and record them.

Man, you guys are sure quick to jump on the critical end of things.... Has anyone bothered to take a calculator and add up the percentages? If you do, you will see that they all equal 100%. The numbers represent a percentage of the total votes. Taking all of the percentages and adding them together will give us a total of 100%. Now, how these numbers equate to the percentages is a bit confusing. When this poll was set up, it was decided to allow users to vote more than one time. Therefore, when a single person votes, they can pick multiple selections. At this time 68 people have voted. It doesn't tell me how many choices they made.... It simply tells me that 68 votes have been cast. -- Mike

Right on!! Next we need to work on the T-shirts so we can get a lot of 'club pride' going at the shows this summer....

Excellent Poll!! Now I know why you volunteered to take on the polls... excellent ideas!! I had just about everything on your list except for tinting and climate control. But most of the stuff is coming back to a "better than stock" status.

You guys get any pictures of the 'gang' wearing their CZC hats?!

Welcome to the site! Yea, we are proud of the friendly environment and dedication to Zcar talk. Any question you have about the Z can surely be answered by one of our motley crew... -- Mike

I'm more amazed that you were watching Full House.

Hey Phred, thanks for posting the pics! I remember when you sent me those a few years back. Do you happen to have a drawing of those plates in case someone wanted to fabricate their own?

Hey, good point... what exactly is authentic? :tapemouth Now we're starting to sound like a bunch of engineers. I'm assuming that "authentic" would apply to the location at which it was rebuilt. If I buy an Australian spec Zcar and restore it using American spec parts, then I don't believe it is a true authentic replica. So, I see that Australians got the F uck Floor Mats. That's pretty good. hahah... (referring to your thumbnail)

Hey! Don't forget to give us a shout in the article!! Well, it's probably too late now..

One more suggestion.. definitely drop the fuel tank and have it cleaned. However, you should also consider blowing out the fuel lines. This will avoid any kind of contaminates in the lines such as old sludge. I inherited a similar vehicle but I had a serious engine malfunction after some of the old sticky gas got on my valves. It ended up causing a valve to stick open and the piston hit it. Think about it this way... if there is a fluid to be drained.... do it. -- Mike

I invested in a charger that also has enough power to start my car. It is very useful in a case like this. -- Mike

Yea, good question... if someone was to want a turbo, where would you get one?

Who are you referring to, Brian?

Good poll!! I hope we get a lot of responses from various people on this subject. If you are reading this, give your opinion!! We want to hear it. The same people responding to these threads over-and-over can get a bit dull. As far as my opinion... I believe the question asks about "authenticity" of a vehicle. If you wanted an authentic replica of something, you'd want a COPY. Or, at least something close to a copy. I also believe that some parts improved between the models and some parts degraded between the models. It all depends on the level someone has modified a vehicle before I consider it not-authentic. There are so many common parts between the 240z, 260z, and 280z I believe most of them could be considered fair game. But, if you are shooting for pure authenticity, then all parts should be made for the model of car you want.