Mike

I've seen quite a few picts from the MSA show. Take a look in our gallery and you should find something. I seem to remember someone using the spare tire well and another person making a box that fit under his rear strut brace (between the struts). Amps were facing toward the rear and speakers were facing front toward the driver. [m]

News from MSN: The Nissan 350Z ranked at the top of the list of sports cars most popular with shoppers on MSN Autos last month. The list of the ten most popular sports cars on MSN Autos is based on monthly visits to the site's vehicle research pages. Almost immediately after it went on sale, the 350Z rocketed to the top of the sports car list. The 350Z is powered by a 287-horsepower V6 engine mated with a standard 6-speed manual transmission. The quintessential American "pony car," the Ford Mustang was the second most popular sports car. For 2003 Mustang offers the Mach 1 with a 305-horsepower 4.6-liter V8 and the SVT Cobra powered by a supercharged V8 that produces 390 horsepower and 390 lb-ft of torque. Lamborghini's mid-engine V12 Murcielago is the current mid-engine supercar in the tradition of the Countach and Diablo. Other exotic sports cars on the list were the Ferrari 360 Modena and the BMW Z8. Honda's high-performance two-seat roadster, the S2000 was also popular, followed by the Chevrolet Corvette. This year marks the 50th anniversary of America's world-class sports car, the Corvette, which debuted as a 1953 model. Acura's RSX and BMW's Z4 round out the top ten, along with the RX-8 from Mazda. The RX-8 is a four-seat sports car that marks the return of the rotary engine. Here's the complete list of the most popular sports cars on MSN Autos: 1 - Nissan 350Z 2 - Ford Mustang 3 - Lamborghini Murcielago 4 - BMW Z8 5 - Ferrari 360 Modena 6 - Honda S2000 7 - Chevrolet Corvette 8 - Acura RSX 9 - BMW Z4 10 - Mazda RX-8

Excellent, ES, that's what I'm looking for! Thanks.

Are you referring to the SARS problem? I am also wishing them the best.

Yea, good idea. Done.

Okay, did a search and came up with these: Switch Conversation http://www.classiczcars.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=4522 Small Wiring Conversation http://www.classiczcars.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=4292 Light Styling Conversation http://www.classiczcars.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=6395 Didn't find anything else about the actual wiring itself. Guess I'll have to connect my engine compartment harness to my dash harness and use a VOM to trace the wiring.

Ah.. I do remember a thread a long time ago about this. I did a search and couldn't come up with the thread. I'll search using your suggestions to see if I can find something. Thanks Alan.

How about sex **IN** a Z? Ah yes... the fond memories of dating. :tapemouth

I came across this today (see link below). It's a timeline since the birth of the Z. http://www.zonc.org/TechnicalInformation/Timeline.html The problem with the pollution control devices is that it decreases horsepower. You can see a few complaints in the timeline about the decrease in horsepower over the years. This is why Nissan created the L28 and the EFI system. So, it appears that Nissan did NOT understand the impact of this system on the engine until the car was on the market. And, it wasn't until the mid-70's that they tried to overcome and design for it. In conclusion, the decision to remove this system from a Z is merely to obtain additional horsepower. I also think that not everybody needs additional horsepower, so, leaving the emission control equipment in place is just fine. Sometimes the common goal of maximizing horsepower is a little too generalized. When people remove the emission control equipment, do they really know why they are doing such things? I read back through this post and I don't think it's in the best interest for this group to see this again. These are called flame wars and they can get to be out of control. Hence, the need for moderators. Anyway, I hope you got some of your questions answered.

I need to get this straight... Are the 240z's pre-wired for driving lights? I was taking apart my dash and noticed a couple of unused wire connections that were taped to the harness. They are very close to the two dash indentations to the right of the steering wheel. Anyone know what these are for? I also seem to remember seeing a few unused connectors near the front of the car as well.

Don't always trust those little eye hooks on the L-series engines. I learnt the hard way. Fortunately, if it's going to drop... it will do so in the first few inches. I would HATE to see an engine drop while it's hanging over the front support bar. Wouldn't that just be a total shame!?! Anyway, the bolts holding the eye hooks are usually rusted and old. If you lift an engine, at least replace these bolts!! I had one shoot into my ceiling and the engine dropped a few inches back to the mounts. I now check the lift system for any kind of failure before I raise everything up in the air. My 'check' is simply pushing, pulling, and bouncing the engine while it's only an inch or so off the mounts. Seriously, do this.

Oh my!!

In the early cars, smog equipment was an after-thought brought on by very demanding legislative ruling. Because of this, it created quite a significant burden on the system causing loss in power and efficiency. IMHO, they were still 'learning' about how to create a good system all the way through the mid-80's. I've had the opportunity to run a couple different Z's with the emission-control equipment both on and off the car. The difference is quite noticable. There are two sides to this coin. Emissions and fuel consumption. These two sides can be (and have been) argued until we're all blue in the face.

Here's an item on ebay at the moment. I've seen these come up as available for the 240z as well. Looks as if these are sealed beam replacements that could fit any car... http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=33710&item=2416173394