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@Diseazd

Mark made my point very eloquently. You will basically have to reengineer the car to get a dependable car with those HP levels. Also keep in mind you can't just source a fuel pump that will work for 500+ Hp that is good for your current level of 250HP (or what ever). It needs to move more fuel than that. You can't run overly large injectors for a similar reason, you lose resolution and accuracy when large injectors are asked to deliver low volumes of fuel. That means you have to buy multiple injectors and fuel pump and misc odds and ends as you upgrade the car. As you do this you have to retune and retune... I speak from experience that this kind of project can be really frustrating and very costly. 50/50 odds on whether you ever actually get a dependable 500Hp Z to where you want it to be even after pouring piles of cash into... This is very good advise! Doable but still not cheap, and even at 300Hp you are gonna break stuff finding the weak links...

You're way over doing it! These cars are really light, especially compared to the cars you just listed. Look up the curb weights. You can put all the power you want in a Z but it becomes really difficult to get it to hook up. Also the chassis is not designed for that kind of power. It takes big money to make that power and it takes big money to upgrade everything else that it demands, chassis, brakes, tranny, rear end, half shafts, drive shafts, etc. If you have 30 or 40k burning a hole in your pocket then ok...

Thanks Jim, If you find the stock 510 cable, post up some pictures, maybe I can fabricate something. I would also like to see your final choke cable as well as your 240z center console hybridization. Cody wants a console but I don't have a plan for that yet... FYI I was able to get some misc parts and a heat shield from Z Therapy...

@zKars I have two questions: What are you doing for a choke cable for your new carbs? It appears the heat shield is installed behind the carb and before the insulator. Did you put a gasket on each side of the heat shield? Did you put a gasket between the insulator and the manifold? Well maybe three questions...

I probably fall on the side ITB's. I love the sound of triples but there is something nice about being able to dial a setup in just right and account for temperature and a half dozen other variables. As well as easily tune the AFR's with a fuel map...Get in and go...

That's a lot of expensive metal, toast!!!! I would hate to be in the truck when that happened. It basically split the block into pieces. Funny to watch the crank wind down with the rods flapping everywhere.

I would think a job from scratch would cost more than either kit. Your best bet is to buy a good kit and get it professionally installed. They can massage it to make it fit good with heat and experience...

I have seen a lot of burned out cars and that aluminum melts pretty quick. It took me a minute to get oriented. I saw the gas tank and was like the rear end is upside down. I thought maybe it was two pieces, but the flat blob made it make sense...a shame really...

The whole car is upside down. That big white flat blob is what's left of the head after they scraped it off the concrete!!!

Thanks for the response. That is a good idea...

That sounds like quite the memory!!!

Anyone?

Wide Open Throttle

You shouldn't be such a good customer...

The heat lamp aught to help keep the shop warm.

You already linked to the Innovate, which is what you need. I already told you that will work. That is all I'm gonna do for you. Take it or leave it. The advise is free...not gonna keep rehashing the same stuff. What you need to know you can't learn from a balancing tool and a colortune...

I suspect we don't really know any of these politicians on either side of the aisle. We get 15 second sound bites that are selected to shape a certain point of view. That is not representative of who these people are... I would think most of us could be made to appear as something we are not if some one came along and picked a few short statements from us and ignored the rest of our life and said that represented who we are. We could be made out to be a monster, a drunk, a flake or a saint. For that matter I am no where near the same man I was in college or even when I was a young adult. I trust people I know! I don't trust politicians! None of them...I know a few politicians personally and I wouldn't trust them either...

Cool. I guess the real problem with selecting needles is knowing what needle station is producing what AFR reading. I don't know how you know at what height the piston is in the dome at any given RPM?

They sound good

My favorite part is the glove box...

Have you seen this? http://www.sumidel.com/shop/category/su-needles Look through some of the links at how many needles are available.. I thought about getting a needle profile chart They list an SM needle under 0.100 fixed. No station sizes shown though

I have a lot of friends on this board and they come from all over the country. I would dare say we don't all agree on politics. It would probably be best if this doesn't get introduced on the forum. It won't benefit anyone. It will only create division...

I am 99.99% no factory sunroof. Someone must have done a nice professional addition to the car...