Gav240z

If you want your car to go faster I would start with modifying the engine head and cam don't bother spending the money on extractors or exhaust systems. What you also need to understand is that while it might flow a bit better you'll on get 10HP at most with a stock engine. If you can notice a 10HP increase in power your a better man than I. Look into upping the compression , port and polising, increasing capacity etc... Sometimes the wrong amount of backpressure can hard your engine more than help it. You could burn valves etc... You have an L28E but even with the mods your computer may not even be able to compensate for it and therefore it won't get you very far. If you want a serious kick install a turbo.

Point taken by four years I mean that I had been looking actively at Z's advertised and nothing had come close to my current 240z. The 260z I was never happy with as it was a 2+2 and had always wanted a 2 seater 240z that's the main reason I don't want him to buy a substitute the good side is he'll get good experience working on it and sorting out common problems. if you would like to see the video give me your email and I'll send it no problem, I was trying to upload to the member gallery but no luck there.

As a side note it may interest you to know it took me 4 years of searching to find my 240z. It's still by no means perfect but that will change . Keep looking your Z is out there.

Yeah looks half decent good find. Can't wait to see it's progress.

BTW the L28ET ran a 7:1 compression ratio very safe if you ask me most turbo cars run 8:1 these days. Most probably this was because of the lack of intercooler on the 280zx. Let's not forget the 280zx Turbo was an american market car and you all know how hot places like Texas get. Ping Ping Ping from the traffic lights on a hot day .

Yes this is for lower compression. Flat top carbs are usually good for higher compression engines and a more powerfull stroke, but are not great for emission and therefore not used on cars for that reason unless it's racing . I've seen a number of carbed Z's Marc's(mymadz's) was pretty cool when he took me for a drive. You would usually only use one carbie though not the dual ones. Back in the 70's you could get kits for the Z there not so popular these days however.

Mike it says file size too big when I upload to the multimedia section but the file size limit says 0k. ????

you just wanna see a turbo in their . I didn't go all out on acceleration anyway just to 4000 or so can't remember but it was just a bit of a fang past the camera . If it was turbo I'd have to spool her up .

Ok I spose I could do that just don't wanna fill up my gallery space .

I'm really sorry Ben that was all over my head all those codes didn't make much sense to me. Can you maybe take the time an explain it in a little more detail for me? Thanks

I tried also I even created an html file to save it but it didn't work must be incomplete file and therefore obviously wasn't copied correct or hasn't allowed us access to it properly. Not that I can complain he's doing me a favour you'll just have to make do with the geocities one I guess . Sorry one day I plan on buying decent webspace and setting up a proper site for my project. I have to get a digital camera first so I can document what's going on and hopefully help out others, much like Zgarage by Brian Little. Anyway just keep hammering Geocities they deserve it.

Definately a 2+2. If it's a fairlady Z it could very well be powered by an L20 so indeed be 2.0L. If your not gonna be in a hurry to get anywhere it won't matter but even with the L28 the S130 is a bit of a Pig when compared with a early S30. Don't wanna upset the Zx guys just don't want to see anyone unhappy about a purchase because they settled for something instead of got what they wanted I guess.:tapemouth

Etch in the engine block l24 over the l28 illegal but who's gonna know? I think that's how they did it before. Apparently it is legal to turbo the l24 for some dumb reason. don't argue just accept it and deal with it I guess .

Warren at Zworx is always after a set try him at(03) 95875500 he is in Mordialloc, i'd buy them and sell them to him but it wouldn't be right. Your are in Melbourne right?

At the end of the day were you looking for a S30 Z or a S130? I wouldn't just settle for a 280zx because you'll always want a S30 I think. Don't despare on giving up the right car isn't alway easy to find, try joining the car club usually the best cars are sold through a club. Just a suggestion.

Is it as nice as I remember? all i remember is staring at the car in disbelief not sure if I'd still like the whale tail on it but.

The later turbo heads did have an internally oiling camshaft I would recommend installling one as my old l24 had been broken at one end by some i think (grease monkey) that did it while we were getting her roadworthy. I noticed when adjusting the valves it was sitting in the corner ready to damage other parts. I would highly recommend a internally oiling one such as our turbo ones with the P90 have. Just a suggestion.

Real sorry about that guys I forgot about that issue with geocities. Blitzkraig provide me with the details and I'll send it to you no problem. :classic:

I have a rather interesting combo which i'm sure gives it that exotic note. E88 head(With larger L28 Sized Valves). Mild Duration Cam(Slightly rough Idle). Headers(Not sure which brand). The dual pipes run down the car into two resonators which i don't know the brand of either but they look like glass packed ones. THen straight out the back. the only exception is that there was some steel wool slotted into place held in by a couple of screws towards the back. WIthout these it sounds like an atomic bomb and has a high pitch to it in high revs, sounds great through tunnels as it echo's but i prefer it with the steel wool in to give it a slightly less rough bark. It's like Victors roaster set's off every alarm is very noisy at idle but to be honest I wouldn't want it any other way .

So under pressure it will flow well huh? so that's y those awful ET pulsars don't do so bad with a bit of work .