Gav240z

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 .

Point taken but what do you think of an E88 or early E31 chamber design over an N42? Have you read about Tod Kaneko's 240z? He's pushing almost 500 Horses apparently in his L28 E88 head turbo engine.

http://www.classiczcars.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=8953 Here ya go it's ready for download .

Hey look at that I'm over 1000 posts I must be officially Z nuts .

Well guys i hope you like it as much as I do . It's a video of my 240z going along. About 2mb I manged to get it down from the raw 12mb it was so it did loose some quality. However you should be able to see it easily enough. You can hear those dual pipes go . http://www.geocities.com/gavin_doolan/Gav240zDualPipes.avi Server 1 http://members.optusnet.com.au/~gavindoolan/Gav240zDualPipes.avi Server 2 right click to save and if you can't get it working you'll need a DivX codec for it. You can get it from www.divx.com .

How does one go about ordering a back issue of Zoom there website is hard to find.

I would have thought a wire brush onto the camshaft is a no no since the wear pattern between lash pads and camshaft are so delicate you could disrupt things there couldn't you? I'm not engine expert either still learning just thought it was a bit harsh on something like a camshaft.

Soon I'll have an MPEG of my car driving past at 5000rpm with dual exhausts sounds pretty mean to me. I'll let u know when it's ready may require divx codec is that ok with you?:classic:

Ahh but are the flow characteristics of the P90 and N42 the same? I believe they are but there is some debate about that.

me have headache :dead:

Nothing complex but they need constant maintenance. I think if you replace the points the condenser on the side of the distributor the rotor button and dizzy cap as well as spark plugs you will get alot better ignition. Infact I guarantee it, just the points alone can transform the car but they are a bit tricky to set up. Sticky chokes are the norm unfortuantely unless you plan on rebuilding them don't loose sleep over it, (I have before) half kidding there. You should be able to do all that for around $60 I'd say if not less and it will be more reliable, don't know how many ignition problems I've had with points dizzies. She should start nicer but don't expect first key turn action, the spark is alot weaker with the points than the electronic one. I think the ballast resistor reduces the voltage. Let us know how you go.

Your right Mellow you do have to do an engineer report infact I think it may be illegal to have a turbo charged L28 in your 240z but legal to have a turbo l24 in their. SOmeone once said this haven't been through the proceedure so not 100% on that seems a bit silly. Especially if you can have an RB26 in a Z. This is for victoria as I say only heard this once not 100% sure.

Lindsy does know how to build good engines just not sure if he'll charge u a reasonable price.

I know of a guy with an authentic gnose that constantly goes over 100mph never noticed that but he also had his reinforced after someone reversing into it one day. I was pretty sure it was a lower part of the gnose which was poly but couldn't remember.

Yeah there are alot of Skylines here in Aus too many infact. I think this is mainly because of the taxes involved in new cars in Japan and the fact that Australia is right hand drive just as Japan means they can export them here and to be honest there is a big market for them. Second hand imports are everywhere in Australia . I no longer have that 260z either , I now of course own a 240z there the best . RB engines are pretty well priced with the exception of the Rb26 which is still expensive.

I realise alot of us Aussie's will know of this car or have read this article but I think alot of other people will enjoy reading about this car. I have never met the owner but would like to one day just seen him driving on the street when I was in my 260z . It's a very nice car Enjoy. http://www.fullboost.com.au/cars/readerscars/sinisha240z.html

From 73' onwards they were replicas, as Alan always says the better stuff comes from japan. Also the original Gnose was partly made of a rubber compound and is said to be of very good quality. I have always wanted one but am not so sure about the fibreglass ones. I think if I ever get one it will have to be an original one.