Ivan

what are you doing to your 240?

280z

Stock for 2 seater is about: 10.3 - 0-100 17.8 - 400m don't know about the 2+2 but I would imagine a little slower

must have cost heaps none the less

What, flames, are your crazy? keep it simple or it will look terrible. Here is a pole on which z car coulours are the more popular: http://www.classiczcars.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1286

Torque 163 FT-Lbs @4,400 RPM Horsepower (SAE) 149 BHP @5,600 RPM 0-60 MPH 9.4 Sec Curb Weight 2875 Lbs probably eiser to swap a L28ET in than convert your L28E in to a turbo

240z ones look better though

what are the con's?

I have a '72 240z and it has a chrome ashtray + top

sorry more like 600 - 700lbs (not kgs): http://www.team.net/sol/tech/engine.html

Sorry Alfadog, didn't mean to start this topic again but were talking about the "big" v8's they must weight around the 500kg mark?

yeah, fine if all it is a drag car but I can't help thinking a heavy v8 in the front will screw up the handling

is that without having to get it certified or that's it full stop? Wonder what the cobra kit builders do, they must have either 350's or 427's in their kit's?

there are some dissussions of dodge 440's in hybridZ.org

http://195.92.224.73/j20/content/mainhost.asp

$4000 is way off that guy must be dreaming Take a look at this forum on hybridZ.org: http://www.hybridz.org/phpBB2/viewforum.php?f=15&sid=1af609629954ab5ccc06272f01491743

From what other US people have said they arn't that common but I have seen some links and email addresses in some posts about these engines for the Us so have a search on RB and see what you can find just that a manual skyline gearbox will be just as hard to find as a skyline engine and it will cost you more than it could if you can find an importer

that's pretty quick, there was a 240z with an RB26DETT pulling 8.6's 1/4 miles over here last year

my rb25det was originally an auto as well, you'll need the manual gearbox cover plate (I think that is what it is called) and the manual flywheel (and of corse an R33 / R32 gearbox + clutch kit) $1500 is about average for one of these engines, see if you can find a dealer / wreaker that sells these as they will throw in a manual gearbox with it, or ask this place if they can supply a manual gearbox.

yep, the only other thing to add to that is DOHC. mainly used in Skylines There are a few in this family, RB20 (T or N/A), RB25 (T or N/A), RB26 twin T and RB30 (T or N/A) These engines are capable (if you have the $ and the insanity) of high hp, I have seen many RB26DETT (out of the Skyline GTR) produce 1000+hp the best I have seen was 1350hp

panel + paint then new break / clutch / fuel lines then it's engine time

sorry

$1.10NZD ish for 98 (about $0.60USD) was $0.80NZD 2 years ago or so

I have this engine 1/2 in my 240 not a lot of HP? 250hp 298NM running off 7psi

sorry, WOF = Warrent of Fitness, every 6 months we need to take our cars to a garage that has a certified WOF certifier working there who goes over the car and check's it's safety / compliance with law. I have removed the engine in preperation for painting but I will take a guesstamate at the height to the crank tonight. From memory the bottom of the sump (which pretty much the bottom of the block + rails) is about 10 - 15mm off the top of the cross member (on the LH side) and the engine is on about 10deg angle. I originally modified, read cut and welded the rb25det sump but it got warped a little and before trying to fix this I found out about the 200zr sump (kind of expensive though - $650NZD all up - including new 200zr oil pickup). - it looks like less capacity but people are using it for RB26DETT's so it must do the trick. This sump has the sump part at the very back of the sump and bolts on to the rb25's and rb20's (was originally used on rb20's), I don't think it was any differnet in height to the original one but my original one might be different to yours. I will measure this tonight and let you know Just off the subject a bit more - apparently the mounts off this car can be used unmodified to mount the engine (if you are happy with it being a little high and forward) companied by the original z gearbox mount and driveshaft off some other car makes a RB conversion straight bolt in. Back to the subject - sjcurtis: does the later 260z have better baffling?