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Old 12-19-2006, 02:17 AM
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new 280z help!
ok so i am about to buy a new z it's a 78 280z. the car has a turbo motor in it but has no turbo the car is running with the 78 efi system and the person that i am getting it from say's it runs great. what would be the best way to get it to be turbo again? please help! i would like to get 280whp to 350whp out of it. what do i need to do to do this? i know very little about turbo set ups.
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Old 12-19-2006, 07:27 AM
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It has turbo motor... but no turbo.... hum

How do you know it's a turbo motor?
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Old 12-19-2006, 05:02 PM
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hmm, is it a turbo motor with an N/A, or what, more info!
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Old 12-19-2006, 06:43 PM
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pics would help
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Old 12-20-2006, 07:10 AM
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maybe someone tacked on the turbo valve cover, investigate before puschase, or you may get burned on this one, check the manifold, it tells all
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Old 12-20-2006, 08:41 AM
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the turbo is on the drivers side of the car. the thing that looks like it can be a turbo near the spark plugs is in fact not a TURBO!!!!
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Old 12-20-2006, 09:37 AM
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The only way you will get even close to that hp is with a built V8. A stock turbo engine has about 180 hp at the crank.
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Old 01-03-2007, 10:32 PM
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Supercharge it!
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Old 01-03-2007, 11:11 PM
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ohhh and add alot of stickers they make you go faster.
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