tonsoffun300zx

hey i wanted to know if any of you guys have heard of doing an engine swap from a 240z motor to a l28et and if so what does the motor come off of? please help cause i know where an old 280zxt is and i want to know if i could pull the engine from it and put it into my 1973 240z

SportBikeMike

Thats a very common swap for an S30. Snw did the swap on his 260Z so he would know all the details....

skittle

the motor and tranny are plug in the wiring harness needs to be swapped out as well as the computer and some other minor things.

NismoPick

Many, many, many people have done a turbo swap into an S30 (240z-280z). And yes, the L28ET came in the 280zx turbo.

L = Datsun series motor.
28 = 2.8L
E = Electronic fuel injection
T = Turbo

tonsoffun300zx

could i turbo charge it and add twin turbos to it if i put that engine into my z?

NismoPick

ah jeez... didn't you already ask this? oh yes... here: https://www.zdriver.com/forums/showt...664#post197664

And you are asking if you can turbocharge an already turbocharged motor, then twin turbocharge it?

Let me ask you this.... DO YOU KNOW WHAT A TURBO IS / DOES?


EDIT... I'm expecting that you will say something like "a turbo makes you go fast!"

tonsoffun300zx

dosen't a turbo make you go faster???







JK it mover the air around mixing it with the fuel and sence oxygen is highly combustable it makes more compression? and i didn't know that the engine was turbo charged sorry im still a noob as you would say

NismoPick

A lil refresher:

tonsoffun300zx

ok so what does a turbo do?

NismoPick

You can use Google t0 find tons of info. Here's some basic turbo explanations:

http://auto.howstuffworks.com/turbo.htm

http://www.xmission.com/~dempsey/shelby/turbo101.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turbocharger

tonsoffun300zx

ok so i basicaly know what it does but i don't see why i cant put twin turbos on my z. and just wondering why did you sell your cars?

NismoPick

You CAN put twin turbos on your car.... but you will be wasting a lot of money and time as it's not worth it on this L28ET motor. If you want twin turbos, buy an RB26DETT motor.

I buy, work on, and sell cars... I've been through A LOT more cars than I have listed, these are just my fav's.

tonsoffun300zx

thats cool so what kind of car do i get the RB26DETT motor off of?

NismoPick

um... no really, when I say you can use google to find anything... I was being serious. Click www.google.com and type RB26DETT and you will find your answer pretty quick. Yay for doing your own research!

entropy31

buy this book and read it.

tonsoffun300zx

so it's a skyline engine right?

entropy31

. yes and it needs to be imported.

tonsoffun300zx

**** that it would cost alot huh? and my z is up and running problem is i gots no gas

NismoPick

and you think twin turbocharging your L28ET motor will be cheap???

tonsoffun300zx

idk which would you think to be cheaper?

entropy31

the better cost to benefit ratio, if you are after very high HP, is the RB. twin turbocharging the L28 is a complete waste of time, as there would be little benefit over the single turbo. how much power do you need? give us an idea of what you are trying to do, and we can suggest the best route.

tonsoffun300zx

i want the most hp that i can possible put onto my 240z

NismoPick

and how much do you have to spend?

tonsoffun300zx

i live rent free and had a steady income but imma find a new job but i was getting like 500 every 2 weeks

entropy31

put a rocket in it then.