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280ZXT to Z31T ECU / MAF Swap Guide - PDF Download

NismoPick on 04-04-2016

06-29-2016 06:21 PM
by jeffp

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9,219

adding, boosted, car, conversion, distributer, dizzy, l28e, l28et, motor, na, parts, swap, turbo, turbocharge, turbp

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N/A L28E to Turbo Parts List

NismoPick on 01-07-2013

08-11-2021 02:37 PM
by Datdatsunzx

8

50,040

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How To Repair ECU - Burnt Resistor - No Spark / No Fuel Issue

NismoPick on 07-02-2015

02-08-2023 01:30 PM
by Z you later

2

13,660

Normal Threads

240sx, 280zx, 31, aftermarket, build, car, chump, compression, custom, high, intake, l28, l28e, manifold, stroker, swap, tb

Bang For Your Buck

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awilkie on 08-12-2009

08-24-2009 09:18 AM
by skib

221

20,252

280z, 280zx, ac, air, anty, breather, bypass, compressor, cover, form, gains, maf, mod, pcv, performance, removing, screw, valve

280zx widow-maker project. Need Build Advice

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JPerkins on 06-28-2007

12-10-2007 04:08 AM
by JPerkins

204

18,209

135, 280zx, 81, 85, 85mph, acreage, calulator, camaro, datsun, gauge, gear, gps, limiter, mr2, rev, swap, taller

Top Speed?

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280ZX_AV8R on 06-02-2005

01-21-2008 09:09 AM
by pete8717

178

29,726

motor swap

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Lost Vegaz on 11-14-2005

03-22-2006 08:11 AM
by jfairladyz

159

6,205

1987, 280zx, 300zx, actuator, adjustment, coil, ecu, fpr, ignition, maf, replacing, reprogram, turbo, vacuum, z31

Z31T ECU Swap Questions

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duowing on 09-19-2007

10-09-2010 11:59 AM
by Blobber

154

32,424

1981, 280zx, datsun, ecu, efi, grand, initial, interchange, l28et, potentiometer, remove, stumble, swap, throttle, turbo, z31

Finished Z31 ECU swap... but now problem...

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xtreme 2 on 02-19-2007

04-11-2007 09:23 AM
by RodMoyes

146

8,974

Race Results!

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280ZX_AV8R on 07-03-2005

10-23-2005 02:39 PM
by HybridS130

142

6,547

No Start

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HybridS130 on 04-08-2006

04-19-2006 07:39 PM
by HybridS130

118

4,127

Car Problem

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teenbmxer on 01-14-2008

01-17-2008 12:28 PM
by teenbmxer

115

5,550

1986, 280zx, 280zxt, 300zx, 750bb, 83, a1983, balancer, betty, bitching, harmonic, ignition, module, pully, remove, turbo, wiring

JUST BOUGHT ME a 1983 280zxt 2+2 5speed !

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nismo619 on 06-22-2006

08-16-2007 01:15 PM
by Bleach

105

8,012

I Love Datsuns!

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Graham_Creager on 01-04-2005

07-07-2005 01:03 PM
by assimilated420

100

6,616

cheap Performance Tips or "How to get banned from zdriver in under 10 posts"

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d33zdrama on 12-26-2008

01-07-2009 01:59 PM
by SHADY280

96

13,878

1981, 240z, 280, 280z, 280zx, fuel, light, line, performance, place, problem, sell, timing, tips, zx

1981 280zx timing and/or pressure problems

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jaromgi on 07-31-2011

02-09-2012 06:53 AM
by jaromgi

90

30,901

TURBO questions

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snwbrderphat540 on 02-19-2007

03-06-2007 08:04 PM
by snwbrderphat540

87

4,419

240z, 3650, 3rd, borg, cross, gear, grinds, member, nova, nwc, rattle, splines, t5, tremac, warner, z31

Borg Warner T5 experiences

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Bleach on 09-13-2005

07-14-2006 07:30 PM
by Z*Tech

85

21,761

280z, 280zx, beat, camaro, corvett, corvette, dont, engine, girls, quarter, race, turbo, vet, video, z06

280zx vs. corvette?

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bradyg on 04-09-2006

04-15-2006 04:34 PM
by jfairladyz

76

12,219

Let's get this darn thing running!

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wgc_3 on 04-16-2007

05-16-2007 01:14 PM
by wgc_3

74

4,549

1g, 280zxt, blow, bov, connect, dsm, hose, idle, install, recirc, recirculated, recirculating, remove, rich, valve, z31

BOV Question

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thxone on 07-21-2007

08-01-2007 02:18 PM
by duowing

74

10,106

30, 31, bored, build, crankshaft, datsun, engine, l28, liter, make, megasquirt, nissan, sale, tps, v07

L28 bored to a 3.0L

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81SacUti280zx on 03-04-2011

05-04-2013 01:12 PM
by Zdon

72

49,516

1980, 1983, 280zx, datsun, datsun280z, fsm, fuel, ls3, problem, pump, rb20, rb20det, smoke, swap, turbo, white

Hello, 1st post-trying to get the Z started

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garretthes on 10-04-2010

09-20-2011 11:45 AM
by garretthes

67

5,763

Stumped!

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-Z- on 12-21-2007

01-02-2008 01:36 PM
by -Z-

66

3,690

1992, 240z, 280z, 280zx, 3000gt, datsun, engine, it, l24, l28, l28ett, mitsubishi, stand, thagard, turbo, twin

Twin it??

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Sememmon on 05-04-2006

05-08-2006 03:10 PM
by EatmyDust

64

9,636

280zx, 900se, 97, boost, car, gap, great, idle, makes, plug, poorly, runs, s130, spark, stock, turbo

Can't exceed 4 lbs of boost..?

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midwest83280z on 03-25-2009

04-24-2009 12:38 PM
by midwest83280z

64

8,183

Tranny go bye bye...

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RodMoyes on 04-22-2006

04-28-2006 05:09 PM
by SHADY280

62

2,864

1980 280 head gasket

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Slow6stang on 02-02-2006

03-08-2006 04:16 PM
by SHADY280

60

3,482

Just registered and thought id say hi.

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Booster on 03-21-2008

04-03-2008 08:11 PM
by Bleach

59

3,554

Finally back in the game

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lifegrddude on 09-24-2008

10-19-2008 09:30 AM
by SHADY280

58

7,653

to dish or not to dish

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Steven280ZX on 09-26-2006

09-26-2006 02:45 PM
by lww

56

3,569

my 280turbo

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nismo619 on 09-07-2005

12-31-2005 08:18 PM
by jfairladyz

56

3,669

280zx, 83, air, airfuel, ecu, firing, guage, lean, mixture, plug, ratio, repair, sensor, spark, temp, timing

83 280zx sensor problem

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luvturbo74 on 10-29-2006

07-27-2007 08:38 PM
by turboboost

55

8,075

280, 280zx, air, breather, cold, installation, intake, power, turbo, work, xr700, z31, zx

Cold Air Intake/Performance Intake

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280ZX_AV8R on 06-08-2005

06-17-2005 06:47 PM
by juggalo280ZX

53

9,946

hypothetical question.

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JPerkins on 08-19-2007

03-25-2008 12:21 AM
by thxone

52

3,768

280zx, chain, loosen, tensioned, tensioner, timing

how do i get my timing chain on?

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280zExTURBO on 10-09-2005

10-12-2005 03:19 AM
by WildmaN

51

4,776

280z, 280zx, cut, intake, manifold, mazda, removal, webbing

Webbing Removed

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SHADY280 on 01-29-2006

04-09-2006 07:21 PM
by Skully

51

4,994

280z, 280zx, 280zxt, 30, 87mm, aftermarket, bored, datsun, exhaust, l28, l28et, manifold, megasquirt, setup, stock, turbo

hows this setup sound?

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Steven280ZX on 08-21-2006

08-28-2006 11:10 AM
by Steven280ZX

51

12,307

Need some insight on my problem

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Nemesis280zx on 05-08-2007

06-14-2007 11:27 AM
by jfairladyz

49

2,128

280, 280z, 280zx, 4wd, car, datsun, datsun280zx, fj1100, nissan, pearl, rally, rallycars, rallying, streetfighter, suspension, white, zx

280ZX rally car?

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slammed87d21 on 10-16-2007

10-19-2007 11:12 AM
by Bleach

48

11,225

280z, 280zx, cps, distributor, dizzy, gear, gears, resiatance, tdc, worn

Distributor possibly jumped a gear.

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2.8.0.Z.X on 08-15-2009

08-19-2009 07:19 PM
by skib

48

3,547

240, 280zx, 300zx, backwards, battery, car, crank, easier, fix, half, hook, key, messed, moon, pinch, welds, z32

First-time Z-owner

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ZZzzz on 04-02-2012

05-07-2012 03:23 PM
by FricFrac

48

6,070

23t, 280zx, 370cc, ford, gn, grom, injectors, merkur, svo, work, xr4ti

research confilicting

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olskool on 03-24-2009

03-27-2009 12:40 PM
by snwbrderphat540

48

3,876

1981, 1982, 280z, 280zx, afm, backfires, datsun, electronics, feed, gauge, line, oil, power, turbo, volts, working

280zx no power

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2fst280 on 09-26-2010

10-31-2011 11:07 AM
by WanganDevilZ

47

7,342

1981, 260z, 280zx, 3000, bogging, datsun, diagnosis, diagram, early, head, powered, settlers, to3500, vacuum, vbulletin, year

Boggin out at 3000 to 3500 rpm

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davidjoe007 on 09-02-2012

03-13-2013 04:51 PM
by davidjoe007

47

7,847

280zx, arp, bolts, cooling, gasket, gaskets, head, l28et, mls, nissan, performence, problem, reuse, studs, z31

L28ET ARP Head Studs & MLS Head Gaskets

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NismoPick on 12-12-2007

06-11-2008 08:18 AM
by entropy31

47

15,170

what to do to my 280?

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280ZXCruiser on 06-06-2005

06-20-2005 10:41 PM
by jfairladyz

47

2,323

240z, 280z, 76, crane, efi, hp, injection, max, stock, tripples, xr3000

tripples vs. efi

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SHADY280 on 10-12-2009

10-19-2009 04:13 AM
by SHADY280

46

4,470

1983, 280zx, autozone, bad, chts, high, idle, nissan, price, rough, runs, shortly, shuts, warm, z31

When warm, idles rough and eventually shuts down

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uranus on 07-31-2010

05-12-2011 10:31 PM
by ozone82

46

32,264

1983, 240z, 280zx, 79, adjustment, arm, datsun, double, exhaust, feeler, gauge, idle, intake, nut, rocker, specs, turbo, valve, z31

Valve Adjustment

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RodMoyes on 01-27-2007

02-17-2007 06:27 PM
by RodMoyes

46

5,861

so get this...

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seanzzy on 01-22-2008

01-26-2008 08:10 PM
by NismoPick

45

2,677

080, 280, 280zx, block, bolt, cam, exhaust, flattop, heads, l28, motor, nissan, p79, shims, size, sleave, tower, w

question on p79 head.

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ZZzzz on 07-31-2012

09-03-2012 10:43 PM
by ZZzzz

45

10,999

1978, 1979, 280z, 280zx, 81, bad, boot, injectors, intake, missian, nissan, quit, rich, running, runs

New, and this might be covered already but I dotn see it.

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Zachrates on 01-03-2007

01-12-2007 09:37 PM
by SHADY280

44

2,870