its final, my zx engine is dead.
03-30-2006, 02:37 PM
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Ruff Ryder
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its final, my zx engine is dead.
the engine finally died on it, after some 280k miles of fun driving, she finally took her last breath and quit, so now im gonna go the the J-yard in a few weeks, hopefully get a turbo motor and breath new life into her.
there, was that dramatic enough?
there, was that dramatic enough?
03-30-2006, 02:43 PM
#2
Originally Posted by hoov100zx
so now im gonna go the the J-yard in a few weeks, hopefully get a turbo motor and breath new life into her.
Originally Posted by hoov100zx
there, was that dramatic enough?
Man... looking at your car brings back memories of how my Z used to look! Slick top... orig bumpers... iron cross rims... ah yeah!
03-30-2006, 06:28 PM
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Ruff Ryder
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the bottom end/top end, the last owner screwed up when he rebuilt the n47 head on it and forgot to torque down the cam towers, so it knocked heavily up in the RPM range, and the bottom end was just old, 280k miles took its toll.
03-31-2006, 10:58 AM
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is 260,000 miles good on a l6 engine to last that long ? my g.f. is at 175,000 and my turbo is at 120,000.... how long do yall think my turbo engien will last ? by the way... i have and extra turbo engine for sale it came out of a 1981 280zx turbo 2 seater parts car the engine was a donor engine from a 1983 280zx turbo ...
03-31-2006, 11:10 AM
#10
Originally Posted by nismo619
is 260,000 miles good on a l6 engine to last that long ?
Originally Posted by hoov100zx
the bottom end/top end, the last owner screwed up when he rebuilt the n47 head on it and forgot to torque down the cam towers, so it knocked heavily up in the RPM range, and the bottom end was just old, 280k miles took its toll.
Originally Posted by nismo619
my g.f. is at 175,000 and my turbo is at 120,000.... how long do yall think my turbo engien will last ? by the way... i have and extra turbo engine for sale it came out of a 1981 280zx turbo 2 seater parts car the engine was a donor engine from a 1983 280zx turbo ...
03-31-2006, 11:38 AM
#11
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These engines will last many hundreds of thousands of miles if properly cared for. I've taken them apart with over 200,000 miles and you can still see the original machining hatch marks on them. Yes, they are that strong. Abuse and lack of maintenance will dramatically shorten their lifespan, but I know people in the Z community with well over 300,000 and a few near the 500,000 mark. Those are rare, but mostly because accidents and rust tend to remove them from service before the engines go bad.
These aren't Detroit motors that need a rebuild after every 100k miles...
These aren't Detroit motors that need a rebuild after every 100k miles...
03-31-2006, 04:05 PM
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Yup, my turbo motor is pushing 200K and you can still see the honing in the cylinders. Of course the inside of the combustion chambers was pretty rank, but overall it's mechanically in great shape.
My NA had over 260,000 miles on it and it ran strong. Had it's share of electrical gremlins and needed the valve stem seals replaced along with other regular mainanence but mechanically that motor was still super sound. It showed no signs of letting go and if I hadn't scrapped it, it would most likely still be running strong.
My NA had over 260,000 miles on it and it ran strong. Had it's share of electrical gremlins and needed the valve stem seals replaced along with other regular mainanence but mechanically that motor was still super sound. It showed no signs of letting go and if I hadn't scrapped it, it would most likely still be running strong.
03-31-2006, 07:57 PM
#17
Big Poppa
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my n/a motor had 235000km on it and the only reason i took it out and swapped it is to get more power, i still got the old one and its clean inside, still had the factory headgasket, or was never machined
04-01-2006, 03:52 AM
#18
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Well my motor I currently have in my '82, runs like a champ. Once I got it dialed in and timed correctly. It has about 135k on it ('81, and my Z ('82) has over 193k on him. Now of course my original motor in the '82 was badly abused, and ran on 3 cylinders. But I will practice on that motor, and learn to rebuild my first engine.
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