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Old Mar 7, 2009 | 08:25 PM
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Help Me engine swap out 300zx to 280zx

I need help i want to put a 300zx TWIN TURBO engine in my 1979 280zx
the engine i found has all these parts is there anything thing else i need for it

YOUR SWAP COMES WITH THE FOLLOWING:

1. ENGINE
2. TRANSMISSION MT 5SPEED
3. WIRING HARNESS
4. STOCK ECU COMES WITH THE ENGINE
5. TURBOS
6. SENSORS ON THE MOTOR
7. FUEL RAIL / INJECTORS
8. COIL PACK
9. CLUTCH
10. FLYWHEEL
11. PRESSURE PLATE
12. INTAKE MANIFOLD
13. EXHAUST MANIFOLD
14. ALTERNATOR
15. POWER STEERING
16. AC COMPRESSOR
17. THROTTLE BODY
18. STARTER
Old Mar 7, 2009 | 08:56 PM
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Motor and transmission mounts or coarse! Uh IDk what else heh. tell us how it goes!
Old Mar 7, 2009 | 09:22 PM
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Well, if you've got enough of a budget to buy all that, then you probably have enough for all the other custom stuff you'll need.

Off the top of my head, here's a list of things you'll need to do:
-upgrade fuel pump
-upgrade fuel lines
-custom motor mounts
-custom tranny mount
-custom driveline
-custom radiator
-custom gauges (or custom wiring harness to meet the dash)
-custom speedo ... Z32 trans uses a speed sensor, not cable
-custom throttle cable

I would also measure the width (left & right) of the motor... hopefully it will fit between the strut towers.
Old Mar 8, 2009 | 05:41 PM
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why would you wanna swap out a normal v6 and get rid of the inline 6 in my opionon the inline could produce waaay more hp (given enough money of course) then the 300zx motor
Old Mar 8, 2009 | 05:44 PM
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RB could produce with out as much dough. and you stay nissan. or go Yota. same all custom. but could cost less with more power. and you stay inline
Old Mar 8, 2009 | 06:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Ares
why would you wanna swap out a normal v6 and get rid of the inline 6 in my opionon the inline could produce waaay more hp (given enough money of course) then the 300zx motor

no....
VG30DETT = 1000+ hp
L28ET = 600-

1000>600 = 300zx motor has more potential than the 280zx motor.

Last edited by KasbeKZ; Mar 9, 2009 at 08:49 AM.
Old Mar 8, 2009 | 10:07 PM
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I'm pretty sure there was no l28et in '79. Don't do this. Bad, bad idea. The l28 is a great engine. Easy to work on. Easily modified. The TT engine will complicate your life no end. If you want more power then go turbo your l28. Or buy a Buick GN motor. Much simpler than a TT with just as much potential.
Old Mar 8, 2009 | 10:10 PM
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Originally Posted by mike88se
The TT engine will complicate your life
Very well said.
Old Mar 8, 2009 | 10:12 PM
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search for threads with the word "problems" or "need help" in the z32 section, then search for those same words in the s130 AND the s30 section and tell me the numbers.
Old Mar 8, 2009 | 10:15 PM
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Originally Posted by hoov100
search for threads with the word "problems" or "need help" in the z32 section, then search for those same words in the s130 AND the s30 section and tell me the numbers.
lolol...that's 5 characters right?
Old Mar 9, 2009 | 12:29 AM
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Bad idea. The VG30DETT engine is WAY wider than the V8 LS1 Corvette. I would measure the widest part of that motor and the narrowest part of your engine bay before I would drop the coin on that "kit". I wouldn't touch that swap with a 10 foot pole. FAR too complicated and, as a result, FAR to unlikely to ever be completed.

Last edited by lww; Mar 9, 2009 at 12:33 AM.
Old Mar 9, 2009 | 08:54 AM
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Originally Posted by mike88se
I'm pretty sure there was no l28et in '79.
the OP didn't say whether his car now had a turbo, so i was guessing that if he was going to get an l28 with that much power, it would be swapped in.
Old Mar 9, 2009 | 12:42 PM
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theres a guy on hybridz (new40z) who swapped in a vg30d and z32 interior, rear end and god knows what else and it fits alright.
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