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silentsamurai 10-01-2008 10:37 PM

haha yes. so for sure its an 81. deep breathe. Moving on hah

i'll pull some numbers this week. im sure it's killing you guys as much as myself. But to be honest with you, he did spend alot of work on this motor, but he may have just wasted his time. It's not a screamer, it is loud, but doesn't go very far, and in order to tune this thing, it's gonna cost more than what the engines worth. So i might just be better off using the engine for a daily driver motor, and buy an sr20 for the track.

snwbrderphat540 10-01-2008 10:46 PM

thats a heavier/bulkier chassis than an S30 i wouldnt want a 4 banger in one of those a RB motor would do good and RB25's are about the same price as an SR and are pretty healthy motors.

silentsamurai 10-01-2008 10:57 PM

you serious?

I can get SR's for @ 1k. rbs are a bit more expensive over here in CA.

snwbrderphat540 10-01-2008 11:53 PM

RB20's are cheaper than SR's RB25's are slightly more expensive than SR's and the 26 is like double, im pretty serious.... if you can get a full SR setup for 1k than your robbing someone so take it

silentsamurai 10-02-2008 12:06 AM

yea, i've been in the drifting community for quite some time. Coming up on 9 years now. Mostly working on 240's and corollas, so over those years and going to events i've met quite a few shop owners and people that are pretty in deep with engine exporters. But yea, rb20's are pretty easy to come by compared to rb25's and 26's. quick easy power. I have a KA24 sitting around too. I could just rebuild that, throw on a t28 and enjoy a bit more torque than an sr.

so many options to chose. i tend to rush things though. Hopefully this car can slow me down a bit. Seeing that parts aren't exactly gorwing off tree's

snwbrderphat540 10-02-2008 12:09 AM

KA-T would be a bit better than the SR in this application but honestly i wouldnt stick a 4 banger in an S130 chassis, just saying... however i would love to stick an SR or RB25/26 in an S30.... infact that was another idea of mine but i didnt want to spend all the extra do in custom mounts that i could on a stand alone system and IC setup on just a turbo L motor... decisions decisions.....

silentsamurai 10-02-2008 08:09 PM

So i was looking around the engine for a head number. And found an "E88" on the pass side of the block. Does that give you guys an idea? so it's an L24 head then right?

280zx2by2 10-02-2008 08:10 PM

i think the car is a 79 with a 81 door swap :P cause you know thats the popular thing to do to these cars now in days

go with and rb26... rb20s and 25s have been done(if you want to be truly original{if thats your thing} convert it to awd like the GTR... thats only been done to a few 350zs and mabe 1 240z?

silentsamurai 10-02-2008 08:12 PM

if im gonna go twin turbo, i'd rather save myself a few bucks and buy a 2jz hehe, now that would be interesting. I know its not nissan, but man i'd like to make that work

280zx2by2 10-02-2008 08:16 PM

would be the same as the rb but i think the 2jz is taller than the rb(might be come clearence issues)

silentsamurai 10-02-2008 08:23 PM

i'll put one of them there dango boomhower dango BOOM scoop hoods man


like my buddys rx7 with a v8 in it hahh

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a2...d/100_0960.jpg

NismoPick 10-02-2008 08:23 PM


Originally Posted by silentsamurai
So i was looking around the engine for a head number. And found an "E88" on the pass side of the block. Does that give you guys an idea? so it's an L24 head then right?

Indeed E88 is from a 240z.

http://www.zhome.com/ZCMnL/tech/head.htm


The compression ratio is around 8.7:1 for all of these years. This is where things get confusing. There are three E88 heads, one for each of the three years. The 72 differs from the '73-'74 mostly in the quench area. This is significant as the '73-74 head has a raised quench area that increases chamber temperatures for improved combustion. Contrary to what you might think this is not good for H/P. These are the least desirable of the Z heads and the only way to tell them apart is to identify the combustion chamber. I think the '73-'74 head only differs in that the 260 has a larger exhaust valve. The '72 combustion chamber is similar to the E31 with the hemisphereical quench area a little deeper than the earlier head. Some IT competitors prefer the early E88, sighting that its valves are a little less shrouded than the E31. I've run both and saw no difference in ET's.

snwbrderphat540 10-02-2008 08:25 PM

twin turbo's are for muscle cars eurpean cars (other than bmw inlines) and the VG motors, everything else should be single.

OH and some REALLY big diesel motors.

and dont listen to 2by2 i mean... look at his SN for gods sake.... 2by2 when its 2+2.... lol



ALSO thats probably where the EFI conversion is coming in from, he used a head that was on a CARB motor and just slapped the intake manifold on it and plugged in all the EFI goodies, not really a conversion, jsut a ass backwards head swap. lol

silentsamurai 10-02-2008 08:25 PM

right on. Thanks for the info. i wonder how much the power diff is, now that he port/polished it and now with the cam. Prob @ 130-140 huh?

oh wait, aren't they like 150 stock? hmm, guess i'll have to dyno it

snwbrderphat540 10-02-2008 08:31 PM

cant estimate those numbers, shit the engine plate on my 280Z rated it at 170hp.... i know thats BHP but still i really doubt that. then you have the wear from all the years and so on and the cam but then the head kinda contradictory......

silentsamurai 10-02-2008 08:36 PM

yea i hear that.

So i've decided on this kit from motorsport auto:

http://www.thezstore.com/store/image/large501512gc2.jpg


http://www.thezstore.com/store/image/large501512gc3.jpg


Not getting that wing though. As far as color. i have no idea. either black, red, or white. And don't get me started on wheels. so many to choose from. prob SSR mesh or some sort, with gold mesh/ 6" of chrome lip hah. 16x8 maybe? Along those lines.

NismoPick 10-02-2008 08:41 PM

That's the kit I have on my 280zxt. I like it, though it's pretty common now.

snwbrderphat540 10-02-2008 09:01 PM

every one and their mother rocks that kit cause all the other ones suck d!ck and theres only like 4 out there and the first 3 look pretty similare, the 4th would be the g-nose. lol

Bleach 10-02-2008 09:14 PM

mmmmmmmmmmm.... g-nose :D

280zx2by2 10-03-2008 01:45 PM

dont get the same one as me ,only real ballers can rock the msa w/ brake ducts :)

there are some REAL nice gnose kits made by MJP but thats in europe and it costs 2-3 k... ill get a link\

EDIT**** lol scratch that 2-3k its like $500 to $600

heres the link http://www.mjpshop.co.uk/product_info.php?id=96&pid=372

Bleach 10-03-2008 02:12 PM

MJP has a reputation for poor quality, poor fit, and super high shipping prices. they are in the UK.

Lets not tell a new user to order from them please.

There is a different version of the 280ZX g-nose that has recently been put into production in the states.

https://www.zdriver.com/forums/showt...ghlight=g-nose

hoov100 10-03-2008 02:29 PM

isnt there a gut on hybridz that sell conversion brackets to mount convert to an r230? and if not arizonazcar.com seems to have plans to sell a kit for it.

silentsamurai 10-03-2008 06:18 PM

Well I spoke to the owner of a major LSD manufacturer and he has an LSD he got from japan some time ago that according to him will drop right into my diff. So I'm just gonna give my pumpkin to him and let him goto town on it. I got lucky cause he only has one and has to rebuild it. But he'll give me a discount

NismoPick 10-03-2008 06:27 PM

So... how much is he charging?

silentsamurai 10-03-2008 06:30 PM

he's gotta put it back together no clue on cost


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