skid88

Hey guys. So I just bought my 1st Z31. I come from S13's but when this Z became available I jumped on it. Anyway, Its an 84 2+2 NA. She's only got 112k miles on her and apart from the interior being in pretty bad shape and some wiring gremlins she's perfect. Since I'm new to Z's I'm looking for some basic mod ideas. I've got the basics of the car down. I've been lurking on several Z forums for about a week. So far my plans include S13 SOHC throttle body, maybe a Z32, tarus e-fan, full suspension, headers, cam and tune. Most likely in that order. Anyway just thought I'd say hi. I'll try and get some pictures up tomorrow.

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KasbeKZ

best mod idea for power is to sell and buy a turbo. modding n/a VG's is very fruitless and unrewarding. maybe later i'll feel like searching to find that thread where the guy had put pretty much every common mod on his Z31 n/a and spent like $6k or something with cams, intake, flywheel, ECU, electric fan and everything and he had only managed to move the crank HP to the wheels. he said he regretted it dearly.

congrats on the buy though. pretty good find with the low mileage and the bad interior to bring the price down. it's a great DD. every time i have to buy a part for my z32 i wish i could just skimp and get the z31 equivalent because they're typically half the price. this is a great source for help!

skid88

Thanks man. Forced induction will be in the plans later on when I get another daily. I smell VG30ETT... maybe...

hoov100

vg33ett would be your better bet, if you can get a the z32's oil pump to bolt onto a vg33 block.

skid88

Not really looking to swap the engine. If I do I'll put an RB25 in it.

KasbeKZ

so you plan to convert you n/a engine to a turbo? you really need to do some research on this.

skid88

Yeah. I'm not new to n/a to turbo. I come from S13's and my last car was a KA-T making almost 400 whp. I dont know if I'll use my exact engine though. I may just rebuild another VG30. Not sure yet.

KasbeKZ

n/a vg's don't take boost as well as a lot of other n/a engines. you'd be much better off swapping a complete turbo motor in, and even better off selling your car and getting a turbo model. you're going to spend a lot more money than you need to this way.

skid88

It seems the na would take better to boost with the compression ratio they have though. I dont know if I could bring myself to sell it. I've only had it a week and I'm already in love.

hoov100

You can sell it. In the end, at the end of the day, or on the brink of your own death, you will realize that they are just cars, nothing more.

skid88

I know its just a car. I still dont really want to sell it since its my daily.