tonsoffun300zx

hey im in the process of buying a 1986 300zx for 2000$ it has less then 100K miles on it and has been in storage for a while, it lags abit when going into 2nd and i was wondering if it was due to it being in storage for five years(it was driven and turnned on during the five years but not daily0 can anyone help please this is my first car and i want to be able to pass it on to my kids any advice?

NismoPick

Welcome to ZDriver! Check over the car, look for probs, do a tune up, check the timing... all the basics. Oh, and buy a Haynes manual.

tonsoffun300zx

thanks and do you know if they have twin turbos foe these cars?

NismoPick

Alight, quick lesson:

Z31 = 84-89 300zx
Z32 = 90-96 300zx

Z31 had turbo & non turbo options: Non turbo (VG30E) and turbo (VG30ET)
Z32 had turbo & non turbo options: Non turbo (VG30DE) and turbo (VG30DETT).


Feel free to use Google to find tons of info on 300zx's. Some good Z31 sites: www.az-zbum.com & www.redz31.com

tonsoffun300zx

thanks! i want this car to last me forever

entropy31

Moved to Z31 Forum.

no need for twin turbos on the z31, not practical. if you want turbo, i HIGHLY suggest you buy a factory turbo z31. there are no turbo kits for these cars like you would find for a honduh.

tonsoffun300zx

is there any way i could modify another turbo to fit on my zx? and whats the highest level turbo for a 86?

entropy31

is it already turbo? what are you trying to do?

tonsoffun300zx

it's a non turbo and i want to be able to compete with the locals i recently mover to corona and it's packed with rich kids and their sti's and g35's and **** and i want to be able to atleast keep up ya know?

entropy31

find a turbo 300zx and buy it. you cant just "bolt on" a turbo to a non-turbo 300zx. it IS possible to convert a non turbo to turbo, but it is expensive and time consuming. the compression on the non turbo is quite a bit higher than the turbo, and if you put a turbo on the NA motor you would not be able to run much boost without destroying the engine. trust me, your money will be much better spent buying a factory turbocharged car and modifying that.

tonsoffun300zx

what would it take to convert it?

entropy31

a turbo motor.

tonsoffun300zx

thats just an engine swap right? how much would it cost? and i would also like to ask what else could i do to keep up with these rich kids?

entropy31

this has been asked more than any other question on the forum. please search, there is lots of info on this subject.

you will find that popular opinion states the MOST cost effective way of doing this is to just get a turbo car in the beginning.

tonsoffun300zx

ok thanks i'll go look

260zturbo

or go get u a z31 and throw a rb in it. the turbo manifold for a z31 is very simple. the dp is another story >_<. u could make a n/a to turbo without a turbo motor. u can find u some turbo pistons or tune the hell out of it to no ping with high compression. seems like your trying to build a budget car. trying to keep up with rich kids. why worry about what others have? just drive the car for fun. if u get a kick out of racing a rich kid car then by all means do it. their are some serious fast z31 and z32. but just like every other car be prepared to lay down some money.

hoov100

you dont even need turbo low compression pistons, the stock z31 NA is only 9:1 all you need is a turbo exhaust manifold, turbo, turbo timer, boost controller, down pipe, computer, boost gauge, 9:1 is fine for a turbo setup, but anything higher then that will kill turbo efficiency.

AZ-ZBum

you don't need a turbo timer.

tonsoffun300zx

thanks guys and im not really on a budget i still live with family but i dont have thousands of dollars to just put into a car i make about 1000 a month and it all goes to the bank(except for maybe 50 for food) but im just obsessing over this car sence the day i seen it i can't go to sleep sometimes because thats all i dream about so thanks and if anyone has anymore advice it wouild be greatly appreciated

entropy31

i still say that the best route to go is to get a factory turbo car. there are plenty in california. it will save you lots of time, money, headaches, and frustration.

hoov100

not really, where not talking the vG30de here.

tonsoffun300zx

i know that i might sound stupid but whats a vG30de?

hoov100

its the DOHC high compression badass NA v6

NismoPick

No need to type again what has already been typed, so here ya go:

https://www.zdriver.com/forums/showt...538#post165538

260zturbo

no need to fear NISMO is here........sorry i just saw another underdog commercial.