Newbie doing research
 

hi all..

New here as you can tell. I'm seriously looking into buying a 300ZX, but am doing some research on them before i commit. I was looking at trying to get a used Z32, but they are a little out of my price range :( . Sooo...I'm looking at a Z31 instead. But...I want something I can run turbos on. I know of a website that sells complete VG30TT engines with 5spd trannies, and the complete ECU setup and all for about $2000 (which I can hopefully afford soon). What I want to know is, if I end up buying an old school 300ZX, will I be able to use this same engine in it? What is the name of the engine for the older 300ZXs?And, no, for those who are curious, I am NOT buying a 300ZX because I saw TFATF (that movie is sooo crap) and want to be a "Ricer". I plan to build a capable machine out of whatever I buy, and make it look the best it can, and I've liked 300ZXs since I first saw one 7 years ago,lol. :p But if anyone can tell me if it's hard to build an older 300Zx and what all I have to lookout for, thanks.

There was a z32 in TFAFT???I didn't know that, shit..Z32's are so under rated, they rape pretty much everything...My friend once told me his stock srt4 could take a ttZ32..ahaha..Cha rite!

300zx's are fun cars great handling speed and all overperformance plus there looks
the engine in a 84-89 300zx is called the vgdoe and the turbo engine is called the vgdoet. im not sure of the name of the engine in z32's but any engine froma z32 will fit in a z31 but it takes alot of custom fabbing of parts and is not at all easy from what ive haerd but it has been done.

ummm, thats vg30e and vg30et. no d. by the time you got around to getting a vg30dett in there, you will have spent more than enough to buy a z32. it is by no means a direct swap. no offense, but unless you have some great fabbing skills and a machine shop at your disposal, i doubt you would finish it. now for the good news, the vg30et is a very capable motor, and can be built to a respectable hp. i think ive seen a dyno slip or two on here nudging 500hp. talk to johnzboy, and check out z31.com for more info.