BlueKitsune

Nice, Well my TT was running with the N/A Fuel pump and controller I'm better if I remember right tho the TT uses a 3 stage fuel pump, and the N/A uses a 2 stage.

I've been reading up on my Z32s tho this is worse then when I was learning about my S130 lol

BlueKitsune

Sense the engine is out and gone for a good while, I'm slowly working on the body and suspension to have the car all set for the new motor. And I have a few questions.

Is there a good brand of strut that you recommend? I've already decided on eibach springs.

I'm also going to get the energy suspension kit for this Z but I also saw that there is a solid rear subframe mount as well at Z1 and other places. Which do you recommend?

Thats it for now that I can think of, later I'll get bigger sway bars and some braces for the Z but I have that figured out I think.

BlueKitsune

How much are the stock Turbos worth? Their still barely within there wear limit by the looks of it. Oh and thats with the manifolds and heat shields and such.

Also is it just a JDM thing or is the oil pressure sender suposto be on the drivers side?

ZLover4Life

Struts come down to what you plan to do with the car. Nothing will beat a coilover system if you want to lower the car (look into SPL and Powertrix for this). I had Tokico Illumina struts, and a lot of people swear by KYB.

Solid subframe bushings will drastically increase NVH. I recommend either ES urethane subframe bushings, or stock subframe bushings with Specialty Z subframe spacers.

Must be a JDM thing for them to be on the driver's side.

Used stock turbos with pre-cats are worth about $600... not sure what the rest are worth (I only know that because I had to sell my stock turbos). Search classifieds to see what people are asking for them.

BlueKitsune

This JDM engine doesn't have precats oddly. You can look inside the downpipes but theres not even a hint there was catalytic converter stuff inside.

And I dont really want to lower my Z to much, I just want to replace the worn out sagging units.

And thanks for the info on the subframe bushings I was wondering about that but I didnt know for sure.

BlueKitsune

Ok I want to make sure of this before I sell the trubos off then find I still need something off of them.

I plan to buy these https://specialtyz.com/shop/300zx/jwt-sport-550s.html
And the AMS Manifolds too. http://www.z1motorsports.com/product...oducts_id=3696

So I'm wondering if I need to save anything of the stock turbos before I sell them. the only thing I can think of is the oil/coolant lines.

EDIT: Little photo update as well now

The hole I was talking about.


ALL the old IC stuff


Passanger turbo



And the Z as it sits right now

ZLover4Life

Don't buy AMS ****. Buy the MSP originals, not the Chinese knock-offs.

Crap manifolds
Crap water pump pulleys
And you can search 300ZX Club to see if the post about their rusting suspension components is still there, too. (I'll bet it was deleted, but I don't have it bookmarked and I don't go to 3ZC anymore because that place is a joke.)

All AMS makes is rip-off garbage, reverse engineered and manufactured in China using cheaper materials with no quality control.



You do NOT need the oil lines from the stock turbos. In fact, you should absolutely not use stock lines with ball bearing turbos - you'll destroy them.

The turbos should come with their own restricted oil lines, and if they don't, get these.

Thrust bearing turbos require substantially more oil than ball bearing turbos, so the original lines don't have the proper oil flow rates.

You may need the coolant lines, if the new turbo kit doesn't include them.

BlueKitsune

Ah Alright, I'll pull off the coolant lines just in case then I'll put the entire turbo setup for sale. And Thanks for the link too.

And I was wondering about that actually, where can I get the MSP ones?

ZLover4Life

Mike Smith Performance Manifolds - the real deal

And check my edited post for more info on AMS.

BlueKitsune

Holy crap. Ok ya staying away them them. Thank you for the heads up! Are Z1 parts ok tho? I was thinking of getting quite a few things from them, mainly the IC pipes, SMICs and exhaust parts.

And again thank you very much for the link and from keeping me from buying shitty parts lol

ZLover4Life

Z1 isn't really top of the line, but depending on the part, they're ok. For SMICs and intake components, they're fine. Their downpipes are cheaply made knockoffs of Specialty Z components, though...

BlueKitsune

I see... Guess I need to do some more parts research.

BlueKitsune

JDM motors have interesting parts on the outside. I think I need a new remote filter bracket thing sense the oil pressure sender was on the turbo hardline on the drivers side. instead of next to the oil filter. Also it has no precats. the JDM downpipes are much different then their US Pre-cat counter parts. theres no cat material on the inside at all, and their shaped a little smoother. I'll more then likely end up selling those with the turbos as well.

ZLover4Life

They're called quarter pipes and they actually use NA cats to bolt up to the TT system. Nobody in the US will have any use for them, really.

And what do you mean the oil pressure sender was on the turbo hardline? Pics please.

BlueKitsune

photofailure is offline so I'll upload pics later. and ZDriver just keep saying it failed.

And I was wondering if they had a name... Thanks

BlueKitsune

EDIT: There we go. PhotofailureBucket is working

ZLover4Life

wtf were the people who worked on that car thinking?

That's not even a good place to get an oil pressure reading from. The turbos are high up on the food chain when it comes to oil delivery, so you could have a problem after the turbos and never know it with a setup like that.

BlueKitsune

As far as I know thats a stock system. I dont think the idiots that put this motor into the car have that kinda skill to make something like that lol

So I guess I need to add an oil filter bracket onto my parts list too. Theres no way to mount and oil pressure sensor that wont hit something with that stock one.

BlueKitsune

Oh my friend gave me these yesterday. He said their for this 300ZX but he never got the chance to install them.



Ebay junk?

And yes. the back of that turn signal casing has been cut off. so it would clear the old FMIC piping.... I didnt do it.

ZLover4Life

Yes to ebay junk. They're knock-offs of Ground Control Coilovers. If you want to drop the car without spending bookoo bucks on coilovers, check out www.ground-control.com for adjustable height coilovers that mount to stock of aftermarket struts.

And before you install those, I've seen the aluminum collars spread and begin to split after use. Last thing you want to happen is an aluminum collar sheer off and allow the strut to bottom out with no support as you drive.

BlueKitsune

I never said I was going to install them. Their actually just gonna get tossed in a box and sit on my shelf till I feel like finding a use for them. That or if someone wants to buy them or something idk. I already decided on eibach springs and KYB shocks.

BlueKitsune

Oh ya, about 10 miles ago (yes thats how far this car has gone sense I did the trans swap) I put these in. Idk what kinda flywheel that is its but its cool looking lol





Think only after 10 miles their still safe to reuse?

hoov100

You still got the factory boost solenoids?

ZLover4Life

Of course the clutch and flywheel are fine after 10 miles.

BlueKitsune

Amazingly yes! They just were bypassed and not hooked up at all.