napoleonzheking

speaking of shows, anyone going to branson z fest?

96z32(racer)

what is branson z fest? and where is it located sorry im new to the Z world. Anotehr question would bronze wheels look better or black with chrome lip on black 300zx ? and im thinking bout doing 18 x 8s in front and 18 x 10s in back should it clear ok?

ZLover4Life

I don't like bronze wheels on really any car... they look like gold wheels that nobody cleaned for a year.

KasbeKZ

front:
-- 7.5" width -> +16 - +57
-- 8.0" width -> +23 - +50
-- 8.5" width -> +29 - +44
-- 9.0" width -> +35 - +38
-- 9.5" width -> not generally possible

- rear:
-- 17x8.5 -> +22 - +55
-- 17x9.0 -> +28 - +48
-- 17x9.5 -> +34 - +42
-- 17x10.0 -> not generally possible, though +41 has been done

-- 18x8.5 -> +22 - +64
-- 18x9.0 -> +28 - +57
-- 18x9.5 -> +34 - +51
-- 18x10.0 -> +39 - +45

Sweets

Damn I had no idea z32's ran such high offsets. jeez.

KasbeKZ

oh. edit to my post up there with all the sizes: the 17x10's on the rear i believe is only limited if the car is a turbo. they say the hicas knuckle is what prevents there, so on your N/A, it should fit fine.

ZLover4Life

Who the hell needs wheels on an NA wider than 9"?

KasbeKZ

lol good point. i really wasn't thinking about the necessity of my clarification, just thinking about bringing clarity to my post.

anyway, would it hurt to put 9's on an n/a just to improve handling? you sure don't need them for the take offs, but it sure would handle well.

96z32(racer)

well im thinking botu the future im going to put the vg30tt in it so. thanks ill definately use those numbers you gave for the rim sizes.

napoleonzheking

Don't worry Randy, I got this... There wheels... hahha lol

Branson Z fest is in Branson, MO. www.bransonzfest.com it's a reasonably big show. 100 + cars there.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmCsm4nb48o

thats the video from 2005. There are '07 videos of the car line ups on you tube as well.

96z32(racer)

ahhh that looks so awesome at the fest. looks like a good turn at as well. i would love to go idk if i would love to drive to MO tho lol it would be a good trip in a half :S well see tho

96z32(racer)

ok guys asking another question. how much can the vg30tt hold hp wise. and would i need to do anything to the bottom end if i upgrade the turbos on it? thanks

KasbeKZ

a healthy stock bottom end can usually hold 600 for a while. but it won't last as long as if it were stock. so it depends what turbos you want to upgrade to. i would recommend doing some other mods first though before you jump right to new turbos, because when you do do the new turbos, you will need a lot of other supporting mods at the same time. i'm just saying get the supporting mods first to an extent. that's my mentality. the pros may say different.

rtmorgan

the reason for doing supporting mods first is to protect the motor which is a good idea

ZLover4Life

Nope. You're right.

If the car is driven like a human being and only played with occasionally, it'll hold in the area of 600rwhp just fine. The more you use your power, the faster things wear... so if you beat on the car frequently, it will die. And there is a LONG path leading to aftermarket turbos... and it's lined with first making sure that your engine is healthy to begin with, and then a whole lot of supporting mods.

96z32(racer)

ok thanks. what support mods would u suggest getting before the turbos ?

ZLover4Life

I know nothing of your car, so here's the list of what any aftermarket turbo requires:

Intake (at least single pop, dual pop with second MAF and AFC recommended)
Cat-back (downpipes are dependent on which turbo setup you get)
Test pipes never hurt unless you're unfortunate enough to live in Cali
ECU (JWT or ZTuner, properly setup for your arrangement)
740cc/min injectors (no reason to go with 555's when 740's are same cost)
boost controller
intercoolers (SIDE MOUNT)
clutch (and may as well do a flywheel)
I'm sure I'm forgetting things but I have some work to do so I'll post back if I think of more.

And that's ignoring things like a 60k/120k kit if needed and things of that sort to get the engine to where it should be.

96z32(racer)

thanks bro thats a big help. im not big into turbos. ive been driving SC for 5 years so kinad new to this whole turbo setup. but got to experience at some point i reckon. i got a lot of reading to do and things to buy lol

napoleonzheking

thats pretty much it. I'd also replace all stock seals so you can run synthetic oil, and probably upgrade the oil cooler as well. Bigger turbos are obviously going to put off more heat (as if turbos don't already, i've seen them glowing cherry hot before), and that heat is going to soak into your motor, so a bigger radiator might also be recomended.

ZLover4Life

Cooling mods are never a bad idea.

And as for how hot it can get under there... (@44sec)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCUL4RzSgYE

96z32(racer)

damn guys i had no idea. i think im starting to like this turbo idea over then the SC i had in my truck lol. I just uninstalled the stock exhaust tonight going to put on the new one tomorrow or saturday and then get it welded on. and then going to buy the engine

napoleonzheking

why would you weld it? that just makes it a pain removing it in the future for doing other mods (like drive shaft, or transmission removal)

96z32(racer)

i heard it was better to ensure no exhaust leaks. but thihnking of it like that making it difficult to do other mods does seem pointless.

KasbeKZ

with a good flange and a new gaskets you won't have any problem. exhaust leaks are bad, but they aren't the end of the world. i recommend against getting the cat-back welded on.

rtmorgan

dont weld anything together you dont have to trust me the guy who had my car previously welded the entire thing together so to do anything i have to dissconnet both sides from the headers. and drop the entire thing its a huge pain in the ***