Engine & Drivetrain
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I've been looking for a Z for about five years now. I was half an hour too late to meet a guy who was dumping a beautiful 79 (wife was pregnant, it was hot and she passed out) for $1500. It was obvious he had no clue what he was selling. But I was late and somebody else wasn't. I live in Idaho so anything over ten years old that isn't a pickup is mostly held together with bailing wire, but I may have found another Z. Near as I can tell, it's a 77 (just guessing based on body lines, bumper trim, hubcaps, and steering wheel. It's got some rust along the bottom, the top's been caved some (snow) and the paint used to shine. I asked why it was sitting and a friend of th…
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Does anyone in Texas, Austin specifilcally, know if a cat converter is required on a '71 240Z for it to pass inspection? I'm looking at buying one that failed inspection because it is missing the cat converter.
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Can someone tell me if there is an easy way to tell if a 240Z has a header or not? I looked at a car the other day and the seller said that no modifications have been made but the exaust is pretty loud and it looked like it may have a header, but then again I'm not sure how to tell the difference.
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I plan to put an electronic distributor into my '72 (I hate points) and was wondering which one would replace it properly...I've done the research and know I need a '79-83 dizzy for the best results but I didn't know if it mattered whether I got a manual or auto version (I assume so but I'd rather be sure...my 240 is a 3-sp auto by the way) with either version I've been told to only use the E12-80 module, which is pre-'81. So should I go with auto-auto (seems logical) or auto-manual combo?
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I was wondering how hard it would be and what I would need to add turbo to my 280z. Do i just need new headers and manifold? And has anyone done this or know of a website that offers a guide of some sort? Thanks
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I'm looking at my gas tank vent system now (I'm planning on draining and pulling the tank tomorrow), and finding that it looks much simpler than what the fiche shows. Essentially, there's the main filler tube, a vent that comes off the tank and back to the filler tube, and one other vent line that "T's" off the tank vent line, goes up in a loop and back down through the wheel well and just opens there under the car. (Picture attached). The fiche indicate that the "tank-reservoir" 17350-E4600 goes from "no date" to 6/71, which makes me think that I'm missing something . Has someone ripped out much of this system , or are the very early (11/69) systems just that much …
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I made a start this afternoon on changing the head on my 280 motor. Everything was going well, I took off the old N42 and put on my late model E88 which has had a bit of improvement work done. Started bolting everything up and got to the cam timing sprocket. I tried pos 1 and the slot in the sprocket was way to the left of the mark on the camshaft locating plate. I tried pos 2 and still not close, so I ended up with pos 3 and its still to the left. I know the engine has a few kms on it and it looks like the chain has reached its use by date. Will go out tomorrow and try and buy another. I might as well change it now whilst the engine is partially dismantled. Are the…
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May I use the stock oil pan from my L28 (F54) on my 240z swap? Will it clear the cross-member or should I use it to fries my freedom potatoes? :stupid: :stupid: Fred
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Well, heres whats going on... I do not currently own a Z but I will (hopfully!) by late august. What I am trying to learn is 1. What are the major faults with the engine and what is most likely to go wrong. 2. What is the engine code? 3. What should I look for (engine wise) when I am looking for a Z? 4. What mods/restoration things would you suggest first? This will be my first car as some of you know just from my other posts so I am looking for a car that I can take to the track, drive to school and take up to the mountains as I go up there very often. I was planning on a 240sx but decided on the Z after seeing and riding in one and I was in love:love: I will be buying…
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I'm slowly going through disconnecting stuff getting ready to remove the gas tank. As expected, most of the screw clamps, bracket screws, and bolts are pretty corroded, but I've removed most everything so far and I'm starting on the strap bolts. The upper one came loose without too much trouble, but I'm having a time with the lower (left) one. If the darned strap didn't try to twist, it'd be a lot easier. Even with a 14mm flare wrench on the nut above the bracket, it is very hard to keep the bracket/strap from twisting with a socket on the lower nut. I've now been soaking it overnight in WD40 to see if that helps when I try again tonight. So, my main question here i…
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Hi there! I just put my new motor in (L24)and it won't start. I pulled out the #1 sparkplug and checked compression and it was fine. Then I checked spark and it was strong. Then I checked the fuel and there was no fuel coming out of the line from the fuel rail into the float bowl. It's got a mechanical fuel pump and it doesn't seem to suck well. The car has been sitting for a few months, since february 03. Was I supposed to put some fuel in the float bowls or something before I tried to start it up? I wasted a battery's charge trying to get some fuel into the system but to no avail. The little fuel filter has a very small amount of fuel in it. Does anyone have any idea…
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i saw a e80 on a late 70's skyline..(6 cyl) anyone know is they are any good,flow,compression etc???
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