280Z motor into a 260Z...

[Airjockie]

I know it's prolly been asked before and stuff, my searches don't come up with too much info...so I'll ask again..

I have a stock 260Z, with DGV's, and I have a 280Z with fuel injection....and I want to swap the FI motor into the 260Z. I'm aware that the fuel pump would be a deffinate swap, and I was thinking of just getting a MSD 42 GPH pump to put inline to save the time in swapping the full fuel sytem...IE...tank, pump, fuel lines...etc. I have a freind that can swap the wires over in a few hours for the ecu and the full harness...from what he says....

But what is really needed for this swap...from everyones experiance?

The engine from the 280 has the oversized pistons, big cam, and electric ignition, with a header, and some head work done to it. It is a fast and powerfull engine that was keeping up nicely to a 240sx with an SR20det on the road. I'm building the car to get a little sideways in some drifting events, and to make it around the autocross course a few times a year...then it will be just a daily driver after that. The 280 also has a 5-speed tranny connected to it, but I also have one hell of a smooth shifting 4 speed in the 260...and I would also like to know which trany is prefered for drifting/autocross/dailydriving.

The 280Z has to much rust and need to be sent to the junkyard in the sky

[larsz]

Get everything you can, wiring harness , gas tank, rear end, use all of the 280 stuff, ignition ect.

[sblake01]

What year is the 280? The 77-78 tank is larger and would be harder to install in a 260 than a 75-76 tank. Make sure you get all of the relays and brackets from the 280. Really study the FSM and note the differences between the 260 and the 280. I prefer the 5 spd especially for daily driving. Good luck.

[Airjockie]

I believe it's a 78.....

I guess I'll just strip the car completely down, store all the parts and clean them up and build it properly when I have time and room. But for now I guess I'll just swap the cam and hope the DGV's can keep up with it.

But a full list for this swap would be helpful.