Getting the most power

[AndysPlit]

It's cool. Ummm.......I plan to have this as a street-legal car. In the future, when I am ready for the rebuild and upgrades, this is something I will address with my garage. Great of you to still bring this up. Thank you.

Hi Andy,

I don't mean to throw a turd into your punch bowl, but how do you intend to pass smog with these modifications you are thinking about doing? Don't get me wrong, I feel you should be able to do whatever you want too your Z, I'd just hate to see you go through all this planning, financing, and building a hot car to find out you can't get California tags for it. Just a reality check.

Or... Are you going to build a track car?

Rob

[AndysPlit]

Yowsers!.......That is a lot, but I have seen this too in their catalogue. The thing is, I will not be performing the work on my own. But, perhaps I will keep this in mind if I decide to to increase my budget. Thanks for the link.

Whats to say you cant just use what you have and get the big bore kit from msa? a little pricey but you keep the engine here is the link

http://www.thezstore.com/page/TZS/CTGY/PEM05

[gnosez]

If you want big results from big bucks go look at the L-series motors Rebello Motors builds. He's right in CA too. How does 314hp@crank in an NA L28 sound? Brian510 made over that in his 3.2L. A turbo will get you much more, however.

[e_racer1999]

i completely forgot about the smog angle.

going turbo is THE WAY TO GO IMO.

you're not going to be able to get much more out of the engine NA and still have it pass emissions.

[dga]

Call Greg Whitehead at Whitehead Performance www.whiteheadperformance.com His team builds some of the best Z engines in North America, n/a and turbo, both for street and race applications. He has 30 yrs experience in L24-28 engines.

[AndysPlit]

Thanks. Further down the road I will add him to my list of places to consider.

Call Greg Whitehead at Whitehead Performance www.whiteheadperformance.com His team builds some of the best Z engines in North America, n/a and turbo, both for street and race applications. He has 30 yrs experience in L24-28 engines.

[Zs-ondabrain]

If you are still considering a cam for your engine build-up, I have a brand new Stage 2 cam for sale. It's a 480/280 grind.

Lift(In/Ex): .480/.480. Duration(In/Ex): 280/280. Characteristics: Good idle, power range 2000-6000 RPM. Great slalom grind, works well with stock carbs or triple Webers.

$100 plus USPS Priority (2-3 day) Mail (about $20)

Let me know if ya want it or know of someone interested. You or the buyer will still need new lash pads, and rocker arms but that's typical of any new cam installation. An oiler bar is not needed because this cam has the oil holes already, but keeping the stock oiler bar is never a bad idea.

MSA sells the same performance Cam for $179 plus shipping, ususally too much.

Dave.

[rdefabri]

If you want to try something (relatively) "cheap", check out the work Bryan Little did on his Z Car Garage site. He was quoting low 14 second 1/4 mile times, which translates into sub-6 second 0-60 times.

Note, he used a 240Z as a starting point (lighter), then swapped in a 280ZX motor and I believe a N42 head, which was "shaved" to boost compression. His cam grind is custom, but I think he gives a stock Crane grind as a reference.

FWIW, you could build a "junkyard" racer that would likely satify you and with some effort on your part be done cheaper than most options...FWIW

[AndysPlit]

Ah, decisions......I appreciate the offer, but all of my Z related funds are currently going into my 86 ZX. It'll be a while before I actually execute my plans to "get the most power" out of the straight six. Thanks though!