Cuong Nguyen Posted September 7, 2002 Share #1 Posted September 7, 2002 Hi all,all this chatter of the new 350Z and V6 vs inline 6 engines,and gossip of having V8 engines in S30 zed cars....did you know that the factory actually also tried the 240Z with a V8 President engine!!!In Brian Long's book he wrote that they found it "although very fast, the weight of the unit affected the handling" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doco Posted September 7, 2002 Share #2 Posted September 7, 2002 "did you know that the factory actually also tried the 240Z with a V8 President engine!!! "Figures, that engine bay is certainly big enough... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjcurtis Posted February 14, 2003 Share #3 Posted February 14, 2003 I saw an auto 2 seater Z a 260 I think, few years ago in Sydney. I think the guy who owned it was from Tassie it had the 4.4 President with a holley carb, this was in 93/93 when they still would not let you register with the manual box.my 2cSteve :classic: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gav240z Posted February 14, 2003 Share #4 Posted February 14, 2003 So your saying Nissan actually tried the V8??? I heard that Bob sharp racing put the engine in from a limo and used it to race with twin turbo's. It was a 280zx however not a s30. I also heard rumours that the Z was originally gonna have a 4 cylinder also...Can anyone confirm any of this????Also why wouldn't they let you register a Manual V8 Z???? only auto??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smokey Posted February 14, 2003 Share #5 Posted February 14, 2003 Yeah, in '67 I think when the first Z prototype came out, it did have a 4 popper in it. That did not go over very well. For 69 they changed the body and put in the straight six. That---as you know is the combo that worked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfadog Posted February 14, 2003 Share #6 Posted February 14, 2003 Yeah I probably have the same book Cuong... can you imagine it??? Shows the ever-so-popular V8Z swap isn't so ingenuitive after all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bambikiller240 Posted February 15, 2003 Share #7 Posted February 15, 2003 Originally posted by Alfadog Shows the ever-so-popular V8Z swap isn't so ingenuitive after all Except that the way it is done (or can be) now doesn't affect handling. When done correctly you end up with almost perfect 50/50 weight distribution and a car that screams. Just ask Pete Paraska. http://mywebpages.comcast.net/pparaska/index.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W.A.ZED Posted February 15, 2003 Share #8 Posted February 15, 2003 send most of the replies to this thread are from ozzy what do you guys believe the best v8 for a down under zed would be ?Can't see why you would put a cast iron v8 in but would love to know about anyone who has done a lexus conversion. local guy in W.A has a 3.5 rover in his 260 and that looks sweet. No extra power but he says the car handles much better.Anyone got any stories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g260 Posted February 15, 2003 Share #9 Posted February 15, 2003 Steve,One of our club members has a 260 2+2 with the 4.4 President motor. At the last dyno night it put out 102kw at the wheels.geoff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjcurtis Posted February 15, 2003 Share #10 Posted February 15, 2003 Geof, it is great hear someone is enjoying the power of V8 in a 260Z in NSW. The RTA was really hard on any V8 transplants to the early Z body in NSW at one stage. They had a blanket ban on any V8 manual 240Z or 260Z that presented for rego. Most autos where approved. To this day I dont know exactly why.W.A.ZED, when it comes down to engines for transplant it is endless here in Australia but the two best options are 4.4 v8 P76 engine to keep your balance right. It is as good as the 3.5 but you can probably get better support with the 3.5. For my money go the VH45DE or its smaller brother both built by a true Z affiliate " infinity" by NISSAN. The logic behind this is technoligy power possible power upgrades and fully supported by the NISSAN dealer network in Australia, INFINITY with the VH45DE was an Australian released model. The importers have heaps of the engines around, why go TOYOTO think about it.my 2c Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1GENZED Posted April 4, 2003 Share #11 Posted April 4, 2003 HI.DO YOU GUYS HAVE ANYMORE INFORMATION ON THESE 4.4L ZED CARS. I WAS WONDERING IF IT WAS JUST AN EXPERIMENT OR DID THE FACTORY ACTUALLY CAMPAIGN IT. I WAS ALSO WONDERING IF YOU GUYS KNOW ANY PRIVATE TEAMS,THAT USED A NISSAN V8 SETUP, IN THE EARLY SEVENTIES.THANKS.AHMED. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26ounce Posted April 4, 2003 Share #12 Posted April 4, 2003 Originally posted by W.A.ZED send most of the replies to this thread are from ozzy what do you guys believe the best v8 for a down under zed would be ?Can't see why you would put a cast iron v8 in but would love to know about anyone who has done a lexus conversion. local guy in W.A has a 3.5 rover in his 260 and that looks sweet. No extra power but he says the car handles much better.Anyone got any stories. I think it might be the same guy, but I have seen a P76 V8 swap in Perth. The swap was done to a white 260Z coupe by a guy called Robin. He had the same report of only a incremental improvement in power levels but a whole lot less weight in the front and no more understeer. And yes it does look sweet in the engine bay!Apparently the fact that Nissan made a factory V8 Z makes it easier to register a V8 Z in WA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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