Daishi_GD Posted March 31, 2011 Share #1 Posted March 31, 2011 (edited) So there's a Robello built racing 240z racing engine ,L24 block, e31 head on my local CL for sale that caught my eye instantly.Here's the thing. I own a 280z and I've never heard of anyone doing a conversion from 280 to a 240 engine. It's always the other way around.What happens to my Fuel Injectors? What wiring harness would I need to use?Is this even reasonable?Also how can I find out what's street legal and not? I'm wondering about this because whenever I see rebuilt engines my friend is always saying "Its probably not street legal."-Cheers, all comments welcome. Edited March 31, 2011 by Daishi_GD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sblake01 Posted March 31, 2011 Share #2 Posted March 31, 2011 You'd have to use a head designed for fuel injection in order to keep your injectors. That would defeat the purpose of a 'Racing' engine. You have to switch to carbs. That's do able. Street legal? Not sure if I know what that means. Could you drive it on the street? Probably. Would it pass a smog inspection (if you have those where you are). Probably not. A Craigslist Rebello engine? I'd want as much verification and documentation of it's claim to be that before I'd even consider buying such a thing from Craigslist. In fact, personally, I don't buy anything from Craigslist. There's no system of recourse in place there and disputes end up having to be settled in court. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
esmit208 Posted March 31, 2011 Share #3 Posted March 31, 2011 DaishiThe conversion can be done but you should consider the cost and just what sort of "streetable" vehicle you intend to end up with. There are some electronic issues you will have to solve also. The ignition switch for a FI engine has a circuit to communicate with the ECU. If you plan to switch to carburettors there will be no need for an ECU in addition if your car is currently factory FI the ECU controls various other aspects of the engine parameters, i.e. idle,starting when cold,mixture etc. If you want a carburetted engine you would be better off having one built that has never been installed in another vehicle. Even a Rebello engine that has been driven no doubt wasn't driven exclusively to the grocery store on Sunday. If you depend on CL you might end up with a PINK ELEPHANT. Good Luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spitz17 Posted March 31, 2011 Share #4 Posted March 31, 2011 (edited) IMHO, too much of a hassle for an engine that MAY be unproven. Even if the PO has documentation to back it up, you still don't know how severely abused it is. Do yourself a favor... Find out the seller's name, and call Rebello to see if he has the seller's name on file. People pay big money to have Rebello motors built. They drive them hard; I would know, I drive mine hard Edited March 31, 2011 by spitz17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daishi_GD Posted April 2, 2011 Author Share #5 Posted April 2, 2011 Talked it over with some of my car guys. Gonna pass on this one. Thanks for the input.-M@ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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