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Aust Z .... any idea what mph did the 7liter 260 run ? I should've got my radiator sooner and should've come out to this event

zr240 ….those damn quick times you do. Thank god Zeds are light. Racepace GTR was timed on proper lap timing system at the track. He uses the new Bridgstone semi comps RE55s. It’s a 3L…….. with a big single making about 500kw at the wheels on pulp. He can run more boost but he says he is still getting used to the car. The car has full interior and is quiet. He told me he was nearly hitting 300km/h on back straight, as he saw the needle go past 280km/h but he had to watch the road before breaking hard. The car looked extremely fast from the distance. Cost of the car & mods ……… you wouldn’t get much change from 100k. RPMGTR will be at Calder in few weeks. Now I need to get my sh!t together and get out as well.

zr240 ............. I might pop by to have a look if I don't go away. BTW ……… Sorry that I forgot to tell you that last weekend Racepace GTR raced at Sandown. Track was cold but he did 1:16 on street tyres. :classic: What are your best times zr240 around Sandown, Calder and Phillip Island.

Cuong Nguyen .......... damn shame. I've been waiting a long time to see your car run. So what's on the plate for the rebuild?

zr240 ............ I think this picture will answer your question :classic: check out the website for details: RACEPACE MOTORSPORT drunkenmaster.................I would highly recommend RACEPACE Motorsport for tuning of your car. I got Sinisha to go there with his rb26 240Z and he found another 40rwkw at the top end, and gained 60rwkw at 5000rpm. He also did my GT30 install and tune.

I’d go one of the bigger GT30s , or a smaller GT35. Both will require external gate. With the GT30 it will make boost from 2300 – 2800rpm range and full boost by 3500 rpm, as a friend of mine has this setup in his R33 GTS-T. The car has on 14.5psi 320rwkw, and run 12.3 @ 124mph on street rubber. Also my mechanic got a RB30DET (rb26 head) motor in his GTR that makes 505rwkw on synergy, but that’s a big $$$ motor. He did 1:18 around Sandown with only 400rwkw a few months ago on street tyres, and drove it home after. :classic: What other mods are you doing, what ECU ? Also who will be tuning it once finished ?

How much power are you chasing ??? ........ will you be doing circuit racing as well ?

drunkenmaster ........ looks like you won't have too many free weekends this year.... :classic: hope it all goes well. ...... any reason you getting your motor build in NZ ........ ? ..... and why not go for a GT series Garret turbo instead of the T3/TO4 as I found the GT series much more responsive. BTW ...... Cuong Nguyen..... how long before your car is finished ??? l

thanx ROOPZ ....... the website is now 3 years old and needs some serious updating...... I must admit every time I drive past a Honda with a T-wing I feel like pulling over and ripping mine off….. as I’d hate to be mistaken for a rice boy. Also my car isn’t daily driver, it usually only comes out for abuse, ……. now that I have RB25DET g/box and don’t have worry about breaking another g/box. :classic:

GT wings are for a purpose, not decoration for rice factor. Only cars that do circuit work should have them. It took me a good year before I put my wing on as I didn’t want to put any holes in the hatch. As said before there aren’t any wings out there that will suit a Zed or that will work well. You need at least 6 inches between the element and the hatch for the wing to work. The higher the better, but anything more than 7inches looks plain silly. All the Zed spoilers from factory and most after market ones do very little. I made my spoiler to suit the 240 using a mould of a helicopter blade (section). When installed I found handling at higher speeds 70mph+ was greatly improved and when braking from high speeds the car was much more stable once you jumped on the brakes at the end of the straights on a circuits. Also works very well for placing food on at McDonalds car park Pics are from AUTOSPEED Here is a vid of the wing just slowing me down Zed Vid Sace Target As

280ZX Fever ............. all specs are on my site .......... only new things power wise are the turbo (GT30) 240Z turbo.com

Hey guys ……… glad to see you enjoy the videos. To answer your questions, the car makes 220rwkw on RACEPACE Motorsport dyno, which is very conservative. According to Horse Power calculator to run my mph with my weight, the car has to be making 325rwhp, so about 400hp at the flywheel. The car is now running a GT30 turbo with external gate and it is one sweet turbo, as the car already makes 200rwkw by 4000 rpm. My site is 2 years old now therefore it’s a bit outdated and I’ve been a bit lazy to redo it. The only major changes done to my car that are not on the site are: GT30 turbo, RB25DET G/box, custom made tail shaft (truck unis) and 280zx turbo cv shafts (which I already have broken 1) Will be going back to the strip soon for a11.99999 sec pass .:classic: Here is 2 more vids from that night. 12.2 @ 117MPH 12.12 @ 116MPH p.s. checkout RACEPACE MOTORSPORT website

Sinisha's RB26 Zed recently has gained another 60hp at the wheels, and another 80hp at 5000 rpm, as the car got a brilliant tune by: RACEPACE MOTORSPORT Car might be able to get into 10s soon. Some Nittos will be required.

When I had about 330hp at the flywheel I broke them 4 times in 3-4 months. I tried to be gentle with them but they would break even when acceleration on the roll. However my car is turbo, therefore produces a lot of torque which doesn’t help. When I put in the 280zx CV shafts I could change gears without stress. Definitely one of the best mods I’ve done, other than RB25DET g/box. :classic:

Gav240z & Zpeed…………… thanks guys, be good if we meet up soon on one of the cruises so I can checkout your new car. Victor Laury …… thanks …… I developed the site nearly 2 years ago, as a side project while at uni studying Multimedia Design. It’s actually the very first site I ever build, 100% Flash. If you like that side, checkout RACEPACE MOTORSPORT site, which is 75 % finished. www.RacePaceMotorsport.com

ZWORX No. 03 9587 5500 or www.ZWORX.com.au

Looking good …………. Now we need some action shots …………:classic:

"philUK" ........ any updates on the car since it's last feature in ZOOM. Got every issue with it ......... :classic: 240Zturbo.com 12.12@117mph ..... ...100% street trim

I’ve been reading these forums for over year now without posting much, so I thought it’s about time I posted something. Recently I’ve replaced my T3/T04 old turbo for a Garret GT30 unit with .82 exhaust housing and external 32mm gate. The result were great, but there is a restriction in the setup somewhere as the motor didn’t want produce more power up the top end. The motor used to make 193 kw (260hp) at the wheels and now it makes 213 kw (287hp) at the wheels on Dyno Dynamics dyno on 20-21 psi. Peak power went up only 20kw, but the power delivery made huge difference. Everything happens about 1000 rpm earlier and the power hangs in longer. At 100km/h in 3rd gear the car nearly gained 60rwkw and the turbo spools up much quicker. At the drag strip on an extremely humid day (83% humidity) the car did: 12.12 @ 116mph, 12.17 @ 117mph and 12.2 @ 117mph. The best 60ft” was 1.96. All runs were done on pulp fuel and 18” wheel with semi comp Dunlops with normal tyre pressure as I wanted to see what the car would do as is on the street. Also the suspension is 300% stiffer than standard, as the car is set up for circuit not drag. I am extremely happy with results as the car is very user friendly and still averages 22-24 mpg. I will be going back to the strip to try to get into 11s. I highly recommend garret GT30 turbo for L28 as it makes a great turbo for circuit as it makes boost from 2700 rpm, but it still has good top end. Old Turbo vs New GT30 Below are two 12 sec passes videos: 12 sec run no.1 12sec run No. 2 For details on the car visit my site: 240Zturbo.com or AUTOSPEED article

Thanks guys…. The car is only going to get better soon, as it just got a RB25DET G/box (big), GT30 turbo and external gate. I will post the results soon as it is getting tuned tomorrow. Back to wheels size……....

Have a look there: Autospeed 240Z article or have a look at my old website : http://www.240Zturbo.com/

I have 18" x 235 with coil overs with only about 4-5mm to spare from the springs. Rims are 18 x 7.5 with a 24mm offset. I had to slightly flare the front guards (5 hits with a hammer) as on the track the tyre was catching the guard. Now it's all good. :classic: