TomoHawk

Apparently, people in your area have a weird idea of "life." Do you have any useful information relative to the original question? thx

Your head must hurt. Try a wet noodle next time. Pep Boys sucks and I would never buy anything from a store that is total bling. Besides, there isn't one within 100 miles of me. AutoZone had some information, but none of the 'OEM numbers' listed matched what was on the injector, which were hard to read in the first place.

Can somebody give me the specs on the stock injector for a 280Z? I need the OEM Bosch part #, but the Flow rate, etc. would be good to have too, so I can select al alternative, if I need to. thx

What's the call for a yump? Yee- Haw!?

Is that in relation to thrust, turning, or stopping?

How did you make your notes? Did you just keep them in memory while you drive? Probably using a tape recorder and somebody with a good eye and a fast tongue. I'm sure it takes a LONG time to get the notes right; Maybe even several trips over the same route. I'll bet they use a bigger font with one or two items per line, so you can keep your place easier. Most of all... a thick anti-seasickness armpatch.

WHAT IS YOUR POINT!!???? What you "quoted" wasn't what I ORIGINALLY SAID, too. When you QUOTE someone, you need to keep their point consistant, not twist things to make your point important, whatever it is. You must have a terrible headache using that hammer on yourself.

Thanks for the "update" on Mr. Oxandale's work. His method seems to be very well implemented. I forget if the ZX calipers are 2 or 4 pots. I was probably going to do the Toyota caliper upgrade (fronts) because I figure there are more Toyota 4x4s in the JY than ZXs for the cheaper route on calipers. Do you have details on the calipers you used (price & availability)? Now that I think of it, did anybody check the Toyota 4-pot calipers to see how they compared to the 280ZX calipers? thx

Aussie 260- I apologize for mentioning Modern Motorsports as they are in the U.S., because If I go by your handle and most of the replies, you're down under, and my list of suppliers is U.S.-based. Sorry mate. You might consider updating your info so people know which country you're in. Might I ask why you want to upgrade your front brakes?

I don't think I would tell you people about any improvements to the car I have done.

Modern Motorsports. : http://www.modern-motorsports.com

I think if you did remove te temp sensor, the ECU would (go nuts) or just give you the wrong mixcture, depending on what temperature corresponds to an open circuit (infinite ohms resistance). thx

I don't recall asking anybody to try anything. Anybody is welcome to try and let us all know what happened. I have asked to see what has been done, or to collect facts about an idea. I've tried some ideas I've thought of; all of them successful so far. Maybe you just don't know where to look to see what I did do- if you have looked.

Maybe you can explain why my new car has the temperature sensor on the air box, and not in the throttle body or the air flow meter. If I knew of an EFI forum, I might ask there. I don't know of any, and there seems to be many people here who seem to be experts on the stuff. Like I said, this is just an idea I have on the list, so when I get to it, I'll be DOING some experiments. The point right now is to gather INFORMATION. thx

You know every good idea starts with a "what if..." That part requires NO research. The thing is to pose the question, THEN do research or figure out if something can be done, or how the idea should be changed to be more successful. In the example of the headlight relays, it wasn't known that the relays would definitely improve things. Notuntil somebody tried it. Will is trying different l.e.d.s to see which one(s) will do the job he wants. That's the research part. Then he'll probably share his findings, or maybe put a developed product for sale. I have other ideas I'm working on, and things with higher priorities, so I'm not going to use that time for this idea. Maybe later. thx

what is that? Perhaps you would like to insist that all those people who put in the headlight relays to improve their headlights, take them out because the Nissan engineers didn't originally design it that way?

There's no reason not to try it in a different place to see if you can get better performance out of the engine. It seems to work the way it is, but there's always room for a little improvement. Just as If the stock airbox is so great, why do people take it off to put on a cold air tube? Or a bigger throttle body? Vicky suggests using caution, and consider what might happen and what your goal is, to possibly ovoid a change that might be detrimental to the mechanical function of the engine.

That reasoning can be applied to any part on a car- even a Z. Why do you think people replace the coil, spark plug wires & spark plugs, intake tubes, engine oil, transmission, etc. with something different? Can you think of a reason for not moving it to a different location?

there is a shallow box with the air filter in it, and a long nose reaching to the center of the radiator. It doesn't look like it flows air well.

Yeah, they have a bunch of articles on Intake mods, filters and such, but you only get to read enough to get interested, and then they tell you to subscribe to get the rest of the article...

So what I'm doing is to give the parts a cleaning with GoJo & a scotchbrite pad or some mineral spirits, then a soapy wash & rinse. Then if it's rusty, I'll soak it in EvapoRust. Then, a little polishing with fine steel wool, and a light coat of satin clear polyurethane. The idea is to clean & derust, and protect the part, while still having it look like bare metal. I had to get a new Aux Air Valve,

If it wasn't stuck in so well like we say, it would fall out when you hit a bump. You could always glue on a contemporary model...

Instead of having ALL the air going through the AFM, do you think you could split things so that you get some through a hood scoop and some the regular way? One probably has a higher pressure, but by splitting the source, you could get MORE air though at lower pressure. You'd have to do a funky recalibration of the AFM tho.

Yeah, I found it a while ago with a little searching, but thanks. there's not much directly pertaining to a 280Z, but maybe they some stuff on intake mods like you said. thx

Since the air in the intake chamberis at a closer temperature to what goes passed the injectors and into the cylinders, wouldn't it be a good idea to move the temp sensor from the AFM to someplace in the large chamber of the Intake? thx