Chino 240Z

I believe it is right on the front page as it opens up to the VARA site. Jeff Saltman Memorial Presented by Bounty Hunter, October 14-15, 2006. Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Vara puts on a great show, you won't be disappointed! Wish we had it in the plans. Got ACRA Oct. 11, Nasa Nov. 11-12, then OTR Nov. 15th, new tires, air dam, mirrors, head light covers, geez we're going broke..... but having fun doing it! John, did you get you Z together or are you running the Spitfire? Sounds like it is going to be one of those events to remember! Good Luck! Craig

Matt, We were surprized with the results of the 2nd trip to the dyno too. http://www.vangordonracing.com/Pages/VandBperformancedyno.html We were actually looking for a 5800 to 6000rpm miss and had those results with the miss. Since then we have smoothed out the miss, but doubt there is much more power left it this thing. We went with the L24 since that is what the 2 motors were when we found this car and didn't have much more money to make the next step. But.... perhaps after the first of the year we will try to get a L28 together. We have been making notes and talking about it recently. No matter how fast or how much power your motor may have, there is always another faster! For me I don't have the time or money to constantly doing tear down, rebuild and maintance on a real race motor. There is 2 of us putting double time on this car, so we have to take that into mind when planning for up grades & parts for the car. I sure like Marty Rogans idea of that L28 Jasper motor he recently put in his car. The motor notes are from an old word doc. that I was making years ago and copy & paste it to make typing easier. There are some changes that I have not yet made and need to update. Yes, the E3100, actually the correct part # 11041-E3100 (I think) or also called the E31 head. Another 240 head is the E88 or 11041-E8803, a 280 head N42 13201-N4200 and so on. The cam grind is the L-480 by Iskendarian, and no not stock springs... I believe they were Schnieder. Increase spring pressure helps prevent valves from floating or staying open with the higher lift, and hopefully enough to help them close before the piston has a chance to slap em at the higher rpms. If high revs is what your motor sees, then yes should be in the plans of your motor build up. WSIR is up the 14fwy Palmdale / Lancaster, Rosamond exit west. It is about a 2 hr. drive for us from Chino, with truck/camper pulling a trailer. http://www.willowspringsraceway.com/visitorinformation/directions.asp I'm not a Z tech & spec type person and don't enjoy knowing all the little details about the car and it's history. Just enough to keep it running hard, looking good and to enjoy once or twice a month at the track. I do like the fact that these cars bring smiles to alot of people when they remember once owning a Z and that they are still on the road & tracks today. Craig

Thanks Randy, I'll have to check it out next week. Thats right, I remember seeing a post of yours sometime back, and you too are close by. hmmm lets see, how many is that just a lugnuts throw away from each other? 4,5 or 6?

I grew up in Upland, married in Cucamonga, 1st home in Ontario, 2nd and LAST home in Chino. So I think you know the area well then. Inland Empire is still growing like crazy and farther East too. The housing & development helps keep my work busy building electrical control systems for well pump stations for all the thirsty people in the new areas. Actually I avoid the city areas and it's head aches as much as possible. Just 3 places to be Home, Work (Colton) and the tracks, sometimes at San Clemente beach to escape this whole mess!

Hi Matt, If I remember right (my wife usually take the gas cans and fills them there) I believe it is Citrus Ave. South side of the 10fwy. 76 Station there has a pump there with 100 octane, lots of muscle cars buy from there. About a year ago I got spooked when I pumped some into a glass bottle to check it and it wasn't what I expected. So for a while I was getting VP-101 from a Shell station off of White Ave & Arrow Hwy near the Fair Grounds. Couple weeks ago, Cindy purchase it from 76 again to see how it does it is okay, but was $6.60 a gallon. VP fuel at Willow Springs Track in Palmdale it is only $6.00 gal. and they just put in new pumps too, so we just wait and get it there. Many here think it is a waste, and so do I for street, and maybe even track. We choose to use it cause it burns so clean, the motor likes it especially when it is hot, it is really nice to read the plugs after a session on the track when tuning the SUs, and if you spill any it evaporates clean no stain, no mess and not smelly. Actually it's oder is easier to live with... brings on flash backs of a hot lap! What kind of motor.... (deep breath) okay here we go... Engine: 2.4 Liter, 6 Cylinder Original Stock Nissan Motor 9.5 : 1 Compression Ratio / Nissan Cast Alum. Pistons E3100 Aluminum Head Isky Racing Cam Stage II .480 Valve Lift. (CWC Camshaft Core) Datsun Rocker Arms & Valve Springs BHJ Dynamics 4" Racing Single Groove Harmonic Balancer # NIS-REB ser. # 33249 9-Quart Aluminum Oil Sump & Earl’s Tempra-Cure Oil Cooler System w/ braided lines. K&N Oil Filter #HP-3001 Nissan Motorsports Z-Car Exhaust Header 32” Long, 1.75”Diameter w/ 2.5” Collector w/ Square Exhaust Ports #99996-E1142 (no longer available) Embee Ceramic Coated Stage 8 Locking Header Fasteners & Spacers Moroso Spiral Flow Racing Muffler #9451 with 2.5” Mandrel bent pipe. 4-Row MSA Heavy Duty Radiator, w/ Switched Electric Fan & Redline Water Wetter 1-Quart Aluminum Overflow Catch Can Summit #SUM-300101 Fuel: SU (Constant Depression) Dual Round Dome Carburetors- 4 Screw Prepared by ZTherapy- .102 Nozzle Jets with SM Needles 5/16” Butterfly Shafts w/ Bearing Seals Full Radius Aluminum Air Velocity Tubes, MSA # 113014 K & N Air Filters, MSA # 114010 Nissan E46 & 48 Aluminum Intake Manifolds- Ported (gasket matched) & Polished (Thanks to "2ManyZs") Carter Electric Fuel Pump 7psi #4600HP (Switched on instrument panel) Holley Fuel Pressure Regulator (set @ 5 psi.) Fram High Volume Fuel Filter # HPG1 & Element # HPGC-1 Race Safe EC-112 Fuel Cell 12 Gal. With Full Foam Baffling (100 octane race fuel) 5/16” Steel Braided Fuel Lines Electrical: MSD 6AL Ignition System (7000rpm Rev. limit pill installed) MSD High Vibration Blaster Coil #MSD-8222 ProForm Adjustable RPM Shift Light # 67005BC (Blue anodized w/ yellow light) Magnecor KV85 Racing Plug Wires 8.5mm (Red) NGK Spark Plugs # BP6ES Longacre 175A. Battery Emergency Cut-off Switch, (NASCAR, NHRA & SCCA Approved) with “Cut-Off” decal & switch located on cowl Optima Jell Cell 12Volt Red Top Battery Copper Ground Strap Block to Chassis & Block to Neg. Battery All Vehicle Grounds on a Single Point Isolated Grounding System Nissan Alternator (+14 to 16 VDC) New Voltage Regulator # VR521 Nissan / Hitachi Distributor (Full advance approx 32 degrees @ 2800-3000 rpms) Pertronix Ignitor Electronic Ignition System #1761 (Pertronix Reluctor & magnetic pickup in distributor, .05 to .60” air gap required, Dependable to 11,000 rpms, Tested up to 8000rpms) And this squeezes out 160 corr. RWHP & 131 corr.ft/lbs torque @ 6350rpms from this 35 yr old 2.4. We ain't breaking track records with it, but it gets your butt cheeks to clinch in a decreasing radius turn at 130!! Bring a helmet to WSIR track on Wed. Oct. 11th, and you can experience the ride too with me or Cindy.

Sure that counts! School in Claremont, there are some nice schools there, one is quit expensive...Havey Mudd University... it's got some nice area around the school with preppy little coffee shops, cafes, places where people eat stuff like salads, sticks & bird seed (healthy food ya know). But nice to be in the Claremont area.

... Covina, West Covina, and Fontana for a while, even Pomona, Upland, and La Verne.... geez, you ARE local! hey there is a house around the corner for sale here in Chino, so you can add it to your list. Yep there are a couple of us close by. Covina, sometimes we stop in at that 76 gas station off the 10fwy and get that 100 octane gas for the car. Except they don't have that Cool Blue fuel anymore... something fruity now. Anyways, i'm sure sometime we all could meet up. Except can't really go far with the race car on the street... Good to see another Z with in distance. Craig

SoCal, Fontana, Orange County.... so where is home? Chino is where I lay my head. Cheers Craig

What... no neckcar for you this weekend at Fontana?

Lots happening at WSIR during Sept. 8-10th. I believe it is $10 for the entire weekend, for spectators. September 8th Open Test & Tune- WSIR Big Track, passengers allowed. Photography from spectator areas only. September 9-10 Open Track Racing- WSIR Big Track September 9-10 POC (Porsche Owners Club)- Streets of Willow Track September 9-10 Gatorz Karting Cup- Kart Track September 9-10 Streetmasters- Willow Spring Horse Theif Mile Track September 9th STUNTMAN 150 , Super Sportsman, Outlaw I-4/I-6, Lightening Cup Jr/Sr (No Heat Races)- Speedway Track

I betcha more people enjoy watching your Z come around the corner like that than the other cars... We'd love to join ya mate! Thanks for posting the pics, Cheers

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Perhaps that is an advantage of a dry sump system, keeps good pressure? We had that oil pressure dropping problem after a 1/2 hour run using multi-grade oil. Especially when the car switched drivers and went back out for another 1/2 hour, and so on all day long. After we installed the oil cooler and went to Redline Racing 40, it has been steady good pressure and the temp doesn't go above 220. Yep 10 qts. of that stuff gets my wallets attention. I'm actually concerned of not warming the oil enough on a cool morning and having too high of pressure! Currently using the MSA 4 row radiator and the water temp sits at 180 mid summer. We kick on the electric fan once back to the pits.

Couple times a year we set up the family slot car track and last Saturday we got it out again for my son. The track is the analog type by Ninco, great stick with the texture. I saw last week some of the new digital track and cars but not so sure the system has be de-bugged yet? Family members have a few favorite cars each, they are various types from Scalextric, Ninco & SCX. Still need to find a classic Z race car for the collection.