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I hooked up a timing light and it is showing 10 deg. Still having the backfire and studdering rise in rpm. New aftermarket external electric fuel pump, clear fuel filter, new spark plugs, and fuel hoses. Still the same old studder and when I drove it around the block it would get to a certan rpm (tach does not work right) it would stay there and not rise anymore. More accelerator at this point, the engine would want to die. Now, I did some resurch on removing the "smog stuff" on the balance tube. Did so but now the car has a black cloud of smoke comming from the exhaust, stop studdering though. What happened? The posts all said to just pull them off, all I needed was the vac. line for the brakes, pvc hose and crank hose went to the air cleaner housing. Am I running way too rich or too lean? Help! Thanks.

What about if he lined the trap doors with plastic and then put ice and the beer in them? Now would he have any takers? Making sure of the rust and if she runs good.

I also agree with gogriz91. I also want something that no one in my town has with the exception of Sean240's Zed. The only similarity is they are both '73's.

I use the K&N oil filter myself. I have been putting in Castrol Synthetic, but I switched to Red Line. I have not been able to drive the car more than to the end of my block to see if there is any comparison between the two.

Thanks Beandip, I hope it is not too late to save the wires.

Now I am having a problem tryng to figure out where to relocate the battery in the hatch area. I heard that right behind the passenger seat, but won't that block the trap door on that side? Need some suggestions. Thanks

Gav, that is what I am thinking. They used a common picture to show you what it looks like. You wouldn't have a website that had specific L-series cam gear like the ones in Japan you are talking about? Hls30, I can't see how to make 2 OEM cam gears do the same? That would have to take some time to figure out. I don't think I could do it myself, I'll have to ask around when I get back home. Thanks-

I found this website in my new Turbo Mag. http://www.9secondracing.com/partnum/2654/parttype/19/partcat/20/HKS-Nissan-280ZX-Turbo-1981-83-(L28-Engine)-Adjustable-Cam-Gear.html They say that HKS has an adjustable cam gear for the 280ZX and Turbo. I e-mailed them the other day and have not gotten a response back. I just wanted to bring it to the forums attention to see if it is truely possable or are they pulling our/ my leg. Thanks

I guess you learn more everyday. I didn't know they could fit the stock shocks. (I need new ones anyway) Thanks again!

Thank you very much, Curtis. Just courious, is there a problem with the Tokico brand? My car will be a daily driver also, so I don't want to use a performance setup which I'll only use once in a while. What other brands do you suggest?

No, that explains a lot! thank you for the input. I have searched MSA for suspensions and I was going to try the Tokico spring and Illumina strut combo. It might lower the car 1" front and back. Will this be a problem with the 17" rims? What I am saying is will I have to roll/ cut my fenders to fit?

Well, I am wanting to have the deep dish look, with the ZG fender flares I am also thinking about wide front and rear fenders. I found a website a while ago that made them. Where can I find Coilovers to fit the Z?

I am looking at these nice WORK wheels VS-XX style. The website has a Specification Guide which shows rim depth in mm and then shows the offset for each size. I know the Z requires a Zero offset. How would I go about doing the math to findout what offset I can use with say a 37mm rim depth? Here is the website to the wheel and chart I am looking at. Thanks http://www.worksuperwheels.com/wheels/vs_xx.html[/ur]

I wrote to Painless Performance on the dash wiring problem. They have a wire harness that I would have to "customize" to the Z. Has anyone had much luck with Painless? (I figure what else do I have to loose?) -Thanks