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name comes from old irc day 15 years ago, when the name limitation was 8 characters.

sorry, was working on my Z instead of posting. I'll try to reverse that to pay more attention to you on the forums. My apologies if I left you unattended, won't happen again.

Your first reaction was to correct me regarding metric vs. imperial size. It's called being passive-aggressive. In that case, you're just a lame purist, since even the mention of non-metric system throws you off (that being said, I prefer metric over SAE). Your "ability" to pride on yourself by catching "obvious" things, top notch, my hat's off to you, sir. I can only wish I had this gift. Anyway, back to the topic at hand: My MSA 1" sway bar vs. the stocker. Diameter is clearly at least 40% larger than stock

Let's see... response is 5/8 (btw, af240z is me, I forgot my login, created a new one, then remembered this one, just so you know it's the same person. And I noticed your edited your reply to apologize for the 'harsh' response). Your first line was: And that's why you got that reply. There may have been late year entries for 73 240z that got stock factory sway bars, but the original poster noted that it's a '71.

ah yes, i forgot how this 'purist circlejerk' site operates if you notice, your previous posts do not list 17mm front sizes. and there's no typical rear sway bar size from factory, since a 240z in US never got one from the factory. Common rear aftermarket sway bar sizes are 3/4 from suspension techniques, and 7/8 from MSA.

We just swapped an L28 into The Wingnut's 260Z, and installed the twicepipe system. It's QUITE loud. Here's a video clip http://www.datsunracing.com/other/wingzl28.avi

:):)

got mine today, pics coming when I get home

wound up getting the gunmetal ones for myself. will have pics after i pick'em up

Louis, hope you don't mind that I borrowed your picture and linked it in the group buy thread. I also linked your thread and credited you with the owner ship of the Z. this is just to help people get an idea of what it looks like on the Z thanks

the sportmax 002s are 14lbs each. the rota grids i THINK are about 17lbs.

Hey guys... since I didn't see a group buy forum, I figure this appropriate place to post them. A good friend of mine works at autornd.com, and they're running specials for Z guys for rota and sportmax wheels. Originally I posted these on hybridz, but since all Z guys can benefit, goes to you too Rota Grid 16x8 Rota Grid group buy info Sportmax 002 15x8 SportMax 002 group buy info Both of the wheels shown are on my car, and all the information is in the threads regarding contact, pricing, and specifics about each wheel. Mike, I'm not spamming your forums -alex

if you didn't want to see hybrid Z cars, you probably shouldn't be looking in a "modified Zcar" forum that's listed under "Z car conversions" :stupid:

I remember i was ata junkyard, jumping on a 4foot breaker bar trying to get a lugnut on a wheel to budget so i could get the rims. Couldn't do it, and the breaker bar was bending. The guy next to me was using a snapon cordless impact gun rated at 500 ft lbs of torque to remove teh head off an ka24de in a 240sx. He came up, put the impact gun on, and broke all the lugs loose in a heartbeat.

you guys forget... what are the chances of 2 of 4 jackstands failing at the same time? even better, what are the chances of 2 of the 4 failing JUST in the front or JUST the rear, or both on one side? Very slim. Why am I pointing this out? because even if ONE jackstand fails, the car will still be held up by the other 3. Even if the jackstand latch mechanism fails, the car will only travel down as far as the base of the jackstand, which is usually half its height.

http://forums.hybridz.org/showthread.php?t=104041

someone actually had a great concept with exactly what a sportscar should have... as you can guess, it didn't get far and got axed... the car in question? 2500lbs, srt-4 powerplant (2.4 liter turbo) turned 90*, 6 speed transmission, independent rear suspension. no power options except for brakes/steering/ac. rated at 250hp.

I've got a datsun 130Z. No joke

just checked nissan.com.au, guess aussies don't get minivans. Go to www.nissanusa.com and look up QUEST under suvs and minivans. Copied text from Dan Juday: However, I don't know what help that would be for you in AU, I don't know if any other AU bound vehicles have the same configuration...

Nissan Quest studs are teh same pitch/thread/knurl as stock Z studs, but about 3/8" longer.

I have an answer to that 4.3L v6 analogy... Those motors come from an era when manufacturers did not care about a motor lasting longer than 100k miles, and certainly wanted to do their best to turn as much profit as possible. That era was the 80s, when the big 3 produced some of hte biggest turds ever. Fire catching Fieros, 3.8L v6 ford blocks notorious for blowing headgaskets, I4 in oldsmobiles that died pre-100k miles were all too common. That's why Japanese compact cars started shining through... All of the sudden you had little cars that offerred excellent fuel economy (honda civic CRX HF was rated at 48 city/56 highway mpg!), reliability and comfort for a low price. This is how honda, toyota, and nissan established themselves in the average commutter market. Sure they didn't make a big profit and spent more time and research on refining motors... Something that GM is now starting to do with their cars and trucks.

B16A2 99-00 SI motor has a redline between 8-9k rpm. revlimiter at 8200rpm B18C5 in the integra Type R has 8400rpm redline to 9k F20C in the S2000 has a 9-10k rpm redline. They upped it to 2.2 liter and dropped the redline by 1k for last 2 model years My L24 had some massive valve float at 6000rpm

I think I have the whole clutch pedal assembly for sale, PM me.

iron horse, that is. used to have a 98, had to sell it. Picked up a 2000 model with 16k miles for 2,800

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