HybridHydra

http://london.craigslist.co.uk/pts/5509017156.html Wasn't someone on this forum working with the guy who owns this? Judging by the picture, looks like nothing has changed since the eBay ad.

Its been a while but I've managed to take the engine out on 2/7/16 http://imgur.com/a/vXgQY

So today, I've had a closer look at the engine and a couple of interesting things about it are... The engine may have been in the hands of Impul.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impul Basically like the Mugen to Honda, the RUF to Porsche. And it turns out that my ECU is a Mine's ECU. http://i.imgur.com/ZX3EJSy.jpg

Originally I was just browsing through Ebay and forums hopefully trying to pickup an L28ET. I almost bought one and the guy ended up not being able to sell to me because the days he needed the engine gone and the day my uncle could pick it up did not match. Well that was a pretty big bummer, so I looked on Ebay and could not find a reasonably priced L28ET. I gave up on the option of finding an L28ET and started looking into the RB swaps. I settled on the RB25 and convinced myself that I would be fine with all the mounts and stuff. I added up the total and realized it was completely out of my budget. I looked into an SR20 and again, that was out of my budget. But while browsing through ebay for an engine, I managed to find a 200ZR RB20DET. This came with the rear sump oil pan I needed! It also came with a 5 speed, turbo, and the ECU. Ended up spending all of the money I had ($800) and with $200 from my father, I purchased the engine and paypal'd the guy money. A week of not being able to sleep from the excitement of having an engine shipped to my house, it finally came (12/23/15). My RB20DET out of a 200ZR! Today marks the beginning of my build Pictures I took the day the engine arrived. http://imgur.com/a/uOAqU

I plan on a top mount divided manifold. I'm just deciding on what turbo I should run on my RB20

I heard using a GT30 will be to big and cause a lot of lag. If I use a twin scroll housing on a GT3071R would this reduce the lag? I just bought an RB20 and want to aim for about 400RWHP

Because I didn't know I could do that. But that option is no longer available to me, I specified in my senior paper that I would like to engine swap a car. I originally wanted an L28ET because of this http://www.classiczcars.com/topic/9708-differences-between-l28-and-l28et/ page explaining that unless I want more 250hp the L28ET swap would be a better choice. I wanted to prepare myself for the future when I know I will want more power.

Nevermind, I thought it was going to be around $600 like the title and the paragraph stated.

How much will the engine cost? I am willing to travel down there.

I cannot view that link

I can not find an L28ET through Ebay or locally through craigslist in Colorado and I thought I would ask you guys. I am in the midst of creating a plan for my senior project which is engine swapping my 77 280z and am waiting on the paper to be approved (if not I'll still do something related to an engine swap like ECU Reprogramming and go megasquirt), I have planned on either swapping in an RB20DET or an L28ET but cannot find a price that will help my budget. RB20's on Ebay fetch for around $1000 and shipping would be an added $500. I've tried finding an L28ET on Ebay and have only found one for $550, sadly I didn't have any money for that and couldn't buy it. I have looked through car-parts.com and have only been able to find L28ET's for around the same price, but I have no pictures to base my decision off of. There are many experienced Datsun users on this forum and if many of you are like my automotive instructor, you will have many spare parts laying around. I'm asking if you guys could help me out, I haven't found any L28ET's for sale and would like to be prepared for when the time comes for my senior project. I am only in high school and have a budget of 1000 for an engine. I have managed to scrap up $600 and my father will help pay for the shipping. If anyone of you have an L28ET that I can buy for a total of $1000+Shipping, please PM me. My zip is 80129

I want a fixed bucket seat on sliders for my datsun, and I haven't come up with anything on the EVO 2 / 2 US . Does anyone have any experience with them in their z?

Going over the video, he states that he has RS Watanabe's

http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-ROTA-WHEEL-RKR-15X9-4X114-3-15-MAGBLK-240Z-AE86-CELICA-/291606154274?hash=item43e514cc22:g:SUQAAOSwjVVVzqo6&vxp=mtr I give up on finding actual Watanabe's and these are the closest things to them I have a 280z with completely stock drivetrain, can I fit these with the stock fenders? If not can these fit under MSA Flares?

I've done some googling and nothing has come up with skyline seats in a 280z. I giving these seats an option because a) I'm to fat for bucket seats b ) I need a seat for the passenger and the driver c) I want to run a harness on these seats I currently have miata seats in mine Does anyone have any knowledge of using R32/R33/R34 seats in a 280z? I really hope I am able to put R34 seats in my car Edit: Added pictures of the seats R32 Seats http://i.imgur.com/2I16YhC.jpg R33 Seats http://i.imgur.com/0MiT2e7.jpg R34 Seats http://i.imgur.com/VRwczJL.jpg

ok thank you

Ok, now if I were to go with the L28ET swap, and can't find an L28ET at the local junkyards what would be a good place to buy them?

I can't find a junkyard near me that has a 81-83 280zx turbo engine. I've searched junkyards using car-part.com and the turbo engines are pretty far away from me.

I see, although I have 2.5k saved up, my father is willing to help me with another 2.5k. This project was going to be my senior project to end high school with and 5k seemed like enough to do a complete RB26/5 swap. Would 5k be enough to justify a L28ET swap?

I've currently got 2.5k saved up, and I'm looking to swap my 280z's engine. I've checked jdmtigerjapanese then researched the company only to realize that they sell engines in poor condition Ebay then declined to buy an engine off of ebay I'm only a high school senior and I'm looking for either an RB25DET or a SR20DET. I just want to buy my engine at the same location others have had success with.

Since this is a completely custom head, will you be manufacturing cams for this head? How aggressive are you planning on making these cams? Will you be offering an option for street and racing?

If you plan on mass producing the DOHC L28 head, what price ( or price range) are you aiming for? A DOHC L28 head previously sold on eBay for 10k.

I am gathering knowledge for when I finally want to do a RB swap to my 280z. If I were to use an RB26 engine I would have to use an RB25 transmission, then is that it ? Will the shifter be in the same spot as a normal L28 with 4 speed? But I read somewhere that the RB30 Block is significantly stronger than the RB26 block, so if I mated an RB26 head to an RB30 block, would the RB25 tranny be ok? Or will an RB30 Block and tranny be ok for the 280z?

RB26 is a swap I can only dream of. If I wanted to buy a new engine I would do the RB swap, but I currently just want to modify the existing engine.

I have a stock drivetrain. For transmission I'm thinking a OS-Giken Super Single Clutch. Is there a difference between the NS081-AB8 and the NS081-AA8? For the engine, I want to bore the engine out to 3.0 or 3.1 L. But I don't know if the N42 block will be able to withstand the HP. Me questions is- Are the upgrades I want to do, to my N42 Block/Head which is only at 90K miles, going to be ok?