Brad-ManQ45

The picture doesn't do it justice - believe me!

Very Nice!

Try http://www.cheapturbos.com

Yes.

Unless you are going for high HP at high rpm, the stock exhaust A/R is what you want. The compessor side and the trim of the exhaust turbine are variables that you need to study - the link above has LOTS of info - read it!

.63 is the stock A/R for the turbine section. You might look at http://www.cheapturbos.com and http://www.atlanticz.ca/zclub/techtips/ for info.

If you look carefully, there are 4 columns og ratios for 4 different transmissions in my previous post - the T5 ratios are the last column. When I pasted the info, everything was spaced out nicely, and when I edit it it still is.... The 1st column of ratios is for the 77-79 5 speed tranny which is what you appear to have... I have reformatted the post to include commas, since spacing didn't work. Please note that the T5 is the only non-Nissan tranny...

Your ratios appear to be a little off, but they are very close to the 77-79 5 speed: Gear, 77-79, 1980, 81-83, Borg Warner T-5 {Turbo Only] 1, 3.321, 3.062, 3.062, 3.500 2, 2.077, 1.858, 1.858, 2.144 3, 1.308, 1.308, 1.308, 1.375 4, 1.000, 1.000, 1.000, 1.000 5, 0.864, 0.773, 0.745, 0.780

After - you have already metered the air...

I have arc welded and MIG welded, and have a Miller 175. If I were looking for a MIG today I wouldl probably get a Hobart Handler 140/180 because they have a better lower end for sheet. BUT I LOVE MY 175! Don't go cheap on welder - harder to use the cheap stuff, and resale is nil. Get a good one and you're able to w4eld better, easier, and can sell for a much higher percentage of what you paid for it.

Keep me informed...

Why do you think you need to weld on the coled side, and make the turbo more unwieldy to handle? If it is a matter of adapting from the outlet of the turbo to the 90 degree bend use an appropriate coupler.

Tube and fin highly efficient? Last I heard that is the oldest of intercooler technology and that Bar and Plate is more efficient - or else Corky wouldn't be using/selling them.

Quotes To Go Down In History. And, if anybody thought that 'Dubya' was stupid........read on! "The vast majority of our imports come from outside the country." - John F. Kerry "If we don't succeed, we run the risk of failure." - John F. Kerry "One word sums up probably the responsibility of any Governor, and that one word is 'to be prepared'." - John F. Kerry "I have made good judgments in the past. I have made good judgments in the future." - John F. Kerry "The future will be better tomorrow." - John F. Kerry "We're going to have the best educated American people in the world." - John F. Kerry "I stand by all the misstatements that I've made." - John F. Kerry "We have a firm commitment to NATO. We are a part of NATO. We have a firm commitment to Europe. We are a part of Europe." - John F. Kerry "Public speaking is very easy." - John F. Kerry "A low voter turnout is an indication of fewer people going to the polls." - John F. Kerry "We are ready for any unforeseen event that may or may not occur." - John F. Kerry "For NASA, space is still a high priority." - John F. Kerry "Quite frankly, teachers are the only profession that teach our children." - John F. Kerry "It isn't pollution that's harming the environment. It's the impurities in our air and water that are doing it." - John F. Kerry "It's time for the human race to enter the solar system." - John F. Kerry

So you're admitting the Democrats ruined a perfectly good economy in 8 years and can't give the same amount of time to the people who inherited the problem - sounds like typical Democratic thinking - little logic and lots of hyperbole to confuse the masses. We have already found trucks used to transport gasses. If we search long enough, or wait long enough, we will either find or have pointed out some WMD. By the way - Russia, Britain and Israel also had intelligence pointing to this capability. I guess you'll just have to mark me down as one of the 40% that support the war. I'll stand by what Zell and Dick stated about Kerry - they just paraphrased me elaborately and in Zell's case much more elegantly - or at least effectively. My last post on the subject because I won't debate with people that cab't use logic to support their rebuttals. I like Arnie's take on who is a Republican - If you think you can spend your money better than the government.... Democrats want to take more and more to make the people dependent upon them - that's where they get most of their support - the masses that don't want top think and just want to get taken care of.

It has already been established why we attacked. We had reason to believe Saddam had weapons of mass destruction. Saddam was a butcher and blatant supporter of terrorism - both in and out of country. With major caches of high tech weapons/delivery systems already being found I have no doubt that there is more. If you honestly believe that the world would be better off w/Saddam in charge of Iraq, you have a serious mental deficiency. If you want to blame Bush for the decision he made based on the intelligence received, then start spreading the blame on a few other presidents who cut back funding for intelligence - both Democrat and Republican. Kerry is a known quantity also - of low quality - he has managed to shirk his duties and resonsibilites in both military and political venues. Not only that, he shows a remarkable lack of insight into economic realities - which can be said of most Democrats. His voting record is pitiful, whenever he DID show up for them. Bush on the other hand inherited an economy which had already started its' downturn before he even got in office (thank you Democrats), and had to react to 9/11 in the manner he deemed most appropriate to information presented to him. He certainly didn't bury his head in the sand or try to cop out - he took action to protect the citizens of this nation knowing that there would be all kinds of recriminations - yet made the hard decisins anyway. I can't see Kerry doing this...nothing available so far has shown me that he has either the character, mettle or acumen to be President.

Reminds me of the joke - you the two things meaner than a pit bull w/AIDS? A woman w/PMS and the guy that gave it to him...

How can you talk about SLEEPING next to that/those? You must be one'a them funny boys....

One winter in Hickory, NC I polished my aluminum valve covers for my '72 351CJ Mustang. Utilized sanding block, multiple grits of wet/dry and finished with SimiChrome. All by hand (too cold to go out) - boy did they look good!

I just went to Customlock's house last night to look at his project, flip spit, swap lies and tell jokes. He has an '82 ZXT that has the Tokico package on and it is definitely slammed much more than my Eibach/Illumina setup...

My brother had an Opel Manta that I always wanted to put a Boss 302 in - until he totalled it.... I used to work w/someone that restored BT's - had a few of 'em...

jeremyvaldez - you didn't read my post (on ZCar.com) properly - you DO need to fabricate spacers...

JTR offset is 3/4" to passenger side - same as stock engine location.

Bolt pattern is same for all 4 bolt z cars 4.5"=114.5mm. Offset of 280 ZX is 10mm positive I believe.

The NICO forums had a post about this:> The Q45 from 90-96 used an R200 (independent rear suspension) The 97 to 200x (can't remember when the 3rd gen came out) used the R230 (independent) as does the Armada - the offroad pkg gets the 3.35x ratio. The newest (3rd gen) has NON-Limited Slip rear end!