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  1. OK, here's the low down. I bought my s30 w/ L28e NA a couple months ago, P.O. said it was rebuilt, (which i believe since it doesn't leak at all) supposedly the head had a 3 angle valve job and aftermarket cam, but he couldn't tell me what brand or any specs. I do believe that it has a cam just by the sound of it, and it performs well on top end. it also has what looks like aftermarket injectors or maybe they are from another vehicle, but they definitely look bigger than stock. The car ran like **** until I bought a FPR and wideband. I tuned the FPR to 55 psi which put idle AFR at 14.8, but at WOT it goes as rich as 10.9! What could be done about this? I'm thinking about throwing a factory L28 turbo setup on it and adjust the fuel to match, or should I buy Megasquirt and tune for that cam? Another question is how do I find out what cam is in my L28? Thanks for any advise!

  2. thanks, the headlights are a HID conversion that i found on ebay. I actually went to tech school and learned alot about collision and refinishing and a few other things in 2005, then worked as a body man/ painter for 2 years until I joined the army. So I have about 4 years experience, plus i still do paint on the side to make extra $$

  3. its an original black car but i dont know if its a black pearl. your right, i would like to get it in the air soon so i can inspect more thoroughly, but i have jacked the car up and i cant find any rust. ive already ordered a full energy bushing kit, hopefully it wont kick my ass too bad lol

  4. just picked up this rust free 1975 280z and am lovin it!

     

    here are some pics i took of it while in ATL.

     

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    i bought it for $3500, here is a list of pros vs. cons...

     

    PROS:

    no rust!

    drives great

    already has front air dam and rear spoiler

    15x8 +0 offset konig rewind wheels in great condition

    lowering springs

    momo steering wheel

    5 speed trans, shifts great

    polished non egr intake mani

    polished throttle linkage

    polished valve cover

    header and exhaust

    k&n intake

    JSK fuel rail

    isky cam

    rebuilt L28e

    doesnt leak or smoke

    oh and NO RUST!

     

    CONS:

    needs slight body work and paint

    tail lights busted out

    head light switch doesnt work

    blinker switch doesnt work

    diff bushings are shot

    slight tears in driver seat

    cracked dash, no ****

    drum brakes

     

    thats about it. i think i got a hell of a deal for $3500, what do you guys think?

  5. even though im in the process of doing a v8 swap, I enjoyed the L28 alot. it had an nice aggressive exhaust note for a stock motor, also i bought my s130 for $800 with 270,xxx miles on it, put a new battery in it and flush all the fluids, then drove almost 1000 miles round trip without a problem. it was still running strong when i pulled it out, just smoked a little. i am about to purchace a '75 280z and plan to keep the L28 in it and one day through some ITB's on it, 250hp and ill be happy!

  6. it actually sits pretty low, any lower and the oil pan will be resting on the steering rack. moving it forward shouldn't make a difference. its just the damn crown vic intake design, puts the TB right on top :huh: Mustangs are the same just opposite side.

  7. I've been working on the engine mounts for the past couple weeks and finally got the 4.6 held in place. I didn't take many pics of the mounts before I bolted them in place so I'll take some more detailed pics after I pull the motor back out.

     

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  8. worked on the driver side motor mount today. Luckily I had an h22 swap civic motor mount laying around that I cut up and should work good for what I need...

     

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    here is the starting point to the engine side of the motor mount. now i just have to figure out how im going to bolt it to the engine...

     

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    and here it is resting on the frame rail...

     

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  9. Ive been working on the transmission crossmember for a couple days and finally finished it today. I used a flux core welder :( , but hopefully will be able to afford a TIG welder after income taxes...

     

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    I know the welds dont look the best, but its flux core so pretty much impossible to make them look awesome. The welds do have good penetration so im not worried about them failing.

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