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  1. I did find a L28 turbo (unmodified) from a 280ZX turbo, but hes asking 900 euros without ancillaries because, as already stated, these engines are pretty rare. I did not realise though it would be such a large modification to the car when just changing to a turbo engine (exhaust etc..) I´ll see if I can drop something of that price for the turbo engine. Ill check how much i can get for my current engine (has about 1200 km). What do you reckon the price would be for all the changes I´ll have to make to get some decent outputs from the stock turbo engine? thanks all for you input !
  2. Hey all I have been having difficulties with the following : 6 months ago i let some people in the UK build me an L28 NA high compression engine with the following specs (i´m not a mechanic but I´ll tell you what they told me): -F54 block with P90A head. block hot tank washed, decked&honed, head is gasflowed & ported, skimmed to both faces, fitted S/steel competition valves, 290degree cam, new lash pads and rocker arms. nismo forged pistons I have a 6-2-1 Janspeed full exhaust system and a (custom) 6-carb manifold setup. compression 10:1 on all cylinders. It produces a good 197 rwhp at 6300rpm (dyno tested), so I estimate around 220-230 on the head. It´s not bad at all, but I would like to have more power. I would have to spend a lot more to get more hp out of the NA engine, which I am not willing to do. I have been thinking about turbo. I would like your opinion on this, before I go charging in. My view is that the pistons would need to be changed to lower the compression? Remove the carb system and add a stable EFI, add a turbo + intercooler & electrics. Does this make sense? Could someone help me on this and if possible, give me a estimate price tag. My goal would be around 300-340 rwhp. I have searched on this, but did not anything that started from a built NA engine.. this is a pic of my current setup: http://i813.photobucket.com/albums/zz51/H3nrY_/Datsun%20260Z/P1010061.jpg http://i813.photobucket.com/albums/zz51/H3nrY_/Datsun%20260Z/P1010060.jpg Thanks Hendrik
  3. Hi all I own a European 1978 Datsun 260Z with original L26 engine. The engine still goes nicely, but it uses oil like hell and I sometjimes see some oil spillage. I want to change the engine and keep all the parts I have now. My current engine is a L-26 with E88 head.My car is fairly standard, apart from the carburettor setup and the spaghetti-exhaust manifold.Here is a picture form my carbs: http://s813.photobucket.com/albums/zz51/H3nrY_/Datsun%20260Z/?action=view&current=P1000664.jpg I think it´s best to go with the L-28 engine and N42-block with stock camshaft, as my car is not altered. It will give me a nice performance addition I guess? As I live in Belgium, Z parts and cars are hard to find. I would like to order an engine on e-bay. I noticed a couple of items for sale from a Top-rated seller: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Datsun-Z-240Z-260Z-280Z-N42-L28-Long-Block-Engine-Motor-/160529317459?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item25604afe53 Now my questions would be fairly easy for you guys, thats why i ask them here - Will I still be able to use the carb manifold on the N42 head ? - I have a 5-speed european gearbox, I guess I can also use this on the L28? - Should I go for the N42 block with F54 stage 2 cam ? - Are there other things I need to know about (hidden costs - installation issues for this conversion? Sorry about all the questions, I am a bit of a noob concerning these things, but I want a clear list of things to do.
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