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Dwigley

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  • Birthday 01/28/1963

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  1. That's the purpose of the post. I was going to list it for sale as a stock Nissan turbo cam but I don't know how to describe the cam. It's in good condition and could be run "as is" if it's a turbo cam. If it's N/A i'll keep it for a re-grind core. Thanks for the input.
  2. Correction to above. The "B" stamp is smaller than the 280ZX Turbo cam stamp.
  3. I need help identifying a camshaft. The L28 in my 240 is from a JDM sedan like a Cedric or Gloria (I think). First off, I swapped the auto for a five speed and found the hole in the back of the crank too large for the standard Nissan pilot bearing. Had a bearing machined to fit and finished the retrofit. Then I found the N42 head was different in that it did not have the injector relief cutouts. Thats when I realized this might be a Cedric L28. I pulled the cam out of that head and found a large "B" stamp on the back. Turbo camshaft is what the book says. Right? Well I'm standing there looking at it on the workbench and I notice it's a solid cam, externally oiled. Well that would make sense as the N42 head was pre-77 and ran a spray bar. But it has a "B" stamp. Nissan didn't make a turbo before 1977 did they? Was there a turbo Cedric? So what is this thing? Also, the B stamp is much larger than what I've seen on the 280ZX Turbo camshaft. I've searched for hours and can't find any info on it. Thanks in advance for any input.
  4. Rick, Enjoyed the short visit in Beeville last weekend. Wow what a car! Nicest Z I've ever seen in person. Like the poster said earlier, you have to see this car in person to get the full impact. Photos just don't do it justice. Most Z's that i've seen, there is always something missing or left undone but not this car. You can look around it, over it, under it and every little detail has been attented to. Can't wait until October to see what it will do with six good gears!
  5. Lazeum, Thanks for your reply. I think the smart thing to do is stick with the low compression build for now and see how that cam runs. The N42/N42 combo that I pulled out would not pull RPM worth a flip. When I started to pull the motor apart I found the head to be one of the JDM non-efi heads that TonyD often talks about and the ports on that thing are UGLY! The P90 may not build any more power but with the 274F cam, it should pull more RPM. I'll save the uncut N42 block and start gathering parts for a 3.1L and then send the P90 to Braap to have him do his magic hopefully like he did on yours. That thing is a piece of ART!
  6. I'm looking to build a spirited N/A motor that will be a weekend warrior and run some Solo II. If we can clean the N42 up without cutting it and run a Nissan head gasket it should be somewhere around 9.8:1. We have 93 super unleaded with 10% Ethanol but from what I'm reading that will not be enough to run a full 36 degrees. Especially in the summer here in Texas. I was just curious as to what results people have had running a 270 or 280 degree cam on 8.5:1 compression.
  7. I had been planning on running an F54/N42 head build but after extensive reading on this forum I have decided to stick to a low compression build. I have a bone stock flat top F54 and an uncut P90 head that I'm going to run with SU's. I have a Schneider 274F cam that I was going to put in the N42 head. My question is should I, or can I, run that cam with a 8.7:1 motor? What is the largest cam that you can reasonably run with a low compression motor?
  8. Nice job on the motor Steve. It would be nice to get a First Gen group together for weekend runs and what not. It is surprising how many early Z's you see around San Antonio. If you need help with the install, please shoot me a PM.
  9. I double checked the crank and both spacers are off. Sombody simply bored the end of the crank for some unknown reason. I've located a bronze bushing with a larger O.D. and will turn it down to fit. Thanks for your help though!!
  10. Thanks for the reply TonyD. I'll double check the end of the crank. I remember pulling the outer spacer, pulling the flexplate, and I thought I pulled the inner spacer off of the crank but I could be wrong. While at Nissan, I purchased a "pilot converter" which fits in the center hole of the flywheel but the pilot bearing is too large to fit inside the converter. Can you install a pilot bearing in the flywheel or does it have to go in the end of the crank?
  11. I checked with Nissan and they show one part number for virtually every vehicle they ever made.
  12. First time posting, long time reader. I have a 73 240z with a N42/N42 that a PO installed. I'm in the process of swapping the auto for a 83ZX five speed. When I went to install the pilot bushing I found the hole in the back of the crank to be too large. The o.d on the stock Nissan pilot bushing is .815in and the diameter of the hole in my crank is .885in. Has anyone run across this situation? I'm guessing another make of transmission may have been bolted up to this engine at some point?? Thanks for your help.
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