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thanks for the help. i dont know how far we will get with this one. I think that when we figure out what it will cost to go from a fuel injected car back to carbs he will give up. Suits me, I have two ubfinished projects already. Yes there are lots of good toys down under. we do have to pay alot of money for them. You want a 240, bring at least $10,000. A new chevy blaser converted to right hand drive, start a $80,000 and head up depending on spec. Your basic econo hatch, just under $30,00 for a new one. Jap import engines and cars are probable the cheapest anywhere outside of japan. Have a look around here www.trade-exchange.co.nz If you know your way around import engines there is fun to be had. Douglas

Help, A guy i know wants to put in a 351 into his eb falcon. I know that this wont make any sence to most of you but the car came out with the 5.0 mustang engine as well. Does anyone know if the 351 and 5.0 had similar engine mounts? I dont know if its a cleavland or a windsor. i will find out. Can any of you Aussie fellows shed some light. I searched the web but didnt really come up with much other then it can be done. Thanks, Douglas

There happens to be a plastic engine stand in the middle of my loung now. has a little engine with sounds and everything. Thing i cant understand is why my wife bought it. it the last thing that i thought she would steer the young fellow towards. Made buy little tikes. Vroom vroom.

Welcome, I learn alot here. speaking of dirt roads, you should see my drive way 1km twisting with a goog strait, i can get the truck up to about 100 kph before the flick side ways to miss the shed/workshop and then up the hill to home base. love It.

Dont worry about not knowing things. everyone starts somewhere. A "streetable" car is one that you can put your foot into at lo revs and takes of strait away with no lag. The original Z engine is streetable. Compare the torque of a mild race small block and it will be puting out more power than the stock engine everywhere. the light weight of the z make what was "cammy" in a heavy car perfect for the z. Now, onto the subject of front to rear weight. I think this is really a function of tuning. When the F1 guys were hit with groved tyres they made a larger front tyre and moved the engine forward. From what i have read, cars like the panoz run 50/50 weight and have great mid corner speed. The cars with the weight further aft are not as fast through the corner but have beter traction out of it and are able to put the power down better. This says to me that a scarab car and a jtr car should not be set up the same. If both are taken to the race track and developed the jtr should be faster. Rear weight means a lot on the track. I dont think it means to much in the street. I have heard a few tails off 911 turbo drivers who wont go out in the wet. Rear weight being great for traction but once its gone its gone for good. Douglas

Thanks mike, I'll do that in the a.m. Anyone here an expert on different castings? Douglas

I poked around the new arrival looking for the head casting #s to see what I really have today. I couldnt find any. Is this the after effects of a misspent youth? Where might they be? its a 350 chevy. Cheers, Douglas

I have done a little research lately, and have come to the conclusion that you may as well run stock or the rams horn factory manifolds. Its seems that block hugers are only marginally better that stock and not really worth the extra "ping". Douglas

Dan, Go here www.revsearch.com and listen to the dino dun on the 450 hp engine. Dodge 360 with 180 degree headers. I like it. I am looking for a sound that doesnt give away the v8. This achives that nicely. Sounds a lot more revvy. More interesting stuf here as well www.headersbyed.com I have ordered the info and thery package. I will post something, if its not already done, when I understand it. Douglas

Dont forget the Lancia Delta group b rally car. Supercharged and turboed. Over 600 hp out of less than 2000 cc. They sounded wicked in the forest. Douglas

This is as it is now. 260 2+2, 350 chev with a steel case supra 5 speed. lowerd all round with after market shock and anti roll bars. 16*7 rims. 225/50/16 tyres. fuelie spec heads with 2.02 int and 1.6 exhuast valves. 10.1 comp 350hp cam, 650 vac.sec holley. r200 with 3.5 diff. Thats as bought, changes will come. Looking at biger brakes, 750 double pumper and i would really like to figure out how to get 180 degree headers in there Douglas

lookie here, www.sdsefi.com they did a turbo project on the 240. Douglas

I saw 8 into 1's on a f5000 single seater. Wicked sound. Mabye if we brought the pipes up and forward like on TVR's we could get them to fit. Sounds cheeper then a flat plane crank. I cant seem to find one anyway. Douglas

Flat plane crank.

This is a good swap. There was a c/dore guy Racing out here that said he was getting over 600 hp @ the flywheel. He was going to put a 4 valve head on it and go for more. havent seen it since as we have moved. This car was very fast in a straight line, it would visibly pull away on the straights against the v8 c/dores, some of which were group a spec. with a proper intercoller and boost this combo would put out more than your target. Buy the way, the in japan the are using the crank out of the rb30 to stroke the skyline . One apeared here to do a streetlegal top speed run and was putting out over 900 hp.

The rb30 came out with a turbo in the c/dore. I think it was faster then the V8's at the time. Thats what i would put in it. There seems to be an aftermarket for them in oz as well. I saw one in a zed on aotospeed. there is also a few wicked c/dores with the boost turned up there as well. I am sure there some more info on this forum as well. Douglas

Guys, the idea really was to get a super flat tourque curve. Use tthe hydraulic drive to spin up the centrafugal supercharger to peak boost early and then bleed of hydraulic pressure to maitain that boost. It would also be much easyer to package. you could put the supercharger any where.

That, lone, is the million dollas question. I have had a bit of a search around and there is lots of pumps and motors for heaps of different flow rates, But i have know idea what would be required. Anyone out there knowlegable on hydraulic's or perhaps point me in the right direction? Douglas

Anyone know were to get one for a 350 and what would need to be done to get it to work on the ignition side of things. Could you get away with swaping the spark plug leads around?

Lotus akso use one in the V8 Esprit. A flat plan crank has the crank pins at 180 degrees from each other as opposed to 90 degrees on a normal one. Picture 2 inline four cylinders shareing a crank. this makes echaust tuning much easyer.

I have been pondering this one for a couple of years. Turbos make more power than superchargers but have lag. Superchargers have instant throttle responce but dont make as much power. Also the more efficient centrafugal (spelling?) can be prown to breaking shafts do to load reversals when getting off the throttle.(a old can am mechanic told me this, it may not be true anymore) So the idea is to hydrolicly drive the centrafugal supercharger. This would solve a lot of the problems of instalation. You could put the blower anywhere, mabye even in front of the bumper sraight into a intercooler. I would gear it so that full boost came in around 2000 rpm and just use a hydrolic valve to bleed of pressure to maintain this boost. A blow off valve could be used to stop surge when backing off and the fact that it is fluids driveing the blower it would cushion the shock loads to the drive mechanisim. I havent really thought out what you would use to drive it. Mabye a power steering pump or tap into the cooling system. I saw an ww2 vintage plane engine that had one driven buy oil pressure but this never went past testing. I could go on a bit more but lets see what you guys come up with. Buy the way this could all be done without complicated electrical controls.

Not being a V8 person untill a week ago i am curious if people run flat plan cranks in there V8's. It seems that with modern engine management systems that the problem of the changed firing order would be easy to over come and you would have better exhaust scavaging and no need for a x-over pipe. Any thoughts?

Its a disease. I see a car and have to lick it.

Sorry guys, I licked the car so much I set up my link to go straight to it. Its under "visitors cars", pg 2. I actually read it this time and the car is owened buy a norwegian fella named Jan Krakevik who made the dam himself. I wonder if he would like to make me one? I will send aerotech an e-mail and see what they come up with. I have some freinds who are pretty talented with fiberglass so that could also be some help. Douglas

On www.zbuild.net (I would link it if I knew how) the opening page has a really nice red z. I would love to get a front bumper/airdam like that. Anyone know how to get hold of one? Douglas