Gareth

http://www.2jzpower.com/forums/index.php http://www.supraforums.com/forum/ http://www.2jzswap.com/vbulletin/ http://www.toyota-supra.info/ This should be enough, methinks.

The ZF tranny from the US M3 should hold up to about 600HP without problems. The Euro versions came with Getrag 6-speeds, which are just as tough as Supra trannies. I don't think anyone has ever made a BMW diff conversion for the Z...

Is your engine fuel injected?

Which length do you need - 133mm or 130,3mm? These appear to be similar to standard L28 rods, which are 130,3mm long.

I wonder if a LHD steering rack would clear the manifold with turbos installed...

Why do you want to stay with the L24? Although I think it should be possible to safely bore it to 86mm, I'd just go with an L28... Are you going to race your 240Z?

CA18DET is a great little motor, but it was never available in the US. Even though most parts (like crank and block) are identical as in the CA16DE, I wouldn't choose this one. SR20 is a nice engine, very popular too - but there are SO MANY OF THEM, I mean, I haven't seen a car that it hasn't been swapped into (maybe except for a Civic)! Plus, the DE motor that was available in the States was used in FWD platforms, which means that it has a different block than RWD cars and the S13/14/15 transmissions won't fit without an adapter. KA24DE looks like the best option here - it's tough as nails, parts are plentiful, plus it's relatively easy to find one, because almost everyone change them for SRs. Dunno why, really...

I'll keep my fingers crossed! I know how it feels when your dad is being operated - my dad had three brain surgeries in Jerusalem... Hope everything goes ok.

http://www.eurotuner.com/featuredvehicles/eurp_0802_1975_bmw_530i_chevy_v8_engine_swap/index.html Found it on Eurotuner.com. What do you guys think?

I don't think it's that important to have a set of carbs from a motorcycle that has similar cylinder displacement to the L-series. Remember that bikes operate at MUCH higher RPM than car engines. I'd imagine that a car engine at, say, 6000RPM and a bike engine at 13000RPM (these figures are only exemplary) should need an equal amount of air to operate properly. Am I wrong?

That's a good idea, thanks! I'll also consider some movie characters' names - finding difficult women in films shouldn't be difficult.

I named my BMW Frank - no idea why, it just seemed to fit. I would imagine a guy called Frank to be cool, and that's what my Bimmer's like. I still have to find a name for the Z. She's a difficult girl, so I think she should have an Italian or Spanish name to fit her tempestous character. Oh well...

Hey Sulio, looks like you're using the Des Hammil book too... I haven't installed my carbs yet, so I can't give you any advice, but why don't you post this info on classiczcars.com? I think that most users here use triple Weber DCOE and Mikuni-Solex PHH instead of Dellorto DHLA, so it may be worth trying elswhere. I'm in an even worse situation, because I bought two sets of Solex C.40 ADDHE carbs, which almost noone knows how to tune (apart from BMW Alpina guys - some Alpina 02-series cars had these fitted). Maybe you should get yourself an Innovate LM-1 with a wideband and narrowband Lambda meter? Tony

I'm sorry if it's off the topic, but I'm curious about one thing. If I remember correctly, the SOHC and DOHC KA heads are basically interchangeable. The KA24DE DOHC head is somewhat more complicated than the KA24E head, as it has one more cam, four more valves, and many more moving parts. If so, then wouldn't a SOHC head based on the KA24E unit be simplier to build and modify? I remember 1_fast_z's diagram showing the differences in flow between standard and modified L and KA SOHC/DOHC heads, and even though the SOHC head didn't perform as well as the DOHC head (especially ported), it was still much better than the L-gata heads. Apart from not having two overhead cams, the SOHC head should be good enough for performance applications. So, would it be worth it to cast such head instead of a DOHC head? Then again, when I think of it, the cost of casting a SOHC head would be just as big as when going the DOHC way... It's just the components that would be cheaper. Any thoughts?

I beleive this style is called Bosozoku, and it's supposed to be a kind of "renegade" movement among Japanese car modifiers. Some say those guys originate from car-based hooligan groups that were active in the 80s, but the style hasn't changed since then, hence the bad taste styling "enhacements"... Remember the days of disco, artificial leather, wild hairstyles among other things? Well, mix it with a group of Japanese hillbilly car nuts and what you end up with is Bosozoku... Cool link by the way, thanks for sharing.