Lewis Maudlin

This is a daily driver. Is there anything you suggest to keep the steering wheel out of my face and the roof from squishing me? I drive the car reasonably but at 2800rpm it his full boost and goes crazy.

I believe I need additional safety features in my car. I keep thinking I am going to eat my steering wheel. I have 400whp and 2480 lbs of weight. I think the answer to my question is a roll cage and a 4 pt harness. I have been looking for a cage and Jegs seems to have several reasonably priced cages that see to meet my needs. I know nothing about cages. So, in looking at the diagrams, the 10 point seems to have the best protection. The bars are 1.625" instead of 1.75" however. $370 shipped doesn't sound bad either. I do not race this car, but I drive it hard sometimes. Anyone have any advice or suggestions?

Did you guys see that someone is buying up every Z auto transmission they can get? I thought this was weird. Apparently they are using them to retrofit those mini-trucks from china. The ad I saw said they were paying $100 each and picking up anywhere in the country. I think I might go to my local pick and pull.

If it is detonating, that isn't a boost leak. That is too little fuel, too much timing, too much boost, too hot of intake or too low of octane gas. Your fuel is exploding too early. It could be that your timing is too advance. It could be that your intake air is too hot and the mix is exploding early. I would turn back my timing and or run premium gas. See if that fixes the problem.

I have bought 2 vehicles on ebay including my current Z and sold 7. It works well.

Anyone wanna redo my interior? I have it apart and am too lazy to do it. You must be in the midwest and capable. PM me. I am in southern indiana and do not want to travel too far. I need floor pans installed, seats installed, dynamat installed, one door fixed, etc.

18 psi is not good for an injected engine. What size injectors are you running? Which turbo are you using? The stock injectors can't really handle any significant upgrades. The 550cc injectors are barely good to 400 hp. They run at 90%+ duty cycle.

I run the same walbro pump. I have no problems running it with the stock fpr. I think most everyone runs a walbro.

280Z with full tank of gas and SR is 2480 with no weight savings other than bumpers replaced with MSA Aero III.

I bet the price is over $35k for a Hyundai. Anyone wanna take that bet?

LOL, my SR is in a 280z. It weighs in at 2480 lbs with no weight reduction other than the bumpers. I don't think weight is an issue. Besides the KA24 is a truck engine.

Remove old engine and ECU. Get a cradle mount or make one. They are easy to make. Weld it in. Drop engine and tranny in. Modify your driveshaft. Use wiring harness from the KA. Wiring diagrams are easy to find which show which lines from the KA ecu go where. Wire Hot to hot etc. What else do you need to know?

Glad to see you have discovered the Nissan 4's. My little SR20DET is still putting down 400whp and getting 33 mpg. It starts without fail and the only issue I tend to have is occasionally, I have a hole in something. I daily drive it at 18-21 psi and it hits full spool at 2800 rpm. I have blown vacuum fittings off my intake manifold. I have also blow a couple of holes in crappy intercooler elbows. Other than that, changing the oil and adding some gas every now and then, it is maintenance free.

ooo, instead of an air soft, how about a paintball gun? Seems like it would only cause trouble.

This car was last owned by John Denver. He sold it to a person who put it on ebay. It was shipped but the shipment was hijacked. Well, actually, I can't tell you anything about this car other than it is a bluish colored 510. Maybe you could provide some more information.

I wonder if I asked very politely if she would let me take it for a spin? As you can tell, I live in a small town. maybe?

pic is a stock photo, but exactly the same car and color as I saw. I didn't take a picture of it in the CVS parking lot next to a chevy citation. I am surprised she didn't get a door ding.

I ran into a Maserati GranTourismo S at CVS yesterday. Apparently, it is some woman's grocery getter. I couldn't figure out what I was looking at, but as soon as she went in, I checked out the car. She left the windows down so it was easy to look at. It was such a nice car. My Z is faster, but boy was the Maserati nice. http://forums.hybridz.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=10202&stc=1&d=1225863662

Fittygot shot NIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINE TIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMES.

Having owned various 1911's. I can say: DO NOT buy a Para-Ordnance. They eject poorly. Also, speaking of plastic guns, I have had the frame break on them. DO NOT buy a Colt unless you intend to do some significant work to it. They are great guns and I love mine after considerable tuning. Think of a Colt as a barn find Z. You are going to have to do a lot ot make it reliable. The Kimbers are nice especially because they have an external extractor. They are pricey though. I think you are on the right track though. If you want a $1000 gun, go buy a Kimber 1911. If you want a cheaper gun to shoot, buy one of the hordes of cheaper guns, the Springfield XD, the Taurus 24/7, or one of the others made to go out of the box.

BTW, let me guess, it was a Para Ordnance that hit you in the face with the piping hot shells. I used to have one of those too. I also have one of those Colt Custom Combat Commanders. Believe it or not, it would not even feed ball rounds brand new. Feedramp was way too rough. It gets old sending guns back to the factory for issues which they shouldn't have.

OK, I have a few guns, I admit it. When I purchased my first .40, I went to a store with as many different brands as possible. I picked up every .40 and raised it to eye level as if to shoot. Point and shoot style. Believe it or not, the only gun that came up exactly on target each and every time was the Taurus 24/7. This gun was actually cheaper than most. Money was not an issue. However, this gun for me is an auxilary defense weapon. This is a little different than your purpose. I have run quite a few rounds through it with no issues. I have also owned several guns which feed poorly or eject poorly. I have not had that issue with this gun. I would suggest holding a lot of guns to see which ones come up on target, then shooting them. I agree with your caliber choice too. I own virtually every caliber. I like the .40 because it is just a fun gun to shoot.

this is in classifieds????

This has been discussed ad nauseum, try a search

I was daily driving mine until I broke my left ankle into pieces. http://album.hybridz.org/member.php?uid=8105 I have around 400 whp and the car weighs in at 2480 lbs. I get 30+ mpg and it will outrun most anything on the road. My commute is 70 miles round trip and I have had no reliability issues other than blowing holes in couplers at 20lbs of boost. I have put it up for sale in the classified section.