Jordon

Hi guys. Well I am basically at the start of my first build and I am second guessing myself a fair bit and was just looking for opinions or ideas on a few things. Stock I have a 280ZX 2+2 L-28 N/A Manual. A basic overlay on what I plan to do is: At the moment the engine is out and I am basically in the planning stage. I am looking at stroking the engine and twin turbocharging it. Going for high power and lower lag and decided to keep the L-28 as a personal decision. I am looking at hitting some pretty high numbers between 500 and 700 hp (not sure what torque I will be getting with these numbers on a twin turbo engine? Any ideas?) I will obviously have to increase my braking capabilities, strengthen the chassis and modify suspension. In those regards all I have is the 280ZX brake kit from AZC.com. Now here is what I was worried about mainly. The diff, if I have read properly is an r-200 (don't have access to the car for a month or so at the moment) gathered of an FAQ here. People seem to be saying these diffs are pretty strong and can handle some big numbers. I was wondering that If I do do end up hitting close to 700 Hp will the diff handle the torque that comes along with it? Second, the 2+2 body shape, is there any major disadvantages to it? I plan on using the car to eventually be my entry into motor sport e.g. track days and eventually racing. Is there any major disadvantages? (I will be taking out the rear seats doing some further weight reduction so hopefully I will be able to cull come of the weight.) Third, The transmission, now I had in mind a T-56 swap but struggled to find much information on mating one of these up to an L-28. Will this transmission be overkill though? And finally (for now) in regards to wheels and tires, I haven't been able to find anything on what I am looking at, and I'm sorry if it has been posted. But I was looking to put some nice 9 inch wide rears and 8 inch wide fronts on the car. The difference is, I see people stretching the tires over there rims and I don't really like that look, I was looking at going a 245/50/16or17(depends on brakes) on the front and something like a 275/50/16or17 (again depending on brakes). Is this do-able? Also will it be worth it, I thought it would as the power I am aiming for may make mince-meat out of thinner tires. Sorry for the long post, if there is anything you need to know more I am more than happy to give more information. Your help is greatly appreciated guys.

I got my 1982 280ZX N/A 2+2 back in Febuary of last year. It was near stock when I got it, the only modifications that were made was a stereo that seems like your moving a truck when you have to open them. At the moment it is in pieces as I am at the begining of a very long project to make a killer twin turbo L-28. Very slow process as I am doing most of the work myself and have been teaching myself on the way. I drove it for about 6 months before it started to have problems and I miss the hell out of it every day I don't get to drive it. No pictures as of yet but as I start to get somewhere with my project I will be starting a project build thread to go along with it.

I don't know if I'm wrong here, but wouldn't ceramic coating it reduce it's ability to dissipate heat causing premature wear?

Full Carbon Fibre. YES PLEASE! Now they just have to do a 280zx version