hughdogz

I wonder if that is an AQP exhaust cutout. I didn't see mention of it. I wonder why he chose to put it at the end of the exhaust instead of pre-cat. Love this pic, I was planning on adding air horns (velocity stacks?) using a RonTyler / JustinOlson plenum base.

You got me on that one Six_Shooter. Good point. The different displacement L-Series is kind of a borderline to me. I was thinking more like RB, VH, VQ, VG, SR, KA, MN etc. swap in a Z.

I see the point that the term "Hybrid" has changed quite a bit with the introduction of the Prius, etc. The difference is Hybrid car versus Hybrid power sourced engine. I agree with Challenger, Hybrid encompasses a lot more than just cars. Hybrid corn has been around since the 1930's for instance. Even if a Nissan / Datsun has an engine from a different Nissan, I still consider it a hybrid even though it is not even from a different car manufacturer. My 280ZXT has the original L28ET engine, yet it has a Wolf EMS, RX7 injectors, Audi A6 air temp sensor, Chevy truck coils, Porsche fuel pump, etc. I consider it as a Hybrid too.

Happy Birthday SuperDan!! Thanks for hosting Hybridz too.

Very cool, and interesting news Bo! I wonder if there is a hysteresis setting you can tweak...

Actually, there are cities in Texas that get more yearly rainfall amounts than Seattle does. You guys get it all at once, we just have a constant mist, so to speak.

I agree. Rain, hail and sleet takes most of the fun out of street and highway tuning...

Those Rota RB's in 17x7.5" +4 should be out soon from what I understand. Those will look killer on Aziza with the royal hyper black centers (or just gloss black). If you want, call Kim at Rota or 18Racing to get an updated ETA. I couldn't stand waiting any longer for the +4 7.5" RB's and got some Volks instead...

Z-Ya, you're right it is not a crank angle sensor in the traditional sense (i.e. missing tooth type). I knew I might get called on the lack of correct terminology...maybe one of the admins can change the title to optical or timing sensor, if necessary. I would still argue that crank angle sensor is more descriptive than optical sensor since it is the angle of the crank that determines the event timing. Whether the sensor is placed on the crank itself, the harmonic damper, camshaft, timing chain sprocket, oil pump / distributor shaft...it's all doing the same thing basically. We strive to be 110% correct on HBZ, but I'd rather not get hung up on semantics unless I'm completely off base. You make a good point Z-Ya, and I know you're an EMS Guru, so I hold your comment in very high regard.

Those two planes aren't parallel. The turbo flange angles down maybe 30 degrees from vertical. The 3"x5" flange is centered on the runner #5. The perpendicular dimension from the head flange to the bottom of the turbo flange is 3", and to the top is 4" I suspected you might be an engineer with the replies you've given. If what I said didn't make sense, I can probably mock up a quick CAD model in Inventor. -Hugh

Wow. I had no idea there were so many failures Doesn't Chris (Big Phil's friend) have an SST turbo too? Bo, I know the feeling of not knowing if you'll be ready in time for MSA. I cringed when I read this post a couple days ago. Unbelievable the number of trials you've had to overcome. It doesn't seem fair. You'll get 'er done!

I think you may need to design in a more vertical section of the elbow. Just thinking of filling up and fluid possibly spurting out. Or, if you're parked on a hill with a full tank (or accelerating hard), would the cap seal it enough to prevent leaking? I would also measure the CLR of an actual pump nozzle and throw it into SW (or which ever modeler you're using) to make sure it will slide in / out just right. Otherwise, looks good Justin.

Ron, I was hoping you would add some good comments to the thread. Thanks again for all your help!

I finally solved my trigger sync error problem! The sync reference hole was drilled too close. See the details in my project page post: http://forums.hybridz.org/showpost.php?p=881505&postcount=27 Cheers, -hughdogz

I am using a '82 280ZXT distributor's optical sensor as the CAS for the Wolf. It requires that you create a slit after one of the six slits to signal two complete crank revolutions. I found that you can have your trigger sync hole too close to the reference slit. I couldn't figure out why my WolfV500 would report trigger sync errors above 4500 RPM (lower right corner): I got another wheel with the hole further away and it worked!!! I can now rev to 6k easily, without any errors. The wheel on the left actually worked fine up to ~4500 RPM. The wheel on the right is the one drilled with a 0.100" hole a fair distance away by comparison: The sync hole in the right wheel didn't start out that large and elongated. I originally had drilled a 1/16" (0.0625") size hole approximately 1 "slit-width" away (which also worked to ~4500 RPM). I guess that was too close. Now I have to figure out how to set the rev limiter!

I may be wrong, but CNG sounds like Compressed Natural Gas (Methane = CH4). The stuff that is piped into some houses (like mine). It is different than say LP (Liquid Propane) that you see at the filling stations for your barbeque or RV. The Methane molecule = 1 carbon atom + four hydrogen atoms whereas the Propane molecule = 3 carbon atoms + eight hydrogen atoms. Plus the states are different (gas versus liquid)

You're right, you have to put the BOV before the throttle plate. However, if you are running ITB's or a blow-through setup, you can to put a BOV on the surge tank (intake manifold was my bad choice of words) since it is before the throttle plates.

I believe it requires both. The V500 v1 was marketed under the premise that it had wideband datalogging, etc. capabilities. I guess they couldn't get all the bugs worked out before it shipped. So, now that Wolf has finalized the wideband they will honor v1 customers with a v2 (which now includes a "standalone" wideband unit). The catch is that you have to pay for shipping to AUS, which from the U.S. can be $100(?). I'm not 100% on the details, but I'm guessing there is a (minor) hardware change, firmware change, plus you get the new O2 hardware. I'm not sure if there is a PC software update. For me, since I already have an Innovate system running, I opted not to update to v2. Hope this helped, -Hugh [Edit: Edited my post to correct the mis-information about the shipping to AUS]

Bo's using the new V500 v2, version 1's wideband input doesn't work quite right from what I understand. It would be worth a try though...

Cool! I actually liked the music a lot too. It seemed to fit pretty well at certain points. Was that you playing Gollum?

Where does the vacuum hose for the cam cover lead to? Maybe a catch-can and then to the exhaust...hmmm.

I wonder if $600 would be worth just those old-school JDM Hoshino rims and fender mirrors. It has been listed forever...they make take less by now. http://portland.craigslist.org/clc/car/639062306.html

Nah, that's just the perfect guy wire to make a 240ZG gallows, lol. (now that would be a shame for sure!)

Those are prosport gauges in the link, not actual Defi ones. Defi gauges are not cheap...the cheapest one is at least $200+ and then you need to also buy the control unit (from what I understand). http://www.jscspeed.com/universal/gauges/defi_bfseries_imp.htm As far as gauges go, there are PLENTY more than Autometer and Defi, although those are some of the more popular ones. Just off the top of my head there is also VDO, Cyberdyne, ISSPRO, AEM, APEXi, Greddy, HKS, Innovate, etc...

Oh yeah, that's mine (just kidding) Here are some more pics of the same car (I'm 98.3% confident it is the same one): It's been one of my Favorites for many years now!! [Edit: Hey, 280ZForce ...aren't these your B.A.M.F. ZG flares in the back?! Drool!! ]