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Looking for feedback on interior sound with this set up. The Duels I have now end up with deep drone at certain RPM.

Does anyone know of a thread that shows pictures of exhaust layouts from members I have had duels for 10 years and have decided to go to single to reduce noise. Looking for ideas

I did this conversion 20 years ago old school,simplistic, 350,2004R Fun as hell on the back roads Still runs great never let me down!

Bumper received in good quality well packaged in double box Chrome looks very good , Manufacured recently Fits very well on 1978 280z Box is marked long motor, maybe someone knows if that is the same product that others are selling I made my own brackets from 2 inch plate steel that i bought at the hardware store for 7 dollars two 4.5 inch L brackets and two 9 inch straight brackets

After you add shipping there all a little over $400 futofab is 360 plus freight black dragon 350 plus freight MSA has not offred one for a while

MSA has recently listed 240 z chrome bumpers with no rubber( euro style) for $399 and there sale gives free shipping I have ordered and will be installing on 1978 280z I will let you know how they fit.

I know there is a company Wolf Creek racing that makes axles for racing 510s and z cars Do not know if they would be stronger

I installed the Eibachs with kybs, there is a thread we discused the problems just search Eibach Springs Its been fine for me but under hard use if you bottom the strut out it breaks.

Looking for Feedback on MSA cabon fiber bumpers. Fit and Finsh Anyone have installed pictures ??

I have driven the car for a hundred miles and she sits about 1 inch lower then before. I have owned this car for 30 years and it always seemed raised a bit even after installing a V-8 The big difference though is the how stiff the new springs are The old springs had way to much give and would allow the body to move a bit on hard acceleration and cornering I am satisfied with the result as I do not want to go much lower or i will not be able to go over the speed bumps in my neighborhood It just clears with this setup

When i switched from the turbo350 to the 2004r the driveshaft was a direct swap just had to relocate the rear trans mount. The 2004r works great in the z as to ratios and not consuming alot of HP to run The cooling lines are a little tight on pasenger side tunnel.

After thinking about this and looking at the strut i am a little confused on how the inner shock piston could ever reach the bottom of the the shock tube. With the spring fully compressed it looks as though the shock piston would be held inches higher than the bottom of the tube. I can understand with coilovers when you lower the spring perch. Is there anyone who has had this problem using the stock spring perch and the eibach springs ??

I do not drive the car that hard. I will wait and see how long it takes for them to fail.

I have driven the car and do not seam to have any issues. I purchaced from MSA and was not told that the KYB would not work. They seam fine ,what sort of issues do they say the KYB would have with lowering springs, The eibachs lowered less than an inch so maybe they are reffering to coilovers where there is more of a drop in height.

OK Its done Springs Installed with kyb struts, Car is 1978 280z with sbc with jtr mounts which I installed 15 years ago. The suspension in the car was original springs with 15 year old gas struts with 15 inch zx rims and 205 60 tires Stock sway bar in front no sway bar in back After Installation of the Eibach springs the car sits 3/4 inch lower front and back (eibach says 1 to 1 1/4 ) Ride quality is much better, stiff but you still have movement. For $189 for springs and $200 for shocks total its a deal. Rear installation only required half shafts,e brake cable and brake line never touched the a arms

I have just received the Eibach progresive rate lowering springs for my 1978 280z, MSA has them on sale for $189 The front stock spring is 15.5 inches tall the Eibach is 10.5 but they only lower the car 1 to 1.5 inches I am instlling this week will let you know how stiff they are.

I have been running the 200-4R and find it works well for the z. It is the same length as a turbo 350 although the mounting point is slightly different. First gear is not as low as a 700 which are designed for heavy vehicals the 200 first gear is better for the lighter z car closer to the 350. The 200 overdrive ratio is lower so your rpms in fourth are lower when cruising. It also takes 20 less horsepower to run than the 700. The 200 where used in the grand nationals the fastest production car GM made, in those years It can be built to handle 700Hp. I think if you are drag racing the car with mucho horsepower i would go with the 700 but if you are under 500hp the 200 wil give you beter performance for driving around town.

I would like to know what front end body parts you are using. Did you paint the bumber or is that a body kit. I like the way the air dam and bumber look. I have a stock 78 z that I am getting ready to paint and would love to loose the massive bumbers.

Has anyone come up with a source for the 79 - 81 master cylinder ??? I have the Toyota 4 piston with stock system on 78 z it works well but I have increased pedal travel. Any other ideas would be appreciated.

As for transmison selection I am running a 2004r and it is perfect in gear ratios. Z cars are light enough where you do not need the low first gear of a 700r4 plus the overdrive ratio is better and they do not rob as much horsepower. They are the same length as a turbo 350, and remember Gm installed the 2004R in the Grand Nationals there fastest production car of those years.

I had the stock chevy system and it was out of alignment, this set is perfect and very quiet. The water pump and pulleys came from skip white performance, Aluminum polished high po water pump $89 and the pulleys about $30 each plus they sell HEI dist. High output units complete with cap and coil for $39 ! The mid mount bracket for the alternator came from billet industries they where the only one i can find that make the mid mount passenger side.

How does the 1982-1983 master cylinder differ from the 1980-1981 ??? I just installed the toyota 4 piston units on stock rotors and they work fine but there is more pedal travel. Since the 81-81 master cylinders are hard to find I was wondering why the 82-83 units wont work.