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More like reaction times. I've always wondered where this "tuner" car fad came from. Im a sophmore and everyone talks about theyre Hondas and scions and some weird korean cars Ive never heard of. They say "Ohh, this friend of mine has a Crx with the body kit and everthing, he said he has street glow, 8 inch monitors(for performance) clear taillights, and COLD AIR INTAKE!! HE put on a muffler that sound awesome!!!! It looks like an all out street race car." ???? Does a loud sound that ressembles a Cell phone vibrating across a metal chair define performance? I absolutly hate it. Oh I forgot it had stickers.....

Looking good, is your car a turbo or stroker or just stock? Ive heard that the 240sx Tb doesnt help at all, it just seams like it cause you have more throttle at the same throttle position as before, is yours different? Not meaning to rain on your parade.

I have never liked Lamborginis but this doesnt look that bad... kinda looks like a GT. The stratos is UGLY, UGLY, UGLY. Theyd have been better to make the old ones again. Unchanged. Anyone have a guess when Nissan will redo the 350z, If they do I bet itll be a retro Mustang-like recreation of the first generation Z's. Theyll either really blow it or itll look sick. Just my guess.

I like this better.

What about various engine sizes, 280zSBC, 280z3.1, 280z2.6/2.5, 280z 350, 280z 4bbl, 240l28et, etc. I'd buy a hybrid z emblem like veritech said if its around 15 bucks.

610's are just sexy, thats all.

A friend of mine has a 302 in a pinto wagon and he has the same issue with the headers. I found a header brand that might work, they make headers for 302 pickups but im not sure if they work for older 302's. The header was called Jba cat 4ward, hopefully theyll work.

Is a WRx Sti not luxury enough? If so have you looed at Srt-8 Chargers/300c, but it is a little spendy, so you could mabey just a go with one with a 5.7 hemi? My dad has a 5 spd 4cyl Vue and I've been telling him we have to go test drive a CVt Vue, are they really that bad? What goes out? is it the hydralics, pulleys, the belt?

This is a Z car forum, I think your in the right place. Looks great, what color blue is that? It looks really nice, any chances of a V8 swap?

Anyone done a 426 Crate Hemi?

mopar69 - What Mopars do you have? Very sadley to say, none, I've ALWAYS loved mopars and was looking into a Mopar theyre arent many muscle cars that make high 20's mpg cause Im getting my license in Jan and couldnt afford a 440 6 pack. But I love my z just the same. Has anyone bought from Tabco or Alfaparts? I have a 2+2 and need rear lower quarters, how much can be interchanged.

I know the compression is raised when you shave the head but why? If you shave the head your displacement is lowered and you therefore take in less fuel/air. Isnt the intake volume to the stroke ratio the same? Pardon my stupidity.

Im not sure on the air flow inside a fender im guessing some goes under the front airdam to the inside of the wheel (through suspension)and out the rear vent or under the car, some goes out the top and some escapes out the gap between the wheel and wheel well? If the wheels spinning wouldnt it push the air down not up, and there'd be a high pressure zone right in front of the wheel? Im not sure either about your diffuser Im guessing its just a horizontal wing to send air up the inside of the fender and out the top, instead of under the car?

Thats what I did, would have responded If I had any info/sorces. I need rear lower fenders for a 280z 2+2.

How much is a Megasquirt system and if paired with a better fuel injection intake manifold what power gains can you expect?

I never really liked side skirts but I think Seths side skirts the way they are blended in look great. I mainly dont like the seam after you put a side skirt on. Id like to see a rear brake vent that blends into the rear flare. But all your cars look great, you can never not like a Z.

Do you mean fender when you say guard? If youd be able to create high pressure behind the top vent inside the fender the air would be forced out the top. But youd have to set up some kind of ballast so the high pressure wouldnt escape out the rear vent. You could use the rear vent only for air that gets sucked in behind the wheel to escape. Im no expert but It seems like it would work to me. Helix are you going to be using these vents on your race car or just wondering about it?

I called Tabco recently and they said they dont have any and wont for a while. JohnC how much does it take to cut the lower rear quarters off and where do you start, it seems pretty thin but Im not sure.

Would you be able to switch to a dry slump on this motor? Then you could either lower the motor some and still have enough clearance or leave it and have alot of clearance. not sure how easy or hard it would be to do this but just a thought.

Ouch the silver car took a hard hit. I really like those wheels too, do they come any smaller?

Whats a l28's weight?

Thats really cool, I saw a rat rod at a good guys show that kind looked like yours it was just a frame wheels and a motor but it had like 25 inch wide tires. Id love to make something like yours and use a rotary. The car would be light enough that there wouldnt be much bad low rpm acceleration like the rotarys are common for. Your project looks nice, Im amazed at what people can do, My hats off to you and your dad. Good luck!

Wouldnt a 500 caddy be way to heavy to put in a Z? I'm guessing your not going for autocross more a drag car? From what I know does a front heavy car make it understeer in the corners? Might not be a good autoX car but I bet itll fly in the quarter mile!! Good luck

I agree with 81280zx Id go with a V8. And also is your Probe stock cause I know a guy eit a probe gt and it doesnt do 14's. mabey different year if yours is stock.

Looks like a nice project, its nice to have someone that you admire and are able to learn from. Some of the neatest people are people in their 60's or 70's that have worked on their cars for theyre entire life. Good Luck, so your gonna have in done in a month or so... jk Kim (owner) at Idaho Z car in Boise has a 280z with a nicely built V8 4bbl that runs 10's, pretty good considering a 1000 hp Hennessy Viper does it in high 9's. Yours might not be a ten second car but I bet it hauls and will beat nearly anything a ricer and there Hyndai can dish out.