Ben's Z

Well I hadn't really took a look at my turbo intake yet, it was in storage above my garage. The one you see in the picture was just loosely on there and was from my n42 intake. In reference to my bov, I thought excess pressure was plumbed back in to the intake.

Hell there isn't even a bcdd on my turbo throttle body. Does anyone ever use the cold start injector hole for bov return?

Old Andy: I live in Houston buddy. A/C is shortly behind water in life necessities in this part of the world!

Decided to reclock the turbo and run the pipe underneath the oil pan. It worked great and is going to leave me more space for the afm. I have a question about cut ic pipe. Do you necessarily need to reflare or swedge the pipe again after you have shortened a piece? I have access to a muffler shop pipe bender so I can do it no problem but didn't know how crucial it was.

And the lochness monster is still a myth... Heard of, maybe even a glimpse, but no real photos to prove it....

I'd also like to see the AFM harness reach that far.

Does the air between the turbo and AFM just magically find its way between the two? I'd love to see how the pipe is ran, you incessantly blather on about this routing method.

I thought I had my AFM mounting licked. Well I temporarily installed my AC compressor and I have no idea how anyone can get the AFM between the compressor and that big piece of shit dangling off the bottom of the throttle body with the one wire coming off of it. (Whatever purpose it serves) I can sort of get it in there but any universal cone filter I buy is going to be something off a single barrel stromberg carb. I see no way in hell you can run your IC pipes using the fresh air holes in the core support, (drivers side serving the turbo, passenger side serving the throttle body) keep your AC and get any sort of decent sized air filter on the AFM. I did however get my IC mounted tonight and it looks pretty good.

I went out and took of my distributor. I know I have the gasket correct there. In fact i have two distributor gaskets

Xnke. I don't think so. I have my distributor base gasket in and it fit perfectly. I bought a headset and master gasket set, if I remember correctly.

Xnke. I don't think so. I have my distributor base gasket in and it fit perfectly. I bought a headset and master gasket set, if I remember correctly.

I have been puzzled putting the last few pieces of my engine. To start off with my oil pickup/strainer to block gasket was not quite lining up properly either when I put it on. The spread between the bolt holes on the gasket wasn't nuts on with the pick up. It wasn't enough to cause me great concern. All other gaskets from this Fel Pro set have been fine, now the water outlet one doesn't look or fit right. I can always get some gasket sheets and cut my own, just weird/annoying.

Just did some reading. I have a MSA downpipe and from what I am seeing the O2 bung is too close to the turbo? I am not running an aftermarket ECU, so I guess all this datalogging BS does not pertain to me. I want a wideband with gauge that just tells me to shut 'er down before the SHTF with my engine, nothing more nothing less. What do I need? I looked at AEM, but I see all this extra wiring, and combined with everyone telling me Poncho who is welding up MSA downpipes is putting the bung too close I am all confused. Do I just leave the wire for the O2 sensor from the 83 harness unplugged?

Hopefully should fit... Any thoughts? http://www.ebay.com/itm/2-UNIVERSAL-TURBO-INTERCOOLER-PIPING-KIT-W-PIPE-120-DEGREE-/330769591236?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item4d03676bc4 http://www.ebay.com/itm/CXRacing-Intercooler-25-5x5-5x2-5-ECLIPSE-TALON-7MGTE-/390071542062?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item5ad213612e&vxp=mtr Need a manual boost adjuster, boost gauge, BOV mount and BOV. Plus Bell Engineering RRFPR.

What are you using for a BOV?

I see pics with guys that have the BOV right before the throttle and it appears it is welded to the elbow. Does someone sell an elbow with a bung welded or are you guys having this fab'd up?

Unfortunately I did put the intake on. I will work on the turbo tonight

In this picture the oil tube is completely up against the tube on the oil pan.

I got my AFM to turbo boot working nicely. I whacked up the stock 280zx boot. I should have enough space to clear my A/C comp and a cone filter will be really close to the fan shroud, but it should all work. The rubber at the turbo was a little brittle but I trimmed it back a little bit.

Tonight I was trying to put my oil return on the bottom of the turbo, but the trouble is the tube is hitting the pan tube before I have enough clearance to bolt the tube to the turbo. Its as though I need more space between the turbo and and exhaust manifold. As of now all I have is the metal gasket between the turbo and ex. manifold, which I presume to be correct. My pan went on the block fine so I sure it is not bent or favoring the drivers side of the block, certainly not the probably 3/8" I need to get enough clearance to bolt it on. Both the oil feed and return are "parallel" to the ground, so I'm sure nothing is clocked wrong if you could even clock anything wrong to begin with on the cast part of the turbo.

Tony, Unless I am picturing this wrong, I don't understand how I can run an intercooler with this set up. I was going to use a IC with inlet and outlet on opposite sides. How can you get that much pipe through the drivers side core support?

Turbo harness, no non turbo components other than N42 intake. Does the AFM basically get held in place by hoses for the most part? Looks like from the core support you would have (Cone Filter, Boot, AFM, Boot, Turbo inlet correct? With not much "give" in there.

Would having the stock PCV mounted horizontally affect the performance at all?

The previous owner had the trans rebuilt. Who the hell know how that got in there. I will measure my cut down rod to that picture there. I can get a used rod from a local Z friend if need be.

I got my turbo and N42 intake mounted. My PCV is hitting my turbo. I have read a couple options to deal with this but have some questions. 1) Using the 90 degree elbow to make more room: Where do you then put the PCV valve with that configuration? 2) Plugging the original hole and drilling and tapping a new hole on top: Do I need to remove the intake to do this? My wall mount shop vac hose fits easily inside the plenum via the throttle body hole and I can vac out any shavings. Any particular spot on the intake it should go? This intake DOES NOT have the allen plugs on it. Thanks.