Sam280Z

Oh, and how did you seal the carbs?

TimO, What kind of HP were you getting at lower pressures (~8psi)? I see that you mention using the correct emulsion tubes. Were you running 44s or 40s. It is my understanding that the 44s do not have emulsion tubes. I too have considered gutting the carbs and running EFI (even thought about hiding the EFI inside the carbs. Is this feasble?) I see that there are quite a few people from the bayou state in here. I just want to mention that we have a LA Z club. Its a little informal, but has quite a few good people. We have three chapters; New Orleans, Baton Rouge, and Lafayette. The Baton Rouge chapter meets last sunday of every month at Georges Southside on Highland road. Sam

Guys, Just probing to see if anyone has any experience with the Cartech turbo kit that blew through 3 Mikuni side drafts. I have two sets of these carbs (IOW, six carbs and 2 manifolds) and a complete 280ZX turbo engine (with fried computer). I would be interested in setting up the turbo to blow through the carbs, but can find no info on basic jetting, cautionary tales, reliability, gas mileage etc... I just remember the ads in the Jim Cook catalog that promised 300hp. Are any of the components still available? Where? What size turbo did the kit use? What was the jetting? How did it handle fuel pressure? Another thing; the castings on these carbs are pretty porous. The aluminum soils easily and is hard to clean. One of the sets of carbs I own is brand new. Is it feasible to plate (if so, with what?) or powder coat them to keep them looking nicer than the set I'm using right now? Thanks in advance, Sam

I built one of these recently. Couldn't find the sensor anywhere online. None of the regular parts stores could get it. Eventually I found one at a local NAPA. They had five in stock. ~$150.00... Sam OBTW, the WB O2 rules...

biohzrd, Funny you should ask. I read about this this morning in HPBooks Turbochargers by Hugh MacInnes. There is a pic on page 40 that shows a mismatch as they put it of a diesel turbo on a gas engine. However, the problem seems to stem from the fact that the turbocharger has no seals to prevent gasoline from flowing through bearings. So that should only be a problem for draw-through systems as they show. I'm fixing to turbo my triple mikunis, so have been do a bit of reading. If you need anything else, let me know. I see that you are in BR. What kind of car do you have. Did you know that we have a Z club?