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http://betamotorsports.com/products/products.php?cat=10 Even though I don't have a Z atm I will be interested in a coilover kit thats easy on the wallet then most that are offered. Would this be bolt in or welding required like the GC kits?

any progress?

Federal makes 595s in 215/40/16 and 245/50/16.That would be more than a mild stretch with the 215s if thats what your looking for. http://citytireonline.com/Federal595.htm

Have you tried cutting a couple of the coils off? I cut about a coil and a half off and it gave it a decent 2 inch drop with the ST springs and the ride was still stiff enough.

for some other awesome 4 lug wheels you can check out Club4ag.com. Some of the ae86 guys run some amazing wheels and you could possible find a set of Watanabes on there for a decent price.

wrong section man.

stock boost is around 7 psi.

Turns out it was rod knock according to Ray @ Garage Autohero. We pulled the valve cover to check things over and the head looks fine. He thought it was really wierd that it just started knocking in at a more noticeable volume but said it was rod knock none the less. 2nd motor in 6 months and I'm starting to lose the motivation to get this car running again. I'm going to start looking into places that I can store it while I amass some money for a rebuild but this car has been very troublesome from the get go and I'm tempted to just sell it and never look back.

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there is a video somewhere on Youtube of Keiichi Tsuchiya driving it around a track in Japan. Its from one of the Best Motoring videos I believe.

http://www.godspeednet.com/servlet/the-2179/Relief-Valve-Universal-adjustable/Detail

the clutch fan wasn't on the motor during the 30 seconds of run time. I'm not really sure about what the rpm is since the tachometer isn't hooked up at the moment. Thanks for the suggestions guys! I'm going to tear into it for another day or two and if I cant the resolve the issue then I'm just gonna have a shop look at it.

Is this the dreaded sound of rod knock? I had rod knock in the last engine L28 that I replaced a few months ago but it didn't sound anything like this. So besides rod knock what could it be? I'm stumped and have replaced the water pump and checked for loose stuff that maybe tapping the engine to no avail. Fingers crossed that its not what I think it is or bye bye Zs until after I'm done with school. oh and the pulleys are hooked up on the front of the car because its a pain to put the e-fans back in with everything bolted down. L28et, bone stock with msa downpipe.

looks real enough, I've seen that kit before. It was chopped to make it all glossy like that though.

Well they aren't bolted in just yet but they are going to be a really close fit to both the transmission tunnel and the doors. They sit a little bit higher than the 280z seats that are in the car right now.

Are they similar to the R32 GTR seats in width and height? I have a pair of those that I need to get brackets made for, but they will fit.

Ya but the thing is with the boost gauge i'm always in vacuum even @ WOT. I've been meaning to borrow someone's boost gauge to see if mine is faulty but haven't had the chance to.

So I'm having a bit of a dilemma with my L28et swap in my 280z. All is fine and dandy for the most part but I've been stumped by the problem that has been with me from the time that the car ran with the new engine. The problem is that the car bogs/backfires at any rpm over 3k. If I try to force it through the "wall", it stalls and backfires very badly and then returns to normal. So far I've replaced the fuel filter, checked all of the connections in the engine bay and sprayed it down for vacuum leaks on the intake manifold. My FPR reads a steady 35 psi at idle and it doesn't have this problem unless its under load. One other thing to mention is that my boost gauge that I have mounted rarely shows the turbo creating boost and the most that I've made was .4 bar. So hopefully you guys can help me solve this problem. I've read through the efi bible,searched for the past month on HBZ and looked through the online FSMs with no luck. Oh and specs are L28et, stock ECCS, stock turbo, etc. Only modifications are a Auteq FPR and a MSA Downpipe.

I thought he said 80-100k but some of the reciepts for his Porsche may have been mixed in?

Info on the coil overs please.

Looks good! I've never seen a v-mount in a S30. your sig picture is awesome btw .

Congrats and welcome to HBZ and your new money pit .

k.

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it could be the afm. My afm has the tendency to get stuck open and the car either dies or runs like crap. Have you double checked for vacuum leaks?