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Yeah, although a more aggressive cam probably wouldn't.

I had it at stock timing, barely ran but passed with the figures above.

I run it on 91 octane but the timing is very far retarded to run on it.

It did pass smog, that post was from almost year ago, and he was proved wrong. Sometimes the Big Boys around here aren't always right

I put mine on stock manifold but it still didnt line up right, the muffler guy charged me 75$ if i remember correctly.

Yup that was the final build specs, i will say i have to have my timing WAY advanced for this build to have the power it should, however i have no ping problem and it runs clean. I'm surprised the motor even idled at stock timing when they tested it but it did.

I love my twice pipes, they look awesome and make the Z sound like a 60's ferrari, however you will need a muffler guy to fit them for you if you cant do it yourself, they will not mount right straight from the box.

Heres the smog certificate.

I did not "buy a smog" that was plan b if the Z wouldn't pass. So now you all know that this engine build will pass california smog testing.

So to all you nay sayers, those of you whom said this build would not pass smog. It passed with flying colors!!!

hell do a custom build for you

An update, i drove my z with the Datsun LLC motor in 1200 miles to and back from orange county to tahoe, car worked great even at high alltitude, i maxed out the engine at top speed, it kept puling hard and showed no sign of problems. It has been running flawlessly. All in all i have about 3000 miles.

1500 miles and still going strong, runs great!!

So the problem is solved, after the shop in my town adjusted the valves twice and still the loud noise persisted, i decided these mechanics were crap or there was something very wrong going on in my engine. So i took the car to Mikes Z Shop in whittier and had them look at it, and it turned out that the valves just weren't adjusted properly so they readjusted them.

I just had an epiphany, so im thinking the shop didnt adjust it when it was completelly hot, so as the engine got hottor on the way home, the valves went out of adjustment. Im gunna ask the shop tommorrow and see. Ill post updates.

So today i got my valves adjusted after driving on my new engine for about 100 miles, at first it was purring like a kitten, but by the end of my 15 minute drive home from the mechanic the valves started clacking again. Is it possible my valves arent completely seated and wlil require further adjustment? What are your thoughts on this ?

i love washington, i have relatives in spokan and would love to drive my Z around there

love the egg white on that!

ill take one later this week after i adjust the valves, so i can really make her scream

Ill start with mine new motor in her, shes a beast

Hi, so i know everyone had there doubts about this guy, and so did i when i read the threads about him after i had ordered an engine from him. I ordered a l28 with flat top pistons, and provided a stage 2 msa cam with schneider valve train for the build. He had the engine done in a week and from the get go the work looked good. I hooked up the engine and was skeptical how it would run. Well, she fired right up with no problems, no leaks, just a good running engine. so far i have driven it about a 100 miles with no hint of problems, and still running great. Engine has lots of power and runs smooth. Al from Datsun Parts llc was really easy to work with and i personally saw hi home where he assembles the engines and the shop that he has do the machine work. Both are very clean and organized. So as of right now i am very statisfied with his work and will continue to update this thread down as i get more miles on the engine.

Im looking for a PCV tube that connects to the block on an l28. tell me what you got

okay thanks!

hey guys, im throwin all the parts back on my rebuilt motor and i was wondering what this inlet is called, and where i can buy it(i havent been able to find it on MSA,or arizona Z source). motor pictured is not mine by the way

thanks but nothanks, looking for direct bolt on