Heavy Z

Hi everyone, wanted to let you know that currently a sale is pending. I'll be back with more details once the sale is completed. Thanks for looking and thanks Hybrid Z mods for allowing me to post the ad here.

Who said it was just FDs? That's why I said 'imports' in my post. Also, the ordinance may be on the books but only two counties (SD and Sac) at the moment are involved in the aggressive enforcement known as "Project Dragnet". I don't even know if SD is still involved but I do know our city police now do the training for the entire state in terms of modded cars and law enforcement. Sacramento also recieved a special grant of a million+ $$ to deal with the issue and now has undercover cars (2 C5 vettes and a WRX that I know of) to bait people. It seems like you know a couple things about this which I'm glad to see, but if you think Corona is as bad as Sacramento you would be mistaken. I really wish you were right though, I had two officers come to my class last week and they confirmed that Sac is not like everywhere else in the state.

I'll use your avatar as an example. In this image you are the modded RX7 and the bass, pirhanna, or whatever that is clamping down on your finger is Sac police. Imagine if the only way your finger would heal is by going to a referee station. Thanks to the fast and furious movies Sac passed an ordinance aimed at imports 9 months ago making it truly a unique place to be.

Thanks everybody for the kind words, it is the best car I've owned and the best for the $$$ out there IMO. Thanks Joey for letting people know about your experiences with the car. I'm glad to hear you're having fun roadracing your FD. You will be hard to beat!! As for missing the car, you aren't kidding man. You know how these cars can spoil you.

The car runs great, no problems with with leaky seals or rattles. Thanks guys for the words of encouragement, it has been a great car all the way around that I will definitely miss driving.

I decided to go below the radar with a Mercedes 190E 5.0 V8 ford conversion instead. You can see part of it in the last pic in my first post. It won't be anywhere near the LS1 powerplant though without forced induction. If I lived somewhere other than Sacramento the FD wouldn't be for sale.

I hope the mods don't delete this because there wasn't a place for this car in the for sale section. I bought the car because it was posted right here in the Chevy section by a member a year ago so I thought it would be good for me to do the same now in case any Hybrid Zrs are interested. 1993 RX7 R1 for sale with 81K miles and 29K on the motor. One of a small number of very fast LS1 V8 conversions around. A lot of effort went into doing things right with quality parts. Very solid and dependable, the car starts every time and over the past year has been 100% reliable as my daily driver. The interior was swapped to tan leather in excellent condition from an FD with less than 50K. All gauges work on the car except the Speedo, it needs the calibrator ($85) to get it working. The body of the car is excellent with original paint that isn’t perfect but still looks good. Clean title, California car, adult owned, well cared for. Weight is 2800 pounds. All records and dyno sheet comes with car. I’m not a drag racer but the best this engine ran was a 10.9 @ 124 in the ¼ mile when in the builder’s black FD and it had 421RWHP and 376RWTQ. It has since been speed density tuned with larger injectors and now makes 442RWHP and 408RWTQ. Judging from others with similar hp/tq the car should trap 127 mph in the ¼ mile. Power is instant, response is very smooth and the car is easy to drive. Great handling and the suspension is tight with no slop. The exhaust is a work of art and sounds really serious without being too loud. It is comfortable and can be driven across the country if someone from the East Coast is interested. These are the mods: 2001 LS1/T56 drive train AFR 205 cylinder heads Ported throttle body LS6 intake manifold Center force Duel friction clutch 3K Tranny is rebuilt (receipt for proof) and filled w/ redline synthetic Comp Cam Duration .050 228 228/Lobe separation 112/Valve lift 588 588 Hinson conversion kit/Powder coated K member ASP under drive pulley 30# svo fuel injectors JTR Long Tube headers to Magna flow X pipe to duel 2 ½ inch Borla’s Exhaust is all mandrel bends with no crush bends. JTR radiator w/ Volvo S70 cooling fan & DCC fan relay Hinson aluminum drive shaft Diff is stock 4.11 LSD Power steering Aero motive regulator and all plumbing w/ fittings Willwood clutch slave master w/ custom hydraulic line Powder coated valve covers and coil pack brackets Cold air induction w/ KN&N filter 99 spec tail lights Walbro 255 Fuel pump Odyssey battery in engine compartment Eibach lowering springs Blackracing wheels 17x8 front/17x9 rear Kumho Ecsta MX tires 245/40/17 front 275/40/17 rear (85% tread) New hoses and belt JVC am/fm CD player Mobil 1 Synthetic oil This car was the 4th LS1 FD the builder completed so he had experience and he definitely did a thorough, thoughtful job on the conversion. He was planning on keeping this one but sold it to me last year and now has a 427 LS2 in his black FD. Here is a link to the original owner’s ad from a year ago to see more pics of the car without the wheels, volvo fan, and some interior work, also pics of his 427 LS2 FD: http://www.torquecentral.com/showthread.php?t=32357&highlight=421+sale I have the A/C bracket on the motor and the compressor is included. It will need a charge and 2 lines made, JTR has been working on a kit that will make the job very simple. R1 rear spoiler also included with the sale along with a California smog cert. Gas mileage is great, on trips it has managed 25-30 mpg when comparing distance to gas receipts. If you’re in the market for an LS1 FD then a ride will sell the car. Acceleration feels like falling sideways and is very impressive on the highway. Faster than Corvette Z06s, Vipers, Porsches, exotics, and motorcycles (all 600cc, many 750cc and some 1000cc bikes). This plus the handling, reliability and fuel economy makes it hard to beat. Asking $23,500 for the car. PM me if you’re interested, I'm located in Sacramento CA. Brett

Well the car is here and runs as good as a car will without oxygen sensors can, next step is to get it to the exhaust shop. Too dark for pics tonight but I'll post them up soon. The crazy thing with this 4 door is that although it is close to 2800 lbs I can still lighten it with aluminum heads and another 20 lbs with a polimer intake. Mercedes actually spent a billion dollars developing this car, the last one 'overbuilt' and the first to use the 5 link rear suspension that is now on their cars. I'm looking forward to having fun with this, but LS1s have spoiled me...trying to get 400 whp just isn't possible without FI or puting a stroker 351 in and having my intake manifold 3" above the hood. As for wheels, I saw some nice ones recently but am really leary of anything too obvious. I was considering these from a stock sl500 as they would fit, are cheap, stealthy, and 16x8 instead of the lousy 15x7 ones on there. Thanks you guys for the encouragement, I'll keep the info coming. Brett

Thanks guys, I'm actually waiting for the car to be shipped to me tomorrow so I'll know more once it arrives. It has a 4 speed right now but that will be upgraded soon. The builder owns a porsche/mercedes shop in LA and was building it for his son but his son changged his mind and got a 74 carerra instead. The builder also has a porsche GT3 race car that is really impressive. He said he put $8k into building the car, I got it for $3k. The car actually sits good but it had just come off the lift in that pic and the springs weren't settled so it looks a littlle high. I'll snap more pics tomorrow for you to see. Thanks for the comments on the bike too, I wasn't really looking for one but couldn't pass up the deal.

Hi everyone, been a while since I sold the 327 240Z for the FD LS1 and thought I'd share my new purchase with you guys. A 1984 190E/302 V8 4 speed, 300E brakes & diff, eibach 300e springs, 300e front sway bar, amg 300 rear & 500e front shocks. You can see the bulge in the hood if you look close at the pic. 2820 lbs on the scale as it is, with work it should be a fun sleeper. Last pic is an 87 FZR1000 I picked up recently, lots of extras (even miss may 91 airbrushed on both sides:roll:). She'll look great under a big yamaha sticker and for $700 bux I couldn't say no. Anyway, just thought I'd share, hope everyone's Zs are going well. Brett

Hey everyone, I'm really late seeing this thread but thought I'd respond anyway. Based on what I'm reading here, Mike (HOWZDAT) contacted me some time after this post. I thought I'd give you guys my response to Mike about the problems he'd been encountering with my old Z. Two things I mentioned to Mike when he bought it was that the single plane manifold (unlike my old RPM manifold) needed to be checked for tightness every few weeks, otherwise it could loosen up and allow coolant to escape through the seal. The second thing was to check the coolant level at the same time you tighten the manifold. When Mike called me about the overheating and crappy driving, I had him check the coolant as he said hadn't checked it in a while. The radiator was 2/3 full, and I went on to tell him about how I once saw the temp getting hot - caused by cavitation when the radiator was also about 2/3 full. As for the running crappy part, he explained it in detail and it sounded like a fouled plug to me that was aggravated by trying to clear out whatever the problem was by going WOT at low rpms. I told him to get a new set of plugs, fill the radiator up, and to keep an eye on the intake manifold for tightness. Thanks everyone for helping Mike out, he has jumped into the world of Hybrid Zs and my guess is the experience will teach him a lot over time. P.S. Mike - If I were you, I'd go with Joey's shop from here on! It's right in your same town, he's totally cool and he knows these cars. Take it anywhere else and you're rolling the dice - big time it seems! Part of the stress you're experiencing with the car has been because a$$h@le mechanics give you estimates as if they're working on the space shuttle, and for bogus work like 'alternator gaskets.' Although I've got to say, I'm kinda interested in seeing what other crap that mechanic can think up. Good luck!

Thank you all. The fix seems to be holding fine and it feels great to be back up to full throttle. Davy - How's your Z coming along? Alsil - Good luck seeing that idea through!

Hi everybody, I wanted to say thanks again for the help and to show a pic of the fix. While they were at it I had them put on some new exhaust tips too...