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Amazing build. Im going ls1 after my l28et sadly wont cut it. I actually.bought the IC setup and manifold from you haha. Hope you got a few things for you swap! Major jelous and will be starting my build shortly. Ill be in touch if i have any questiins haha cheers man! What fuel cell is that btw?

Thanks for your imput guys. Ive been reading that some mustangs came with forged pistons. As it looks id want to opt for one of those because im basically gonna ise only the block. Now just to narrow down what block and year is the best for the forged pistons.

Update: cap and roter installed. Along with new ignitor. Still boggs out. Noticed when i changed out my eastegate spring and held my throttel at about 5psi it pulls hard and steady. But i havent done any hard launches or even aggressive ones yet. My boost controller so will be here today so i will update asap.

Hi all ive been digging around this forum for some time now and i cannot decide what to start with. My wants are a ford 302/5.0 motor and a t-5.Il be happy with say 300hp. Thing is i have not bought a single part yet untill i know exzactly what i want. I dont want EFI. For now i want a simple carb setup. Looked at Brians 302 build and i wish i had the tools and time let alone the money . Basically what im asking is what year and model car/truck should i get my motor out of? id like to get the most motor for the buck. Ill have a decent budget for this build but not all out. Im fairly new to the ford v8's so be easy on me haha.

Looking for a nice set of seatbelts. They can be the fixed ones or retracable. They must be complete and from a 240z. No 260i or 280 stuff please. Thanks!

ya im running stock injectors they are brown tops. Update on the progress: i did an on road fuel pressur test and it was solid at about 35-45 psi during the sputtering. then i hooked up my timing light and held the switch down and went for a run..during the sputtering it was blacking out. pulled the cap and the pin that feeds the roater was missing and the spring was contorted. so now i belive it is ignition. i want to do away with the cap and roter setup. i want DIS. waiting of a cap and roter but will up date when i get them on and go for a ride

i have a innovate afr guage. and it dose jump from 16-22.4 (max lean when its doing this. i belive its fuel related. ive gone threw a ton of sensor test and ignition stuff puls all the basics. im getting a fuel pressure guage tomorrow and will do an on road test with it..i think im going lean on low speed accell..but when im cruzing im chill at 12 13 afr...idols at 14-16. will report on it tomorrow i belive its fuel though...thnaks for the reply

watch the video and let me know what this could be. its bad in first and second especially then 3rd is clean for the most part. this is wot first and second.i cant see to see the video so if you have trouble im sorry. just copy paste the link. thanks

update. i reinstalled the wideband bung and now am getting great readings. 14-16 at idol and around 12 under normal boost. im not running quite well. im still having problems with backfiring and what feels like the motor cutting out under hard acceleration. i do have an external wastgate. it seems to happen when the thing opens, never befor. honestly not liking it much, never have really. for the external wastegate that is. i have it set to open about 8 psi. i dont want to push more then that. how can i check this out to be shur its opening at the right time? it runs well until i want to get on it. it really is bad out of first and second gear. if im cruzing in third i can floor it and the gate will open and away i go with no problems. this is really my last complante with this car the it will be a steady runner.

ya me too now that ive gone threw the troubleshooting enough. I belive the bung i installed was too far out from the exhaust stream. im going to re do the bung and try and get the sensor deeper into the stream.

Ok i reinstalled my stock fuel rail and injectors. i found out that the injectors i was using were not able to be ran by my stock ecu. I also notcied when i put a towel over my exhaust my ratieo would richen up to normal specs or atleast the ame as a fellow members specs of the same sensor and swap. i belive i installed my bung wrong and the sensor is too far from the exhaust gasses. i will reinstall the o2 sensor deeper into my exhaust pipe and let you know how it goes. i also found my BOV was gummed up bad and not closing upon purging. i have yet to test the new rail and fixes ive done so far so i will report once i do a raod test. excuse my mishap with the instalation of the wideband. Thnks for your help btw.

thanks for the quick replys. BLOZ UP: what about when im just idoling. it show 22.4 maxed out..also i can rev the motor a bit and it dose richen up but its still lean.. only shows like 18 17 maby 16 sometimes. it will only back fire if i really get on it or am creeping up a hill..only time ive seen it near 12 13 is when im about 4k and somewhat into the pedal cruzing then it will go lean agian once i reached my speed and just want to cruz. cgsheen: i did calibrate it by the book when i first installed it. I will recalibrate it again. Once i do that i will post my results. Thanks again for the ideas.

Hi all. Im having some issues with my swap. It consists of a l28et, stock ecu stock harness, pallnet o-ringed fuel rail bigger injectors ,i think they are around 260cc. po installed them and dosent remember what size. Says they are bigger then stock but around 260cc. bigger garret turbo. intercooler, aftermarket fuel pump,msd coil, innovate afr guage, 60mm tb and stock afm. bout it for the build. Ok it idols wayyy lean. (22.4) max on the afr guage. and for the most part is lean until u really open it up then it starts to richen up. but hardly gets near 12.0 it also seem to fall on its face and stumbles and back fires alot when you accelarate hard. other times it gets into boost well. I set the timing at 23 btdc. new pluggs. Alao did all the ohm tests i could find in the FSM and my afm and head temp sensor all check out well.Along with the grounds. Ive read that if you remove the connector as the car is running from the HTS it will go into a "closed loop mode" and not read from the AFM or the HTS. In turn it will richen up. Well it dosent do a damn thing haha. i did check all the connections at the ecm. i did the ohm tests there too at the ecm pluggs for the componets. All ok. my fuel pressur is around 30 at idol, i can adjust it no prob to run higher or lower.Tried it and no difference. As i rev it the pressure will rise a bit too . im holding about 10psi of vaccume on my boost guage. Im only running about 7-8 psi boost. I need some help on this. Thanks . i will add any need to know info upon request so dont yell if i dident put it in the first post. thanks again

Update. I found the source of the noise. It is comming from the oil cooler/ filter housing thats bolted to the motor. Ehat could this be? The check ball? Any imput would help.

Update. I checked my compression and its 135 across all six. And i swaprd out my alternator for a know good one and the sound hasent gone away.

Hi dexter. Thanks gor the advise. It was late so i just turned in for the night. I will check out a few things and update asap. Thanks again!

update. This build will be stopped as i bought a 72 240zt. I am unclear what im am gong to do at this point with the roller and motor. Along with all the other parts i gathered for this build. I may sell some stuff. So if your looking for something for a l28et swap/build i may have it. heres a pic of the car i picked up.

Delete. I found my bellhousing. 83turbo thank you for the offer but it was a lil too late. id post it on the adds here you will sell it quick i bet! thanks

I just got this car going well. It had some bad timing issues and electrical stuff. I got it running well then about 10 mins after running it it started making this noise. you can hear it from the cab. It is loudest on the passenger motor bay. I included a youtube link. Sound is not the best but you should be able to hear it. it changes as i rev it up a bit. Take a look and tell me what you think. Thank you. its like a ticking hissing noise.

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I am in search for a t5 bellhousing for a 280zx turbo 5speed t5. Im located in CA bay area. THANKS!!!

My friend i may have a car for you. To start its a 73 240z. Runs awsome. I just rebuilt the motor (l24) . Its a turn key start car. Id like to get 3k for it. Let me know if your interested. Clean title on non op. No back fees. And veryyy min rust.

Update on the build. Just got my motor together. 100% ready to drop in. Waiting on my downpipe from msa. I had a question would it be ok yo run an intercooler setup with stock evrything pretty much? Im kinda leaning that way. Any thoughts on where i can get a setup? Ebay? Dose anybody have one available? Or can make me onee for this app? Will post pics soon. Looken to sand blast the bay first and paint befor i drop her in. Thinking of black bay with a charcole grey primary.

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