jojothemonkey

I went with a 4" on mine. I picked up a mild steel flange and v clamp kit from www.turbohoses.com for $80.

So today I was going over my Megasquirt II assembly guide and realized I'm not sure what to use for idle control. I haven't found to much info here on what people are using. I don't even know where to begin to get a stepper unit or a PWM unit that would work for my engine. What about useing the stock idle equipment? If so what about Megasquirt. Do I wire it up for stepper idle or PWM idle and just not connect it to anything?

Well lets see. Pulled both engines in the last couple of weeks. so as it turns out the block from the 280zxt is an n42 with flat top pistons (has 79 stamped into them, and someone here has mentioned that they may be just as strong as the dished pistons. dont know myself) But with life there is always the ups and downs. so when i pulled the l28 engine out of the 260z and removed the header... dished pistons! So i will put the engine back together and keep the p79 header and keep searching for a holset turbo. In the last couple of weeks i have gotten my megasquirt system in so that needs to be assembled. I have a replacement passenger floor pan from Zed Findings so i will start to work on that in a couple of days along with the rest of the various rust spots on the car. Oh yeah still need to determine which wiring harness to buy, thinking ez2wire 22 circuit will work, mabey 14 circuit. eh thats it for now. time to take a shower.

Sounds good. Thanks for the input.

Ok, so i have been researching holset turbos and have found that HE351 is the updated version of the HY35W. Now on the HE351 it has the internal wastegate and a command valve that is part of the wastegate system. In some of the posts that i have been reading someone referenced that they and others have the HE351 but just refer to it as the HY35. Sooo what do you do with the command valve? remove it and weld the hole shut? or just leave it there and cut the wires off or something else? Anyways hope what im asking makes sense. Also here is a pic and description of the HE351 command valve. http://list.priceweber.com/cummins/turbo_oct04/wastegate.html

I was thinking about using couple of the exhaust and intake bolts but was not sure if they would be strong enough for lifting the engine. Plus i cant find grade 8 metric bolts at the home depot or lowes.

Ive searched around, but I am still not sure where I should connect the chains to the engine. I plan on removing the engine and the tranny tomorrow.

Alrighty then so its been kinda a busy week. went to dallas to go pick up a turbo engine and mabey pull one from a 280zx the junkyard just got in. that didnt work out at all. the turbo engine was missing and the car wasnt a 280zx turbo. well sh*t happens so i just decided to pull a throttle body off a 240sx. Well the other day I did find a 280zx 2+2 turbo. they guy that owned it had decided to replace the head gasket and couldnt get it back together. so it sat around for a couple of years in his garage, now its in mine. spent today pulling parts off so i can pull the engine with out any hassle. of course the parts became the hassle with rounded off bolts and what not. eh still fun. oh i will be parting the car out in about a week. so far the only things i will be keeping off of it will be the engine / tranny / ignition switch / mabey a couple other odds and ends. if anyone wants something let me know. i would prefer local pick up of parts, might be willing to ship small things. send a pm if you want something or more info.

Well here is my new toy a 74 260Z, and if i really enjoy working on this i will be off in april to go to school at SAM Racing in Houston. Ive been searching around for what engine will give a good challenge and of course be with in a reasonable budget (yeah right). Anyways here is the always evolving master plan Swap in the L28ET engine Upgrade the necessary parts to get to around 350hp or more not sure yet Megasquirt for management figure out suspension items i will need (havent done to much searching yet as that will be further down the road upgrade) More than likely I will just do some basic upgrades to the brakes. ie pads lines and such not completely sure just yet And of course the first thing that will get done is to replace the passenger and mabey the driver side floor pan Oh one more thing, since this car has traded hands several times, the previous owner told me that he believed the engine had been swapped out for the 280Z engine. did some searching earlier and I thinks thats correct plus it seams the 260Z was kinda a mix with the 240 and 280. I'll put up a couple pics of the engine. Anyways here are some pics of it. for the most part it is in really good shape. very few areas of visible rust and paint bubbles other than the passenger side.