well its been a long time since i have been reporting on my thread, the good news is the L26 is still running excellent! I just did an oil change and put in a new set of plugs( the engine is running perfect according to the plug reading) it is getting around 23-26 mpg hwy, and around 18 city. the five speed in it is just about done for, I have a 5 speed from an 81 maxima i am going to use. any ideas what the difference in gearings are? I have put on an old set of zx wheels from an 82 and they look ok on the z but till i find the right wheels-17 in. should be about right- I will be installing a new to the car 1.25 inch sway bar I found in an old z we are tearing apart due to massive amounts of rust! the car is done, but the parts are ok!