Nick56289

You make me angry with your innovation and non-laziness. But good job, keep the update pictures coming!

Hey I am only aware of one TT SHO powered Probe so I think I know that engine. You would need to mate it up to a strong clutch and probably have the T5 built. Or if you go AOD then you would definetly need to buy or build a performance one. I am still contemplating this swap as I am restoring the body and working on my 240z. Mine would not be turbo though, I would rather go supercharger since there is plenty of room in front of the motor. Anyways the SHO motor is not the best choice as far as power to weight ratio goes or simplicity of fabricating it in there but it is awesome in so many other ways. Plus no one can resist the beautiful intake manifold especially if you polish it! Goodluck!

The Datsun B210 got about 50mpg so it would probably be a good candidate for a hypermiler. However im not sure if then A12 engine would be a good candidate for a Z swap because they made less than 100 hp ( I think around 80). Something to ponder though.

Heres a situation. Im sitting at a stopsign on a road that enters another road where the speed limit is 55 mph waiting for a car that is approaching quickly. Suddenly a minivan plows into the back of my bike and pushes me into the middle of the intersection directly in the path of the oncoming car. Because I left my bike running I was able to accelerate off the road and out of the way of the oncoming car. I was hurt (broken wrist) but I would have been dead. Also if I could have seen the minivan coming (it came out from behind a corner) then I could have simply moved out of the way. In fact I always leave my bike in first gear with the clutch in at stop. Sitting at a stoplight with the engine turned off is not safe. Especially not on a bike. That form of hypermiling is not worth the extra gas. I could give you dozens more examples where the throttle has saved me from a crash. I agree that it is much more fun to modify you vehicle for better gas mileage than to sacrifice safety.

Id just like to say that turning of your bikes engine while you are still riding it so that you can coast is extremely dangerous and no one should ever do it. Bikes need to be able to accelerate to remain stable and it is especially important to be able to roll on the throttle to put weight on the rear wheel in a turn. If you needed to get out of the way of a car or turn quickly you would be in a world of hurt. Proper throttle control and steering will get you out of more situations than the brakes in a car, but this is 10x more true on a bike. I doubt the safety of doing this in a car, but doing it on a bike is a recipe for disaster. Sorry I had to chime in on the safety issue here. Ive been riding a long time so ask me how I know. I agree that driving techniques are a huge factor in obtaining good fuel economy but you should not sacrifice safety. Focus instead on aerodynamics, weight, and a good engine choice.

Flat sixes are awesome, if you can figure out a way to do it then do it!!! I will be really interested to see how it comes together. Also since its a flat six you can probably get most of the weight really low and far back so it will be interesting to see the effects on handling. If you turboed it then it would be a beast and totally unique which are the two top prioties for me when im building a car.

Yea itdoes have Falken tires on it so it probably was your car. If it was then im in luck because you could probably tell me more about it. Thats weird if I just found the previous owner. I bought it from some guy and his parents were making him get rid of it. He even delivered it to my house. There are some rut pots that look pretty bad but I think it is a solid enough peice to turn into HybridZ. However, I still have to see how bad everything is once I tear it down some more. For now my plans are to keep it.

Sorry the box is the weather stripping kit that came with the car. Im pretty sure the cat didnt come with the car but I dont know where it came from so, maybe? What im most worried about is the rust on the inner fenderwell near the frame rails. I think im going to have to wait until the tear down to see how far that really goes. Did I mention this car only cost me $250?

Extra stuff I got with the car.

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