Jojoz

Was just reading an article in Street Machine Magazine here in Aus. Very good comments on the rip-shifter. Do a search, Holden box should be the same as the chev. Can't help with the boot, sorry. Couple of links to kick you off. http://www.jhp.com.au/monaro-gto/gto-short-shift.php http://www.fordforums.com.au/archive/index.php/t-8185.html

Here's Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak in an early 1980s TV commercial for the 280ZX. http://youtube.com/watch?v=A0Gi8xd5ygs Stolen from http://www.boingboing.net/

http://rocket-craft.com/works_car_en07.html Nice. Didn't see a Z in the cars, but plenty of other models. Oh, it's in Japanese.

Jon, I think I'm trying to justify going the LS1 over tinkering with the L28. Nothing wrong with the L28 I have, but bit of extra punch could be the go. Maybe just turbo and get some nice efi rather than go all out.

Thanks everyone for the input. One train of thought I have had is if I go and work my l28 to make some high bhp, how reliable and what life will I get out of it, as opposed to a shelf LS1. That rb30 bottom end with the 26 head sounds good though. I am also cursed with the all or nothing bug. Either way I go, it's going to hurt my pocket. I really wish I knew someone that had the L31 over here so I could give it a run, just to experience it and get a better idea of what outcome to expect.

The more I read, the more I toss back and forth the 3.1 vs sbc. Can anyone who has done the 3.1 stroker, give me an idea what their approx cost ended up? I am in Aus and from the searching and pricing I have done, it is comparable to do the sbc conversion. I have a 73 240 with an L28 under the bonnet. Please, opinions welcomed.

As I suspected, thanks for the information. I'll keep looking closer to home first, but yeah, I want a bloody good job done on this head, so I'm not going to risk it with someone unsure. Having one done in the states and sent over is not out of the question if it comes to that. Thanks again, much appreciated.

Thanks mate, will do.

Hi all, long time lurker, first time poster. I intend to turn my l28 into a 3.1 turbo stroker. I have had trouble locating anyone who 'specialises' or has a lot of experience will the L series in Australia. If I go to a reputable performance shop, should they have the knowhow to do a comparable job or am I best to keep looking. Just concerned I may end up with a useless head or something. I'm not hugely knowledgable on the machining mods and am a believer in leaving that stuff the experts and after reading this site, a lot, I see it is easy to incurr negative performance if you don't understand it fully. Thanks