Leon

I used Mike's service on my 260Z tail light trim. Came out pretty nice!

Finally, some work done on the Z! I finally installed the correct speedo gear a week or two ago. I think this is the first time I've had a Z with a (somewhat) correct speedo reading. On Thursday morning before work, I sanded and painted my tail light panels as well as the license plate light. Primed and ready for paint: I finished painting them and left for the day. For anyone that's curious, the paint is from O'Reilly's and is Nissan "Precision Grey". The tail light trim came back from the platers 2 weeks ago and by Friday the paint was dry so I finally assembled the tail lights. I also finally installed the "new" air dam on Friday. I had sold my old one since I had another one lying around in better shape. It's the same Xenon Type 1 style, just in better shape. Yesterday (Saturday) morning, I gave her a wash and went off to the Shokuji J-tin show in San Leandro. The show was a blast, probably the most fun one I've been to! It was at a great venue and was just big enough to be able to check out each car and talk with owners without feeling overwhelmed. It all gave the show a very nice, calm atmosphere. Saw some awesome machinery including Darius' insane supercharged LS1 Z, couldn't stop staring at that thing! I definitely look forward to attending more of Ivan and James' events. Parked for the day Managed to fit a set of 4 wheels+tires into the Z, along with some miscellaneous items. I arranged a deal for someone to pick the wheels up at the show. I wait until after 1pm and finally call the guy. I ask him about picking up the wheels and he says, "well I looked at them, and they were a little too rough for me. I'm going to pass". Now, the wheels are in great shape so I'm a bit in awe about him thinking they in poor shape. Then, I realize something. There's a guy in the swap meet section of the meet selling VERY similar wheels. Turns out, the buyer talked to him thinking he was me. GREAT! I had to haul the wheels back home, this time with my buddy tossing 2 into his MS3. Anybody want some old-school Appliance turbine wheels for cheap? Bright and early I didn't take many pics but this 86 was awesome! It was a great day in the sun. I just need to remember to put on sunscreen and a hat next time... And safely back home

Let me clarify my post, I'm not looking to spend $150 on a P90A head. I'd need to buy at least $50-60 worth of adjusters and timeserts so I'm limited to <$100 as far as the P90A goes. Thanks!

You sure those are 16X7? Looks like 14" to me...

Looking for a rebuildable core head to take to the machine shop to shave and rebuild, i.e. I don't need something "ready to bolt on". This will be going on top of my NA, flat-top L28. I'll take a P90A but would need to source some valve adjuster "holders" (the big nut at the bottom of the adjusters, I already have a spare set of adjusters). Budget is up to $150 for a good core head. Kicking myself for giving away a P90A for free a few years ago...

No problem. I'm north and you're south so we cover both bases.

My orange car is in the show so I'll be there all day!

How's the feedback? Do you retain the "feel" of the manual rack or does it numb it up?

Same here! $75 for a local.

FWIW, I understand wanting it to "look clean" but I'd consider keeping the relays...

Just let me know when you'd like to come by! BTW, I'll be at the J-tin show in San Leandro tomorrow and can bring it with me if you're going.

Takashi, I have one you can borrow.

Took a look a few days ago (forgot to post ) and I have both 50F9 and 55F9 idles as well as 170 airs. Let me know if you're interested!

Isn't this all in the diagrams? I did some "custom" wiring on mine and didn't have a problem with following the given schematics.

This needs to be labeling "NSFW"...

I don't think you understand what "non-trivial" means...

If you haven't already, open that R180 up and check the ratio stamped on the ring gear.

Always a good read, thanks for posting these John.

Setting up the linkage is non-trivial. There are some very good threads on this if you search classiczcars.com, especially pertaining to the Cannon manifold. Bigger chokes don't affect the idle circuit, they only boost vacuum in the mains. Progression also should not really be affected. The idle circuit gets its deltaP from the downstream side of the throttle butterfly. I would venture to guess that people upsize idle-jets on larger choke setups in order to cover up holes that weren't as prevalent with the smaller chokes. Rather than upsizing idles, I'd play with e-tubes.

Bah, forgot! Sorry about that. Setting an alarm reminder to check tonight.

I wouldn't mind that at all, as long as WOT AFR is richer (~13:1).

FYI, chokes don't affect the idle circuit. They're for the mains.

Nice, I've had good experiences with them as well. They're pretty close to me so shipping is always quick. Only thing I didn't order from them are the stiff internal throttle return springs, since Spruell in ATL charged way less for them. Typically though, Pierce's prices are very good.

Good post! I'm a fan of both. I wouldn't mind having one Z with triples and the other with ITBs. With that said, nothing good comes easy.

If you didn't understand it to that level, then you really didn't know what an emulsion tube does. Keith's stuff might be more expensive up front, but it's a hell of a lot better than assorting a hoard of jets without guarantee that you'll get anything right. He allows returns and jet swaps for free, as well as education. His stuff is cheaper in the long-run IMO, but that's just my thought process. With that said, I didn't buy his stuff until we did a "Weber test day", and with Keith being local, he brought his stuff and let us try it out. I understand the confidence issues here, but I'm happy being the test mule. EDIT: as far as matching jetting to your engine, that's the part where Keith helps you.