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  1. Tony D, 550cc does sound like it would be ok. I have a set of 550cc denso injectors for my RB20DET so I could always try them :). Does the angle the injectors sit at play a big part in their effectiveness?

     

    HowlerMonkey, front sump L6 engines are all over the place hear I've even taken a few to the scrap metal yard... :)

     

    Noodle, did you need some turbo stuff? a mate of mine is trying to sell some stuff.

     

    Bluestag, nice car :) I do hope when it comes to it I can find an SU guy but I don't like my chances..

  2. This won't be a full race engine as I don't plan to push the 240k the full 10 10ths I have faster less valuable cars for that :-) part of the reason I wanted to go SU's is because kids my age don't think carbies can produce any real power for the same money and I wanted to see if I could step outside of what I know and use all the techniques of the cars era to get a decently powerful engine. Although it is tempting to make it efi.

  3. Ok so I'll start with what I have,

     

    two LD28 cranks (V07)

    sets of twin SU manifolds

    flat top and round top 1 3/4 SU's

    two 2inch SU's off a jag (no other information was given)

    two F54 blocks (L28E blocks from 83 280zx's, still complete engines)

    two N24 blocks (L28E blocks from something... one complete one not)

    two L24 engines from 1974 240k's (still in the cars one still runs and the other is rusted/seized)

    a few N24 heads from L28E's

    5speed 280zx boxes and R200's

     

    I want to build an L31 with twin SU's and extractors and put it in my 74 240k this particular 240k is one that has been in my family since new and I have always desired this car. So now that I own it I want to make it really special :)

     

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    One of the main reasons I want to run this combination is that I want an average person to see this car and think thats a stock (or with minimal mods) car.

     

    My issue is that I am starting to think the SU's may be too hard to tune correctly as I have very limited knowledge about them. Im not looking for unreasonable high horsepower but with some thing in the range of 200hp to 300hp should do fine :P Does this sound like something that will be too hard to get right for a weekend street menace? Or should I just stick to an EFI setup

  4. we had the same issue when a v6 from a Toyota Aurion "fell" into our laps the amount of time effort and money we would of used just to get that engine to the same point our cars are already it was not worth it. But we did get a fair bit of money from the scrap yard.

     

    It's a good idea but IMO it will be a "I put a vr38 in my car because I have too much money and I wanted to" thing... At least until they are truly cheap.

  5. I drove my 83 zx for over a year with a steering rack that didn't work... although I was fine I would not recommend due to the danger of breaking your rack and losing steering completely, happened to an F truck owner who's truck I scrapped.

  6. no offence tony but you are not giving a lot of info.. could be quite a few things. Is the car only making the noise under load or does it make it when you rev your engine as well. Also saying its in the front of the car can be interpreted many ways. How "in the front of the car" is it?

  7. IMO don't use the R32 Z32 or S13 rear instead use new versions like R33 and S14 ive been measuring and i believe that the newer ones wont interfere with the chassis as much. as i have not done my R33 rear swap i cannot confirm this and wont be able till 2012 some time due to other commitments

  8. i remember when i ordered my clutch the said there was 2 different flywheel sizes (we only got the 280zx 2+2 and 280zxt 2+2 in australia to my knowlege). Also have been told that RB's and L series flywheels have the same bolt patern. :>

  9. So the lightened fly wheel is a good idea. How about taking material off the crank to make it lighter? or that just over the top. (I am also asking from a hot streeter point of view)

     

    Leon

  10. It's just less money to repaint a ZXR another color, if the stripes are faded. Then it is to repaint the kit on. Since there is no way to get the original vinyl kit anymore. Just the stripes alone is 40 hrs in a booth. Just recently checked on having it repainted. $5000 and 60hrs. Mine is scheduled to be done this winter.

     

    Is it $5K just for the stripes? For a bare metal respray that sounds ok but just for stripes it is a fair bit, IMO I would go to a sign writer and get a vinyl done. You may find its quite cheap and gets the same look as the original :>

     

    Just a suggestion :)

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