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Thank guys, well Ill be 1 more year for sure and we may try to extend another 2. There is a 5 year max here so I figure why not...kids love it and schools are good etc so...boooooo:roll: Gotta take care of the family ya know...wife is Japanese so she doesn't mind much although she is an American citizen now and thinks like I do...hahaha. She likes Texas better but is safer here for the kids school etc. My son graduates from Marine bootcamp 4 May in SanDiego! Looks like he is gonna make it easily. Anyhoot I will try to bring the engine and tranny etc with me if I can arrange the disassembly and shipping etc. Bringing back the whole car is a little too diificult and more than I wanna get into. I mean they are a dime a dozen here with 2JZ for like $2000 and $3000. I paid $2000 for this one, 1991 model with 48,000 miles for 2K.. I was shocked but thats the way Japan does it. I got lucky and found one with low miles and a great drive train. Its funny how fast you guys are going now...I rememebr when I left, the big thing was getting into the 10s...which I barely managed to do...now its 8s and 9s and even a 7 second pass...whew!!!! am I missing all the fun.....can't wait to get back but the money being here is just too damn good, tax breaks, and nothing to do makes for a good opportunity to save money like never before.......oh and congrats ZGAD on the 8s, plain awesome. As a matter of fact the Japanese mechs at the Army Auto Hobby Shop asked me yesterday if I knew the guy on youtube with the yellowZ 2JZ named ZGAD!!! HaHA..what a small world. I got excited and said yes and gave him our website to look at. He wants to join. Looks like your famous here now!!! hehe. Well I guess I better go eat and start my day....what shall I do today???? Terry

Yeah, I blacked out the Toyota on front. I wanted to put in the grill but cant locate an insert for the grill with the emblem. I may do the rear later...maybe not. This car is a GS300 in the states, hence the badge. I want to bring this engine and tranny back with me if I can with maybe the dash and steering rack etc for someone who wants to do a RHD conversion or something. The diff maybe a good thing too...dunno much about these cars. Terry

Just thought Id show my progress on my Aristo here in Japan. I got bored and bought some rims, tinted the windows, put a surf board on the rear and customized my front brake rotors with a Japanese flag sticker...hahahaha. I MISS MY Zs.... http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL83/533777/9811561/243787248.jpg http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL83/533777/9811561/243787255.jpg http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL83/533777/9811561/243787234.jpg http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL83/533777/9811561/243787225.jpg http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL83/533777/9811561/243787208.jpg http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL83/533777/9811561/243787109.jpg http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL83/533777/9811561/243787089.jpg Oh and a new Skyline was in front of me...couple of rear shots... http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL83/533777/9811561/243787171.jpg http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL83/533777/9811561/243787153.jpg Terry

HAHAHAHA! I love it.....poor porche!!!! Engine sounds badd ass!!! Good job!!! Terry

HAHAHA...mine was 2.6L. I bet I could get it back for $1000. They need money for drugs real bad.....

I had one dropped ,rims,tinted windows, porche red, body kit and it was SWEET!!!! My brother in law has it now and doesnt run. I always wanted to get it back and put in a 383. I will probably do just that!!!! Ill dig up some pics if I can find them later!! Terry

Actually Im thinking about using the rears I bought for the wide body kit and maybe those front flares. I think it woud be a good combo and fix alot of install issues with the GNose etc...just a thought... Terry

Blended for sure....

Ok Ill bite, Mike your name says banned but your still posting...doesn't anyone but me see that or am I missing something....WTH?? Oh dang..ok. I didnt read the last few posts..never mind.....Im a blonde..

ooops...sorry. First time I saw it too....too bad they dont have a home depot over here....DAMMIT!! Terry

Home Depot WARNING Be careful @ Home Depot. Just a "heads up" for you guys, I know you are regulars at Home Depot. Over the last months I became a victim of a clever scam while out shopping. Simply going out to get supplies has turned out to be quite traumatic. Don't be naive enough to think it couldn't happen to you!!! Here's how the scam works: Two seriously good-looking 20-21 year-old girls come over to your car as you are packing your shopping into the trunk. They both start wiping your windshield with a rag and Windex, with their breasts almost falling out of their skimpy T-shirts. It is impossible not to look. When you thank them and offer them a tip, they say "No" and instead ask you for a ride to another Home Depot or Lowe's. You agree and they get in the back seat. On the way, they start having sex with each other. Then one of them climbs over into the front seat and performs oral sex on you, while the other one steals your wallet. I had my wallet stolen January 4th, 9th, 10th, twice on the 15th, 17th, 20th, & 24th. Also Feberuary 2nd, 3rd , twice on the 7th, three times just yesterday and very likely again this upcoming week. So be very careful!

Thanks 383 but the pic cant be viewed for some reason. Oh did I tell you Im actually from San Angelo? Hell we can hit the track there near Midland and Angelo in the future!! OOH RAH!!! Terry

Understood!

OK... here is where Im at so far...this should be a better list: Heads - Performer(EDL 60499 with 100CC Chambers) Performer -Torker II Intake Single PLain 2500-6500 RPM RANGE Pistons - KB361020-8 (4.145 Bore -17 CC Dome) Floaters Rings - Sealed Power 5/64-5/64-3/16 SLP-E-243K020 Rods - mine stock 6.135 length Crank - SCAT SCA910454 4 inch stroke 454 Crank Bearings - Clevite H series CLE MS829H 2 Piece rear seal 1 3/4 Block Huggers Dual exhaust (already have) Head Gasket FEL 8180PT-2 .039 Crushed 4.370 bore CAM - Flat Tappet XE284H 2300-6500 RPM Range .574/.578 Lift 240/246 @.50 110 Lobe 284/296 With the above I come up with a .059 Quench, 10:1 to 1 CPR, 431 Cubic inches, assuming piston to deck clearance of .020. Do you know what stock clearance on a 396 is? Grumpy does this make more sense? HP estimates? This will give me about a 10:1 to 1 CPR Terry

OK... here is where Im at so far...this should be a better list: Heads - Performer(EDL 60499 with 100CC Chambers) Airgap -Dual Plain 2000-6000 RPM RANGE Pistons - KB361020-8 (4.145 Bore -17 CC Dome) Floaters Rings - Sealed Power 5/64-5/64-3/16 SLP-E-243K020 Rods - mine stock 6.135 length Crank - SCAT SCA910454 4 inch stroke 454 Crank Bearings - Clevite H series CLE MS829H 2 Piece rear seal 1 3/4 Block Huggers Dual exhaust (already have) Head Gasket FEL 8180PT-2 .039 Crushed 4.370 bore CAM - Flat Tappet XE284H 2300-6500 RPM Range .574/.578 Lift 240/246 @.50 110 Lobe 284/296 With the above I come up with a .059 Quench, 10:1 to 1 CPR, 431 Cubic inches, assuming piston to deck clearance of .020. Do you know what stock clearance on a 396 is? Grumpy does this make more sense? HP estimates? This will give me about a 10:1 to 1 CPR Terry

Grumpy what about these heads? And why does it say they have 9.2 compression ratio with flat tops? Im confused. If I go with these heads, 454 crank, my rods, .060 over bore, I get around 10 to 1 on the calculator. So when I order pistons I would buy pistons for a 454 crank with a rod length of 6.135 and tell them its an overbore of .060 on a 396 with Combustion Chambers of 100CC right? Man this is more confusing than the SBC setups. Will the pistons work with semi open chambers? Am I on the right track? Performer High-Compression 454-O Designed for 396, 427 & 454 (7.4L) c.i.d. engines, these 100cc semi-open chamber heads feature a 1-1/2° rolled over (angle milled) design that improves intake port alignment and provides a smaller combustion chamber without shrouding the valves. The 100cc combustion chambers are coupled with the same size valves and ports as the #60459 Performer RPM heads, producing 9.2:1 compression with flat-top pistons for an outstanding high performance street head. When used on 1987-up TBI equipped 7.4L dished piston motors they produce an 8.8:1 compression ratio and made over 450 ft/lbs. torque when combined with our Multi-Point EFI System. The heads also feature an exhaust crossover passage for 50-state emission legal status. Available assembled with high quality components: one piece stainless steel, 2.19" intake and 1.88" exhaust valves: ARP 7/16" diameter rocker studs, bronze guides and ductile iron seats with 3-angle valve job. Features stock port locations, 9/16" deck thickness and heli-coils in the rocker stud and exhaust bolt holes. Mark IV rocker arms and valvetrain parts required. See chart for more specs. Performer High-Compression 454-O Chamber Size Bare (single) Complete (single) 100cc #60489 #60499

Another thought, Im liking this 454 4 bolt assemled rebuild for only $2500. http://www.larrysperformance.com/data/long.html I asked him what CP ratio and chamber size and piston type etc. Waiting for an answer. Maybe just a head change to aluminum heads and better cam may be the answer for under 5K.. Also he has short blocks for only $1800. I could do the build for around 4K that way...oh the pain. Terry

Thanks Grumppy. Questions: 1. Can I put the 454 crank in there without any clearancing? 2. What rods would I use? The ones I have currently? I like the 434 stroker idea... Terry

Hey Mike! Whats up buddy! Well yeah the 396 has some work to be done. Its mainly a show car but damn, when people on the street come up to me and comment on it they always say MAN I BET THAT CAR CAN HAUL SOME BUTT with that big block in there!!!! I jsut say to myself "damn I hope they dont ask me to race or anything ...hahaha. Then I go get my black 240:mrgreen: Anyways yes it should be just as strong or stronger than my 240 so I need to fix it before I go any further on the 240. I forgot that the combustion chambers mainly determined the Compression ratio as far as what pistons you have in there. Unfortunately there are flat tops in there right now with the stock iron heads. Whew!!! its slow. So looks like I may have to change out the pistons after all. Hell if I have to do that then I might as well just bore it up 40 over for a 404. Crap, thatll be another 6 or 7 hundreds bucks plus machine work....but at least Ill have a piece of mind and theres nothing wrong with high 11s for a daily cruiser I guess! Im really set on a 434 short block for the next build for the 240. I still have alot time to ponder since Ill be in Japan for another 3 years or so...my storage is filling up with so many goodies.... Terry

Thanks Grumpy. Well that explains the NO POWER on current setup...ran like 16s in the quarter at 87 or 88 MPH I think. Hmmm maybe this would be better: PERFORMER HIGH-COMPRESSION 454-O Chamber Size Intake Port Size Valve Sizes (in/ex) Bare (single) Complete (single) 100cc 290cc 2.19"/1.88" #60489 #60499 I just want to aVOID TEARING DOWN THE BOTTOM END IF IT CAN BE HELPED... sorry CAPS locked..

Can anyone run this in Desktop? Im gonna upgrade my 396 since its kinda slow at the track. Heres what I am going to get: AFR 305 Heads 119 CCs. 2500-6800 RPM RANGE APPROX 10 to 1 Compression Performer Torker II Intake Single PLain 2500-6500 RPM RANGE 1 3/4 Block Huggers Dual exhaust (already have) Pistons are forged flat tops and I dont remember the relief CCs. 3.75 Stroke standard 396 bore (no over boring) COMP XR288HR CAM .521/.540 LIFT 288/294 Duration 110 Lobe sep. 2500-6000 RPM Range. Hydraulic Lifters RETRO FIT Roller ROCKERS aluminum I will probably run a 750DP Holley or 850DP. I currently have stock heads and Comp 265 Flat tappet cam = NO POWER...lol. It has to at least be as fast as it looks in my opinion. Can anyone chime in with opinions on the above build. I am not changing the bottom end, only cam, lifters and heads. I would like to see at least 12s out of this show car...I also run the T56 six Speed and will need to change the cluth to a stiffer setup as well. Wholly crap Big Blocks aint cheap. This stuff here alone will run me about $4000 bones...dammit and I have two Zs.... Thanks in advance... Terry

Tony, wholly crap! You knew Roger Puffer? Wasnt he the bodybuilder, Clark Kent looking guy with the I think Philipino wife (hot)??? I knew him well as I was into powerlifting at that time and was a regular at Risner and talked to him everyday. I think he retired to Florida? I have bound to have seen you around. Oh and molded flares were the way to go then...haha. Terry

Hmmm I dont want to sound negative here but here is my 2 cents worth from experience. I dont know what your lift and cam specs are but I do know that with the single plane intake, a 2000 stall and 8 to 1 compression it will probably be a dog off the line. The single best improvement I can see you making is simply replacing the intake to a dual plane. This should pickup your lower end quit a bit. Ofcourse then a cam change may be in order as well as converter. I picked up 5 tenths just going from a 2800 stall to a 3500 stall on my latest build. My first build I went from a 14.3 to a 13.7 in the quarter with stock heads just by changing the cam. I was running a Comp 292 magnum and changed to a Comp 262 flat tappet. Made a big differece. As 383 said matching components is the most important thing when looking for max performance. I would say get all your specs together and start playing with them in Dyno 2000 or something similiar to get the best bang for what your working with.

I know what ya mean. No I sold that car before I went to desert Shield/Storm back in 1990. I really enjoyed it as I brought it back from Okinawa in 1986. I had alot of fun with the right hand drive. In and Out burger was fun because I didnt have to slide across the seat to get my food! That engine was an L28 bored to 2.9 with 44MM Solex Carbs and Headers. Ran 14.5 at 92 or 93 MPH if memory serves me correctly. Ran out at Carlsbad all the time in Cali back then. Had a 5 speed in it. Was pretty fast for a NA 6. I rememebr beating a mustang at the track at one time...haha. Terry

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHA...LMAO!!!!