nuclear_z

i would seriously consider having the exhaust behind the door... When travelling you will have exhaust fumes sucked up into the cabin if you put it in front... Nothing more annoying than smelling like a person thats tried to off themself in their car everytime you arrive somewhere...

have come up with a new solution I will run the hot pipe out the same side of the car, underneath the intercooler (in front of the radiator support panel) then up and into the cooler... I think it is an eloquent solution to the hot pipe which allows me to retain the very short cold pipe.... As far as the airbox goes, I will run the inlet underneath the radiator level (in front of the engine) and into the air box... It will have a cold air intake through the holes on the other side of the radiator support panel.... And this will be the cheapest option to fabricate which is even better... I am now just wondering, should I make the pipes myself out of mild steel and have them ceramic coated, or pay someone to fab them out of aluminium...? Not sure, the ally is probably the best option, but I am looking at some serious dollars

definately not cheap, but if you service it right it wont break - ever!

I definately dont think a standard LSD from a 300zx will cope with the strain placed upon it on drift days or competition. Really you should be looking towards a 2 way LSD from NISMO or KAAZ... It might last a little while, and you could shim the 300zx diff up but in reality its never going to lock up on lift off like you need in drift...

Totally agree that running the inlet pipe behind the radiator is a bad idea for performance... Especially considering we have had 3 40oC days in the past week, but if I dont, I will have to put the airbox on the spark plug side (i'll use this as drivers sides are different for us) and thus increase the inlet track length, therefore increasing the heat of pre-compressed air... I have just gotten a turbo subaru air box from a friend to trial fit in places so I will see how that goes... Thanks for all the pics guys, they are really helping me determine a good solution.

problem with the getting it engineered in AUS is that the Road and Traffic Authority require you to have a standard airbox - i.e. plastic peice of crap. It doesnt matter where you source the airbox from, or the make so long as its not a boxed pod filter... if I could run a pod, it would be nice and easy...

Thank you!!! Your are scholars and gentlemen! Obviously, the way you are running the inlet and outlet of the cooler is reversed... Does the inlet pipe get very hot sitting behind the radiator??? I will most likely go this route, maybe not the best but it may allow me to keep the airbox on the turbo side and not have a mega-long inlet track... catch 22! If i keep my current piping layout, I will have to locate an airbox on the other side of the engine - lengthening the inlet track and potentially having higher inlet temps... Change the piping, get the airbox inlet track short and heat up a pipe behind the radiator...

The one serious reason I would consider putting a cell, or drop-tank, type setup into the zed is so that I could run a twin exhaust system if my z had a V8, or v6 arranged engine in it.... Otherwise, its a pain in the arse, factory tank is the way to go...

not realy keen on relocating the battery to the boot at this stage, nor creating and using a custom manifold as te cast item apparently flows OK and will have no issues with is cracking or warping (car is a daily)... SlownRusty looks like he has a nice turbo setup... I have done a heap of searching but cant find any pics of what I am looking for...

Cheers. Did a search and didnt turn up what I was looking for. Your turbo appears to be mounted in qie a different location, however it may work

Hi Guys, I recently bought a 240z with a L28 injected turbo engine... Problem is, somethings were done fantastically, others not so. The intercooler and aluminim rad are great, the piping for the system is a nightmare.... To engineer this setup in aus I need to: 1. Get rid of the pod filter - no loss as the clown who built the system stuck it behind the radiator 2. Get rid of the atmo blow off valve - again why bother in the first place when they attract so much attention to the car? I'm not sure if its obvious but there are a couple of chromed mild steel pipes used in the system at the moment and THEY HAVE T GO!!! reason for posting, does anyone with a turbo L28 have some photos of their engine bay I can have a squiz at to get some odeas about piping??? Cheers, Thomas