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same here, and of course it happens when i'm trying to buy an intercooler aplyedmind, IF YOU'RE READING THIS I SENT PAYMENT!

euro's had different bumpers, why was i not told of this?! does anyone know if someone on the forums has one for an example of how much hacking is necessary?

trolling for pictures of ZXR's when i found this: i instantly fell in love but since the site is in german and gives no information as to the make i'm at a loss. Anyone have a clue? also heres a link to the site: http://www.race-inn.ch/?page_id=55&l=2

also check out my NA to turbo question thread if you're going for a more conservative build: http://forums.hybridz.org/index.php/topic/84004-turbo-swap-questions-be-gentle/

(bumping an old thread again, sorry) does anyone think that i could run the stock turbo setup (stock boost, ecu, J-pipe etc) on my flat top engine or should i just bide my time and install when i get the funds for megasquirt and an intercooler?

thanks for the replies guys, wasn't that big of an investment anyways. Guess its off to the junkyard next week

come on 27 views and nobody has an opinion?

a friend of a friend got rear ended in his volvo (don't remember model) and was scrapping the whole thing so i bought the IC off him for $10 ($10, not a typo). Well when i got home i popped my hood to check out how i would eventually go about piping and mounting the whole thing. And then i began to regret my deal. The endtank outlets are at the absolute WORST angle for installation (sorry about blur): no matter which way i flip it or turn it either way i'll be forced to use weird angled piping i was thinking of getting custom endtanks welded on but the only ones i could find were HKS or Apexi and i'm a cheapo and can't afford them and i'm guessing custom ones are pretty pricey as well. Do you guys think i should go and get some quotes for the custom endtank install or just see this current IC and put the cash towards a better one with better inlet and outlets? also on a side note if people post some suggestions or post pics of their or other peoples intercooler setups i would be eternally grateful

damnit what an idiot as if 280ZXs weren't unpopular enough! Guys like this make me glad to keep my s130's body pure

oh joy yet another expenditure anybody know someone willing to part with just a turbine section?

Was going about my business rebuilding the turbo for my swap when i came across this my friend said he ran his STI with a crack in near the same location but then again this is a car thats 20+ years older. So should i run with it like this or should i buy another turbine section?

hey guys sorry to bring up another one of my old threads but i'm back for some more advice. So i got all the parts needed for my turbo swap except for a few so i wanted to ask for your guys opinions on a few options for intercoolers and blow off valves. First off i'll be going to a junkyard next week where i'm hoping to find an intercooler off of a MKIII supra, some people say it flows poorly but is it really that bad for just a small horsepower bump like i was hoping to meet? (around 220-240) and also i'm not very well versed as far as blow off valves go, should i just buy a new one or try to pull one off of a car there and what cars would have blow off valves there? also while i'm on the subject i heard that i would need to get a BOV that also recirculates the air back into the system (something about the L28 being very finicky about the loss of the mass airflow?)

i think roger and snow hit it on the head, it sounds a lot like a voltage regulator problem

i don't need the HG, its just that running a flat top setup will put me at risk for pinging without lowering the compression and i'd rather not risk it and seeing as a HG is cheaper and less intrusive than new pistons i'd rather do that

doing a flat top turbo conversion and need the HG to drop my compression, also since i foresee myself breaking my cracked to hell dashboard while installing the wiring harness i'd be interested in any decent dashboards you guys are willing to let go. car is an 81 zx if that helps any

just PM'd the guy asking about a dyno sheet we'll see if he really has proof of this, i think if anyone got an L series to run this much power it would be all over this site by now

i recently picked a turbo setup from a guy and while i did get half of the downpipe (goes from turbo and makes a 90 degree turn downwards)I didn't get the other half of it. I'm looking either for the other half of the stock DP or a decent one piece that doesn't have 90 degree angles all over the place. I have a 81 ZX.

thanks rolling, one less part i have to buy. Actually i have come into possession of all the stock turbo parts except for the 2mm head gasket and i think once i get the HG and an intercooler i'll probably run that setup for a while before upgrading to MS and EDIS

hey guys, sorry to resurect an old(er) thread but i had a few more quick questions if anyone is willing to answer them. So i got pretty much all the parts needed for the NA to turbo conversion but there was one this i was unsure on, are the dropping resistors from the NA motor the same as in the turbo motor?

yeah thats what i figured it was like, just didn't have them in front of my face to clarify it so i asked you guys

thanks for the honest answer gray, i was just wondering because there are a bunch of wrecked 300zx's in my local junkyard and it was always bugging me because i had heard on several occasions that the two distributors were so similar

yeah i thought the price was ridiculous too, maybe they're really rare (certainly not desirable, at least not for me)