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I'm not afraid to use water - I just didn't know if I'd end up regretting it after I sprayed it. Or maybe there's a dry time I don't know about??? Just wanted to run it by you guys first...

I'm about to be spraying my '83 280zxt, but I have a problem: I don't have an air compressor in my garage - it's an apartment garage, so a) there's not much room, I don't think it will supply the voltage I need, and c) it will probably piss everyone off when it's on. I've been doing a ton of sanding so there's paint dust everywhere, but I don't think just wiping it off is removing everything. I want to use water, but I'm afraid to use it on bare metal and then spray it. How can I effectively clean off all the paint dust before I spray it?

Sorry for the late reply, I've been really busy at work. I agree 100%. I always tell her to do what makes her happy, and she says that she just wants to be with me. You always have great words of wisdom Yasin...I just hope I'm wise enough to listen to them. I figured I'd start getting into kit cars after the Zs. Modifying Zs seems so simple, I think by the time I'm older I'd want something more challenging. I picked up my Z addiction after we began dating, so she didn't exactly know what she'd be getting into. But, like I mentioned earlier, it's not the cars, it's the time. I've been trying to compromise a balance with the two. So far, my compromise has been getting her to help me out while working on the Zs. She helped me prep the garage today:

I don't know - a lot of people are telling me that Whipple won't push enough cfm for me to get the power I'm looking for. I might still try it, but I'm keeping my eyes open for a kenne bell. Hell, if what LS1 240Z says is true, I may just run a head/cam combo. I can't find any concrete information on a 600rwhp head/cam build, though.

She supports the Z hobby - she just wants a little attention, which I don't blame her. I came very close to selling my 240zt, but she's the one that talked me out of it, and she told me that she would buy it before I sell it to someone else, because she didn't want to see it go. Out of all of the girls that I know, she's the most knowledgable with cars. She doesn't care how much money I spend on them, because she knows I worked hard to earn the money I have to be able to spend it on them. Also buZy, she's told me the same thing you mentioned - that she looks at it like at least I'm not out at a club or bar hitting on chicks, or wasting my money on drugs (even though these cars are about as bad money and time-wise). We have a lot in common, plus she's the first and only one I've experienced ANYthing with, from being in a relationship to sex - and yes, she is a hottie. Usually when people find out that she was my first everything, they tell me that I need to go out and experience other relationships with other women and...I just don't want that. When I move to Dallas, we were planning on buying a house together - I found one for a decent price with a 4 car garage, and she was asking for one space only if she gets her Mustang GT this summer. Once I go up there, I'll have 5 more years of college to go through, and then I'll have a completely different profession, that will most likely not ask for late hours, so I think she's looking forward to that as well. Plus, since I'm going to be going to school full time and not working for the next few years, she was planning on making the payments on the house - we agreed that I would lay down the deposit and split the bills with her - the rest she would take care of. But, you are right - I don't know how other women react to cars, and spending a lot of time and money on them. I've always considered myself blessed to have her, but I don't think she feels the same way. That's why Sunday's conversation really got to me, and why I made this post. But, what relationship can last when the couple hardly spends any time together. I see these problems as my fault...I'm just trying to figure out a way to balance everything, or how to change my priorities, which I don't see happening. I appreciate everyone's responses. Although it doesn't help me resolve anything, it makes me feel better hearing about the same addiction from others.

That's one of the biggest problems right there - I have one free day per week, which is Sunday, so most of the time I'll try to get as much done on the Zs as possible. I work a lot and am highly depended on to be at work - to give you an idea, last year I flagged the most hours out of 18 technicians, so most of my life is spent at work busting my ass. I had an extra L28et, and rather than sell the engine by itself, I found a 280zx shell to swap it into, to paint and resell. I don't plan on doing this again - the zx is not a good car to sell for profit . The 77 280 was my first car, and it's just been set aside for too long. I'm planning on moving to Dallas by the end of this year, and I need to have that car gone by then, as I don't plan on taking it with me. Sparky - You're a better man than I am; I wish I had your strength to part ways with the Zs. new40z - Thanks for the story - I'm looking forward to that with my son. I also think that's one reason I like working on cars so much - I can have my quiet time, I'm doing something productive, and they DON'T BITCH! They may be stubborn every once in a while, but I guess that's to be expected when I'm trying to shove a chevy drivetrain into them

They take everything I have: time, money, and now threatening my 7 year relationship with my girlfriend. We just had a long talk yesterday and it really made me stop and think about everything. I have 5 Zs. (see sig) I work easily a minimum of 60 hours a week. As soon as I come home, I eat and then work on the Zs. As of now I'm doing bodywork and painting the '83 280zxt, which I plan on selling. Then, I have the '77 280 that I need to finish painting, so I can sell that one too. After that I have the '75 280z Widebody that I'm planning on installing a Whipplecharged LQ4 / T56 combo. I love working on these cars - I literally feel I LIVE for these things. But, because of that, I have no life - other than these cars. I have no social life - I have friends from work that ask me to go out with them all the time, but I always tell them "no". On top of that, I have my loving girlfriend, who's been great to me for the past 7 years, that I leave up in the apartment while I'm outside working. Granted, she only visits me on the weekends because she goes to college about an hour and a half away from here, but when she gets here, I spend very little time with her. I know this, but I don't want the cars to just sit there and collect dust. Even when I'm in the apartment with her, most of that time is spent on HybridZ searching and reading forums so I can learn more about what I'm working on. These cars are consuming my life, but I don't want to stop working on them. I wish I only had 1 Z project, but I can't sell my '72 240zt and my '82 280zx v8 - they're my babies, with so much put into them. Then, once I finish the widebody project, I'll probably build a 240zg with a 3.1 stroker that I have all the parts for in my garage I've neglected family, friends, and most importantly my girlfriend (people say we're practically married already - and it is being planned on) because of these cars, but it's like crack. I think it would be best for me to sell the Zs and buy a new Z06 or even a new shelby gt500 since I work at a ford dealership and can get a really good price on one. But, then I think about all of the time put into the cars I've already built, and I think about how unique/exotic they are, and how much faster I can make them for so much less than a new car, and how much cheaper the insurance is, and then I'm back to square one. What's sad is I don't see me getting better about this in the future. What if I neglect my own children?? I've always wanted to have a car as a father/son project, but what if they're not interested? Would I spend any time with them otherwise? I would like to think so, but... Sorry guys, I'm just venting a little bit, but I'm sure I'm not the only one out there who's been through this. I can't talk to my friends or family because they're all biased against the cars. I figured my fellow car nuts would be the best group to talk to about it. How do you guys cope with projects? I see some people make progress very, very quickly on their cars. Are you guys single or just have a very tolerating wife? Is there a certain day during the week that you set aside for family time and another for cars? I don't know what's best, I just know that they're consuming all my time, and I'm afraid I'll end up regretting it in the future when half of my close ones are dead. I know they're just cars to most people, but they're so much more to me...almost like my children (as creepy as it sounds). I even drove 250 miles this weekend to go see my mother for her birthday, and ended up spending most of Sunday buying parts and fixing my little brother's pocket bike. I know that I'm in way too deep with these Zs right now, but I got myself into this mess and I need to get myself out. F*ck I need help... So, how do you guys cope?

Ouch, I can almost relate. Saturday I smashed my left thumb while removing a wheel, and although the bone didn't break, my whole thumbnail turned blue/purple. I took a 1/16" drill bit and drilled a hole in the thumbnail yesterday so it would bleed out and relieve the pressure - it felt a little better, but damn it still hurts pretty bad. I can only imagine how it would feel if it was broken.

I just came back from watching it. I really didn't think it was that bad, although I didn't take it seriously. I've slept through movies in the theatres before, and this one kept me awake. The ending though....

How does this 700hp setup differ from the carcraft build? http://www.carcraft.com/techarticles/ccrp_0705_chevrolet_ls2_l92_cylinder_heads/index.html Larger cam to make an extra 150hp? I've been searching the LSx forums trying to find more info about this

550 FLYwheel horsepower So, assuming I have a 15% drivetrain loss in my Z, with JUST the LQ4, L92 heads, and a large cam, I should expect about 600rwhp.

I was looking forward to it until critics and such started giving it 2 out of 5 stars, bashing it and such. I know most critics are pretty tough on reviews, but I mean they had nothing good to say about this one, but if you enjoyed it that much I may go check it out afterall. I think I'll watch it tonight if I have time. Thanks for the post

I thought the 6.0 with L92 heads and a big cam made around 550 fwhp - I wouldn't think the intake and throttle body would pick up an extra 150fwhp. Hell, if you're making 700fwhp off just heads and cam I might as well sell my whipple and go that route, since that's more than what people are making with a head/cam whipple-charged 6.0. I've found one person that's put down a little over 500rwhp with his whipple, and it took him a lot to get to that point. I think that same setup with a t56 in my 280z would make better numbers since the 4l80 seems to rob quite a bit, and I wouldn't be running a couple of the accessories, but still...do you have links where people are making these huge numbers?

I'm 6'5" and I drove a 350z roadster for a while, and I was pretty comfy in it (yes, with the top up). At first I didn't care for the car, but then I drove it. If I were to buy a newer car, that would be the one I'd pick. It was great for a daily driver - the exhaust note, DECENT power, gas mileage, handled like it was on rails, and as others have commented, great stereo.

If you have his address I can pay him a visit if you'd like...maybe it will spook him?

CRAP!! I didn't catch this thread in time - PM me next time. I can still go over there to check it out if you'd like, but it sounds like you already have everything under control. Well, tomorrow night I'm going to the Pink Floyd Laser Spectacular, but after that I'm free if you need anything. Sorry man!

Is ls1tech the best source of information for LS performance? I've been searching for information on heads and boost lately without too much luck - maybe I'm not using the correct keywords? And about the roots blowers' torque, hah, I've driven stock and modified '03/'04 Cobras that have come through the shop before - that's what gave me the taste of blood for the whipple. Pm sent I've been talking with a rep from Whipple about using it with the L92 heads, and he's told me: "We are working on a new kit that will be intercooled and come with a new intake manifold. We will offer it for the standard cathedral port heads and the new L92 heads. We are about 4 months out on this at this time. This new kit will be your best option as it will be intercooled and you can alter the boost easier." But, I'm worried that their 4 months translates into 4 years or something like that? Decisions, decisions...

Crap...I wonder if I can have the heads machined to accept the blower. As well as those heads flow, I'd hate to sacrifice them. Maybe I can have the factory 6.0 heads ported, larger valves, etc. I'll look into that... I also e-mailed Whipple along with a couple of local LSx performance companies about this dilemma...hopefully I can get something promising.

All he did was make afr adjustments? Wow

And I thought mine were wide: ...yeesh. I have tire envy

Well, GreenLeaf doesn't warranty their engines if they're installed in a different application, sooo, I'll probably pick up an LQ4 from a different junkyard, but I'll grab a T56 from D&D since it seems like a good deal. I think I'm going to give this project a green light, but I have to sell a couple of Zs first. More questions to come in the future...

Pop - Thanks for the link on the t56 - I may go that route if the lifetime warranty won't be honored. It looks like the hat plus the manifold will run at least $600 - I may wait to install that. With heads/cam/7psi, I'm thinking I should still hit at least 600whp with the lsx manifold. But, I was looking at both victor jr manifolds: EFI manifold with bungs: Carb: From what I can tell, the carb manifold looks like it has shorter (and maybe larger?) runners - but I can't really tell. They look to be the same for the most part. It's nice that the carb manifold already has the provisions for the injectors - they just need to be machined. Mike - I have a couple of pairs of electric fans in the garage, but if they don't pull enough cfm, I could pick up another taurus fan for $25-40. I wasn't sure if the factory fuel rails would include the fpr. If they don't, add another $140 for an Aeromotive BRFPR.

Alright, update on the price list. I can pick up loaded L92 heads for $910. As for the engine - I can get the complete pullout with the harness (not sure about the PCM) and a lifetime warranty for $2200, or a 6-month warranty for $1500. They can also get me a t-56 with the lifetime warranty for $2450, or a 6-month warranty for $1680. The lifetime warranty really sounds tempting, but I don't know about their guidelines for the warranty. For instance, I don't know if they will honor the warranty if the engine is not in its original application. I've also had "lifetime warranties" expire on me - I was going through remanned T-5 slave cylinders from O'Reilly's like crazy on my t-56 a couple years back, and after the 5th one they told me "If this one breaks, we're just going to refund your money and that's it." I ended up buying an OEM unit from GM and keeping the remanned as a spare, but anyways, I still want to investigate a bit more on the warranty guidelines.

I would've signed up for one but last time I talked to him he really didn't show much interest for the s130...so I had one custom fabricated instead.

Rear end is out of a C3 vette, and the whipple comes with everything needed to run (hoses, pulleys, belt, aux injectors, whipple wiring, etc.) I have a buddy to do the exhaust, and they'll be side pipes with dynomax ultraflo mufflers I already have. I didn't add the misc. charges, but I usually figure at least $2k (I overlook a lot of stuff) So are you suggesting to run a carb intake with bungs for injectors and add a standalone ECU? Or have a carbureted whipple-charged 6.0? I was planning on running the factory PCM and harness and use hptune. I have injectors on the list - they're 42 (or 43) lb. injectors he would sell me for $200, although he said they were at 80% duty cycle on the 6.0 at 6.5psi. I have a couple of sets of electric fans in the garage, and it already has a modified radiator, but I was thinking about throwing a griffin in there, so I should probably add another $220 to that. I thought about the gauges, but didn't add them on the list because I'll be changing them regardless if I installed the LQ4 or not. I was referring to the LS7 clutch/fly, but I thought they were more than $400.