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Back when I took calls and sold long distance. Me: "Do you make any international calls?" Them: "Uh..yeah" Me: "Okay, what countries do you call?" Them: "Uhhhh....you know. Sometimes California, Texas, maybe Georgia once in a while." or Me: "Is this the only telephone number in your home?" Them: "No, I also got Caller ID" or this one, which is a classic, but I can't really blame her because she was elderly Me: "Do you have an e-mail address" Her: "Yes, it's my first and last name, A-circle, *domain* dot o-r-g, which stands for Oregon of course." (which she lived in oregon, so at least it made a little more sense)

As far as I know, they are only located in Texas (Dallas/Ft. Worth, San Antonio, Corpus Christi, and couple of other places), but I was wondering if any of you have done business with them before, and if so, did everything turn out okay? I just found out that the bottom end is ruined on my 350, and I will either need to bore it out or get a new block, and City Motors sells a remanufactured short block assembly (includes pistons, rings, balanced crank, bearings, oil pump, and gaskets) for just under $400 (with core), which seems very reasonable to me. Anyways, if anybody has had any experience or would know a good place to turn to, it would be appreciated. Thanks.

Hey Vashe, no offense, but your picture reminds me of Triumph's "Supernerd".

You should head down south to San Antonio so we could run together. BTW -- Your car is one hell of a beauty. Keep it up.

It'd be nice to think that the z is actually beating the lambo...

I scored 49% Hey aux, it's okay, everybody needs a little lovin' sometime

Man, that site's been around for a while You should check out the auto-theft security systems I've been following that site ever since it started and it's really gained in popularity. I remember watching "Pushin Brown" as if it were yesterday

Well, in my 97 2.3 Ranger, I've beaten: 96 Tahoe 81 Firebird 95 farting Civic My mods: Summit turbo muffler As soon as the v8 is running right in my zx, the list should be much greater

This whole crap about going to Iraq doesn't make any sense to me. From what I understand, they didn't really have anything to do with 9/11. That came from Afghanistan, Palestine, etc. The training and the suicidal maniacs came from Afghanistan, and I'm pretty sure the funding for 9/11 came from Palestine -- Palestine or Iran -- but I distinctly remember reading that it didn't come from Iraq. I'm curious as to why we put Saddam into power there, and then we go on this huge powertrip to go remove him. Even when we knew he was slaughtering his own people, we were still supplying him with weapons Then again, I'm not authorized to view classified information, so maybe there's something that the public just doesn't know about to prevent chaos...or perhaps my sources are all out of whack. Who knows Sorry, I'm not trying to start another political argument again...

Yeah, Great Danes are well, great, but just don't get too attached to them, as they have a short lifespan

Thank you all for the replies. Griemann -- I've always loved your zx -- it's pretty much one of the only 2+2s that I wish I had. I'm a huge fan of EFI and I was leaning towards the 4di setup just like yours, but I've never calibrated an ECU and I figured that I would end up screwing up somewhere which would cost me more in the long wrong, so I figured I'd just keep it simple and get new carb. As far as your question goes, I do trust my work, but only because I'm not going the cheap route with this engine. Plus, I have some other more experienced mechanics keeping a look out on this thing to make sure I'm not overlooking anything. My heads were just pressure tested (in the machine shop said they tested fine) and were shaved down .005" due to a small O-ring groove from the previous headgasket. I bought the ARP headbolt kit (which says to torque aluminum heads to 60 lbs., but that doesn't sound right to me) and so on and so forth. Pretty much the general answer seems to be: "Sure, the 350 is a great engine as long as you don't dog on it", which still sucks for me. While I do not plan on abusing the engine 24/7, there are some cars that I will have to put in their place (on an empty, deserted, 4-lane highway of course ) One of the cars being a 90 LX with a crate 5.0, bigger cam, intake, exhuast, 4.11 rear, fat tires, and 125 shot of N20 -- I'm worried about that race -- I'm gonna film it and post it up as soon as it happens. Anyways, I guess the original question should've been, How durable is the sbc?" Is there any kind of preventative maintenance I should do for heavy driving? I've always heard from my uncle (who's owned several t/a's in the past) that the most important thing I need to do is make sure I do frequent oil changes. I know that I need to maintain other things, but are there any key tips/suggestions you would have? Once again, thank you all for the replies.

The carb that was on it before was an Edelbrock 600...not sure exactly what kind, it just came with the car. Tim -- that wouldn't be a bad idea -- I'll have to measure to see how much clearance i have, but if there's enough I could possibly route that "cap" to put a cone air filter right behind the little triangle induction in the hood. I could kill two birds with one stone there Is that HeavyZ's car? I've always liked the way his scoop looked on his Z. I had thought about one earlier, but I kinda figured that it would hurt my aerodynamics, so I ruled it out. Although I have thought about doing I scoop such as this one:

Holy Bejesus!! That's one wicked engine!! I'll take two!

Put the new carb on (Holley Street Avenger 670) and now the hood won't close on my 280zx. I wanted to try to keep the hood stock, but now I don't have much of an option. It's a shame, too, because this hood is completely straight and rust free. But then again I remind myself that it's a zx so it's value isn't as high to me as the original Z, so it's not exactly "mutilating" The only other thing I can think of is if I buy one of those air filters that has a setup like a "T" (the quotes being the air filters) which is supposed to help with hood clearance, but they cost over $250 (in the Summit catalog, at least) and I really don't feel like spending that much on an air filter, seeing as how I just dumped $1100 into the engine. A $50 hood scoop seems more in my range, but anyways, like I mentioned earlier, I would rather choose to not resort to that option. What would you do in this situation? Thanks in advance for the replies

Is this a 280z (1975-1978) or 280zx (1979-1983) that you're talking about?

Holy Sh!t My prayers have been answered!! :hail: It's about time somebody got their head on straight and decided to put the show back on. How did it get cancelled in the first place?

My current setup is mild. It's a stock bottom end, stock dished pistons, Holley Systemax II aluminum heads, victor jr intake, Msd ignition, Rhoads lifters, 280H comp cam (230 ; 480/480), headers, 8mm wires, and I'm sure I'm missing a couple of other small things. So with that cam setup, how long do you think I should wait before I change out the valvetrain components? The cooling system is a griffin 26 x 19 radiator with dual electric fans, and when I was referring to problems with carburetors, it was mainly directed towards their cold start issues and having to tune them...although I have heard that Holley's carbs are easy to tune. I'm usually running around 2000 rpms on the highway. I do have a 3.9 rear, but I also have the advantage of a T56's wonderful overdrive, so it compensates for the rear ratio. Thanks for the replies...any others want to chime in?

This post is pretty much a question to those who drive Zs with carbed Chevy 350s or have had previous experience with them. I'm concerned of the reliability issue of having a carbed 350 and needing it to drive every day, seeing as how it's my only car. I will rely on this car to get me to college, work, and then safely back home without overheating or leaving me stranded. The engine is not a monster, but I'm pushing around 400 hp, and sadly yes, it is carbureted with a brand new Holley Street Avenger 670. I know that these engines are dirt cheap and are a penny a dozen, but can you actully put your trust it? I just need reliable transportation for about 5 years -- this includes frequent oil changes, plug changes, timing chain, etc. I will not neglect this engine, I just don't know if I can trust it, and I'm wondering if buying a second car wouldn't be a stupid move and a waste of money. Again, I'm just asking you about your previous experiences with the reliability of a 350. Thanks for any help or advice.

Sorry to bring this post back up, but I figured that I'd share let you know that I recently recieved an email with the artist and name of that ghetto song. He said it's "Love Joint" by the Mercenaries, but he's not sure if they ever put out an album. He said he'll look into it for me. I've been looking around, but I can't seem to find that song anywhere. Anyways, just figured I'd throw that out in case somebody else wanted to search around for that song.

Holy crap! Don't look directly at it 8)

Whew, thanks Guy, that's reassuring. I called Summit and right before I ordered the radiator I checked this thread but nobody had replied yet so I just ordered the 26x19 assuming it was the right fit. Thanks for the words of relief

Here, this page should give you some good ideas.

Oh yeah, I guess I should've mentioned that the engine is pretty much apart. I just picked up the heads today from the machine shop, and everything else except the block is in my room. I've pretty come to the conclusion that it's the previous sealer holding it on, but if it is, that's some damn strong sealer

With the search function not working I can't find the answer, but I know it's in the archives, so here's the question: What size radiator fits best in a 280zx? I'm fixing to order a Griffin tonight and I just need to know what size to get. I believe it's a 26 X 19, but I couldn't find any info to back it up, so I'm just going to make sure before I order the wrong one. Also, I'm having some trouble removing the oil pan and ALL of the bolts are off -- any suggestions? (for a 350 sbc) Thanks

Hey, thanks for the tip -- that's a great site. It's such a pain trying to find lights with the white round middle cheaply and in decent shape, I think I'm just going to stick with the plain red lights. Thanks again...now if I can only find those little round headlights...