Scott_M67

Looking to buy a stock turbocharger for a L28ET in good condition, no shaft play and no bent fins please.

Anyone have a stock L28 cam they want to get rid of, please PM me. TIA

Thats pretty clever Pyro, I'd like to see more pics of that install if possible.

Thanks for the offer but I just found a near perfect section from the firewall to the shock tower. Currently my battery box section looks like the one in your pictures, can't wait to start installing this new section.

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Wanted, a rust free left rear quarter panel for a '77-78 280. Thansk, Scott

I'm also interested if the Eclispe injectors are worth pursuing, you can find them pretty cheap. Anyone use them?

Perfect, thanks again. I guess I'm going with TABCO, at least they are pretty cheap to buy.

Thanks Chris, by fitting OK do you mean they could fit a whole lot better? Where did you have to do most of the trimming on those?

Does anyone know if there are multiple manufacturers of replacement 280z rocker panels or if one brand/source fits better than another? TIA, Scott

Thanks for the help, I'm thinking a Pallnet rail with "O" ring injectors that have more output than the stock injectors, something in the 440-450 range.

Looks great man!! I wish I knew you needed that piece, I had a good donor section. I just replaced that entire apron piece last weekend on our car. BTW, does anyone have pics or ideas on how to repair the right inner fender battery box or an inner fender?

Hi everyone, My son and I are rebuilding a 280Z with a L28ET swap and will be doing the MS conversion as well. I'm watching Craigslist and cruise the junkyards for the EDIS system (assuming its the best system to use) and fuel injectors. Before I spend any money on injectors, which ones work the best with MS. For example, do the Eclispse 450cc DSM black tops play well with MS because they seem to be plentiful and pretty cheap. I'm also not clear on which injectors need to use dropping resistors or not. I'd like to keep it simple and use tried and true parts. Thanks, Scott

OMG Cyg.. that is one awesome looking car and a very nice website. You really got it right with that build. Great tip on mounting the AFM where you did boardkid, it looks great. So my dilema is, do the AFM now and get it running or just spend some more time and do the Megasquirt mod as long as we are at it. Good news on the TB too, if I can find a TPS switch I think I would rather go that route, and thanks again for those links, I haven't come across the 'hammonds' one before.

Thank you for that link, great help indeed and it looks like the AFM belongs there. So for you guys that have gone to MS, this may sound like a lame question but I need clarification on it. You need to go to a 240sx Throttle Body for the TPS switch and it looks like you need to use a spacer even after you port the intake, and do some guys keep the AFM or is it eliminated all together by the use of a sensor located in the intake manifold after the throttle body?

Thanks to everyone's PMs and posts and the sticky's that talked us into doing a L28ET swap for my son's '77 280z project. The original motor and 4 speed is finally sold, we bought a '81 L28ET complete with AFM, wire harness and ECU so we are off and running and spend hours a day searching and reading about everyone's swaps. I've found that the search function is great but unless you happen to type in the correct "key phrase" you can waste a lot of time looking for stuff. We just scored a '75 N42/ non EGR intake so I'll need to drill and tap the bottom PCV location to be the same as on the Turbo intake, can't wait to clean up all that emissions stuff! As of today we are using a 5 speed and R200 from a 2+2 with the 240mm clutch. My question is in regards to using the turbo AFM, that thing is huge and I read that most guys relocate it somewhere else like on the core support. Has anyone just cut the inner fender and fabbed a new section to allow mounting the AFM in the stock location? It seems like it would be less work for me and fit well in a stock location. I'm not sure we have budget for a MegaSquirt system but it sure sounds like the cool way to go but I gotta tell you guys, my brain gets tired reading about all the various MegaSquirt configurations and all the acronyms associated with this swap but if I understand it correctly, it eliminates the huge AFM which means no fender fabrication or relocation, and allows for future addtions and increased power when my son's budget allows for all of it. The MS board looks pretty easy to assemble (way cheaper than a prebuilt board) but testing it would be a concern and maybe worth the extra cost of buying an assembled board, we don't know but I do know we would have to save as much money as possible on something like this if we go this way. I'm also not clear on which is the easiest throttle body to use if we go this way. Whats everyone's thoughts on this before I start cutting metal to mount this AFM? I'm at the point where the body is stripped of all parts and we are media blasting it and replacing sheet metal as needed. I'd like to get this engine bay figured out, the oil cooler location pinned down, the AFM mounting fabricated, and all other welding and fab work planned before I procede further. We also picked up a Neon SRT-4 intercooler to use (real cheap), yes, its not the biggest intercooler but it seems like it will fit very well with the end tanks reworked and will support a reasonable 250-300 HP build plus it only covers a portion of the A/C condensor and radiator. Getting the 2 1/4" piping routed using the stock fan and shroud may be an issue, not sure yet. Thanks for everyones support and experience with our project. Scott and Cameron

Thanks, pm sent.

I've got both an N47 and N42 if anyone needs one.

OK, I'd like to upgrade to the turbo flywheel with my swap, but can I run a turbo flywheel and starter with the NA 5 speed or do I need to find a BW 5 speed?

I have one but I'll have to remove it from the car its on, how much do these things sell for anyway? Make me a fair offer. Thanks, Scott

OK, I've done my due diligence and have been searching the archives for the last couple hours for this answer. When installing a L28ET into a 280 while maintaing the 280's 5 speed, will the turbo flywheel and turbo starter mate up with the '77s 5 speed? I know the '77s five speed, flywheel and starter will work but what about the turbo parts. TIA, Scott

Looking for a N42 intake, no EGR. Thanks, Scott

I'm looking at installing a '81 L28ET engine complete with harness and ECM into my '77 280 but it came out of an automatic car. Can I use the ECU from an automatic with a 5 speed, I know the ECUs have different part numbers between manuals and autos.

Whats the difference between the turbo flywheel and a NA motor flywheel? I'm looking at a L28ET to drop into my '77 but it had an automatic with it and my car has a 5 speed.

Thanks guys, I found the Lengine calculator which is a quick easy reference. It appears that with flat top pistons, they may actually stick up past the deck by .03mm. If I just have the pistons flycut .50mm combined with a standard head gasket and a 44.6cc head I end up with a nice streetable compression of 9.30, and an acceptible quench which should work nicely with that little cam, this all assumes that the ITMs have enough material to trim. What do you guys think?