EF Ian

Love how its looking so far. What kind of response/lag do you expect with this setup? I still plan on going RB26DETT and while I like the idea of twin turbo for good response it would be far easier to get it all fitted in with a single turbo setup but I'm not sure I could put up with the lag (I'm used to highly tuned NA motors) I'll only be looking for around 400hp so at least I can go for a smallish turbo. I've driven a 650hp Evo 7 and while the on boost performance was crazy it hardly moved before 3500rpm and on the road I find this annoying. My mates RB25DET is nicely responsive but thats from the small turbo which at 300hp is reaching its limits. How do you find your low end performance?

Looks great, love the RIPS plenum.

Sorry, I'm a bit confused about what you mean? It means you can adjust the ride height without loosing shock travel and allows you to set the preload exactly how you want it. Well, you might be right but I'll try it and see how I get on, I was hoping to gain enouth camber adjustment by using T3 camber arms.

I've not got a massive budget but I don't mind spending a bit more to get the best setup I can as handling will be very import to my project. Thanks for the tip, but I don't want to use rear camber plates mainly as I won't it to be nice to use on the road and camber plates would mean more noise, vibration and also a small open area to let some dirt, dust and fumes inside he cabin. That lookd good although I am kind of hoping for dual perch if I can I was kind of leaning this way at the moment, do you have links to any bad reviews? I can't see what could be wrong, the lower section is just threaded ss tube so that can't go wrong and its easy to weld on and the coilovers are made by BC Racing who have a good rep in the uk and are used on a large number of cars here.

Looking very nice, plenums look great.

I'm looking into uprating the suspension in my 260Z but I'm not sure what setup to go with. My car will be running only around 260hp for a while but I plan to stick an RB26 in at somepoint so it will have to cope with more in the future. It mainly a road car but will also do the odd trackday, drag day. Theres a few setups I'm looking at: TTT Coilovers: https://technotoytuning.com/nissan/260z/front-coilover-conversion-datsun-240z-260z-and-280z These would be a nice easy quick install, the quality looks good and I have the option of using them with stock tophats (for the rear) and camber plates (on the front) but they aren't a dual perch design which is something I was hoping for. McKinney coilover kit : http://mckinneymotorsports.com/prod_240+260+280Z+parts I like the look of these, they are dual perch and would also let me use camber plates on the front and stock top hats on the rear. The only issue I have with them is that I'm not sure how good the Megan shocks are quality and performance wise. AZC Coilovers: Link Agian these are dual perch which I like but I'm not sure how good the shocks and springs will be and I'm not sure if it would be possible to run the rears with stock tophats, if not it might be possible however to make something like the plate below in order to fit them to the rear without the camber plates. Gaz Gold I'm pretty sure the quality on these will be top notch and they can valve them to suit any spring rate I decide upon and run my choice of camber plates or top hats but unfortunatly they don't make a dual perch setup and also I'd have to send my parts to them which due to my job I don't really have time to do as I need parts waiting for me when I get home in order to get the work I need done although if I can get another set of 260z struts/ect then I can send them off to Gaz and have the final product waiting for me upon getting home. What do you think of the above setups? Which would you go with? Any help/advice is hugely appreciated.

It does say that its for an S30 R200 application so I would hope that it for the 10mm bolts but I will definitly be checking up on this. If I have to use a bushing will this have downsides, such as making it weaker/more likely to fail? Also how hard is it to get a bushing that will fit correctly? Thanks for your help. Thats why it works well in my EF9, it will never lift the inside front wheel so theres always a torque load. But I've seen photos of 240/260Zs lifting a rear wheel in hard tight corners which is why I fancy going for a clutch type on mine.

Which R200 do you reccommend? I'm still deciding which way to go. I have a low milage original R200 in my 260Z (78 UK model) and I'm wondering if this is ok to use (around 250hp for a while but want it capable for my future plans so has to be able to cope with around 400hp) along with a Kazz LSD and wolf creek cv conversion or am I better to get an R200 from something which already came with cv's like a 240SX/R32 Skyline/300ZX? Which would obviously be a shortnose and also require a longer driveshaft. With regards to Quaifes, they are very strong and the one in my FWD works really well but from what I've read about them in rwd's they aren't so good in very hard cornering when compared to a clutch type due to how they react when you get one wheel lifting off.

I'm thinking of getting a Koyo but haven't been able to find many reviews on them, what did you find out? Also if you are looking for more cooling you should look into improving the airflow around the front end and radiator (theres good info on front end aero on this forum)Plus putting a decent shroud on the radiator is meant to improve cooling loads.

3" is a good size on a tuned NA engine, I'm using a 3" system on my high comp B20 motor and get very good results. You don't want any backpressure idealy, what you want is good flow velocity. Unfortunatly 3" systems can tend to be more reaspy than smaller ones.

Interestedin this also.

Getting it blasted with a very fine media would perhaps give a nicer finish to the metal than sanding.

Love the R.I.P.S Manifold

Its like engineering porn

Still loving this.

That looks great, loving this project.

Looking good underneath with all those nice parts, hopefully she handles nicely once you get it all setup.

Loving it

I'm not sure who they sold it to, but it shouldn't be too hard to find out, I'd be surprised if its not still in production as its the engine used in both the Caterham Levante and the Arial Atom V8.

Lightest I know of is this one: http://www.h1v8.com/page/page/1562068.htm

Of course there is a matching setup, I mean matching as in the rear setup is able to keep up with the fronts so that you can setup the perfect bias. Obviously I don't mean matching as in sticking the exact same setup on the front aswell as the rear, that would be stupid.

Surely you will be able to get a good brake bias setup if your rear brake setup matches the front setup well. Are the problems with brake bias here not dur to a badly matched setup?

I asked, he doesn't have them. The company that made it got the dimensions from a stock fuel tank and the rest of the specification is up to the customer. If you can find a similar company in the USA then all you'd need to do is have a stock tank available for them to take measurements from.

Those T3 parts are looking nice, definitly will be going for them on my build.

Don't think he'll have any specs or blueprints for it. I know the company that made it will have them as thats what they will be using for mine but I can't see them giving them to anyone as it wouldn't be in their interests to do so.