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Here's some video of my 240z at the shift sector half mile event in Coalinga, Ca April 20th.
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I brought my 240z to Santa Clara, Ca for the Sik Industries car and motorcycle stunt show. This was my 1st outing in the Z, ripped a few donuts for the crowd. It was nice to finally get some fun out of the car after 10+yrs of work.
http://s120.photobucket.com/albums/o171/dariuskhashabi/sik%20industries%20car%20show/
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We'll after going thru all the problems I had at the last shop I was getting the Z dynoed at it's finally back home. I pulled the motor and had it checked out, it needed a rebuild from having too much fuel ran through it. The rings showed some wear and it had some fuel in the oil. So it's all rebuilt now and I'm looking for a good place to tune it. Here's a little video unloading it from my trailer. D
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I didn't remember which engine (or even engine family) you were running Darius, so I didn't realize you should have been making so much more power. Definitely not a cam choice issue!
The lifter problems definitely sound like a a possibility. How long ago was the engine built?
like 8-9 years ago, It did sit for quite a while before it was running.
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There's definitely no wildlife living in my exhaust lol. The motor is back out, I'm going to take it back to the place that built it and have them figure out what's going on. The motor still has bone stock lt1 heads and intake. I'm probably going to put a set of afr's on it. Is the lt1 intake worth messing with or should I get a lt4 intake or a hogans?
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What are the specs on your cam?
Forced induction engines don't like too much overlap.
not sure, it's been so long I can't remember and the machine shop doesn't have any record
Definitely an intake/exhaust restriction. Why? Valve timing/Cam wrong, valves not opening enough, clogged exhaust, hydraulic lifter problem...Did someone leave a rag in the intake or exhaust? Stranger things have happened.
How are the AFR's?
I'm still running the stock lt1 heads, but since the motor is coming back out I'm going to get some better heads and maybe a hogans intake. Maybe the lifters are bad?
Valve lash OK?Cam timing OK? Double check intake and exhaust CL on several cylinders, verify overlap and opening and closing points.
Piston to valve clearance OK? If the cam got put in wrong you may have tagged the intake valves.
jt
Timing is on it's mark, car runs and idles good so the valves are fine. It should be making close to 400rwhp without the blower and close to 700 with it.
Have you compression tested all cylinders?No I haven't, probably a good start lol.
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We'll my 240z has spent the last 6 months or so at a local shop. I originally took it there thinking it's only going to need a tune and I should be good to go. We'll as we all know things never go as planned. Supposedly the Edis box that I had controlling the coil on plug setup wasn't firing correctly and $1500 later I had a new accel system no longer using my crank trigger but a one off dist system running off the cam sensor. We'll that system wasn't compatible with my old gen 1 fast system so out that came and in went a gen 7 sytem. Figuring all that out took this place about 5 months. Now got the car running better and on the dyno it went. Then the new problem came up. The car put down a whopping 400rwhp on 21lbs of boost!! Ya I know!! So they took the blower off and it put down a incredible 198rwhp.
Now one thing I noticed when I 1st fired the car up 2 years ago was that there wasn't much air coming out of the exhaust. You guys have seen the old video, the car thumped out air at idle before. The shop I had it at seemed to think the cam timing was off and that was why air wasn't flowing through. We'll the cover was pulled and the cam timing is dead on. Also when this work was being done my guy told me that the intake manifold and intake runners were full of exhaust soot, all the way up to the throttle body!! What the hell could be causing this? This motor was a fresh rebuild although it did sit for 8 years or so before being fired up. Also the motor shouldn't be making 21lbs with the pulley combo I have, maybe like 15-18 at the most. This has to be a head related problem. Cam doesn't look flat, what the hell could be causing this?
I'm having a hell of a time getting this car back on the road, it's been over 9 years since the original video was made.
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Damn. I just got a feature this month and was super proud till i saw what a Z car raelly could look like. Outstanding car and kudos to all the effort.
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Thanks, it's been a work in progress over the last 15 years.
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Couldn't have said it any better myself!
I too got into the V8 swap because of your car. I used the LT1 because that's what yours was running....I just couldn't afford the supercharger at the time! LOL GOD I can't wait to see this thing laying down some seriously large patches of rubber!
Guy
I want to get it laying patches of rubber everywhere!! Does anyone know someone who can tune the Fast system in nor or so cal?
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Sweet, My brother Chuck told me about your project like 4 years ago when you sent the wheels back to us to rebuild. It looks great, tons of attention to detail, I think that if you look arond this forum that attention to the little things is a trait most Z owners have.
RE
Thanks, can we get some pics of it on the HRE site? I've had the wheels since 98.
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What wheel width are you running now?
11 3/4 in the rear and 11 1/4 up front. They were 17x8 before I had them widened to fit the fenders.
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Wow! Great work!
Are you running a 275/40-17 front and 315/40-17 rear?
Justin
Yes but the rear is a 35 series.
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I finally picked the car up today from Justin at Samberg Rod and Custom. I'm super excited to have the car back in my posesion again after soo long. It starts, runs, and drives but needs a tune and aligment asap. I can't wait to get the car on a dyno and get it running right, it's gonna be a beast! I'm happy with the way it turned out, sometimes I was in doubt but the body kit ended up looking the way I wanted. I'm sure there will be lots of things to be worked out once I start driving it but that's all the fun stuff. All the pics are full rez, click twice to access the full size of the image.
http://s120.photobucket.com/albums/o171/dariuskhashabi/240z%202/
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If the BOV is open under vac is it sucking unfiltered air?
No because air is blowing out of it unless it's closed to which no air would come in.
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That's what changed my mind about L6 turbo vs V8....I saw his first videos and I've never looked back! LOL
I can't believe your not running P/S! It's got to be a bitch to turn! Was there no room for it or what?
Guy
I'm sure I could fab something up, but with the blower on the left side, and the intake tube for the air filter up the right there really isn't room for a pump.
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That is amazing. I really like that you kept the stock tails.
Where is the BOV?
you cant miss it, the big red thing sticking out of the top
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Was there a big boost leak ? The air sounded like a steam engine Or maybe someone was purging a compressor in the shop?
Looks good!
When you're not full throttle or under load it leaks all the air out the blow off valve on top, pretty much sounds like a jet engine coming down the street.
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It's still not tuned at all so I didn't go more than half throttle. It feels like driving a go kart. Hard car to drive, no power steering with 285's is a bitch to turn at slow speeds. There's no crazy burnouts in this vid as the car still has a way to go before it's ready hit the streets. But it sure looks nice just rollin down the street.
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Here's a short vid of when it was first running. It's running better now that we've fixed some problems but still needs to be tuned. It just has a basic tune to get it running. I'm probably going to end up flying a guy out from seattle that is good at tuneing the fast system.
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Got to hear the Z run today for the 1st time in 7 years! Still working out some bugs but it should be ready to do the final tune on it pretty soon. I got a short vid of it running but haven't hosted it yet. Here's some pics from today.
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I've just got news the Z is running!! Started it today for the 1st time in 7 years!!! Just a little more work and it will be back on the road. Need to find someone to tune the fast system and the videos will be rolling in.
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Is it even street legal now? I don't see any lights? Looks sweet though!
Guy
Of course, dont have to worry about smog anymore. Need to get some lights but I'm sure you know it's the last thing I'm worrying about right now.
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Nice pics Justin, everybody put the pressure on this guy to get this beast back on the road!!
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Has it really been 7 years? I can still play your videos over in my mind. The car looks amazing and hope to see more photos along with new videos.
On a side note, can I interest you in a really cool hood?
email me some pics to Darius240z@yahoo.com
Or maybe someone was purging a compressor in the shop?
1000rwhp Lt1.
in Gen I & II Chevy V8 Tech Board
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Just made over 1000whp on my Lt1! Which is more than enough for the car. Hoping for 180+ in the half mile.