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Great and was there a thread on how it was done, any tricks? It doesn't look like the non egr version that you can just zip off on the band saw. I'm trying to figure out the best way to do this and I've put about two hours into searching and reading the 17 pages I came up with. I'm trying to not create an abortion for the welder to deal with. Do you have a link Tony? Your post are usually a little more informative

I know the non-egr intake plenum is often cut open to port the runners from the back side. Has anyone done the same thing with a stock turbo intake manifold. I'm looking at it and I can't figure out how to cut it open to get at everything. With the EGR, pop off valve port, etc its a bit of a puzzle where to cut it open and what tool would be the best to make the squigly cut that will be required. Cut off wheel or a thin rotary bit for aluminum I'm thinking..... anyone - Beuler? (general disclaimer - yes I searched the 17 pages on intake plenums for hours....)

So shall we strike this one off as another 'pffftttt" in the L28 turbo header manufacture list?

Sooooo..... what ended up happening with this system? Is it possible to implement into MS or use one of the outputs from the MSIII daughter card?

Well I feel better now. I was looking for an "A" grind for my turbo head and came across a "K" in a P79 head which of course isn't listed in "the chart".

Wow - awesome! Just not $1550+ awesome....

Lol - http://www.the370z.com/track-autocross-drifting-dragstrip/29571-fast-1-4-mile-uve-seen-2.html#post873521

I guess I figure more people who own a 370Z would be actual enthusist but it seems to be more of a penis extension than being actually interested in the car....

Lol - I'm playing with some idea's for my S130 for a paint job. I'm thinking I'm going to do some BREish stripes on the side so I picked some vinyl up to play with it on the side of the car. Well it's almost freezing outside and my 370Z is sitting in my nice warm garage so I decided to put the vinyl on the side. I had a Datsun printed up so I stuck that on there as well so I can get an idea of what it looks like for the layout. I posted it on the 370Z forum and the guys there were freaking out because I had Datsun on the side of my Nissan. I had a good laugh since I was just playing around to some ideas for the 280ZX paint job. I thought it was funny - it's just a sticker

You can still have a leak from the exhaust manifold even if you replace the studs and the gasket if the manifold itself is warped (which does happen). I'm not sure what you mean by a 6 branch manifold. If you are talking about a header then the advantage would be better exhaust flow which helps the engine to breath better giving it more power and better fuel economy.

... and John's prices are very competative and he's a fantastic guy to deal with. I bought my set from him and I've been very happy with both the product and the service. The HPK255 is the first mod to do on ANY stock S130.... http://www.betamotorsports.com/products/products.php I have been lusting over that CF hood for a while now.....

I'm assuming the reason you can't get "leaner" mixtures is because you can't get the resistance low enough with the water temperature sensor. Let's say at 100 deg C the sensor reads 200 ohms. When you put a variable resistor (potentiometer, etc) in series the lowest reading you'll get is 200 ohms when the variable resistor is zeroed out. You could add a 200 ohm resistor in parallel with the thermal sensor to get it to drop to 100 ohms at 100 deg C. The problem being of course is that at our target 100 deg C we are looking at 100 ohms but when the temperature is at 20C and the stock output is 2.5K with our 200 ohm resistor in series our combined parallel resistance would be about 185 ohms instead of 2.5K. A possible solution would be to run two thermal sensors in parallel which would take the curve and essentialy cut it in half but it would remain half throughout the range of the sensor. Not perfect but it would be a lot closer as a solution to run a "leaner" mixture in conjunction with the pot in series. Of course you could also use a micro controller of some sort with an ADC to take a measurement with the thermal sensor then output on a DAC to give the desired output voltage (which is essentially what the voltage divider of the thermal sensor does). The micro controler would just give you the ability to change what the ECU sees instead of what the actual sensor would output.

This has to be one of the best group buys out there. Kim is super busy and it can be a challenge to get a hold of him from time to time but this group buy has been running for over two years and Kim is still honoring it. He ships quickly once payment is received and there never seems to be any issues once the money is sent. Be sure to have verification first before sending your money though.

Some guys like the GT30 and the GT35 has been getting great results. Blowzilla is another popular choice. There are tons of different options. I've got a T3/T4 I'll be putting in but the GT35 has definately caught my eye....

Easy Peasy.... ok maybe not that easy but it's definately doable. Have you considered getting a Window's Mobile embeded touch screen DVD/GPS/Stereo, etc, etc, etc? That's the road I went down. A carputer is right up my ally (I'm an Electronics Eng and I did custom car audio installs for years) but the simple all-in-one package of a nice double din touch screen is just too easy. You are going to have to build a custom panel for a double din but there is plenty of room assuming you are putting it in your S130.

Does anyone have the fonts they used on the BRE Datsun cars (or something close) as a vectorized font? I want to play with my paint scheme so I thought I'd get some stuff printed in vinyl to see how it looks on the car.

Seriously..... it's my sad attempt at humour..... if figured it was blazingly obvious but I guess if guys are asking about running a compressor tank into the intake.....

I've been researching turbo builds for the last year here on HybridZ in particular for my 280ZX. After doing a lot of research I decided to go with an L28ET stock swap then a few upgrades like the BOV, external wastegate, intercooler, electronic boost controller, MS, etc, etc. I'm always reading and asking guys about their builds on L28ETs and other turbo charged cars. Every now and then you run across something unique and this weekend I came across a really unique setup. I was originally going with a turbo setup but this blower looks like a pretty slick setup. My main concern though is the carburation and I'm not sure if this is a blow through or draw through but it looks pretty dangerous to me either way. Of course I'm no expert so I though I'd come to the experts and see what you guys think. I'm not sure of the model number but it looks like its made by the Canadian Blower Force Company model # 210. I couldn't find anything about the A/R or trim or anything like that. I looked like the guys demoing the model were busy doing some machine work so I didn't bother them but snapped a few pictures anyway..... As you can see the float bowl is quite large and exposed. That's where my main concern for safety is - wouldn't this just make giant fireballs? You can see though that the blower is pretty heavy duty and it looks like the whole thing is made from cast iron. I couldn't figure out where the oil lines were routed but I suspect they just mix the gas and oil in the float bowl.... I think the people putting the show on realized that the display was fairly dangerous with the open float bowl system so they had the display roped off AND had several ambulance parked right beside the display in case there were any injuries sustained from the demo. Now here is a real beauty based on a similar blower. I saw some pretty crazy posts on here about running an air compressor and tank for a boosted system but I think there are some really good and innovative ideas right here. First I really like the unique piping system they use that eliminates the need for an intercooler! You can see how they use a very specialized pipe that incorporates cooling vents and at the same time allows the air to swirl inside making sure the nitrogen and oxygen are mixed equally from the atmosphere but is then smoothed by small hairs at the end of the piping (you can't see it but I'm pretty sure that's how it works). They have also utilized their space as efficiently as possible which is quite clear from the routing on the piping - nice job! The other really nice feature on this system is the UEFPBS (Unique Environmentally Friendly Power Boost System). On the side of the blower there is a simple hand crank. With the compressor tank system that was proposed here you have to return to your shop to refill the compressed air tank. Not with this beauty. Simply crank the blower to induce more boost into the system. Have a free loading passenger? Make him/her work their way to their destination! Pregnant wife on the way to the hospital? She'll tell you how fast she needs to get there by how fast she cranks the UEFPBS! Remember you saw it here first on HybridZ!

I'm always a little fearful to ask questions here..... anyhow I did search but my combination of search words, etc didn't yield any results. I'm just wondering if there is another straight six engine that has the same or close enough exhaust port configuration as the L28. I'm assuming there isn't or there would be a stick on how to do the mod I'm thinking of..... My thought is that if there was something similar would there be a turbo header from another straight six that would work or could be modified or perhaps welded up to a machined flange to use on our L28. There seems to be turbo headers for almost every engine out there even those that were never turbo charged except for our lowly L28.

I think some guys are using the Z31 ECU because it has a better fuel map but you are going to have to search on that. You need a ZXT ECU if you are doing a turbo swap....

.... the 280ZX already has a stock CAI since the air box is in front of the rad and out of the hot engine bay. I'm assuming you mean an aftermarket air filter....

A wise man once put a big brake kit on his car before he drove the 450whp beast ;P Can't wait to see those dyno numbers!

Love the car as always Yasin. You're bringing the S130 love home What's next on the hit list for the S130?

Couple of quick pics with the MSA 30th Anniversary air dam on. Its just a band aid paint job until its time for a full paint.....

Well there is no accounting for taste. There are a couple things on the car that tamed down are not bad lines or ideas - its just a little extreme for me. At least this guy did something with his ZX unlike the countless others of which are rotting away in their back yards. Not my style or to my taste but the guy put a lot of work into his car instead of just talking about it or procrastinating until the car is so rotten its not even worth fixing up....