[timing chain slipping/car wont start]

^^^ It can on the 280zx TURBO... the oil pump shaft to dizzy key is in the center, which means you can technically install it 180* off TDC.

[Stock Rear Suspension upgrade on 81 280zx]

Welcome to the forum!

 

There's lots of info here... just gotta do a quick search... or look at the sticky threads.

 

http://forums.hybridz.org/showthread.php?t=114631

[Custom HID Upgrade Conversion]

Word.

 

[280z LSD confusion]

http://forums.hybridz.org/showthread.php?t=131008&highlight=240sx+lsd

 

240sx LSD = 29 spline count. It's also pretty rare to find a 240sx w/ LSD.

[280z LSD confusion]

I was serious when I said all your questions can be answered in that thread....

 

Cost effective... hum... you're looking at $500-$700 minimum unless you magically find a Z31T LSD in the junk yard (not gunna happen).

 

The 87-89 Z31T R200 clutch LSD is the easiest swap...

[Maf to Map conversion??]

#1: The L28ET uses an AFM not MAF.

 

#2: You can convert to a MAF if you do a Z31T ecu upgrade.

 

#3: You can install a Vein Pressure Converter to delete the MAF.

 

Is all that worth it? Not really.... tho the Z31T ecu upgrade itself is.

[280z LSD confusion]

I suggest searching as all your questions have been answered multiple times. There's even a thread sticky dedicated to diffs & LSDs.

[Need help installing flywheel.]

Did you remove the flex plate adapter ring from the crank?

[Opinions on a cheap, fun, commuter car]

Any maintenance nightmares with the 318? That California ragtop is pretty rare isn't it?

 

Only changing the oil filter (which is located on the top front of BMW motors). The 325i M50 motor has an enclosed aluminum unit for the oil filter. For some reason BMW used a plastic cap for the 318 M44 motor which allows oil to run down the block upon removal. That was my only complaint w/ the car. And the ragtop w/ the ///M package was pretty rare. I think only 1500 were made.

[mounted the head before timing covered?]

Where's your Haynes manual? I can't believe you'd be doing all this so blindly.....

 

so the head does goes on before the timing cover???

 

Again:

 

You install the head, timing chain, timing cover, THEN the oil pan.

[Is it possible to make my 280zx an AWD car?]

Just throw it on a truck frame.

 

Done and done.

 

[mounted the head before timing covered?]

Cool. So what's the prob?

[Opinions on a cheap, fun, commuter car]

E36 BMW 318ti - Kinda like a upscale, RWD GTI.

 

Anyone care to share opinions or experiences with these cars?

 

I loved my 318ti! It had the California rag top & ///M Sport package. Negative rear camber out the wazoo.

 

 

[L28et bottom end build question]

This is your question:

 

does anyone know where i can get some forged turbo pistons??

 

This is your answer: http://lmgtfy.com/?q=forged+l28+pistons

[mounted the head before timing covered?]

Are you building this motor on an engine stand or in the car? Is the oil pan off?

 

You install the head, timing chain, timing cover, THEN the oil pan.

[Rare treasure!! 88 SS Z31 R200 VLSD! Got a question.]

2nd google result... tons of info: http://www.88hybrid.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=87755&sid=a4ea4180b8efd1370218379f5c2311a2

 

There's also a million diff websites debating VISCOUS VS CLUTCH LSDs. Which style to the hard core drifters use? Clutch...

[Rare treasure!! 88 SS Z31 R200 VLSD! Got a question.]

When in doubt... you could always read the MASSIVE thread on diffs. http://forums.hybridz.org/showthread.php?t=114798&highlight=viscous+z31+lsd

 

 

Or search.... Answer to your question:

 

http://forums.hybridz.org/showthread.php?t=101032&highlight=viscous+z31+lsd

 

http://forums.hybridz.org/showthread.php?t=98396&highlight=viscous+z31+lsd

[Can't get it to idle above 500rpm.]

What car & year do you have?

 

If it's a 280z / 280zx, you need to disconnect the TPS plug and blow it dry.

[Damsel & Her 280zx in Distress!]

Welcome to the forum!

 

An L28ET swap would be the most cost effective way to get "more power", though it may or may not be something you want to get yourself into (depends on your mechanical / electrical level).

 

Second up would be a basic upgrade: Exhaust header, cam, ignition, MegaSquirt (a lil bit more advanced), maybe some intake work, head work (decking, valves, etc).

 

More advanced would be a complete tear down of the motor, bore it (stroking would be more extreme), do some heavy head work, etc.

 

It's really all up to you...

 

You could get a good start by reading this:

 

[L28et turbo flywheel]

I notice you are making a new "WANTED" thread for about every L28ET motor part.

 

Just a thought, but maybe make just ONE thread, title it WELL, and state all the parts you are looking for.

[Where Can I Buy Lifters 280zxt Hydraulic?]

it's hard to believe that new hydraulic lifters can't be found?

 

If you don't believe what the forum members say... I doubt much else can be said to help you.

 

SEARCH. There's at least a dozen threads here talking about hydraulic lifters. They are near impossible to find new, and indeed they are not made anymore. How could that be possible?! Easy... Nissan stopped producing them, just like a lot of car makers stop producing certain parts sometimes.

[Oil temp sensor plumbing options on a L28?]

Since you didn't post a link to 2savage's thread, and I don't really want to search for you, I'm not sure how his setup worked. But I would just drill a hole in the oil pan, weld in a bung (or nut), and screw in the sensor.

[Help! No spark!]

The condenser.

[where to start]

eh. i can do without some of the comfort on the interior.

 

Then strip it clean... that takes $0. Done and done.

[L28ET wiring into a S30]

sertch? watz that? CLICKY: http://forums.hybridz.org/showthread.php?t=99620