silicone boy

Japanese cars don't have souls. I bought a used MR2 once, and she wouldn't talk back to me.

Now, I hate to say this, but I brought up a long time ago the fact that the Z was one of the original ricer cars. Those hideous louvers and that air dam put ricing on the map. Some even had the whale tail, side skirts and stick on fender flares. Yuck.

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....a Mini Cooper with an LS1 Instead, I got some warm clothing. Oh well....it's a lot safer.

I still think it's because of the drifting scene, although I hate to admit they have done anything positive for the motorhead scene. RWD japanese cars are desireable for drifting are limited to RX7's , Z cars, and 240sx's. Limited supply + increased demand=higher prices.

Not a reasonable price, but consider that drifting has become popular and how many RWD Japanese vehicles are there? You have Z cars, RX7's and 240 SX's. The early Z cars are becoming harder to come by, so I can see prices going up a bit.

True enuff. I'm starting to see the wisdom of just buying a Porsche or Z06 and being done with it. I wasn't sure why you went with the store bought fast cars a while back, but building your own can be a PITA

Well, I got my car back from the shop as a shell of its former self. Here's what it looked like before: Unfortunately, the rings never seated right and the engine smoke a lot. It couldn't pass emissions. I took it in to the shop because I didn't have the time to work on it. Then, after seeing how much power my LS7 Mazda make without blowers, I decided to go in a simpler direction. I decided to take it back home. Here it is: It's gonna get one of these: Not that exact engine. That's an LS2 that's going into my Hummer H3 (that's right, I'm putting a Corvette engine in the vehicle with the highest ground clearance of all time-not a great idea, but at this point in my life, I have more money than brain cells). I'll put a 427 LSx in the Z, only with slightly lower compression in case I want to blow it. Stay tuned.

I can't believe I haven't thought of that!

I would like some passenger side bling in the form of Jessica Alba or Jessica Simpson. I definitely can't have either.

Finally, something on a car forum I can absolutely answer with some expertise! No, don't use peroxide. You might as well pour hot oil on the wound. It needs to be kept moist-tegaderm is not bad, we use it for skin graft donor sites and it really makes a difference as far as pain. Some sort of antibiotic ointment or silvadine cream (the white stuff--prescription only) to prevent scabbing really speeds up the healing time. Always wear leathers! I hate doing skin grafts, and since I don't do much of that anymore, if you end up in my operating room I might get confused and your likely to end up with a set of implants.

Ouch, that truck had a rough ending fer sure.

Those Fastburns are nice. I would say you are there.

OMG! I didn't see the turbo until just now. That thing must be a beast!

Good to see that you got it running, especially since I sold you a defective motor! Good job!

Just bench racing, but if it's a 377, I would think you are just short but close enough. Depends on the cam, as others have said. It could be a lot of fun depending on what you are using it for.

That's awesome. The other day, I was discussing logic with some co-workers. I brought up the classic proof for the existence of God by Descartes (or was it Kant?). It goes like this: God has all perfections (otherwise he wouldn't be God) Existence is a perfection (a real V8 Z is better, more perfect than the one you are dreaming about) Therefore, God must exist. Most people don't like this because it is a logical trap, but it took over 300 year for someone to disprove it (St. Thomas Aquinas), and some philosophers doubt if his rebuttal was valid. This is an even better example of the use of logic.

Scottie, The Mazda has a V8 with no turbo. It was not the squirrely one. The Datsun with the 383 TT got a little sideways depending on when the turbos would kick in. I guess that could be tuned somewhat for the track. After all, some of the great track cars of all time are turbo cars (Like the Mazda, which they somehow made work with twin turbos, to a point). I haven't written off resurrecting the 383, and I do agree that forced induction does increase your effective displacement (I was running low boost). Pop, I think the 402 with L92 heads would be great. A lot of power is being made with them, and the overall cost is not astronomical as with an LS7. Lots of options in the LSx world right now. I would love to see someone putting an LS3 into a Z. I hear rumours that a crate engine will be coming in the spring at around $6000, and there are 3 different horsepower levels, approx 425, 475, and 525 (with a carbed intake).

You nailed it on the head. The reason I'm considering not rebuiding the 383 turbo is that it was too squirrely around the track, which is what I originally had the car for. The Mazda is, or was, much easier to drive. Turbos are fun, but as they say in hotrodding and breast surgery: "There's no replacement for displacement"

I like that idea, Pete. While I said I don't need a 427, I'd like to see what a blown 427 LSx would do. The prices of shortblocks are dropping.

Hey guys! I've been gone for a while because of a bunch of automotive mishaps and I've been too discouraged to think about cars for a while. For those of you who don't know or remember me, I'm the one who has a 383 SBC with 2 Buick turbos in a 1975 289z. This summer was a disaster carwise. As it turn out, I put an LS7 in my RX7 (it made 540 hp at the rear wheels!). It was a beast, as you can imagine. Then I found out I blocked off an oil passage and it is currently being rebuilt (I'm leaving it to the pros this time). Then I decided to get my Datsun street legal, only I couldn't pass emissions due to visible smoke. It turn out the cylinder walls were not honed properly, so the ring seal was bad. Yes, I did have to pull and tear down that engine too. For the time being, I'm without a running sporty car, but I think I'm going to start looking for an LS motor for the Z. I'm really impressed with them. The LS motor made more power than my turbo SBC! Anyway, I'm getting back into it again and I have just ordered the LS mount kit from John's Cars, so I'm committed. I was wondering what you all would go with. Obviously, I already have my ultimate street warrior with my LS7 FD. The Datsun is not as nice and doesn't handle as well. I'll probably keep it around as my classic older car that I cruise around in. Performance is important, but I'm not sure if I should pour as much power into it as the Mazda--I'm not even sure if it could handle it. As far as engine choices, I'm considering a mild LS1/6 or even a 427 LSx as these are becoming reasonable. I know there is the LS3 coming out as a crate engine sometime next spring. The price looks to be not bad at all, and as far as performance, well, it is the current Corvette engine. All opinions are welcome. Ben

Karts are the fastest thing on a track short of a formula car. My 125 cc kart will kick butt over my other cars, hands down.

On one of the RX7 forums, I posted some photos of the rotary coming out. I titled the thread "Out with the bad". I never got flamed so badly in my life, and I'm afraid to go back to that site.

Nice, but that's not an RX7. It's a tube frame chassis with an FD body. You could have put on a K-Car body and it would be about as fast, but is it a K Car?

Thanks for your input. I was waiting to hear from you.