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    Wheel widening...

    in Brakes, Wheels, Suspension and Chassis

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    Yeah I figured resale would be easy. Plus since I don't have a garage I can have the new set professionally polished/straightened and just swap them in one without being down more than an hour. If it isn't that easy I'll look into light honda wheels, 16" panasports, or some centerlines.

     

    This may be off topic but my main reason for not getting 16's is that my speedo would be off. If I get a new fancy schmancy AutoMeter Speedo I wanna know if it has some sort of sensor or it uses the same cable the stock one does. Also does it provide a method for correction?

    BOV Questions...

    in Turbo / Supercharger

    Posted

    I've had my Blitz Super Sound for about 4-6 months now and yesterday after a day of driving at 10PSI the vaccum nipple unthreaded it self and it appears the 90 degree elbow it screws into is broken and spins freely. I have 2 options, fix the nipple or get a new BOV. What I wanna know is what people have experienced or know about other brands and maybe which is the best to get for further boost yet not too expensive. Any suggestions will be gladly accepted.

    LSD too much dough

    in Drivetrain

    Posted

    He's welding the spider gears (I believe?) to turn an Open diff into a 2-wheel rubber layer. My only reservation to that is what does that do to turning and driveability? LSD's open on a turn using clutches or a Quaife type setup.

    3" exhaust

    in Turbo / Supercharger

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    I know what ya mean Clint. I've been running just a DP for a few months now. People will not race me because of the whirling noises and overall V8 gurgle. I'm picking up my car today with the new 3" mandrel system from the turbo back. (old DP was 2.5" even though I asked for 3" icon_sad.gif )

     

    Hopefully it's quieter yet still mean sounding! (I used a magnaflow, I dunno how good it'll be)

    280ZXT Questions... (long)

    in Miscellaneous Tech

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    I was looking again at my stack of Z catalogs and I noticed the Victoria British one has two TC rod kits. One add's this cup thing which eliminates one bushing per rod I believe, and they say it prevents darting caused by deflection of the rod. Any thoughts on this? Also what is so special about MSA's adjustable endlinks? What do they adjust?

     

    I want the mounts to be stonger, urethane being the first idea, but to my knowledge no one makes them. I believe 240Z Turbo is running solid mounts also.

     

    MSA doesn't make a rear strut bar, I basically need this for stiffening and to bolt up my harness'. Might just make one like the one randy77zt showed me in his ride.

     

    Ross I can show you a nice pic from a Jap ZX I got off overboost.com. The guy replaced his radio/ashtray/lighter section w/ some CF and added in his electronics and guages. He also did the same for his main guage cluster. I remember another ZX'er using a certain Autometer guage pod w/ minor trimming.

     

    I remember Pete's write up on the wheel wells but I recall someone saying the ZX had wider wheel wells?

     

    Do you feel the same about cross drilled? I would think they grated the pads like cheese and I never understood why there would be that much gas needing to be released. (their main selling point) Also this will be a multi-attack vehicle: drag, road racing/autocross, and street duty. I don't care about ride harshness that much (I'm only 19 icon_biggrin.gif), but my main issue is safety. I don't like fast cars that leave ya poopin your pants when it comes time to brake or turn. I think what I will do is get new calipers, SS lines and some good pads first and see where to go from there. Any pads you reccomend for strength yet they don't wear out rapidly?

     

    Thank you immensly for your help, I wish some of the stuff was more readily available for our ZX's as they are for the plain ol' Z's.

    280ZXT Questions... (long)

    in Miscellaneous Tech

    Posted

    Ok I got a bunch of questions of varying topics so I thought I'd pop them all into one post to keep the info in one place.

     

    1)Why is there no poly bushing "kit" for the 280ZX? Also since there is no kit what all do I need? I wanna redo it all. My ZX darts under hard breaking and I wanna fix that b4 I add more power. Any other suspension mods you think are worth while for the ZX? I remember seeing something about modified rear lower control arms in the JCR catalog.

     

    2)Does anyone make Front AND Rear strut bars for the ZX?

     

    3)Does anyone sell solid motor mounts for the L28ET? Harshness is not an issue. Any thoughts?

     

    4)What size Autometer guages would fit in the stock Speedo and Tach holes? Are they the same size as the 240Z's?

     

    5)Using the stock Turbo rims, (15x7's?) what is the biggest width tire I can fit? Also later on down the road w/ GC Coil overs what is the max size the stock wheel well can handle?

     

    6)What weight/amount of Redline/Amsoil tranny lube should I use in my T-5? (stock tranny) What about the R-200 Diff? (my haynes doesn't tell me)

     

    7)I'm getting new calipers to solve my e-brake/poor braking problem. Would slotted rotors, good high perf. pads, and steel lines suffice for my goal of an 11 sec car? At what point should I be pondering Ross C's or Scca's upgrades?

     

    8)Do '79-'81 Tailights work fine in an '82-'83 model?

     

    Please feel free to add any ideas/questions of your own. Thanx! icon_cool.gif

    T5 Shifter choice? Hmmmm.

    in Drivetrain

    Posted

    I use the B&M T-5 Short Shifter for Mustangs in my ZXT and it works good. I dunno the difference from the Ripper but it has a much more positive feel. I'm switching over to Redline MTL soon so I can stop missing/grinding 3rd icon_sad.gif.

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