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Another good read and learning. Since I can't see any of the videos until I get home, I will comment/ask questions later.

Tim is correct, driver side rear is normally the furthest on stock setups. Also did you upgrade the MC? Be sure to read threads on that if you have any issues. You will love the brakes if you get them working right!

Well I took the car to the track this weekend, road racing, and she felt good. There is no way in hell with the car on the dyno that the tire rub didn't smoke. In hard cornering the cabin filled with white tire smoke. I won't have "new" numbers for a few weeks.....I have another track day in two weekends. Thought I would keep you guys updated.

Colt, thanks for the info....I know what you mean! Ok, so the manni fold was leaking. When this intake manni was ported, it looks like the rear nut and bolt wasn't installed and no "gasket" was there. So Tommy the starting fluid showed right away there was a leak. One spary and the rpms raised. So took the manni off the head, inspected for leaks, installed some RTV and reinstalled. I just finished so it was to late to start the car back up. Tomorrow will tell if the idle is better and feel for any other leaks. Productive day and will follow up.

Very tru! Nothing but hot air for my intake right now. Hey it wouldn't be any fun if they always worked the way you wanted them to.

Guys, do understand I am not hung up on the numbers but trying to make sense of the parts added to my motor. Given the negatives right now, I expected similar numbers with the "add ons". I am looking at it like this, you build a NA L28 it makes x amount of power.....you take it to someone else, it should dyno within a certain % range of the first amount. If you dyno a car today at and tomorrow you dyno it somewhere else and it makes 100 less hp...there has to be more to it than just saying, different dyno - different tuner. When a certain combo is known to be in a certain hp range and you are not it raises questions. If I stated my stock LS1 dyno'd 410whp...I hope someone would question that =) Either way, tomorrow I will pull the intake and see what is going on. Trial and error. That is it really. Like John said, I have a different baseline to work from and moving on from there the motor is not where it should be.

Well small update here, I am 90% sure I have found that the intake manni is leaking at the back where the oil pressure unit. Even with the fact Joe has the 5.3 head the compression bump is not the 40whp difference here. Plus that power was made with a crush bent 2.5 inch exhaust with two 18 inch resinators. I am sure swapping our two exhaust systems won;t give him another 25whp. John, you are right. The only factor that doesn't make sense to me knowing what I think I know....unless one dyno is "playing" with the numbers that should be within 5-7% of one another. That would have been fine with me if the car remained the same but that isn't true. With that said, I know different tuners, different dyno itself not brand. I will just have to drive the car hard and see how it "feels". The bad part is, I swapped this motor from the 73 car over 16 months ago.....everything feels differnt. Funny part is to hear one shop question the tune of another......natural I suppose.

Ok some background info: Late Sept of 08 car Dyno'd 388whp on a DynoJet. Cam Specs: 228/232 111 .632/.600 Stock LS1 head, LS6 intake, port n polished stock TB. Since then, a ported FAST 90 intake and TB was installed. I also installed a UD pulley. Ok so the car went back to the dyno yesterday, different tuner but also using a DynoJet. The car put down a whopping 370whp and 372whpwith the e cut out open. Very disappointing! I am calling today to get a print out of the afr readings. Before the car went in for the tune, I believe I had a vacuum leak. If I was driving around and came to a complete stop, the rpms would hand up somewhere are 2k. If I then pumped the brakes 3-4 times, the idle would drop to 1k. I thought maybe the check valve on the booster was on backwards but that wasn't the case. So tomorrow I need to spend sometime checking for a leak. Two things come to mind if it makes sense, the vacuum leak would have only been an isssue around idle correct? At WOT doesn't the TB act as a huge "leak"? Wouldn't the vacuum leak be insignificant at that point? Also it was very hot yesterday, 93 out and about 101 in the shop. Tuner states on a cooler day...the number would jump up and 20-30....I dunno guys, only my second time to a dyno so not sure how much that statement holds. Also when the car was strapped down, the driver side wheel was rubbing the body. Enough where a grove was put into the tire...but not a deep. Guess of how much lost there is due to the friction? If all remained the same as in 08, the number drop wouldn't bother me as I know from dyno to dyno end results vary. But with the FAST 90/90 parts installed, a drop of 18whp is a huge deal. Also Joe (Rags) had his car tuned and dyno'd at the same place....he put down 38 more whp than I........guess I can't build a car like Joe!!! We have very similar setups.......input is welcomed guys. Thanks.

Call Joe! 2.5 inch crush bent exhaust system with two resonators and car dyno'd over 400whp

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Anyone able to check a vin for me? Thanks

Thanks guys. Mike I wish I had the brain power to go back for my MEng but the MBA will do If I can get it done in two yrs, I would be excited! lol

So being around Joe (rags), I have the bug again to get this motor built. I just purchased one of the few last big ticket items I will need. Garrett GT35r .82 A/R is in the mail and should be here next week. I have been reading through several turbo threads getting a better understanding of what I "think" will work for me. So my intake and exhaust manni is off to Paul for some port work. I guess I should call the body shop and see how the car is doing...lol

Congrats on the walk! Good job with the motor/trans. I have been so busy that I haven't even touched a Z car or parts in weeks. We will have to get up soon.

Well the best place is to join NYZCC.COM, start an intro thread and tell us about yourself. Seriously there are a few of us in the club who have plugs in on Z parts. I know of a complete motor and harness, still in the car running. Let me know.

The way I look at it, if I would have started as soon as I got out.....I would be done! For me, get it all done before...wife...kid/kids...and while I build my Z cars! One to two classes won't hurt so much......the four hours sitting there is another story.

Bumping a good thread for newbies like me. I am at the point where I am reading/learning about what turbo I may want to run. I am trying to find this old engine calculator I had, to determine my flow and more. I am going to being running a 3 liter block and a Braap head for my setup. Thanks to everyone who put some good info into this thread!

Thanks! Well the reason for the MBA is to help me move forward with my ME degree. I have almost three years on the job and have been working as a project manager ever since. I am planning where I would like to be four years fromnow with work and some what life....so better to get it all out the way now. I do like my current position but it is time for change within the company. I am looking to manage larger projects or move to the operations end of what we do.

So almost exactly three years after finishing up my undergard, I am back in school for my MBA. The plan was to pay off my undegrad loans and work for a company who will pay for me to go back to school. Currently my job pays for 85% of the cost of the program and upon completion pays off the remaining 15%. This works out great, even though I will be taxed on the money given to me to pay back the school. Small price to pay when someone else is footing 90% of the bill. The trade off for their payment is, I have to stay two years with the company or I would have to pay them back. This isn't an issue at all. So last Thursday was my first class......four hours long! I now take my hat off to people who work full time jobs and go to class at night. I made it through class no prob but I can see some of the other who had long rides back home or started their day very early were dying to get out. Hope to have it all done by two years......lol.....we shall see what thread I started two years from now. =)

Well the car seems to be running fine. I am sending it off to be tuned and dyno pulls for next week. Basically, I only added the FAST 90/90 and I want to make sure she is running fine. I am also getting some exhaust work done to make her less attractive for the local police. I am going to run a resinator, new muffler but will be installing a e cut out The track day is in about three weeks and there is still plenty to "finish". Rear spoiler, some trim work, wipers, and adjust brake bias. Also need to nut and bolt the hell out of the car. I will report back with new numbers once I have em.

I wish I had a shifter cart when I was young...hell I want one now! I think it is a great father -daughter project.

Pete the car looks great! I like the color combo and the engine install looks very clean. Can't wait to see/hear it in person.

This is great input, as I run a r200 vlsd in my v8 car and plan to run a clsd in my 70 street car. Anyone know the "cutoff" month for clsd units to come in the 87 300zxt? Like John said, plenty of guys tell me they rather have the vlsd for a street car over the clsd. Is that due to the chatter the clsd units generate?

Very nice! I have to head up your way to pick up a 300zxt parts car

Contact member JSM, he may be able to help you out.