4everDATSUN

doesnt sound like a good idea to me, i dont see how you having money problems would lead you to spend money on carbs, for little to no difference in performance. the money you would spend on a nice carb setup would easily put you on your way to a nice megasquirt setup. now a nice turbo setup would be well worth your money. depending on how much work you put into the engine, ie.: forged pistons, o-ringed cylinders, correct head work and cam. boost levels can get pretty high. but on a low budget, lower boost levels are much safer. not sure a desiel turbo would work on a gasoline engine. im sure the engine would struggle to spool it up.

depends on what you what you plan on doin to the block. but i have done a little research on a product called glyptol. you can coat the inside of the engine and it seals in the casting sand. i think there are a few guys here that use it.

i dont have any experience with them, but through my searching all ive found was that they are claimed to be an improvement on the weber design. but thats about it, i dont think theyve been around long enough to get enough feedback from users. its def a good price for the kit, but i just dont like the look of them. the webers and mukunis are much better looking. maybe now that weber stopped producing DCOE's more people will be purchasing the OER's, and well have more feedback.

to super dan and datsun lover, i think the opinion that nismo280zed are allowed in this forum considering we are in the L6 forum,.... its not like we are posting not to drop a v8 in a z in the v8 forum.(keeping in mind this is hybridz) any modification that is not stock is a hybrid of sorts. it really depends on what the driver is looking for. i myself would never put a GM product into my z, while others turn theirs into GM scream machines. if your goin to do it i say go all out, dont mix jap w/ domestic, just doesnt look right.

its my understanding that a bored stroker is far from a stock block. a stroker is made to make power at high rpm's. correct me if im wrong. SU's are nice carbs but not if he is running a stroker. If he put a nice set of properly tuned 40's on his stroker hed be able to get some of the low end back, compared to the 45's. and he would be able to reach the top end that the stroker is going to create......

btw tony78, i was making my statment directed towards stroker3.0, as you see he posted this thread and does not drive a chevyZ. and i like your point hellraiser, you cant beat the performane and overall enjoyment of tripples, i dont have anything against webers, but mukuni's are excellent carbs. it makes no sense to purchase a 4 barrel intake manifold, just look at the runners compared to tripples. a 4 barrel conversion on a z just isnt right.

dont do it, keep away from american perfomance parts

it did run well, the accelerator pump diaphram was pad, so i rebuilt them, but havent ran the car since. i took most of the engine bay apart to replace parts and so forth. but now im buying a new motor, head, intake, exhaust, tranny, rear end..... the usual Z FEVER. im not sure if im goin to sell everything i have or just store it as spare parts.

here is a pic of jim goughary goin out to race at watkins glen. a few weeks later i joined his crew for the day at limerock.

well im not sayin that,.... but not everyone has everything i need, but like i said i havent talked to isk, but i haved talked to schneider

well thats some nice **** to know... but when i try to buy everything as a kit (rocker arms, springs, etc...) which way should i go? i could find everything else, but for decent parts id have to buy from a group of different people...

im not a pro in the area of cams. but in my opinion schneider cams are the way to go. most of their cams have an asymetrical grind, which is better for the valve train. i called them up and a cam goes for like $175. i believe MSA sells schneider cams. schneider provides cams for many race cars on the west coast and they have a real good reputation. although i have not looked into isky cams as much so my vote is fairly biased.

well hydraulic lifters or not, youd have to do some serious shaving and shimming to get any decent amout of compression on a N/A motor. for ease of use, anyone is better off with an e88 or n42. one of these heads with a good porting job can flow just as well. p90 is a great head, and i think only the p90a had hydraulic lifters. do you know what the cc of the chamber is? and an f54 is a block wich came on the zx's. wouldnt increase hp's, its just got webbing in the water jackets between the cylinders.

if you were goin to put a head on your N/A car you wouldnt want a p90. look for an e88 or n42. never heard of a n54

msa sell one, its like 130 tho

right.... youd def have to take the head off, and go to work. serious port and polish, large valves, cam. then upgrade fuel delivery and a good scavaging exhaust. the block and pistons prob dont need to be touched, unless you have dished pistons. then youd have to replace those for flat top or domed. so a couple thousand for good quality parts and machining.... or save some money and do some of the head work on your own the only bolt-ons would be turbo or nitrous (not usually done on z's)

im goin to jump out on a limb and say noo. maybe with a turbo, or serious carressing of the head, or possibly a stroker

i was just noticing that msa has the same part number as schneider cams. i was goin to call up msa today and ask, if so its an awesome deal.

I plan on purchasing a schneider cam, and possibly a component kit to go with it. does anyone know where to get oem style rocker arms? or even just a whole kit such as springs, retainer, rocker arms, and lash pads? im goin to buy AZ's stainless valves. And i called up redline weber and they have 45 DCOE's in stock, webers and OER's, any recomendations? i like the looks of the webers better but ill spend 500 more for them.

where can i find nismo parts?

i see you have some sort of union block which splits you single fuel line into three. i like that, it looks sweet, you have any better pics?

i like the idea of an air box, but does it really have any performance purposes. i could see it having the advantages of ram air. but doesnt it quite the sweet roar of the triples when you stomp on it?

i finally found the keeper today, thank god. but im in no rush, i still have to order my carbs and cam before i send my head out. thanks for the help tho guys

dude that sucks, if i were you i wouldnt pay the rest to him, and i would def. advertise his poor skills all over the place. what is the valve clearance when hot?

you guys are great, thanks for all your help