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Unless you're willing to increase the engine's compression ratio, do some head work, change the cam, etc. that Weber throttle body won't give you any more horsepower. There really isn't a lot that bolt-ons will give you with the L6. I suggest you spend your time and money on making sure everything in and on your engine is in perfect shape and tuned correctly. If you want more horsepower, you'll need to start looking at internal engine changes. Sorry, things are not as easy as the Internet or Sport Compact Car make them out to be.

Don't use Swepco 201 with the normal Datsun tranny and the brass synchros. Before a race at PIR I changed the trans fluid to Swepco 201 in my Type B 4 speed and by the end of the day the synchros were gone. Prior to that I had been running a 50/50 mix of regular 75-90 gear lube and Dextron transmission fluid without any problems. I do run Swepco 201 in my Quaife trans and diff.

I've never had a problem with the two NAPA stores near me. They always know their stuff.

Pretty funny, the bidding is already up to $15,099.00.

You'll need to completely seal off that area from the passenger compartment and also seal the battery from the fuel area. Vent holes in some of the horizontal AL panels in the picture will also be needed to allow any built up vapors to dissapate. Just some tips from a SCCA tech inspector...

I know 3 people who tried to remove the exhaust liners and swear they will never, ever, not in a million years for a million dollars, try to do that again. If you want an N42 head, buy an N42 head.

John and PepBoys counter person: JOHN: I need 6 Champion 412 RJ12LYC spark plugs. PBCP: What vehicle is it for? JOHN: 1971 Datsun 240Z. PBCP: (typing, looking, typing, looking) We don't list those plugs for that vehicle sir. JOHN: I know, please get me the plugs I asked for. PBCP: But those are the wrong plugs sir. JOHN: They are the correct plugs, I've used them for years on various race Nissan engines and they are perfect. PBCP: Sir, I'm not sure you know enough about vehicles. Our system says (some odd NGK number) are the correct plugs for that vehicle. JOHN: Son, I'm not sure you know enough about life. Get me the plugs, which are on the shelf right behind you, or I'll give you a new life lesson. PBCP: Yes sir.

Are we talking about the front or rear suspension in this thread? Grammercy runs bias ply racing slicks in his FP car if I'm not mistaken. Those tires don't like a lot of camber with 1.5 negative being the absolute limit. DOT-R radials and radial racing slicks like a lot of camber and I run 3 to 3.5 negative front and 2.5 to 3 negative in the rear depending on the track. When we had Goodyear 23 x 8.5 x 15s on Bryan's 240Z we ran 1 degree negative camber all around. The camber gain (more negative camber) in bump on the front a 240Z is mostly a result of caster, although the control arm/strut design does give a little more negative camber in bump, but body roll tends to negate this. Once things start getting modified, then all bets are off. In all cases at static ride height your front lower control arm must at least be level with the ground or, better yet, pointing down from inboard to outboard to some degree. The more the better while still maintaining the ride height you desire. On the rear, you get more camber gain in bump until just before the control arms go level with the ground. In all cases at static ride height your rear control arms should have a down angle of some amount from inboard to outboard. The more the better while still maintaining the ride height you desire. All of this is assuming solid bushings everywhere in the suspension. Bushing deflection (especially the stock isolators at the top of the strut) add geometry changes under load.

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I was thinking, if you put a Wankel in a Z, do you start calling the car a WankerZ?

OK street tire and will be passable on the track or at an autocross if you don't overdrive them. They get hot easily and then get real greasy. If you stay within the limits of the tires you'll be fine, just slow and noisy. Bump up the air pressures to the max listed on the sidewalls before any track or autox.

You can't weld the diff while its in the car. You have to get the side gears positioned correctly and square to the case or you'll get a big vibration. Also, a welded diff is not for street use.

Because carbs are fine for a high hp application and have been used successfully for decades.

What movie is that scene from? Should be an easy answer for the nuts on this board...

Motec is probably the best current PGM FI available although DTA has a good reputation and seems to be gaining ground on Motec, especially in Europe. Traditionally the high horsepower normally aspirated L6 engines have used triple two barrel carbs like Webers, Mikunis, or Solexes but the tread now is away from carbs to something that provides individual cyliner mixture and ignition controls. With the flow problems inherent on the exhaust side of 3 & 4 some sort of tuning is needed to balance out the power delivery.

OTTO: Oh! Danger? There’s no danger! Men! [drum march] Impressive, eh? BRIAN: Yes. OTTO: Oh, yes! We are a thoroughly trained suicide squad. BRIAN: Oh. OTTO: Oh, yes! We can commit suicide within twenty seconds. BRIAN: Twenty seconds? OTTO: You don’t believe me? BRIAN: Yes. OTTO: I think you question me. BRIAN: No, no, no. OTTO: I can see you do not believe me. BRIAN: No, no. I do. OTTO: Enough! I’ll prove it to you. Squad! JUDEAN PEOPLE’S FRONT: Hail, Leader! OTTO: Commit... suicide! CAPTAIN: Two. Three. One! Two. Three. One! Two. Three. One! Two. Three. One! J.P.F.: [groaning] OTTO: See? BRIAN: Yes. OTTO: I think now you’ll believe me. Yes? BRIAN: Yes. Very impressive. OTTO: I think now I prove it to you, huh? No danger at all! BRIAN: Yes. OTTO: All dead. BRIAN: Ye-- OTTO: Not one living. He’s dead... and he’s dead. See? I tread on him. He’s dead... and he’s dead... and he’s dead. They’re all dead. All dead good Jewish boys. No foreigners! But their names will live forever! Helmut, Johnny,... the little guy,... the-- er-- the other fat one. Their names will live eventually forever. [sniff] J.P.F: [p-p-p-p-p] OTTO: Wait a minute. [sniff] There’s somebody here who’s not dead. There’s somebody here who is only pretending to be dead. Stand up, you. J.P.F: Oow! J.P.F: A-ha. OTTO: Who said ‘ow’?! J.P.F: Uhhlm. OTTO: You’re not dead either. Neither are you! Stand up! Stand up. You’re not dead. Ah-- Eh-- Oh, my heck! Stand up! Stand up, all of you! Oh, my heck, is there not even one dead?! HELMUT: No, sir. Not one. OTTO: Why not?! HELMUT: We thought it was a practise, sir. OTTO: But all the bleeding and the groaning? HELMUT: Little secreted sheeps’ bladders, sir. OTTO: Oh-- Oh, my cock! Sheeps’ bladders?! HELMUT: Yes. OTTO: You are sour! A non-Semitic, mutinous, racially impure, cloth-eared bunch of Roman-lovers! HELMUT: Stumm, stumm, stumm. Sorry, sir. OTTO: Tomorrow, as a punishment, you will all eat... pork sausages! J.P.F.: [groaning] HELMUT: Oh, no. OTTO: Now-- All right. Tell ze Leader that we are ready to die for him ze moment he gives the sign. BRIAN: What sign? OTTO: The sign that is the sign. That shall be the sign. Men! Forward! [drum march] J.P.F.: [singing] There’s a man we call our Leader. He’s fine and strong and brave, And we’ll follow him unquestioning Towards an early grave. He-e gives us hope of sacrifice And a chance to die in vain, And if we’re one of the lucky ones, We’ll live to die again. BRIAN: Silly bugger.

Yes, Lynn and I separated back in May 2003 and the divorce was final at the end of that year. We're still friends, in fact Lynn and my girlfriend (Floris) threw me my 11th birthday party last Sunday. Kinda odd to have your ex-wife AND your girlfriend throwing you a party.

I do what j260z does. The insert comes out with a couple good whacks.

That's one of the few threads on another board where I read every post. I agree, it was the funniest thing I've seen in a while. It gave me an idea to screw with my competitors. I just need to find an old NOS bottle and run some plumbing to the bell housing on my L6. Then when the competitors start asking questions, insist its a tranny cooler.

Here's the list I deduced from this thread: Owen Tim240Z Zoldman RB26240z Hybrid240z inZane240 Joe17 TwoFortyMuscleZ (Van) SportZ2 organdonor Superdan fastzcars Huy350Z 70Z SX240Z Oltmann Mistress Motorsports TruwSchool240Z mkokimoto Moridin Steve Bastaad525 (?) Rick Johnson I'll plan on 25 people when I order the pizza. Any special pizza requirements?

This coming Saturday... Saturday March 6th at 2:00pm PST. I'll give a talk about welding and do some MIG and TIG demos and let you guys do some practice on your own (my liability insurance guy is probably freaked). I'll supply the pizza, you guys will need to bring the drinks (soda, beer, etc.) The shop address is: 637 S. Palm St. Unit G La Habra, CA 90631 (562) 691-4412 http://www.betamotorsports.com Participant list to follow...

I saw that lame show too. I really liked the "suspension guru" talking about the 300 psi springs. My girlfriend walked into the roOm and asked, "What are you shouting 'DumbAss' at the tv?"

It was quickly determined that the post was a troll. And it worked very well...

This thread is like reading the script to an Oliver Stone movie...

2,000 hours and 360 days for a total cost of: $70,000.00, not including materials. I'm probably a bit high on the estimate, but we'll see. There's no way I can give an accurate estimate on something like this and if you ask Amir (demon) he'll say I can't even give an accurate estiamte on how long it would take me to piss. It will take however long it takes and no more or no less. Perfect example was a car I just finished. I sold a customer my old BSP race engine and he wanted it swapped into his 1971 240. OK, seems simple enough. Well, he also wanted the MSA 6 into 1 headers and the 2.5" turbo exhaust installed too. Fine, should be no big deal. Well, it was. Seems the PO of the car had swapped in a 620 pickup 5 speed which puts the tail shaft up higher by about 1". That points the header collector directly at the trans crossmember so you can't slide the exhaust on. 4 more hours of work, a $18 90 degree bend, etc. and the exhaust is on the car. Any time you work on a backyarded 30 year old car crap like this will pop up. T & M only unless I've done the job a couple times before AND I get a real good look at the customer's car.