mario_82_ZXT

For $500 I'm pretty sure you can get some sweet tuned coated headers that would outperform the manifold if matched to your engine (tubing size, etc). That's what I'd do anyways, someone with more experience will hopefully chime in, but FYI the AZ Zcar tuned jet hot coated header is like $400, with the NISMO somewhere around there. Mario

I believe the front ones will. I think it is something along everything in front of the windshield is the same on the coupes and 2+2. Mario

If it's a CWC casting they have a higher chance of failure (it seems) due to the metal used. You've probably seen the pics of the worn down cam lobes on CWC castings. Diesel oil was probably recommended because it might have those additives removed from conventional gas engine oil that is blamed for the flattening of these cams. This is all word-of-internet that I've ran across... so take it as such. Mario

Side vents you have to pull the dash as they bolt to the ends with studs but are too big to be pulled out with the dash in place (at least that's how I remember them). The 3 middle gauges are a unit. Pull the glove box, unplug them, unscrew one screw and pull them out through the glove box opening. Mario

I'm running alternating as per the sticky as well... Fuel pressure fluctuated less and idle was also improved... Mario

The round things at the base of the hose are the clamps, and they can be a pain to remove. I'm pretty sure you can buy the cracked plastic at most part places. I think they're called pintle caps. Mario

Yasin I'm jealous!!! We (dad and I) were going to buy one and restore it for my mom to drive (she wanted a roadster). We looked and looked but the ones in the area and price range (~$6k) were in worse shape then a few years ago when I was originally researching them. Plus the only ones nearby I knew of ended up being crushed We ended up getting my mom a black on black Miata, which she loves, but I'd love to get a roadster. My dad found an ok one in Phoenix (low windshield too) but he BARELY fit in it and was actually seeing forward over the windshield (haha). One day... one day... I'll have my BRE schemed Z, dime, and Fairlady roadster... Congratz on the find, Mario

I've seen this before but it was an older person presenting and it seemed VHS quality and much older video. Reminds me of my math prof, she just uses big words and definitions. God help you if you're confused and ask a question... Mario

Originally I wasn't using a spacer either. But then I converted it to the ball linkage and used a spacer, but the initial grinding was made for a straight bolt on to the manifold. I made my own spacer as well, and it's as big as the tb bore. How big is this tb? This was on an 82 ZXT turbo intake manifold. Mario

Wierd... When I did this I got the sx TB gasket and traced it on to my manifold and grinded away. Don't remember this being a problem... Mario

BRAAP YOU ARE MY HERO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Mario

Nice! Can you post a link to the album though? Yahoo has a tendency to move servers around which causes dead pic links after a while. Which mounts did you use? Custom made or were you able to use a combination of OEM mounts? Mario

So your stock injector takes about 1.4ms to open? Hmm... now that I think about it your description of those idle conditions sounds familiar with my turbo car. I believe it has 5 recall injectors and an original injector and the idle has always been kind of lumpy. Mario

This is an awesome show! I wish I had the money for the DVD set to hear all the cars in high quality surround sound Mario

Congratz!!! Sounds kinda rough, are you running standalone? Mario PS What's the video at the end

Hahaha. Yea, I have a Swatstika wheel and tire in my dorm room for a spair. I don't have a jack that fits under the car so why carry the spair haha. Yay AAA! Mario

http://www.jimcookracing.com/catalog/page24.html Last I heard it was still available with a few changes in parts suppliers and still $$$ Mario

Congrats! It's going to be quite a monster Z! Mario

I'm one of those "don't dream" kind of people. When I do it's either really confusing, strange, or completely subdued and nice. When I was younger I had a nightmare where I kept running and running from a pack of wolves. The neighborhood was similar to the one I lived at the time except a lot more hilly (like San Francisco kind of hills), and it was flooding. I was jumping roof top to roof top (and the wolves were doing the same). Don't remember how that ended. I've had a couple recently where I wake up (in the dream) and I'm either getting married, married, or have a gf, but I can never see her face, nor do I know who it is. It doesn't seem to bother me at all in the dream but when I wake up I can never "remember" the face. I think it means I'm lonely haha. I'm wierd I get it... Mario

Now where's the video Looks awesome! Mario

I thought the same thing as well, but decided to stay at it. I did transfer schools though, from Northwestern to U of A. The amount of debt I would be in when I would graduate from U of A is peanuts compared to NU. Sure the name recognition isn't as good, but it's not a bad engineering school either. I figured there was no good reason to graduate a school for a bachelors degree and be $100,000 in debt (and this was with a $30k a year scholarship). At the rate it is going here at U of A, if (or when) I get a decent job WHILE in school I might have almost no debt at all (well, for U of A... still have to pay some NU loans). If you want to be an engineer then go for it. Just be that. Most schools require about 1-2yrs of basic engineering classes before you actually start to focus on your major. By then you would have seen so many different things that this decision might be easier. That said I've change my major like 4 times, still engineering though I'm doing Electrical Engineering with a Computer Engineering and Mathematics minor. Thanks to a friendly exchange with mikeatrpi I think I might stick with this major. My problem is too much unfocused interest in what the university sees as unrelated majors haha. My friends consider me a jack of all trades and I pretty much hated deciding and sticking to a major. I figured that most EE majors do all right money wise so I will be able to support all my other interests when I'm older So good luck! I'm about to finish my sophmore year of college but have enough credits to be halfway between a junior and a senior, and I'm taking classes in the summer too while working. AND I want to do a lot of work on my Z too! Mario

Wow that was long but well worth it! That's a mean Z! Mario

I'm gonna take a look at it. Thanks for the link. Maybe with this I can finally use remote desktop to my PC at home and listen to my music where ever with my laptop... Mario

I love that supercharger! There's a twin turbo + supercharged WRX running around in Phoenix with it. The supercharger's clutch is controlled by a pressure switch along with a bypass valve. As soon as the turbo's push out a certain amount of boost the s/c is disengaged and bypassed. On a side note, isn't the s/c undersized for the Z? I really hope to get my MegaSquirted and s/c'd project on the road this summer. Mario

Same with keepvid.com. Notice that youtube uses FLV file format, so you'll need something like VLC media player to play it. Mario