Garrett Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 Hi guys. New to the forums. Wondering if anyone has tried (knows anything about) slapping a JDM Z32 TT into a 280z? Did some searching, came up with nothing; but maybe my verbiage is wrong. I love the straight 6 and I'm sure it'll last me a while, but a man has to have dreams, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surpip Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 Try searching for vg30dett or vg30de Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skib Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 dream, nightmare, or fantasy? all three Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aplyedmind Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 Its been done . There use to be Youtube videos with s30 with vg30dett. There was one on craiglist not to long ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrett Posted January 8, 2012 Author Share Posted January 8, 2012 (edited) Thanks guys. Did a search and found a few people that had some success, but G.I.Jonas's swap brought to light a lot of the complications you get into with the tight fit/mounts/steering. I think since I'm still learning; the L28et straight swap seems like the best way to start and learn at an affordable price tag. I've read that I can pretty easily get to 300hp with a few intercooler/turbo/fuel system tweaks, and still have sustainable reliability. Does anyone know the type of gas milage a 280z with the L28et setup at 300hp would get? My stock mpg has to be around 15 (or lower), I just want some extra umph on the low end that I can still use as a daily. Anyway, thanks again. Edited January 8, 2012 by Garrett Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surpip Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 A SBC can be done for just as cheap as well, just sayen. I see your after boost tho. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surpip Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 not callin you out just thought this was funny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLOZ UP Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 Does anyone know the type of gas milage a 280z with the L28et setup at 300hp would get? About 2 MPG. Max horsepower is only very loosely correlated to MPG. If you tune the low load areas right, you can get good MPG. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony D Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 May carburetted blow-through setup returned 17mpg daily driving through carbon canyon from corona to Brea for work. EFI re Ali rated bumped HP by about 25 horses and gave my partial throttle fuel economic Y a bump to the high 20's, and with steady state driving a best if 32mpg! The ability to richen boost tip in and run lean as he'll off boost is just something you won't get on the Carbs! That said, my blowthrough gave comparable mileage as the SUs that were on there for SMOG Checking. Carbs or Blowthrough, on track days the mileage was more like 5mpg. Use the power, no free rides. I was over 300 though. Probably 20-25% more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SleeperZ Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 I got 30mpg with my 280Z with a stock L28ET (using the Z31 ECU) cruising on the highway at 70mph. You only get bad mileage when you tap the horsepower. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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