Guest MattZ31 Posted March 13, 2001 Share Posted March 13, 2001 Is it possible to drop an 86 turbo motor into either a 74, or 79 Z? I was looking to drop a new motor in, because stock L engines are kinda slow, at least after coming from driving my 300ZX turbo. Anyways, the tranny in my 300 died and I figure if I buy another Z, I could just drop my lighter, smaller, more powerful v6 engine in. Any help or websites would be appreciated. MattZ31@aol.com if you wanna email Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeromio Posted March 13, 2001 Share Posted March 13, 2001 Well, certainly anything can be done. I know of one member of this forum (Morgan) who was all set to do this swap as he is an avid Z31 guy. But he decided it would be too much effort, mostly due to exhaust routing issues and is instead going to put in a L28 turbo. The main problem (as I recall from postings here that you could search for) is that the turbo as OEM positioned will interfere with the steering shaft on the Z. ------------------ 240Z.jeromio.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottie-GNZ Posted March 13, 2001 Share Posted March 13, 2001 Matt, I considered this swap for a while but was never able to get any information on it. Here is a pic I have had for quite some time and despite posting it and trying to find the owner, no one seems to know who it belongs to. ------------------ Scottie 71 240GN-Z Scottie's GNZ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Speaker Posted March 13, 2001 Share Posted March 13, 2001 kinda slow? aww man you know they aren't the L28 is EASY because it bolts right in and I6 sounds better IMO you should check out J Taylors car if you think I6s are slow the 280zx turbo motor is very very nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MattZ31 Posted March 14, 2001 Share Posted March 14, 2001 Nooo! The TURBOS are not slow, I said the plain old engine is slow! My dad's 79, is just really sluggish. It's tons of fun to drive, and lots of people THINK it's really fast, just because the way the car looks. If you were just a normal person and didn't knw what the Z was, and saw one in good shape, you'd be like man, I'll bet he's fast! But the plain old Z is slow until you get to 84 when they beefed it up alittle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted March 23, 2001 Share Posted March 23, 2001 i am the one who has the 71 240z with vg30turbo eng. the swap is not that difficult. i am putting out 379hp at rear wheels and 470 ft pds of torque. runs 11.9 at116 and radar clocked at 173. car is set up for road race courses. i run 3:36 gearing. also have air cond,300zx seats,roll bar,300zx brakes and suspension mods. the car is very nice for traveling or raceing. avg 24mpg if foot is not in turbo. it is a very nice swap and have never been betten. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottie-GNZ Posted March 23, 2001 Share Posted March 23, 2001 PTURBOZ, welcome, I have been searching for you for a long time. I do not have any regrets about my current setup, but if I had found you when I was comtemplating the swap, I probably would have gone the VG30T route. What mods have you done to get that power? ------------------ Scottie 71 240GN-Z Scottie's GNZ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted March 23, 2001 Share Posted March 23, 2001 WHERE DID YOU GET THE PICTURE. SPECS. SPORT 350 TURBO,ADJ BOOST, 420CC INJ,COMPUTER MODS,INTERCOOLER, 60MM T BODY,REWORKED INT MAN,BOSCH FUEL PUMP,MSD IGN,EXTRUDE HONED EX MANIFOLDS,BAL ENG,HEADS POLISHED AND PORTED,STOCK CAMS,ALUM FLYWHEEL. I HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH HP START DROPPING AT 5 GRAND.DID SOME TESTING AND FOUND THE TURBO IS MAXED OUT. I WILL BE CHANGING TO LARGER TURBO. SHOULD BE ABLE TO GAIN 100 TO 150 HP AND ABOUT 1500 RPM. I RUN 16PDS BOOST ON 92 OCTANE FUEL AND23LBS ON 100. CAR WOULD BE FASTER IN 1/4 MILE WITH AUTO TRANS AS T5 IS NOT A GOOD SHIFTER. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLKMGK Posted March 24, 2001 Share Posted March 24, 2001 Cool, now that you two have hooked up can we have some more pics? I'm a V8 kind of guy but I'd love to see more pics of this swap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted March 27, 2001 Share Posted March 27, 2001 I was thinking of a similar swap. There is a 73 260z (not running but with a decent body) for $300 near me. Another guy has an 84 300zx turbo/5 speed with only 70k miles that runs like a top -- probelm = bad body, for $825. How much of the 84 could be moved over into the 73? Could the entire drivetrain be moved over? It has the makings of a cool project, as the pics here show. Aldo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fl327 Posted March 27, 2001 Share Posted March 27, 2001 do that, thats cheap! the swap should be pretty straight forward, just swap as much 300zx into that first gen, maybe go painless wiring harness for extra safety, man you can swap so much straight acrosss as far as the rear end and driveshaft, brakes, man you have the makings of a really quick car, freakin do it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randy 77zt Posted March 28, 2001 Share Posted March 28, 2001 cool-now i know i dont have the only swapped in turbo z in the county.i will have to go check it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted March 28, 2001 Share Posted March 28, 2001 RANDY 77ZT STOP BY AS IWOULD LIKE TO SEE YOUR SWAP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted March 28, 2001 Share Posted March 28, 2001 I WILL BE AT THE STANFORD NISSAN SHOW ON APRIL 8 10:00 TO 2:00. 3001 EL CAMINO REAL PALO ALTO CA. THE SHOW IS FOR ALL ZS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeromio Posted March 28, 2001 Share Posted March 28, 2001 Details on how the exhaust was routed would be key! These engines are very easy to get. In my area I can get a L28T or a VG30ET for pretty much the same price. (Can't use my current 5 spd with the VG though, so that'd be extra cost.) Many more VGs to choose from though. There's one yard that even offers a 6 month warranty. Cross flow heads, plus a sconch more displacement - I would very much like some more info on this swap..... ------------------ 240Z.jeromio.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randy 77zt Posted March 29, 2001 Share Posted March 29, 2001 pturboz-i will be at stanford nissan too.i will bring new turbo for you to look at.i was at a used jap engine shop a year ago and they had some non-us spec engines sitting around.the engine that caught my eye is whats called a nissan cima engine.it is dohc v6 with single turbo-the guy wanted to sell these cheap.i am a scrounge-cheap or free is best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted March 30, 2001 Share Posted March 30, 2001 Fairlady327 I figured that it would be the cheapest route to go by combining the 2 cars. Just how much of the newer 84 will transplant into the older 73? Please bear with me as this will be my first project! Thanks, Aldo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 280z400 Posted September 23, 2004 Share Posted September 23, 2004 I too am attempting this swap. I have an 85 300zx turbo, and a 1976 datsun 280z. My current plans are to finish rebuilding my vg30et with a t3/t4 hybrid turbo. The plans are to make a set of mounts using the vg30et/borg t5 tranny in the 280z body utilizing stock mounting lactions of both the motor, tranny, and the 280z's mounting lacations. With a CNC lathe and Albrie, patterns could be made for more. My brothers a wiz with autocad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
violacleff Posted September 23, 2004 Share Posted September 23, 2004 There is a guy on here who did this swap into a ZX. He posts all the time. According to him it required lots of trial and error as well as fabrication to clear the stearing. Is the engine compartment a lot different on 70-78 z's? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slownrusty Posted September 23, 2004 Share Posted September 23, 2004 The most famous VG powered first gen Z by far is Scott's aka ZR8ED..looks for his posts here and on zcar.com He has one awesome daddy of a wagon.. Yasin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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