Guest Paul Felker Posted December 29, 2002 Share Posted December 29, 2002 hi everyone, i would like some info on putting a 84 300z turbo motor in a 78 280z. i have the complete car(300)so i have all the parts i need. i looked at vg30.com and there was some pretty intresting info there, but i was wondering if any body else had any more info as well? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted December 30, 2002 Share Posted December 30, 2002 Originally posted by hotshift13:hi everyone, i would like some info on putting a 84 300z turbo motor in a 78 280z. i have the complete car(300)so i have all the parts i need. i looked at vg30.com and there was some pretty intresting info there, but i was wondering if any body else had any more info as well? I just asked that question. So far not too many replies... This is crazy! We should just buy a datsun 510 and from what I hear it's easy to do that instal. Back to the question: what do you think we'd need to get this done? Motor mounts, exhaust... I've never done a swap so I'm not even what's involved with the basics?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Paul Felker Posted December 30, 2002 Share Posted December 30, 2002 hey red boron, there is a guy here by the name zr8ed that has one bad ass z hes done it with the vg30et, from what i gather its not that common of a swap. i e-mailed him hopefully he writes back with lots of good info. he did a write up for zdriver.com its in the article section over there, its good reading ckeck it out, then yoiu should have a good idea to how its done. i think once the motors in place, the hard parts over, im just hoping the fuel injection wiring is as simple as a l28et swap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZR8ED Posted December 31, 2002 Share Posted December 31, 2002 Hey hotshift and redbaron! I am the one Hotshift mentioned. You are going to find little to no info on this swap. I did plenty of research, and to my personal knowledge. I only know of one other fellow with the swap, and he is from Australia. I did the swap almost 2 years ago, and still have not heard of a single person that has attempted the swap. It is not because it is too hard.. it all comes down to money. The cost per hp (including the install) is about 4 times higher than building and swapping in a 400+hp V8. Just my personal experience. email if you want any other info. I'll help you out where I can. As pointed out above, I have written a couple of pages worth on the subject, and have posted lots of pics at the zdriver.com site. Good luck if you decide to go for it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted January 1, 2003 Share Posted January 1, 2003 If it was me i would put SEMA vg30det in your 280z .i have a friend who has several that he would see very cheaply and the performance potential is much greater. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZR8ED Posted January 1, 2003 Share Posted January 1, 2003 Oh just in case your wondering, I'm not on crack. I did the swap as a challenge, and just to do something different with my Z.. kinda personalize it a bit hehe. oh.. and the "WOW" factor! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Idnevno Posted March 30, 2003 Share Posted March 30, 2003 hey how about doing the vg30et adding another turbo custom exhaust manifolds, custom intake manifold and isky cams??? well i'll let you know when mine is running!!!! Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vg30turbo240 Posted April 1, 2003 Share Posted April 1, 2003 my dad did that swap a few years ago (in a 240)....it gave him shit but it was worth it....i learned how to drive in it...fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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