Pellius Posted March 3, 2003 Share Posted March 3, 2003 Sorry if I'm posting in the wrong forum, but I just had to tell somebody. What a rush. In retrospect, all that work I did to try to tune my 2.4 was kinda wasted effort. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niceguy678us Posted March 3, 2003 Share Posted March 3, 2003 congrats Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Your Car is Slow Posted March 3, 2003 Share Posted March 3, 2003 Details man!!! FSU C/O 96 by the way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V8ZRACER260Z Posted March 3, 2003 Share Posted March 3, 2003 There is no substitute for Cubic Inches. Congrats on your new ride. Let us know the details. Rick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fl327 Posted March 4, 2003 Share Posted March 4, 2003 do a doughnut, and no, theres no sub for raw cubes-TUNED. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pellius Posted March 4, 2003 Author Share Posted March 4, 2003 I bought mine instead of building it (I don't have a shop or lotsa time), so most of what I know I either saw while looking the car over or the last owner told me. It's a 12/70 built Z. The engine is a .030 over 350 with headers and a Carter (?) 4bbl carb. Engine is mated to a TH350. I got a spec sheet on the cam, but I don't have it in front of me. The rad. is aftermarket, and looks like an all-aluminum custom job. It has a flex fan mounted WAY away from the rad. with no shroud. I think I am going to follow the advice from 'round here and get the Taurus elec. fan set up. This is my first US engine, so I'm an absolute noob when it comes to the drivetrain. You can immagine my befudlement when I got to looking for an ignition coil. Anyway, the engine is running way way rich, so I'll be hunting up a manual on my carb to tune it. Even so, this is prolly the fastest car I have ever owned. The push-in-the-pants feels stronger than the ole' DSMvr4. The engine is mounted low and back and very cleanly, with the distributor maybe three inches from the firewall. It has a full size air-cleaner. The car is beautiful. It has a good quality (red) paint job; no rust. Exterior is all stock except for a small air-dam and a few hood louvers (sounds like overheating woes) and hood pins. The interior looks custom, and is tastefully conservative and very well done. I would post pics, but I don't have a web site. To do includes installing an A/C system and the sound system from my last Z. The car doesn't really need anything (except, as always, more hp), which is hard to get used to after my last 240. I really loved my last 240, and hated to see her go. But let me tell ya, nothing gets you over your last one like the next one. On a different note, are there any Z clubs close to Tallahassee? Maybe I can come down for the Gainesville meets once in a while. JAX is dooable, too. Anyway, sorry for the long post, but I'm looking forward to learning a thing or two around here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QWKDTSN Posted March 4, 2003 Share Posted March 4, 2003 Congratulations on your first V8Z! Sounds like you may have the Scarab or MSA motor mounts if your dizzy is 3 inches from the firewall, not that either of those is necessarily a bad thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim240z Posted March 4, 2003 Share Posted March 4, 2003 I would post pics, but I don't have a web site. Upload them to the HybridZ album page. I wanna see the thing!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Your Car is Slow Posted March 4, 2003 Share Posted March 4, 2003 Yea so uhh...I think you need to bring it to jax and let me test drive it for you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pellius Posted March 4, 2003 Author Share Posted March 4, 2003 Wow, you gotta love this site - hosts pics and everything. The pics I posted were the ones emailed to me by the guy that sold me the car. They were really meant for email, so the res. is a little low. He sent more, and I took some digital photos of my own once the car arrived (I bought it unseen from OK), but I don't want to be a post hog, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pellius Posted March 4, 2003 Author Share Posted March 4, 2003 Okay, I just figured out the personal album thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jt1 Posted March 4, 2003 Share Posted March 4, 2003 Congratulations!!!! Your journey has just begun............ Enjoy the ride. John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pop N Wood Posted March 5, 2003 Share Posted March 5, 2003 That car is was built the same month as mine. Same color too. I even have hood louvers (although the plastic insert kind from I think a 78 Z). Makes me wish my Z wasn't a garage orphan. Don't be too quick to upgrade the cooling system until you know you have a problem. That radiator looks substantial! The rear end looks like it is riding high. What has been done to the rear suspension? BTW, our early cars were the ones with the diff mounted a few inches too far forward. Upgrading to the correct geometry will smooth out your ride and does make a difference in handling. Not a "must do" mod but is a definite benefit of an R200 swap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heavy Z Posted March 5, 2003 Share Posted March 5, 2003 Congrats Pellius, you've saved yourself a lot of time on that one! Now drive it and smile, knowing you've done well in picking your toyz... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pellius Posted March 5, 2003 Author Share Posted March 5, 2003 Thanks all. I have put a few dozen miles on her now. I think I, I think I, I think I love her. I don't know what was done to the rear. I will investigate and report back. I would like to do the diff. upgrade, but I was going to wait to decide whether I really needed to go thru the headache of hunting and installing an LSD or just to get the R200 (hopefully a little taller). LSD's spook me a little coming out of a corner, and I hear they can sorta ambush you under certain circumstances. Then you get to do the headlights, tail lights, headlights, tail lights thing. However, after burning about 20 bux in gas and tire life in about six seconds, I think an LSD may be in order. I really need less smoke and more go. Suggestions always welcome. I'm sure I'll be asking lotsa newbie questions soon, but I promise to search first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thefastestz Posted March 5, 2003 Share Posted March 5, 2003 I am now in hot pursuit of my first V8 Z. All my life I've driven stock or slightly modified Z cars. From what I've heard if you want a fast Z, the V8 kit will deliver. How Big a difference did it feel with the SBC instead of the ol' L motor? Seems like it made quite a difference. Does it feel like a totally different car? Did the previous owner keep the stock guages? Do they work fine?I just want to see examples of other cars before I start on mine. see ya later, Have fun!(I guess it would be immpossible not to.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pellius Posted March 5, 2003 Author Share Posted March 5, 2003 I have tinkered with the L motor a bit, and even did the MBC and K&N thing on my 87 turboZ. I guess I may not be the best person to talk to right now because it's all still new and exciting to me, but lemme tell ya', there is absolutlely no comparison. It's hard to tell how much faster the sbcZ is, because I haven't figured out the launching thing yet - it was never an issue on my other cars. Even so, being in even a mild sbcZ like mine is like being wrapped in horsepower. I've had the car for like three days now, and already no less than 5 people have come up to me to admire and talk about the car (none of 'em cops!). As usual, I've rambled on a bit. Suffices to say, if you are trying to decide whether to mod an L motor or plop in a 350, go with the 350. At least one guy is apparently over 135mph in the quarter on an L motor, but he's an engineering PhD candidate, and has spent a few bux. And you'll never get that rumble from an L, you have to settle for showing off a massive IC (and your tail lights). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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