caen fred Posted November 16, 2004 Share Posted November 16, 2004 I have this old BAE turbo kit coming for my ZX. Any ifo on this set-up. Improvement? What about BAE are still in business ? Thanks, Fred Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank280zx Posted November 16, 2004 Share Posted November 16, 2004 It is me Frank !!! haha small world ha... From what i heard the Prez. of BEA went down with his plain in teh late 80's but i havent heard much since, they used rayjay right ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank280zx Posted November 16, 2004 Share Posted November 16, 2004 VIVA LA FRANCE !!!! on a American board haha did you not used to live in teh states and so did your wife... haha 8) call me BOND james Bond Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caen fred Posted November 16, 2004 Author Share Posted November 16, 2004 Shouldn't you on your way to the Post office ???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank280zx Posted November 16, 2004 Share Posted November 16, 2004 hehe nope need to finsih of this last report but im in teh library with my laptop, the inet is tempting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drzed Posted November 17, 2004 Share Posted November 17, 2004 I think I am one of the only people still running one of these BAE / Rayjay setups. They can be made to work very well under the right conditions but they have lots of limitations. The turbo supplied in the BAE kits that I have seen is a 301?EE80. It is very large and takes just this side of forever to spool up. If you design your engine and drivetrain around this it can be made to work well. I was told that an F exhaust wheel would help the spool up time but never tried it. There are still a few of these systems around and they are worth almost nothing so it could be a great budget build up. Are you using this for a track car?? or daily driver?? or what?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caen fred Posted November 17, 2004 Author Share Posted November 17, 2004 Sunday driver... I am looking for period correct mods for the ZX... I don't need to get 300hp out of it... Have you any pict of you engine bay? Merci Fred Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drzed Posted November 17, 2004 Share Posted November 17, 2004 I could take pics of my engine bay but I don't think it would help you. The only part of the BAE kit I used was the turbo and BOV. Everything else has been swapped in from many other years and models of Z's - poor mans performance parts!! I also custom made some of the intake and exhaust plumbing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caen fred Posted November 18, 2004 Author Share Posted November 18, 2004 In fact, picts could be useful as I don't have anything but the parts... and would like to save time on the guess and try... One question is about the lubing... the return oil is going back to the oil pan? Right? I dislike the idea of drilling the pan, may I use my oil cooler as a return point? That would save me a lot of swet... Fred Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank280zx Posted November 18, 2004 Share Posted November 18, 2004 He fred the intake is on its way.. however ... i would not feedback to the oil cooler since i think the engine vacuum does something to teh oilreturn aswel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drzed Posted November 20, 2004 Share Posted November 20, 2004 Definatley don't try to return the oil to the cooler as the return line is not under pressure. The oil from the turbo is very hot and foamy and requires a large diamater pipe to return to the oil pan. This pipe should be as vertical as possible with as few bends as possible. Do you have access to any 280zx turbos to view the piping etc? Their pans are already drilled for oil drainback and should interchange with yours if you switch the pickup as well. I can't fiqure out how to post the pics here so I will email them to you later - hope they help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caen fred Posted November 20, 2004 Author Share Posted November 20, 2004 MERCI for the pict. Another question: would it be usefull to use OEM or equivalent turbo injectors with this kit? Or is ti a waste??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vintage-TechZ Posted November 20, 2004 Share Posted November 20, 2004 Those old BAE kits were cool ! In fact ,for some reason I have the cast aluminum "J" pipe for the Z car BAE piping (non IC) .It's a nice piece with "BAE" lettering cast into it. If anyone is trying to be authentic and wants it I'll sell it for 40.00$ (US) plus shipping. It comes with 2 original orange conectors and clamps too ! ...............Vince 8) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caen fred Posted December 1, 2004 Author Share Posted December 1, 2004 I need a few bits before I bolt the kit on "Blues bother" I need the boost switch, the one that raise the fuel by tricking the cold switch. Where can I find one? Or an other alternative? Do I need to use ZX Turbo injectors? What is the Ø of the oil line going from the oil sender to the turbo, how long do I need? I need to find the turbo "blanket" a place to find it ??? Merci, Fred Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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