Guest dancaprar Posted January 23, 2005 Share Posted January 23, 2005 Does anybody know where I can find some pics of a twin turbo z that was posted on this site a WHILE ago? It had slightly blueish headlights, friggen' awesome rear flares and i guess it was a twin turbo. It was done in japan and the two pics were taken in a garage with a few asian looking individuals standing around. Very high quality($$$$$$$) look to it. Anybody know what I am talking about? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akeizm Posted January 23, 2005 Share Posted January 23, 2005 This it? http://www.zparts.com/showcase/engines/pages/q45v8z-testfit.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dancaprar Posted January 23, 2005 Share Posted January 23, 2005 Yes It Is You Beautiful Beautiful Person You!!!! Thank You! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtcookson Posted January 23, 2005 Share Posted January 23, 2005 oh wow.... i never noticed that before. it looks like he's using the 94-96 engine which actually has quite a bit less potential than the 90-93... hmm... this could be interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaime240z Posted January 23, 2005 Share Posted January 23, 2005 That car is flat out AMAZING! My favorite S30 of all time! Purists need not apply:-P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dancaprar Posted January 24, 2005 Share Posted January 24, 2005 it would be nice to find some videos of this car......hint hint nudge nudge..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dancaprar Posted February 7, 2005 Share Posted February 7, 2005 well I cant seem to find any vids of this car on the net and I am assuming no one else can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dreco Posted February 7, 2005 Share Posted February 7, 2005 That makes absolutey no sense. Why would you put so much work into a project and not make some video of it. I looked at the date and it's been completed almost a year. Is it never driven? Is it broke? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim240z Posted February 7, 2005 Share Posted February 7, 2005 The guy likely has $100k + in that thing. Garage queen I would think. I would keep it in a climate controlled room too if it were mine..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dancaprar Posted February 7, 2005 Share Posted February 7, 2005 At least a dyno chart would be nice though. Oh well I guess I need to get in direct contact with that site and see if they can help a brother out....yo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auxilary Posted February 7, 2005 Share Posted February 7, 2005 i'm sick and tired of that goddamn car. Every board I'm on gets hit with "OMG! Look at this twin turbo v8 Z!" worse than Darius's videos now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMortensen Posted February 7, 2005 Share Posted February 7, 2005 i'm sick and tired of that goddamn car. Every board I'm on gets hit with "OMG! Look at this twin turbo v8 Z!" worse than Darius's videos now. Amen, brother. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wigenOut-S30 Posted February 7, 2005 Share Posted February 7, 2005 Well it is a cool set up man... hehe.. Joking.. I know its just being beaten to death.. now some vids would be nice though.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtcookson Posted February 7, 2005 Share Posted February 7, 2005 You know... if any of you guys want to do this swap yourself I'm setting up a deal to get a conversion plate made to bolt the Z32 TT tranny to it: http://forums.hybridz.org/showthread.php?t=98356 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JAMIE T Posted February 7, 2005 Share Posted February 7, 2005 If you're going through the trouble of making tranny adapters why not make it use a T56 or something like that? Don't give none of that "Nissan" crap neither. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtcookson Posted February 8, 2005 Share Posted February 8, 2005 because one has already been made and can easily be made again but to be worth the machinists time he'll need about 10 orders. also, the Z32 flywheel bolts right up to the VH so you can just buy the whole Z32 flywheel and clutch kit and bolt it up. the nice thing about keeping the Z32 tranny is you don't have to do any clutch disc changes to match up the splines. just bolt it all in a go. also, the gear ratios of the Z32 tranny match this engine very well. also, i'm a very big borg warner hater. i never want to own anything with the borg warner name on it ever. my maxima has a borg warner tranny and it has given me nothing but headaches as has many other maxima owners. seriously... who puts bearings in a tranny that are only rated to spin up to 5,800 rpm when the engine can rev to 6,000-6,200 rpm? doesn't seem like much but try telling that to all of the maxima people who's input shaft bearings continually break with only stock power output... putting a turbo on mine makes it a whole new story. bought the maxima and the input shaft bearing was broke. figured i'd rebuild it but it was ran too long with the broken bearing and a piece of aluminum broke off that the throwout bearing slides on. bought another tranny to throw in it... get it in the car... turns out that bearing is broken, up to bearing two now. get a rebuild kit and throw it in there. everything works good. now, the thing is broken again. (this was all before boost ) on top of that i aquired a tranny from another maxima guy and that one had a broken input shaft bearing as well. basically, borg warner will never be getting any of my support any time soon. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jolane Posted February 8, 2005 Share Posted February 8, 2005 Mtcookson, What year of Maxima do you have. I have never heard about this bearing isue (don't really research the Maxima stuff though). The only thing I have heard is about a throw-out bearing noise on startup...which mine ('99 SE Limited 5-Speed) has. I intend on doing nothing to mine other than drive and maintain it...so I am not really worried about breaking it... Joshua Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtcookson Posted February 8, 2005 Share Posted February 8, 2005 Its a 90. The 89-94 (3rd generation) Maximas seem to always have troubles with these bearings. The 92-94 SE 5-speed is supposed to be a bit stronger but they still brake a lot as well since the bearings in it are supposed to handle about 6,200 rpm... when the engine can rev to 6,500 rpm. The auto trannies are a whole other story... they are even weaker. Its not that I don't believe the T56 is a good tranny or isn't strong, because it does seem to be quite stout, its just that I'm so tired of Borg Warner that I don't ever want to give them any of my money. lol You shouldn't have to worry about yours. I've not heard of any issues with the newer trannies except from the boosted guys breaking gears due to lots of power. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikelly Posted February 8, 2005 Share Posted February 8, 2005 Well it sounds like a design flaw in that SPECIFIC tranny... I can tell from first hand experience that BW makes an EXCELLENT 5 speed and their T56 stands on the legs of many race wins in the Viper, Vette, Mustang, and Fbody ranks... Not to mention the numbers of BW trannies in truck applications... Sorry, but this sounds like a model specific issue... Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim240z Posted February 8, 2005 Share Posted February 8, 2005 The early F-bodies had main bearing problems with the T56 also. The PO of my Z28 said that the dealership did that T56 upgrade when he had the clutch done (convenience as the 'box was out). Maybe it was the Dealership booking for more work, but I don't think so.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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