Guest zeh ex Posted October 10, 2005 Share Posted October 10, 2005 I have a 83 280zx non turbo. My friend suggested that i get a l28et bottom end and take my current non turbo head and bolt it on then swap it in and get a boost controller intercooler and new injectors to get it to about 300hp. Is this wise and possible?or should i just go find a donor 280zxt and pull the whole engine out and swap it in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnaught14 Posted October 10, 2005 Share Posted October 10, 2005 do a search. there is tons of info on this site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SleeperZ Posted October 10, 2005 Share Posted October 10, 2005 There are many ways to 300hp, just research it and you will find the ways that work best for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest zeh ex Posted October 10, 2005 Share Posted October 10, 2005 hey sleeper how did you get ur l28et to 300 hp? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Z-Gad Posted October 10, 2005 Share Posted October 10, 2005 upgraded turbo, bigger injectors, intercooler, good engine management, a fat wallet and a little patience Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest zeh ex Posted October 10, 2005 Share Posted October 10, 2005 did the 280zxt come with an intercooler at all? or you guys just put bigger, better ones? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b__sosick Posted October 10, 2005 Share Posted October 10, 2005 SEARCH please use the search function. And the l28et does not come stock with an intercooler. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNeedForZ Posted October 11, 2005 Share Posted October 11, 2005 There is a thread that concerns converting NA into Turbo, so if you type N/A Turbo (or maybe NA turbo) into search function you should find it. http://forums.hybridz.org/showthread.php?t=104196&highlight=n%2Fa+turbo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Cronic Posted October 30, 2005 Share Posted October 30, 2005 upgraded turbo, bigger injectors, intercooler, good engine management, a fat wallet and a little patience 16psi on stock turbo, 2 extra injectors, intercooler and a 40 shot of nitrous will net that easy. 300whp isn't hard or expensive to make. You don't need a fat wallet either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Cronic Posted October 30, 2005 Share Posted October 30, 2005 did the 280zxt come with an intercooler at all? or you guys just put bigger, better ones? Nope, no intercooler. It's a bit of a pain to setup, but once you get it right, it's SUCH a difference. I put down 262/324 @ 16psi on stock turbo. with just an intercooler, 3" exhaust and 2 extra injectors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Z-Gad Posted October 30, 2005 Share Posted October 30, 2005 Nope' date=' no intercooler. It's a bit of a pain to setup, but once you get it right, it's SUCH a difference. I put down 262/324 @ 16psi on stock turbo. with just an intercooler, 3" exhaust and 2 extra injectors.[/quote'] Yep, and then blew it up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RB26powered74zcar Posted October 30, 2005 Share Posted October 30, 2005 should i just go find a donor 280zxt and pull the whole engine out and swap it in. YES..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(goldfish) Posted October 30, 2005 Share Posted October 30, 2005 i say your friend has it backwards. the bottoms are all the same. get a turbo head. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparks280zt Posted October 30, 2005 Share Posted October 30, 2005 actually the bottoms arent all the same, NA has flat top, turbo has dished pistons Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimZ Posted November 2, 2005 Share Posted November 2, 2005 actually the bottoms arent all the same, NA has flat top, turbo has dished pistons Isn't it still the other way around? I thought that n-series heads (like most early NAs) were dished, and the p-series heads were flat tops. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24OZ Posted November 2, 2005 Share Posted November 2, 2005 The best place for you to start your research is here: http://www.atlanticz.ca/zclub/techtips/turbo/index.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMortensen Posted November 2, 2005 Share Posted November 2, 2005 We should just stop answering on this thread because it is totally worthless, but the N heads came with dished pistons because they had a small chamber. The P heads have a larger chamber so their NA engines came with flat tops to give compression in the mid 8's, and the turbos had dished pistons and P heads to give compression in the mid 7's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Cronic Posted November 3, 2005 Share Posted November 3, 2005 Yep, and then blew it up Actually no. I blew it up after I upgraded to a 57trim. t3/t4 and threw more boost at it. :dunno: When I pulled the old turbo for the new t3/t4 I checked compression, and it was 145-147 across the board. When I last did my dyno making that horsepower at 16psi I was 10:1 and below on the a/f. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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