What goods to grab?

[Spykce]

I'm intending to build a 280zx turbo engine and put it into a 280z. I have been reading a lot of posts about using a z31 ecu and maf on a turbo zx engine. Well I was at the pick-n-pull in town today and they just got a z31 in. Is there anything that I would be smart to grab for my plans. Should I grab the ecu, wiring harness and maf?

 

I am still in the research phases of this so I really don't know much but if I can get something now for cheap it'd be nice. I thought I read something about a z31 tranny on a l28et. I may be mistaken though. I know there is a z32 thread also.

 

Any responses are GREATLY appreciated.

[AK-Z]

O2 sensor. Don't think the 280z and z31 used the same sensor.

[280Z Turbo]

O2 sensor. Don't think the 280z and z31 used the same sensor.

 

Nope the 84-85 ECUs and the 88-89 N/A ECUs used the same 22 mm O2 sensor.

 

Read Afshin's sticky in the Turbo forum:

 

http://forums.hybridz.org/showthread.php?t=91250

[mario_82_ZXT]

IIRC one of the 300zx's used a heated sensor.

 

They're narrowband so practically worthless anyways...

Mario

[280Z Turbo]

I just went to U-Wrench-It after work to check it out. It's a gold '86 N/A coupe, so it's pretty much useless for me.

 

A few things that could help in the swap would be the distributor, possibly the MAF sensor (I think the turbo and N/A MAFs are the same, aren't they???), and the engine wiring harness. But you can't use the ECU.

 

I haven't heard of a Z31 trans being used in an S30, but I'm sure it could be done. I just don't think it would be worth all the work.