ansell Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 i have a question ,maybe someone could help me out, does anyone knows if a turbo from a 1986 300zx could be intalled in to my 1983ztx any help would be great,,,thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cockerstar Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 It's a pretty straight forward installation with a few differences. Please search. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evildky Posted February 27, 2011 Share Posted February 27, 2011 downpipe is completely different otherwise a simple conversion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HowlerMonkey Posted February 27, 2011 Share Posted February 27, 2011 (edited) Elbow AND wastegate housing are different. It is possible that the Z31 elbow will fit but you would need a far longer downpipe since the elbow terminates at least 5 inches higher than the 280zx elbow. If you still have the original turbo, reclock the cold side or the new turbo to match the old one, and either remove the exhaust housing with wastegate housing and even elbow still attached before clocking it properly and fitting it to the center housing of the 300zx turbo. Sadly, you will end up with difficult bolts and it is easy to ruin the exhaust turbine when removing exhaust snail so it's not going to be fun whatever path you choose.........unless you can get away with reclocking cold side and just use a taller downpipe to fit the shorter 300zx elbow (which I cannot confirm will clear the steering shaft).....maybe someone else can. Edited February 27, 2011 by HowlerMonkey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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