ezzzzzzz Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 I bought a wrecked 92 Z28 for $900 two weeks ago. It has 94200 miles on the clock and runs really good for having sat 4 months in the city impound lot. No smoke and no abnormal leaks. This weekend was spent stripping the car down and listing on Craigslist. I also have the JTR V8 kit ($220) and both of Mike's books. There is a lot of good info in the conversion book but too much generic or pointless info in the TPI/TBI swap book for my use. That money could have been invested in other material that Mike's book constantly references purchasing. That's just one man's opinion though. Take it with a grain of salt. Many balk at choosing a 305 over a 350. I'll only be into the motor and trans equal or less than $100 after I sell the parts off and scrap the chassis at the recycler. It's just made economical sense as sheer power is not my main interest these days. There's also the stroked 2.8 supercharged L6 going into my 240Z for that effect anyhow. The choice now is deciding if I'll put the 305 TPI or the LU6 Vortec V6 in my 75 280Z. I'm leaning towards the V6 since power is comparable and it weighs less than the V8. Set back using the JTR kit will keep the power to weight ratio up and a very balanced car too. The other engine will be fitted into my 84 Land Rover 110 Defender (lots of room for the V8 too). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pyro Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 would try to keep the engine and trans together and use everything to can to keep it "as it is" in the 92 now. will need a power steering delete kit. later now you can increase the power of the 305 with better heads and more cam. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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