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Turbo LM7 72 240z: The Quest for Power!


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Hello guys my name is Cameron, I've been a member on here for a little while now and rarely post up, as I mainly just used the site to do research for the build up of my car. So I figured I would start a build thread as I am making a little bit of progress on the car now!

 

My goal with the car is to basically build a pretty quick street car and a weekend drag car!

 

Basic Plans are:

Your typical JY 5.3L

Borg Warner s475 83mm turbo

50mm Wastegate

50mm BOV

th400 tranny

QuickSpool Valve

Decent size cam

Megasquirt EFI

yada yada yada.......lists goes on here are a few pics!

 

Car when I got it, yes it does need rust repair, but it cost me $500

 

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Now with the mock up of the engine and the turbo, note the engine has to be moved down about 1"-1.5" and back about 1"-1.5", Turbo needs to be moved down about the same as the engine. I chose this placement for the turbo because I want to keep the front of the bay uncluttered. Also I will be modifying a bunch of stuff to make the turbo fit better in that area and try and make it all fit under the hood and cram a 4" downpipe and exhaust all the way to the back! Might be a long shot but I'm going to try! Oh yea and don't worry about mechanical fan as that will be removed!

 

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More to come soon!

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It can fit under the hood. Put it up front and mount the radiator forward of the support. Nice project by the way.

 

you think if I mount it up front like you or colt, that I will be able to squeeze a 4" exhaust in there some how?

 

I have been contemplating that idea too, I was going to test fit it in that area the other day, but the fan was in the way!

 

and thanks, I have gained a lot of knowledge from your build and I have you site as a quick reference to help me get ideas

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Well I'm just gonna give it a shot, but I think I maybe able to squeeze one in there as I'm building tubular k-member for the car, might not work but I can only really tell once I get the engine, tranny, and starter in there once the new k- member is finished.

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Ok so I finally got my JCI mount kit after a month of waiting, My only question is, what mount are you supposed to use for the drivers side of the engine?

 

 

plus I have gotten rid of that big hunking turbo and decided that I'm going to try something a little smaller for now and upgrade later. Another thing is my car has a good amount of rust, but as of now I'm going through and fixing all that, because around here it's not very often that I stubble upon a 240z for so cheap, and I'm not going to scrap it in fear of not finding another one!

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Ok so I finally got my JCI mount kit after a month of waiting, My only question is, what mount are you supposed to use for the drivers side of the engine?

 

 

plus I have gotten rid of that big hunking turbo and decided that I'm going to try something a little smaller for now and upgrade later. Another thing is my car has a good amount of rust, but as of now I'm going through and fixing all that, because around here it's not very often that I stubble upon a 240z for so cheap, and I'm not going to scrap it in fear of not finding another one!

 

1. You need an f-body clamshell engine mount. I have one that I'd let go of for $50 to your door. (sounds like alot, but new ones are pricey and used are hard to find)

 

2. What size / make / AR turbo are you going with?

 

PM me if you're interested in that engine mount, I can get it in the mail tomorrow.

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well to be honest, this car is probably going to be going bye bye due to the massive amounts of rust!

 

I will basically just be throwing the whole engine setup in my z31, which has no rust and a lot of suspension work and needs a better power plant! Plus today I'm supposed to be picking up a 83 280zx as my new DD, that's in mint condition!

 

So now I will just have this JCI mount kit for sale!

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