haha you all make 300zx sound extremely unreliable had full rebuild 60,000 ago and ive changed brakes serviced new coolant everything...runs perfect so for the time being dont think it will die udp worth the money? like do you notice a difference in power?
Pod, udp, headers, cam gears and tune. That is about all that is economical to do on a na. The next step is compression, porting, solid cams, os valves, balancing, basically make it rev to 8500+. After spendiing all this money a stock boosted tt will still be all over it.
ive allready got exhaust pod lol and as i said only got 2g to spend by the sounds of it most of that is out of my budget
Can buy a TT for that. Might cost you a bit more in the end but the results will heavily out weigh an NA!
only got 2 grand lol whats with people and not reading properly theres no way id be able 2 get a tt for 2grand unless your refering to the quote someone made about 10 grand in which case i agree why waste time on an n/a if you have 10 grand to burn
How many kms on on your ODO? Why would an NA need a rebuild unless it was BADLY overheated or starved of oil? 300zx's are 'extremely unreliable' they're just getting long in the tooth after 20 years, and one has to expect parts to fail after that long.
hey bud.. dont worry bout engine trust me. i had an NA zed prettty quick for basically stock. Ran a 14.8 from memory still havent uploaded the slip to the site. The car was putting down 126rwkw not bad. But in all honesty i dropped doing the VG30 as the end resullt would have cost to much for a car that would still have been munched by a stock Type R or even a mild B16 with I/H/E and a tune. The money is better spent on suspension and tires. BUT! If you are chasing power out of the VG and taking into account what you have already. i would do this. Extractors... And TUNE Few people realise how much there is to gain over nissans soft settings in the ECU. Nistune it.. The little that you have left goes into your account for brakes and sussy and tires That is all i would do.. none of this Underdrive pulley, lightened flywheel, Gold Covered Diamond enriched superman spark plugs. Really not worth the $ input. Stock clutch will sufice Cheers James
Havnt read whole thread, so sorry if some one has already mentioned. You can get rid of the engine fan and replace it with a $50 thermo fan. Works a treat. My Zed was boiling after a couple of laps drifting. Now all good with thermo running. One less thing for the engine to be spinning. Very small gain, but hey, it all adds up. N go the lightened UDP.
Obviously you can't read either. I said you can buy a TT engine for 2 grand. ECU's are cheap too. Even better, sell you incredibly reliable NA and just buy a TT. :whatever: Common sense just isn't common anymore. Where's your head at? He said he wants more power, not quicker lap times in the ricer catagory. Need turbos man, POWER!!!! However, I do agree with about 35% of everything after "BUT!" UDP and LFW will help but stupidly expensive plugs are stupid considering the Z's already top gun ignition system. Coppers would do the job fine.
lol cam You did say 'you can buy a tt for two grand'...he may have thought you meant tt 300zx not tt engine... also...engine can be had for 2k + all the other parts needed for the swap...+ labour if you cant do it yourself or cant get help with it... ZzRobbozZ...follow drz400y's advise...he knows his shit
I know my shit too, it's brown most of the time and smells bad. Also, DON'T buy NA's if you are going to want more power later. :bash: Sell the damn thing and get a TT like you were supposed to in the first place! TT = power on tap.
Wheres your head at thinking you can buy and get a TT engine running for His budget of 2k?. Thats like me saying "hey if you want to go NA just buy a VH45DE for $1500 bucks and drop that in" I think relax with the TT conversions obviosuly unacheiveable at this stage for him. On a serious note though i think you guys give to much credit to the UDP. I had installed one and i had it dynod before and after. Which resulted in a gain of 1.9rwkw. Im sure you will try and argue that different days or ambient temp, or humidity played its role in masking the true potential of the UDP. But for the Money it is not a great mod. Though i do agree that it felt to rev more freely. Really if you think about how much a UDP and LWF cost, you may aswell save up and buy small 100HP wet NO2 kit for 800 bucks n then optimise that with Nistune and the remaining money to go on dyno time. To bad its illegal, though that doesnt stop some people. James
I said he could buy a TT engine. I also said in my previously misunderstood post that it will cost him a bit more in the end and benefits will heavily out weigh. We also don't condone illegal mods and activities on this forum. Mate, if you have an income and patience, then try waiting and spend that little bit more for bigger results with a TT rather than blowing 2 grand on shit. You will get sweet F A otherwise. As for Erik, re read our posts and see if you can get it. I was having a play on words.
haha ok 57icky just to spite you got turbo conversion quotes for my car 8700 5500(not installed) 6700 also running tt engines that arent going to die lowest i could find was 5grand so im sorry but its a long long way from my budget
you CAN get better quotes than that. You can get a whole half cut and a 100,000k service kit for $5500 However this is getting way off topic now. You've asked what you can do for your NA engine for $2000, and i think that question has been well and truley answered. Hopefully the mods you choose will do your desired job. Modifying a Zed to satisfaction is an ongoing thing, take your time and just do it bit-by-bit. Best thing you can do is SEARCH a lot on this forum, then use the collective info from peoples experiences then make yourself up a list of what you want to do from there, then nibble away at them according to priorities. Just my AUD$0.02 Happy Zedding :zlove:
Those prices would include install. I got my long engine and recon turbos for 3300 From some place down the gold coast nearly a year ago and she's still going hard. Like I said twice before, you can buy an engine for 2 grand. For 2 grand, I'd suggest selling your car and buying a TT. :whatever: