Chevy Powered 300ZX

[1viadrft]

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[UkrainianRacer]

Keep imports import and domestics domestic. But if you are going to drop more powerfull engines into the Z at least keep them import engines. For instance the Infiniti v8 is a powerful engine, however i don't know if that would fit into the Z32, so why not drop something like that in instead of going over to ford or chevy and using their engines.

Also my friend has a 93TT StageIII, and he takes vettes off the line I also have a friend that drives a 3d gen RX-7 for a couple thousand $ that he put in it he keeps up with the zo6. So why get domestic engines if import engines are just as capable.

Don't defile the Z with a chevy engine! Is my opinion

[kkiepvvessau]

Chevy engine on Z this guy just coming out of the jungle ... he don't know what is in the City. idiot... Z32 max power is 1000 HP i got the site somewhere but not now... i update here if i remember heheehe. i did post up in Z forums somewhere before. 1000HP will eat up Vette,any mustang,Viper not mention supra with 1200 HP. import cars are just have power and style. American car are just ugly sorry to said this but that the way it is.

[1viadrft]

Don't be sorry... it's the truth!

[longlivetheZ]

Originally Posted by InzaneTurboZ

Hey your taliing about the Chevy Corvette at the 34 hours of lemans that got beat twice by a nissan in 97 and 98 by the nissan r390, oh yeah and chevy had the record for the worlds fastest street car you know with the LS1 but then it got out by a nissan skyline gtr, also the mcguire focus(i know its ford but still domestic) had the record for the worlds fastest E/T on Pro Modified till that got beat out by a 300zx. Don't get my wrong I don't hate V8 I just think the time and technology is in V6's and L4, like look at the new cobra it has 390HP and does the 1/4 in 13.4 now look at the subaru STi it has 300HP and does the 1/4 in 13.2, I know it has AWD but still the cobra has almost 100 more HP and the Evo does it in 13.3, come on and even chevy has import parts on it like the AC compressor and the alternator, so I think you should get a clue before you run your mouth.

For Nissan

[wingsofwar]

Yes thats a V8 Turbo in a z32

[kkiepvvessau]

stupid things , how he close the hook ? oop i see
he dig a big whole in the hook

THE z CAN get 1000 Hp with nissan v6 engine kakakak don't need V8 crap chevy . Upgrade Turbo Max IS 1000hp

[wingsofwar]

thats 1000hp on 89 octane pump gas..iv seen him drag at PIR Seattle and get flat 9s

[inquiZitor]

I'm surprised NO one posted this info. You want to put a V8 in a Z? Go to hybridZ.org ...

[Primo_Primera]

There is a 350 chev v8 in a 300zx down here

[brentsZ]

I have an 86 300zx turbo. It's like new and it's fun to drive, but it's way down on power compared to some other sports cars out today. I'm wondering how hard it would be to put a 3.5, like out of a wrecked 350z, or even out of a maxima or something, into my 300zx?

[wagz]

I would be willing to bet that there really isn't much weight difference between the VG30 and an SBC. The difference between the L6's in the first gen Zs and an SBC is around 125lbs. You reduce that difference down to almost 0 if you use aluminum heads, intake and water pump on the chevy motor.

Lots of guys are installing LS1 powerplants from '98 - up Camaros/Firebirds into Zs of all generations (other than 350Z). The LS1 motors are quite a bit lighter (I believe, all aluminum) than the old SBCs.

The VG30s have good horsepower and torque potential, but it cost a lot more money to build up the VG than is does to get equal (and usually more) HP/torque out of the SBC.

Lots of good info to be had here: HybridZ

[FAST LS1]

Seems to be a lot of hate for anything domestic on this forum.
LS based engines like the LS1 seem to be the choice V-8 swap into any number of cars. The great thing is they usually weigh equal to or less than the 4cyl and 6cyl engines they replace. The transmissions behind them may be a little heaveir than the ones they replace, but the weight difference is not nearly as much as some people would have you believe.

For instance did you know an LS1 and T-56 6speed combo weighs less than a 2 rotor turbo engine and 5-speed combo out of an RX-7? That's right, and it swaps right in making the car an easy low 12-high 11 second car with just a stock 350hp LS1.
http://www.hinsonsupercars.com/
If anything swapping in a modded LS1 into a rotary car like the RX-7 is an improvement in reliablility.
Swaps into 300ZX's have been done also, and the weight of the LS1 drivetrain is less than that of the turbo V-6.
http://www.ls1tech.com/forums/showth...ighlight=300ZX
http://www.streetneeds.com/uploads/v...32Ls1_nov5.avi

Here's a 240Z with an LS1 swapped in. Guy said the LS1 was only 15-20lb difference from his 4cyl, so the feel of the car wasn't lost, he just doubled or trippled his power.
http://www.ls1tech.com/forums/showthread.php?t=267840

Then there are the LS1 Miata's. They say that an LS1 weighs less than the old iron 1.8L, but the T-56 transmission is a little heavier than the stock 5-speed, but that weight distribution is almost identical.
http://www.ls1tech.com/forums/showth...ighlight=miata


I think it's pretty shortsided for some you to say that imports shouldn't have domestic engines. The LS1 in most cases is a more capable, reliable, and economical way to put muscle into these cars than modding the stock engine.

[Broke_as_****]

Man, next time you want to get into a pissing contest, don't do it in a thread that is over a year old.

[DeleriousZ]

yeah dude, not a good start... make sure you check the date of the last post before you go off on a big spiel... guaranteed your post won't even get read and the thread will be closed...

damn newbies