i turbo'd my non turbo motor, greatest mistake of my life. i say that because it suck doing it and makes more problems, but runs freaking amazing, and pulls hard

 

Are you talking about the motor in your 260Z? It's an NA-T?

 

i would think if any thing headers would add some to the gas milage, not a whole horribly lot though.

 

the coil makes pretty godd diff. i know its a seat of the pants feel, that other power adders didnt have. the car runs much smoother. as for the ign. box, not really needed until you got big power. that coil on ebay is perfect. just bolts on the stock location, also get some bigger wires to help out that spark quality. the headers add some, but are more for tone/sound. you most likey wont notice much on a stock car. all these cheap upgrades really add up tho. adjust your ign. timing after the upgrades to about 12 deg. that really gives it some pull.

 

I built my own exhaust for about $50 i love it. lol

my car was $300, and i threw about 1500 into it.

excellent car.

its sounds really good.

 

I had to do the header because it was a nightmare trying to get the stock exhaust to seal at the manifold. Do the z31 ECU swap (search the forum) for some increased driveability It will only cost you your soul, sanity and about 450 dollars.

 

450???? that seems a bit pricey imho. if you take your tim im sure you could do it for more around 200. but yeah, swaping harnesses is annoying.

 

i will try to avoid swapping harnesses as much as possible, it helpt to know some one who can reprogram them too but still

 

Thank you guys for all the tips

 

every time i see this i always think fast and reliable. you can always save up money and money is replacable, cheap doesent always equal reliable and some times winding up not always being cheap in the end.



Caleb, is that the car in your sig, i see no one really asked if it was N/A or Turbo so do you know if it is? the one in the sig looks like a turbo (by the hood vent) but its very possible it has a different engine in it by now.

 

82-83 ZX cars all had the same hood vents, there's not turbo badging on the side, and also the wheels are the smaller 14-inch non-turbo wheels, unless some of the 2+2's came with the smaller wheels on them, but I'm pretty sure he stated it was N/A

 

Yes it is my car, unfortunately not turbo. I think it still have a nice kick to it. But like I said before, I was driving an 87 camry lol...