ok my friend is gettin a 280z soon. im the guy that works on the crews cars and i dont no anything about the z and what they can do. i been on here lookin at the things ppl have been talkin about but not much on, how to make a N/A to a turbo. other then that i would lke to find out what all can u do other then the v8 way.
1 like what all engines can u swap in there.

2 what is the fastest N/A and turbo 280z

3 would i have 2 have him buy a parts 280z lke i made my friend do for is 3000gt vr4

just need a kick start if u dont mine

 

Welcome to ZDriver! Are you talking about a 280Z or 280ZX? There is a big difference.

Answers:
#1: Depends on how much money and skill you have.

#2: Who knows... I could make up a name if that would help.

#3: Dunno... does he need a parts car?

 

we test drive the z 2mor so i will let u all know but can a rb25 fit cus he wants to turbo it. do the trannys mach up

 

Please search... it's been discussed 1.2 billion times before. And please try to use proper spelling and grammar so we can understand you. Gracias.

 

ok what about a 2jz

 

Dude... did you read this?

Click on that good old SEARCH and type in RB25 / RB26 / 2JZ and watch the magic happen.

Also, please try to use question marks ( ? ) at the end of your questions, so I / we know you are asking a question and not stating something.

Notice the difference:

You are going to the mall today.
Are you going to the mall today?

Yayzzz!

 

i did look they never go in to the deep details about anything.

also all the post are from 2 yrs ago.

 

Just so you know, almost any motor you can name has been in a S30. a jguar V12, a 2jz, a 1jz, a 7mgte, all RB motors, almost any american V8 motor, tons of 4 cylinder motors. turbo, NA, Supercharged. Search your *** off, not just on here but google and hybridZ and you will find an answer. The only things that match up are all engine's and trannies from any Z years 1970-1983. But that just covers bolt in stuff, nothing about possible wiring differences.

 

ok thank u 4 the info.

 

ok today we going to test drive a 80's 280z.

what should i be looking for?

it cost 950 US will have pics soon. it is a N/A 5 speed and he say it drive strong but i will test it out like crazy, and it need struts the back ones.

 

if you need rear struts you probably need to redo the whole suspension. bushings, ball joints, tie rod ends. look for rust. floor pans, rear deck do a search on rust. be sure everything electrical works. fixing electrical issues seems to give a lot of folks heartburn. are you talking a Z or a ZX lots of differences. If it is in the 80's then for sure you got a zx.

 

it is a 83 ok drive nice but...

it is a digital dash

some of the gauges don't work. like the battery
but that isnt a big thing
and we took it the car to the top of 3rd gear and didnt even make it to 80 mph
is that how fast it really is?
well we talked the guy down to 850us.

 

It kinda makes sense that it only hit just below 80, its all about the transmission ratio, once you hit the red line that's as fast as a car goes in that gear, but if the car wasnt revving past 3k rpm or something, then there might be a problem. you could have a Bugatti Veyron, but if the gearing was too short it would only go 20 miles per hour, but have a huge amount of torque.

 

here is a photo

 

 

Where are you located? And also where is the Z located? It looks like from the pictures. It has some rust issues. I would investigate those, as somebody has already mentioned. Also make sure it runs smooth. And the wiring is not jacked up. Wiring can be an absolute nightmare, if the person doesn't know how to troubleshoot. Or know where to start.

Also try to talk the person down on the price. It is a little steep just for the rust I can see, and of course the suspension problems you mentioned. Good luck man.

 

we got the guy down to 850 and my friend got it then but that car runs nice. im in Milwaukee Wi. i never seen a 280z with a digital dash like that b4.

 

It's a 280ZX and the digital dash was an option on the 82-83's.

 

Lots of Rust like Wildman said, that's going to take time and $$$$ to fix!

 

what is the top speed 4 that thing? it seem like it stopped at 85.
will that dash and tranny go higher if we put more power to the engine.

 

we have a good body guy lol when we get more cash you all will see something nice. we are still thinking about what motor to put in there we only want to spend $7000 motor and tranny $5000 on the body and suspension stuff

 

Ok just a heads up. There is lots of good info here and on other forums. This is the most active for the S130 (280ZX ZX ZX ZX ZX..... the 280Z and the 280ZX that you have are two completely different vehicles...) If you want to do a swap or anything to your car people are going to expect you to put a little effort in before they are going to reciprocate. There are a lot of really smart people on here and HybridZ for swap info. You're going to waste a lot of money if you don't know what you're doing so if you can't find the info you're looking for it probably hasn't been done. These cars have been around for a LONG time and the community and following is pretty huge. Like snwbrderphat said pretty much everything has been jammed into these cars.

Here's a friendly quick pointer for you - if you want to do a swap the L28ET from the turbo 280ZX from '81 - '83 is going to be your best bang for the buck. Builds up to 700HP have been done since the '80s with primitative electronics and ancient turbo technology. 300 RWHP is very doable with stock bottom ends.

If you don't know that the gearing has everything to do with what speed you'll do in third gear and nothing to do with how powerful your motor is I'd suggest not trying to do a motor swap..... No offence but you'll need a lot more learning before doing....

Before you spend any money on that car you need to address whatever rust is on the car. It looks like there could be some major issues. Take the carpets out and check every seam. It's like an iceberg with these cars - the rust you see is only a small portion of what actually is there 99% of the time...

 

Ok I got you. The is a 280zx in the junkyard I was talkin 2 my friend tellin him to get the hole car so I can fix it all up. The cars I know how to work on like the back of my hand is chevys and 3000gt I been working on my other friends vr4 for about a year now I did everything to it to make it to 11.5 1/4. So my plan with this is get info keep stock till I can remake that other engin then go from there but I will keep postin every step of the way.

 

You should be good to go then but you're going to have to read a bunch to learn about the differences and what can be done to save yourself time and money. Chevy folk lore doesn't typically apply to the L28 - a straight six and Japanese engines are different beasts. Just like the VR4 the best way to power will be turbo charged....

 

Ok I been lookin for some turbo headers. Can't find any were to get head parts. I been lookin and llokinvg7uygth