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Old 01-30-2006, 07:33 PM
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quick question?

Hey,

As some of you know i have my 280zx for sale... but i know the engine is still good. So is there any other car other then a maxima that has taken the L28 motor on? I just saw an article that showed an L28 turbo in an old school maxima.
I just need a shell to drop this in that way i will have a car again. I will be over hauling the engine if i can make this fit (project started once again?).

Let me know your thoughts guys. (god i'm glad there is this forum
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Old 01-31-2006, 12:20 PM
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I've seen them in 510's and Pete Allnet is putting one in a 240sx.

They obviously didn't come stock with these motors so some fabrication is necessary.

The only other car that came with the L6 from the factory that I'm aware of is the Maxima.
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Old 01-31-2006, 07:42 PM
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The Trucks Didnt Come With One Did They?
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Old 02-02-2006, 06:02 AM
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Originally Posted by SHADY280
The Trucks Didnt Come With One Did They?
i highly doubt it, for the most part the trucks only had I-4's and not very good one's at that, take the KA24E PU for instance, not exactly the torquiest motor i would want haha.
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Old 02-02-2006, 08:32 AM
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None of the trucks had an inline six.
The KA24e is actually a very torquey engine in my opinion. Its the old Z22 and Z24 engines that suck.

The 1981-84 Maxima had the L24. (also 1977-80 Datsun 810) Same basic engine but smaller displacement. Also, they are a front sump oil pan due to a different steering system.
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Old 02-02-2006, 08:48 AM
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DATSUN 810'S had L28s in them
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Old 02-02-2006, 09:20 AM
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Wow, Ice IS still alive..........LOL J/K
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Old 02-02-2006, 09:25 AM
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A 79 Cilica Supra came factory with a L6.
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Old 02-02-2006, 09:34 AM
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they had a 2.4L from the factory.

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Old 02-02-2006, 09:36 AM
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Originally Posted by FubarI33t
A 79 Cilica Supra came factory with a L6.
HUH?!? Supras had an inline six for many years. But that has nothing to do with Nissans or the L28. Ya, the Jeep Comanche trucks had a 4.0 inline six for quite a while. But we're talking Nissans only and specifically the L-series engines.
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Old 02-02-2006, 10:15 AM
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Originally Posted by Bleach
None of the trucks had an inline six.
The KA24e is actually a very torquey engine in my opinion. Its the old Z22 and Z24 engines that suck.

The 1981-84 Maxima had the L24. (also 1977-80 Datsun 810) Same basic engine but smaller displacement. Also, they are a front sump oil pan due to a different steering system.
Hey don't knock those Datsun truck engines. My '82 Datsun pickup I had came with the Z22 engine. And had over 750,000 miles on it. And as far as I know to this day. It is still going. And I had to junk that truck back in '94. Because I flipped it over, and bent the frame. And another thing, is that truck was pretty fast for what it had. I had a friggin' blast driving that thing on and off the road.
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Old 02-02-2006, 11:06 AM
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I have owned a whole lot of Nissan trucks over the years. I thought the NAPZ24 motor was great. The dual spark plug design definitely gave it more "zip". It was a quick little sucker. Now the KA24 in my later trucks was also a great motor... more torquey than the NAPZ but not as zippy. The KA24 also did much better on hills than the NAPZ. I thought they were both great though. There's a guy locally with a KA24 truck motor (A built one anyway) in his 510 track car and that thing is INSANE! I've also seen one stuffed into an old Datsun 2000 roadster, that car was also scary fast......................Rod.
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Old 02-02-2006, 11:37 AM
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since where talking engine swaps, the rb20det bolts right up in a zx.
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