7m-280zx

my brother have a supra and he's doing a project on his supra with a 2jzgte...then i was think of putting his 7mgte in my 280zx since he dont want the engine no more...ill post up picture later when i have time...but i thinking about swaping it in the summer... what do u guy think??

lifegrddude

Go for it. The 7M is a stout motor and there are a couple of guys on Hybridz with 7M powered Zs. The torque that the 7M produces will make your zx pretty quick. My friend just got done putting one in his Cressida and for stock boost it's not that slow. He's dyno tuning it next week and aiming for 350hp.

SHADY280

i always thought that would be the way to go, another jap engine in a z. none of this chevy stuff, imagine a supra motor with 750 hp in a z.

jfairladyz

I think that'd be a good choice. What I like about it is that the turbo is on the passenger side of the motor. SO it would probably actually fit better than an L28 as far as clearances go. Its away from the steering and it's not cooking the brake master cylinder.

duowing

Which would probably make it an easier engine to Twin Turbo as well. So does that mean in Japan the 7M-GTE had the turbo on the driver's side?

nismo619

i would go any day japanese and japanese over.. american and japanese any day.. sorry but its a Japanese thing ! lol

jfairladyz

That almost made no sense. Then I realized the first set of '...' shouldn't have been there

SHADY280

theres a guy in town with one of those 3rd gen supras done fast and furious style without any decals, he has some major hp. like 1000hp. and its still streetable. those motors can produce more hp than a well preped rb26tt any day. parts are pretty expensive on both but the toyota is more durable and reliable

jfairladyz

I agree. The 2JZ is a far better motor than the RB is. Sure it's a behemoth. But it's capable of putting out so much power. The only reason I wouldn't really want to go that route or the RB route is I would never plan to push one of those motors to it's limits and so the cost of parts just wouldn't justify it. I'll stick with the L for now. But eventually I will have my LS powered Z

duowing

Well the problem with the 2JZ or 7M would still be the more power you put in it, the higher octane gas you're going to have to start running, but I think a 7M or a 2JZ would be a good swap. At least it would stick to the whole inline 6 setup. I also think the 7M would be the better option because it'd be a bit cheaper to get ahold of.

7m-280zx

i hear that u have to spend just a lot of money to swap the 7mgte into the z...the z i bought was $300 still good condiction...and my brother have 2 supra so one of them is being swap with a 2jzgte...so my brother say that if i dont need it he's gonna throw it away...so right now i dont even work so maybe this summer ill find myself a job and work on the car..and might put the engine in the z this summer..after that im just gonna repaint the car...then the z sould be good enough...yeah just like you guy say another z with a JDM motor...but JDM motor is good too....it wont die out that easy...oh well just have to ask my parent to help me out with the paint job so yeah....

jfairladyz

How much money it costs you depends on how well you or some one you know can fabricate things. Things like motor mounts. Paying someone else to do the swap for you will no doubt cost you a pretty penny. But if you do it yourself then cost isn't really going to be too big of a deal.

SHADY280

i love charging people money for stuff like that.

jfairladyz

Well hell yeah. All's it costs you is a very small investment in consumables and a butt load of time. It's almost pure profit as long as you dont knuck up their car.

SHADY280

thats why i use my nogin first, and measure 4 - 5 times, besides engine/tranny mounts are simple, just make them bolt to something solid or reinforced, and it all bolts together, dont ever weld to a frame, can cause cracking if you dont know what your doing. wiring is simple and the rest falls in place. ive done some pretty neat installs in my so far short life. imagine what the future holds!!!

apollo

I think this is a 7m series motor from MSA this year in a 280

7m-280zx

yeah but i cant find where to buy the mount...my brother is ready for the swap so yeah...im not sure where to buy the mount...no big deal just like u say....

lifegrddude

Check with a guy named Clifton on the hybridz boards. He's the one that owns the 7M Z pictured above. Perhaps he can help you out with the mounts.

jfairladyz

You're most likely going to have to fab the mounts. Not the entire mount, but you'll have to adapt the 7M mounts to work with your chassis. But that doesn't always work out and you end up having to fab your own mounts completely. The only way to know is to talk to somebody who's done it or to start mocking stuff up to see what you're working with.

veyenyl

Make sure you switch to ARP head studs and a metal head gasket or you will blow it eventually. After thats done you could make good power pretty easily.

PooFlinginMonke

Finding one that doesn't have an eroded sealing surface on either the head or block is very hard. Check between cylinder 5 and 6 and between cylinder 6 and the water jacket.