Hi All

 

I'm New to this site so please excuse me if I seem a little dim

 

Problem is that i've been offered a unregistered 300zx jap import that been partley stripped(engine brakes diff some interior and I had the auto box for my car) and the guy who's car it is said I could have the rolling shell for next to nothing

 

So my question is has anyone plonked a chevy small block in one and what problems did they experiance along the way

Originally posted by markstevens

You guys seem to be forgetting that the yanks build the best engines for dragsters, and 350hp from a 350 cubic inch Chevy V8 is easy, and CHEAP, and will go on and on and on.

Also the late sixties muscle cars were doing less than 6 seconds to 60, fresh out of the factory.

 

A nicly tuned 350ci Chevy, making close to 400hp and bags of torque in a z would make a nice car.

 

Dont be fooled into thinking all yank V8s are crude, try looking at the Northstar V8, from a caddy I think.

 

LOL and how much do you think a new Northstar v8 woudl cost?

The entire thing is pointless as you loose the point of buying a 300zx in the first place. Its all part of a package, you now want to get rid of one of the major parts of the package. Point is you can 400bhp and a shit load of torque out the current engine for far far far less - if you look at it like that. (i know theres no more tradition - ie i got the car based on its history)

 

LT1 v8

 

Originally posted by Nelson MainFella

(Torque x Engine speed) / 5,252 = Horsepower

 

 

surely the above equation means that a high torque = a high horsepower ??

:confused: How can one be high and the other low, sibnce the only other variable is engine speed and most road cars rev to similar levels ??

LMFFAO surly everything writted on "how stuff works " is not always right lol - Theory is one thing - putting it into practise is a nother thing.

 

 

I think engine design has alot to do with it.

Take a vg30dett - great design - usually you get equal torque to equal power

 

Take RB26DETT - great design - torque no where near power on the same engine? Theory - its wonderfull eh :p

Originally posted by Nelson MainFella

Wrong. I work with lubricants.

LMFFAO bwhahahahahahah this explains plenty lmao

Dont get me wrong I've had a Z32 for 4 years and love it to bits and will nerver sell her but she's getting on (14 years) and things are breaking on a regular basis and usually the frgillity comes down to the engine so much so I feel I can't get the best out of the car due to reliabillity. Hence getting another shell and v8ing it therefore keeping the breed alive and on the road for many years to come.

 

By the way I have 4 Datsun/Nissans so I think I'm fairly loyal to the breed.

300 zx said

 

* "LOL and how much do you think a new Northstar v8 woudl cost?

 

So who is talking new? And my point was not all yank engines are crude.

 

*The entire thing is pointless as you loose the point of buying a 300zx in the first place.

 

This is a personal thing, what your point is, is not by default my point. And I did not buy a Z just for the engine, which are fairly fragile judging from the many posts on this forum.

 

* Its all part of a package, you now want to get rid of one of the major parts of the package. Point is you can 400bhp and a shit load of torque out the current engine for far far far less

 

Ah yes, but for how long? And if you used it like you could use 400bhp of small block Chevy, about 9 months. And a small block Cevy engine making 400 bhp would leave a 400 bhp Z TT for dead in the first 50feet. And no turbo lag.

 

Good fun this, :-)