454 powered 300zx

[shannonferguson2000]

New oil pump installed. Driving to and from work with very promising results. Video to be edited and posted tomorrow.

[DCaff300ZX]

Dude...you gotta make a shaker setup for that thing, it could look pretty cool...

[shannonferguson2000]

Dcaff, I wanted to do a shaker set-up but I think most cars that use that system have engines that sit much lower in the chasis. The top of my carb is even with the hood. Im sure with time and effort I could design and fab the shaker, making it look right is another huge undertaking. Fit, flow, form, and not taking anything away from th natural lines of the Z. Im leaning towards fabricating a cowl scoop but I dont like the way they look when installed. So I cant decide and Im already over my paint sceme also. work work work

[DCaff300ZX]

I hear ya man, the lower plate would have to actually drop down I'd assume to give room for the scoop to have volume for air flow, but be low profile enough to not stick up too high above the hood.
I've played this through my mind from considering the VK56 swap potential, as it would also stick up similarly high I assume and would require some kind of intricate work to make it look right. Keep playing with it man, I like watching you go!

[shannonferguson2000]

With the popularity of high rise swaps one would assume a cowl inducion hood would be out there for sale. But for now I guess you have to build one.

[SBC300]

[shannonferguson2000]

sbc, what scoop did you use?

[SBC300]

sbc, what scoop did you use?

G body steel from jegs.

I have pics of the whole process at: http://myweb.cableone.net/jburrow/300zx ... index.html

[shannonferguson2000]

Here's a little video I shot. Audio kind of sucks but you get the idea.

[Ace2cool]

Niiiiiice! Oh too cool dude. Glad to see her out and running!

[shannonferguson2000]

Thanks Ace, Ill have a better video as soon as I can get a hand filming and a way to improve the audio.

[shannonferguson2000]

And the hood scoop endeavor has now begun. Im trying to find something that is not so 85 camaro but my hands are kind of tied. The rain never ends in Florida! Any ideas suggestions would be awesome.

[BigTDogg (MA)]

Jegs looks to have a bunch. Maybe a smaller air filter or an oval shaped one would help you with the fit.

Nice conversion

And to answer your question about the sound of the exhaust, it's because of your built-in microphone. You'll need an external mic to get the frequency response and sensitivity you want to capture an exhaust sound.

[shannonferguson2000]

thanks for the tip biggdog, ill have to find a mic, ive seen a few on jegs Im trying to find one with similiar hood curve.

[NolimitZ32]

http://www.racecomposites.com/stibolt.htm

Its a roof-scoop but maybe more of what you are looking for?

[shannonferguson2000]

New brakes, wheels/tires, and a few videos from the track pulling the front tires coming soon!!!

[DCaff300ZX]

Yes, please!

[shannonferguson2000]

Hood scoop fab, finally!

[NolimitZ32]

That is going to be a b**** to blend the body lines.

[shannonferguson2000]

No blending on this job. I had to rework a flat, outer flanged scoop for the curvature to be tight. I'm going to build an inner flange for a bolt down scoop, paint it(along with repainting the entire car), and bolt it on. Glassing it on, I guarantee cracks in less than two years. I've seen it many times when dissimilar materials with different expansion/contraction rates are molded together and heat is applied. She ain't the purdiest girl at the dance but she puts out every time!

[stm37s]

Nice build thread my brother, this should be a sticky, keep up the good work and keep us posted

[NolimitZ32]

She ain't the purdiest girl at the dance but she puts out every time!

[shannonferguson2000]

A few more pics.

[shannonferguson2000]

I guess I'm going full roller this time. It only took around $7000 in rebuilds to learn my lesson. Big blocks plus flat tappet cams = nightmares. Here we go again, if it fails this time I'm cutting the block in half with a torch.

[z32loverboy]

Well, that's one way to tell her who's boss. Well, seems like you got it handled, any explanation as to why you keep snappin cams?

[shannonferguson2000]

I wouldn't say I've ever snapped a cam, but I have wiped 3 cams total. When dealing with flat tappet camshafts, if at any point the lifter stops spinning in its bore, your f***. And there are about a million things that can wipe out a big block cam(bad break in, low oil pressure, burrs in the lifter bore, idling below 1000 rpms even once, and many more!). For every 1 professional engine builder that says it's never happened to them I'll show you 100 builders that have had it happened MULTIPLE times. I actually don't know what happened, this lifter was smoked and two others had stopped spinning and started the lobe wiping process, but it cost me all my bearings I'm sure. Yeah, another rebuild!

[shannonferguson2000]

Well I found a big block roller core. I'm fully rebuilding this engine with all new parts, stroking to a 496, and plan on having it back on the road by the 1st of the year.

[DCaff300ZX]

I guess I'm going full roller this time. It only took around $7000 in rebuilds to learn my lesson. Big blocks plus flat tappet cams = nightmares. Here we go again, if it fails this time I'm cutting the block in half with a torch.

OMMFG...more Chevy fun. My favorite Chevy moment was viewing a 427 a guy had been racing that had blown the whole DS front corner off the block when the usual low-end failure came and touched off a symphony of destruction.
Four letters come to mind...F O R D

[SBC300]

Someone mention carnage?

[DCaff300ZX]

Someone mention carnage?

Holy FAWK, now THAT'S a problem!
Anyone missing a crank, and some pistons? And a block???