i have a 82 280zx...

[280ZXsteven]

im steven im new here.i have a 280zx non turbo and i wanna make that thing quick. for now it is stock, im gonna do away with the catylac converter and run a straight pipe through. im getting all the injectors replaced right now. im gonna add on a cold air intake and k&n filters.any suggestions on exhaust ect. oh and im looking for some deep dish low profile wheels. its pretty hard to find some that look good on the car

[MoldyOldy240]

Grats on the zx; I had the same year, but 2+2 turbo, they are fun cars.

Are you going forced induction, or sticking NA? That will help you decide the piping; turbo=bigger piping, NA = not so big

[280ZXsteven]

im probly not going to add on a turbo because doing that i would have to get the engine rebuilted. i just wanna get the cars hp up some. atleast 250hp you know?

[nsrZ32]

Welcome to NICO!

The most cost effective way to go fast in your s130 is to swap in the L28ET out of the 280zx turbo. Pretty straight forward and good bang for the buck as you can find them in wrecked s130's in salvage yards. As for wheels, look into the Watanabes and if they're a little too pricey check into SportMax as they make some deep dish old school style wheels in the correct bolt pattern.

Post up some pictures of your s130, we'd definitely like to see it.

[280ZXsteven]

heres a pic



its in the shop being worked on right now. i should have it back in about 2 days. so basicaly theres not a whole lot i can to to a stock non turbo motor huh?

[evildky]

thts a good looking clean S130,back to the origional question, turbo is the easy and cheap way to get power, and yes swapping the complete engine from a wrecked donor is the cheapest easiest way to go but you can also turbo your exhisting engine with out rebuilding but you'd still need the injector's turbo, dist managment etc from a donor so it's just easier to do the swap, you could swap in a higher compression cylinder head but the gain will be minimal, a lumpy cam can certainly wake things up a bit, you could bore and stroke the motor to 3.1 but you aren't wanting to build the motor so thats out, the stock engine managment sucks, most people making big power form the L28 either turbo or swap to carbs

that 250hp goal that crank or wheel? to get there n/a it's either full high compression build ro stroker, the turbo gets there with a little extra boost

[280ZXsteven]

hmm doesnt sound too bad. so basicaly id have to get the turbo,cam and management system? id like to get the 250 hp to the wheels but if i could get it to the crank that wouldnt be too bad either. how would a cam from a 240z work in the 280zx motor?

[NSR_s30]

Welcome to the club. Nice S130.

[evildky]

it's easiest and often cheapest to locate a wrecked donor and make the full swap, if you want to turbo your engine you'll need; oil pan, oil"T" and hardline, exhaust manifold, turbo, downpipe, "J" pipe, MAF, harness, ECU, injectors, distributor and shaft, fuel pump, and it's easier if you take the turbo intake manifold as well

Might sound like a lot but if you swap the whole donor it's less to deal with

Stock 180 HP, free flowing intake and exhaust with about 10 psi I'd boost will get you about 230 HP at the wheels, if you want more than that you'll need to add an intercooler

[hermultra]

free flowing intake??? what does it take to get a free flowing intake (replace stock turbo intake) or what? also how do you increase the stock turbo to 10lbs thanks hermultra

[evildky]

as in low restriction filter be it a drop in k&n or cone, in a best case you ditch the stock management and run the turbo with no filter or piping at all like me

(I honestly don't recoment this to anyone, mine is race only, all it takes is one stray pebble to ruin your turbo and possible your whole engine)

as for raising boost, you add a boost controller, there are mechanical and electronic, electronic is far safer and better but a lot more expensive, of course you want ao have a GOOD boost gauge and add boost slowly, too much and the engine could go by by

[Asmar]