Need some help

[NOLA300ZX]

I am thinking of buying a 1988 300ZX Turbo. Where do you/How do you get your ECU tuned? Where is a good online store to buy aftermarket parts? I have already come across "TheZStore.com", just wondering is there is any other place that is Z specific. I'm planing on making this car a project tuner, just trying to gather some info. Last thing, how much power is the 5 speed transmission rated for?

Thanks,Chris

[Perrenial Badass]

There aren't many ways to get the ECU tuned. JWT sells a chip, but they run the car pretty rich to be on the safe side. You can use any piggyback system if you have enough knowledge to wire anything up. My personal choice, however, would be Nistune. You can have them load up a stock 88T tune and work from there. That said, the stock ECU will be good until you get all the basic modifications done anyway, so I'd put this lower on the priority list.

z31store.comhttp://www.jimwolftechnology.com/

The 88T came with the R30A. As for how much power they are rated for, I have no clue. I can't recall anybody breaking one from having too much power. There's one guy running 9s on this transmission. Anyway, the axle studs will break long before the transmission.The NA 5 speeds are good for 500hp it seems. The 84-86T transmissions are good for about 300hp from what I've seen. And the automatics are good for making cool coffee tables.

[NOLA300ZX]

Okay thank you. Last question, where is a good place to buy pistons from? I have not come across a website that carries them.

Thank you again,Chris

[evildky]

z31parts.com carriers some specific Z31 parts, mostly suspension

courtesyparts.com is a nissan dealer but they sel a lot of nissan motorsport parts, tey have all the OE parts as well as overbore pistons, and other performance aprts

pistons, you can get anywhere that sells pistons, summitracing, ipp, etc

[NOLA300ZX]

Thank you. im going to go take a look at the car Wednesday. So we shall see what happens with that.