real twin turbo or swap?

[mac_daddy]

How can you tell if the engine is swapped or if it is a factory tt? I know you can look at the vin but what letter tells you and what is it suppose to be? Just curious

[NolimitZ32]

http://www.300zx-twinturbo.com...al=25

[mac_daddy]

so is it the 4th digit that indicates it's a tt or n/a? my 4th is an R an mines an n/a sorry still a lil confused

[car nut]

Look at the S

[mac_daddy]

ok so its 10th digit or so...I'm going to look at a tt this weekend and wanna make sure its not swapped ill look for the S thanks

[NolimitZ32]

Usually you can tell its not a TT by the missing HICAS (in the back, not under the hood), I have never heard of anyone adding HICAS to their car.

[Nismo300zx]

you can tell by many things...usually yes the hicas missing is ideal but u can tell by the psi meter marking the turbo boost.... the sport and touring button..the list can continue... but yea go with the hicas check up

[car nut]

ok so its 10th digit or so...I'm going to look at a tt this weekend and wanna make sure its not swapped ill look for the S thanks

Post the link!

[Ace2cool]

you can tell by many things...usually yes the hicas missing is ideal but u can tell by the psi meter marking the turbo boost.... the sport and touring button..the list can continue... but yea go with the hicas check up

Also, a swapped TT will cruise at about 3500 RPMs in 5th gear at 85mph due to the ratio of the N/A diff.

http://www.300zx-twinturbo.com...al=25

That is for the Euro Z32's. USDM Z's and pretty much all other Z's codes up to Z32 can be found Here.

VIN is the ONLY difinitive way to tell.

[mac_daddy]

cool thanks alot guys and i wish i could post the link up here but it's takin down already. its a tt with 140k on the chasis and he said 10k on new motor so im not sure if its swapped and he said it runs a lil rough...due to engine harness.

[andrez]

vg30de viin code is Rvg30dett vin code is C.....here is a link http://www.300zx.cl/ga/300zx/i...r.htm

[mac_daddy]

cool thats really wat i was looking for and all the other options were great to but now ill know for sure. thanks

[car nut]

Be wary of TT's (or any Z for that matter) that runs rough. Especially if its been running rough for some time.

[NolimitZ32]

before you go look at it, go to Autozone and rent a compression gauge and test the comp on the engine before you make any decisions. do it cold and hot if possible. sometimes compression problems can be masked on a warm engine but will stick out on a cold one.

[mac_daddy]

Ill be sure to do that. He really thinks it's the engine harness but im gonna look over everything. hopefully it's just a vacuum leak somewhere lol

[evildky]

ALL factory Nissan/ Datsun turbo cars have a "C" code, as in JN1CZ, if it's and R or and S or anythign other than a C for any S130, Z31 or Z32 that it wasn't a factory Turbo car