Yep, I'm new here, and here's my story/info/whatever.

[mattback]

So i see some of you have gotten a little bit mad by my posts and what not. Well maybe I will just introduce myself so you guys give me a little bit of leeway. :rockon

My name for all apparent nicname is mattback, being a basis off my real name of matt. I've had this nickname ever since my freshman year in high school. It's from an ancient #300zx chatroom off of irc.atrocity.net. Many moons ago. I've been part of the nissan community since then.

My first car was a 1985 nissan 300zx non turbo base model that had 157k miles on it when i saved up half of what it cost($2000.) Little did I know at the age of 15 what this car was part of, or what legacy it had. Only when I did I learned that the Z31 was the lost generation so to say about performance aftermarket support.

my non turbo motor blew my juinor year decimating a rod through the starter. it was then that I decided to turbo swap. I wont include details, but I'll just say I won't do it again, not on a car without a great platform.

Fuel control was handled by SDS digital fuel injection em3-6f system which i installed, tuned, and troubleshooted almost entirely by me. The timing maps, fuel maps, and boost settings are all straight from my 20 year old self. Granted more power can be realized than the 360whp / 421wtq that I ran @ 16psi, but This car was my daily driven car to and from college (across the big bridge) every day.

The 'old Z' ended up going mid 12s @ 112-114 mph on 205/60/hr15 tires repeatedly, but also repeatedly breaking evrything on the car from the flywheel back, multiplle times. List of Parts i've destroyed.HKS lightweight flywheelClutchmasters clutchbellhousingtwo fs5w71c transmissionsone shifter a driveshafttwo r200 differentialsan axle+diff+hub+entire subframe destruction was my last major cause for curbing the car this time. basically when an axle flies off and starts banging arounda nd ripping apart itself and disentegrating everything in its path at 100mph while connectd to the diff not muchsurvives at all :thinker At which point I have joined the nissan 240sx camp. Always enjoying the cars and having many friends in the area with the 240s, I finally got the chance to drive one around, and I really liked the way it handled. Also, with a slough of aftermarket parts available for the car, there was no reason why i shouldn't make a 240sx my next car. So that's what I did. I'm finishing up on my race car (an 89 coupe completely rid of the comforts of any normal car) with one of the first running representations of a v6 in the states. so yay, the hopes are that the car should do very low 11s by just horsepower and torque ratings of my previous figures. I feel that with a little bit of C16, and alot of hope, the car may have the horsepower necessary to accelerate its 2300lb mass to a 10 second run, (even if the 10 means a 10.9x or what not) on a stock motored vg. I've been a forced induction nut for a while now, my specialtys deal with t3 flanged turbos of all breeds, as well as effectively managing the extra fuel that is associated with turbocharging a vehicle. Hopefully you guys will see past my pissyness at times and see that yet another very knowledgeable nissan member has joined nico. I never rule anything out until ive seen it beaten a couple of times.I never knock on any products until ive seen its downfall a few times, or by specifications it is already slower than what many peopl eneed.

like i said i'm not out to make enemies, but if you push the right buttons with me....

[I H8 UR DSM]

Welcome Brotha

[MAXIMUS Nismo]

:devil push push poke poke jab jab stick and miss...........etc etc:thinker

WELCOME Brotha Man:icesangel

[redrocket]

welcome and glad you joined the community

[s14=pimpin']

Glad you joined us! Welcome to the club!!!

[MasterMan]

sweet someone that knows somthing about cars.. thats always helpful

[APEXi240]

So you have a VG30ET, or DETT in the car? Or is it going to be in the car?

I've always wondered, how you guys get all your car knowledge ect. I try, but I know jack s***. I fix stuff myself, most of the time, but I don't have knowledge, time, money, or tools to do anything big myself. Is it just trial and error?

[MAXIMUS Nismo]

me thinks hanging out in forums pay great dividends. also reading alot can't hurt either. I found a complete maunal for the ka24de on the net somewhere in PDF format and I'm starting to go through it.

Trial and error works too but if soemone already did the R&D work, why would you want to go and get the errors yerself?

Therefore, me thinks that asking pertinent, precise and meaningful questions w/ a bit of humbleness will get you the information you need. and when u get it, use it and share it. Well that's waht works for me though. Rice & Peas out.:blue

[mattback]

So you have a VG30ET, or DETT in the car? Or is it going to be in the car?

vg30et for the time being. i'm going to weigh the quad cam, and see if the weight vs power able to be made is really going to be worth it. if its not so bad, i may run the quad cam. It's not in the car yet, as i have to pick up the mounts from atlanta. this isnt a rush job or what not but it will be up for fa meet 2k2

[quote=" APEXi240 I've always wondered, how you guys get all your car knowledge ect. I try, but I know jack s***. I fix stuff myself, most of the time, but I don't have knowledge, time, money, or tools to do anything big myself. Is it just trial and error? [/quote] go to the track every week since your 12 years oldsomehow it will start to have an effect on you when you turn 16. at age 17 you should have blown whatever motor you had and have it rebuilt when youre 18. that way you have all of your 19th year to break driveline parts, and when you turn 20 (like i did last thursday) you will begin a new chassis to put the motor in. having a dad who raced motorcycles helps alot. that way i had an ******* to argue with here at home about theories instead of having to go online to find someone to yell at when my theories dont work

[SWIFT_DRIFT]

Welcome to Nico

[I H8 UR DSM]

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[Unregistered]

Welcome to our humble community, I am Unregistered. For my full story, click on 'info'. You will be pleasantly refreshed!

[SWIFT_DRIFT]

Heh, are you ever gonna register?

[Jubs180]

thats ok,just try to ad him to your ignore list

[Goodbar6]

Welcome aboard! I would kind of like to see some old pictures or timeslips of ur old Z! I always felt there was some potential in that chasis!Tyler

[1dollar240]

welcome mattback, you go to school in tampa? I cant get enough of that bridge, every time i cross it I seem to hit my speed limiter. Im from the burg, born and raised. Went to usf 2 years now I'm home, saving money. blah

[Jubs180]

i goto school in Tampa, (International academy of design and technology)

but i'm coming from Pasco.. but are you talking about the Skyway ?

[mattback]

http://www.3rdshift.org/video/mattvsmkiv.wmv

very very old video. smaller turbo among other things.

yup i am a tampa campus usfeeeeeeanybody wanna meet up on sat nite?

[Unregistered]

Hey, my signature is there for if you need it. And no, I am never gonna register. Too much paper work.

[SpeeDDrifT]

that was sweet video dudes...welcome more people that know about engine mechanical stuff the better...me im not much of a mechanic, but im trying to learn.

[mattback]

that was sweet video dudes...welcome more people that know about engine mechanical stuff the better...me im not much of a mechanic, but im trying to learn.

knowing is alot better than posting about how you claim you know heh.

[nametakennow]

I've always wondered, how you guys get all your car knowledge ect. I try, but I know jack s***. I fix stuff myself, most of the time, but I don't have knowledge, time, money, or tools to do anything big myself. Is it just trial and error?

It's quite simple... hang around a gearhead for long enough, and you're going to pick up a few things. Then take what you've learned and strive to learn more. Read magazines (SCC has an update this month on project 240SX/Silvia) that aren't ricey (i.e. NOT Super Street, Import Tuner, even Turbo has gotten ricey lately). Finally, learn about whatever interests you the most, whether it be racing,power, handling, drifting, show cars, etc. Welcome mattback, good to see more people with knowledge coming here!