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2nd January 2003 - 05:05 AM
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Ok my question is what sort of power can you get out of a 308 and what is the cost to make them go well. i picked up a reco'd 308 and 4 speed and i thought i might drop it in my 280zx. a light car with a v8 it should go well. but what sort of power do they make.
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Nazza944
Post #3
Well i must admit its something different, a v8tt Z would be pretty trippy, but moeny is a big factor then. I am not full sure prices and hp, but if your on the south side of brissy i reckomend JH&H for engine work and conversion, they know what there talking about and can set u up with just about what eva u want. |
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kroosn
Post #6
thanks for the support i didnt know how people would react to it. ive got the v8 its excellent condition it has just been reconditioned a few months ago. ive got a huge cam for it extractors and a holley which is somewhere around 800cfm ill put it in then i can sell my commodore then ill have around $6000 to spend on the car. but i do have a worry about the chasis standard the 280 will handle it but ive heard over 300 horsepower it can twist the chasis so ill have to strengthen it. |
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Nazza944
Post #7
I cant wait to c u out on the road. Chassi twist depends on engine out put hp and torque so ull have to do more resarch on that. |
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kroosn
Post #8
Quiet oops maybe the 3 inch twin system would not be a good idea. but the more i think about this project the more i like it it would probably take around 6 months to do it though, so im stuck driving the commodore. my dad has got right into this and has tracked down a supercharger and a nitrous system although i dont want to kill myself thats just bloody dangerous. |
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mAJORD
Post #11
hehe yea 800cfm is uh a little excessive, unless u are infact gonna supercharge it, but if ur dads sourcing some sort of roots style blower that sits out of the bonnet, then expect the pigs to be all over u like a dog on heat. |
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kroosn
Post #12
ok i got a 650 holley for the time being i put the 800 on a friends and it didnt run that well a little overkill. i thought about the extra weight in the front and the v8 is a fair bit shorter than the inline 6 so i can sit it right back in the engine bay. and i do plan to supercharge it so ill keep the 800 holley. i got a cam from someone made by crane cams and from the documents with it its the biggest street/strip cam they make so maybe thats an overkill but i got it cheaply. i can wait to get it on the road. |
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the red krawler
Post #16
Bunch of homos. |
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kroosn
Post #17
Ok firstly there is heaps of room in the zed to fit the v8 there is more room in that than there is in my commodore. I would have little trouble with the engineering side of things because my dad is a transport inspector and qualified to do the modifications. its just about the gearbox i know alot of people use autos for v8 but i have to have a manual thats all i want, at the moment it has a 4 speed manual with the v8 although i have never heard of anyone using these, should i go to a supra 5 speed or is the 4 speed ok. |
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the red krawler
Post #22
[quote]ok bad news the engine is a 253 not a 308. has anyone heard of a fast 253.[/quote] |
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cams116
Post #23
Ignore him atm, go see JHH http://www.workin4u.com.au/jhh/ see what they have to say for themselfs. He was talking to me about them the other day, and he reckoned for the same money he could get them about on par with a 308. No harm in asking at least. |
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FIDDY
Post #24
hahahaaaaa 253's r fukin shit stock mate u gotta do a lotta work 2 em 2 make em fast, dude my mostly stock 202 beat em, they suck, but if u work em they can b good but i wouldnt waste my time, i jus start wif da 308, but yea up 2 u, the 253 can still get sounding nice tho, hehe laterz |
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