83turbo280zx Posted June 8, 2015 Report Share Posted June 8, 2015 Hey guys, I've known about this forum for a few years now, didn't realize that it had some Z love going on, thought it was only 510's and what not. Anyway, here's my 83' 280zx Turbo that I bought bone stock in 2008 with 72k on it. 83' 280zx Turbo L28ET Engine: N42 Head w/ P79 "A" Cam (8.3:1 CR) Z31 Watercooled T3 Turbo Front Mount Intercooler S13 SR20 Aluminum Radiator + 13" Slim E-Fan Megasquirt 2.2 V3.0 16x16 Standalone ECU Walbro 255 Fuel Pump N42 Intake Manifold Custom Ram Air Intake 60mm 240sx Throttle Body Ported Turbo Manifold, Turbine Housing, and Downpipe Greddy Type-S Blow Off Valve Apexi 3" Turbo Back Exhaust w/ 3" Test Pipe MSD Blaster 2 Ignition Coil Battery Relocation to the Spare Tire Well Oil Catch Can Transmission: 240sx FS5W71C 5 Speed Conversion Billet Aluminum Short Throw Shifter Exedy Stage 2 Clutch Custom Driveshaft with Heavy Duty Spicer U-joints Suspension: Energy Suspension Poly Urethane Bushing Kit Modified Z31 Poly Urethane Rear Crossmember Bushings Suspension Techniques 1" Front - 7/8" Rear Sway Bars Tokico HP Blue Shocks with Eibach 2" Drop Springs on all 4's MSA Rear Camber Eccentric Bolts Brakes: Arizona Z Car 4-Pot Front Brakes Hardened Rotors and Ceramic Rear pads Wheels : XXR 532's with Modified Turbo Swastika Center Caps BF Goodrich G-Force Sport Comp-2 Tires Body: S30 MSA Type-1 Lower Valance Angel Eye Projector Headlight Housings with 6k Hi/Low HIDs Interior: Honda Integra DC5 seats Type-R Shift knob Leather Shift boot Glowshift Digital Wideband Gauge Glowshift Elite 10 Water Temp Gauge Faze Boost/Vac Gauge Future Plans: 440cc 7mgte injectors w/ 11mm Pallnet Fuel Rail Aeromotive Fuel Pressure Regulator -6AN Fuel Lines Garrett A/R.60 T3/T4 Turbo Modified 240sx Engine Torque Damper Z31 Front Camber Plates Kaaz 2-Way S13 LSD Conversion Tial 38mm External Wastegate Hope you all enjoy! I've been working on Z's since I was 16, and I'll be 26 this year, I'm also a mechanic by trade so I am very knowledgeable when it comes to the S130 and the L-series I6s, so please feel free to ask me any questions, I'd be more than happy to help! 2 Quote Link to comment
metalmonkey47 Posted June 8, 2015 Report Share Posted June 8, 2015 Looks good man, welcome! Quote Link to comment
83turbo280zx Posted June 8, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2015 Looks good man, welcome! Thank you! Looking forward to frequent these forums! Quote Link to comment
ArchetypeDatsun Posted June 9, 2015 Report Share Posted June 9, 2015 Great looking S130 I had 3 of them my last one was a 81 with a L28ET & T-5 swap I miss it but I own a 79 810 & 84 Maxima both with L24E pretty soon will be boosting the 810 once I get the rest of the turbo parts. Quote Link to comment
83turbo280zx Posted June 9, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2015 Great looking S130 I had 3 of them my last one was a 81 with a L28ET & T-5 swap I miss it but I own a 79 810 & 84 Maxima both with L24E pretty soon will be boosting the 810 once I get the rest of the turbo parts. I would've loved to build a turbo maxima. I had the opportunity a while back, but I got smart and realized 1 project is expensive enough lol. If you start getting close to maxing out the stock turbo and injectors, I'd highly suggest doing the FS571WC trans conversion. I wish I'd have done it years ago. I got real tired, real fast of replacing broken T5's lol. Quote Link to comment
ArchetypeDatsun Posted June 9, 2015 Report Share Posted June 9, 2015 I don't have a anymore sold it to buy my 810 but yeah I won't be buying a T-5 not a fan of them. Quote Link to comment
83turbo280zx Posted June 9, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2015 I don't have a anymore sold it to buy my 810 but yeah I won't be buying a T-5 not a fan of them. Yea 3 was enough for me. The first two i broke the 3rd/4th gear shift fork where it engages the collar for the synchros, so i had no 3rd or 4th. The last one i did the same thing but it grinded rather than not engage, so i kept driving it and I did a hard 5th gear pull and it locked up solid on the freeway lol. I absolutely LOVE the KA trans so far! Wish I'd have done it years ago! Quote Link to comment
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