theJUMPoff

i was wondering if any of you guy's have ever owned, or driven an N/A 300zx. if you have any experience with working on them, how hard is it to get power out of the VG30DE, and have you ever heard of anyone turbocharging the N/A version? I'm thinking about buying one, but are there any objection's from you nissan guys?

theJUMPoff

I also found this write-up from someone that's done the conversion, seems pretty inexpensive, but i don't have much experience. http://ashleypowers.com/Na-TTConversion/natoturbo.htm check it out.

tempesthatch

hey man..my friends got a 90 n/a and we've researched turbocharging or jus flat out swapping a tt motor in to the n/a.........its not even worth the money unless you plan on doing it b/c u want to be cool and spend countless amounts of uneeded money....i suggest u check out www.TwinTurbo.net.....ull see whut im talking about

flow fx

make sure you checkout twinturbo.net

if htats the place with the huge for sale listing, you can find very nicely modified TT's for less than a bone stock TT around here.

My friend from the beach was selling a white TT.. i forget the stage, but he had everything but internals and turbo done, stage 3-4 i believe, he was selilng for 11.. with a motor with about 45k on it (replaced)..

unfortunately i missed the sale, I almost bought a white 91TT from NN for $9995.

tell you what, thats a pimp ass car.

The one I was looking at had a COMPLETEY maroon interior though.. even the shfitboot was maroon. bleh

ive always heard swapping the TT motor is aot more $$ than just buying a TT. just like supras. Course, if you can find a good deal..

flow fx

course after readin that conversion it doesnt seem like its that bad..

Skywalker

N/A Z32's are pretty goddamn slow.

Buying a TT will be cheaper and easier, unless you found a cheap N/A in immaculate shape and you WANT to do the conversion (hope you have a lift and all necessary tools).

I've worked on lots of Z's (all different gens) and they are ALL a bitch to work on! You could do the conversion with a cherry picker and the right tools. But it'd be so much easier and faster if you had access to a lift, as much of the important stuff is underneath the car.

theJUMPoff

Yea, i searched for stock N/A 2+2 quarter mile times, and they aren't too great. The best i've seen was a 15.9. i'll keep an eye out for a reasonable TT, but they are rare as shit.

Skywalker

If you're looking for a car to drag race, the 300ZX is not your best option. Get a 300ZXTT if you like to spank people on the highways. It is more of a touring car. You can make her into a stoplight warrior, but if ET's are your concern, try another venue. Z's are better for road racing.

Skywalker

They were limited production cars; and most people that have them are ZED-heads and don't want to get rid of them. But they are available. I found mine on www.autotrader.com and drove 6 hours to pick her up.

Greaser

go talk to mike davis in ultraspeed....hes got a NA to turbo 300z. from what we spoke about the conversion it wasnt that tough.

hes uspeed3ttz i think or something like that. post up in the tech section on uspeeds site i think he would help. or check out other sources of info about 300z. google is your freind.