It runs B-E-A-Utifully....it fired over in four revolutions...the only noise was a slight valve tick but after like 2-5 minutes once oil ran it went away and if it wouldnt have been for the slight whisle of the turbo and the fan spining you would have never known it was on...its a T-Top and the LSD was going to be one of the first thing i wanted to do to it

 

I would make that the last thing you do. After so much power both wheels are going to spin anyways. Add some power. Ic, dp, exhaust, boost controller, etc etc. You will also have to decide what you want to do with fuel. 280zx ecu's are nontunable. You can go with z31 and upgraded injectors, (a friend of mine programs and tunes z31 stuff so he could help out for cheaper than Jim Wolf), or go with a standalone system. The ticking noise you are likely hearing is a lifter. A lot of 280's seems to do it.

 

i like drifting and drag though....plus im not going to do to much upgrade wise till i rebuild a motor for it...my friend has like four 280 long blocks and he said he'd sale me one

 

Just do a compression test at first. If the compression is good in every cylinder there is no need for a rebuild.

 

yea but i want to beef the motor too not just restor it

 

No need to rebuild .. The only thing the l28et lacks is stronger pistons. Go forged and nothing will break. Get a metal headgasket, arp head studs and the hg wont blow. That's about the only weakside of the motor. Stock rods are forged as well as the crank. You don't need to rebuild to throw a cam in and change turbo unless compression is off. To each his own...

 

if your going to replace the pistons the motor has to come all the way apart so you might as well clean everything out and make the motor more efficient and have lots more power....oh well i guess it all depends on who you ask

 

I love my 280zx turbo. T-tops, interior is nearly perfect, the ride is nice, has cruise control, 5 speed. I get lots of looks, and plenty of comments.

The only bad part has been in the rain...ooh that is different from FWD.

As for being light, I believe it's 2800lbs. Is that light to you? Seems a bit heavy for a 2-seater, but lighter than the 300zx's for sure, they're pigs.

And I get 24 mpg the way I drive. And it FEELS fast. And as long as I feel like I'm going fast, I get the sensation of speed, and that's enough for me. Some days 50 is enough, some days I wonder why the speedometer stops at 85.

 

Ive drive RWD in the rain and i think its light when you figure that my 1995 ways more than that and it only has a four cyl with a small as T-25 motor and im not even sure if i get that good a gas milage....

 

Swap that 85 m.p.h speedometer to the 130.