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Re: 2k vibes, 280Z engine swap

To: Victor Laury <vlaury@earthlink.net>
Subject: Re: 2k vibes, 280Z engine swap
From: Adam Bradley <ambradley@frontiernet.net>
Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2004 10:50:36 -0700
You can put the radiator somewhere else, like the trunk, though you'd 
need some way to pull air through and some VERY long radiator hoses.  I 
imagine it'd be even more nose heavy - not so good for the twisties.  Or 
you could cut much of the firewall off and mount it all the way back, 
maybe have a custom shifter that bent forward to be in a more normal 
position.  Or use an automatic so you don't have to shift much while 
driving.

But there are lots of 4-cyl options that will give more HP than a stock 
L28 and fit in neatly.  How about the ever-popular SR20DE or KA24DE?  Or 
how about a stroked/bored intercooled SR20DET with nearly 2400cc's of 
displacement and the turbo cranked up to 15psi or more?  That might be 
fun. :-)

Victor Laury wrote:

>>Fergus De O'Farrell Wrote - In terms of the 280Z swap, there was one here in 
>LA that someone had done, and it was a god-awful looking mess.  Had to add 
>such a huge hump to the hood to clear the engine that it resembled the 
>'quasi-modo roadster'.  I think it has been sent to the dungeon, never to be 
>seen again.  Plus, vents were added to Z's to deal with underhood heat 
>management, (correct Victor?) so I'd bet you'd have to add something like 
>that.  There are a lot better options.
>>    
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>
>Heat management issue? Like not having room left for a radiator? I can't see 
>this working AT ALL. The Nissan L-6 is a big motor. much bigger than many 
>other straight sixes. It's been the lament  of many a Triumph TR6 owner that 
>they can't shoe-horn the Nissan L-6 under their bonnets. In a Roadster? Could 
>you see over the top of the valve cover? half the motor would be forward of 
>the front axles. 






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