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Engine mechanical — part of Z31 Performance & Upgrades archive (280 threads).
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- -8 or -10 oil lines?
- 180F or 170F Thermostat?
- 1985 300zx power gains
- 1988 turbo need advise
- 200ZR RB26DETT Engine swap, Water, air con radiator and intercooler relocation.
- 300+whp build advice
- 300zr engine?
- 550cc good enough?
- 6262 in stock turbo location?
- 87NA VG33 Track Car Upgrades
- 88 NA2T No power under load
- 90 degree hose
- Ac relocation
- Advice Requested
- Aftermarket Perf PS pump, advice needed
- Air to water intercooler quality issues??
- Aiv plug ?
- All my cam gears are out of spec (run-out)!?
- Alternate turbo auto oil pump - ITM 057-1084 ?
- Annoucement! Think before you post here.
- Anyone measure their Head Chamber Volume?
- Anyone rebuild their hydraulic valve lifters?
- Anyone try a gtp38 turbo?
- Are Russ Adjustable Cam Gears still available?
- Auto oil cooler swap question
- BEHOLD The Mini-Mad Max Intake
- Bearings
- Before I Order: Simple CM Exhaust Questions.
- Blow through VS Draw through MAF
- Blowing IAC gaskets. Bummer.
- Bolt in LSX engine mounts for the Z31
- Boost issue?
- BorgWarner MatchBot turbo calculator
- Built 3.4 Turbo Advice
- Buying lifters question
- CM intercooler piping kit = failure
- CXRacing Intercooler/Radiator kit
- Cam break in , additive?
- Cam gear washers
- Camshaft Locating Plates - camshaft swap
- Catch can setup
- Champion CC762 3-Row aluminum radiator installation & review
- Cheap ebay turbo lasting over two years now???
- Chrome Piston Rings VG30E/VG33E
- Cometic mls head gasket
- Compressor Specs?
- Compressor Surge, What it is.
- Crank pulley question… and manifold
- Custom Fan Shroud
- Custom exhaust manifolds, any pictures…
- Cylinder bore - out of round
- Did some maintenence
- Differences between 21V and 85E head casting
- Distributor is making a weird noise
- Does an n/a need a three core radiator.
- Dual Exhuast w/ Mid Pipe
- E-fan
- Easy way to remove exhaust manifold studs?!
- Engine break in.......................................
- Engine cut out during hard pullls
- Engine missing/hesitation (?) around 4K
- Engine swap
- Engine unable to clear steering rack upon installation. - 87 NA2T
- Exhaust Manifold fasteners
- Exhaust manifold
- Experience/Recommendations for Electronic Ignition conversion
- Extrude honing stock exhaust manifolds
- FMIC Idea
- Fabbed vg33 pickup tube
- Fair price for gutted plenum?
- Filter on Turbo Inlet?
- Found something.
- Fuel Temp Sensor Connector Corroded & Broken
- Fuel sysem - AN discussion
- Gasket Material for Cooling System
- Gates racing timing belt
- Geoffs VG34T build thread!!!
- Going to take the plunge.... NAT2
- Gutting intake plenum without a milling machine
- HKS 3mm Copper head gaskets reused?
- HPX blow thru
- HP Goals on my NA2T build and Advice!
- Has the quality of turbos gone down hill?
- Have to tear the motor down for rebuild..
- Head Bolt/Stud Options?
- Head gaskets for 94mm bore…
- Header Studs
- Helpful advise
- High Boost spark plug heat range
- High lift, solid flat tappet, roller rocker conversion kit
- Holset Turbo Install FAQ, and Holset Info w/ Maps
- Holy Moly! EVERYONE go NOW and do a Pressure Test! ! ! ! ! !
- How Texas Ace Swapped a VG30ET to a VG33ET! Complete Writeup
- How bad would it be......
- How much do you guys rev?
- How much oil pressure is too much oil pressure?
- Hy35 power?
- Hypereutectic pistons - Does the OEM Nissan VG engine have them?
- I'm making some exhaust manifold flanges… group buy
- IAC high boost pressure
- I screwed up. Any input on my engine issue?
- Idle air controllers
- Incomplete boost controller kit (Blitz dual SBC)
- Induction system volume
- Installation Headache of MSA Headers on '87
- Intake motor mount question
- Intercooler Piping Pre-setup
- Intercooler with AC
- Internals
- Internals (duplicate 1)
- Ive been looking for some aftermarket cams for a w series Na
- James Rear Mount Equal Length Tubular Headers - Test fitted to car
- LSX Vic Jr. Intake Manifold & Aaron elbow Z31 test fitting
- Lower intake manifold gasket options
- MAF Placement
- MSA exhaust questions
- Made my own Valve-Spring Compressor
- Making power with stock turbo location
- Maxima plenum and water neck?
- Motor swap
- My Next Motor Swap Project
- My Turbo LS 5.3 build
- NA2T - Moving Forward
- NA2T complete. Update and personal thoughts…
- NA2t stuff vacuum pump, egt, oil temp etc
- NA Build
- NISMO heads for the VG30E/ET
- Na2t
- Need help calc'ing CR
- Need vg30 build advise
- New VG35E High Compression Build
- New to Z31 Perf.... Happy to be here and wanting to go n/a to turbo.
- New tool fabricated, and a question
- New turbo ?
- Nissan VG valve differences
- O-ringing the vg30e block for…
- OWO Head Porting & Polishing
- OWO head cross section pics
- Oil Catch Can and PCV Routing (and what to look for)
- Oil Thickness/Rod Knock?
- Oil catch can ? Best way
- Oil catchcan
- Oil drain for relocated turbo?
- Opinions on t72
- Overheating
- Part number for VG33 exhaust studs?
- Pathfinder engine rebuild
- Piston wear
- Plenum Porting
- Plugs
- Precision Billet Turbo discussion
- Putting in a new cam, have a question
- Q: Oil sump retrofitting
- Questions about Quest/Villager VG30E blocks
- RTV Silicon for Oil Pan
- Radiator Angle
- Radius of bends in downpipe
- Rebuilding T3 Issue
- Rebuilding the heads. Can I polish out these cam journals?
- Remanufactured Rack N Pinion
- Remote Oil Filter Adapter
- Replacing Fuel Pump soon
- Reusing Engine Bearings
- Rocker arm
- Romulated, dsm 450cc, z32 maf amd a afpr......
- Ross MetalJacket Harmonic Balancer
- SATAN ripping on Schneider cams again
- Safe Boost Levels
- Scat rods......Opinions/Experience.....
- Silicone lower radiator hose
- Small Power Bump
- So I got bored again… (new intake manifold)
- Sourcing pistons for vg30et rebuild
- Stock oil cooler dimensions
- Stuck with a predrilled oilfeed-less VG33?
- Surge tank absolutely necessary with external fuel pump?
- Symptoms of failing fuel pump? 1989 Turbo
- T25 is junk in the 88 what to replace with? and new to 300zx need motor advice
- T25 problem…
- T25 to T3 upgrade
- T3 Turbo help needing to order soon.
- T3 Turbocharger Inlet
- T3 turbine housing
- T3 water line thread/pitch
- TB/Turbo cooling/heating
- The Long-Awaited (by me at least) NA build thread
- The VG33E information thread
- The next stage
- Tial 50mm BOV
- Top Feed Injector holders
- Torn, Opinions Wanted
- Torque plate rentals VG30E and VG33E
- Tricky VG33 turbo oil feed location. Help!
- TurboCharger Upgrade Recommendation
- Turbo A/R Discussion
- Turbo Relocation pipe for Pathy/M30/Z31? Help.
- Turbo rebuild
- Turbo recommendations
- Turbo relocation and corner balance
- Turbo selection help!
- Turbo swap
- Turbonetics + oil leaking
- Upgraded springs absolutely necessary for Isky 270 cam?
- Urgent need response quickly - cam and timing
- Using Z31 VG30E cams in my VG33E Xterra
- VG30DET information (unicorn stuff)
- VG30DE exhaust?
- VG30DE oil pan on a VG30E?
- VG30ET Engine Swap From Wrecked Turbo Z
- VG30ET in '87 NA
- VG30E with HX35W questions?
- VG30det exhaust port size?
- VG33ER Pistons
- VG33ET Build
- VG33E Connecting Rod Nut Removal - thin wall socket?
- VG33E head gasket failures and head warp
- VG33E max bore piston options
- VG33E piston to valve clearance
- VG33 Crank Spacer for Z32 Pulleys
- VG33 heads on VG30 block
- VG33 oil pump
- VG33 swap cant figure out accessorys
- VGT33E Trouble with main bearing cap sitting onto the block
- VG vs. VE
- VK56VD space
- Vacuum questions
- Valve Lapping and Valve Clearance
- Vg30et swap
- Vg34
- W SERIES WOODRUFF KEY
- Water Pump Replacement
- What SATAN has been up to
- What grind shnieder cam
- What harmonic balancers are available for the VG33?
- What is the best buy for an exhaust including the Cat
- What size are the bolts for the main bearing cap/cradle?
- What turbo would you buy for 700hp if money was no issue…
- While I'm at it?
- Who's running 17+psi
- Who else has a Comp Turbo Billet, Triplex Bearing?
- Z31 Electric Fans
- Z31 NA2T build.... help locating where this vac line goes
- Z31 Turbo 5spd Oil Pump vs. Z31 Turbo Auto Oil Pump
- Z31 pallnet rails and dsm injectors
- Z31 runs better when cold
- bigger radiator
- boring a vg30 out to vg33 will Not work
- cam grind suggestions
- can anyone find me flow specs on this turbo?
- can you use a z32 exhaust on a z31
- electric fan w/ the water temp sensor??? need help!
- electric water pump?
- finishing exhaust, muffler choice?
- gutted maxima intakes
- i need advice on cams
- intercooler piping, pathy intake, hx35
- intercoolers
- lean misfire, or?
- msa headers
- muffler!
- oem t3 oil feed inlet flange dimensions
- oil cooler and remote mount filter /standalone turbo cooling
- part numbers for oil feed line. easy cheesy
- poor piston
- port matching intake plenum and intake manifold
- relocated hx35 downpipe
- remote oil filter location.
- replace damaged stock fuel pressure regulator with....
- suggestions for cam gear settings
- swapping a VG30E for a VG20ET (Z31)
- turbo TURBO SNAIL'er. t3 and gt turbine debate drift/street
- turbo gaskets
- turbo needs to be replaced, got 1000.00 to spend what to do?
- turbo selection
- turbocharger oil drain.
- vg30et lower intake gasket options. also opinions on ishino vs mls headgasket
- vg33 power steering puimp
- z31 Fiche Parts Diagrams
- z32 NA wiseco pistons in a z31 turbo application?