Yesterday's Weapons Forums

+1 on the 240Z.I wanted one so bad I could taste it.a girl in my senior class got one and I got to ride in it.it ripped.it never happened no way could you afford one on E-1 pay .my MG was payed for.

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Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming - WOW - What a Ride

txpete,

Quick question about your 350Z.

Do the spark plugs go into the top of the head, like just inboard of the intake manifold? (not through the valve covers)


Dean

I let you know when I hit 105,000 miles when they need to be changed.right now I am at 23,500 so it might be a bit before I get back to you.

http://my350z.com/forum/maintenance-and ... nance.html

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Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming - WOW - What a Ride

...well, you could just lift the hood and take a quick peek, but whatever...

The reason I ask is because, back in the 80's, when Nissan changed the Z's engine from an inline arrangement to a "V" arrangement, they based that design (heavily) on the old V-6 that GMC built back in the 1960's.
Nissan bought the design and the rights from GM sometime around the mid-late 1980's.
I know because I worked as a mechanic back then and saw one of those Z cars the first year they had the V6 and you could see the spark plugs were still in the top of the head, just like they were on the old GMC's.

I was just wondering if they're still using that design.



Dean

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nissan_VQ_engine

...well, you could just lift the hood and take a quick peek, but whatever...

well you could have just used goggle if it was that important to you.

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Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming - WOW - What a Ride

oops its the drugs

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Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming - WOW - What a Ride

Hmm I wonder if that Nissan motor would be a drop in for my Spitfire. Car not plane.

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Mark

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"People should not be afraid of their Government, the Government should be afraid of the people." - V

"Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote" - Ben Franklin

if you did you could be doing wheelies down the street

when I was in high school I know a guy that put a Pontiac OHC 6 in a bugeye sprite.he used a chevy 2 speed auto for a trany.he had to cut the hood to make it fit so it looked like he had a blower on it.he couldn't keep a AH rear end in that car but it was a screamer.

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Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming - WOW - What a Ride

I have a friend with a 58 (i think) bug eye. Still trying to get it as it was a freebie to him. I also have access to a early 60's all aluminum 215 v8 that I could have for the spitfire. I really would like just to get my hands on a Mazda Miata motor and trans. they look like the best fit for the car per the many UK sites I have read.

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Mark

Resident of the Northern Republic of Free California

"People should not be afraid of their Government, the Government should be afraid of the people." - V

"Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote" - Ben Franklin