Riceburner Posted October 24, 2015 Posted October 24, 2015 Ah the noise! Looks to be the Scuderia Nissan GTR? I believe I have seen this car with an S20 engine, slide throttle bodies and Lucas mechanical fuel injection. gav240z and HS30-H 2 Quote
HS30-H Posted October 24, 2015 Posted October 24, 2015 Ah the noise! Looks to be the Scuderia Nissan GTR? I believe I have seen this car with an S20 engine, slide throttle bodies and Lucas mechanical fuel injection. True fact: Owner Ishikawa san is a tipper truck driver. Nice bloke. The engine in this car was rebuilt by my good friend Matsui san of NP35, who built the S20 in my KPGC10. Quote
Riceburner Posted October 24, 2015 Posted October 24, 2015 Thanks Alan. Was the slide throttle with mechanical injection a common setup? Are these the stroked version and what sort of power output were they getting? The sound of these engines at full noise is intoxicating, just when you think they should shift they start to sing even more! What sort of specs and power is your GTR S20 built to? Quote
zzzzed Posted October 24, 2015 Posted October 24, 2015 (edited) ☺️ Edited October 24, 2015 by zzzzed Quote
HS30-H Posted October 24, 2015 Posted October 24, 2015 Thanks Alan. Was the slide throttle with mechanical injection a common setup? Are these the stroked version and what sort of power output were they getting? The sound of these engines at full noise is intoxicating, just when you think they should shift they start to sing even more! What sort of specs and power is your GTR S20 built to? Sliding throttle (mechanical) injection was really only ever used on Works cars in period. Ishikawa san's car is an ex Scuderia Nissan 'semi-works' car (built and run by a privateer outfit in period, but using many Works parts as they had a close association with the Works team) and is - I believe - the only original survivor of the cars that took the 'Victory 50' 50+ wins for the C10-series GT-Rs in Japanese touring car racing. I don't think Ishikawa san's car has a longer stroke crank. I saw it dismantled in Matsui san's workshop and the crank was a much modified Nissan race option item. I'm pretty sure it isn't overbored by all that much (there's a natural limit to bore size on the S20 because of the bore spacing) and almost certainly within the 5% limit. They couldn't get all the correct parts for the sliding throttle system when the car was originally restored (in period it was a combination of Lucas and Nissan-made parts) so they had to compromise a bit there. I have no idea what the power figures for it are. The NP35-rebuilt S20 in my KPGC10 is both bored and stroked. The crank has been with the engine since the early 1980s apparently, a custom built long stroke forged item supplied by Ito Racing. Capacity is just under 2.3 litres. It was engine dynoed before being reinstalled in the car, and I believe peak power was 232bhp at the flywheel (off the top of my head). I've got all the original notes for it around here somewhere... Quote
C.A.R. Posted October 24, 2015 Posted October 24, 2015 Appears to be a regular pattern 5-speed (71B?) - not an Option box? Quote
Administrators gav240z Posted October 24, 2015 Administrators Posted October 24, 2015 Just imagine driving an S20 powered S30z, that noise! Quote
3fiddyz Posted October 25, 2015 Posted October 25, 2015 Little bit of S30 love in the video below https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pD7suDlkBdU Quote
HS30-H Posted October 25, 2015 Posted October 25, 2015 Appears to be a regular pattern 5-speed (71B?) - not an Option box? It's that long straight at Fuji Speedway. You either have to go with a taller diff ratio or have an overdrive 'box. My KPGC10 has had an F5C71B direct drive 5-speed for most of its life, and when it took part in the 2005 NISMO Festival it was bouncing off the rev limit before it even reached the gantry. That was with a 4.1 diff ratio. Quote
hmd Posted November 10, 2015 Posted November 10, 2015 Historic Sandown in-car, btw how do you do an embedded youtube? gav240z 1 Quote
Administrators gav240z Posted November 10, 2015 Administrators Posted November 10, 2015 Historic Sandown in-car, btw how do you do an embedded youtube? Don't insert it as a link, just copy paste the full URL as regular text and the forum software should be able to run it's filter through it and embed it for you. I've edited it for you to fix it this time. Quote
CBR Jeff Posted November 16, 2015 Posted November 16, 2015 This thing sounds great and is fast to rev. I like it gav240z and shaun240 2 Quote
Administrators gav240z Posted November 16, 2015 Administrators Posted November 16, 2015 Oh my what an engine, I can only hope the popularity of the S30z means this motor will be reproduced. That acceleration almost bends space and time. Definitely looks like they are driving around San Francisco / Mountain View area. I've been out that way many times. Quote
CBR Jeff Posted November 18, 2015 Posted November 18, 2015 Reported as the last episode in this now almost saga series. I do like the car, do not like the body kit at all. It makes it look like it's trying to be a modern S2000 rally car but it's not. It's still a 1973 240z. Engine does sound very nice. Jeff Quote
Administrators gav240z Posted November 18, 2015 Administrators Posted November 18, 2015 It is definitely good publicity for the S30Z which seems to be increasing in popularity each year. I think that body kit will become outdated very quickly but for now at least it appeals to the PlayStation audience and it is also the first of its kind. It is also great to think you could build a car and have it featured in a video game. Quote
CBR Jeff Posted November 19, 2015 Posted November 19, 2015 (edited) Yes it is all good publicity. I think this series is appealing to a younger generation and a new demographic that may not have been aware of the S30Z cars before. As I said above I think the design of the kit has taken a lot from the current trend in world rally. The cut off rear of the wheel arch both front and rear seems very popular. Most of the current crop of cars seem to do this. Jeff Edited November 19, 2015 by CBR Jeff Quote
Administrators gav240z Posted November 19, 2015 Administrators Posted November 19, 2015 It's the Rocket Bunny style, very in vogue right now I guess.. It's not really my thing on the FD3S or the S30Z Quote
brent012 Posted November 19, 2015 Posted November 19, 2015 Not really a fan of those specific Rocket Bunny cars, but imo it can work on certain later model cars - like the Liberty Walk 458s. Even they will probably look bad in a few years though. Quote
Administrators gav240z Posted November 19, 2015 Administrators Posted November 19, 2015 Nice.... Quote
Administrators gav240z Posted November 19, 2015 Administrators Posted November 19, 2015 Another mint example. Quote
Mr Camouflage Posted November 26, 2015 Posted November 26, 2015 Some bad Z Driving on Dashcam Owners Australia. https://youtu.be/PLUpksdIieU?t=4m40s gav240z 1 Quote
Administrators gav240z Posted November 27, 2015 Administrators Posted November 27, 2015 Historic Works Rally Car being put through it's paces. Quote
Administrators gav240z Posted December 2, 2015 Administrators Posted December 2, 2015 Not videos but great photos of East African Classic Safari Rally 2015 https://www.facebook.com/geoff.mayes/media_set?set=a.10156254926580463.1073741847.554250462 Good video of an angry L-GATA here also. https://www.facebook.com/biashton/videos/10208050957332124/ Quote
C.A.R. Posted December 2, 2015 Posted December 2, 2015 (edited) Not videos but great photos of East African Classic Safari Rally 2015 https://www.facebook.com/geoff.mayes/media_set?set=a.10156254926580463.1073741847.554250462 Mr Navi Sagoo & his 2+2 - powered by a LCR L33 (and I built the exhaust ) Edited December 2, 2015 by Lurch ™ CBR Jeff and gav240z 2 Quote
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