Administrators gav240z Posted June 17, 2018 Administrators Share Posted June 17, 2018 http://www.columbian.com/news/2018/jun/16/memorable-car-gets-a-tune-up/ OdinZ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators gav240z Posted August 28, 2018 Administrators Share Posted August 28, 2018 Built by JDM Legends. http://www.superstreetonline.com/features/1808-1972-datsun-240z-the-fairest-one-of-all/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators gav240z Posted September 8, 2018 Administrators Share Posted September 8, 2018 New Nissan Z? https://www.whichcar.com.au/news/nissan-designer-confirms-next-gen-z-project JDM-TOY 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OdinZ Posted September 27, 2018 Share Posted September 27, 2018 The Art Of Exhaust-Making At Fujitsubo http://www.speedhunters.com/2018/09/fujitsubo-exhaust-factory-tour/ gav240z 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators gav240z Posted September 27, 2018 Administrators Share Posted September 27, 2018 Cool and they even do exhaust systems for the Suzuki Jimny, winning! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OdinZ Posted September 27, 2018 Share Posted September 27, 2018 Haha thought you might like it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators gav240z Posted September 27, 2018 Administrators Share Posted September 27, 2018 What I don't get about the Jimny and is mentioned in the article above is that the Japanese market cars have 600cc engines! It's slow enough for with a 1.3L motor. I know as a K-car they have to fit certain dimensions and engine size for that class. But I can't imagine my Jimny being any slower than it already is. I drove an automatic version once and it was terrible. I was looking at the Fujitsubo website and hoping they did a high flow cat for the FD3S but could only find catback systems. Looking at their legalis R system it appears to be split in 2 all the way back from the collectors on the headers and never merged into 1 unit. Given that they claim to look at "performance" first I found this kind of weird, my own experience with a split system was that switching it over to a merged style collector improved things all around in the rpm range. Hence I'm not sure if there is any performance benefit to running 2 pipes all the way to the exit? It seems to me you'd have twice the weight (with 2 pipes) and half the performance? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OdinZ Posted September 27, 2018 Share Posted September 27, 2018 I don't know much about, but I think it's turbo if that makes a difference and newer tech. Is the twin pipe a throw back to the original exhausts they made for the S30s though? I agree on the added weight, but I imagine their 3 to 1 collector would be made better than other brands. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KatoKid Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 @gav240zI did a lot of research on exhaust systems for my swap. Pretty well all BMW factory systems are dual systems, for the E36 M3 they have dual 2" and I went for dual 2 1/4" as the cross sectional area is significantly more than a single 3". Sure you have some extra weight but the efficiency and HP is worth it....I think OdinZ and gav240z 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riceburner Posted October 18, 2018 Author Share Posted October 18, 2018 Interesting little read here from classic Motorsports magazine https://classicmotorsports.com/articles/datsun-rising-peter-brock-bre-datsun-240z/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HS30-H Posted October 20, 2018 Share Posted October 20, 2018 On 10/18/2018 at 9:27 PM, Riceburner said: Interesting little read here from classic Motorsports magazine https://classicmotorsports.com/articles/datsun-rising-peter-brock-bre-datsun-240z/ As I've mentioned elsewhere, the narrative about BRE "discovering" the L24 crank harmonic problem - and helping the factory to fix it - doesn't really add up. Nissan was very well aware of the harmonic problem with the L24 crankshafts even before the end of 1969 (because they had been testing them....!), several months before Bob Sharp received his first 240Z - let alone BRE, who got their first car well after Sharp did. The lead-time involved in investigation of the problem, re-designing the crankshaft, machining and testing the new forgings and then putting them into full production, apparently took something like 12 weeks or so. BRE were relaying their findings back to "the factory" (wasn't that Katayama's job?) in good faith and "hearing nothing" when Nissan were in fact already hard at work rectifying the problem and putting the new parts into production. New Year 1969/70 got in the way, with Nissan's forging plant shut down for a week's holiday. Even after all these years stuff is still going to print and getting set in stone when it is either not the full story, or just plain wrong. No disrespect to the people involved, but it's only one side of the story. The Japanese side of the story is very often left untold. gav240z and RAP260 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riceburner Posted October 20, 2018 Author Share Posted October 20, 2018 That was my point too, it seems fanciful that one man would discover this before the factory. HS30-H 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators gav240z Posted December 18, 2018 Administrators Share Posted December 18, 2018 Tom Kotter's Cobra broken into by a bear. https://www.driven.co.nz/news/lifestyle/genuine-1965-shelby-cobra-damaged-by-hungry-bear/ OdinZ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brent012 Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 (edited) Not to my taste, but TopGear Magazine have covered a 280Z modified by a Bulgarian tuner. https://www.topgear.com/car-news/classic/datsun-280z-has-been-completely-restored-glory Edited February 21, 2019 by brent012 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KatoKid Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 Ughhhhh......should be buried under a much bigger pile of leaves. Vilner < Singer OdinZ and brent012 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brent012 Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 At 75k pounds it's in MZR price range, which would be a much fairer comparison to a Singer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators gav240z Posted February 21, 2019 Administrators Share Posted February 21, 2019 3 hours ago, brent012 said: Not to my taste, but TopGear Magazine have covered a 280Z modified by a Bulgarian tuner. https://www.topgear.com/car-news/classic/datsun-280z-has-been-completely-restored-glory I wish them a lot of luck, they're gonna need it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cozza Posted February 23, 2019 Share Posted February 23, 2019 That interior is really quite atrocious imo. and auto! Boo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators gav240z Posted March 18, 2019 Administrators Share Posted March 18, 2019 Not sure if this has been shared before? Must have been, but love the tidy install. http://www.speedhunters.com/2015/10/worlds-apart-not-another-rb-swapped-z/ OdinZ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators gav240z Posted March 29, 2019 Administrators Share Posted March 29, 2019 https://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/17530121.whitehaven-car-enthusiast-wins-national-competition/ OdinZ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators gav240z Posted March 30, 2019 Administrators Share Posted March 30, 2019 http://www.speedhunters.com/2019/03/the-datsun-nissan-heritage-museum-youve-never-heard-of/ Post-Ironic and OdinZ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndBir Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 On 3/31/2019 at 7:19 AM, gav240z said: http://www.speedhunters.com/2019/03/the-datsun-nissan-heritage-museum-youve-never-heard-of/ What a collection, I had a 7 year contract to work FIFO in Lesotho and every month drove close to this town (well through Kroonstad ~ 50kms away). Only ever saw the little datsun/nissan utes (bakkies) which were very popular, including once with 2 guys getting out with their 9mm pistols drawn to try and stop a truck getting hijacked ! Looks like the guy had the place purpose built ~10 years ago for his collection. gav240z 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators gav240z Posted April 1, 2019 Administrators Share Posted April 1, 2019 Losotho is 1 of the best places I've been travel wise. Would love to go back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators gav240z Posted April 15, 2019 Administrators Share Posted April 15, 2019 Piece on MZR with Top Gear. https://www.topgear.com/car-news/tgs-guide-japan/driving-wonderful-mzr-roadsports-datsun-240z George and OdinZ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 1 hour ago, gav240z said: Piece on MZR with Top Gear. https://www.topgear.com/car-news/tgs-guide-japan/driving-wonderful-mzr-roadsports-datsun-240z Good read, despite the 15 ad-driven-clicks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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