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Can't decide on what to do with my Z...
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WME King Tiger
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So I've got a job, payed off my debts, and am ready to start dumping money into my car again, but....I have no idea what I want to do right now. I have...3-4 options:
1) keep the current engine (L30 with triple mikunis) but switch it over to a ITB EFI and dizzyless system. 2) Ditch the current engine, get a turbocharged M104 engine (2.8, 3, or 3.2L) dropped in setup for ~400whp 3) Same as 2, but instead of going with a turbo setup, build a 3.6 or 3.7L high compression NA setup for the same WHP goal. 4) Don't change anything engine related, put all the money towards body/suspension work.
#4, and either 2 or 3 are going to happen eventually, so I guess I'm just looking for people's opinions on build order and on NA vs. turbo...
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Geo |
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all bow before me
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I think you should just start with the body and suspension and from there one you can continue trial and erroring new things with your engine and if you do decide to go for a turbo, you don't have to worry too much about your shit falling apart.
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The J |
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The Immortal Kaos Emperor
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Start with body and suspension- A car can feel great even if its engine is weak and its got shit tyres, but it's got a good chassis.
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WME King Tiger
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I have a friend that built a monster, 1JZ powered S13 Coupe. The thing hauled ass and the swap was beautiful. There was one slight issue, all of that power with stock suspension, differential and wheels was useless...even in a straight line because of traction issues and the car was VEERY unstable at high speeds.
I have another friend, a member here (Toxic240) who was building a 1JZ powered S13 Hatch, but he took the route to do a decent set of Coilovers, bushings, 5-lug swap, diff, pad/rotors ect. ect.. The difference is, that even with a stupid slow (And hurt) daul cam KA24 with no mods (130hp), was so much more fun and purposeful then the monsterous 1JZ Coupe. It could hanlde, very stable at upper speeds and was a good performer in every department besides the fact that it was a 18 second car.
In short: Build the car to handle the power your going to throw at it BEFORE you give it the power. You cant go wrong!
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