chrisvega
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Not on factory Hitachis you won't and I said factory hybrid
If you want to up the stakes, my L28ET 240Z has Megasquirt and non factory turbo which is around 5 secs 0-60 :smash
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1978 Datsun 280Z
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Not on factory Hitachis you won't and I said factory hybrid
If you want to up the stakes, my L28ET 240Z has Megasquirt and non factory turbo which is around 5 secs 0-60 :smash
SeanDezart
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Ah…but you never mentioned USA 240Zs in your text and you are selling the 280Z in Europe and comparing it therefore to contemporay cars here for sale or otherwise….don’t bend the goalposts or whatever the expression is !
My reading says that the (5spd) 240Z was around 16 sec for the ¼ mile, only equalled by the 2x seater 260Z (just so Status can go all gooey) and that the best a 280Z of any year could manage was a second slower.
Please show me a 1975/6 chassis plate and the SAE stated power.
Should have said 280Z shared L28E of course and yes a bit sloppy for some with ZX
Except that the last 280ZX versions were beefed up and along with rack and pinion steering were very good cars on the road, they only lacked the turbo (only sold over here in Germany in 1983 I believe ?) to have ‘blown’ away the competition !
SeanDezart
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But I don't like your interior or the exterior colour....I'd rather have less dash and be more dashing.
Alphabettispaghetti
Club Member
without not wanting to talk about speeds 240/260/280's....
Could it be that the 240z just feels more like a 'classic' given its less refined interior, lower weight etc.
Its not just about the numbers is it, its how they feel.
Could it be that the 240z just feels more like a 'classic' given its less refined interior, lower weight etc.
Its not just about the numbers is it, its how they feel.
SeanDezart
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SeanDezart
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Except mine with electronic ignition, vented fronts and disc rears, PAS, Efi, LSD, DIY, don't know Y and the rest.
SeanDezart
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Oh, and I'd still have a 280Z any day !
Alphabettispaghetti
Club Member
If I couldn't have the first of the breed, i'd have the last.
Something very right about a 280z when you've got rid of the bumpers!
SeanDezart
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Absolutely agreed but don't tell Status - he'll chew his fingers and never play the same again !
uk66fastback
Club Member
Who cares about top speed, we could be here for ever. Mine will waft at 50mph everywhere, looking the mutts.
Zs don't really waft but I hope you get my drift (it won't drift, either).
Zs don't really waft but I hope you get my drift (it won't drift, either).
chrisvega
Well-Known Forum User
In that case you bought the wrong car dear boy
You need a Jag or a Roller for wafting or perhaps a ZX ( S130 Mr.T
) excluding the factory turbo version that is of course
uk66fastback
Club Member
Yes, waft was the wrong choice of word! What I mean was for me, the Z experience isn't defined by what speed it can go or how wide the wheels are or how low it is or how much can I not see in those daft wing mirrors eight foot away ...
Or a Rover P6 3500S? Wafts beautifully AND drifts on the corners whether you want it to or not!In that case you bought the wrong car dear boy
You need a Jag or a Roller for wafting
chrisvega
Well-Known Forum User
Yes, we are just having light hearted banter
Livens up a dull Winter's evening for some.
I love all the S30/S130 models and who cares if one model is a nano second quicker to 60 or has 1mph better top speed. Most cars have been modified anyway, some engines more worn than others etc etc and the figures we quote from road tests were with brand new cars back in the day. If we were all driving around on empty racetracks may matter slightly but our roads are so congested we would be happy to waft around at 50mph more often than not.
This must now be the longest and most off topic for sale thread ever.
Should have known to stick to the discussion section
Right, off to wind Riddler up about his wafting Rover, haven't you found a Rover forum to join yet Rob ? Told you there would be withdrawal symptoms, you can't keep away :lol:
SeanDezart
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Omg, KONG shocks ? Do those go with King springs then ?
My car will be powerful but I'll have as much satisfaction and enjoyment at 30mph as I will a 'little' bit higher....it'll just all be in top gear !
My car will be powerful but I'll have as much satisfaction and enjoyment at 30mph as I will a 'little' bit higher....it'll just all be in top gear
!Actually quite like the wafty/rolley ride. All part of the car. It's incredibly smooth, takes the bumps like no other car I have driven, and is surprisingly powerful, particularly now I have had that lovely V8 engine completely rebuilt.
Following the rebuild have now taken it to a tuning specialist, and I thought you might like to see the figures it produced on the rolling road!
At 4,397 rpm it delivered 151.8 bhp at the engine and at 4,365 rpm it delivered 131.5 bhp at the wheels.
Pretty happy with that!
Attached are a couple of pictures taken during the rebuild and the rolling road report/performance graph for those who are interested.
