Right guys, so, I'm getting stuck into stripping the 280z I bought, to sort the bodywork, and am still unsure of where the project is going to lead performance wise. I bought the z for 2 reasons, A, the looks, B, I want it to be quick. (i've owned a handful of performance gap cars in recent years, evo 8 with 460 bhp, R32 GTR with 400bhp, Evo 10 with 440 bhp)
My initial thought, before I bought the car was an RB transplant, and Its still a strong option. But the more Z's I look at with the L series engine in, the more I'm warming to keeping the L28 and tuning it.
What are my options, and the best order to go about them. I've read on a few US boards that the standard efi system is gash, and is unmodifiable and unreliable. (its also ugly as sin, under my bonnet looks messy and unruly with all the emissions related pipes and fuel pipes, and wiring. Would ditching it and going for Throttle bodies, or triple webers be the obvious major change? Followed by full exhaust, manifold, and a cam? What sort of power could I expect from standard internals, and a standard head with the above mods?
Or would a full engine build be the only way to break the 200 bhp barrier?
My initial thought, before I bought the car was an RB transplant, and Its still a strong option. But the more Z's I look at with the L series engine in, the more I'm warming to keeping the L28 and tuning it.
What are my options, and the best order to go about them. I've read on a few US boards that the standard efi system is gash, and is unmodifiable and unreliable. (its also ugly as sin, under my bonnet looks messy and unruly with all the emissions related pipes and fuel pipes, and wiring. Would ditching it and going for Throttle bodies, or triple webers be the obvious major change? Followed by full exhaust, manifold, and a cam? What sort of power could I expect from standard internals, and a standard head with the above mods?
Or would a full engine build be the only way to break the 200 bhp barrier?