Farmer42
Club Member
Hi
I am in 2 minds what to do with my engine and would appreciate some views to help me make up my mind.
I have a JDM Fairlady Z 2+2 with the original L20, 2 Litre Japanese spec engine. It runs lovely with no problems and good compression and it will happily sit at over a ton on the motorway (not that I have done it that often). Don't get me wrong, I love driving the car but the problem is that it doesn't give me the buzz of the power throwing you back in your seat that I was sort of expecting.
I have been considering swapping it for a L26 or L28 engine for some time but I am torn between keeping the car as original as possible or going for the increased engine power. I have spoken to a few Z Club members at various meets and have had a mixture of opinions.
Would be interested in any sensible views on whether originality matters to the value as I have no doubt that I will need to sell the car at some point (but not for a few years yet). I am not interested in thrashing round a track but would like some increased road performance and a bit more acceleration.
I suppose cost and availability of L-series engines is a big factor but the worry is that any engine I got hold of would need a re-build which is more cost. What would I expected to pay for an engine and does anyone have one that they want to sell?
Would be interesting to know whether the current block could be re-bored to a 2.4 or 2.6 litre. Has anyone done this?
Cheers
Paul
I am in 2 minds what to do with my engine and would appreciate some views to help me make up my mind.
I have a JDM Fairlady Z 2+2 with the original L20, 2 Litre Japanese spec engine. It runs lovely with no problems and good compression and it will happily sit at over a ton on the motorway (not that I have done it that often). Don't get me wrong, I love driving the car but the problem is that it doesn't give me the buzz of the power throwing you back in your seat that I was sort of expecting.
I have been considering swapping it for a L26 or L28 engine for some time but I am torn between keeping the car as original as possible or going for the increased engine power. I have spoken to a few Z Club members at various meets and have had a mixture of opinions.
Would be interested in any sensible views on whether originality matters to the value as I have no doubt that I will need to sell the car at some point (but not for a few years yet). I am not interested in thrashing round a track but would like some increased road performance and a bit more acceleration.
I suppose cost and availability of L-series engines is a big factor but the worry is that any engine I got hold of would need a re-build which is more cost. What would I expected to pay for an engine and does anyone have one that they want to sell?
Would be interesting to know whether the current block could be re-bored to a 2.4 or 2.6 litre. Has anyone done this?
Cheers
Paul