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    Engine Oil Brand Type

    Castrol Edge 25W50 http://www.castrol.com/en_au/australia/car-engine-oil/engine-oil-viscosity/25w-50.html
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    FS: L28 3.3ltr Short Engine

    Hi Matt, No, the P90 is not welded or heavily skimmed. As you probably know P90's have a deeper chamber (ports are higher in the head too), so to get the compression up, you have to run a raised crown / 'lumpy top' piston. The raised crown also promotes better cylinder burn - as long as the...
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    FS: L28 3.3ltr Short Engine

    Yes we do :devil: The crux of it was that I wasn't going to warranty it for any serious competition use. If it had a billet crank - no problem...
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    FS: L28 3.3ltr Short Engine

    Hi Alan, No, I am not offended. You do indeed have a valid point - I was unsure of what the UK market thought of my short engine, however I now - after reading this thread - have a clearer picture. Indeed, I was not selling the short engine as something that one could slap a P90 on with a...
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    FS: L28 3.3ltr Short Engine

    It always irks me when people refer to Rebello as the 'standard' for performance L series builds, as people always accept claims as gospel without bothering to understand what they are ACTUALLY looking at. Les has a couple of sayings: 1. "People don't move outside their 'clan/tribe' ", to...
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    FS: L28 3.3ltr Short Engine

    I know you didn't Matt - and I wasn't applying a negative tone. I was just stating general facts & trying to understand the situation in the UK. The general consensus I get is that the exchange rate is the issue (you silly fools shouldn't have voted for Brexit! :p ), so hopefully the economy...
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    FS: L28 3.3ltr Short Engine

    Apart from yourself Matt, I had another UK member interested in buying it. I was willing to help as much I could with the sale receipt & finding the best price for freight, however it's apparently still an expensive process for a UK buyer even with the exchange rate the way it is ATM...
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    FS: L28 3.3ltr Short Engine

    It's staying in Australia, Sean.
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    FS: L28 3.3ltr Short Engine

    Indeed. I bought 4 complete L28 engines (@ AUS$500 a pop) to get this one block that would take a 89mm bore...
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    FS: L28 3.3ltr Short Engine

    Due to the mounting offset on the crank, they can't be made any lighter.
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    FS: L28 3.3ltr Short Engine

    For Sale: L28 3.3ltr short engine. 89mm bore x 89mm stoke = 3322cc Engineered by Les Collins Racing. Built by myself under his direct guidance. F54 block. Acid dipped, 1/2 grout fill, sonic tested & offset bored to 89mm, & finial Diamond honed to exact clearance. Deck milled parallel...
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    Gearbox issue

    You need to put your finger in the hole in the shifter striker rod, so you can move it to make the finger move out of the fork ends. Then you can remove the housing. What's happened is somehow you've selected 2 gears in the gearbox - they why it's locked up. It can happen & I suggest you...
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    Crunch in second

    Oil wont have anything to do with the 'crunching' when downshifting to 2nd. What model gearbox is it? If it's a late 240Z or 260Z 71B unit, it'll be a Steel 'Bulk Ring' type syncromesh. 2nd & 3rd in these gearbox's cop the most abuse, and I'd say when the box has been rebuilt, they did not...
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    A little L24 on the Dyno...

    And that's the rub: 'Performance isn't Cheap. How fast do you want to go?'
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