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  • Nice, I am building a 240350Z, what did you do for the rear end? I have almost finished customizing a corvette rearend.

  • @240350z i went through a few 'strengthened' u-joints but they all kept breaking. in the end, i went to a rally mechanic/engineer who made some custom HR31 (Nissan Skyline) CV half shafts which took the torque with ease.

    good luck with your build :)

  • I GUESS PEOPLE DONT BREAK CAMS IN ANYMORE....

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    and saying things like that are what make you an ignorant "NIGGGA"

  • THAT RlCER SHlT lS JUST TWO GAY

  • tell the guy you sold it to to put more videos on youtube! :)

  • how much

  • sold recently.

  • isn't this thing currently for sale??. its my dream car... if only

  • Yep it's up for sale sadly. Have another car in the stables and it's about time to move on.

  • That is a mad piece of kit

  • if it works out for you, +1 for you man, sure it hauls ass

  • bye bye chassis rigidity

  • Shit. You're right. I'll put an L24 back in there. I should be fine then right?

  • all im sayin is with that beast under the hood the chassis' gonna twist and warp to the point where you be driving sideways

  • Have you seen the chassis rail reinforcments sold by bad dog?

    Google 'bad dog chassis rails' to find it because if you haven't reinforced it already somehow they're an easy bolt on solution.

    But yeah there is plenty of Z's with 400hp+ from RB engines so that guy's talking out his ass.

  • Hey thanks for that. I'll check it out. I see lots of guys on Hybridz are using it.

  • Hearing that sound makes me sad. I have an original 240z and doing that to one is just too much.

  • Waste of a great car.

  • love how she shakes on the stand : )

  • Thanks :)

    The car is for sale as of this week. :( Time for a new project.

  • ha ide like to get a datsun z with an LSX 454 that would be sexy

  • nissan/chevy

    nice :D

  • the 350 sounds nice, but it shuld not be butt in a nice classic datsun. rather a american car like chevy builds

  • This is what a real HYBRID should be......Nissan

    technology and Chevy basic V8......Fantastic!

  • i hate it when other ppl rip on guys for putting a v8 in there z i have a 1970 with a chevy small block 400 and a 78 with an l28 turbo and have alot of fun with both cars all that matters is u have fun with your car

  • i hate it when people defile classic cars like this with shitty sounding v8s

  • shitty sounding v8's? are you mad , you must be a 4bangerbitch

  • love it man, love the roar

  • what a great designed car....and to go muck up the weight by dropping a heavy chevy in there when you could have kept it all nissan with a bad ass 6 cylinder....and they can get just as much hp as a chevy......its nice , dont get me wrong.

  • hi, thanks for your comment. many people think that putting a chev in it ruins the weight distribution. done well it actually improves the weight distribution. the engine sits low and behind the crossmember. original engine sits over it and high. in my case it was an improvement. as for your bad ass 6 cylinder that gets as much hp as a chevy... not so sure you would get many people to agree with you there. sure there are some amazing straight sixes but the chev is the chev.

  • chevy's rule

  • Yeah, you're absolutely right, the car has about a 49 51 weight ratio with the original inline 6, that chevy will leave it exactly where its at.

  • repete your retarted sorry, a badass 6 cylinder is 3x the cost of a sbc 350 that does 290hp stock lol and a 290 hp l28 is pretty difficult without deep pockets

  • That is a nice car but I have to agree that a decent jap turbo 6 in there it'd be a much better/quicker car.

    I have a 240z that had a real nice 650hp small block in it, we took it out and installed a Nissan RB30, 1st pass ever 146.5mph on the 1/4 in full street trim ,with the chev it never got anywhere near that mph and I havn't seen any big block street trim 240's run that sort of mph either.

    Each to their own, its a nice car and I'm sure he's happy with the V8.

  • the turbo six would be much safer too because its lighter? either way the car is like a toy, 500whp 600whp its gonna kill anything out on the street thats for sure lol

  • also a new sbc 350 that is fully aluminum( if you get it that way ) is 100-150lbs less then the cast iron l28 block

  • Well, the old RB can't be too bad, did a 7.8 @ 176mph in my 240z last weekend, still on the original motor from 18 months ago, not bad for 180 cubic inch :-)

    Each to their own but the V8s just can't compete when we can make over 450hp per liter.

  • why is it that NOT ONE 180 cube 7 sec streetcar exists but MANY V8 ones do?!?!?!?

  • Depends on your definition of "street".

    I don't think 7.8 @ 177mph in a street based 240z on slicks and just 180ci is doing to bad at all do you?

    Show me a small block 7 second TRUE street car.

  • Fist off WOW its nice to see someone on here that CAN actually back up what they are saying! TUFF CAR MAN LOOKS LIKE FUN, but Im talking about cars like mark Hay's LC you know the one 7.8's and it cruises on the street! AS KILLA as yourse is how far ya reccon you could cruise it! and BTW im not being a smart ass im actually asking!!

  • I drove it on the street alot, there's a few video's under my name on here showing it on the street but once we got down into the 7s I used a different front for aero with no grille so with a simple nose change I'd be more than happy to do long trips in it with the 7 second tune.

  • credit were credits due! tiz a killer car! but my harsh comments are toward thos twit who think some stock RB or something could beat this car!

  • and ripsnz how much was this rb30 and how hard was it to put in there , compared to sbc motor mounts you can purchase and drop right in there , in my z if i had the choice id take rb , but its unrealistic with my budget kthnx

  • that thing is mean.. just spun a bearing in my small block z.. time for more horse power..lol

  • LMFAO. you fuckwits cant help yaself's can ya?. here a guy thought that he would put his video of his small block dato on here for us all to enjoy & you guys just have to winge & bitch about. the only guys that no what they are talking about here are the guys that put the video up, the rest of you are full of shit lol. very enjoyable though hehe.

  • wow, double-pumper holley/barry grant on a chevy small block and in a datsun z car! personally, i'd never put a v8 in a 240z, but i understand why people do it. i've got a low serial number 240z (1970 #797) and wouldn't dream of replacing the engine, but would love to molest a '74+ with an american small block.

  • I don't know why you guys think a small jap engine can make as much power as a small block, ad still be affordable. The reason they put a chevy in this 240z is because they are a good solid motor. And just to clarify, no small jap engine is going to stand up to a v8. The right small block can put out power of up to and around 1200hp, where as ive seen big blocks putting out 7000-8000hp; hence nitro dragsters, and funny cars.

  • Per displacement/hp(ie 396CI/400hp) My datsun l28et !stock! is better than the 396 or 351 or 383 etc. The "jap" cars you see in the US are NOT by any means a "decent" representation of theyre prestiege. I live in St. Louis, Mo, 63125 with a very fast Nissan powered 72 240Z. I have people backing down from quite often in theyre brand new and high performance "muscle" cars. My car weighs just over 2100 lbs with me and my fuel cell full of fuel.

  • Nice you got a 240Z, my stepdads got a Yellow one rebuilt...........

  • this car "rocks" and runs 10's

  • sweet

  • keep it all japanese??? hello thats what was wrong with it in the first place. you cant tell me that the straight 6 in that car (turbo or no turbo) is better then the checy small block. That motor there probally puts 400+ HP. you should be thanking these guys for making a shitty jap car cool. And about the chevy comment... if you put togther the best car japan has to offer, well the amercians can do 5 times better hense the new LSX block.

  • Your not up to date are you... Im all for the 8 cyl to be in there. Thoe you just sound like a idiot. Theres straight 6's pushing out 1000hp.

  • big whoop ! !!!! NOT ONE JAP CAR or Jap powered car could EVER run a 6 and and compete in dragweek!! pull a tailer run pump gas while cruising the ONLY thing that makes jap engines power ar turbo's and GUESS WHAT BUDDY V8's NOW RULE THAT WORLD TOO!

  • uhhh no im american as hell an i love the big v8s but dude trust me the japs build a better engine hands down no question and they build a much better car to go with it. they last long they are economical and somehow many times more powerful than massive v8s.

  • Why put an American Heart in a Japanese Body, don't understand , defeats the purpose. Keep it all Japanese, and really see she can do.......I don't doubt that it makes more HP but a Chevy engine?

  • Yes. I think Z-cars are plenty beautiful even when they're 100% stock.

  • 240z with a v8 dont sound right to me.

  • Yes, do doubt if you keep any kind of engine standard and dont give it a hard time it will last for half a million kms. When you spend 1000s on a dinosaur, with 1960s technology (correct me if I am wrong but I believe the L series to date to that era) you have to expect problems. They are complete rubbish when you professionally rebuild a performance engine as new and it lasts 2000kms.

  • my mum had a datsun ? 20 years ago. all i know is it was red and carried 5 of us + 2 neighbours to school every day. she pulled up at a junction one day, the exhaust fell off and she drove away sounding like that tuned car you got there. it sure didn't look or sound pretty but it was a workhorse. datsuns rock

  • I have a '73 240Z with a worked 302 Windsor in it. Now I've read a heap of these posts and just a fact I will point out is that EVERYONE who comments on my car gives it two thumbs up, many can't believe its got a V8 in it and are simply blown away. To the purists, revel in the joy of a stock 240Z, it must be a wonderful thing for you. To the custom clan, I'll see you on the track - Peace Monkeys!

  • i think we all love horsepower and foot punds, but all they lead to is faster cars....which leads to worse accidents....which leads to our beloved Z cars destruction! and im sure everyone would agree, one less Z car on the road is a tragedy! 165hp and 205Nm is enough for my stock standard 260!

  • all I will say to the haters and negative comments is that variety is the spice of life.. I would have preferred a highly tuned VQ engine myself. Probably a lot lighter and more fuel efficient for Power output.

  • Nice Z bro. I have my '72 on a rotisserie beefing up the frame now for an LS2/T56 swap. It is completely stripped to bare metal now.  Yum.

    There are a million engine choices, who really cares. Find one you like.

  • so you're a purist then? i love seeing that disgusted look on the face of purists when they see my car. it makes me lol. so does it bother you that the 240 was tested with V8's pre-production and would have been produced with 8's had they found a good balance? that makes the L24 a compromise does it not? seriously though, nothing wrong with stock 240's. i'd love one for a daily driver & wish i still kept my first one :(

  • stop being stupid... they started putting chevy v8s in 240z back in the early 80s.... youre guy's bitch complaint is over 20 years old... and why do people put v8s in 240zs? because it promises performance and has done so since the 80s. only way to keep the car true to its name is staying with the l24-28... and i dont see you guys defending that...

  • most definitely overused but that's part of the beauty of it. so much can be done to it, parts are everywhere and cheap, has been engineered to perfection, easy to work on etc. having said that the japs sure do make some decent engines.

  • I hate it when idiots argue for the benifit of japanese powered vehicles over US powered vehicles... I truley love the Japanese and German power plants over that offered by the US...mostly because I'd rather have somethign that is NOT powered by a SBC...nothing wrong with it, just over used.

  • I know for a fact that the R.B.-26 Nissan engine with twin t-66 turbo's will give you way more torque, and HP? try around 988bhp from 5400 till 7200rpm lets see a v-8 handle the reciprocating mass at that rpm.

  • what does the rpm of an RB have to do with the rpm of a chev8? totally different game. i can show you a cosworth v8 that revs to 20 grand. so what then? different builds different methods all get you to where you're going - point a to b as fast as possible. on the RB, you say it like all you need to add to an RB is a couple of turbos and it can handle 988bhp. you must be kidding yourself if you think that. to consistently sustain 1000hp that thing would not have a single original part on it.

  • lets see it do that aspirated buddy!!

  • I'm with snuffy on the RB engine

  • that is crap!! bunch of morons YOU CANT PUT A CHEVY ENGINE IN A ZEE..THAT CAR DISERVES A RB26DETT ENGINE OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT..THATS IS A BULLSHIT. JDM 4 LIFE.

  • shut up idiot... some American power is the only thing that's gonna make that thing fast... but not faster than ours... we will f**k that z up... heads up, orange z to orange z... chevy v8 to chevy v8!

  • are you ok in the head? need some help with life? sounds like you piss patriotism and shit ignorance.

  • Leo, seems like you have something personal against chevs. i used to be a ricer much like yourself. i grew up though.

  • hey... did you swing by my page and check out our lil orange z??

  • Ur a dumbass, the RB engine has no torque...

  • your all stupid, i restore both. the beauty of a z is the car and the unbreakable L28...it don't need an RB either. on top of all that, drag is boring....go take some corners!

  • your all stupid, i restore both. the beauty of a z is the car and the unbreakable L28...it don't need an RB either. on top of all that, drag is boring....go take some corners!

  • 4 L series motors later I can tell you they are weak as water... they take 0 abuse.

  • who deals with the 4 lol

  • What I meant is that I had 4 of them. And they all blew. I dont rate them. I mean 4!! Thats a lot of engines to go through. Id never own a junky old weak dinosaur again. Love the shape of the Z, but its engine is its worst bit.

  • most people i've met usually only destroy the cams. what did you do to it. >mods<

  • Thats why you pout a v8 or 25 in it. i dont see anyone posting video's of240z's with stock motors. oh an you blow 4 motors man you must have no idea how to service an engine i mean you blow 4 who the fuck would get another one even after the 2nd lol dick head...

  • Sounds like you cant take care of you're cars. The Datsun L series are very strong running engines regardless of the bad spark plug placement

  • she was born in sydney, moved to brissy and i brought her back to sydney about 3 years ago. i was mainly after the engineers report but as it turned out some decent body and suspension work had been done. saved me the hassle and let me concentrate on engine and drivetrain.

    magic, car weighs the same as stock and well balanced.

  • this bad boy moved to brissy didnt it or it can from brissy

  • I agree, but that is a powerful engine, and it sits in behind the front crossmember, so weight distrubution is probably good depending on suspension setup etc... I would assume it's a heavy engine so this well may negate all the benefits... interesting car though!!

  • They have putted a Chevrolet engine in the Datsun...rape I tell you, rape of a legend. Its just like when they putted a Nissan engine in the Mustang on Fast and The Furious Tokyo drift... I think it ruins whats special about them, but thats my opinion.

  • I agree with you, 240Z is a wonderful car that diserves a better engine, not that american crap.

  • that sounds fucking insane!! I love it!

  • fresh

  • Damn, Shits nice, Soudns fuckin dope too.

  • 10.9 ay smoker......weapon !!!

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