280ZX Dyno Run

Cowtown Z Club had a Dyno Day at Alamo Autosport

Here's my Z on the dyno. Oh, and its true, I can't back up :(

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[Pigioto1]

what kind of numbers did it make? How much HP dus a stock one make? I have a 82 280zx(non turbo) and im curious

[Chaoticmass]

At that time the car was non-intercooled and running stock boost. It ran about stock turbo HP (Stock is 180 at the flywheel, mine did 171 at the wheels), and 200 ft-lbs of torque. The car is now intercooled and running 10 PSI of boost instead of 6 PSI. I'm eager to get it back on the dyno to see what it has gained.

At our dyno day a lightly modified NA 280ZX did 137 HP at the wheels (Stock rating is 135 at the flywheel).

[Pigioto1]

rilly? honestly my car feels like its making way more than that lol...hay wait is that the same dyno day that big phil went to in his video?

[Chaoticmass]

1) The car is much lighter than newer cars, so it takes less to make them fast.

2) The L motors have a lot of torque, and torque is what you FEEL when you press on the gas. If you compare two cars with the same HP, the car with more torque will feel faster. Most newer tuner cars are low displacement torque-less wonders-- high HP, low torque-- they don't feel as fast

And yeah thats the same dyno day Big Phil went to, he's even in the video.

[Pigioto1]

rite. hay you know how the spedo tops out at 80MPH? Is that rilly the cars top speed?

[Chaoticmass]

no way. The 1979 280ZX had a 135mph speedo. In 1980 the US law changed and mandated all cars have a 85mph top speed speedo (the law was later removed years later). The car will do 120 stock easy.

[Sk8Ace93]

hey man love the car. im 17 and just got a 81 NA 280zx as my first project build. i was wondering what your exhaust set up was. thanks

[ponchoyo]

@Chaoticmass

can u tell me about the NA one u mentioned? i have an NA.

[surf183]

Can you do a walkaround of this car? And what bumper u hav up front? I'm trying to make mine look like that thanx

[MIZQUITLI]

i have an 81 N/A with a stage 2 clutch and when i first got it put in it was fast ass hell, but after sometime my front & rear seals need change the owner before me never took good care of the motor but the outside and inside were awesome, gonna be putting in the L28ET with a T3/T4 turbo soon from my 83 turbo donor car hope to post a video soon.

[halflifemasta]

that guy must be so cool cuz he has a red bull

[cs512tr]

gotta love 'em :)

[dog155065]

Nice classic rev sound are not available in the GTRs

[zman6033]

it was the firts body style thay used a wind tunnel

[miniimoto95]

i love old nissans and dats

[Ironexious]

I have a 81 N/A 280zx, I have hit 167 mph in,,,With a simple 1 inch drop of the nose you can remove that shaking and increase your aerodynamics...