Sweet car. I've always liked the Ferrari
esque 300ZX - especially the twin turbo models. I know you didn't want to hear about cars other than the Supra, but here's one you may not have considered that's in the same vein: the Celica All-Trac. It's a sweet little turbo car from the same era as the Supra you're talking about and it's MUCH more rare than the Supra Twin Turbo. And it also has the added benefit of AWD (killer launches!). Built right, it would be like having a WRX STi before there was a WRX STi... and even though it's a 20 year old design, it's more stylish than the modern WRX (IMO).
As for fixing up your car or buying something else that'll also require major work, you're probably going to have less money invested if you just swap out the blown turbos for new ones - and do the injectors, fuel pump, might as well do the head gaskets while you're in there, etc. Did you blow both of them? Does the 300ZX have a big/small turbo setup like the Supra or are they both the same size? For quick spool-up, I'd go with a smaller unit and a bigger one. But that's just personal preference.
Until I bought a WRX several years ago, I had no idea how much of a blast turbo cars were. I've ridden in many, but never owned one until this car. With work and tuning, I've got it to about 300 hp now and it's still very drivable and ultra reliable. But when the engine or turbos eventually give up the ghost, I plan on putting either another 2.0 (built) or a massaged STI 2.5 in it.
Let us know how your project comes along. This is the most interesting thread I've seen on here in months! :thumbsup:[/QUOTE]
Ohh I have looked for a celica all-trac but I have only seen one in my area (California Bay area) and its seen much better days. I dont think I can afford a MKIV supra at the moment because they are still pretty expensive. I always loved the early 90s late 80s japanese sports cars which is why I was drawn to the MKIII supra instead. Problem is that the 7M-GTE engines are bipolar at times which is why a buddy of mine offered to sell his 1JZ from a totaled 240sx he had lying around.
As for my Z, I started with a stock TT car and slowly built it suspension, body reinforcing, roll cage(streatable), and supporting turbo mods etc. The Turbos were JWT Sport 500 turbos so they werent very big. They spooled nicely and the car made a very modest 392rwhp on high boost. It was pretty much one step up from stock. Unfortunately both turbos are blown. It happened the first time I ever went autocrossing. the design of the intake are so that a single pipe will feed into both turbos. I had JWT dual pop chargers but one of them had a pretty big tear underneath which I didnt spot. Drove over a patch of pavement which had a lot of fine particles of road and very small rocks. I just found out this morning that there were several small rocks and dirt residue in the turbos (car is at the shop), so pretty much they arent salvageable. Right now its getting head work as well as the bock. Thinking about porting the heads to about 3.2l. Trans, driveline, diff, etc was also built so I dont need to worry about that. Pretty much the engine is in pieces ATM.
As for the work ahead, I saw a single turbo setup which I was soooooo tempted to do but it had a lot of custom work that was outside of my skill level. Since I have a camry hybrid also (lol) I wanted to bring out the full potential of the car. Most likely increasing the amount of injectors, beefing up the fuel system, maybe go E85, get some more sturdy shocks and most importantly get BIGGER BRAKES. (BREMBO FTW). Turbos will most likely be Garrett GTX3071Rs with all supporting equipment although I would like to use the slightly bigger GTX3076R or even the GTX3271Rs because there are wayyy too many single turbo supras that can make more power. Now this is going to take a lot of money so It might be a while before completion but I know the shop owner and he agreed to sponsor some parts in exchange for using the car for promotions and such. Ill keep you guys in the loop as much as I can. Seems like there are people who are knowledgeable in this forum which Ill be honest I wasnt expecting it from here but alcohol make you post weird things in random forums. Now this isnt set in stone so if you have any suggestions for something else with the cars of even suggestions with the Z build then feel free to post or message.
thanks a bunch
