My 280z ground up restomod LS1 swap
10-20-2013, 01:38 PM
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Looks great, nice clean work! I like the color too. My vote for axles is the Z31 turbo setup. You'll need the flange adapters and shorter axles to make it work (correctly) but the end result is very clean, smooth, and can handle lots of power.
11-30-2013, 11:55 AM
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So, I finally got HP tuners and took off the annoying VATS. Until I took it off, it could never run for long enough to get any heat into them motor. So the first time it ran for more than a few minutes, I had some oil smoke from some residue of the headers...kinda freaked me out at first lol.
Here's a video. The driveshaft is disconnected so the tranny is freewheeling which is why it shows 11 mph.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FgGk...c#action=share
One thing that I don't quite understand is the IAT sensor. Its basically pegs low at -40f. This sounds to me like I don't have a sensor hooked up. I thought that the MAF measures the air intake temp no? I do have a small 2 wire connector that isn't going to anything, I wonder if that was suppose to go to the IAT sensor.
03-07-2014, 03:15 PM
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nice build man, im looking at getting a 81 280 zx and i want to do a ls swap to it, your build will be alot of help, not sure if i seen it or not but who did your harness?
03-18-2014, 01:01 AM
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Yeah its been a while but I believe I got the stub axle conversion from modern motorsports that allow you to use the 280zx turbo CV's. Some people say they have problems with them being too long but others seem to have no problems. They bolted in ok. I've heard the axles are at their shortest when the suspension is off the ground (maximum droop). Everything seems to rotate freely so I think I'm ok (cross fingers).
So, I finally got HP tuners and took off the annoying VATS. Until I took it off, it could never run for long enough to get any heat into them motor. So the first time it ran for more than a few minutes, I had some oil smoke from some residue of the headers...kinda freaked me out at first lol.
Here's a video. The driveshaft is disconnected so the tranny is freewheeling which is why it shows 11 mph.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FgGk...c#action=share
One thing that I don't quite understand is the IAT sensor. Its basically pegs low at -40f. This sounds to me like I don't have a sensor hooked up. I thought that the MAF measures the air intake temp no? I do have a small 2 wire connector that isn't going to anything, I wonder if that was suppose to go to the IAT sensor.
So, I finally got HP tuners and took off the annoying VATS. Until I took it off, it could never run for long enough to get any heat into them motor. So the first time it ran for more than a few minutes, I had some oil smoke from some residue of the headers...kinda freaked me out at first lol.
Here's a video. The driveshaft is disconnected so the tranny is freewheeling which is why it shows 11 mph.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FgGk...c#action=share
One thing that I don't quite understand is the IAT sensor. Its basically pegs low at -40f. This sounds to me like I don't have a sensor hooked up. I thought that the MAF measures the air intake temp no? I do have a small 2 wire connector that isn't going to anything, I wonder if that was suppose to go to the IAT sensor.
