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Old Apr 11, 2011 | 03:52 PM
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had a 1990 nissan 300zx that i was tired of working on and decided it was time for a change




my car i traded for







98 camaro z28 with a 6 speed transmission

Mods: comps cams, intake lid, long tube headers, exhaust but no mufflers or cats

Future mods: mangaflow muffler with 2 chrome tips, port the intake manifold, a tune, a lot of suspension work, springs, subframe connectors/brace, new shocks

so far i've put new plugs, 02 sensor and tighten the steering rack, it wasnt bolted down when i got it

now im trying to figure out the random misfire im having P0300 code -.- thought it would be the 02 seeing how they would cause the misfire, any idea what else i should check into?
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Old Apr 11, 2011 | 04:16 PM
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Welcome man!

First things first... you have a CAM.. not Cam"s" lol...

Did you put the correct gap in the plugs? What are the cam specs? If the cars knock sensors are not tuned down some the cam can cause a random misfire code.
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Old Apr 11, 2011 | 04:25 PM
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sorry didnt know since i wasnt the one that put the cam in, i have no idea what the specs are on them, i plan on taking off the valve cover one day and taking measurements, the ACDelco plugs are gap to 0.40 as adv. auto and alldata said, i did notice during the spark plug swap one of them smelled like pure gas so im wondering if that coil isnt firing right
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Old Apr 11, 2011 | 04:30 PM
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Glad you came to your senses. Welcome to the forum
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Old Apr 11, 2011 | 05:02 PM
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lol thanks, only thing i liked about the nissan was i didnt get the wheel hop like i do with the camaro
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Old Apr 11, 2011 | 05:29 PM
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lower control arms and a torque arm will take care of that
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Old Apr 11, 2011 | 06:44 PM
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Originally Posted by 99peweterls1
lower control arms and a torque arm will take care of that
i figured that out after some research, im also thinking maybe stiffer springs, i dont plan on going to a track but i just dont wanna spin out to much
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Old Apr 11, 2011 | 06:51 PM
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Welcome I used to be a nissan guy to 91 240sx sr swap, 94 skyline gtst gtr conversion, Your gonna find its a hell of alot easier to make good power with an LS than any CA,KA,SR,VG,RB motor
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Old Apr 11, 2011 | 07:03 PM
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not looking to make much power, but it would be nice to keep up with my dad's 86 corvette with a 383 stroker converted to carb

i know i'll have him in the long run about it, he has a 750 cfm with a 900 flow, was custom made, some aftermarket cam

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