280zx Drift/street build
280zx Drift/street build
So I recently just bought a 1979 280zx. I live in Seattle Washington and I was wondering what is the cheapest engine swap I could do with a balance of power and reliability. I'm looking for around 400-600 hp for less then 10k
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Re: 280zx Drift/street build
Probably a 5.3 with a single turbo is the best bang for the buck.
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Re: 280zx Drift/street build
Under 10, I agree, any small block/LT/LS. Cost is HP increase/ weight loss. I friend got a LQ4 from a Tahoe for about $1500. Another friend bought a running driving 96 firebird for $1200, yanked the motor/transmission, sold the car for $1000.
Any aluminum block chevy V8 will probably be about the same weight as your L28, maybe even lighter. And the weight sits further back, or I guess wherever you end up placing the motor (remember, its 4.5 cylinders long, not 6)
Any aluminum block chevy V8 will probably be about the same weight as your L28, maybe even lighter. And the weight sits further back, or I guess wherever you end up placing the motor (remember, its 4.5 cylinders long, not 6)
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Re: 280zx Drift/street build
Sure. You'll only need 3 of them to get to the 400hp goal 
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.When the only tool you have is a hammer every problem starts to look like a hippy.