i bought a 300z today really cheap to part it out (and get the turbo off of) does anyone know if the turbos on the '88 model are any good? i'm thinking about possibly going back to the m62 and twincharging. i figured since it was enough to run a 6 cylinder it should be good, but if not i'll probably just pull the drivetrain and sell it to someone and junk the rest of the car.

but the main Q is if the turbos are worth a damn or not....

 

hey if you get rid of the turbos let me know my buddy has one and it needs some work

 

i'm not sure if i'm going to use these turbos or not, i just got a really good deal on the car. i'm not even sure how much they are worth

 

i''ve been trying to find a cheap junked one for awhile, i wanna start a new little project

 

i don't see the point in using a 300zx turbo for a twincharged cobalt. the whole idea of twincharging is to use a large turbo that under normal circumstaces would take a while to spool. that way the supercharger provides adequate boost until the turbo kicks in and you go rocketing down the track.

 

Those turbos are going to need to be rebuilt if they are stock. Those turbos are probably real small anyways and wouldn't be efficient enough for a single or twin charged application.

 

thanks for the input eeveryone is telling me the stock turbos suck so i'm going to just sell the drivetrain out of the car and junk it

 

..... those cars are so much fun. tune it up a bit and have a turbo RWD..... have it as a your "beater" race car.

..... they arent that slow either. mind me asking how much you bought it for?

btw, to confirm your question, the turbos are pretty lame on those cars. old and small.

 

I miss my Z

 

i would never sell one of these if i owned one... talk about a cool/fun car

 

$500 lol... that's th eonly reason i bought it

 

those turbos are going to be very very tiny, would be a waste of time and money.

 

I believe the stock turbo is a T25, at least thats what comes on the 90 models and newer (twin turbos). They are quite small.

If the car is in running condition, and the body is junk, Id keep it, and give it a good tune up and detail job. There are a lot of Nissian Z enthusiasts out there, so you could probably sell it for a good chunk more than your initial investment as long as its not that big of a piece of ****.

Just change all the fluids, (motor, tranny, rear, etc.) get some plugs, and run a few bottles of injector cleaner through the system. (I believe the generation of Z you have now had bad wiring for the injectors, or poor injectors that could cause engine fires.)

BTW, is it standard or automatic?

later,
Chris~

 

it's supposed to be a single t3. it was before they switched to the small ones

 

Just keep the car, they are one of my favorites-Kate