And you say I overreacted? You’re the one grasping at straws trying to insult me. It’s the internet, jesus. Relax a little?
And no, the Z31 is ugly. Z32’s are great. Z33’s are kinda bulbous, but it works. Even your A31 Maxima works well. S30’s are epic (style-wise, god knows what the hell they were smoking when they thought non-crossflow heads were a good idea). However, the S130’s came along and began a sorta confused era for Nissan. It kept most the design elements from the S30, which made it acceptable, but tried to add some “80’s” to it, which is where they failed. And then, the Z31 evolved on top of that, which made bad even worse. It looks like a design-by-committee car. It’s somewhat angular, it’s somewhat round-ish, and it’s somewhat flat. Everyone wanted their two cents put in the final product, and there you have a car with mixed up body language.
For the price to buy and freshen up a Z31, you can do better. It’s not classic, it’s not modern, it’s part of the dark ages known as the 80’s, where clean car design was an anomaly.
And what’s so great about VG30ET’s? Low compression, SOHC goodness + heavy as balls = slow and laggy. :naughty:
Factory VG30ETs have a tiny ass turbo, no intercooler, no bypass valve and no actual blow-off valve as it’s all integrated into the turbo housing, which was a deliberate choice to avoid lag.
The stock bottom end can handle well over 400hp, and the motor had such a long/wide production run that you can still find blocks like candy.
Also, last I checked, low compression engines are great for running high boost pressures. The kid isn’t making an unqualified endorsement of the engine, he just happens to like the platform, give him a break - the S2000 isn’t perfect either.
As for the Z32 being great…yea it was a good car…but IMO I think it was the ugliest of the Z’s. It is also the heaviest IIRC.
As for the S30’s, They were amazing. The Z31 is in between styles maybe…but to say it isn’t worth “freshening” up…you’re just plain wrong.
Think about it. Pay 1000 dollars for the car with a good body and a strong lower mileage engine (yes it has and can be done), If its already turboed…dump in oh I’d guesstimate…$3500-$4500…and you have a 300+hp runner thats clean quick and ready to beat ass.
Why not???
Oh and as for the VG being “heavy as balls”, its actually quite light for a V6.
To put it in perspective:
KA24de (without tranny, flywheel, manifolds, and most accesories): 300 lbs
F20c (which is what I assume you have in your car): 320 lbs
VG30 (this is engine and tranny and accessories): 392 lbs.
Not too shabby I’d say.
Well idk about kid lol but still, he is quite right. I know many running 350-400hp on stock internals and and of one specifically doing a little over 500hp on stock internals.
You’re the one grasping at straws trying to insult me. It’s the internet, jesus. Relax a little?