# Shadys Z31 - GlowShift Jigga What?
**URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/shadys-z31-glowshift-jigga-what/238897
**Category:** Builds
**Created:** [September 11, 2008, 8:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/shadys-z31-glowshift-jigga-what/238897 "2008-09-11T20:10:37Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
**Page:** 3
### Author:  [@gardner86zx](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/gardner86zx)
#### Post date: [October 25, 2008, 6:20am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/shadys-z31-glowshift-jigga-what/238897/41 "2008-10-25T06:20:13Z")
If you intercool it you can run 93 octane and 10 lbs of boost with the timing retarded a little. Every motor is different just because mine needs 10 degrees retarded timing dose not mean yours will. Trust me 10lbs is way better than 7lbs.
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### Author:  [@Shady](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shady)
#### Post date: [October 25, 2008, 8:24am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/shadys-z31-glowshift-jigga-what/238897/42 "2008-10-25T08:24:43Z")
Hahahahah
Nice to see you made it to the fourms dude!
Yeah I kidna figured that, I was talkign to quite a few ppl and some needed to retard the timing somewhat fierce and others like I belive Mike from Z31perf is running 13lbs on a 9:1 and dident even touch the timing
But ill just play it out and hope my motor doesnt blow up in the process, but if it does… forged internals ftw!
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### Author:  [@gardner86zx](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/gardner86zx)
#### Post date: [October 25, 2008, 12:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/shadys-z31-glowshift-jigga-what/238897/43 "2008-10-25T12:31:11Z")
One thing to watch out for is i had spark blowout at 7 lbs of boost with stock plug gap. I would re gap your plugs before you put the motor back in just because you are going to have to do it anyway and it will be easier with the motor out
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### Author:  [@Hooked\_on\_240](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Hooked_on_240)
#### Post date: [October 25, 2008, 12:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/shadys-z31-glowshift-jigga-what/238897/44 "2008-10-25T12:33:35Z")
> [@gardner86zx](#):
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> One thing to watch out for is i had spark blowout at 7 lbs of boost with stock plug gap. I would re gap your plugs before you put the motor back in just because you are going to have to do it anyway and it will be easier with the motor out
you wouldnt happened to have a red 300zx and live near troy?
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### Author:  [@gardner86zx](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/gardner86zx)
#### Post date: [October 25, 2008, 1:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/shadys-z31-glowshift-jigga-what/238897/45 "2008-10-25T13:22:35Z")
nope mine is brownish charcoal gray and i live in bennington vt/ petersburgh ny
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### Author:  [@Hooked\_on\_240](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Hooked_on_240)
#### Post date: [October 25, 2008, 1:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/shadys-z31-glowshift-jigga-what/238897/46 "2008-10-25T13:26:40Z")
> [@gardner86zx](#):
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> nope mine is brownish charcoal gray and i live in bennington vt/ petersburgh ny
my aunt lives in bennington, near computer dr/observatory rd
You need to make a introduction thread with pics
And ive been trying to find this turbo 300zx, he lives in troy, ive seen him a good 15 times and not one time ive had time to chase him down or w/e to see what he has, its the factory turbo model (hood scoop and all) all i hear i a BOV and exhaust.
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### Author:  [@Shady](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shady)
#### Post date: [October 25, 2008, 6:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/shadys-z31-glowshift-jigga-what/238897/47 "2008-10-25T18:50:28Z")
So… We ripped the bitches heart out today
Acctualy everything dident go to bad, she came out pretty easy after the use of a 4 ft long prybar that steve said “was to big” hahah
Now onto cleaning everything up, replacing things etc
AND THE BITCH IS STILL BLEEDING AHHH SHE WONT DIE!
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### Author:  [@ninety1two40](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ninety1two40)
#### Post date: [October 25, 2008, 8:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/shadys-z31-glowshift-jigga-what/238897/48 "2008-10-25T20:13:56Z")
Yeah the motor came out pretty easy. And yeah a 4ft prybar is srs bzns
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### Author:  [@Shady](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shady)
#### Post date: [October 27, 2008, 7:48pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/shadys-z31-glowshift-jigga-what/238897/49 "2008-10-27T19:48:56Z")
So i pulled off the exhaust manifold… Explained why my exhaust sounded like shit, a nice giant crack going around the whole manifold.
Pulled off the valve cover. Was happy to see that there was no sledge buildup, was not to happy to see that everything looked like it was primered black. After a few ideas were thrown around, came to the conclusion that it was soot/ash from unburnt fuel getting mixed in with the oil and then baking onto everything in the heads. My father loved to run 93 in it, but never bothered to know what the compression was, kinda funny considering he used to build racecars :🙂
There was no buildup of anykind anywhere, and everything looked superclean except for the soot/ash that was baked on over the years, the car has been taking care of its whole life, and it would have to be overheating wayyyyy to much for this to happen and its never acctualy overheated
The camshafts had no scoring on them anywhere that I could see :smile
Pulled off the oilpan as well and everything seems pretty solid, and again no buildup anywhere
Next up is to pull the heads completely off, take some brakecleaner to everything and get it clean and ready for the new cams ;D
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### Author:  [@Silent](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Silent)
#### Post date: [October 27, 2008, 8:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/shadys-z31-glowshift-jigga-what/238897/50 "2008-10-27T20:23:53Z")
sweet man
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### Author:  [@kramerbuccs24](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/kramerbuccs24)
#### Post date: [October 27, 2008, 8:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/shadys-z31-glowshift-jigga-what/238897/51 "2008-10-27T20:28:40Z")
nice nice nice. keep the pics coming
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### Author:  [@Shady](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shady)
#### Post date: [October 28, 2008, 11:19am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/shadys-z31-glowshift-jigga-what/238897/52 "2008-10-28T11:19:57Z")
So I got my cam setup figured out
Paeco Cams
Street/Strip Cam
Should be a pretty snotty cam thats no completely unreasonable on the street
Hopefully ordering at the end of this week
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### Author:  [@tdi\_logik](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/tdi_logik)
#### Post date: [October 28, 2008, 11:57am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/shadys-z31-glowshift-jigga-what/238897/53 "2008-10-28T11:57:06Z")
i’ll run ya at the strip in the TDI when this is done. :nod
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### Author:  [@Shady](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shady)
#### Post date: [October 28, 2008, 1:43pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/shadys-z31-glowshift-jigga-what/238897/54 "2008-10-28T13:43:37Z")
> [@30r\_logik](#):
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> i’ll run ya at the strip in the TDI when this is done. :nod
I honestly probably won’t run it untill I get an LSD
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### Author:  [@Silent](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Silent)
#### Post date: [October 28, 2008, 1:47pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/shadys-z31-glowshift-jigga-what/238897/55 "2008-10-28T13:47:44Z")
1 wheel peels ftw…oh wait
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### Author:  [@Shady](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shady)
#### Post date: [October 28, 2008, 1:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/shadys-z31-glowshift-jigga-what/238897/56 "2008-10-28T13:50:21Z")
> [@Silent](#):
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> 1 wheel peels ftw…oh wait
I can do a brakestand and keep both wheels going, but once i let off the brake its all over
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### Author:  [@Hooked\_on\_240](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Hooked_on_240)
#### Post date: [October 28, 2008, 2:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/shadys-z31-glowshift-jigga-what/238897/57 "2008-10-28T14:34:17Z")
> [@Shady](#):
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> I can do a brakestand and keep both wheels going, but once i let off the brake its all over
your diff is weird. sometimes it wants to be a vlsd and sometimes its a open diff.
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### Author:  [@Mk4\_30R\_Ban](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mk4_30R_Ban)
#### Post date: [October 28, 2008, 2:35pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/shadys-z31-glowshift-jigga-what/238897/58 "2008-10-28T14:35:04Z")
> [@Hooked on 240](#):
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> your diff is weird. sometimes it wants to be a vlsd and sometimes its a open diff.
thats call worn out. my car spins both wheels all the time… unless an axle breaks.
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### Author:  [@Shady](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shady)
#### Post date: [October 28, 2008, 2:48pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/shadys-z31-glowshift-jigga-what/238897/59 "2008-10-28T14:48:10Z")
> [@Mk4 30R](#):
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> thats call worn out. my car spins both wheels all the time… unless an axle breaks.
No, its called even resistance on both sides when the brakes are applied, soon as i let go, once one brakes loose all power goes to it
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### Author:  [@Mk4\_30R\_Ban](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mk4_30R_Ban)
#### Post date: [October 28, 2008, 2:53pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/shadys-z31-glowshift-jigga-what/238897/60 "2008-10-28T14:53:07Z")
> [@Shady](#):
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> No, its called even resistance on both sides when the brakes are applied, soon as i let go, once one brakes loose all power goes to it
under the assumption it has a factory installed viscous coupling, it would be a worn coupling. i dont study those cars so forgive me for not knowing every detail of them. the car has no appeal to me, so i wouldnt try to learn much detail of it.
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