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Steam Corners
Forgive the threadjack (the project looks cool, BTW!) but might I inquire why you guys are going for the 260z, versus the 240? I understand the extra displacement, and I'd imagine there's more flexibility with carbs vs. the injection on the 280, but I have nightmares of tuning the carbs on my dad's 260 as a child. . whereas the 240 was a relative breeze. What am I missing?
Most of the english su guys I've talked to actually prefer the HIF carbs. They feel they can make a bit more power with them. They are just not as well understood. As to why more people are running 260's vs. 240's these days, I think it has more to do with the relative availability of a decent chassis at a decent price. Good 240 chassis are getting hard to find and are going for pretty good $. If we ever do another ground-up build we are going 280. At its current weight, that is the z chassis to run. Especially with the ECU rule opening up. My next choice would be a 260 with the extra displacement followed by a 240.
Chris Carey
Central Florida Region
ITS/Vintage Datsun 240Z
Favorite tool to remove undercoating---- A curb!
"Understeer is when you hit the wall with the front of the car and oversteer is when you hit the wall with the rear of the car.
Horsepower is how fast you hit the wall, torque is how far you take the wall with you."
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