Subject	SELLING: Z Race Car, 1990 300ZX Z32 TT 2+2, $8K
Posted by	CarlM (RacerZX) on September 17, 2010 at 8:15 PM
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	Screen Name: CarlM (RacerZX) Real Name: Carl Merritt Phone: 408-691-0274 Location: San Jose, CA 95117 USA E-mail: carl@merritt.sk Research CarlM (RacerZX)'s post history
Message	1990 300ZX Z32 TT 2+2 Race Car For Sale, $8K (I'm listing it at 10k now on Craigslist, but would really prefer a forum member) I’ve owned this car for 14 years, since it was a simple NA 2+2, and all the way through countless Club Z fun runs, Autocrosses, track days, and finally turning it into a full-on SCCA legal race car and twin turbo conversion. The motor is a HIGH compression turbo motor with a 10.5-1 ratio, and while you can’t run wildly high boost the combination of the NA throttle response and 14psi of boost gives an absolutely fantastic drive through twisty roads or on the track. I've given countless people rides and test drives and they are universally blown away by the power, handling, responsive control and pure fun at driving this car. After blowing up a stock NA motor with turbos strapped on 4 years ago, we rebuilt it completely with beefy forged internals, but since then the poor girl has done little but sleep in the garage and hit an Autocross or sprint up through the mountains every few months. She literally hasn't been on the track since the rebuild. I've been intending to upgrade to larger injectors and install and an Accusump system to ensure the health of the motor, but somehow life's gotten too busy and I've been meaning to do these things for years now... It’s long past time to I found someone who has the time to take care of and exercise this Fairlady like she deserves. Also this car was featured in Nissan Sport Magazine several times, most especially my series on competing in the Open Track Challenge and a set of Drifting articles, and was also displayed at the SCCA booth at the San Francisco International Auto-Show a couple years ago. Various pictures, will put up some more in a few days when the rain lets up here: http://picasaweb.google.com/101315385184386704748/ZRaceCar4sale Videos of dyno testing the car a few weekends ago: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=koEBWPIb5f8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VW2i5LvUg0k http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7Na_BXaSz8 Other misc videos of the car: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cGvj1fCD5Q http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zAROiUiSR0 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vg0R-dQHsVY http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zkae5fF7xXQ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_HygS6poX4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6l7QO7_HRCQ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2MP8vNBc6g Now for the inventory... 1990 Nissan 300ZX 2+2 in Midnight Blue with 159K miles on the chassis. MWS Motorsports built hybrid high-compression TT motor with only a couple thousand miles on it. Weisco 10.5-1 compression forged pistons, Eagle rods, Z31 crank bearings, low mile late model heads ('95 or '96), TT oil pump, OEM manual transmission model turbos, OEM intercoolers, TT fuel pump, TT 370cc injectors, and many many associated plumbing bits. Just dyno'ed at 340HP and 360ft-lbs at the wheels with Cats on, should do nicely higher with test pipes to let it breathe at the top end (see the video above). Custom hybrid JWT ECU with portions of both the NA and TT ECU program, not custom tuned (more power is undoubtedly there for the tuning) HKS EVC boost controller with MWS Hard-line kit, running 8psi on pump gas or 14.5psi (limited by fuel injectors) with 100 octane or alcohol injection. SMC Alcohol Injection system, pumping Isopropyl (rubbing alcohol, which is %70 alc and %30 water) SCCA spec fuel sample port, SCCA race car log book, front racing tow hook and AMB Wireless Timing & Scoring transmitter K&N cone air intake Koyo mega-sized aluminum radiator PCV Catch Can system plumbed to valve covers Greg Dupree "Super Split" downpipes Megan Racing test pipes, or Random Tech Cats for street use (recent Dyno test was with the Cats on) Custom cat-back exhaust, comprising of a dual 2.5" to 3" merge, then 3" Quicktime Racing Electronic Cutout, splitting off to one side being 'quiet' with stock 2+2 muffler and one loud 3" straight through with Magnaflow muffler and chrome tip. ATC 6-puck NA clutch, Jun Chromaloy flywheel One piece PTI steel lightweight driveshaft No AC system, all removed 350Z Brembo brake rotor conversion kit with stock iron calipers Porterfield R4-S pads for street, Hawk HT-10/Blue for racing Motul 600 brake fluid (freshly flushed before every track day of course) 2" brake ducts, going from fog light cups to the center intake vent on the brake rotors Ground Control coil over kit with 550lb/inch front and 450lb/inch rear springs on Tokico Illumina 5-Way Adjustable Shocks Suspension Techniques Anti-Sway Bars with Nu-Tech rear sway bar end-links Urethane steering rack bushings on Twin Turbo spec steering rack Courtesy Nissan adjustable tension rods Powertrix adjustable upper control arms front and rear (-2.5 deg camber front, -2.0 rear) Fitipaldi Interlagos 17x9.5" rims with 275/40-17 Kumho MX tires on all 4 corners H&R wheel spacers and NISMO long racing studs on the front to handle the rim offset Momo fiberglass racing seat with I/O Port Racing roll cage mount AutoPower Roll Cage, customized by Bugformance and fully padded Autopower window net and 5-pt driver's seat belts HotLap timing receiver I/O Port Racing camcorder mount I/O Port Racing panoramic rear view mirror Stock passenger seat & 4 point belts removable for serious track driving Autometer 20psi boost gauge An aftermarket TT front fascia I got off some guy on tt.net (no idea what make it is, but fitment was easy and it looks good, sorry :-P ) Over 300lbs of other 'extraneous' stuff removed (interior and all sorts of little bits and pieces all over...) APR GT-2 Wing Other spare bits: 4 quart racing Accusump oil reservoir and associated plumbing hardware, minus tubing. Set of front Hawk HT-10 racing brake pads (very expensive pads, but very worth it!) My old falling apart 1990 FSM Many other bits and pieces that I haven't had time to sift and catalog from the garage... Please don't hesitate to contact me with questions or for more information. Thanks for reading, Carl
Follow Ups	Z Race Car, 1990 300ZX Z32 TT 2+2, $8K - CarlM (RacerZX) 20:15:35 09/17/10