more mq ???s

Joined: 16 May 2004 Location: anchorage,alaska

1-what fluids does it take in the diffs,tranny and t case?
2-is the 233 and the 233 b the same?if not what are the differences?
3-roof racks where can i get one and how much?
4-how much power can the drive train handle?
5-performace parts for the 2.8l gasoline engine?
thanks im sure i will have lots more as i build this thing.
i have started the spring over and should have it done soon.

Joined: 16 May 2004 Location: anchorage,alaska

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Joined: 16 May 2004 Location: anchorage,alaska

anyone????

Posted: Thu Jun 24, 2004 7:13 am

1. up there in the cold something thin, even in summer I imagine it gets cold. Synthetics are great but leak if seals are old. Diffs, any gear oil is fine unless it is an LSD. Use an oil that fits your climate...if in water lot's change it often so go cheap.
2. I am only aware of a H233B. Where did you hear about a H233?
3. ARB be a good place to start or fab one. Shipping anything from Oz to Alaska is not going to be real cheap, especially something large like a rack. A Yakima slider with a cage could work just fine...
4. C200's, H233B and 4spd I would say is safe to run 250hp or so. Maybe up to 300 or over if you don't have a lead foot. You can break anything just about if driven wrong, won't take much power if conditions for breakage are right. C200's are bit smaller than a dana 44. H233B is bit larger. H260 is bigger than a dana 60 Look up ARB Australia and then go to their catolag. Axle sizes and spline listed for Patrol diffs.
5. Weber carb, headers or extractors, igniton kit will all do a lot for it. Maybe you can even find a cam or increase compression a bit. The L28 was sold in the USA so do a goole search for Nissan L28.

From one yank to another...Good Luck! armsup

Joined: 08 Apr 2003 Location: Camden, Sydney

i have little to add here, cept the recommended grade of oil for the diff is 80w/90 but as said a thinner oil maybe needed where u r to suit ur conditions.

screwy

Joined: 27 May 2003 Location: Brisbane Australia

They uased to be able to get pretty sick horsepower out of the 240Z engines (l24/L/26/L28 are all pretty much the same).

250+ HP is within the realms of possibility but the main issue is it's gonna be peaky as - all power at 6000rpm plus.

A zed cam would be a good start though and a carby upgrade or EFI conversion.

280ZX turbo engines do exist so try and find one Very Happy

Posted: Fri Jun 25, 2004 8:48 pm

sledheadak wrote:

i have started the spring over and should have it done soon.

please supply a link to the other site if you are doing a thread there ....
( the "nissan4wheelers.com" site )

or get pics and start a thread in the members section here. Very Happy

Kingy

Joined: 23 Oct 2002 Location: Melbourne, Australia

The bloke who had my Patrol before me put a bigger cam in the L28, but then found he couldn't drive anything offroad except at about 5,000 rpm. So the stocker went back in.

Joined: 27 May 2003 Location: Brisbane Australia

Yeah, I've never had any luck at getting a good package with aftermarket cams, no matter where they are from, or no matter how mild or wild they are. All I've had is a beast that runs great in a small rev range and runs like crap everywhere else and then spent bucketloads of money trying to get everything else to compensate for it (carby/ignition/exhaust etc).

I'd say that a "green" factory cam from a 260/280C or a Skyline would probably be ok (pollution friendly and more midrange tuned), but a "red" factory cam from say a 240Z with twin SU's would be way too peaky.

I definately would have no intentions of stuffing around with non factory cams - I'd rather just wait and drop an EFI RB motor in at a later date.

But the option is there if someone wants to give it a go. I'd think that the overall state of tune of the 260/280C (Cedric to some of you) would be a little "hotter" but not too bad a compromise.

280ZX's are sucha lardbucket that anything that can tow one of those boatanchors around should be fine in a Patrol. The Finger

And the efi does help compensate for some of those holes in the tuning.