Braden Posted September 3, 2009 Report Share Posted September 3, 2009 found this, some of you may have seen it, thought those who havent might like it http://www.datrats.com.au/lz_twin_cams.htm Quote Link to comment
FATT STRIPES Posted September 3, 2009 Report Share Posted September 3, 2009 dammit....... as if some of the parts i'm trying to find weren't already hard enough to get, now i've gotta add that twin cam head to the list :) Quote Link to comment
Bleach Posted September 3, 2009 Report Share Posted September 3, 2009 dammit....... as if some of the parts i'm trying to find weren't already hard enough to get, now i've gotta add that twin cam head to the list :) naw, you'll never get one. CA18DE, SR20DE, KA24DE ... just swap one in and you've got fuel injection too :blink: Quote Link to comment
sdterrible1 Posted September 3, 2009 Report Share Posted September 3, 2009 How rear are thease heads? I know that i have never seen one, and have never even heard of one beening seen. Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted September 3, 2009 Report Share Posted September 3, 2009 I've heard they are $12K to $15K rare. Just the head. :D Quote Link to comment
Bleach Posted September 4, 2009 Report Share Posted September 4, 2009 They are impossibly rare. Rare in Japan, maybe not even in the USA. Probably at the point where if you buy one, you stick it in a display case as a collector's piece. You don't use them anymore. Not with the number of DOHC engines available today. Quote Link to comment
steve g Posted September 4, 2009 Report Share Posted September 4, 2009 the hardcore datsun racer guys get pissed when people talk about z engines with L series heads calling them "Lz22, Lz24 etc...." This is the real LZ Quote Link to comment
bonvo Posted September 4, 2009 Report Share Posted September 4, 2009 i would love to have that head and timing set up but the fact that its so rare i would swap a ka in but if it was found cheap i would be all over it Quote Link to comment
MAG58 Posted September 4, 2009 Report Share Posted September 4, 2009 For all that work, why don't you just put the KA head on the L series (with some machining ;) ) Then you'd have a shorter stroke high winding motor with the KA's nice ports. And the best part? You can actually find parts for them. Or the MB M111 head fits too. Quote Link to comment
808DA6 Posted September 4, 2009 Report Share Posted September 4, 2009 I think I'm taking a different perspective on this. I'd give my left pinky finger willingly to own one of these heads. Maybe even both pinky fingers! The OS Giken twin cam represents a turn in history. Its also a testament to the innovation and skill of these car enthusiasts who wanted more and had the follow-thru to make it real. The LZ is, in a word, awesome. Fuckthat "put it in a showcase" stuff. I'd give it justice. Mount that bastid on a fresh bottom end and stuff the works in a worthy shell. DRIVE IT! Thats what it was made for. Not talking as a DD, but special events - yes. Flex it every now and again - hells yes. This is probably our Holy Grail. Our arch of the convenant. Our Unicorn. -Brian Quote Link to comment
fisch Posted September 4, 2009 Report Share Posted September 4, 2009 Doood, It'd look damn sexy in my '59! It has such al Ol skool vibe, with those big nuts on top! Like a flat head 4 cyl Ford. Someone send me one!:D The Nisan: The Ford: Quote Link to comment
Jesse C. Posted September 5, 2009 Report Share Posted September 5, 2009 Just bought an Option Magazine DVD where they drive the Silvia race car with the LZ20 Turbo engine the Nissan/NISMO Festival and that thing hauled some serious ass! Quote Link to comment
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