Mysterious turbo l28 engine at my local college

[motavated]

From what I can tell its not built from Nissan parts. After market intake and exhaust, with stock dizzy and after market BOV. Missing turbo and tubing and carb/efi. I believe the head was a n42 head. WILL POST PICS WEDNESDAY AT THE LATEST! Should I inquire more about the engine? Its pretty much going to be used by inexperienced kids and discarded. I dont want what might be a rare setup to be destroyed. Discuss...

[elmerfudpucker]

I would go for a rescue attempt, give them another head for replacement.

[motavated]

Here is a quick sketch of the head/engine... Ideas?

 

elmer that is what I had in mind. Whana trade type of thing. I gives you another engine!!!!

 

 

 

It had turbo stamped on the exhaust manifold. But on the top part. not the side on piston #1...

[Skib]

its either custom or rare from what Im guessing from your doodle, get some pics up and Ill let you know.

 

 

block number would be good info too :D

[72240z]

Looks like a cartech suck/blow through (prob suck) to me. Similar, custom, w/e some something along those lines for sure based on that sketch.

[Skib]

Looks like a cartech suck/blow through (prob suck) to me. Similar, custom, w/e some something along those lines for sure based on that sketch.

 

 

thats what Im thinking too

[MAG58]

I have no question it's a draw though if there's no injectors on the intake and only one inlet. Pending on what the exhaust manifold looks like, I'm going to bet it's a Janspeed? That was one of the more popular draw through turbo's of back in the day iirc.

[72240z]

Did Janspeed use log style plenums? I thought they rocked boxes, Dont remember honestly but thats what It thought.

[motavated]

Its a log style intake at the shop. I will try to get some pics tomorrow.

[MAG58]

Did Janspeed use log style plenums? I thought they rocked boxes, Dont remember honestly but thats what It thought.

 

Good point, not sure. Have to check my old performance L series book from back in the day...

[ppeters914]

WILL POST PICS WEDNESDAY AT THE LATEST!

It's Thursday.....

 

[motavated]

Doing MY H/W and going to turn it in soon. Taking the pics when I am there.

[motavated]

Here yah go. What do yah think?

[motavated]

oNE MORE.

[72240z]

I think its been pretty certain the whole time its a draw through turbo kit. The question is what brand, and from the welds and casting it is def a kit. I'd also like to know why who ever, was using a carbed turbo motor on a car modern enough (looks like 280zx) for power steering. Moreover if it was 280zx it already had a stock turbo variant? lol Idk someone funky owned it thats for sure.

[moparvwfreak]

teh only thing i can think of, if there are no injectors, would be a diesel. but then you would have the mounts for an IP and no dizzy. either taht or as stated earlier, a carbed setup. but that is one weird looking manifold.

[72240z]

Your over complicating things, its a turbo kit that was commonly sold pre l28et we just dont now the brand. The engine its on has a n47 gasoline head prob from a 280zx. lds look completely dif.

 

I don't think log style manis are weird looking but I can understand thinking so. They were and are popular although less now because of their simplicity and ease of manu.

[motavated]

SO no one interested? Its going to get destroyed.

[Farmer Joe]

SO no one interested? Its going to get destroyed.

 

is it free? id grab it an post it up on CL or ebay. theres gotta be a z car guy thats looking for an old draw through turbo kit. well at least part of it lol.

[Skib]

SO no one interested? Its going to get destroyed.

 

 

I am. shoot me a PM

 

I could use some other stuff off it too, I dont need the bare block, internals, or head.

just the outer housings,misc bolts, front cover, rockers, lash pads ect.

[72240z]

I would like the exhaust manifold for my car, Think cool that it sits more forward.

[motavated]

Well I will see what I can do. He would probably want another engine for trade. He said that he would not part it out...

 

SO I guess.... Its going to get destroyed after all, maybe.

[510six]

It looks like an old Turbo toms kit.

[MAG58]

N47's only came REALLY early on in the ZX lineup, before the switch to P79's. But it's for sure a draw through and other than that I couldn't tell you. I don't think it was a turbo tom's kit, since I've only seen them with a pressure side boost regulator, not with a waste gate, but one could very well exist.