Topic: Any Datsun folks?

[Gurp]

put a holden 308 ci v8 into one!

In the us the Small blocl chevy 350 is a popular swap. Now the LS series V8s.

[Kelly E]

A V8 is almost overkill in cars this light. 300hp it about all you can put to the ground without creating giant smoke shows.

[754]

 The red GT has 450 hp, a Rover 4.6L engine. But bit has a lot of ground effects I think.. big wing and front spoiler.

[Kelly E]

The red GT has 450 hp, a Rover 4.6L engine. But bit has a lot of ground effects I think.. big wing and front spoiler.

Remove the ground effects from that GT and it is smoke show city. It takes a lot of work to get 450hp from a Rover motor. I have seen several MG's with 5.0L Ford motors and lots with GM 60° V6's. I can get 240hp from a 60° V6, stock was 110hp. The LS motors are the way to go these days, 500/600hp is pretty easy to get to.

[754]

There is few videos of its it does not spin much coming out of the hairpins, which are around 25mph .
 I would imagine the wing and front spoiler maybe don't do much a 10 mph
 All that work to run it 2 days a year... not many doorslammers doing those times..

Allan Reid the driver  still has the purple Trident he rode to school in 73.. pretty cool..

[Kelly E]

Big fat sticky racing tires help a bit. I used to ride with a guy that had a sweet chopped Trident.

[brewsky]

Twin of my '67 1600, bought in '69 for $1500.00....sadly, long gone!

[Stev-o]

I'm not a Datsun guy, but I've wanted to be since I was a kid.  I've always had a thing for the 240Z. 

+1...my neighbor had a nice 240Z.

My wife always wanted a Z car and when it was time to "retire" the G35, she said how bought a Z?!

OK!! 






For those that do not know, the Datsun name was dropped in 1984 and parent name Nissan name used ever since.

[CaseyH]

The picture I posted was upside down
I will try again

My 72 has a 280z block and a 5 speed and it is plenty fun