Turbo boost: This '84 pickup packs a punch
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February 05, 6934
When people see Steven Mcauslen's 1984 Nissan 720 pickup at the race tracks around Washington state, the former Guam resident says he always gets a few raised eyebrows. "I grew up in Guam and it's our culture to race trucks," says Mcauslen, who moved to Washington state 13 years ago with his family. Trucks aren't raced in a lot of places on the West Coast, but the 44-year-old mechanic says he wouldn't do it any other way. He added upgrades, including a GT45 turbocharger, and added a single fogger nitrous system that sprays an extra 125 horsepower. While he has always loved rolling in what is fondly known as a "NapZ" on Guam, Mcauslen -- a master tech at Gaynor's Automotive in Vancouver, Wash.
Q:
enviromental friendly datsun?
I have a 1974
Datsun 710 and I want to make my car environmentaly friendly. Any ideas?
(asked by Johnny Rey on February 27, 2008)
A: Make it run on BioDiesel. Put a Garmin on the dashboard, a decent radio and call it Infiniti Q710. (answered by spammer on February 27, 2008)
A: Make it run on BioDiesel. Put a Garmin on the
dashboard, a decent
radio and call it
Infiniti Q710.
(answered by spammer on February 27, 2008)
Q:
What engines can you use to swap a 1974 Mercedes Benz 250 but that's still Mercedes Brand?
I have a
1972 Mercedes Benz 250 but the
engine is trash and i don't want to invest 6,000 on the same old
engine I'm wondering if anyone has done this kind of swap, the price the
engine and the specs, etc. I would like to know if fuel injection is possible on the
engines. Anything can help me so please help. I also have a
Datsun 710 if anyone cares! lol
(asked by Johnny Rey on February 05, 2008)
A: As I recall the 69 to 72 sixes were2.8 liters and similar.
Some cars had fuel injection (SL's and SE's) but it was mechanical, Works great but very complex and very expensive when it breaks. Starting 1973 they had 2 cams and injection. (I saw a european one with one four barrel carb). The injection reduced emmissions and probably added some power but added a great deal of complexity and therefore reduced reliability.
I have a1986 300E engine (apart) It is fuel injected but It is very different configuration. The transmission was completely different
from the 1972 and earlier one and I do not know if it would bolt up.
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I have a complete 1972 250/8. NJ weather has taken it's toll on the body and it needs paint but the engine was bored out and rebuilt 30 or so thousand miles ago and is great.
Jim (answered by Jim B on February 10, 2008)
A: A Chevy 350
(answered by tri.xpan on February 05, 2008)
Q:
Getting a new 710 cap?
A blonde goes into the local auto parts store and asks for a seven ten cap.
All the guys look at each other and say, "What's a seven ten cap?"
She says, "You know, it's right on the engine. Mine got lost somehow and I need a new one."
"What kind of a car is it on?" they ask, thinking maybe an old
Datsun Seven Ten, but no, she says it's a Buick. "Okay lady, how big is it?" She makes a circle with her hands about 3-1/2 inches in diameter. "What does it do?" they ask.
She says, "I don't know, but it has always been there."
One of the guys gives her a notepad and asks her if she could draw a picture of it. So she makes a circle about 3-1/2 inches in diameter and in the center she writes 710.
The guys behind the counter look at it upside down as she writes it... and they just fall down behind the counter laughing hysterically.
(Draw a circle, write 710 in the middle of it, and turn it around.)
(asked by Jim Jnr M on October 11, 2007)
A: Pmsl...thats too funny, wonder if her gas cap says sag
thx for the laugh, a star from me to you (answered by Deedee on October 11, 2007)
