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- From: paul@sdd.hp.com (Paul K Johnson)
- Newsgroups: rec.autos.tech
- Subject: Re: 240Z-280Z Problems
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- Date: 12 Nov 92 08:57:53 GMT
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- In article <BxKyAD.Fu@news.cso.uiuc.edu< mchaffee@ux4.cso.uiuc.edu (REAL LIFE?!?! HA!!) writes:
- <tavernin@rm1.interlan.com (Victor Tavernini) writes:
- <
- <I
- <can't remember whether there were any Z's (as opposed to ZX's) that used EFI,
-
- The Z went to EDI with the 260.
-
- <but I still think the best choice is a 70 or 71 (the 69's are VERY RARE).
- <Even though the 280 accelerates a little faster, the 240 is so pleasant to
- <drive. It handles better due to less weight and it's more fun to drive due
- <to razor-sharp throttle response.
-
- Except that they are very susceptible to crosswinds. The 260's and on
- don't have that problem.
- <
- <And
- <make sure you use premium gas. It really needs the octane.
-
- I have been truly amazed at the '77 and '78 Z regarding octane. You can
- give it the worst gas under the worst conditions and never hear a single
- ping. Awesome!
- <
- <I would also recommend two things if you have the $$ for it. Number one, if
- <you plan to do any highway driving in an early Z, mothball the original trans-
- <mission and get a 5-speed from a 280Z.
-
- Better yet, just get a 280!
-
- paul
-