Got a Zedder Lumina.. Somebody help me out here.

[MONICAZ34]

First of all, its going to be a project car... So what I am asking doesn't have to happen right away...
1994 Chevy Z34.

I want to make it go like hell!!!

Here is what I thought of doing, don't be affraid to smack the hell outta me if I'm wrong.

What I definitely want to do:
-1 MSD DIS 4 PLUS
-3 MSD COILS
-3 MSD COIL INTERFACE ADAPTERS
-8.5 MM SparkPlug Wires
-Tranny Oil Cooler Mounted on the Front right of Air Dam (same size as Engine Oil Cooler)
-Engine Oil Cooler Mounted on the Front Left of Air dam
-95-96 Lower and Upper Intake
-New Timing Belt
-Milzey Header's (Said He will make for the 91-94 Lumer)
-High Flow air intake (3" Steel Tubing, MAF Screen Removed, Scoop on Hood to force air in)
-180* Thermostat

Dreaming:
-Bored out Cyl's
-5 Speed (I had one once on a buddy's car, it flew like mad!)
-Rims
-Paint Job (Black Ground Effects, White Body, Black spoiler and hood luvers)

[RedZMonte]

* Exhaust
* Turbo or NO2

Done.

[93Oldsdroptop]

Zedder?

[dohcfiend]

id say save the money from the dis4, coils and interface blocks and have your heads ported

[RedZMonte]

id say save the money from the dis4, coils and interface blocks and have your heads ported

No need to port intakes or heads when your cramming 10psi in. It will make more power and cost much less... Just a thought

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[MONICAZ34]

So Turboize? Won't cutting a scoop in the hood with a ram air intake force more air into my engine?? One again please do smack me if it is required

I probably should have mentioned that I am on an extremely limited budget, can I not run to a scrap yard and rip a turbo out of a pontiac or something?

[FieroWannaBe]

no it wont.

[RedZMonte]

you can build a turbo kit for a couple grand. you will make more power the be less $$ and headach then rippn the car apart and porting everything expecially if you pay someone else to take the heads and whatnot out to port.

Im running a T04E super 60, Tial 38mm Wastegate and custom x-over and custom Downpipe. 5psi i made 270hp and 250tq to the wheels on a otherwise stock car.

S

[MONICAZ34]

Anyhow all that modifying is going to have to wait, I ripped the thing apart today after discovering that when I smack the throttle quickly, the engine stumbles for .5 of a second then continues... I have an ass load of carbon and oil and a gritty residue in my intake plenum... Sorta made me angry.

[d.o.h.c]

Nice turbo. Mine should be done this month or so.

[smilinguy99]

Zedder?

In some parts of the English-speaking world the letter "Z" is not pronounced "zee." It is pronounced "zed." So a Z34 Lumina might be informally referred to as a "Zedder."

[Schurkey]

Here is what I thought of doing, don't be affraid to smack the hell outta me if I'm wrong.

What I definitely want to do:
-1 MSD DIS 4 PLUS
-3 MSD COILS
-3 MSD COIL INTERFACE ADAPTERS

TOTAL waste of money, if the stock system is working properly.

-8.5 MM SparkPlug Wires

OK.

-Tranny Oil Cooler Mounted on the Front right of Air Dam (same size as Engine Oil Cooler)
-Engine Oil Cooler Mounted on the Front Left of Air dam

Have you verified that the trans fluid or engine oil is actually being overheated? Over-cooling is not good.

-New Timing Belt

YES! Pulleys too. $185 at a USA NAPA.

-Milzey Header's (Said He will make for the 91-94 Lumer)

Don't know nothin' bout those headers.

-High Flow air intake (3" Steel Tubing, MAF Screen Removed, Scoop on Hood to force air in)

Total waste of money. A scoop on the hood is likely to be in a low-pressure area and hurt performance. Most "cold air kits" are a ploy to separate you from your money.

-180* Thermostat

maybe.

Dreaming:
-Bored out Cyl's

Why, if they aren't worn out-of-round or tapered? Lots of expense, not much payback--about 1 hp per extra cubic inch.

In some parts of the English-speaking world the letter "Z" is not pronounced "zee." It is pronounced "zed." So a Z34 Lumina might be informally referred to as a "Zedder."

That'd be Canada where "Decal" rhymes with "Speckle", if my guess is correct.

[93Oldsdroptop]

In some parts of the English-speaking world the letter "Z" is not pronounced "zee." It is pronounced "zed." So a Z34 Lumina might be informally referred to as a "Zedder."

Really? Well, that is news to me. Never heard of that before.

[HayesPerformance]

to save your intake from getting all gumed up after you clean it, put a air filter with a small bottom glass bowl with a drain in the bottom, the same used on the output line used for body work on a shop air compressor and put it in the hose running from your crank case where your PCV was coming from and run it to the rest of the hose, through the PCV and into the intake port. It works wonders in keeping all the oily crap and grime out and still works great. You will have to empty the bowl once and a while, but big deal, Your intake stays nice and clean.

Regards,
Dave

[MONICAZ34]

Since I replaced my PCV valve, I have noticed that not as much crap is getting through. The old PCV valve had a whole lot of milky white stuff on it and it was pretty much jammed. My car was a wreck, somebody was using it to tow something, it has a tow bar on it, if anybody wants it let me know.