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I've owned 2 Z32's & 4 S13's. The Z is a lot nicer of a car to start with, if you keep it fairly close to stock. The biggest downside is how damn difficult & expensive it is to work on. There's literally NO room in & around the engine/engine compartment so heat & a lack of quality weatherproof electrical connectors, combined with the high cost of preventive maintenance kills these cars. I sold my two Z's & bought a 180SX when I was stationed in Japan & never looked back once. I totally do not regret it. One of my good friends I was stationed with had managed to bring his USDM 300ZX non-turbo with him to Okinawa. He eventually swapped in a twin turbo setup & after going through 3 engines, took the plunge & had my buddy's shop install an RB26DETT into it. It wasn't the easiest of swaps! The RB is so long compared to the VG that he had to lose all his A/C stuff, gut the core support & still had to cut the front of the hood for clearance on the front of the valve cover. It was cool as hell when it was finished though! He brought it back to the US with him when it was finished. Lucky guy!
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