Automatic transmissions are quicker in drag racing, but the stickshift cars perform better in road racing. V-8 Z shown was converted in less than two weeks using the instructions in this manual. 240 Z's without having to go through an emissions test. You can see below how simple the V-8 installation appears. It does not look cluttered or complicated, even though the engine displaces 204 cubic inches more than the original motor.
Nothing is dangling loose, everything is secure and orderly.
It looks factory installed. Don' t let the simple, plain appearance fool you. Many hours of experimenting and testing have gone into making the conversion look this way. The engine is set back so that the distributor is about a half inch from the firewall, and it sits low enough for a stock height air cleaner to be used under the stock hood. The hoses going into the fenderwell are for the charcoal canister, which was relocated to the wheelwell.