thoughts on a mk 2.8 petrol

[41ook_patrol]

hey ppl, im thinking of buying a mk with a 2.8 carby petrol in it i just want to no what everyone thoughts are towards the 2.8 motors
thanks

[41ook_patrol]

also i forgot to ask if the 2.8l is a 4 or 6 cylinder

[MQ MAD]

6 cylinder
They are a great robust engine, the same engine as the nissan Z cars
Love to rev, but when in a 4by they love the juice
Dont have the low down torque of the diesels, but out rev the diesels
Sound lovely spinning at 6,000 rpm.....

[aussiemale]

As MQ says, they love the juice however I love it as it's so simple to fix IF it breaks down. Apart from that, heaps of room in the engine bay to add other goodies

[41ook_patrol]

ok cool thanks guys the one i have found i really like i own a gq wagon atm but going to sell it.
is there many mods we could do to the 2.8 in the mk

[aussiemale]

I'm in the process of learning as I go and will be doing a rebuild on mine (check Bryans MQ/MK Build) when I remove the body, will flick the motor off to a local bloke that does "classics" to give her a new lease of life. I'd prob leave mine as she is as believe in the KISS principle LOL

[41ook_patrol]

ok cool thanks mate ill have a look

[41ook_patrol]

just wondering how many k's i would get out of a tank fuel with the 2.8l, im getting around 400k's out of a 80L tank in my gq wagon.

[MQ MAD]

They are,depending on the engines condition and how you drive em , rather heavy on the juice and get ruffy 5K/l (20 l per 100)
Ive a log book here of an mq 2.8 petrol wagon and over many years and many tanks it was around that
What to do to them ,
Basics,electric ignition,extractors, better carb (tho the factory 2 barrell carb is adequete)
Slip over to the nissan Z car forum, those blokes love em
Can go twin carb, injection(factory on L series powered Z cars) maybe triple webers if youve a lazy few grand lying around , whatever your wallet allows, but some of this power adding stuff isnt good for off road applications

[Johan Safari]

Own/Owned several petrol GQ/MQ's. The MQ is much lighter and use around 30%+ less fuel than the GQ (petrol). MQ parts like L28, clutch, service items, water pump etc. are around 1/3 the price of GQ parts as long as you don't mention the Patrol word
Adding fuel injection from a later model 280Z or Skyline L28, will decrease the fuel consumption a lot more. The engine responds well to extractors, cams and a good flow job on the heads. L28s rev like crazy! I love them, but, for less money you can convert the L28 to a RB30E (EFI).... more power, better fuel consumption, more torque... standard. Lots of gearbox options as well with the divorced transfer case of the L28 LWB.
I owned a LWB L28 ute that averaged 8.5km/L on the freeway with Weber DCS40 carby, extractors and easily did a sub 10 second 0-100km/h on 33 muddies.

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