Soooo........Like I said, the fuel injector for the #3 cylinder is dead. Doing some research, I found that the injectors for the early Z32 (through '94) are not only $50 or so more than the newer style injectors, but also don't deal as well with the additives in fuel now. Ok, so I think about replacing the injectors. Well, the newer injectors don't fit in the older fuel rails. By the way, here is the procedure for doing it, but I only recommend looking if you have an idea of how an engine is structured. Seems simple enough, just need to get the new fuel rails, only around $130. Unfortunately, those don't mount on the older lower intake manifold (aluminum block in the middle of the engine that channels the air into the cylinders and where the fuel is added to the air). Oh, okay. I guess I can get one of those. I'll be adding upgraded Nismo injectors later, anyway, so I might as well get this out of the way. It's only a couple of hundred dollars. To replace the the manifold, I need to remove the timing belt.
Fuck that!
That's a pain in the ass I do not want to deal with until I need a new belt, which should be somewhere around 53,000 miles from now.
That leaves me with a rather intriguing option: aftermarket fuel rails.
As far as I can tell, the best set for my car is made by the company 300 Degree. Here's a picture (the six red things sticking up are the injectors). Better fuel flow and they mount the newer injectors to older-style manifold. Perfect! $405. Crap. Well, might as well do that. I'll end up doing eventually it anyway, now is probably a better time than later.
Speaking of which, those newer injectors cost around $105 apiece, and the Nismo injectors are only $15 more, what's that get me? $720! Ooh. so, $1125 so far and that's without the extra little bits of hardware like seals and such.
Oh, and to use the new injectors properly, need to upgrade my ECU. Well, that's something I was definitely going to do. $250 to $600. Well, I'll go with the most reliable company with the best reputation. $550 or so.
$1675 so far, and while I'm in there I'll replace several 17 year old rubber hoses for a couple hundred dollars.
Anyway, since driving the car with one cylinder dead can cause permanent damage, I'll set aside money and drive either a family members Honda or the broken truck in the mean time. So, my car should be out and about in the spring.
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