Nissan 350z ,engine swap v8 5.7cc Ls1
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Hi everyone for me this has been a bit of a dream for sometime , i will let you know as I progress from week
The kit for Ls1 has been purchased ,made by (ISR PERFORMANCE AND LOJ ) made in the USA and can be purchased from tarmac sportz in the U.K. and Torqen
The engine is a 5.7 v8 normal found in a corvette all aluminium block, and weight difference between the two engine's is ruffley 98 kilos. I have opted to have the engine completely rebuilt with new parts and uprated to hopefully around 450 bhp and 455 torque ,on the engine side you can spend loads more money and have a monster or less up to individual tast
The kit for Ls1 has been purchased ,made by (ISR PERFORMANCE AND LOJ ) made in the USA and can be purchased from tarmac sportz in the U.K. and Torqen
The engine is a 5.7 v8 normal found in a corvette all aluminium block, and weight difference between the two engine's is ruffley 98 kilos. I have opted to have the engine completely rebuilt with new parts and uprated to hopefully around 450 bhp and 455 torque ,on the engine side you can spend loads more money and have a monster or less up to individual tast
Edited by nismo34 on Thursday 2nd March 14:59
Edited by nismo34 on Thursday 2nd March 15:02
Just recently I have taken the engine out as you can see the engine bay isn't too bad but there are a few spots of rust and and tidying up is required.
With this in mind and I have now turned my attention to Kyle Russell and is doing the engine build and his is counterpart Dave who's also doing the wiring loom for the build one of the original photos I put in the the build thread was of a completed engine by Kyle Russell.
My engine will be a LS1 5.7 litre normally found in a corvette around 1999 to 2002 an early engine producing around 350 brake horsepower
Kyle will be taking the engine completely apart and rebuilding it with new parts as I intend to keep the car for a long time the camshaft will be from an LS7 .
The heads will be from a later version allowing greater flow of air fuel all the internals will be updated and the crank will be reground and new new bearings throughout
With this in mind and I have now turned my attention to Kyle Russell and is doing the engine build and his is counterpart Dave who's also doing the wiring loom for the build one of the original photos I put in the the build thread was of a completed engine by Kyle Russell.
My engine will be a LS1 5.7 litre normally found in a corvette around 1999 to 2002 an early engine producing around 350 brake horsepower
Kyle will be taking the engine completely apart and rebuilding it with new parts as I intend to keep the car for a long time the camshaft will be from an LS7 .
The heads will be from a later version allowing greater flow of air fuel all the internals will be updated and the crank will be reground and new new bearings throughout
Next on the agenda. Is to replace stock gear change with shortened and I SR shifter I have arranged the photos so you can see the dismantle of the existing Shifter and cradle and then reinstalling the new shifter and cradle.
When the engine is reinstalled the reason why the the gear shifter is shortened approximately by 2 inches is because the engine and gearbox is further back into the car.
This helps push weight into the centre of the car , we'll see about that at the end of the day, I will weigh it to see difference between stock and ls build
When the engine is reinstalled the reason why the the gear shifter is shortened approximately by 2 inches is because the engine and gearbox is further back into the car.
This helps push weight into the centre of the car , we'll see about that at the end of the day, I will weigh it to see difference between stock and ls build
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