LS1 240SX V8 Swap

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Car Wanted (DVD FEATURE) LS1 240SX Swap

Please send us a PM if you know someone in Southern California who is doing an LS1 Swap.

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we should have a schedule update by the end of July

[boxmod]

sooooo lammmmeeee that im in FL. mines just recently finished too.

[bigblak06]

i got a buddy doing one as we speak fabbing up mounts and everything he has all the parts except clutch and driveshaft and just has to make a few lines like fuel and what ever else in so cal moreno valley

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Originally Posted by bigblak06

i got a buddy doing one as we speak fabbing up mounts and everything he has all the parts except clutch and driveshaft and just has to make a few lines like fuel and what ever else in so cal moreno valley

We are scheduling a swap that will take place before the middle of August.
Is your buddy doing a basic or all out swap?

[bigblak06]

just basic other than like just the gto intake and oil pan stuff like that no performance adders probally other than headers for now

[B.Young]

If you ever want to do a video of putting an LS1 or VK56 into a 350Z, my 06 Z is ready to go, and will be like that for several months till I have the money to do it myself. The VQ went out again I can trailer it there too.

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Originally Posted by bigblak06

just basic other than like just the gto intake and oil pan stuff like that no performance adders probally other than headers for now

who is doing the wiring?

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Originally Posted by B.Young

If you ever want to do a video of putting an LS1 or VK56 into a 350Z, my 06 Z is ready to go, and will be like that for several months till I have the money to do it myself. The VQ went out again I can trailer it there too.

where is the car and who is doing the swap?

[B.Young]

The car is in Maricopa, AZ Garaged in the house I'm staying at. My friends and I were planning to do the swap ourselves near the end of the year or January when I have the money for all the parts.

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Originally Posted by B.Young

The car is in Maricopa, AZ Garaged in the house I'm staying at. My friends and I were planning to do the swap ourselves near the end of the year or January when I have the money for all the parts.

who is handling the wiring and mounts?

[B.Young]

Not sure yet. I'm still working on getting the money together first. I was laid off for 5 months, but I finally got really good job so I'm just trying to do what I can to make it happen. I'm still making payments on the car, so raising the money will take time. All (sort of) sponsorship support I had was exhausted already so I'm back to square one. I have some really good tech minded friends who know the LS and blieve in me, so we are just going to give it our best shot. We are just waiting to raise enough money to get the engine, tranny, etc.... Any advice or guidance is greatly appreciated.

I apologize for being off subject of the thread.

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Originally Posted by B.Young

Not sure yet. I'm still working on getting the money together first. I was laid off for 5 months, but I finally got really good job so I'm just trying to do what I can to make it happen. I'm still making payments on the car, so raising the money will take time. All (sort of) sponsorship support I had was exhausted already so I'm back to square one. I have some really good tech minded friends who know the LS and blieve in me, so we are just going to give it our best shot. We are just waiting to raise enough money to get the engine, tranny, etc.... Any advice or guidance is greatly appreciated.

I apologize for being off subject of the thread.

are you consulting with anyone who has preformed this swap in the past?

[B.Young]

I was going to talk to Bandwagon S13 or Kevin at LS auto. So far they are the only ones I know who possibly could help. Fueled Preformance is local here that has a kit, but I don't know them that well. I was thinking of asking, but we will see. Other than that, we are just going to get as much info around the internet and Hybridz.com to get it done.

[Justin Banner]

Originally Posted by B.Young

I was going to talk to Bandwagon S13 or Kevin at LS auto. So far they are the only ones I know who possibly could help. Fueled Preformance is local here that has a kit, but I don't know them that well. I was thinking of asking, but we will see. Other than that, we are just going to get as much info around the internet and Hybridz.com to get it done.

SIKKY Engineering makes LS1 mounts for the 350Z.

SIKKY 350Z LS1 Swap Kit

[Duc Wrenchpro]

Man i really want to build my next drift car with an LS1. I know the basic steps to do the swap and the fabrication that it needs. I just got my shop in February and funds are low to do this build this year. you can probably find a local shop on silviav8forums.com. Here's another idea for a video, what about a how to video on RHD conversion? We do those all day here at wrench-pro.com

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Originally Posted by Duc Wrenchpro

Man i really want to build my next drift car with an LS1. I know the basic steps to do the swap and the fabrication that it needs. I just got my shop in February and funds are low to do this build this year. you can probably find a local shop on silviav8forums.com. Here's another idea for a video, what about a how to video on RHD conversion? We do those all day here at wrench-pro.com

that sounds interesting,

so far DRIFTING.com has released 11 DVD's since 2007
these are the other projects that we need to knock out..

-Engine Tuning (Volume #2)
-Car Painting
-Suspension Tuning

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.. and possibly a roll cage and welding dvd

[Mike Peters]

Silviav8forums.com is a decent site. There are a lot of people who have never built anything that will give out mis-info or argue with you though, and sometimes the information is a bit sketch. Anyone who sponsors the site gets to be unaccouptable, so its kinda sketchy.

I will say this. If I was to build another LS1240 and not do my own mounts, SIKKY has an excellent product, and to be honest with wording, they are also the only people I would have even the slightest bit of trust with money, to get things done in a timely fashion, or at all. I've heard horror stories about Daft, and a bunch of other come/go companies, and I have absolutely nothing positive to say about Hinson Supercars, and would absolutely not recommend them.

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INFO, If you wanna put a swap kit together, you may wanna get in touch with Sikky and have them point you in the right direction of someone they know knows how to build cars, that is using their kit. If you wanna sell a DVD so that anyone can watch it and do the swap, the Sikky kits are the only ones that I've never seen people have to modify/wait 2 years to show up/have someone redo the wiring. Their kits are absolutely spot on and awesome.

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Originally Posted by Mike Peters

Silviav8forums.com is a decent site. There are a lot of people who have never built anything that will give out mis-info or argue with you though, and sometimes the information is a bit sketch. Anyone who sponsors the site gets to be unaccouptable, so its kinda sketchy.

I will say this. If I was to build another LS1240 and not do my own mounts, SIKKY has an excellent product, and to be honest with wording, they are also the only people I would have even the slightest bit of trust with money, to get things done in a timely fashion, or at all. I've heard horror stories about Daft, and a bunch of other come/go companies, and I have absolutely nothing positive to say about Hinson Supercars, and would absolutely not recommend them.

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INFO, If you wanna put a swap kit together, you may wanna get in touch with Sikky and have them point you in the right direction of someone they know knows how to build cars, that is using their kit. If you wanna sell a DVD so that anyone can watch it and do the swap, the Sikky kits are the only ones that I've never seen people have to modify/wait 2 years to show up/have someone redo the wiring. Their kits are absolutely spot on and awesome.

their swap kit looks very nice

the feature that we are scheduling is not basic

what is the most complicated step for their basic swap? where do people make the most mistakes?

[Mike Peters]

While LS1 is pretty awesome power/wieght/size packaging it does have a big downfall in the oiling system. Getting oil back to the pan isn't a strong point on a LS1. Combine this with a front-sump pan and you've got problems. An Accusump or similar is a necessity on a drift car that anyone will actually be putting the hammer down on. If you drive like the average person, and modulate and adjust a lot you can probably be fine, but hammer down with no Accusump is asking for trouble. Took me a while to learn this, and I lost interest in LS1 240's before finishing the new one.

Mounting kits. I've read countless stories about people ordering Daft with year + wait times, terrible customer service, and having to modify the parts. Hinson purchases from what I've seen and experienced 1st hand are nearly always a mistake.

Wiring. People get in over their head. I'm guilty of it. Theres not really a good free resource on wiring yet,and no FSM to walk you thru it.

What does not basic mean? You've putting a Corvette engine in a Nissan..

Honestly Stewart Leask/Aaron Losey's setups are pretty much way to go. Simple engine work (Cam + Bolt ons), dead reliable when maintained, can drift anything.

You don't need 700rwhp twin-turbo on 235's to drift. Stew/Aarons cars are a prime example of a stockish bottomend, simple valvetrain upgrades, seat time, that result in a solid, reliable car that can drift anything you throw at it.

[Bebop]

Well put

But dont some corvettes and a few GM trucks come with a accusump from the factory?

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"What does not basic mean? You've putting a Corvette engine in a Nissan.."

the swap that we plan to feature has a supercharged LS2 and an upgraded transmission that requires a custom drive-shaft

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we plan to film next month

[Mike Peters]

Originally Posted by blaze1

Well put

But dont some corvettes and a few GM trucks come with a accusump from the factory?

The Z06 has a single stage dry sump.

Originally Posted by INFO

"What does not basic mean? You've putting a Corvette engine in a Nissan.."

the swap that we plan to feature has a supercharged LS2 and an upgraded transmission that requires a custom drive-shaft

Any Ls1 swap requires a custom drive-shaft...not really following you there.