v8 swaps for 240sx

[torqitup2003]

can anyone help me out with information on putting a chevy v8 in my 240sx im looking for any motor mount kits or something from someone to give me a good idea about it and where to start

[Suislide]

blech...

don't look to me for info about that.

[mynismo]

i have a v8z for sale on ebay, save the 10 grand it costs to swap it and and get a nice car with a new paint job

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...tem=2444028372

[publicenemy137]

^ y did you sell your 300zx so soon anyways??? Seemed like you sold it right after you put a grand on your maaco paintjob

[TheLogikal1]

want a chevy v8? buy a vette.

[SR20DETpower]

Vettes blow garbage

they like 3800lbs+
Impala SS is only 600lbs more lol, for luxury and space it is a lot better.
Vette is a damn small car for 3800lbs and it doesn't even have a full frame like an Impala has, which was the last "car" from GM with a full frame. The Monte Carlo SS of the 80's was the last 2 door car to have a full frame from GM.

Albeit heavier, they are stronger and more smooth, I think a souped up Monte Carlo SS would be a good drift car with its full frame.

[LaYzIeNoY]

Hey i've been trying to do the same thing to my 240 and i have seen it done before here in jacksonville florida only once, but i have not been able to really learn much about having it done. If you get anything info on the subject let me know. the only thing that i have found so far are the motors and fully assembled engine but nothing on installation.

[SR20DETpower]

its going to be a pure custom setup. You might have to hack up firewall, most likely the tranny tunnel as well. You will need custom engine mounts made, you will need a custom cross member with transmission mount on it, you will need a custom driveshaft. Wiring would be a nightmare, a carb'd v8 would be easier. You would not have AC or power steering unless u have some awesome fabriaction skills and a lot of tools at disposal. Getting this all done at a shop would be horridly expensive. It would be kinda cool I think just form the novelty of it. I would also put on a S13 silvia front end with a stock aero bumper for looks and lighter weight then aftermarket, fiberglass fenders, FRP/CRP hood, and move the battery to the back. The regular silvia conversion takes off about 50lbs, mainly from the pop up headlights. With lighter weight hood and fenders it will shave off some more. Moving the battery to the back will help weight distribution more yet. This would all be important if your looking for cornering performance. A CSB made of iron is hella heavier then the KA/SR/CA/RB even.....LS1 of aluminum is god damn expensive for what you get.

[VQuick]

For a V8-240SX swap, try looking up Lime Creek Motorsports. They swapped an LT1 into a zenki S14 in my area. It was a lot of work, I hear, but it was worth it...to the owner, anyway.

I think their site is www.limecreekmotorsports.com

[mynismo]

im selling the z just because i have two cars now, and need the money. money's tough to come by in cleveland these days.

the chevy v8 swap is really cheap, but the labor will make you want to wish you're dead. take a look at the engine bay of that z...... i can't fit my finger between the headers and body. i don't know how they fit it in there without cutting up the body.

it's a LOT more work than you think. don't even attempt to do the swap.

[spitz7985]

Originally Posted by SR20DETpower

its going to be a pure custom setup. You might have to hack up firewall, most likely the tranny tunnel as well. You will need custom engine mounts made, you will need a custom cross member with transmission mount on it, you will need a custom driveshaft. Wiring would be a nightmare, a carb'd v8 would be easier. You would not have AC or power steering unless u have some awesome fabriaction skills and a lot of tools at disposal. Getting this all done at a shop would be horridly expensive. It would be kinda cool I think just form the novelty of it. I would also put on a S13 silvia front end with a stock aero bumper for looks and lighter weight then aftermarket, fiberglass fenders, FRP/CRP hood, and move the battery to the back. The regular silvia conversion takes off about 50lbs, mainly from the pop up headlights. With lighter weight hood and fenders it will shave off some more. Moving the battery to the back will help weight distribution more yet. This would all be important if your looking for cornering performance. A CSB made of iron is hella heavier then the KA/SR/CA/RB even.....LS1 of aluminum is god damn expensive for what you get.

i don't know if weight or weight distribution is an issue at all to this guy if he wants a v8 under his hood

[spitz7985]

Originally Posted by SR20DETpower

Vettes blow garbage

they like 3800lbs+
Impala SS is only 600lbs more lol, for luxury and space it is a lot better.
Vette is a damn small car for 3800lbs and it doesn't even have a full frame like an Impala has, which was the last "car" from GM with a full frame. The Monte Carlo SS of the 80's was the last 2 door car to have a full frame from GM.

Albeit heavier, they are stronger and more smooth, I think a souped up Monte Carlo SS would be a good drift car with its full frame.

No. Think first, talk second.

the corvette z06 weighs slighly over 3100lbs. the hatch weights like 100lbs more. it is amazingly fast (doesn't chevy claim like 3.9 to 60) and pulls something like .99Gs. plus it looks so good, i want to have sex with it.

the impala weights like 3600lbs, is a four door, and the s/c model only makes 240hp (pathetic for a forced induction v6). how can you even compare the two? they are built for totally different things in mind. not to mention, there are about a million other cars i would buy over this pile.

what year monte carlo are you talking about? because the more recent ones are FWD, and i can't see any monte having smooth transitions to and from oversteer.

[Suislide]

a) he's talking about the older Impala's, based on the Caprice, such as the one in his signature. they had V8's. he's not talking about the current FWD POS.

b) he's talking about the older RWD Monte's.

[SR20DETpower]

1) Impala weighs 4400lbs lmao
2) Regular vettes are heavy, they are not light at all, especially the older ones. To say that it is lighter then a camaro is funny..... I think the 4th gen F bodies weigh 3300lbs.
3) Impala much better ride then Corvette
4) Impala much better ride then Corvette
5) Look at Monte Carlo SS's from the 1980's
6) I think the older vettes blow donkeys, especially the early C4 generation with the TPI engine.
7) I've driven cars that handle better then vettes lol
8) Vette is cramped garbage.
9) If you read this far spitz your a moron
10) LT1 owns that LS1 chunk of aluminum garbage




RIP z06, its good stock for the numbers it puts down on paper, but give me 50k for a car and believe it or not the Impala is going to give it a run for the money, even in handling. Just as much stuff made for Impalas as corvettes, plus it has a longer wheelbase which helps out a lot compared to the 2 door Chevy v8 cars, and it has a wider stance.

[torqitup2003]

thanks for everyones input