Ls1 Swap on S14

[fijianrocket]

Now Im not one for adding an American made product to my beloved s14 but have you seen this website hinsonsupercars.com . I got to see this car in person. They did a really good job. Plus the LS1 weighs about a 100pounds less than the Ka24De. What do you guys think?

[j-z]

that swap has been done on just about every car now. theres a reason for that too. its a good strong motor thats fairly light for a v8, and you get one of the best 6 spd trannys with it. i was wanting to do this swap, but figured building and turboing my ka would be easier as i dont have to do any kind of rewiring or make new mounts. they both cost about the same when complete.

[chad_KAT]

twin turbo ls1

[superDorifto]

or mild cam reworked heads LS1=400ish hp ftw. i priced it out with fiznat, and you can have the full LS1 swap out the door for the same as a fully built KA-T. lets think....6 grand for a great 400hp four banger runnng on the hair edge, or 6 grand for a lighter V8 with room to grow...i know what i want. oh, and the LS1 swap allows for the tremec t56 to be used

[rico05]

Pushrods: The car equivelent of a mullet.

[superDorifto]

Pushrods: The car equivelent of a mullet.

ask fiz, im pretty close to a sweet mullet right now anyway...and a mullet can still rock, just look at solid snake

[Sandy sx]

Yeah, and Joe Dirt!

And what's wrong with pushrod ponies?

[superDorifto]

hey im all for all this modern technology stuff, and twin turbos, and ITBs, and all the other stuff that lets smaller four cylinders hang with big v8...but sandy is right, The LS1 rocks, it makes tons of power and is dead reliable, pushrods or not.

[TheOne]

a mullet that can make a lot of power......and it weights less too!

dream swap for my car, too bad i currently don't have the funds to do so.

also i do believe that OHC is older than OHV, so not so much old tech......

http://www.motorera.com/history/hist03.htm
Modified by TheOne at 2:25 PM 7/27/2006

[neverlift]

yup was telling a fellow nissan owner the other day that after I blow the soon to be ka-t , I going ls1 with a turbo or maybe two for good messure and he laughed. so then I ^%#*#., look man you could put any motor in any car in any configuration! just need time and ahellofalotta cash. Sorry for my out burst but I'm a lil tired of hearing you cant!

[hannibal]

So a 4.6L Ford V8 is cooler? j/lk

I saw a vid of a road racing LS1 FD built by Hinson. It sounded so badass!

I like the idea of a V8 240, but I'd try a VH/VK swap before messing with the LS1.

[superDorifto]

check out hinson's site, in the video section you can see their project s14 LS1, it sounds MEAN!!! ive been saving for my KA-t all summer, but i think come Jan theres gonna be a new mean sounding s14 in CT

[Young_240_Guht]

Look in the last issue of sport compact car, they have a F3 with a ls1 chevy, and it outperforms a camaro ss and a twin turbo rx-7 modded almost to the max... they also have a hybrid how to on swappin a vq35 into a s14... seemed pretty straight forward. id like to see more of the vq35... but they didnt kno if it was possible in a s13 cuz the steering rack i think...

could be the start of a new thing, but since they put a rb into a stang anythings possible.

[hannibal]

check out hinson's site, in the video section you can see their project s14 LS1, it sounds MEAN!!! ive been saving for my KA-t all summer, but i think come Jan theres gonna be a new mean sounding s14 in CT

Dont know how I missed the shop car section. OMG! That sounded great!

[fijianrocket]

The engine bay looked so clean for the 240sx ls1 swap. I got to look at the car on the rack. They have built a custom cross-member jig and other minor mods. It all looks very stock. That motor looks sweet. If you think it sounds baddass on video you should check it out in person. Beleieve it or not I bought the stock transmission that went in that thing before. Im definetly thinking seriously about that swap. Hope I dont seem like a sell-out. Haha. Its a good idea to put that KAT money to use for something that is lighter and more powerful.

[wa-chiss]

Personally i like big engines in "small" cars. Nothin says sweet like a v-8 in a previously i-4 car. But, I would at least keep it in the family. Nissan V-8 in 240sx, H6TT in a Subaru, 4.6L in focus, Northstar in Cavalier. My next door neighbor is finishing up his LS1 z31 and it looks nice but not my cup-a-tea.

[fijianrocket]

What V8 would you stick in the Nissan thats light and not clunky?

[wayfast240]

i know the ls1 is a great motor to start with, my first car was an 86 trans am that i swapped an ls1 with a 6 speed, it was way fast. and a few performance parts later and i was owning anything on the road. stick a motor like that in a 240 thats almost half the weight of the trans am, it would be crazy. maybe when i finish my current project i will do somthing like that, but i would deff add twin turbos.

[rico05]

Well, the LS1 is only 485lbs fully dressed, but the idea that some low tech POS American engine in my baby offends me.

Do a VK. Quad cam V8s sound so much better than those brutish American V8s...

[wa-chiss]

non exist but still would put the 5.6L from my titan in before an ls1. No offence.

[S14toRPS13]

People who loves this idea needs to go back to driving mustangs and camaros. Doing this swap just tells all the import hating muscle car guys that they're right!!!!

[hannibal]

Do a VK. Quad cam V8s sound so much better than those brutish American V8s...

Werd to big bird!2002+ Q45 has the VK45. 340hp stock. But I'm dying to see someone use the Titan motor. Thats more of a fair fight right? haha

Check out the new VH/VK forum...zeroforum/193

[superDorifto]

POS?!! are you serious? besides the fact that its not OHC the LS1 is about as advanced as you could want a V8 to be...lets go over the facts

coil on plugfuel injectedaluminum blockfour bolt mainsdecent flowing heads from the factoryTONS of aftermarket support5.7 liters of pushing power, and it weighs less than the KA

im not one to stand up for domestics, cause some of them do suck, but give credit where credit is due....

[wa-chiss]

[hannibal]

fuel injected?!? Wow! j/k

The LS1 in anything thats weighs 1000lbs less than a Vette is gonna rock.

[fijianrocket]

Your right. Its that side of me thats curious. Or it tells those import hating american car owners that the 240 makes a piece of sh*$ much better. I would love to see a blown sr and one with ls1 go head to head. I wonder if that would even work out. A true automotive enthusiast would see any opportunity to match a great car with a good motor. Anybody that hates on an import is thoroughly misguided. Actually ignorant. And I think it goes the other way. Enough about the philosophy. what do you guys think of the head to head between the two engine combo's?

[wa-chiss]

there is a thread in classic z (i think) of a guy putting a nissan 5.6L in a 240z. And i never said the ls1 wasn't a good motor. But it's a DO-MES-TIC.not an IM-PORT. that is all. Do what you want it's your money. I'm gonna spend mine on a nissan motor to put in my nissan

[fijianrocket]

Wouldnt it be cheaper to stick an LS1 in the s14 than one off the 2002 nissan or the titan? How much can you get out of it with twin turbos?

[fijianrocket]

Are you thinking about the VK45? How would that hook up. Do they even make harnesses for that thing. Unless someone done it on an s14 it would be awesome!

[wa-chiss]

don't know how much $ but i do think the guy put/ was going to put turbo's on. it looked pretty dang sweet too. DOHC 300hp stock. put 2 turbos on and it's easy to get 500hp. I do think it was fully built too