and the ls1 would probably be better, since its got way more torque on tap.

but neat plan, man, whatre you gonna do for mounting the tranny and motor? dont bite off more than you can chew, or you wont be done with your puny ls1 swap til im already finished with my ridiculous ka-t.

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there is no trap. only free candy.

Yeah itll get over 25 miles to the gallon. Better than a bulid SR making the same power.

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Nice choice if you got it at a good price, LS engines are getting cheap I'm tempted to ditch the VQ idea and go LS who knows at this point though. I think there is a kit out there for LSx swaps but its not cheap might be better off making your own if you can weld. Also I could be wrong but I think you want the GTO oil pan. Did you get heads with that too? Yes the LS1 gets pretty good gas mileage for a V8 you can get up to 30mpg highway probably 20mpg around town. Oh I got the SEM satin black today, wow I'm impressed its a very very close match to OEM trim it was well worth the $10/can

Yeah, I got it for $100 bucks and Ive heard you want the gto oil pan, but when they swap into like S10s they need the corvette? I dont know whats the difference I know the corvette one is thinner.
And yes I dont want a kit I just need like mounts. It didnt come with heads I had heads a while back with intake for this motor, but I sold them I can get both of those for under $250 though. I also need coil packs and ecu headers and all the front stuff. All in all Ill be around the same price to do the rb swap but making over 100 horses more than the stock rb.
Oh almost forgot the transmission. I need to do some research as to what T5 will bolt up to it, so I can save a few pennies over the T56 tranny.

And Tramp- I probably did bite off more than I can chew. I like challenges and well this is one for sure. The hardest part is getting the thing in there. If its more than I feel like putting in it, Ill sell it.

I am also going to see a man about a horse.... Not really, but Im going to see if someone can reflash the ecu to bypass all the unnecessary sensors and stuff.

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Hinson does too but its very expensive. I'd save up a few more pennies and get the T56 its a lot stronger than the T5.

To be completely honest I have never been a fan of the LS swap, because I like nissans motors. Dont get me wrong this is an excelent motor, but for my daily car.. I dont know. I may do the RB and get another car (swap the RB into it when Im good and ready) and then drop the LS in my current car for a toy.

all that could change by tomorrow though, depending on how I feel.

driftboy- tramp already pointed it out, but the turbo determines spool time and any NA engine is better for drifting, auto x and cornering in general since there's no lag. and the ls can get impressive gas mileage especially with the t56 and its 2 overdrive gears

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I swing it around like a helicopter and all the ladies want to go for a ride.

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sorry i cant satisfy you, jeff

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and the ls can get impressive gas mileage especially with the t56 and its 2 overdrive gears

yeah, but automatic transmissions are weak.

So 5th/6th gear = overdrive

edit- beat by razi

WC-thanks man Ill be waiting to hear back.

Oh and Post 900!

The 240 will not be getting the Ls it will instead be going RB like originally planned. I AM however getting a miata and you can pretty much guess the rest.

I was also going to go with the T5 tranny, but I keep reading it wont hold up to the torque of an ls1, and mine will be getting a cam. So t56 it is. I also didnt think Id be needing that extra gear, cuz in like a T/a you cruis at around 2k doing 80.

what kind of rust stuff should i get. like. some of that spray can stuff? or what.

Tramp: yeah the spray stuff is fine.

in my brother's setup he paid like $750 for a zoom clutch and clutmasters flywheel and like $100ish on a custom made crossmember to bolt the t56 up to the camaro

Check it out:

http://www.racingconcepts.net/product.html

"The chassis and drivetrain pair together as if it were meant to be from the factory. The Miata throttle cable falls into place in the LS1 throttle body and the T56 shifter pops in the center of the factory shifter location. The converted car makes for a balanced (able to obtain 50/50 with suspension tweaking), lightweight (neighborhood of 2400lbs.), and extremely sporty car (300rwhp,300rwtq). Plus, no one expects it!" -Racing Concepts

I think I read somewhere on there with no suspension mods is when it was 53/47

and the miata's motor has got to weigh less than a ka. im not positive, but im fairly sure they arent primarily composed of heavy ass iron.

should i get the spray that sprays on clear, and turns into black primer? or just the rust tough stuff that supposedly stops it.

its still raining

i seriously want to know how yesterday was so damn nice outside, and now its....this.

way i was taught by my autobody teacher was make the hole square use a airtool(i dun remember the name of it) to make a small bend on the edge of the hole make a patch out of sheet metal 16 guage to 20 guage will work thn weld using a alternating bead pattern till the patch is fully welded grind down then primer and paint..........for those of you who are say welders are expensive i bought a mig for 90 bucks from a swapmeet and i have a tig that i bought for 150

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Ok gents I said thered be an update so here it is, better late then never... Tell your girlfriend that eh... get it <IMG NAME="icon" SRC="http://images.nicoclub.com/forums/images/smilies/badboy.gif" BORDER="0"> Id like to think my hatch was worst case scenario (I could be wrong) but it was bad..ya dig? the point of this and me not buying a new one is to show it can be done with just a few things/time. Its not for every one but it will keep your car "original" so to speak. I am by no means a body work guru nor do I claim to be with that in mind, here we go! I made a point to use tools common to most every one. No welders or air tools here. So even you,yes you, can do it too <IMG NAME="icon" SRC="http://images.nicoclub.com/forums/images/smilies/biggrin.gif" BORDER="0"> Step 1 [Weapon ("The Tooth") Cut out weak metal like so Step 2 Weapon ("Patches") Make a nice place for the Bondo to rest its sleepy head Like So.. And So.. Weapon ("Cover Girl") Cover over the holes and fiberglass with a nice layer Like So.. And So Dont forget to sand that now Another coat and sand again kiddies Dont forget her curves she is a valupcious lady after all. Work it down til its just right and matches her body After all that work put on her temporary make up so she can look presentable when showing her off And there you have it fixed hatch boys Ok I just used basic 80-120 grit and an orbital sander. Theres a trick to using an orbital on body work...so dont just hack away...go with the curves keeping it moving along the shape of the body. It only took me like 3 hours total work time with some diddling between...so not too bad. <IMG NAME="icon" SRC="http://images.nicoclub.com/forums/images/smilies/biggrin.gif" BORDER="0"> And Yes I know its not perfect I ran out of light and I promised an update so I went ahead and got that far and put the pics up. Thats only the first coat of primer, which we all know is the "revealing" coat and shows all the things you forgot to do. So when I get it all worked out Ill put more pics up tomorrow. Stay tuned.

one word man OUCH lol not the way i would have done it but least u got the job done