Engine swap

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GatewayZGarage
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Car: 1990 Nissan 300ZX

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I would like to get some honest opinions and advice from you guys. I have a 1990 z32 na 5 speed I’m wanting to make some power in. I’m looking into either an rb20det swap, NA to tt conversion, or an ls swap if budget decides. I would prefer to keep it Nissan but dollar to cent and power to cost LS seems like a good option too. If anyone here has done any of the 3 swaps I would love any input you can provide!


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NolimitZ32
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Car: 91 AG2 2+0 TTMT swap/E39 BMW 540i6/E53 4.6is Dinan S3
Location: Houston, TX

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Ls swap will probably be your best option for power to weight and reliability. There are prefabbed mount kits and transmission plates available to make the LS fairly drop in. The RB 20 would be the opposite end of the spectrum. Plus the 2L will have the hardest time of the three dealing with the weight of the car.


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