jumping ship

[Joe]

at 11:45pm, friday may 11th, my RB25 officially left my car for the last time.

time to move on

im still your moderator bishez, dont worry <3

[Shocker]

I smell a CA swap... .. as long as its no ls1.

[Carl H]

you persue that dirty dirty swap.i'll buy you a case of pbr and a trucker hat to suit.

[Joe]

I smell a CA swap... .. as long as its no ls1.

i would sell the car before i put a CA in it.

you persue that dirty dirty swap.i'll buy you a case of pbr and a trucker hat to suit.

sweet, pabst kicks *** when your broke.

yes its going to be a ls1

why?

the time has come for horsepower, she served me good at ~250 for a couple years but i need to step up my game if i want to be competitive on a higher level now that im licensed. why not upgrade the rb? if i wasnt going to be traveling and racing, i would. what if im 1000 miles from home, and something breaks? ya im basically ****ed for that event. its kinda hard to find a CAS, or TPS, or coil pack for a RB when you dont know anyone in the area. whereas if i have the ls1, i can walk into autozone and buy everything i need.

a little part of me is sad to see it go (if someone buys it, check sig haha). i bought this car to put that engine in. literally. and its been GREAT to me over the 3.5 years its been in and the 2 ive been track-only with the car. but its time for a change hehe

so hate me if you must, but for me its a smarter decision

[Joe]

[Bwana]

Solid logic there Joe. I'm a big fan of the ls motors myself.

[audtatious]

Clean and repaint that engine bay. Gotta be show-n-go you know?

edit: Where is your NICO windshield banner

[Joe]

Clean and repaint that engine bay. Gotta be show-n-go you know?

edit: Where is your NICO windshield banner

yeesh yes ill be cleaning the bay

and sorry, no windshield banner for 2 reasons

1) the series i drive in make me run a top banner

2) that space costs money to rent

[skribblah]

how much heavier woudl the ls1 be? wont this affect the cars dynamic?

[Eikon]

Kamin's a traitor! I say we kick him off the island!

[Coolwhip]

how much heavier woudl the ls1 be? wont this affect the cars dynamic?

alot lighter than an RB and comparable with a KA's weight. An all aluminum v8 and alot less weight in front of the front wheels than the I6 motors. Better dynamics i would say. However, the transmission is gonna be HEAVY, lol.

So i guess you'll be going with the general lee paint scheme now huh?

[Coolwhip]

^^ (one of XAT's current builds)

[Joe]

how much heavier woudl the ls1 be? wont this affect the cars dynamic?

weighs less than a KA.

and for ****s sake i thought the LAST forum i would hear about weight balance would be here.

no general lee, gonna stick with red

eikon, kiss my ***. its not my fault the only good reliable nissan engines dont have any support in the US

[s13point5]

your reasoning for getting rid of the RB is understandable. if i blew up my motor to the point where i cant salvage it, i will swap in a LS1. it will get the local chevy boy's panties into a bunch

[l0nestar]

I hear ya Joe. I figure in about a year or two I will try and sell my swap to buy either a 1200 Sportster or Dyna. But maybe I should just focus on getting it running first Who knows, maybe it will all change...

If I would not have already purchased my 25 half-cut a year ago, I would have went LSx :-\ Oh well. I'm interested to see how this works out for you!

And you are right with your logic about parts availability... Plus, How many people know what an LS1 is VS. an RB2x. And you don't have to 'adapt' anything to work.

I say good for you! seriously.

[l0nestar]

Ricky,

That is HOT!

[rustbucket]

Well slap me silly and call me sally, your puntin'in a good old bow tie motor. Kinda wish I did it, woulda saved me some hp:money in the long run.

What transmission are ya using?

[Shocker]

oh dear.. my intuition is right..... after dealing with my local hardcore GM only ls1 guru's I have been completely turned off by ever placing it into any car I own....

good luck with it all

[RB20DETodd]

you persue that dirty dirty swap.i'll buy you a case of pbr and a trucker hat to suit.

HOT DAMN!

[Joe]

Well slap me silly and call me sally, your puntin'in a good old bow tie motor. Kinda wish I did it, woulda saved me some hp:money in the long run.

What transmission are ya using?

T56

oh dear.. my intuition is right..... after dealing with my local hardcore GM only ls1 guru's I have been completely turned off by ever placing it into any car I own....

good luck with it all

your local guys suck.

[Yellow4g63]

Well since your getting a LS1 here is a little vid of one that came in for a dyno day I had last month.

http://www.3rdgearvtec.net/And...1.wmv

Note he didn't too good with that HUGE exhaut leak he had, Pretty cool other than that.

[Shocker]

T56

your local guys suck.

yeah they do, I don't hate the motor, I hate most of the ***holes who own one.

you just doing bolt ons then and calling it a day?

[DJButton]

I definitely approve of the swap, only I work for a GM dealer and I see enough LS series motors that I don't want one in my own car. However good luck with it mate!

[Joe]

ya pretty much bolt ons, im gonna aim for about 400whp

im gonna get a big nasty cam with a huge LSA so it lopes like a mother

[nismofly]

as long as its no ls1.

LOL

[StricNyne]

hey torretto u gunna fab up a dual exhaust on yer kouki now ? nah seriously i live the LS and if i wasnt sooo tied into my proj i woulda did a LS FD

[Joe]

i actually am contemplating a dual exhaust

i have a single side exit now so it wouldnt be too hard

fire.

[StricNyne]

how the hell did that happen

[Joe]

what? the fireball?

[StricNyne]

i thought u broke a fuel line or somethign and had a fire thats a INSANE backfire flame