feo

Ooh, ls1! Maybe go 2jz? Possibly rb it?[X(]
2jz in the picture.

A.B.U

A 2JZ wouldn't be too bad, actually.

Finding parts in the US for an RB would be kinda hard, I'd think.
Hate for an RB powered DD to break down, and be out for weeks.

feo

hmm, Dont you think a 2jz or an ls1 would be a little much for a dd? A sr is the most Id put in a dd to be honest. I guess Im just careful like that

HJJFFFAA

I don't know why but I like it when the camshaft pulleys are exposed.

A.B.U

Haha, not at all.
My current car has an LS1. ('02 WS6)

But, 240's are a LOT lighter. Engine would be a different animal in such a light car, lol.

feo

lol exactly! an ls1 in a 2700lb car is a little much for a dd[X(]

black mamba

You want to "hear" it? OK. It's a LS6 454 with a 255/260 @.050 solid lifter cam and 3 chamber "original" Flowmasters.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9PHcjm_S7OI[/youtube]

A.B.U

Lol, I guess you're right. an SR would probably just scream "JDM tyTE FANbOi!!!", though.

HJJFFFAA

Why not try to shoehorn a VG20DET into it? It might not be easy but it'll be different.

feo

That, or you could CA18DET it[8D]

HJJFFFAA

I guess. I'm not partial to the CA's though.

A.B.U

Ca's are like RBs.. hard to find parts for.
Well, at least I've heard so.

I might go SR. Gotta get the car first. though. [&:] Should get a shell, lol.

monsterbombs

heres my car. 1990 corolla seca liftback. pulled the 16 valve carby motor out and put in
a 20valve efi motor.the 4age. i got the car bone stock from a granny with 130,000 on
it and im the 2nd owner. the driver seat crapped out so i replaced it with an old subaru
bucket seat to match the cloth trim interior. comfortable,fast and fun to drive. its funny
seeing the look on peoples faces when they get beat by a stock 1.6. lol. i also got a lil 3 cyl daihatsu mira.

HJJFFFAA

Who else would love to have one of these?

feo

^ I thought I was the only one who loved those

Nice find evaderholic! Coming across older japanese cars that are unmolested is becoming hard[&:]

J.D.T

a silver 850 csi just went through the auction here, it was a 1996 with 140,000 miles on it, went for only $19,600 which I though was a good deal, the paint was very nice, koneg wheels and p sub asymetrico tires on it, full alpine radio system, all it needed was the driver seat redone and it would have been an awesome car, it was not torn or ripped or anything you could just tell someone had there butt in it for alot of miles as it had alot of wear marks and a few cracks forming.

Foxy

Did someone say 2jz in a 2700lb car? Sure, why not...many have also done ls1 conversions into the S2000, but of course, that's a chassis that can handle it. But in an S, both those engines require serious shoehorning, it's a nightmare task...

Pic of 2JZ in S2000... http://clublexus.com/forums/attachme...k2jz.jpg?stc=1

850csi? Yes, please.

black mamba

A LS1 makes anything better! LOL. It's a very capable engine and is flexible enough to be mounted in just about anything and make it scream. GM got that engine design right.

J.D.T

the only thing I would put a ls1 in is the bottom of the ocean I would sooner use a pontiac, olds or even caddy motor before I used a small block chevy, of course I am a ford guy with only a tiny shread of respect (big blocks and 302s, maybe the large journal 283 and 327s) for anything chevy, even buick ranks higher in my book lol. But as they say to each there own, if we all liked the same stuff the world would be boring and bland thats for sure

HJJFFFAA

Wow too bad I wasn't there. $19,600? How was it mechanically?

J.D.T

It looked like it was well taken care of but this was at a professional auction house the dealers use so they get the total spit shine before they are sold so everything under the hood looks new once its been steam cleaned and had armor all put on the hoses and plastic components, I was not sure what they are worth now but I thought that was a pretty good deal on a $100,000 car. The paint may have been redone as it was still very deep and attracted me to the car right off and at that point I could only see the quarter and trunk in a line of 50 or so cars gleaming in the sun and it really stood out. Needless to say they don't let you drive them at the auction but they start and drive them to the center pavilion for the bids, it sounded great and didn't make any noises or anything like that

HJJFFFAA

Awesome. So for around 16K I could probably find a good example huh? Or maybe an excellent example if I find a guy who doesn't know any better.

black mamba

That's harsh man! I'm not fan of Buick/Olds/Pontiac/Caddy/Ford engines, but do respect those that do build them up.

Back to the LS engines. I like the LS series because they make 500 easy horsepower with just a cam change-and a mild one at that. Get into the heads and 600 is nothing. With a big cam and good heads, 700+ is yours. Their high flow head design is the key to their power production. Whatever took GM so long to come out with that design is beyond me, but they seemed to have found the holy grail of small block power production. These engines are by far the easiest of all of GMs engines to make big power with and have effectively rendered a factory big block offering obsolete. And they make power (and torque) with small cubes too in a very lightweight package. They make my heavy 454 look stupid because they make the same power (and more) with half the build up effort, a quarter less cubes and over a hundred pounds less pork. LOL. If I had the money to build another engine, I'd build up a wild LS for my Camaro.

edit- Bill Mitchell is on the same page as me. I love this old style small block block with the superior LS heads crate engine he has put together. Pure genius! http://www.theengineshop.com/prods_p...otownls427.htm

ryansiki

Don't have a car yet, but I'm planning on buying and restoring a muscle car( i know where an old car lot is with about 100 or so cars). I did come across a 1970 GSX with a 455 stage 1, 4 speed, and in Saturn Yellow for $1500 (CAD) with no rust, but the deal fell through.[&o]

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