R32 Ls1 Conversion

[BezerkR32]

yeh, thought we would give it is much as we can as my tuner and i want to give the E85 a go. the added octane and cooler temps should allow it.

  Morten Kiil Finsaas said:

Sounds like excellent news!

11:1 is a good compression ratio, a little higher than original...

Cant wait to see/hear a video of the engine roaring...

[Morten Kiil Finsaas]

  BezerkR32 said:

yeh, thought we would give it is much as we can as my tuner and i want to give the E85 a go. the added octane and cooler temps should allow it.

How much parts do you need to change to use E85?

I heard that from stock, you only need to change the injector, fuelpump and fuel filter and it should be able with a tune to run E85, or am I mistaking?

[Duncan]

suspension and brakes look good Stu. Is that blisteins, eibach springs and noltec adjustable bushes?

and the brakes are the 356 like we run?

[BezerkR32]

yeh, its all Gary stuff. the brakes are 330mm, wanted to run 17s, speaking of which, i picked a nice set of 8s & 9s up today.

  Duncan said:

suspension and brakes look good Stu. Is that blisteins, eibach springs and noltec adjustable bushes?

and the brakes are the 356 like we run?

[BezerkR32]

no, that all sounds about right. i am running two 040 intank pumps & 42pound injectors.

  Morten Kiil Finsaas said:

How much parts do you need to change to use E85?

I heard that from stock, you only need to change the injector, fuelpump and fuel filter and it should be able with a tune to run E85, or am I mistaking?

[nick33gtr]

Looks great Stuart!

The rims will look Phat!

[BezerkR32]

thanks nick, cant wait to fit them.

  nick33gtr said:

Looks great Stuart!

The rims will look Phat!

Edited November 5, 2008 by BezerkR32

[JAS-25T]

pics?

[BezerkR32]

picture upload issue, ill try again later

  JAS-25T said:

pics?

[BezerkR32]

pics,,, Rays Daytonas 17x8s & 17x9s

[2rismo]

Hot.

[JAS-25T]

extremely.

[Roy]

Looking at your rear shocks you are running a GTR rear cradle. Would you happen to know the weight benefit? I mean do the bigger shafts just offset the alloy hubs?

[syx]

if i was in sydney i'd offer to come round and just take loads of photos for you, whos a bum with a day off today and a digital camera ?

[2rismo]

  Roy said:

Looking at your rear shocks you are running a GTR rear cradle. Would you happen to know the weight benefit? I mean do the bigger shafts just offset the alloy hubs?

The upgrade to the GTR cradle wasn't done for a weight advantage but for a strength upgrade. I don't think anything was weighed when the conversion was done.

[Roy]

I understand the strength aspect, but i have a 2L so more concerened with the weight. Hopefully a gut feel resulting from the grunting required to remove and install respective cradles

[2rismo]

Cool. Stuart does grunt a lot but it's usually at the passing clientèle going to the servo next door.

[Beer Baron]

  BezerkR32 said:

pics,,, Rays Daytonas 17x8s & 17x9s

nice. they were a good buy. I was nearly going to grab them as a spare set for the silvia. then remembered I already have 3 sets of rims for the silvia....

[Victory]

A complete GTR cradle compared to a GTS or GTS-T would be similar in weight but provide a lot more strengh to handle the extra two cylinders.

We did the conversion to alloy GTR hubs on Clinton's R32 and saved 3 kg per hub (the important part though is the reduced unsprung weight).

Heavier parts include the shafts, diff housing and additional front diff support bracket.

Common parts are the top arms, traction arms and lower arms (the only difference on lower arms is the balljoints).

[BezerkR32]

hey Roy, i agree with Victory, the weight difference in the shafts will be compinsated for in the alloy hub assy. you may end up giving a kilo or two away in the centre but thats it. i couldnt tell you if the cradle assy was any heavier though. its difficult to weigh these big items, especially on bathroom scales.