Ls2 V8 Transplant

[lowfly]

Hi

I have an r32 4 door rb 20 det manual my son handed down to me.

It has a heap of mods but is too lagy down low compared to my xr6 turbo and v8 so I have decided to drop a v8 into it.

From what I can find out it is a reasonably easy conversion and has heaps more room to work on plus is lighter than the original engine.

Should be a quick and stealthy car when finished.

Any one here done a chev conversion.

Cheers

[zebra]

3 on here that I know of.

LS1 in a 31, LS1 in a 32 circuit car and an LS1 in a 33 circuit car

[mad082]

there is also a s14 with a ls2 in it getting around (not a member on here though).

[MBS206]

Hi

I have an r32 4 door rb 20 det manual my son handed down to me.

It has a heap of mods but is too lagy down low compared to my xr6 turbo and v8 so I have decided to drop a v8 into it.

From what I can find out it is a reasonably easy conversion and has heaps more room to work on plus is lighter than the original engine.

Should be a quick and stealthy car when finished.

Any one here done a chev conversion.

Cheers

If you don't have the ability to do the work yourself, budget a MINIMUM of 20K. If you do have the ability to do it yourself, you will need a basic budget of 10K (That's just buying stuff, and fabbing it...)

I'm halfway through putting an LS1 into my R33. It doesn't leave you with more room, in fact, you end up with less. The motor is the exact same length as an RB26 (I had both sitting side by side) and is MUCH wider. You also need to factor in getting a 2.5" exhaust pipe down past the steering column.

You will need custom mounts, custom tail shaft, to fabricate up clutch lines, all intake to be custom, radiator lines modified etc etc.

Basically EVERYTHING needs to be custom.

It is NOT a simple conversion, although you really don't have to cut much, just that everything needs to be custom made.

Engine is lighter, but the gearbox is heavier, you end up winning by around 20 to 50KG at max.

Edit: I'm also making things easier and ditching all emmisions gear as this is going to be track only.