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GTS4 is AWD, so I dunno how you'd work that in. GTS has been done already in perth, so yeah, that's definitely doable.

hsv coupe 4 is an awd ls1...

why the hell would u want to do that. Put a good JAP engine in it. and it will bolt staight in, dont put some aussie heap of shit in a good car!!!

since when is an LS1 aussie?

NA_R33 has done a nissan v8 --> R33 (in the NA performance thread - even though its now supercharged).

I'd love too as well, one day (ha ha ha). But I wouldn't bother unless it was alloy (4wd already is too front heavy)

LS1 or vh41 (or whatever) - I seem to recall that sump adapters can be troublesome...

EDIT (for post below) - I'd like to stay 'nissan' in the 'line - and the nissan v8 isn't alloy (that I know of).

EDIT2: both the LS1 and VH41 are alloy block & alloy head... as 10 minutes of google time will tell you.

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NA_R33 has done a nissan v8 --> R33 (in the NA performance thread - even though its now supercharged).

I'd love too as well, one day (ha ha ha). But I wouldn't bother unless it was alloy (4wd already is too front heavy)

LS1 or vh41 (or whatever) - I seem to recall that sump adapters can be troublesome...

iirc

the ls1 is alloy

^^^^^^cause its different^^^^^

well not anymore considering that it has already been done 2-3 times here in oz

why not put something like a 1UF-ZE in it (toyota v8 - if thats the right engine code) - if it fits

apparantly they are one of the best v8's in the world so.....

the LS1 engines a shade lighter than the RB25DET, so its not like you're putting in a big heavy donk.

I wouldnt have thought that ? Interesting.

There is a guy around Brisbane with a 350 in it but not sure if it is LS1. Id have to guess so cuz you wouldnt go back to a bloody carby in a skyline.

I remember taking my RB30 to the engine shop and we were pulling it off the back of the ute and the guy didnt know till he was lifting it and said in amoungst groans "What is it ? an Rb 30" and I just laughed and went yep.

Well, how about a weight comparison then?

RB20 RB25 RB26 RB30 (all cast iron sixes)

VH41 LS1 (both alloy)

also, wouldn't a V8 be better for weight distribution (shorter motor)... with more cubes...

I still think the hardest thing would be bolting the engine to the gearbox... any thoughts on that?

ok then Why would you want to put a crap engine that the states made for australian shitty cars have to run because holden cant make there own engines, just like the VL!

LOL

because an LS1 is better than an rb25de

The guys in brissy with the 350 has been building that car since i was 14, last i heard he gave up.

My engine, VH45 is all alloy and lighter than the RB and LS1, and makes 500+RWHP on only 11psi... these engines love boost, Currently organising another engine to build properly and stick more into it.

The only reasons there is such stigma about ls1's in this country is because holden only put cheap parts in them. In the states theses engines are awesome, with the right gear they make huge power and quite simply no matter how u look at it, the bigger the engine is the more potential for power its as simple as that, so how can a 5.7ltr engine be worse then a 2.5ltr with the same accessories...

Dont get me wrong i would never put one in a skyline... i too have a thing with keeping to brands... but still, To stand out nowdays you have to think out of the box...

At Gold Coast AutoSalon the car that took out best nissan had a a farken 2J in it... now yes its cool and yes its different but how could it possibly take out that trophy....

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