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Hey guys,

I know you all hate Commonwhores and V8's, but you cannot deny the power potential they have. I wanted to do something different, so I was thinking about putting a 5.7L GEN III V8 into my car. Eventually I will twin turbo it, but for now I just want to know how much it will cost to put one into my engine bay. It does fit, that has been proved often, so I just need a price.

I'm guessing I'll need the following things:

-LS1 Engine

-New engine mounts

-Commodore ECU

-Commodore wiring

-Custom exhaust system

-Commodore manual gear box

-Custom gear box mounts

-Custom drive shafts

Is there anything else I missed? I want to do as much of the work myself to keep costs down.

I know about the upgraded brakes for the extra power, and suspension. That will all be done before the conversion, it is just the engine itself that I'm interested in.

Any feedback would be appreciated.

Rhys

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what is it your asking exactly?

the best people to ask would have to be the guys that twined the drift R34 or the LS1 R33.

one of my close mates (NA_R33) built the supercharged V8 R33 (search the forum), by going off his experiences you will be funding and doing most of the R&D on your own.

there won't be many people to help you, in fact you should be telling us not asking us. no one is going to be able to spoon feed you or provide you with a set formula/instructions on what to do/not to do.

price wise, i'm going to pull out a rough guesstimate at 15K minimum.

good luck

eug

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Have a look in the motorsport section of the forums..

Or do a search.. here is a bloke who has dropped on in a R32

Have heard of a few conversions been done..

Also think about a new diff and fuel pump.. everything else should be commo pats..

You will also want to do a brake upgrade.. and work on the suspention too..

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I did a search on LS1, but only came up with talk about Commodores. I know it has been done before, and was hoping to talk 2 a few ppl who have done it, or know some info about it. I might not do this, just getting a sense of what is needed and the cost, ect.

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I did a search on LS1, but only came up with talk about Commodores. I know it has been done before, and was hoping to talk 2 a few ppl who have done it, or know some info about it. I might not do this, just getting a sense of what is needed and the cost, ect.

try again,

http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/R3...html&hl=LS2

Spoon fed..

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Hahaha. That is true, but in my experience most people prefer either imports, or muscle cars. There are exceptions however. I am a huge fan of anything really, although not a fan of Fords. Don't ask me why, I just dont like them...

I don't like Fords or Commodores simply because they're family cars, and every second driver on the road drives one. I do like V8s however, I never met a import lover who hasn't respected the rumble of a V8. If I ever came across a twin turbo V8 Skyline...

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You ppl got APS (Air Power Systems) in Alexander Heights, Perth?

They have made twin turbo systems for the LS1 / LS2 engine.

http://www.airpowersystems.com/ls1/us_gto.htm

I just do a RB26 conversion. That engine is pretty much indestructerble, with the right type of maintance and you can achive as much if not more power then the LS1.

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I just do a RB26 conversion. That engine is pretty much indestructerble, with the right type of maintance and you can achive as much if not more power then the LS1.

try telling that to all the spun big ends :banana:

to be honest, i rate the LS# motors... its just a shame they're all die hards and still engineer them with pushrods.

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I cant deny the RB26 is a fantastic engine, but they are too common for my liking. I am aware I'm comparing it to a Commodore engine tho... It's just an idea, something different. Imagine a low V8 growl and blow-off valve from a Skyline!

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i like it when people say that they've searched and yielded no results.

http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/Ls....html&hl=v8

http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/R3...html&hl=LS1 (Same thread Cris found also)

http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/R3...html&hl=LS1

http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/R3...html&hl=LS1

http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/V8...html&hl=LS1

http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/Gt...html&hl=LS1

http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/Ls...html&hl=LS1

and here's other V8 (non LS1) threads

http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/Ti....html&hl=v8

http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/Vh....html&hl=v8

http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/Vh....html&hl=v8

But $15k is around what I was expecting.

i said at least minimum $15k, that is if you have access to an engineering workshop and a mechanic who knows his wiring. i don't know how mechanically minded you are but i personally would close to double that budget.

certainly weeds out the honest ones

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yeah its a shame the yanks are still using pushrod configuration. i've sort of said to myself, when GM start making a quad cam v8, thats when i'll start getting interested in buying one. hopefully by that time holden have engineered a better chassis aswell

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try telling that to all the spun big ends :)

to be honest, i rate the LS# motors... its just a shame they're all die hards and still engineer them with pushrods.

LOL! Yep you never win.

So I don't bother, until the day when I can build a R34 GTR to absolutly destroy all LS# on a track. I wish money grew on trees. :P

Or just buy a R35 GTR supercar killer. :)

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Agreed EuG! RB ftw! love to see one run at barthurst.

To original poster, it think this is an awsome idea and definatly original, with a donor car i think u will be able to pull the conversion off nicely, it'll be a hard job, but nothing common sense can't get you through with some professional guidence! gl with it, hame!

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although pushrod bagging aside, i'd like to see an RB motor run bathurst 1000

Well as you all know they did back in 1990 -1992, but the dumb smelly bogans all complain so they band the cars, but ya say that to a HSV fan they be like...

"NO they changed the rules to only allow NA cars, nothing to do with turbo cars... Racing homologations this and that bla bla bla!"

ppffftt!! whatever ya dumb F**K bogan! LOL!

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