V8 Conversion For R32 Gtst

[OKBANANA]

Just put a VQ30 in there.

[mad082]

Must be a QLD thing we call em snails here....

Do you know what a Slab is marc??

i call them snails as well. squids, snails, hairdryers. all mean the same. squid is just because the turbine wheels look a bit like a spinning squid.

and yeah a slab is the big bit of concrete you build a house or shed on, LOL..... oh you mean beer. yeah we call it that too.

[Gerg_R31]

the LS(what ever number) I've seen at work are all alloy, but there are some cast iron LSX blocks that i beleive are after market only

we recently rebored and balanced a LS3 which was going in a 32gtr, and he said that the block bolted straight in to the standard nissan engine mounts, but yeah it is a track car

but for road worthyness sticking with a nissan motor i would assume it would make it easier to engineer and register

I'll speak to him tomorrow and ill see if i can get you pics

[Marcus89]

If you don't mind toyota a 1uzfe is also an option. Theres a guy on coast i think goldy not sunshine coast and hes got one in a 180sx.

Can't find the build thread but here's a vid sounds fair awesome

Although i agree the LS motor is probably the best option

[mad082]

the LS(what ever number) I've seen at work are all alloy, but there are some cast iron LSX blocks that i beleive are after market only

we recently rebored and balanced a LS3 which was going in a 32gtr, and he said that the block bolted straight in to the standard nissan engine mounts, but yeah it is a track car

but for road worthyness sticking with a nissan motor i would assume it would make it easier to engineer and register

I'll speak to him tomorrow and ill see if i can get you pics

not really. it isn't an engine that came in that car, so it would be just as much work to get it engineers

[ARTZ]

i call them snails as well. squids, snails, hairdryers. all mean the same. squid is just because the turbine wheels look a bit like a spinning squid.

and yeah a slab is the big bit of concrete you build a house or shed on, LOL..... oh you mean beer. yeah we call it that too.

hmm..fair enough...Ive never seen a spinning squid (not much of a fisherman) so i wouldnt know...Its a new one to me

[mad082]

i've never seen a snail with a big hole in the middle of it with a turbine wheel in it either, LOL

[NA_Goodness]

I was under the impression the LS1 was alloy and the LS2+ was cast iron?

The LS1 motor is lighter then an RB motor, but the gearboxes are heavier, providing better weight distribution.

You will need custom engine mounts though, but nothing too difficult.

I've always wanted to do this to an R32, but keep it NA. Nothing more embarrasing then having you arse handed to you by a non-turbo Skyline

[Chrispy]

LSx's, L98's etc have huge aftermarket support and everyone knows how to fix them. Cheap enough and plenty of them. No one makes parts for the VH's except for a few bits and pieces out of NZ like reground cams and CP make pistons for them in teh states, other than that if you want performance parts you have to make them yourself.

I'm 99% through a VH45DE conversion into a Z32, prick of a job and it needs another 200hp Least in a Skyline you wouldn't have to make a custom sump (like I did), or need a bonnet bulge (like I do), and can fit a couple of turbos up the front (like I can't).

I'm thinking about binning it for a LSx or even going back to a VG30DETT.

[FrangaR33]

+1 For the LS1, LS2. They can be found for 5k or less with the gearbox in wrecks all day long generally with less than 150,000k's on the clock. They go like crazy and will take a hell of a lot of punishment. I saw a LS1 crank out 400hp at the rears with only injectors, tune and induction done, end result 2 snapped tail shafts. But bang for buck and in terms of reliability you cant be the LS series motors. LS series motors are also used in light aircraft kits and in a great deal of kit cars and smaller scale production automotive manufacturers.

[V28VX37]

I was under the impression the LS1 was alloy and the LS2+ was cast iron?

All common LS1, LS2 and LS3 engines (5.7, 6.0, 6.2 displacement respectively) are aluminium blocks in standard passenger car applications (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GM_LS_engine ). You can get each with a cast iron block too, typically used in stroker or FI builds. Current kings of the LS hill are LS7 (7.0L), LS9 (6.2L supercharged) and the aftermarket LSX by GM Performance Parts (cast-iron racing block based on the LS7 engine).

Any one of these things, NA or not, will go like crazy when dropped into a lightweight chassis such as the R32.

[GTRsean]

Iron block LS1's were in the holden suburbans= super tough base to make big hp!

[KezR33]

Just curious, but why not a GTR? Have you already bought the car? Surely if you can afford the conversion a GTR with a dead RB wouldn't be out of reach.

A V8 AWD launch would be pretty impressive to see, and if you want to have rwd fun its only a flick of the switch away.

[Marcus89]

Just curious, but why not a GTR? Have you already bought the car? Surely if you can afford the conversion a GTR with a dead RB wouldn't be out of reach.

A V8 AWD launch would be pretty impressive to see, and if you want to have rwd fun its only a flick of the switch away.

I highly doubt the RB box would hold up long at all with the torque the LS motors will be putting out and doubt fitting up an LS gearbox to the 4wd GTR drivetrain would be very easy at all

[GTRsean]

They did it with a hollinger.....$$$$$

[Black Widow]

Just curious, but why not a GTR? Have you already bought the car? Surely if you can afford the conversion a GTR with a dead RB wouldn't be out of reach.

A V8 AWD launch would be pretty impressive to see, and if you want to have rwd fun its only a flick of the switch away.

Thought about doing a GT-R conversion, but i think if i bought a GT-R, i'd have to just keep the RB26. Whereas with a GTSt, i don't care AS much lol.

No i don't have the car as yet.

[R34GT-T]

I know of an LS1 in an S15 and the qld mechanic that did the job.

I call it the L-S-15

[BezerkR32]

hey mate, im happy to share any info you might want, also my build thread is prety detailed. i see your familiar with it.

i have been asked the question about rego and by my understanding you can legally engineer and register up too 6litre na.

why you would need to then turbo the car is beyond me.

the conversion is very straight forward and almost the easiest i have done.

the fact you can buy a ls2 crate engine complete from intake too sump for 4k also makes it the cheapest.

the mass of aftermarket parts whether it be cams, rocker gear, valve springs, etc is readily available and cheaper than any nissan part.

I love turbod 6s, but they dont compare to the savage torque of a healthy v8.

good luck.

[mad082]

I know of an LS1 in an S15 and the qld mechanic that did the job.

I call it the L-S-15

i really hate it when people come up with stupid names like that, LOL.

[NA_Goodness]

All common LS1, LS2 and LS3 engines (5.7, 6.0, 6.2 displacement respectively) are aluminium blocks in standard passenger car applications (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GM_LS_engine ). You can get each with a cast iron block too, typically used in stroker or FI builds. Current kings of the LS hill are LS7 (7.0L), LS9 (6.2L supercharged) and the aftermarket LSX by GM Performance Parts (cast-iron racing block based on the LS7 engine).

Any one of these things, NA or not, will go like crazy when dropped into a lightweight chassis such as the R32.

You learn something new everyday! Thanks for clearing that up for me.

Dont see the point of putting a cast iron V8 in the front of a Skyline, its just added weight. The alloy blocks go a long way to weight saving and improving handling.