Peaceful protest thread Reply #150 – March 07, 2015, 10:42:11 AM "Aboot"... Ah yes, thank you South Park...For the record, any time you hear a Canadian say "Aboot", he's describing this:As for the LS into Swap thing - I feel this "Peaceful protest thread" is about to become a lot less "peaceful" That being said, I'd swap an LS into a four-eye Bird in an.. um.. heartbeat. The most basic LM7 5.3 is making about as much power bone stock as a 5.0 with heads, cam & intake. A cam and a tune and you're well north of 400 horses. That's why I say that I wouldn't care what drivetrain was in any future four-eye that I end up owning, because it'd be yanked out and recycled into a new Kia anyway Quote Selected
Peaceful protest thread Reply #151 – March 07, 2015, 11:12:09 AM What I love about an LS motor is that everyone says how much more power they make than a 5.0...I would hope so as the LS motors have more cubic inches to begin with. The high horsepower LS motors were in the GM performance cars where the trucks got the LS Vortec motors that were detuned and the torque was bumped up for obvious reasons.LS MotorsLS1/LS6 - 346 cu in (5.7 L)LS2 - 364 cu in (6.0 L)LS3/L99 - 376 cu in (6.2 L)LS4 - 327 cu in (5.3 L)LS9 - 376 cu in (6.2 L) super charged ZR1 motorLSA - Detuned LS9 for the CadillacsSo saying a person is going to throw an LS motor and a turbo into a car does not really tell me much about the build due to all the various "LS" motors and different turbo configurations. The $500 LS motors in the junk yard are typically the 5.3L truck Vortec motors due to their sheer abundance. That is still 327 cu in so its a good start (about 320 flywheel hp stock) but typically this motor will need a camshaft, intake, head work or different LS family heads, a stand alone programmer for the fuel injection & ignition or a carb setup and what ever it takes to get spark. The list goes on and on as you will need some kind of special K-member, drive shaft work, transmission mount, a transmission, and if its one of the new auto transmissions possibly an aftermarket box to control the shifts on that as well. With all of that $500 can grow like crazy just like any other build. Now if you just throw a turbo at a stock 5.3 L Vortec then my guess is 500 flywheel hp would be very attainable. Anything more than that and you start getting into tearing the motor down to mess with ring gap, cams, heads, intakes, throttle bodies, etc. all of which are not cheap so 1,000 flywheel hp on a $500 junk yard motor is pushing it without spending the money. The short blocks will take it with some minor work but its still not cheap.For all of that I would just build a 351W and save myself some headache but that's just me. The LS motor and the turbo will be a bad mofookie if done correctly so I'm not saying they will not build HP because they will just like putting a 440 Hemi and a turbo in a car will make HP. I just think it is cool that people build what they like and if you take the time to see the work that went into it then that is what makes us car guys and the occasional gal (wish we had more women interested in all of this).Darren Quote Selected
Peaceful protest thread Reply #152 – March 07, 2015, 11:14:02 AM No sir..LOL. I've said all I needed to say about what I think of LS swaps. Probably said it 3 or 4 years ago, at that. :DI want to put a flathead engine in my next Tbird... Quote Selected
Peaceful protest thread Reply #153 – March 07, 2015, 11:17:28 AM That would be bad ass man! Maybe a turbo to boot????Darren Quote Selected
Peaceful protest thread Reply #154 – March 07, 2015, 11:30:02 AM Darren I have a buddy up here that swapped a junkyard 5.3 into his stang with an s480 turbo and a th400 and he is getting great fuel milage and putting down over 750hp at the wheels. All on a very cheap budget and with out k member, heads or intake or anything fancier then a stock LS9 cam. Fast Ed can confirm it. You are WAY over thinking the swap. And yes it is MUCH MUCH CHEAPER then any Ford build. Including your mod motor. Just the timing chains on those are north of $1,200 to do around here. No thanks. Mod motors are far from budget in any version.To each there own. But I would rather save money where I can and still have a very fast car with money still in my bank account after.LS Turbo Foxbody Dyno - 672WHP, 735TQ: http://youtu.be/-21_oiCKeDcsorry about the highjack guys. Quote Selected
Peaceful protest thread Reply #155 – March 07, 2015, 11:38:54 AM Quote from: Aerocoupe;445711That would be bad ass man! Maybe a turbo to boot????DarrenYes! As soon as I figure out how to get this shop vac to run backwards...then mount my power inverter. :D Quote Selected
Peaceful protest thread Reply #156 – March 07, 2015, 12:31:41 PM Quote from: ThunderbirdSport302;445713Yes! As soon as I figure out how to get this shop vac to run backwards...then mount my power inverter. :DDon't waste your time with a shop vac. Do this...http://www.hotrod.com/how-to/engine/hrdp-1105-leaf-blower-supercharger/ Quote Selected
Peaceful protest thread Reply #157 – March 07, 2015, 01:23:45 PM Well, that's a pretty good use for a C4 Vette. Cut it up and put a carb motor in it.I'd rather leave it whole, put about 15 pounds of tannerite on the driver's seat, and unlimber some 150 gr .308 at it. :D Quote Selected
Peaceful protest thread Reply #158 – March 07, 2015, 01:50:01 PM Quote from: ThunderbirdSport302;445719Well, that's a pretty good use for a C4 Vette. Cut it up and put a carb motor in it.I'd rather leave it whole, put about 15 pounds of tannerite on the driver's seat, and unlimber some 150 gr .308 at it. :DI like the way you think sir Quote Selected
Peaceful protest thread Reply #159 – March 07, 2015, 02:38:47 PM Let's go shootin'. I may not have any c4 vettes, but I am sure we can scare up a few camaros. Equally as good for my intentions :) Quote Selected
Peaceful protest thread Reply #160 – March 09, 2015, 12:15:35 AM Quote from: ThunderbirdSport302;445690And putting LS engines in Ford vehicle is not any different than sleeping with your own siblings....ya just don't do it.You don't do it if you enjoy going slow. Quote Selected
Peaceful protest thread Reply #161 – March 09, 2015, 09:31:55 AM 10's.....In the Mustang...... With a 4.6.....Stock block and rotating assembly......Full weight car.....A/C, cruise, and zero fear of long road trips.....Coming in May! Quote Selected
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