ls1 swap for s13

[s13slider®]

do they make mount kits and and a drive shaft for this swap yet , and is that all thats involved.

[B_Hoov]

yes they do, the do it yourself kit is 800$, you will have to weld all of the brackets together yourself, i have all of my welding certificates if you want it done right, or the kit ready to bolt in i believe is right around 2k, forgot who makes the kit, i will look into it, you will have to beat out your tranny tunnel pretty significantly and get your drive-shaft shortened.

[Elbow]

Hinson supercars makes a kit I believe spelling might be wrong, google it.

[s13slider®]

thanks guys , the hinson place sells a kit with a bunch of **** that i can actually make myself or do without . all i need are the mounts and driveshaft from the resaerch i have done . and from them that will only be about 450 from what i understand. reps to both of you .

[B_Hoov]

let me know how it turns out, i have an LS2 sitting around i'd like to throw in a 97-98 chassis

[s13slider®]

how much for the ls2

[B_Hoov]

saving it for a rainy day project, only paid 2700 for it and it has 11k on it

[mikespeed95]

the hinson stuff is garbage. i know because i tried to help them do a decent job on it, and they had no interest in doing anything but making money and cutting corners while tooting their own horn.

www.xatracing.com
no diy kit.

also check out www.ls1tech.com inthe conversions & hybrids forum. get on there and get in

[s13slider®]

the hinson stuff is garbage. i know because i tried to help them do a decent job on it, and they had no interest in doing anything but making money and cutting corners while tooting their own horn.

www.xatracing.com (http://www.xatracing.com)
no diy kit.

also check out www.ls1tech.com (http://www.ls1tech.com) inthe conversions & hybrids forum. get on there and get in

i heard the hinson stuff sucks more than a few times now . so has anyone actually done this swap or know someone who has . my research has came to a halt . plus to top it off my sr popped on my way home tonight . sooooo i need info to get this done .

[redrumracer]

i say make your own kit.

[drmcivicsi]

talk to erin HIPSI on here if he evne still gets on here. he did his by himself

[drmcivicsi]

http://www.importatlanta.com/forums/showthread.php?t=76314 reps would be nice

[s13slider®]

thanks man , didnt give that much info but still thanks . i will im him .

[Elbow]

Yeah make your own, people think custom mounts are expensive, they arent AT ALL. As in under $500 easy. I dont think there is a COMPLETE kit available. Out of curiosity why a LS motor and not another V8?

[redrumracer]

Yeah make your own, people think custom mounts are expensive, they arent AT ALL. As in under $500 easy. I dont think there is a COMPLETE kit available. Out of curiosity why a LS motor and not another V8?


cuz ls's kick ass

[Elbow]

Yeah but a older V8 takes an hour to install LOL.

Yeah LS's are bad ass. I have heard wiring is actually very simple. There is a diagram somewhere on the net for a LS to 240 swap.

[s13slider®]

Yeah make your own, people think custom mounts are expensive, they arent AT ALL. As in under $500 easy. I dont think there is a COMPLETE kit available. Out of curiosity why a LS motor and not another V8?

ls1 = 365 hp stock , cheap , to me , + reliable. what more can you ask for ?

[redrumracer]

ls1 = 365 hp stock , cheap , to me , + reliable. what more can you ask for ?

boost :D

[AnthonyF]

this was at sema. not an LS1, but pretty bad ass.



http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u180/TRYMY40/niss1.jpg
http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u180/TRYMY40/niss2.jpg

[AnthonyF]

ls1 = 365 hp stock , cheap , to me , + reliable. what more can you ask for ?

for it not to be a chevy made product. lolol....or a ford. boooooooo

[s13slider®]

boost :D

boost = breaking down every week. belive me my talon took a **** once a week . so did mr sr .

[AnthonyF]

^^=pos if not done to PERFECTION

[Echonova]

My SR powered 240 is my DD and I commute 64 miles a day 5 days a week. Boost = reliable if done right, just like any other motor.

[s13slider®]

My SR powered 240 is my DD and I commute 64 miles a day 5 days a week. Boost = reliable if done right, just like any other motor.

are you 375whp + ?

[s13slider®]

and echo , i had my dsm tuned plenty , by BG and it still popped .

[redrumracer]

and echo , i had my dsm tuned plenty , by BG and it still popped .


well thats just because its a dsm :yes:

[s13slider®]

well thats just because its a dsm :yes:

this might be a prooven fact .

~calls myth busters ~

[redrumracer]

this might be a prooven fact .

~calls myth busters ~

dude my ex roommate has a 93 awd dsm and he has been working on it more than he has actually drove it

[s13slider®]

dude my ex roommate has a 93 awd dsm and he has been working on it more than he has actually drove it

mine was a 91 but same here .

[HiPSI]

My SR powered 240 is my DD and I commute 64 miles a day 5 days a week. Boost = reliable if done right, just like any other motor.

truth. my 320whp SR was plenty reliable being beaten on for 4 years of drifting and daily driving. the LS1 blew up my first demo due to oil starvation.

[turbosx©]

which one is better tho?

[B_Hoov]

ls1! or 2

[Elbow]

Ok, no matter what...LS > SR ANY ****ING DAY

[AllTheDude]

Gotta love that BOV though...

[redrumracer]

Gotta love that BOV though...

so turbo the lsx

[Repost Squintz]

so turbo the lsx
and get no traction whatsoever..... :rolleyes:
lol since he loves the bov sound lol get the electronic bov lol jk

[AnthonyF]

Gotta love that BOV though...


why do we gotta?

do what confusedkorean said, buy one off of ebay and wire it up, or buy a real one and blow REALLY hard into it. hahaa

[turbosx©]

I think he'll be to busy with trying to get traction and staying straight to think bout a bov

[sirkus]

LS2 swap would be fun as hell..
Could a swap work on a convertible 240? That'd make for a nice little beast.

[Blitanicle99]

Make your own brackets. It wont be that hard. Buy some plate steel and go to town with some metal working tools. If you need drive shaft work, check out Drive Shaft Services on Cobb parkway/41 in marietta. They do all the work for the offroaders and alot of the guys running big motors in little cars.
Beat the **** out of your drive shaft tunnel because its gonna be alot bigger. How is your rear end? Why not throw an solid axle under there while your at it to make it wont blow?
You can get a cheap 10 Bolt chevy or ford 8.8 for nothing and it will hold the power you need it to.
I dont really see the little IRS diff holding up to 400 hp and off the line torque.

[HiPSI]

Beat the **** out of your drive shaft tunnel because its gonna be alot bigger. How is your rear end? Why not throw an solid axle under there while your at it to make it wont blow?
You can get a cheap 10 Bolt chevy or ford 8.8 for nothing and it will hold the power you need it to.
I dont really see the little IRS diff holding up to 400 hp and off the line torque.


doesn't take that much hammer work.

and why throw a solid axle under a car with a perfectly good independent rear with nearly bulletproof rear end? the R200 diff is similarly beefy as a ford 9" internally. they've repeatedly held up well above 400ft-lbs of torque on sticky tires at dragstrips. at worst you'll break axle shafts for a u-joint, but a nice beefy set of aftermarket axles is much cheaper than retrofitting a solid axle into the car.

[HiPSI]

so turbo the lsx


if you've got that kind of money you might as well buy a vette. ever priced out a forged rotating assembly for an LS1? the stock stuff will only hold up so long, then you have to have deep pockets.

[HiPSI]

Ok, no matter what...LS > SR ANY ****ING DAY


no matter what? Dan from Batlground's drift car is one wicked sumbitch and will eat my LS1 for lunch. if you properly engineer your setup on the SR, it'll not only be reliable but it'll make a hell of a lot of power. to my knowledge they're still running the same old engines they have been with stock internals too.

neither is better than the other, just depends on your preference and driving style.