Best Car for LS7 engine transplant?
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Might seem a strange way of looking at it, but I keep on dreaming of putting one of these into something and reveling in the high displacement, big power and sound with lots of tuning potential.
It seems that as you can buy a crate engine or one from a donor car (probably too rich for me) there are so many official GM and aftermarket parts you can use.
So, anyone got any wacky ideas??
Or would you say buy one with a Corvette Z06 attached to it, or go for one of the other LS engines? Not very keen on LHD and the plastic fantastic interior of the Corvette.
A bit of a daydream, but last time I started out like this I ended up with an engine swap and 450bhp in my now sold urquattro.
It seems that as you can buy a crate engine or one from a donor car (probably too rich for me) there are so many official GM and aftermarket parts you can use.
So, anyone got any wacky ideas??
Or would you say buy one with a Corvette Z06 attached to it, or go for one of the other LS engines? Not very keen on LHD and the plastic fantastic interior of the Corvette.
A bit of a daydream, but last time I started out like this I ended up with an engine swap and 450bhp in my now sold urquattro.
Crusoe said:
Mazda rx8, already kits out there. Double the power and increase the mpg at the same time.
Got a link to one that actually works? EVERYONE says this whenever the RX8 is mentioned, but I've NEVER seen a workable road-going conversion.
I have a mate who's in the (very slow) process of dropping one into a Marcos (unless he's given up...). That'll be quick...
M.
Maybe not exactly a wacky idea as they are commonly done, but this is probably the best car or the most desirable car I can think of with the conversion -
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ULTIMA-GTR-720-BHP-LS7-V...
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ULTIMA-GTR-720-BHP-LS7-V...
urquattroGus said:
Might seem a strange way of looking at it, but I keep on dreaming of putting one of these into something and reveling in the high displacement, big power and sound with lots of tuning potential.
There is very little tuning potential to an LS7. ( compared to the LS3 )GM designed the engine to win at Le Mans.
Pretty much all the work has been done for you.
(All those nice German V8 engines seem to need some kind of Turbo to make the same power )
You can improve the stock air intake. ( it is a bit of a compromise on the Z06 )
You can add a lumpy cam.
Doing anything forced induction is a bad idea as the cylinder walls are paper thin.
Why not just get and LS3 at almost 1/3rd of the price and spend the rest on your engine mods.
Troubleatmill said:
There is very little tuning potential to an LS7. ( compared to the LS3 )
GM designed the engine to win at Le Mans.
Pretty much all the work has been done for you.
(All those nice German V8 engines seem to need some kind of Turbo to make the same power )
You can improve the stock air intake. ( it is a bit of a compromise on the Z06 )
You can add a lumpy cam.
Doing anything forced induction is a bad idea as the cylinder walls are paper thin.
Why not just get and LS3 at almost 1/3rd of the price and spend the rest on your engine mods.
I stand corrected. Yes, some of the reasons were that having read stuff and watched videos it seems like great engine out of the box!?GM designed the engine to win at Le Mans.
Pretty much all the work has been done for you.
(All those nice German V8 engines seem to need some kind of Turbo to make the same power )
You can improve the stock air intake. ( it is a bit of a compromise on the Z06 )
You can add a lumpy cam.
Doing anything forced induction is a bad idea as the cylinder walls are paper thin.
Why not just get and LS3 at almost 1/3rd of the price and spend the rest on your engine mods.
In the states they seem to change the heads and cams for 600bhp?
The LS3 is maybe more sensible but I love the idea of 7 litres and the upgraded internal etc....
So could buy and Ls3 and easily tune to 500bhp?
Rover P5, now that would be pretty badass.
marcosgt said:
I have a mate who's in the (very slow) process of dropping one into a Marcos (unless he's given up...). That'll be quick...
You probably know already, but your mate should talk to Topcats Racing. TVR / Marcos specialist (they race and win with a pair of Marcos in Britcar etc.) and they've done more TVR LS swaps than you can count Instead of the LS7, use the money to get an LS2 or LS3 and put a TVS2300 on it. Will make 600+bhp all day long
Troubleatmill said:
There is very little tuning potential to an LS7. ( compared to the LS3 )
GM designed the engine to win at Le Mans.
Pretty much all the work has been done for you.
Lingenfelter might disagree with the first statement.GM designed the engine to win at Le Mans.
Pretty much all the work has been done for you.
Katech designed and built Corvette's race engines.
Mr Tidy said:
Can't remember if it was a GM lump or maybe Ford, but there was a thread on here started by a PH'er who had put a 5.7 litre V8 in an E46 3 Series Coupe - he badged it a "357".
Otherwise looked pretty standard - nice sleeper!
BikeAlarmBlair and it was converted at the aforementioned Dynotorque. I believe he does a lot of the wiring on conversions for Craig.Otherwise looked pretty standard - nice sleeper!
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