What would r3v do?

[dubsixjmac]

Oh and the last car I ran with a carb was my 76 riviera with a big block 455...
The lsx with be fuel injected for sure

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[nny403]

The iron motor is 80 lbs over the ls1 and can be had for a 3rd of the price and bored further. I figure the iron swap will add a total of 160lbs to my car and at least 200hp...

A cost benefit that makes sense. There is a reason Datsun guys still don't by and large bother with aluminum engines. The cost vs. the performance doesn't add up. Never mind what it weighs over the other V8 option what does it weigh over the stock M20?

http://www.e30v8.com/

How is your supply for the Ford 5.0L? I briefly considered this as a viable option for awhile especially as they've done the leg work for wiring for fuel injection.

[LuckyHenriksen]

A cost benefit that makes sense. There is a reason Datsun guys still don't by and large bother with aluminum engines. The cost vs. the performance doesn't add up. Never mind what it weighs over the other V8 option what does it weigh over the stock M20?

http://www.e30v8.com/

How is your supply for the Ford 5.0L? I briefly considered this as a viable option for awhile especially as they've done the leg work for wiring for fuel injection.

Don't forget to factor in the weight (and price!) of the T56 transmission. That's one of the big things holding up my LSx project, I have to save up the money to buy the trans next

[LuckyHenriksen]

Oops didn't mean to quote you Ken....

[iansane]

A cost benefit that makes sense. There is a reason Datsun guys still don't by and large bother with aluminum engines. The cost vs. the performance doesn't add up. Never mind what it weighs over the other V8 option what does it weigh over the stock M20?

http://www.e30v8.com/

How is your supply for the Ford 5.0L? I briefly considered this as a viable option for awhile especially as they've done the leg work for wiring for fuel injection.

Looks to be about 112 lbs. Give or take.
M20;


Al LSx

If you can't read that, it says 609lbs.

Why even bother with a 5.0? A factory block in a performance car is just waiting until it cracks in half. It's an antiquate ECM with batch fire injection. Reliability is definitely there, as is cheapness of parts but you're going to spend a LOT of money just make similar power numbers to an LSx motor and get nowhere near the drivability.

[James Crivellone]

M60 v8

[e30austin]

M60 v8

This.

[nny403]

That sort of negates the purpose of getting the cost down. (The M60) When I was looking into V8 swaps a good HO 302 was like complete $200.