Thread: ENGINE TRANSPLANT???

Originally Posted by defmec

what bout a 302 Windsor

Mmmm, brings to mind a quote from an iconic Aussie movie

with Phase 4 heads! 600 horsepower through the wheels! She's meanness set to music and the ***** is born to run

Originally Posted by loanrangie

Why do you need so much power ? you wont use it offroad unless you are racing and you can get enough useable torque from a rover motor with decent compression and aftermarket/re mapped ECU. All you will do is stress the rest of the driveline into failure, the cost of the chev swap will be akin to a small house deposit - why do it ? I'm not against engine swaps at all but in the case of a 4wd i dont see how you will get the full benefit of the expspense.

I feel its better to have power and limit it through the throttle then not have power and always be on the throttle.

As for the $$$ involved its about the same weather i build a decent 4.6+ rover motor or just get a LS2.

Originally Posted by defmec

what bout a 302 Windsor or a straight 6 4l turbo

eewwwwww, you should be banned for that!

No seriously, I want to stick with the rover alloy V8 or a 'new' Chev (read L76, L98 or LS2)

The older chev and windsor blocks simply fail to turn me awn.

Originally Posted by Grimace

I feel its better to have power and limit it through the throttle then not have power and always be on the throttle.

As for the $$$ involved its about the same weather i build a decent 4.6+ rover motor or just get a LS2.

All you need is a reasonable amount of torque low in the range not a high rpm monster.

don wory instead of haveing a big v8,,, i was thinking more of a 2j out of a skyline, ,, i got this idear cos im geting a biger intercooler and my mate sead y dont u get a big front mount IC, iv never seen a fender with that ,, and then he sead well since your allready there put my 2J in it,, hahah,, the fender would then have a masive blowoff valve then such a child

Originally Posted by loanrangie

All you need is a reasonable amount of torque low in the range not a high rpm monster.

I know this is all true and correct, but cmon man why be so sensible

Originally Posted by loanrangie

All you need is a reasonable amount of torque low in the range not a high rpm monster.

Unless you spend some time dune climbing!
As for the 4bd1T getting the same power as a LSx V8 motor.... i highly doubt it, sure you can probobly get 300hp or what ever out of them but thats what you can get out of a stock LS1, with some mods or a turbo the LS motor would crap over any deisel for power.

Originally Posted by cal415

Unless you spend some time dune climbing!
As for the 4bd1T getting the same power as a LSx V8 motor.... i highly doubt it, sure you can probobly get 300hp or what ever out of them but thats what you can get out of a stock LS1, with some mods or a turbo the LS motor would crap over any deisel for power.

The 4BD1T power was in relation to the detroit.
It's no problem for a 4BD1T to beat an LS1 for torque across it's entire rev range.

The only mods on an LS1 that're going to give you more power without making the low end completely useless is forced induction. At that point the tanker trailer becomes a real drain on performance.