turbodremz

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Huh, never looked at the BW turbo's that much.

I would say pull the trigger. And you are right, it can be done cheaper (power vs. cost) than a 2jz, and this is what I have tried explaining to the guys getting swaps at my shop too lol.

Ill be getting everything on my car as soon as possible, but depends how busy I am at my shop with these 1j/2j swaps.

jwin

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I been thinking about it too since I can sell my 6 speed swap with rear end for a lsx swap with maybe a turbo kit. Lol.

99SC42

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after reading this magazine i was sold on the setup.
http://www.hotrod.com/techarticles/h...g_bang_theory/

I wanted to keep my other car and still do the new setup!

tmf2004

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I can see why the LS swap is gaining popularity. right out of the box these engines are producing great power and what I got from that little article the engine seems bullet proof at a conservable HP setting .

when comparing costs is the LS swap cheaper in the end than the 2jz?

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turbodremz

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Keep the rear diff, sell the 6-speed trans and turbo setup, then go LSx

Ahh, yes the CXRacing TT kit. That article really gave me new light to CXR products, and the GM iron blocks. Im still at a toss up of which engine to build for the next stage. Iron 5.7 (bored 5.3), LQ4 (bored and stroked), or just jump the gun to the L92 (bored and stroked to a 7.0L). Either way, Victor Jr. intake with a Fast 102mm throttle body will be a part of the engine soon

They can be very stout, but keep in mind they used the iron block. Personally Im at a slight setback with the LS1's aluminum block, but can still make great power with little effort.

The cost of the swap itself can be cheaper depending on how you part the swap together. If you stick with cheaper used parts ( junkyard 5.3 with f-body pan/intake, self made harness, 4l80/60, etc.) it could in theory be done for under $4000, and I have a customers car in my shop right now that went slightly over budget to get a low mileage 5.3. His other downfall was the DBW, which complicates things slightly. But so far for his 5.3 (LY5) and T56, PSI Conversions harness, f-body pan/intake/driveshaft, AMS Motor mounts (amsmike here on the forums), clutch/fw, and other supporting parts, he's (if Im keeping track properly) right at $4300 including the reluctor wheel change to ditch the dbw and convert to cable throttle with LS1 PCM.

But in the end, toe to toe, I think you can make more useable/reliable power with a boosted LSx than a 2JZ for a lower cost...in theory. Now Im keeping tabs on my build, and once the boost kicks in, Ill have a price to compare to a similar powered 2JZ. So time will tell.

UsedFish

Oh it could be done for way under 4k I am just now a little over 1k but Im making alot of my stuff like the mounts and stuff so that saves a grand right there but all said and done I am willing to bet I get it done for under $2500

turbodremz

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Draglites added, Speedhut dash cluster/gauge setup finished, new switch panel and center console installed, installing line lock this week. Starting to gather the rest of the parts and the 304 builders kit to get this thing boosted.

jadu

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^^^ that's a beefy setup with those draglites. Are they they the 16x10s?

turbodremz

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15x8 actually. Tires are a 275/50/15. I wouldnt mind going to a 275/60, but we will see how they do the 15th at the track. So far they hook excellent on the street, so may be a bad night for my stock diff on a prepped track.

turbodremz

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Weather got the track shut down a bit early, but managed to pull a 12.9@106 with a 1.98s 60ft. Hooked pretty decent at 20psi, probably could have gone down to 18psi and not had the wheel shudder on launch, but hooked good enough it threw the camera a bit out of focus.




And for those not wanting to accept that I get 28+mpg, this was taken last night after the track, round trip from my house to the raceway (90.6mi round trip) and includes both runs at the strip, and a couple of highway pulls..I can take another if needed, or video.




Time for boost

tmf2004

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Man that sounds great... So your on boost already? going bigger Turbo?

turbodremz

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No, not boosted yet, just the stock LS1. Ill be making the manifold in the next couple of weeks for the turbo, the rest is small stuff from there until dyno day.

GZZ-TT

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Nice! Care to build one for me? heh

Wondering how much you think it'll cost to build a most basic manual Lsx powered SC [with A/C] that wont have any issues; what do you think? (Already have the DGR mounts) Parts, and then if someone was paying to have the swap performed vs. doing it themselves?

Really looking foreward to seeing those times drop on boost..

Dream36

Looking good. I love the revolution series in that dash. I had the normal speed hut series in my LS1-RX7. If you are still debating dp placement, I have seen a few do a split and cross over at the rear of the oil pan. I'm actually following two builds, yours (because it's similar to my last build), and the guy using a 1uz and twins on his rx7 (because that's the motor I got now). Keep it up, I can't wait to see this thing someday.

stockhatch

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Nice! You need to power shift that thing and drop a few tenths