jonus079

i just got some totoya 4 piston calipers and was wondering where i can get the spacer so i can use 300zx rotors. i went to modern motor sports but couldnt find where i could just get the spacers, i only found the kit. i just need a link, thanks

yeah mike, i heard the same thing about the hieght of the engine. that was actually one of the questions i ment to ask. so if the intake and oil pan bolts up we should be good right? is there any modification needed to use the ls1 pan? aslo can i use aftermarket fuel rails ment for a ls1 on this engine. thanks guys

im almost sure im gunna go with an lm7 rather than an ls1 becuase of the lower compression ratio and much lower cost. anyway i have a few questions that i home you can help me out with. 1. are the 4L60E's that comes on the z28 and the 5.3l, 4L60E's 4X2 trucks different? i saw a listing on ebay for a 4L60E that said it would fit any 2wd genIII v8. 2. would i t56 bolt up to a lm7. i was told it wouldnt but i have a hard time believing that as the bolt paturn looks identical. the manual flywheel from a ls1 also seems to have the same bolt paturn. 3. would an ls1 intake bolt on to an lm7 engine. 4. in what ways are the lm7 and ls1 heads diffrent. thanks for your help!

i too have been really wanting to do this converstion. in the beganing i wanted to do an ls1 convertion but after seeing how many people have done it and how much the engine is i figured the lm7 would be much better for my application. my plans are to use a lm7 with a turbonetics 62-1 turbo running low pressure until i get enough money to bore it with lower compression forged pistons. the stock 9.5:1 compression ratio along with the iron block should be able to hold 6-10 psi with no problems as the effective compression ratio is still pritty low. see the thing is i could send $4k for an ls1 w/ 4l60e (340hp i think it was) or i could get an lm7 (295hp) for $700 with the same tranny (and they are easy to find at that price). turbo that for around $1000-$2000 and then in the future have it bored to an ls1. now of corse there arent as many performace part for these engines as the ls1 but there is still a good amount out there. cam, heads, headers, maf's, etc... can be found at summit and im sure if looked i could find alot of other parts. as for the headers, you can pick up a set of tubular headers from summit racing for only $169.99. they can easly be modified to fit better. in the end for me it all comes down to money, in my opionion this engine gives alot more bang for a buck than that ls1. not that im knocking the ls1, if i had the money i would buy one! if you target is to run 9's then get the ls1 but if you happy with anything after that then the LM7 and LR4 are great alternatives. hey zgeezer, do you konw it a t56 from a ls1 would bolt up. i was told it wont but have trouble believing that as the camaros have the same auto as the trucks.

i just bought a 1972 240z and am most likely going to put in an ls1 but yesterday i was looking around on ebay and found this- http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/INFINITI-M45-ENGINE-TRANS-NISSAN-240Z-300Z-4-5L-V8_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ33615QQitemZ7993091084QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW what an engine! i dont think im going to use it but 340hp wouldnt be bad. it owuld be awsome if you could find a manual tranny to like up.