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Alright well just keep us updated on your project gmprojectz. I would like to see how it turns out. I have always wanted to complete a ls1 into a z32, but decided against it for the reasons I posted above. Make sure to take lots of pics:)

Nope never tried it, just gave you what I have heard from others who have. Just some info I have been told, you can take it or leave it, but dont hold me to it since I dont know first hand. Another thought I had was that once you complete the swap, say its not fast enough, the Z32 engine bay doesnt leave you much room for any turbo/supercharger setup. It would be very tight. The only easy option that I would see is a nitrous setup. And just to add a little info to give some truth to my earlier post, I found this in the tread you posted Im not trying to tell you not to do the swap, but I spent some serious money on my z32 after I spun the bearing and am looking back and thinking I made the wrong decision. Its a great looking body, but the space available doesnt leave you with many options as well as an ease of working on it. I just decided to build up a vg motor, but now I am realizing that money was not well spent. The VG is a great motor, but a pain to work on. The whole motor has to come out to replace/work on the turbos. There is no room to do anything quickly. A different chasis and different motor would have been much easier to work on, saving me time and headache, as well as yielding the same results. There seems to be a reason why the Z32 section of this site has little activity.

Not trying to rag on your idea, but I would drop the ls1 idea. I spun a bearing just like you and considered it for awhile. The thing is that its not easy at all in a z32. The engine bays make it very very hard, mostly due to the steering rack being located right in the middle of the engine bay. Ive helped with swaps in 240z's and rx7s and even those with big engine compartments were a bit of work. The z32 is just not a good choice for an ls1 swap. It is possible, but its not the deal of using gto oil pans with this and that like you do in other cars. Its all custom work. If you are set on and ls1 motor, I would choose a different car, but if you are set on the z32 chasis, then I would look into rb series swaps.