dts300z

$280 at LKQ... good price IMO

What the UPS man left for me... woot Conversion flexplate LS6 valve springs Rod bolts Trans dapt motor mounts A lil intake fo da squre bore. On the way... enough to get things rolling.

It's looks like I'm going to retire the LT1. Time for an LSx swap. Torched number 7 during a full throttle blast. Coolant hose blew, coolant temps went up and that was all she wrote. Needless to say we are starting over again lol. Not such good luck with the ole LT1.

Check out the link in my sig. I have a pretty detailed how to on putting a LT1 (reverse cooled SBC) in a Z. I also made another thread --> http://forums.hybridz.org/index.php/topic/80113-z32-v8-genral-swap-information/ that should give you some guidance. Good luck and keep us posted! Dan

Thanks! Yes Sir! I've been working on trying to keep it cool at highway speeds (stays right at 172 degrees at idle). I think it's about whipped. I've finally created the low pressure zone in the engine compartment to help force the air through the radiator. Time to find a more permanent solution.

Looky good!

Just a few more pictures. I finished wrapping the harness and a few other odds and ends. Enjoy!

Cool project! It would probably get more attention under this section http://forums.hybridz.org/index.php/forum/7-gen-i-ii-chevy-v8-tech-board/ Good luck with the swap. I've been messing with mine for quite a while now.

It's running. I have a few bad plug wires lol. I switched over to some taylor wires this time. My complements to Kevin at CSU for building me one hell of a carburetor. Videos to come!

A few more pictures of the progress this weekend.

Not sure were still going to fit under the factory hood. This is just the mockup carb, I'm going with a CSU. I hope to have it running in a few weeks and then off to the dyno to blow it up again lol.

It's been a while but the project is not dead. Pictures and progress to come!

Nice!! Can't wait to see some videos!

Wow! Beautiful! Really turned out nice! Can't wait to see some more footage.

Updates?!?!

:o Be careful man! Do you have anything else supporting the car while you got it hanging like that?

Might try having the charging system checked. If the battery voltage is down enough this could happen. Did the oil pressure jump back up when you plugged the sending unit back in?

Good call! Here is a link for those interested. http://www.summitracing.com/parts/TRD-4500/?rtype=10 I wish I came across these!!!

Looking good man!

Sounds good! lets see some pictures!

Yup that's what I did.

You shouldn't hurt anything. If it were me I'd just hook it up. Either its going to read low or its going to bury the needle. I've done it a few times with mine. Still works hahaha!

On the first swap I massaged the oil pan a bit to clear the rack without hurting anything. It was a very tight fit for sure and I beat the crap out of the firewall to get it in. Its going to be tight and your going to have a lot of trial fitments. Ha yeah I forgot about the check engine light. I had that wired up too.

This thread is in the works but it will have a lot of useful information in it for the swap. http://forums.hybridz.org/index.php/topic/97246-z32-lt1-questions/page__gopid__914993#entry914993

If you have the FSM for the Z you should be able to look in the trouble shooting section for the tach and the speedo and it will give you pinouts for diagnosing them and those would be the same pins you need to tie into. The connector you want to splice into is the one the comes off the engine harness, there are 2 (one goes to the ecu and one returns to the body harness) the tach, fuel pump, temp sensor, ecu power are all in this connector. The sub harness in the engine bay that goes to oil pressure sensor, alt., speedo, starter, and reverse lights are all in the few connections behind the passenger headlight. I'm sure you have figured most of this out but just in case you have not there you go... this is all by memory so I could be a bit off but I think that's about right. The auto might be a touch different so you will need to look into that. For the tach calibration I would use a dakota digital unit that converts the signal before it hits the tach so you don't have to even worry with it. I just adjusted the trim pot on the tach like others have done on this site and that seem to get it close enough for me. For the speedo I used a ratio adapter that allowed me to adjust the signal through dip switches. This gets a little tricky so you might want to call the manufacture to get it spot on... when you get to that point I can give you a little more direction. If you do a google search for ratio adapter it should come up. I think its called an abbott ratio adapter. For your accessory issues look into other LT1 setups if memory serves me right there are quite a few ways around the factory setup. I know different models like the trucks etc... might have better positioning of the accessories. On my setup I designed a bracket to utilize the factory nissan alternator. I don't have any other creature comforts. Lots of luck to you! Dan