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I was kinda shocked when I saw the prices of welders, cause I was expecting my blow torch to be just fine On and thanks for mentioning that you just bought a z28, cause there are a few where I live going for 1500 Guess this is gonna be a lot cheaper than I anticipated!

Thanks for that link, it cleared up some of my questions regarding the LS_ engines. LS1's seem a little pricey going for around 4-5k, what would be some other cheap alternatives? Is there any guide that compares some of the engines that have been put in Z's? I'm just trying to get an estimate on how much I should be saving up. Would the LT-1 be a good engine to start off with? I read a few posts with some members that had them, and they seem to go for a good price for the performance

Haha, well thanks a bunch for the help guys, I'm not going to consider replacing the engine till the end of summer as I am completely swamped with college, but you guys have all convinced me to take the time to learn more about this process. I'm not sure I can make it tomorrow Pat, but if I can Ill let you know

What kind of price should I be expecting for a 250ish whp engine compared to a more more powerful LS1? Ive been looking at Chevy small blocks, but I am a little confused when I look at some of the engines that have been produced, mainly the dates they were first introduced. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevrolet_Small-Block_engine#L46 If anyone knows where I can get a list all of the engine options I would appreciate it.

Well I guess I expected engine replacement to be much harder than it sounds

Thank you very much, I expected the engine crane to cost MUCH more. I guess I will start reading and prepare for this swap

Thank you for the good advice! However, is it not true that there are some pieces of equipment that are needed to remove and insert a new engine? I am not sure what it is called but what is the device that would remove the engine.

Well I have noticed there are a great number of v8 swaps on this forum and I'm wondering, do all you guys do the swaps by yourselves? The reason I ask is because I was interested in having a mechanic swap a v8 into my 280z, and I am not sure if it would be a good idea to trust someone else to do it. I know there is a book on how to swap v8's into Datsun's, but I'm skeptical as to how much it would benefit me as I know very little about the innards of cars. If anyone knows and trustworthy Cali Datsun mechanics please post.