Brand new member here. Hi!
I'm just a hack that works on cell sites during the day and tries to balance the rest of my free time between family and hobbies. The hobbies mostly include trying to build and fix things.
Anyway, after a long break from messing with cars, due to having small children, I figured I'd get another car four or five years ago. I found a 1990 300zx NA that needed body work, and engine work as it just simply ran like garbage.. After a winter of sanding and some injectors she went on the road. I got bored fast (as you probably are now ). Let's go turbo! I rebuilt my motor with TT pistons, injectors etc and prepared for boost. You know - I never rebuilt a motor before and I didn't think the VG was bad at all. The rebuild ran perfect, no turbos yet but ran great on 87 octane which was nice given the $4 gallon price at the time!
One morning I was talking to a hot rod buddy and he said "why you gonna mess with all that turbo crap? just stick a V8 in there and be done with it". I once did a 260z with a ford 302 so it seemed do-able.... I said..."OK". sheesh....
** Here we are so far - I took it for a blast yesterday and the thing goes down the road like it never did before... sorta scary for an old fart like me The thing works! **
This is the second LSX now. I started with a JY 4.8 that quickly spun a bearing. I obtained a tired 5.3 and did a simple rebuild with stock crank, rods, heads but with a ls2 cam, speed pro 4,8 flat top pistons and PAC 1218 springs.
I am using the factory z32 NA 5spd. It sits fore/aft in the factory location. Driveshaft and shifter are untouched.
I am using a
-slightly modified steel SB chevy flywheel 153t (the smaller bore type chevy FW has the same center bore as the LSX FW by the way!) had to clearance bellhousing.
-a 10.4" stock type chevy pressure plate.
-a later model -ugh I forget- Japanese car clutch disk that had the same spline as the nissan 5spd input shaft, and measured 10.25".
- a DIY adapter to mate the engine and nissan 5spd
- a DIY pilot adapter
- spaced nissan factory clutch fork/bearing
- aluminum ford syyle narrow radiator angled like a z31, taurus fan, DIY shroud
- DIY engine mounts
- modified truck manifolds
- microsquirt ECU speed density, batch fire - I am liking the simplicity of this!
- Custom oil pan built from a truck pan *
- factory fuel pump with S10 filter /reg *
- edit: SBC mini starter with a remachined mounting base
*next to come: accusump to increase oil capacity (4.5qts now), and bigger fuel pump. Also have to look at the bushings and suspension, it gets pretty crazy when you put the torque down.
Just figured it might be of interest here, thanks for reading.
I'll try to put a few pics up.....