Well topic lays out the ground work for my questions and concerns. First off, has anyone done this? I've searched around on a few boards, looking at power charts and different swaps, and a nice ls1 (out of a c5 vette) is an obvious choice (with a few boltons 350 rwhp). But i was wondering if you still have handling aspects similar to a normal carb'd datsun 240z? i know the Ls1 is a very light aluminum block and lighter then very many engines out there, but im looking at making a weekend drift car that is still reliable enough to drive on the road.
For the price an ls1 is just logical for the power it brings, im just worried about how it holds up to being revved pretty maliciously and if it puts an odd balance on the weight distribution of the 240z, thank you for all and any replies to this post.
also, nice site you guys have here