80LS1T Posted June 27, 2003 Share Posted June 27, 2003 Quiz question.......Where is the STARTER on the Northstar??? Hmm................................... It's in the block valley. Ding Ding Ding!!! We have a winner! I still think the LT5 is the way to go! Guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg55_99 Posted June 27, 2003 Share Posted June 27, 2003 OK, heres another trivia question. There are two different bellhousings that can be modified to fit two separate 5-speeds behind a Northstar. One is the GM 2.8 bellhousing for a T-5. What's the other one? Greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg55_99 Posted June 27, 2003 Share Posted June 27, 2003 Whoops! Let me correct that question. There are THREE different bellhousings that can be modified behind the Northstar. I gave you one... what are the other two? Greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
80LS1T Posted June 27, 2003 Share Posted June 27, 2003 I thought someone said you could put a T56 behind one of these? Guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moridin Posted June 28, 2003 Share Posted June 28, 2003 Yeah, http://www.chrfab.com makes a bellhousing to mate up the T56. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg55_99 Posted June 28, 2003 Share Posted June 28, 2003 Actually, what I meant was a FACTORY bellhousing. However, I'll let it out. The 96-99 2.5L Dodge Dakota 5-speed bellhousing has the same engine side bolt pattern as the FWD GM engines. So with a minor modification, it can be used to mate the 87-92 R154 Supra Turbo 5-speed up to a Northstar. The AX-15 tranny in the Dakota and the Supra Turbo tranny share the same case to bellhousing bolt pattern. Also, the 88-99 2.5L Jeep Wrangler bellhousing can also be modified to fit the Northstar and it will bolt up a Toyota W58 5-speed out of a non Turbo Supra. The W58 and Jeep AX5 tranny share the same case to bellhousing bolt pattern. Hows that for trivia! Greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted August 22, 2003 Share Posted August 22, 2003 i think i would just head to the junk yard in search of a porsche 928 and go form there i have a friend with a 928 and it hauls*** and then some it also seem to be a semi narrow motor and the tranny is a work of art but also consider they are good motors but when something breaks it cost a heck of alot of cash to fix but wow i guess if u had the money for the motor you could maintain it to Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tempe_Z Posted August 24, 2003 Share Posted August 24, 2003 Couple issues with the 928 engine. Parts are very expensive and it uses a transaxle so you're going to have to do alot of work to adapt a typical RWD transmission to it to fit in a Z. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest vegeta Posted September 26, 2003 Share Posted September 26, 2003 The Northstar is definitely the way to go!!! If you get one from the new Cadillac XLR, it is RWD, DOHC with VTEC, and is "mildly tuned" to make 320hp. The RWD version of the Northstar in the XLR is a redesigned version of the original FWD Northstar, and it has a stiffer block and the water pump has been moved up front (to accomadate for RWD) plus they added variable valve timing. I've read that the weights are around 390 lbs FULLY DRESSED for the 1st gen Northstars. I'm not sure what the weights for the LT5 are, but I'd guess it's pretty close to the all aluminum LS1/LS6 SBC, which is around 550 fully dressed, and the LT5 has three more cams than the LS1, so it's probably heavier. As far as the Northstar starter, just remove the intake/injection setup to get at it. If you can't do that, then you shouldn't be doing a hybrid car in the first place. Anyways...I've seen an article in Hot Rod (or popular hotrodding, or one like that) that had a guy who makes parts for the Northstar, and he had 415hp with simple bolt ons, as well as a 525 hp heavily modded version. And that was the 1st gen engine!! He said stock It'll rev right up to 8,500 RPM, so you can imagine that since most engines that rev that high can make 110hp/liter normally aspirated (such as many hondas, toyotas, ferraris, bmw m3, etc), 110 * 4.6L = 506 hp. That's just my oppinion, though..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moridin Posted September 27, 2003 Share Posted September 27, 2003 Whoever said anything about N/A? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Idnevno Posted September 27, 2003 Share Posted September 27, 2003 i can't believe no one has mentioned an Aston Martin Lagonda engine around mid '70s. from what i remember i believe they put out around 500 horse stock. they are also all aluminum dohc v8 engines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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