Guest Draken Posted April 29, 2002 Share Posted April 29, 2002 I have been lurking on this board for quite some time gathering 'how-to' information (technical) on doing a Chevy V8 swap for a 240Z. I would like to comment this is one of the best forums I have ever visited. I have always loved the early Z's and did not know that people were swapping SBC's in them until recently, in which I stumbled upon the video of Darius' Z. After watching those videos I have become infatuated with doing (attempting) a V8 swap. What I would like to do is build up a SBC 240Z similar to Darius' albeit not so hopped up. I am just beginning to learn about Chevy engines so there is much that confuses me. I am planning on dropping a mid-'90's LT1 engine (from a C4 'Vette) and mating it up to a T56. From what I gather, Darius' engine is an LT1 but it displaces 383 cid. Did he bore/stroke his engine or did he buy it like that? I have never built up an engine and I'm not "in the know" on engine building. Do you reccomend that I buy a built up motor? The application that I'm pushing for is a street car that is reliable and pretty fast (high 11's-12 sec). I am beaming for a supercharged EFI 383. Any thought would be greatly appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patzky1 Posted April 29, 2002 Share Posted April 29, 2002 IMVHO Buy some books on building up a SBC (Vizard comes to mind) and do a NA 383 conversion. You can pretty easily get 400-450 hp out of a streetable and tame 383, especially FI, and not have to supercharge for more $$ savings. This will put your 240Z comfortably in the mid-11 sec. range for sure. Patrick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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