mikeith Posted November 6, 2006 Share Posted November 6, 2006 i may pic up this sweet @$$ 510 and i wanna know if you can put an ls1/t56 in it? a guy here has the car and i may buy it but i wanna know if it can be done or if someone makes a swap kit for it check it out!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rustrocket Posted November 6, 2006 Share Posted November 6, 2006 I tried this last year, and it's not something i would recommend. The t56 is too long, the shifter sits almost right at your hip. You will have to completely reconstruct the firewall and transmission tunnel. Even custom headers will not clear the steering box, and you will have to convert it over to rack and pinion. Even setting the engine far back, there's not enough room to mount a fan/radiator. Also, the engine /trans trally cut into the floor space, leaving not a whole lot of footroom and you will also have to move the pedal assembly over and relocate the master cylinders. Also, you will need to have a different oil pan, i was going to go dry sump. Besides that, you should be fine... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flames_187 Posted November 6, 2006 Share Posted November 6, 2006 thats such a nice 510 to cut up for an ls1 conversion...why not sr20? Its not as common as one would think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete84 Posted November 6, 2006 Share Posted November 6, 2006 thats such a nice 510 to cut up for an ls1 conversion...why not sr20? Its not as common as one would think. A turbo KA24 would give more torque than the SR20DET, and would probably be cheaper to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rustrocket Posted November 6, 2006 Share Posted November 6, 2006 A turbo KA24 would give more torque than the SR20DET, and would probably be cheaper to do. The ka is pretty damn heavy, and a full turbo build will cost more than an sr20det. But the benefit is parts availability, cheap cost, and TORQUE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeith Posted November 6, 2006 Author Share Posted November 6, 2006 its already got a ka24 in it! so should i just turbo whats in it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvilC Posted November 6, 2006 Share Posted November 6, 2006 I love that 510 I saw on Ebay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeith Posted November 6, 2006 Author Share Posted November 6, 2006 the only problem is that its a salvage title.... so its gotta be a cash deal! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rustrocket Posted November 7, 2006 Share Posted November 7, 2006 Yeah, turbo the KA. One of the guys on here posted a dyno sheet of 5xx hundred horsepower on a stock block/head. I have a SSAC top mount that'll work for that if you want to do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auxilary Posted November 7, 2006 Share Posted November 7, 2006 500 on stock internals for how long? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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