twalton Posted November 10, 2008 Share Posted November 10, 2008 Well, I finally got the car on the road and am quite pleased with the results at this point. My goal was to have a very mild mannered daily driver with a significant power upgrade over stock(74 260) with good fuel economy. The t5 works great with the stock differential ratio and is very quiet at cruise with the dynomax superturbo muffler/ 2.5" mandrel exhaust I fabricated. I used a 1st gen. RX7 fuel tank with a "modified" FI maxima fuel pump assembly.(in tank, very quiet) I used a tilton clutch master which required some minor hydraulic adapting to the stock camaro hydraulic TOB. I "modified" some 3.8 camaro pacesetter headers to clear the frame rails. I am guessing the car is around 150 pounds lighter on the front end than stock....definitely livened up the steering. With the mods from stock I am guessing around 225 horse. I know, pretty anemic compared to some swaps but it moves pretty good for a lightweight DD. BTW, I picked up the COMPLETE motor/trans/pcm/FI harness for about $300 at pickapart. I have prob. $1500 in the swap since I completely went thru the motor.Anyway, take a look at the pics and feel free to post questions... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnc Posted November 10, 2008 Share Posted November 10, 2008 I've always though that this combination would be great in a DD 240Z. Looks like a nice install. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirk Gently Posted November 11, 2008 Share Posted November 11, 2008 Very nice. How close is it to the firewall? More pictures please. I've had people tell me that those are harder more expensive to mod then a V8 (I doubt it). But, who cares, like you said, its lighter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete84 Posted November 11, 2008 Share Posted November 11, 2008 Love to hear what sort of MPG's you manage with that, compared to stocker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g9m3c Posted November 11, 2008 Share Posted November 11, 2008 That is a very nice installation! I would kill to have that as a DD. Congrats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twalton Posted November 11, 2008 Author Share Posted November 11, 2008 Thanks for the comments... The engine sits real close to the firewall(w/in an inch) in order for the shifter to exit close to the stock position...I had to modify the shifter some due to the stock tilt of the camaro bellhousing. I havent hooked up the speedo yet but I feel the MPG will be much better than I was getting with the stock L6/SU combo. As far as performance enhancement,the aftermarket is much more limited than what is available for the Ford/Chevy V8s. A supercharger is offered by a couple of companies and forged rods/pistons, etc. are available for forced induction reliability.I may look into a few add'l mods in the future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
z-ya Posted November 21, 2008 Share Posted November 21, 2008 Nice install. I'm liking the idea of a efficient NA street driver. I'm building an RB25DE street 240Z. Not as cheap as your swap, but the NA RB stuff is a lot cheaper than the turbo parts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twalton Posted November 22, 2008 Author Share Posted November 22, 2008 Zya, that NA RB engine will make a great DD Z. Even NA should be plenty peppy. I am actually surprised how strong this 3.8 series 2 is in the Z. I would like to find a scale that could accurately weigh the car cause it feels lighter than stock. I drove it to work this a.m. and kinda chuckled as I backed out of the garage cause w/the stock l6/su combo I would had to let her warm up a while before taking off in the 25 degree weather. Also, I dont miss the smelly fumes from the 'ol inline. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KRAYZ Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 Great swap,I'm doing something simular with a ford Splitport 3.8Lv6 what did you do for mounts? and do you have pics? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twalton Posted January 11, 2009 Author Share Posted January 11, 2009 KRAYZ, I welded up a custom crossmember which spanned the frame rails and also tied into the original mount pedestals. I modded the original datsun motor mount brackets(basically shortened them and adapted them to camaro block) and retained the stock Datsun rubber mounts. A custom trans bracket was also required. Anyway, I have been real happy with the conversion as it yields good power/fuel economy. Also plenty of room up front for possible forced induction mods. Good luck with that 3.8 ford swap. Should be a good driver. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calico Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 Twalton, whats goin on man? We spoke awile ago when you were building this. I was interested in this swap as well but i want to see some pics of the steering colom vs header, and fender clearences. I was thinking of using the GTP long block with l36 fbody heads and intake manifolds. The is also a tubo kit for the v6 fbodys that i would like to use if their isnt any real clearrence issues. http://www.force-fed-fabrications.com/index2.htm, http://www.force-fed-fabrications.com/images/Projects/38turbo/pipe9.html, there is also a guy named scott, search ur50slo, who sells v6 fbody kits for about about 4-500 for a complete hot side for a F-body that uses any 3bolt GN turbo. http://www.turbobuick.com/forums/general-turbo-buick-tech/257876-series-ii-l67-grand-national-6.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pzary3233 Posted September 29, 2010 Share Posted September 29, 2010 Very nice, I just came across this thread. I had thought at one time that a 3800 Supercharged motor with RWD Camaro 60 Degree accessories etc. motor would be a great swap candidate. What does your hood clearance look like with the Camaro motor? How do you like the Engine Management? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calico Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 Hey twalton do you have any pics of your custom/modified crossmember? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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