clsatt Posted May 18, 2009 Share Posted May 18, 2009 http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2008/05/video-insane-nissan-200sx-with.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbg19 Posted May 19, 2009 Share Posted May 19, 2009 It wont take long til some dude does this swap lol ..your basically telling them to XD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clsatt Posted May 19, 2009 Author Share Posted May 19, 2009 I was thinking about this myself but with a 3.2 m3 engine. no funds at the moment and a kid on the way... it may be a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clsatt Posted May 22, 2009 Author Share Posted May 22, 2009 after searching this site and others, it looks like any of the bmw l6 engines that displace 2.8 or more have a rear sump that should settle behind the rack on a z quite nicely. I know here in VA a donor car for the swap is relatively easy to find at a reasonable price (stupid VA drivers have a tendency to rearend nice cars at speed, leaving engine, transmission, and electrical well intact) any ideas why no one has attempted one of these swaps in the past? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garvice Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 I'm just waiting for Braap to rip his M3 engine out of his 3 series and give it to RTz, then hopefully we will see this for real. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gollum Posted May 23, 2009 Share Posted May 23, 2009 I think one of the big things that keeps a lot of people from doing it is unfamiliarity of the engine. There aren't many newer engines being put into Z cars, even on these boards. It takes someone with bravery to just do it. We have many of those types around here, they just normally choose engines you can pick up for next to free somewhere. One of the more interesting swaps (in my eyes) that's being done right now is a BMW V8. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Apostile Posted June 8, 2009 Share Posted June 8, 2009 I know here in VA a donor car for the swap is relatively easy to find at a reasonable price (stupid VA drivers have a tendency to rearend nice cars at speed, leaving engine, transmission, and electrical well intact:burnout: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AK-Z Posted June 9, 2009 Share Posted June 9, 2009 200sx? looks like a 240sx to me, but who knows? it being a m3 engine,its probably euro spec Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeybear Posted June 9, 2009 Share Posted June 9, 2009 200sx? looks like a 240sx to me, but who knows? it being a m3 engine,its probably euro spec 240sx = 200sx in Europe if I remember right. As for the m5 swap, very cool. I think the beamer swaps are kind of like the ls1 swap here, plentiful and you can't beat the power for price but I imagine that it has no where near 50/50 weight distribution. Very cool swap though, I bet it boogies pretty good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AK-Z Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 240sx = 200sx in Europe if I remember right. yeah thats what I meant by euro spec Where else would someone justify putting an m3 engine in a s13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garvice Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 australia never got a 240sx either, only a two litre, hence 200sx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank280zx Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 Jup 200sx and 180sx's in europe only, a 240sx is a rarity here. They thought of 6 banger BMW engine has crossed my mind alot, as i already have swapped the BMW v8 ( i still need to tie some ends together on that, but al in good time) Engineering on these M engines is just phenomenal ! So id love to see someone do it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maser Posted July 5, 2009 Share Posted July 5, 2009 Owner of this Nissan have rebuilt it a little now so it can do fast 1/4 mile runs. His goal is to do low 9`s or better on the drag strip. Best 1/4 mile ET with old setup was 10.93 seconds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators RTz Posted July 5, 2009 Administrators Share Posted July 5, 2009 I'm just waiting for Braap to rip his M3 engine out of his 3 series and give it to RTz, then hopefully we will see this for real. http://forums.hybridz.org/showthread.php?t=150505 It'll be sitting in a mock up car very soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAG58 Posted July 5, 2009 Share Posted July 5, 2009 The things I would do for an S38B32 engine. IMO has one of the prettiest heads I've seen on an I6, and after riding in an old M5 is one of the smoothest engines at delivering a fairly healthy amount of power. Not to mention all BMW ZF boxes have excellent feel, at least the one's I've driven. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evan Purple240zt Posted July 5, 2009 Share Posted July 5, 2009 I KNEW IT WAS RON! Awesome, make us proud dude. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garvice Posted July 6, 2009 Share Posted July 6, 2009 Awesome Ron, I am subscribed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daeron Posted July 6, 2009 Share Posted July 6, 2009 http://forums.hybridz.org/showthread.php?t=150505 It'll be sitting in a mock up car very soon. I've been waiting for this for a loooong time...... (erp, that sounds stalker-ish...) The Axis is re-aligning! This is like putting a Subaru engine into an old Volkswagen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank280zx Posted July 6, 2009 Share Posted July 6, 2009 Great Ron finally a brother in brand with my 6 speed m60b40 in my zx, still need to tie up some ods and ends (wiring, drive shaft and small crap) I have the l6 in my z m coupe they rock ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators BRAAP Posted July 7, 2009 Administrators Share Posted July 7, 2009 Filled the gas tank in the M3 today, once this tank is empty, (some time mid to late week, this week), the BMW gets parked, the S52 engine and 5 speed trans yanked out, weighed, and posted in the definitive weight thread, then immediately dropped into either Rons '77 parts car or my '75 Project FUZZY shell for a quick and dirty mock up..... ahead of schedule What "schedule" you ask? You see, Rons wife made it crystal clear to Ron while we were all standing in the shop recently; "Finish the 510 project before you start any other projects!" As soon as she leaves the immediate vicinity he starts bugging me about pulling the engine and mocking it up! I keep threatening to tell his wife he is starting another project... he just stares with a fiendish intensity... So when she sees the engine out of the car and asks about it, and she will, being a good friend I'll cover and tell her not to worry, that I was anxious to get my LSx conversion underway!.... (btw Ron, I like Fosters and Baileys Irish Cream... ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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