emeraldlion Posted June 21, 2010 Share Posted June 21, 2010 (edited) Wow. I got a weird(wierd?) itch last night and was having second thoughts. Was considering an l28et swap just for a slightly easier swap. So I started reading some turbo threads and that cured me right quick! Good gosh, the headached of the extra system, compressor surge, detonation, l28 rebuild costs, and etc was staggering. Blowing my mind real fast. I figured a turbo would be a little more sedate to drive out of boost but now I figure if I want sedate I'll just granny the skinny pedal. I have to give major props to any of the guys here running high levels of boost. The turbo system requirements are way beyond my young n/a skills. N/A v8 it is for me. Edited June 21, 2010 by emeraldlion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kj280z Posted June 21, 2010 Share Posted June 21, 2010 Wow. I got a weird(wierd?) itch last night and was having second thoughts. Was considering an l28et swap just for a slightly easier swap. So I started reading some turbo threads and that cured me right quick! Good gosh, the headached of the extra system, compressor surge, detonation, l28 rebuild costs, and etc was staggering. Blowing my mind real fast. I figured a turbo would be a little more sedate to drive out of boost but now I figure if I want sedate I'll just granny the skinny pedal. I have to give major props to any of the guys here running high levels of boost. The turbo system requirements are way beyond my young n/a skills. N/A v8 it is for me. Well, speaking from experience, I've had turbo L motors, a supercharged L motor, a few built 3.1 NA L motors - and several (probably 20+) other NA configurations... After having gone down the road of transitioning to LSX stuff, I'm very mad at myself for not doing it sooner... The old L Motors are no comparison... The LSX motors have a ton of R&D, great after market support, no issues with parts availability, and are a far superior design in every aspect. The best part about it, is you can pull up to any shop, open the hood and say "pretend it's a Camaro" and any mechanic can work on it... You no longer need to seek out competent mechanics that know the old L Motors AND parts are becoming more and more difficult to find for them... The icing on the cake is the fuel economy - Driven mildly you can get 30+MPG out of an LS1 Z... Forget about those second thoughts! You made the right move! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emeraldlion Posted June 21, 2010 Author Share Posted June 21, 2010 No doubts there. Picking up my lq4 this week. Will be contacting JCI hopefully next week. Time to start sourcing swap items. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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