Dono Posted November 1, 2010 Share Posted November 1, 2010 (edited) Okay, So I am finally able to restore my 79 280zx and have decided that while im gutting it to restore it I might as well swap a motor into it, Im kind of back and forth between an RB25 and a V-8. I've done some research but I was wondering if anyone could give me some advice? a good motor to swap in without much fabrication, pros and cons of v-8s, things like that. This is my first major swap so i dont want anything too difficult. Perhaps a list of things i'll need for the swap? fuel injected V-8s vs. carbed? help please? oh, and im on a 25K budget for it so im not going to be dropping anything too extravagent in it. Thanks all Edited November 1, 2010 by Dono Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emeraldlion Posted November 1, 2010 Share Posted November 1, 2010 Welcome to the site! All of the questions you have asked have been answered a time or two here. The v8 swap is going to be the less difficult of the two especially if you go SBC and use the JTR swap kit. Start with a good minimal rust car and you can have plenty of v8 performance for your budget. Don't forget to factor in some suspension upgrades to handle the performance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dono Posted November 4, 2010 Author Share Posted November 4, 2010 Welcome to the site! All of the questions you have asked have been answered a time or two here. The v8 swap is going to be the less difficult of the two especially if you go SBC and use the JTR swap kit. Start with a good minimal rust car and you can have plenty of v8 performance for your budget. Don't forget to factor in some suspension upgrades to handle the performance. I have factored in suspension and such, the car has some rust but its all surface rust. Very easily removed. I'm not familiar with SBC or JTR, could you elaborate? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emeraldlion Posted November 4, 2010 Share Posted November 4, 2010 In an effort to help your future on the board I'm going to direct you to the search function in the upper right hand corner. It would be glad to answer 90 % of the questions you're going to have for your swap. This board has some extremely knowledgable individuals who have gone through a lot of mental hashing already, it would do them a diservice to ask before searching. JAGSTHATRUN.com Buy the manual great information. Less info on the s130 swap but there is plenty on the board to help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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