Catching up (What VQ!?) *Insert LS Swap*

Why I LS swapped my Z and what lead to this point.
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[@Vgk36]

Nice. I’m happy to see you stuck with your z through all that. I myself have landed n a 350z after countless cars. I’m 48 and halfway through aviation maintenance school. Will drive the car with the de until I have literally everything to LS3 swap with ac. Starting a spreadsheet to make sure I’m as ready as I can be. I don’t want to be down for very long. I like driving more than building.

[@mixedpriorities]

@@Vgk36 yeah, I can never let go of it lol. It’s got more sentimental value now, so no reasonable amount of money could get me to sell it. That’s good stuff though! I loved my 350z and only got rid of it because it was totaled. If you have any questions about the swap feel free to message me. I’ll help anyway I can.

[@invasivecoyote1361]

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[@mixedpriorities]

@@invasivecoyote1361 I appreciate it!

[@RyanOLeary-r3s]

Looking forward to seeing some of your swapped 370z in action! What kind of headlight modification do you have? Is that just an amber replacement or something else?

[@mixedpriorities]

@@RyanOLeary-r3s thanks! I took them apart years ago and painted them. To tell you the truth I don’t remember the paint but it was a flat black. Coincidentally, I just bought new lenses and will be swapping them out soon. I’ll be doing a little video on that in a little bit.

[@GregoryBrettin]

Good stuff man! Nice to see another LS swapped 370z out there.

[@mixedpriorities]

@@GregoryBrettin yeah man! Trying to spread the love out here lol. I’ve actually followed your build on IG for a while. My swap is child’s play compared to the awesome work you’ve been doing!

[@GregoryBrettin]

@@mixedpriorities man, hopefully you were able to gleen some information from my trials! Appreciate the kind words. This video was really good. 6min sweet spot talking with previous footage. I was literally thinking about doing a similar type video after I was done, because you're damn right about getting video while working... It's hard when you're solo.

[@mixedpriorities]

@@GregoryBrettin I appreciate it! I actually referenced yours and Brian McCann’s pictures a lot for ideas on a few things. Being my first ever engine swap there were a lot of things I was new to.

[@slaton8408]

Funny enough I've been a V8 guy my whole life until I picked up a Z recently. I'll be watching your vids, seems so sick.

[@mixedpriorities]

Don’t get me wrong, I throughly enjoyed the VQ. By far the best iteration was with the Boosted Performance (BP) kit. It’s just this is my first v8 and I’m hooked lol. I appreciate you though! If you ever have any questions about anything feel free to reach out!

[@MomCanHaveSandwich]

Great video! I look forward to more!

[@mixedpriorities]

@@MomCanHaveSandwich thank you!

[@honkhonk1555]

Just curious, but what did you get your LS3 for right before the pandemic? You probably got a great price compared to today.

[@mixedpriorities]

@@honkhonk1555 $7848.58 was the exact price. And that wasn’t even some special pricing. That was the advertised price from GM. Now it’s $9679.21. Crazy price increase over the last few years.

[@honkhonk1555]

@@mixedpriorities yeah, that’s what I figured.

[@jesusmartinez4853]

Motor mounts? And trans sitting

[@mixedpriorities]

@@jesusmartinez4853 They are the Fueled Racing mounts. I have a t56 Magnum F and the trans is sitting just ahead of the shifter hole in the car. I used a Sikky shifter extension, but I don’t exactly remember how long it was.

[@Dapowerranger]

4700 for the ls swap kit! Plzzz tell me there's a cheaper option 😮😮

[@mixedpriorities]

@@Dapowerranger there are. If im not mistaken ISR has mounts you can buy. This swap kit seems a lot more expensive than normal but it is pretty comprehensive. It included the mounts, driveshaft, oil pan, oil filter relocation, power steering lines, and headers. I didn’t pay that much though. Due to inflation everything about this swap is more expensive than when I purchased everything for it. For example, a crate LS3 is nearly $2000 more now than when I purchased it. Crazy.

[@Revonemedia]

What did you use for body control ? I understand engine wiring but trying to find a solution for body control for my swap. Thanks

[@mixedpriorities]

I’m still using the factory BCM for body control. The Haltech is basically a piggy back to the OE electronics. It took a lot of research to figure out how to make it all work. The factory ecu is still in place in order to control the start button and not break the factory CAN communications. If you break that chain, the car doesn’t like it. In the future I’ll rewire the whole car to eliminate all of the OE electronics. My biggest hurdle is the little window drop when you open the door. I haven’t figured out a good way to make that happen without the factory electronics.

[@mixedpriorities]

If you have any other questions DM me and I’ll help with more specifics.

[@Revonemedia]

@@mixedpriorities thanks!

[@Revonemedia]

@@mixedpriorities is your name here the same as instagram?

[@mixedpriorities]

@@Revonemedia nope. My IG name is Nate Caudell. I don’t really post too much on there though. There’s a little car related stuff on there.

[@Asuhdood]

Filming is easy. EDITING, that's the problem lmao

[@mixedpriorities]

I actually enjoy the editing part. Its very time consuming but rewarding when I can take the garbage footage I got and turn it into a polished turd lol.