V8 240sx 518 HP

My 500+ HP LS6 240sx

[@TheWierdFish]

A degree or two of -camber improves grip in the corners, as the wheel leans over with the forces, and lays its entire width on the road, instead of just the outside edge. A bit of toe out on the front wheels helps the car get more angle, and slamming it lowers the CoG. It's all about performance. Plus it looks good.

[@2002turbo]

thank you

[@jb19941]

no 4 banger will ever sound as good as a v8 ever

[@Blackneck1994]

NICE LS1/6 rotating assemblies are well into the 3-4000 range.

[@d1specdrifter]

i just did some hunting and found it online. did the full rebuild on my own. i added forged pistons and rods. did full valve job and springs on the head. Just getting it ready for turbo , for later.

[@94StrokerZ28]

I would love to drive that thing!

[@91Riff]

Sick coupe cant wait till i get mine

[@gearheadred]

Awesome

[@jb19941]

u ever hear the vh45s they put in these 240's sound amazing

[@310jessefilm]

very niiice

[@2002turbo]

@SR20tony dual 3" with x-pipe, longtubes and magnaflow mufflers

[@doc7000]

Nice ride, there is a good reason why LS swaps into everything is common. first to understand this many people who know nothing about the legendary SBC need to know that its a extremely compact motor (doesn't take up much more space then a small I-4 engine) and it is a very light motor. Lighter then many modern DOHC all aluminum V-6 engines that are used. Then you have to understand that you can get them for super cheap and it has a insane aftermarket supported by 100,000,000+ engines made.

[@93sr20dett]

sounds crazy.

[@xcalic3600]

@keyrabuns69 I'm sorry, but I am using goggle in an attempt to figure out the workings of this thing. I'm more thinking about swapping a V8 into an S15 Silvia. But if it's that much trouble, I'll just get an RB.

[@2002turbo]

@310jessefilm thanks!!!

[@impala987]

@jspahn420 Because V8's sound soo much better than a weezy blow-off valve. And then there's the whole torque thing.

[@dragster200696]

Sweet build... My coupe is about the same color as yours! Space Gray is the ONLY way!!! xD

[@2002turbo]

@jmadd9000 it handles great, yup its all aluminum so overall i dropped the weigh of the car by 128 lbs. i use this as my track car

[@ABWoodwork]

Nice lead headed arrow.. so much for the 50:50 weight distribution... What did you build it for? Is it even registered? I have a fully registered V8 (1uz-fe) S13 that ive dragged, drifted and about to hill climb in. I bet that would be a beast to drive though!!

[@2002turbo]

@KSIxSnoopx thank you !!!! lol kids never learn !!!

[@2002turbo]

awesome!!, i find any swaps interesting and its the actual work one who puts into there cars for their enjoyment is the key. if you have any links to a vid of your car i would love to see it!!

[@oexotik]

No I mean an absolutely Brutal V8. lots of torque like the American Motors but with Eruopean Revability.

[@TC_AZ]

fuck s13 coupes are so sick

[@2002turbo]

@NANDOO723 it really depends on how crazy you wana go lol, i think it can be done as low as $5000 ..... i spent a lot from because i added few extras

[@guitarjoe209]

keep in mind the power to weight ratio.

[@1800saulm]

Beast..

[@91Riff]

Gonna keep the pop up headlights

[@2002turbo]

@TopGamingKingz but this setup weight is only 2500 lbs with 500+ hp and works great as my road race car!!

[@2002turbo]

were you expecting the horsepower to fly out the exhaust or something? i cant tell your just a dreamer !!!

[@IAmTheMayun]

Yeah honestly I would like having an RB over a supercharged V8.. I just love RB26's for some reason, even if they weren't putting out as much power as a supercharged V8.

[@TheWierdFish]

Less horespower doesn't even matter that much. You just have narrower tyres to match and you can have just as much fun. Also, the smaller internal mass gives much better throttle response, and it just sounds better.

[@oexotik]

They are not idiots, just a different type of lifestyle and demands from the market. Americans love torque and straight lines, not so much High Revving Responsive engines and turns.

[@GhoztWirks]

Because the engine we are putting in definitely makes 500hp. This car might actually have a V8 swap but from how to sounds and the way it performs I doubt it actually makes as much as he says it does.

[@jb19941]

@TheOmegaeyes lol no its not wierd at all lol sounds so right

[@harlemkiid149]

i have a 1991 s13 coupe.Where did you find a VH45 motor? I think that was from the mid 90's Infiniti Q45

[@SUPERFORMIAN]

Well I was thinking of a Nissan V8 from an Infiniti pick-up truck. Parts aren't as accessible as the Chevy case, but it can't be as difficult as you describe.

[@TheWierdFish]

They are. It's just a different way of producing power. A supercharger too, is part of the engine. There is a reason for the N/A and T/C versions of the 2JZ.. Money. The N/A version went in the cheaper models. Both though, are splendid engines. It's not lack of familiarity that got me, (I maintain my own V12 Jag, which is far more complex, and my '72 V8 Land Rover, which is near enough the same as an LS) it was the sheer number and variety of faults that I hated.

[@TheOmegaeyes]

Sweet, still just weird hearing a v8 rumble from a 240.

[@TheWierdFish]

The Rover V8 block is based on a Buick block. The engine is almost entirely different. Funny how one of the best and most popular V8s of all time, was found, by a Brit, abandoned by America as too small and too complex.

[@xcalic3600]

@2002turbo I know you're probably not going to respond, but do you buy/order the engine or you have to get the engine from a used car? And, if you do get the engine, can any worthy auto-mechanic do the swap, or does he need to be an absolute boss mechanic to fit a beastly V8 somewhere an in-line 6/V6 use to be?

[@thelilluke247]

extra lightweight wheels.

[@TheWierdFish]

How many 3.0 litre V8s are there that can make 2000bhp with fairly minimal effort? (i.e. simply bolting bigger turbos on, with lumpy cams, and a quick re map)

[@d1specdrifter]

mine is a 1993 nissan 240sx coupe. I got a VH45 in it. still just n/a , but still pulling 275 n/a hp. you should see the looks on mustang and camaro owners when i pass them. hahaha

[@2002turbo]

and remember a skyline more is around 730 lbs to a LS which is 428 lbs

[@SpotTheFakers]

Beast, all of the dislikes are these "hella-flush" aka "hella-gay" kids that think that having negative camber and toe, and wearing out your tires in 2 weeks is cool. The same kids who have their car lower in the back than the front lol, thank you for doing it right, beast car keep it up.

[@GhoztWirks]

You wanna see a real beast. Stay tuned to my channel and follow the progress of a real 500hp engine swap.

[@ogpauly]

so you pretty much took the driveline and engine out of a gto? rear end as well?

[@2002turbo]

its built for road raacing, and its just about 50/50, people forget that an LS is a 128 lbs lighter then a KA and only a few pounds more then a SR. No its not registered, i have no need for that.. i have a comfy E63 AMG benz as my daily look at my other video....

[@TheWierdFish]

1.8 litres, 4 cylinders. Faster than a 7 litre ZO6. That's the Lotus Exige.

[@doc7000]

You can go to a wrecker and find an old wrecked camaro (1998-2002) and pull the engine, rebuild it and make some insane amounts of power for very cheap. For $5,000 you can get the LS1 NA up to 500BHP without the issues of turbocharging (remember this is a non VVT engine). These are just some of the reason why LS swaps are so common, you find them in Honda S2000, Mazda RX7, Mazda Miata, etc...... Porsche 911s.....

[@TheWierdFish]

Of course, a Ferrari 430 or F40 (I loooove the F40) sounds better than any 4 pot I've ever heard, but then, most Americans 'hate' the F40. The Mclaren Mercedes SLR sounded fab, a proper dirty growl, and the Morgan Aero 8 is rather lovely too, a very crisp note, but, I've found more I4s and I6s that sound better than more V8s. I usually hate Corvettes, I loathed my C5, but I heard one the other week that had been cammed, and revved to 8500, it sounded amazing in the upper reaches, crap low down.

[@2002turbo]

agreed !!!

[@2002turbo]

This car is up for sale LA Craigslist

[@vh45de240sx209]

did this car pass smog when u had it? im wondering cuz im up in norcal

[@jspahn420]

@impala987 i agree that a v8 may sound better, but i promise i could keep that thing all nissan and make more power than this one. VG30DETT, 6 Speed 350 z trans, TT 300zx rear end. and two Garrett GT4088 Turbos. plus alot of other things i dont feal like listing right now.

[@Kuahmel]

@jspahn420 If it not being Nissan is the issue, use a VH or VK V-8...

[@oexotik]

The LS Engines are dumb reliable and make big power and stay hugely reliable. It's an awesome engine, yes it's a little outdated, pushrod head assembly. But remember back in the day the firebreathing 302 Z28 First Gen Camaro? It was a 8k rpm redline v8 beast that dominated the trans am series. Hopefully the next gen of GM motors will be 4v DOHC, HIGH TORQUE HP and RPM.

[@SupramanTRD]

this is the future of my s13 except a 350hp ls1 is good enough for me

[@oexotik]

They don't want to squeeze every inch of power out of the motor because that creates problems with reliability. And the motor is untouched with just a supercharger, if they wanted to build it, they could get 650+ rwhp down and still be semi-reliable, but this suits the drivers purposes.

[@nismoR32GTR]

@xcalic3600 uhhh you mean a 4 cylinder used to be. The 240 never came with a inline 6 or v6. There is a lot of custom work to be done. Or you can buy kits that have mounts, cross members etc already made up. May need to beat the tranny tunnel a little bit. Do research.

[@TheWierdFish]

Erm, Japan, Italy, Germany, Britain... Sweden, all produce engines like that.

[@Texarmageddon]

Depends on where you live sir. As Conaghan has said... getting an LS engine is fairly easy and cheap here in america. Parts for LS engines are also cheap as Chevy put them in everything they had. Your aftermarket and our aftermarket are completely different. An MOST LS engine make 500hp on H/C/I combos. The 1jz or KA won't come close without a FI set up.

[@Guagliozz]

I think a small block chevy 350 would better qualify as a very strong platform for racing before a ford 5.0, it was only the most commonly used motor for that back in the day

[@310jessefilm]

U need to tag along when I go drifting dude

[@slammedandshiny]

i agree but the only way ill have a 5.0 is if its in a fox body mustang. i wouldnt put it anywhere else.

[@SR20tony]

what exaust setup are you running?

[@TheWierdFish]

You said that the SR was rubbish, I was pointing out that, given the same displacement, a V8 would be equally rubbish. If I keep it sub 2500rpm, the turbo's barely doing anything, and, cruising, it gets 38mpg. Very long 5th. Depends what you mean by better. When drifting, I find a very flat power curve to be more difficult, because you can't vary power much by revs. Once you've got the turbo on boost it's easily predicatable, just so long as you keep it there. 3 Jags, a Landy and a dead 180SX

[@SUPERFORMIAN]

I'm not sure what engine the Nissan Titan uses, but either a Nissan VH or VK engine would be a good choice.

[@MrIdidyourmother]

@000guto1 Not Yenko anything. EFI ls6 out of a vette.

[@SUPERFORMIAN]

It's not weird logic, it's arbitrary logic.

[@S3cK5hun8]

shit that costs. was it a corvette engine? what other engine can be put in a 240 besides sr20 and rb ?

[@xcalic3600]

Tellin' ya' the truth I only fancy V8's because of the sound. The only sound that can rival a v8's is an inline 6 at low RPM's. But the root of all this goes back to me jus' wanting a car that is faster than the other guy's but it'll be nice to scare a few when I overtake with that V8 noise "Rrrrraaaaawwww!!!". I think I'll jus' go for a 2JZ or RB25DET. Don't get me wrong, Sr's sound awesome but they lack that roar.

[@TheWierdFish]

I've driven enough, and seen enough dyno readouts to know what I'm on about. Jaguars are very high quality vehicles, you are obviously stuck in 1976 when BL and Thatcher were ruining everything. Just look at the new XF, great looking, fast, even in dieselly form, rides beautifully, handles far better than a car that size should, is cheaper than its rivals, is better than its rivals, and has an annoyingly slow depreciation curve. I want one. One of only about three current cars I would buy.

[@SpikeRazzor]

@BullRider74023 Dude, a fully dressed LS6 with man tran is less that 500lbs an SR20 with the same setup is 477lbs and remember the SR20 is lighter than a KA24 by 30 or so lbs. This is why the LSX swap is becoming more common, less weight than the stock motor with much better power/powerband and more potential at all stages.

[@backpacc]

There is something about the rumble of an American engine that turns me on. So many ricer douches slap a 6" exhaust onto their 4 banger honda and it doesn't give anywhere close to the same effect

[@xcalic3600]

One last Q. JZ or RB. They look almost the same, but which is actually faster (with equal modding of course). JZ's sound nice (especially open down pipe "grrrrrommm!!!") . I love how RB's bang and backfire often (Bad fuckin' ass).

[@slammedandshiny]

not enough to make me think finding one in a junkyard is likely.

[@Tiggga_ty]

agreed...and for half the price he spent

[@panthro001]

As much as I love V8's and agree with the raw power of the V8 it's just not as challenging as getting a 4 or 6cyl to put out rediculous horsepower. This is one of the reasons we have tuners these days.

[@ethownzbh]

what does race have to do with that?

[@2002turbo]

t-56 from a GTO

[@oexotik]

to find these and they are cheap to produce. If they really wanted I believe they could build an ultra responsive sub 5 liter V8, but Americans like big bulky torquey engines,

[@carwhore88]

is this atwater?

[@TupacX2Pak]

Most definitely, however maybe you don't understand that it's not really that cheap to drop an engine in a different make car. Of course you can give me quick prices, engine/box 2k, mounts 300, loom 300 bits and pieces all up 3k, then add up all the things you missed in your initial calculations and you end up with a 10k bill. Some people don't have the means or more importantly the need for such a car, so a mildly worked and well balanced 4cyl will still rape on the track.

[@TheWierdFish]

No, you're right, An SR20 won't make 450hp. But nor would a 2.0 litre V8. No, You need what, 5-6 litres to make that much power. Plus, when I kept it off boost, I got 35-38mpg out of my little CA18DET powered 180SX, and 350bhp when I wanted to drift it. In adittion when you are on boost, the power curve is beautifully linear anyway, giving you, if anything, more control than the flatter curves of the big V8s. Plus, they're easier and cheaper to mend, and the sound actually suits the car.

[@TheWierdFish]

Nah man, the SR20DET is a cracking engine. For the cost fo a 350bhp V8 engine, you could mod the SR to 5-600bhp.

[@TheWierdFish]

Yeah, it's two litres, which is big for a 4 banger, plus the turbo. It's a lot of work to do that, but not as much a removing the SR, then buying and re installing a V8, that you'd then have to modify anyway. Bigger Turbo, intercooler, re-map, bigger valves, agressive cam, forged internals (won't help bhp, but it's peace of mind, 600hp is alot) People have got 8-900 bhp from engines of this size, those people are idiots, but they did it. Besides, you only really ever need 450bhp at the most.

[@spreilly71]

probably a vh45 from the titan.

[@Miss__Victoria]

The cheap Chevy parts are a dime a dozen. You get into the LS engines, it gets expensive quick. Not saying they're not good engines, but damn they're expensive. I'd rather just get a 5.0 out of a mustang or thunderbird, but I wouldn't use the T-5 they came with though they definitely suck no question about it lol. The 5.0 swap is just so much more affordable for pretty much the same result and it also has a lot of room for upgrades and is a VERY STRONG PLATFORM for racing, just my 2 cents :)

[@OvoJeGovno]

The UK has a 3 litre V10 that gets over 800hp. Cosworth CK. From just three litres... and it can spin at well over 10K rpm safely like most of their other engines. Problem with that is price. Every single component is hand polished to a mirror finish and the whole engine is assembled manually, built for Formula 1. Americans need to get away from the obsession with big engines + bolt-ons.

[@TheWierdFish]

I dunno, a 5 litre V12 is probably about as long as an RB, and people RB 240's all the time. With a bit of jiggling, you probably could.

[@2002turbo]

williow springs?

[@TheWierdFish]

Yes, but if I can use a 4 litre inline six, and make nearly the same power as a 7 litre V8, I'll also use less fuel, have a lighter more reliable engine (because there's simply less to go wrong) and it'll make a better noise. What's the point in 'potential'. Potential does nothing for performance, potential is just wasted space. The other plus side of a smaller, more specifically powerful engine is that it fits in a smaller space/ is lighter, which is good for acceleration, handling and braking.

[@TheWierdFish]

Obviously you've never seen an AMG lump. They've had over 1000 lb.ft out of their big V12.

[@johnstrh1]

2k for a built ls6? i wish it was that cheap, hes probably close to 4k into that motor. I could be wrong tho

[@85typet]

what year is your car body

[@oexotik]

Americans are far more focused on torque and easy power, if they really wanted to engineer a great engine I believe they could but for the most etc. etc. it is one of the most versatile motors used from Trucks to Saloon cars. They are not idiots, they just choose to focus on different elements than Europeans. It's a difference of cultures, not one person is superior and the other is an idiot. And also In every junkyard in america is a LSX based motor, so it's easy

[@jspahn420]

yes i know, that does make sense. but to me the point of buying a car that is slow from factory, is to build it from the ground up and take your time with it. not just slap a freakin v8 in it and be done with it. just not my style. but any ways, to each his own i guess.

[@AlwayzblazinBZ]

Titans have a VK56 not a VH45 ( 91-96 Infinit Q45 )

[@TheWierdFish]

Insane aftermarket support that leaves you spending three days and 400miles looking for one small bit of the ignition system for a C5 'Vette. Yeah, that's really great, isn't it. (Clue; No, it isn't) Plus, if you don't happen to live right on top of one, they do actually cost an absolute bomb to buy. £3-4000. That's the cost of importing an entire, mint, S14 from Japan. Why do you think there are so many made? Because they die far too quickly.