Following suspected turbo seal failure and pcv issues i have decided to convert my TT into a N/A, but with a difference!.........by using a 350 cu in (5.0 litre)small block Chevy v8.

 

I have aquired a complete engine including ancillaries (for £200!!!) and the plan is to rebuild it with new shells and rings etc and mate it to the zed manual box with an adaptor plate (have researched it on US forums and its perfectly do-able).Have looked at loads of images and the conversion leaves loads of room under the bonnet and eliminates loads of parts,other than just the engine itself.

 

So once the swap is done i will have loads of parts for sale, including a complete engine,uprated intercoolers, various electrical stuff, dump valves etc etc which i will post up for sale as and well.

 

once i get the v8 delivered i will post up some pics and keep you all updated.

 

whilst this project may not please the zed purists it should be reliable (cant get much simpler than a chevy v8) and a bit different from the norm, plus it will make all the right noises with a Holley carb fitted! :)

 

anymawho, heres a taster of what i hope to achieve, taken off the net :)

love it!!!

 

make sure you keep us all updated, thinking of doing a similar conversion myself, love the sound of a Chevy V8, glad to hear you've gone for holley carbs :thumbup1:

good for u m8 ... nothing wrong is doing things different

"a Holley carb"

 

why have one when you can have two?! :D

 

maybe of some use to you.

http://www.hybridz.org/

i believe you will find bantumbunny has done this very thing and may well be worth talking to.

"a Holley carb"

 

why have one when you can have two?! :D

 

 

Shame they are Edelbrock carbs then :tt2: :clown:

ah haha well spotted that man!

And why not....?

 

I have always been a sucker for a V8 - but in 2003 I bought a 300zx instead of a Porsche 928 and have been hooked ever since.

 

So to hear your plans, I wish you good luck with your project mate!! And I believe the Nissan 4.5 litre V8 has also been used in a Z32.....

 

Richard:thumbup1:

Shame they are Edelbrock carbs then :tt2: :clown:

 

LOL! yea, ok - but you get the idea!! :D

ah haha well spotted that man!

 

You cant kid an ex-yank V8 driver :thumbup:

Shame they are Edelbrock carbs then :tt2: :clown:

 

Loads better IMHO!:thumbup1:

anymawho, heres a taster of what i hope to achieve, taken off the net :)

 

FYI that's Keiths off here!-right nice piece of work that (saw in person!) had a Pro-charger fitted IIRC !!

Cheers for the encouragement guys :).......have signed up to the hybridz forum, seems to be a wealth of v8 zed info on there as well as here so will be picking some brains :)

Here,s Mantav8,s conversion

http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=-7518555781716185118&q=mantav8#

Yee man! I am definitely raising my hand and saying - praise this guy for putting good V8 into this beauty we all call Zed...

Here,s Mantav8,s conversion

 

And here's mine :)

 

 

and...

 

 

Giggety :)