ok come on then, as per title, whats the best v8 to stick in a zed, im thinking more the LS1 from the old corvette, shame no one sells the bloody engine in the UK, would love to do that, it sounds awesome, and apart from it having corvette all over it, looks fantastic as well

Edited August 22, 201213 yr by vodkashots

Me too.....

 

.....and if you can't get hold of the Nissan engine, how about the Lexus jobbie......?

 

Richard:thumbup1:

 

which lexus?

LS400 V8's are fairly cheap

 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/LEXUS-LS400-ENGINE-4-0-1995-CODE-1-UZ-F87R-/150748760312?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item23195388f8#ht_500wt_1180

which lexus?

 

LS400 (or 430 as I believe the new ones are) mate!

LS400 V8's are fairly cheap

 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/LEXUS-LS400-ENGINE-4-0-1995-CODE-1-UZ-F87R-/150748760312?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item23195388f8#ht_500wt_1180

 

bloody hell that is cheap, what power are they putting out, want to keep it roughly the same as what a stock tt is. though V8 with decat ooooh getting a stiffy just thinking about that sound.

it says 260bhp on wikipedia, bearing in mind, japanese cars were limited to 276bhp until about 2003

LS400 V8's are fairly cheap

 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/LEXUS-LS400-ENGINE-4-0-1995-CODE-1-UZ-F87R-/150748760312?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item23195388f8#ht_500wt_1180

 

Cheap yes and very long!-again pricey to do anything with (like the VG30)

If your talking Toyota how's about a V6!-the 2gr-fe 3.5 litre as fitted to the Lotus evora-Yummy!

hold on, that one in the listing is listed as a v6? no point doing that

Doesn't bantambunnys put you off?

 

However, i got talking to somebody on sunday thats importing 2 LS3 engines.

I asked how much to put one in my M3, he said £11k drive in drive out service!!!!

it didn't come as a V6, just an ebay error :)

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota_UZ_engine#1UZ-FE

Dude, listen to your DAD!-stick with Chevy for Performance per £!-anyone will agree with that!

Yes the sound......................................sorry,went into memory mode for a sec!:ninja:

it didn't come as a V6, just an ebay error :)

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota_UZ_engine#1UZ-FE

 

still thinking LS1 though, or at least a LS variant. i understand about keeping in the family and sticking a nissan v8 in, but something about an american v8 lump, dunno what it is but it ticks the boxes for me. (yet i hate american muscle cars, think its the body shapes lol)

hold on, that one in the listing is listed as a v6? no point doing that

 

The big lexus has a 4.0 or 4.3 litre V8 Ian - so that Ebay ad must be a misprint! Earlier engines were lower down on power (circa 260bhp) but later ones were 280bhp - just like a stock TT 300zx..... Not to mention 417Nm of torque (or 493Nm for the latest LS460 cars...).

 

Richard:thumbup1:

The big lexus has a 4.0 or 4.3 litre V8 Ian - so that Ebay ad must be a misprint! Earlier engines were lower down on power (circa 260bhp) but later ones were 280bhp - just like a stock TT 300zx..... Not to mention 417Nm of torque (or 493Nm for the latest LS460 cars...).

 

Richard:thumbup1:

 

and at that price, plenty of cash left to get it fitted and other stuff.

well, it depends on what you want from the car, if you want noise, american v8, if you want to waft, jap v8's are cheap and smooth as silk

For inspiration..............

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Bw9X4hHL3E

mate of mine is selling a lexus 430 cheap

and at that price, plenty of cash left to get it fitted and other stuff.

 

Plus bullet proof reliability to boot mate.....:biggrin:

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:blink:

I hate the idea of a toyota engine in a Nissan even more than a american engine.

 

I get why people fit big American V8's - they are cheap, plentiful and there is an immense amount of aftermarket support (in the U.S)...but why fit a Toyota V8 instead of a Nissan V8? Yeh, they are available in the UK but its simple and cheap enough to just import a Nissan V8. The VH45 is a more advanced and better designed engine and is the engine that Nissan wanted to fit to the Z32 in the first place.

 

Obtaining the engine is the easy bit when it comes to doing the conversion!

 

Nissan V8's come in a very detuned state for production, at about 320hp. But Its not hard to get 400hp out of them with new Headers, cams, manifolds and remap. 500+ if you want to do a Hardcore NA build like John Dixons, or the sky's the limit with Force induction.....600+ without touching internals....a LOT more if you go extreme...

 

Engine conversion is a lot of work though, and not cheap. Engine mounts, Gearbox adaptor, custom looms, engine management, pipework..etc Height can be an issue, V8's tend to be taller, so you either go drysump or lower subframe or custom intake manifolds or large bonnet bulge. There are several forums dedicated to Z Engine conversions - http://forums.hybridz.org/ for example

 

Alternatively, if you wanted to go down an entirely different route, that I've yet to see in the UK - VQ30DETT (Twin turbo charge a VQ30DET). This is the engine that Nissan replaced our engine with and would of been fitted to the 300zx is it was not discontinued. Its basically a lighter, stronger, faster revving version of our own 3.0 V6. It comes as single turbo, but can be easily twin turbocharged.

Edited August 22, 201213 yr by Yowser

Yowser, is the VQ30 difficult to fit compared to the VH45?

 

What's the deal with the VK57DE? Is that the same size block as a VH45 but larger bores or something completely different?

For "pound per horsepower" value for money you cant beat a chevy/gm v8. Dead simple engine. One camshaft, pushrods, two valves per cylinder and as much horsepower as you want them to produce. Chevy have tried quad cams and multi valvers in thier v8s (corvette ZR1- what an engine) but have always reverted back to the their traditional simple-ish design. Not engineering excellence or marque purity like a nissan v8 but a much cheaper and easier route to big power.

 

I'd love a big horse nissan V8 in mine but it would be easier to go GM. Whatever you choose, if you do- good luck.

That red one "godspeed" all that work left it auto!

That red one "godspeed" all that work left it auto!

 

Sounds awesome and manual to me??

The way is reversed looked auto sure I did see an auto shifter