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Originally posted by HiPSI
"A 240sx(as we all know) is a lightweight sports car,that (USDM Version anyway) is not very powerful,but has balls,and plants the turns really nicely,its made to have fun with...not to drop an oversized honker detriot V-8 in.And I understand that if somebody on this forum wants to do it they will definitely pay no mind to my opinion anyway."
so every american made V8 is an oversized honker V8 huh? that's why most of them only weigh at most 100lbs more than a KA? sure he could do an RB, but the intial cost is much higher and what happens when you blow the engine or need parts? you WAIT, and WAIT, and WAIT. with a 302/350 you call up summit and have your stuff in 2 or 3 days at most for 1/10th the price of RB parts.
everyone keeps trying to offer "solutions" to what motor to swap, but none of them are realistic. go find a Q45 and pull the V8 out of it, hope you like an automatic and a 4" thick trunk of wiring to try to figure out. same for the Titan V8, that is IF you can even find one, let alone the price you'd pay for it. wiring up a 5.0L EFI system would take me a day at most, they're simple as hell compared to our beloved nissan engine management systems and you can get pre-made swap harnesses from companies like Painless wiring that make it so incredibly easy. as for the weight difference, that's nothing too bad, the center of gravity on a V8 would be lower than on an inline motor, and if placed correctly (as far back as possible) wouln't harm the weight distribution of the car much at all. nothing a pair of stiffer springs and maybe a new stiffer swaybar couldn't fix.
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1.Show me where I said every american V-8
2.I never said anything about WEIGHT as apposed to initial size it takes up,and litre per HP/TQ out put
a 5.7 V-8 cubic inch engine making 210-310hp(stock carbed form) is terribly inefficient compared to a 3.5L V-6 that puts out 285hp,now isn't it ?