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Old 08-07-2014, 08:23 PM
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Default 5.3 turbo powered 240 swap

this is my girlfriends 91 i believe 240sx
going to put my 4.8/ls1cam/60e/on3 76mm setup in this car from the black fairmont that easily made 400whp on pumpgas 11psi, should be a rocket ship when we turn it up.

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sounds like it's going to be a good time
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Yes Denmah! Just added a twinkle in our 240-LS swap guys eyes. What mount kit did you go with or did you fab yoursel? How did you set up the fuel system....I see some rails.
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Def gonna haul ***.
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Gonna keep my eye on this build !
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I enjoy all his builds! is this the impact motor? cant wait to see all the nay-sayers chime in..
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Originally Posted by 2muchboostNY
Yes Denmah! Just added a twinkle in our 240-LS swap guys eyes. What mount kit did you go with or did you fab yoursel? How did you set up the fuel system....I see some rails.
going to use stock feed and return lines and a regulator on these ebay rails since the intake is bare, and nearly 99% of them are returnless, the rails and regulator and fittings are going to be the same as if i bought the stock rail sadly lol

i am making my own mounts, the mounting kits are INSANELY priced, and as far as i know they only are for t56

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I enjoy all his builds! is this the impact motor? cant wait to see all the nay-sayers chime in..
we tore this motor down and i showed my girlfriend how they go together and we did build it with impact guns together haha

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^thanks for the input. I just saw the video which wouldnt upload at work. I agree about the mounts and pricing.

Any chance you could share the info for the fuel fittings? I am buying the parts for my fuel setup soon and I want to be sure I get the right stuff....would hate to light my car on fire lol.
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yeah i am not totally done on it yet but they were ebay rails with -6 fittings and more included also with like 6ft of stainless line.

i wanna see if i can get a barb that goes from this 5/16th stock to the3/8ths size i need for the -6 reg and rails fittings so i can just connect to the stock engine bay stuff
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Awwwwwwww yussssssss!!!
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i was really impressed with the ebay rails after the first set i got for my one fairmont

these seem REALLY nice if you couldnt tell from the video where i said it came with the fuel line, fittings, and fuel line fittings etc!
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Originally Posted by denmah
i was really impressed with the ebay rails after the first set i got for my one fairmont these seem REALLY nice if you couldnt tell from the video where i said it came with the fuel line, fittings, and fuel line fittings etc!
I agree I bought a set for like $70 shipped and they where surprisingly well made.
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Love the video denmah. I have a free 5.3 that I want to throw into something and have fun with using only eBay parts
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In your video you mentioned you were going to use a firebird shifter. The trailblazer/envoy shifter and cable is what I'm using in my 240. It fit well in factory console fyi
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GTO oil pan and notched front crossmember?
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^^^thats the typical way for the swap. There are companies like Sikky that use a custom oil pan which does not require notching the cross member but they are $400+. The GTO is the only front sump gm oil pan which had worked with the swap thus far.
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If you were using 5/16 nylon to a corvette regulator these should work, but you probably going with an adjustable regulator.

http://www.summitracing.com/parts/rnb-800-118/overview/


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