StopTheHateGoV8

Hey guys, I'm about to start my v8 build, I'm from the world of turbo four bangers. So try to bear with me if I'm totally off track, but I have done a decent amount of research.

I haven't started buying parts yet, due to lack of knowledge.
But my idea is...

LQ4 block with forged internals,
Ls1 cam,
Ls3 heads,
Lsa supercharger,
With a t56 transmission.
Will all of that work? Or am I way off?

HCI2000SS

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Waite....what's your goal here?

StopTheHateGoV8

Budget drift motor for a 240. Don't really have any power goals.

BlwnLs1GTO

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Bone stock LS1 engine/T56 from a donor car would be a good start for you for the 240 IMO.
Then start building from there while learning the ins/out of these engines.

TyCZ28

Agreed a stock ls1 would be a much better option to start with. Or even an ls3 to get the extra low end torque.

StopTheHateGoV8

Ls1/3 cost around 3000 more than the build I have listed, do you have any reasoning?

Burken01

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lol it sounds like you do have power goals, lotsa power

A lsa blower lq4 will make 500-600 pretty easily without any effort

Sounds super overkill for a drift car unless you are competing professionally, however we all have our own limits

BlwnLs1GTO

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How do you get that figure?
You can get an entire Engine with ECU/Harness and T56 for 3k or less.

StopTheHateGoV8

Well damn! So nitrous isn't even needed.
So let me get the straight, an lq4 with an LSA supercharger will make between 5 and 600 horsepower to the wheels with the proper tuning?

StopTheHateGoV8

Those were figures I was finding off of Jegs, because I can't find a reputable place to source an ls1 or ls3.

Burken01

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Depending where you live, craigslist always has a ls1 pull out for sale.

Yea no need to spray nitrous on top of the lsa/lq4 setup for drifting

However me personally, I would try and find a ls2 shortblock vs lq4 since the aluminum ls2 is 100 lbs lighter than the lq4 and won't weigh the front of your car down as much..

But in all honesty I would keep doing some research and everything will slowly come together

KCS

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I don't see any reason it wouldn't work. You should be able to find all of that for relatively cheap. For a drifting application, you may want to invest heavily in the cooling system for the blower (good pump, big heat exchanger, enormous reservoir).