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Just curious what you guys would reccomend would be cheap for a 5.3 turbo swap. Preferably a wagon. By easy I mean something that already came with a v8 with RWD making it "Bolt-on"ish and big enough bay to work. Really want a nova wagon however looks like it would be tough getting turbos under that hood!
Let me know what you think, I just love brainstorming projects and my dad wants to do a sleeper some day. I've almost tried to talk him into a express van turbo.
I think the 240sx chassis is the best V8 swap platform currently,
It has many enticing attributes:
1. lightweight RWD 2800lbs with the engine installed (the LSx engine weight is similar to the sr20det, if not lighter)
2. Big enough brakes to stop an 600rwhp car are $150 OEM units
3. The chassis is low production (only some 2500 made in 97 iirc), so if the swap is done clean enough, or even if the car is left all original, the vehicle will gain value over time, which is super rare for project type vehicles.
4. all the conversion V8 and turbo parts are available, from multiple sources, and used parts are overflowing so deals are everywhere
5. There are already a bunch of them done, V8 turbo, so plenty of pictures and ideas for how to run lines/exhaust/etc
6. The 240sx is a question mark, nobody ever expects one to be that fast
I'm surprised. How would a japanese car be the easiest for an ls swap? I can't imagine the 240 has that much room in the engine bay. Currently in the middle of a 2jz swap in my mk3 supra but I don't. Tingle for just going chevy v8, so much easier!
well.perhaps you can find a GTO that needs a drive train cheap.
but,depending how far back you want to go you can get a vega or pinto. fieros last i checked have either an ls conversion or was it a northstar caddy motor kit for them?
me id want something lighter and i resent that cavalier remark. LOL.
Yeah I love vega cambak but small engine bay and they're hard to find not completely rusted out. If they are in any sort of shape they're very expensive!
The Buick doesn't have nearly as much of a badass look as your Chevelle does. Is that actually an A body? I thought skylarks were considered compact Y-Body. Is there a good chart that sh ows all of that?
Not as much of a fan of the Skylark wagon. I did find another regular Skylark for 4500, running a/c and all... I also found this camaro, I don't understand why it's as cheap as it is. http://nashville.craigslist.org/cto/5552131310.html
I mean it doesn't look in great shape, but damn it's still a 73 camaro with a running motor.. One of those camaros is definitely a dream car for me.
But how could I ever get rid of my Japanese muscle?
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CHeapest/Easiest Sleeper vehicle for 5.3T Swap? 
Aha!
