uhm. V8 for me?
09-04-11, 09:21 PM
#27
Banned. I got OWNED!!!
Andy, do you have pictures or does anybody else have pictures of the conversion? If I grenade this motor, I would seriously think about making this change. You can't go wrong with the torque and horsepower of the LS1. Just wondering about the weight shift if the engine is located that much differently than a stock motor.
There was a guy in Ontario Region about 10 years ago that put a small block Ford in his car. Sounded great pulled okay, but the motor was so high and far forward, the car handled like a pig.
Eric
There was a guy in Ontario Region about 10 years ago that put a small block Ford in his car. Sounded great pulled okay, but the motor was so high and far forward, the car handled like a pig.
Eric
I can't say how it handles compared to how it used to, though I run a power rack with no P/S and even the GF drives it with no problems so it's not as much of an anchor as people assume.
09-05-11, 03:26 PM
#29
Rotary Freak
take a visit to norotors.com, there's a bunch of information and pictures there. Here's mine from a long time ago.
I can't say how it handles compared to how it used to, though I run a power rack with no P/S and even the GF drives it with no problems so it's not as much of an anchor as people assume.
I can't say how it handles compared to how it used to, though I run a power rack with no P/S and even the GF drives it with no problems so it's not as much of an anchor as people assume.
09-05-11, 04:37 PM
#30
Isn't the Ford small block a little more compact than SBC or LS motors - I would have thought it could be located a little lower and further back. Or was that just a matter of how the conversion was done? I don't really know - but an aluminum small block Ford seems appealing, though more expensive option, since Ford never mass-produced aluminum Windsors (but they are available aftermarket - http://www.worldcastings.com/product...num-block.html)
09-05-11, 06:04 PM
#31
Banned. I got OWNED!!!
I'll try and grab some newer pictures of it - it looks like a mess in that picture. The motor is pretty much as far back and as low as you can get without firewall changes and being a daredevil with the oilpan and raised manhole covers. And size wise, I'm not sure how the LS compares to a earlier ford. However, I know it's a lot lighter and overall a lot better engine. The Mod motors are good too, though they're enormous.
09-06-11, 12:35 PM
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Make sure its not a RHD harness or it'll be too short.
Got burned once when I bought a harness from a guy in the southern US. He never told me it came from a RHD clip.
Oh also your chassis harness will not plug into the 89 ECU.
A long long time ago I helped a friend swap a complete 89 T2 engine, ecu, harness and all the S5 sensors into a S4 chassis. ALOT of cutting and splicing was required.
Got burned once when I bought a harness from a guy in the southern US. He never told me it came from a RHD clip.
Oh also your chassis harness will not plug into the 89 ECU.
A long long time ago I helped a friend swap a complete 89 T2 engine, ecu, harness and all the S5 sensors into a S4 chassis. ALOT of cutting and splicing was required.
09-06-11, 02:37 PM
#34
Make sure its not a RHD harness or it'll be too short.
Got burned once when I bought a harness from a guy in the southern US. He never told me it came from a RHD clip.
Oh also your chassis harness will not plug into the 89 ECU.
A long long time ago I helped a friend swap a complete 89 T2 engine, ecu, harness and all the S5 sensors into a S4 chassis. ALOT of cutting and splicing was required.
Got burned once when I bought a harness from a guy in the southern US. He never told me it came from a RHD clip.
Oh also your chassis harness will not plug into the 89 ECU.
A long long time ago I helped a friend swap a complete 89 T2 engine, ecu, harness and all the S5 sensors into a S4 chassis. ALOT of cutting and splicing was required.