Im not anywear near attemting such a project at the moment, however in the near future I may end up doing so, so, just for some insight into what I might be getting myself into,

so lets say I have a Roller FD, and I want to drop in an LS2 with a T56 6speed, What would I be looking at spending for such a project? (as in, whats a good, realistic ballpark figure?)


Any other opinions you may have or advice of any kind would be apreciated.


Thnx

 

first off im not a big fan of the ls1 swap... but that is irrelevent it is your car. if you are going to go ls use either the ls1 or ls3 or the ls7 if you plan on staying N/A. the ls2 had a few weak points the ls1 was stout but it is getting to be older technology. the ls7 is a great motor if you will defiently stay N/A the light weight and brittle titanium rods and thin cylinder walls just dont handle boost they where desgined to be incredible n/a motors but not so good for boost. so if you are going to build the motor up anyway why not go for the cheaper motor when you are going to tear it apart and start over anyway. so if price is no option and you want to beat on it all day use the ls3, ls1 for the budget build and ls7 if you are without a doubt staying n/a

 

Thank you for that info, I've got something more to look into now

 

Visit 'norotors' they are the enthusist site for v8 rx7s mostly fd w/ls

 

Excluding the cost of the engine and tranny, and assuming your roller is in good/complete condition, figure on @ 5K to get it all in the car (the mounting kit) and running (exhaust, electrical, etc.). That's if you handle the labor.

You WILL get seriously nickel/dimed to death (more accurately, $20 to $50 dollared to death).

Installing the engine/tranny is deceptively easy and fast...a matter of a few hours.
Do not be deceived, the real hard work is just beginning.

At this point, I could probably perform a standard FD engine swap in about two weeks (assuming all parts in hand at the beginning).
It took a year and a half to gain the know-how though...

 

hmm, lots of good info, thanks much everyone, what will make my final decision on this will be how much my insurance company pays me off for my last car, I'll know by tomarrow or the next day what I'll have to work with

 

My first swap took me 8 days to complete.

 

If the price were comparable, I would take an LS2 over a LS1 or LS6. The only downside of the LS2 is its intake. You'll get more cubes, bigger injectors, better timing chain and an easier wiring mod for the ECM. Also the stock LS2 has a higher redline.

Here is an link to an article about LS2s.

http://www.pirate4x4.com/tech/billavista/TKLS2/

 

Thats was an awsome read, Thank you for that, I still need to see what kinda of buget Im looking at when insurance pays me :/

 

Hey books! How's it goes? Did you do the LS swap?