My S4 TurboII to S5 v8 daily build

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10-15-13, 12:10 PM

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Clean swap!

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10-15-13, 12:24 PM

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That thing is gorgeous.

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10-17-13, 10:45 AM

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ughhhhh so sick. Cant wait to start mine. Nice job dude.

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10-18-13, 10:10 AM

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thanks fellars

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10-18-13, 11:28 AM

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I'm confused to how those back wheels can even hold air with all that lip showing.

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10-18-13, 12:10 PM

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Very very nice indeed

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10-18-13, 01:39 PM

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Man your car is perfect. What exhaust is that?

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10-19-13, 01:53 AM

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exhaust is custom with dual 2.5" stainless piping all the back. the dumpies are from new Zealand ebay auction.. haven't seen them for sale since I bought mine

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12-01-13, 10:13 PM

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Wheel specs pls? Running T2 LSD rear? any issues?
Car looks amazing....

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12-02-13, 10:04 AM

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been swapped and on the road for over a year without any problems. wheels are 18x9.5 +12 18x10.5 +15. its got the N/A LSD

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12-02-13, 07:46 PM

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Cars like this are the reason I had to buy a FC even though I shouldn't have.

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12-02-13, 07:51 PM

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been swapped and on the road for over a year without any problems. wheels are 18x9.5 +12 18x10.5 +15. its got the N/A LSD

Thanks for the specs. Defintely the fitment im shooting for.
Im very suprised your NA diff/axles have held up.. Do you track or mostly daily? It takes hard launches?

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12-03-13, 10:32 AM

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I drive it 3 times a week usually. I'm pretty easy on it for the most part besides the occasional kick around a corner or 1-3 gear burny.. as far as hard launches go, it mostly just spins the tires.. but i havent broken anything to date!

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12-03-13, 01:18 PM

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That fitment! Car looks awesome. This has me flip flopping between a JZ and a v8 swap so much. Props!

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12-04-13, 07:24 AM

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JZ swaps are so awesome. I think the v8 swap is a lot a easier though

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12-18-13, 02:46 PM

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fc looks awesome man I wanna polish my fn10rc's now. white and polish look good. how do you like the lt1 also?

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12-19-13, 10:38 AM

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The lt1 is great for the price. never had any issues with it. I just sold my FN01-RC but I contemplated polishing them at one point!

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12-25-13, 02:02 PM

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Car is definitely clean, I can see doing a v8 swap in an FC more feasibly then in a FD. Glad to see it look as clean as it does too

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02-23-14, 11:05 PM

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Nice job man. I have never seen your FC before, you a member on NOROTORS?

White is such a clean color on the FC and the Infiniti rear bumper pieces are a sweet touch. Top notch job bud and that LT1 looks like you could eat off of it!

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02-24-14, 10:21 AM

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thanks man. Yeah I'm on there but dont spend much time posting anymore.

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02-24-14, 10:32 AM

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a couple updated pics

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03-17-14, 08:44 PM

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what wheels and offsets?

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03-18-14, 11:51 AM

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work meister reps. 18x9 +22 18x10 +15

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03-18-14, 12:33 PM

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Great looking car! That engine bay is excellent.

I recently picked up the same engine and transmission for a similar deal and will be taking on the swap soon. Did you use any online resources for information regarding the swap or just figure it out? Looks like you're in the industry so I assume the latter. Specifically, I'm looking for information on what I can and can't get rid of from the LT1 to simplify it, vacuum and electronics, etc.