this is the other engine conversions section of the forum, not the debate on if my car has a soul or it's uniqueness makes it king section of the forum....i think the v8 is a good idea, my fc blew it's coolant seals the day i bought it...demmit....no one around here is willing to work on them, and the mazda dealership here is crap...plus, with the 5k invested in the fc inluding the price of the car, i have spent less to get 300 hp out of my v8 than to buy everything for an n/a rotary to go there...

 

ls1 is just a better engine
GM has done so much work, its pretty much one of the best ever

 

I'm sure you can fit a Skyline engine into an FD, but why would you? Why not just buy the actual Skyline?

 

im not sure why you would want a skyline engine (unless you were in japan)
why not the lt1 or ls1 since you are in the US
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why in the US would u get an engine you need to import everything on and claim it might be less of a hassel then a 13b or even a 20b



the price on a turn key package shocks me!!!

 

should have paid more atention in church. its all their then the deciples went and kicked heathen (a.k.a piston powered) *** at the track and street.

 

You should have paid more attention in English class, from the look of it...

 

Wow, someone is going to hell after they graduate 3rd grade.

 

I was thinking about it, and here are the reasons why i didnt do it. First cost, its a lot of money. Second...the 2.5 gtr motor is built for all wheel drive, im pretty sure it would be hard to make a 7 awd, the 2.6 gtt/gts motor is rwd so maybe. Third is that i didnt want to run the wiring for the computer. Last is weight I didnt want to throw off the 50/50 distrabution to much.

 

Some people have a lot of money.

Welcome to the world of hot-rodding... the engine could care less if the car is front drive, rear drive, or all-wheel drive. Transmissions come off and can be replaced with different models.

That's a requirement for almost any swap, even a 20B in an FD.

Well, at least you have one semi-legitimate concern, although the 50/50 weight distribution is over-hyped, to say the least.

50/50 static weight distribution means that 50% of the weight is over each axle while the car is sitting still. The moment the car starts to move, that goes out the window. Braking, accelerating, and cornering all put different loads on the axles and even on individual wheels. The only benefit 50/50 static weight distribution offers is to help make the car corner neutrally. That's it. Obviously, many cars are not 50/50 (the Porsche 911 family is a perfect example, not to mention the 41/59 McLaren F1, or the NSX) and they get around race tracks just fine, thanks.

Leave the 50/50 concern for the guy writing the text for the sales brochure. It's something to shoot for, certainly, but don't let it ruin your day if you're off by a couple percent in either direction. The car will still turn corners, and the sun will still rise in the morning, contrary to popular belief...

 

yes i know about all of that. and i just didnt want to go in to all of the detail because im pretty sure no one is going to be doing this any time soon. For the people with a lot of money for the trouble to get a skyline engine and do the swap they could just but a lambo v8 and have some one drop that in...some people have to much money. Yup genius engines dont care about tranny, your right tyring just to keep things simple. Wiring i know you have to run wiring on everything but i cant find to many gtr computers in the usa unless you buy the front clip. Wow you love to bitch. over-hyped yeah it might be "over-hyped" but damn how many other cars have a 50/50? can you name any other cars with the 50/50, i mean you know everything about cars right. My dad has a 930 so i know about porsches. Your damn right if i buy a 1.5 million dollar car it better get around a track ok, but ive never heard of a McLaren racing. I just wanted to be simple and put in my 2 cents. I know about cars and i can promise you i know more about skylines than you. If you have more to bitch about keep it to yourself, but if you wanna post something that you can up with yourself and not have to pick at someone else post go right ahead.

 

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I don't think you know anything about skylines.

If you know more about skylines then what is a 2.6 gtt/gts motor? The rb26dett only came in the gtr, not the gtt which I don't even know what that is because it doesn't exist and the gts models vary between the 32, 33, and 34 series.

Thats interesting. I didn't know that the gtr came with a 2.5L motor. Maybe thats because they didn't. The gtr ONLY came with a 2.6L motor. The R33 gts25t is a RWD car and if you buy the R33 or R34 gts they came with 2.5L NA and they where AWD. The gtr is the only model to be AWD and come with an rb26dett. The r32 came with a rb20det and is AWD and RWD. There is a gtst and a gts4. The gts4 is awd. You can mate the r33 gts25t RWD transmission with the rb26dett and drop that into an FD but it probably wouldn't be worth it. My opinion.

-Destin

 

Thanks for pointing out my mistake gtr is 2.6 not 2.5. GTR is the only one with awd. I didnt mention anything about mating anything. Yes i do know about skylines for i was trying to open up a import shop the could legalize skylines about the same time that fuel imports came into the scene. If you dont believe me i can fax you all my paper work that i had to send to the govn.

 

P.S its nice to see some one who knows something about skylines.

 

gtr's are not the only model to have awd. The r32 gts4 is awd. Also the r33 and r34 gts models are awd. Save your paper and good luck with the import shop.

-Destin

 

gts is awd????? never heard that but cant say that your false, considering you live in Japen. Thanks for the support with the shop and the lession.

 

By saying that an engine from an AWD car won't work in a RWD chassis? That's not simple, that's just stupid.

Ever heard of aftermarket engine management?

Enough to know that a 51/49 C5 Corvette can kick the **** out of a 50/50 FD around an autocross course.

And because you haven't heard of it, it doesn't exist?

You definitely accomplished that.

There's an accomplishment. Can you make a living at that?

No thanks, I think I'll share my contempt for your intelligence.

Just did.

 

Looks like you don't know **** about Skylines either...

 

ok you are right about everything. have a good day