i just received my ls1 motor going to be starting this proj--when hinson's super cars gets me my subframe back--will be posting pix of installation as i go ---

empty bay:


some pix of my new toy:




my mess the rx7 motor left:

 

nice engine, how much does one in that good of condition cost someone (including tranny i assume)

 

Alright... that's the way to go. Show em' why we go LS1. The wait from Hinson is a bitch, but at the end, it's all worth it. Good luck, and if you have any question on your swap let me know.

 

How about posting it in the other engine forum?

 

I don't think he, you, or any of the other v8 guys will show me anything. Get off your high horse.

 

Not enough room in the saddle with the rotary die-hards already in there?

 

Of course it was a joke. At the end it's still all about the money. ANYBODY can make any thing look nice, fast, rice if they have the money. But IMO, I can't stand that motorize fuel, and everytime I took the car out, my whole clothes is in Gas Cologne. My wife would always hate it...
Rotary is a very good engine. Can be really reliable when someone with the knowledge knows how to tune it. But just not for me.

Thank You

 

Nah, they're not in the saddle, they're under the hood

 

nice! good luck on your project.

what year LS1 and what are the mods to it?

 

well i should have started off by saying i don't care about you retards who can't accept the fact that this is MY Car and i will put anything in it that i want bottom line is that i'm am tired of the thing breaking i've owned the car for 4 years and have about 4000 miles on it and 12k in money in aftermarket crap --and now i have a cooked motor--what are there about 5 great rx7 tuners in the world? guess what i'm not one of them....

for those who are interested the motor is out of 03 ram air firebird and has 11k miles on it-has the L6 intake manifold, and throttle body----mods are titanium valve springs and a pretty wild cam also powder coated valve covers---i believe that i got a real great deal on this motor at only 5100 complete..i got a chance to hear it run before it was pulled from the car and i must say that it sounds beautiful and can't wait to be driving mywhat will now be DEPENDABLE seven again....if u are interested in purchasing one of these motors i believe i can help you--my man finds some good ****---
-thanks for your interest--Ryan

 

damn, that's not bad. but you mean 2002, right?

you mind telling us where and how much you got it for? if not, it's cool.

 

Are you going to use those cats? If not, mind selling them?

 

congrats on the engine. good luck with the build.

don't let the rotards get under you skin. people will say anything to justify their delusions.

 

I'm intereseted in seeing how the bump steer system looks and drives. Keep us updated.

 

You can see it in this (not very good) picture of my mounting kit. The Bumpsteer kit is just tie rod ends that keep the tie rods level/even with the steering rack after the rack gets moved from the subframe modification. It's just longer with a spacer so it site lower under the steering knuckle it mounts to. I've heard other people saying they can still feel a little bumpsteer but nothing dramatic. My car hasn't even been aligned yet and the bumpsteer isn't bad at all. It can only get better after the alignment, so if it's your main concern, don't worry about that.

 

Yes u are correct it is out of an 02 damn typo---and the total was $5100.00 complete and it was posted without $sign and yes i do believe that it was a steal ---i can give you info on the man i got it from if you are seriously interested cause he sells alot of motors and finds good ****---i.e. check the pix----Ryan

 

I found this on ebay.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/99-00...25329004QQrdZ1

I know nothing about this conversion but would you guys think this is a good price?? Its listed at 75k miles. The only thing i can think of thats missing is the driveshaft/diff or can you use any of the stock FD ones? And theres no engine harness.

So thats not bad, 4k for a 99-00 LS1 with tranny and ecu with 75k miles. Around here, rotary rebuilds go for 3500 starting.

Now i understand why people do the conversion.

I need to study more about this. When my engine goes, theres gonna be another "going LS1" thread.

 

That is not that great of a deal. When you get ready just use car-part.com and find one in your area to save on shipping.

Also avoid 98 motors and try to get a 01-02 for the ls6 intake they come with.

 

nice project! hope to se you up and running soon, keep updating the pics, cant wait to see an LS1FD in person, wooot! too bad your rotary gave you a hard time, it happens a lot... so, uh, welcome to the world of reliability with good power.

price is okjay, nothing amazing but if you know it runs then you are better off then most!