Blown2

Hey guys, (I'm not really sure what board to post this in, so mods move it if need be) I'm looking into buying either an FC and then in turn doing the old tried and true LS1 swap, or buying one that's already swapped.. My question is, I'm sure buying one already swapped is more cost effective, but how much should I be expecting to pay for this? And if I buy an FC and do the swap, approximately how empty will my pocket be? Thanks for the help, fellas! And if you know of one for sale within reasonable (~500 or less) distance of NOVA, pm me!

snowball

theirs an engine swap section, the swap will cost you about 10k... give or take depending on if you do your own work.

Blown2

I figured it was in that ballpark...how much would one already swapped go for?

Mods feel free to move the thread over to the other board

snowball

prob around 7-8k running. with decent body.

Slow Rotor

Ok im going to sound like an idiot here, but what do u guys mean by ls1? In aus thats a pretty popular v8 engine so you got me confused

RN's X-7

It is people like to buy our 7's and shame them with a v8 swap, lol.

Slow Rotor

I think i would cry if i saw a v8 in an rx

wildfc3s

yes the LS1 is a popular v8

I have found used fd with the swap for about 15 look on torquecentral.com i think thats it

snowball

its becoming a fairly popular swap over here. (i can get a ls1 with tranny for 2k around here, whole detroit thing)
www.hinsonsupercars.com

Slow Rotor

Ok now im upset, why the hell would you do that to an rx7 it would be so much more front heavy the car would handle like crap

rajahFD

lol.. please use the search feature before you say the LS1 is heavy..

ProjectR13B

iTrader: (1)

haha i have seen stock base model FDs for $15000 hahaha. right now we have a local car on autotrader.com for roughly $35k thats ls1 swapped.

snowball

their are a few LS1 FD that lately have sold for 15-17k

philmagil

I really hope this doesn't turn into yet another "why would you defile a 7 w/ a V8" posting frenzy. The question was, how much would an LS1 FC cost. For an extensive answer, SEARCH on www.torquecentral.com -its a really good source for V8 rx7 info.
In short, it depends on auto or manual. For an LS1 with a T-56 (6spd m trans.) it will cost you ~$4000 (typically $4500). Either purchase a good condition roller for roughly 2k (good supsension setup, brakes, and decent int./ext.) or buy one and sell the rotary to cut some of the cost. It'll cost you roughly 10k total to do a pretty clean swap. You could buy a clean LS1 FC for probablly $8k or so.

p.s. This topic has been beaten to death, the LS1 is an aluminum block, very lightweight, there is no real downside to the swap. Sure, the rotary is "what makes the 7 what is". There are others who could care less. If he wants an LS1 FC, so be it.

owen is fat

yeah if youre lucky and do a lot of the swap yourself, you can have a nicely built, clean looking, smooth running LS1FC for under 8 grand total.

look for posts by EyeOutThere on torquecentral...

digitalsolo

iTrader: (2)

The swap can be completed for less then 5-6K if you shop smart and do your own work. I've seen it done for less then that (in person). There is plenty of information on the net now, to do the swap yourself, with basic hand tools.

iceblue

We have been building a 305 700R4 FC vert converted to holly down draft. We will be selling it for $6.3k.

Finishing up the body work now for paint.

We have another FC that is getting a built internal small block 400 with power glide tranny.

Slow Rotor - umm no they retain at worst a 48 52 weight distribution, thats enough to surpass your driving skills to ever notice.