I've got a friend . Who moved to TN, and is looking into buying an FD shell . but hes a Big V8 fan and hes in love with the twisty roads up there .

Now he wants to swap a V8 from the get go, and my question is . I'm really just asking for an unbiased opinion . on V8 around twisty roads . what advantages / disadvantages do you feel up there . if there is such a thing as unbiased hah

 

For me the biggest advantage is being able to accellerate in the low RPM's without "needing" to downshift.

 

I have been canyoning for about 5 years in a lot of different cars, and turbo lag I find is really a pain to work with in tight stuff and it forces you to be in the right gear. Seeing as the LS doesn't really add any front end weight, you would retain nimbleness which can be very useful, and also have the torque like littleguy mentioned, so less shifting. On a track it's easier to keep a turbo spooled, canyons will make you work for it.

 

no added weight, no upset in weight distribution, more torque, i guess the only disadvantage is your to your wallet

 

Has more power. No other changes in handling if swapped correctly. I have seen 15+ LS1 FDs on corner scales, FWIW.

 

Staying in the power band is REALLY easy with the LS. Making the mountain roads MUCH more fun. When I autoX the only thing I run into is that on the really small turns the 4.10 rear forces me to go into first and there is just too much power in first. :-p I've been thinking about putting in a 3.90 or going cobra rear with a 3.73.

 

This has been one of my few dislikes with the swap as well. Though I still swear there is a little more weight over the front. My car doesn't handle quite the same. I have another thread going talking about it. LOVE the power band in general though. So much more pleasant and drivable than my previous (twins running parallel) rotary set up.