hate me all you want, but i really enjoyed it. ray from over at torquecentral.com offered me a ride in his ls1 powered 2nd gen. smooth ,predictable power and torque at any rpm, in any gear. i expected this having driven ls1 powered cars before, but what i really was impressed with was the feel and handling of the car- felt no different than stock, even with the high mileage, stock suspension. he ran a 12.3 @ 109 last week with a stock motor,some skinny assed rsx wheels on back, in humid 90+ degree weather. the car is also very quiet, passes emissions and weighs in at ~2850 w/ a full tank.
if you are considering this swap, find someone who has done it and you will be impressed. even if you are a die hard rotary fan, get a ride and chances are you might actually like it. -garrett

 

I haven't ridden in one, but I know I'll like it. I'm used to the predictable power output of v8 engines, but I did give a rotary powered FD a try before I decided to build a hybrid. I love the FD but hate the engine. Gathering parts for my LS1 FD now...

 

Yep, silly piston guys what were they thinking putting a 370 hp reliable light engine in a good car like the RX7. I bet you they get better fuel mileage and driveablility as well. Just imagine iif the LS1 had some bolt ons or a supercharger!

 

i still am unsure of what to do with my fd, but let's just say that if i find a low mileage ls1/t56 combo for a decent price, it just might end up coming home with me. i love driving a powerful, turbo'd rotary, but the problems and down time is growing old.

 

Has anyone seen a twin turbo ls1 engine in a FD before?

 

 

8-0

 

wow... that is crazy!

 

...wow... that, is phenomonal. Me want.. hehe

 

Me too!

 

That's Jim Hall's C5 Corvette twin turbo kit, by the way...

 

But it would look so nice under an FD hood

I still want one

 

I'm perfectly happy with it in a C5... as long as it's in MY driveway.

 

Are you saying that kit fits in the FD with no mods?

 

I'm saying it fits a C5 Corvette with no mods, because it's a C5 Corvette kit. The picture above is of an Electron Blue Metallic Z06.

There's very little room left over after an LS1 is dropped into an FD. You'd need an extra foot of space at the front of the engine bay before the turbos even began to fit, and there's no way the headers would clear the shock towers.

 

Oh damn, I didn't look close enough. I just assumed that was in a 3rd gen up there. My bad. that would be beutiful in an FD.

Mike

 

One of the guys at torquecentral has a tt LT1 FD- Very similar layout to the halltech setup.

 

John Pham (RedTT/LT1-7)...

 

I'm working on a turbo setup.

IMO, there's enough room for twins, but it will be tight. I'm most likely going with a single.

 

it does. Summit racing man.

 

i like the pics , hmm that twinturbo v8 looks baaad

 

Although jimlab said that is a Z06 car, is it an LS6 or LS1 motor?

 

I think LS6- there is not mechanical throttle linkage visible.

 

The Z06 only comes with the LS6, so that makes engine identification pretty simple. It's just missing the red fuel rail covers.