of course! im gonna play around with it and see if it works, worse case scenario i can just send my stock harness and ls1 harness to sikky and have them mod it

 

2 questions...

1. I have a base Z with no cruise. When I do this swap would it be possible to use the cruise control from the donor car be it Vette, Camaro, Trans Am or GTO?

2. How are you all doing the exhausts? With the headers you can buy for this swap do they utilize the stock mounting points for using any 350Z catback on the market?

 

i would imagine if you do a throttle cable setup you would need the gm setup, not sure about the dbw setup. also youd need custom midpipe i would imagine

 

with the sikky oil pan, do i need the oem windage tray??

 

If I had the gm cruise controls and wiring it should be made to work with minimal custom work really. using the gm gas petal and electronic throttle.

A custom midpipe... you'd think the headers for this kit would be made to bolt up to existing systems on the market.

Maybe SIKKY can step in here.



"I mean how hard could it be?" - Jeremy Clarkson

 

Remember they are long tube headers and there is now a large 4-1 collector where a small two bolt flange used to be.

 

i would imagine someone wanting to do a 10k+ swap is the diy type, or even dropping that coin for it to be professionally done wouldnt complain about it not bolting up to oem nissan stuffs lol

 

You'd think that. LOL

 

If I could get this done for 10k I'd be all over it... but listening to the people who have been down that road, 15-20k seems to be the "done right" mark...

at that price point, I'm hard pressed not to factor in $$ gained by selling the car and just putting it all towards a vette. I would love the "WTF" factor of trolling a Z around with a LS V8.... and stumbling into a chevrolet shop for oil change or mods. LOL!

my main draw for going this route is reliability... I'm hoping Nissan adds cylinders or goes FI with the next Z, to compete with the modern day muscle. that would make my decision much easier. In the meantime, I'm still going to talk to some shops and entertain a SIKKY swap.

 

actually pretty simple if you get a stock-ish ls motor. you can find complete motors in awesome shape for 4k, and i mean complete. sikky kit with everything including wiring service is a bit under 3400, header kit is another 700, cam 300, tune 500, etc etc so it can be done under 10k if you do it yourself. thatd be an easy almost stock 400whp setup depending on the motor you pick. most of us 15-20k built guys are buying built motors, turbos, etc etc and it adds up quick. but when comparing to buying a f/i kit new and the supporting mods it evens out in price pretty quick and the reliability favors the ls setup.

 

not to mention a big chunk of people who are going this route have already gone FI on their Z so there is plenty of parts to sell to help fund this type of build.

 

If pricing has you down, why not go with the LQ9? It's compatible with LS-based mounts, built to go to 200k miles and beyond, 345/380 stock, and you can pick them up for a grand, often times less, in perfect shape.

Grab one of those, some aftermarket heads, and a cam, and you'll be damn near 400 at the wheels, with gobs of torque, and reliability like crazy.

A swap based on that would likely be easily doable under 7500.

 

There are also people that could have went built motor and TT route and chose to save their money for a bad a$$ LS setup.

 

Agree 100%
"Done Right" if the key word in Colecatz's statement. Sure it theoretically can be done for 10k or less by someone competent doing all the work themselves. Unfortunately I know of no one competent or otherwise that been able to keep it at or under that 10K budget (please chime in if I'm wrong). Most of the guys doing this kinda of swap end up doing other supporting mods that end up inflating the cost of the swap before the first key is turned. Things like headers, intakes, heads, cams, turbos, exhaust systems, stronger clutch, lighten flywheels, and whatever hell else you can imagine people doing to an engines while it's out of the chassis all cost money but I'm sure you could get away with not doing some of those things... for now.
The truth is if you're going to half a$$ this kinda swap then whats the point really? I thinks we need to be a little realistic at least to the other readers and those considering this type of swap in the future. LS swap on a 10K budget may indeed be doable but I still wouldn't call it realistic.
FACT: Sikky make that best most complete swap kit you can buy on the market but even then it's not everything you'll need to complete a swap. Everything you need to get it in there but you'll need a bit more to git-r-dun.
FACT: Given the same mods a Vette with still out run and out turn your LS swapped Z.

 

Even doing all the work myself I was at about $12K. I also have a $2,500 standalone though. The $10k range would be hard to hit but the $12-$15K range is completely doable IMO.

 

Well yeah. Smaller, lighter, shorter, better steering ratio, better weight distribution....just the name of the game.

LS-swapped Z isn't nearly as common as a corvette though....and the insurance is a good sight cheaper most of the time too.

I too toyed with the whole "used vette vs. Z for LS swap" stuff, and the Z, for me, won out. Either will be tons of fun, no doubt about that. I'm too much of a petrol-head (as Clarkson would say) to just get a car and go.

 

iv received prices just for a LS1 swap with the Sikky kit headers custom intake etc from 12-15k. I guess me seeing that has made me change my mind. i think ill just find me a used vortech.

 

Who did you get a quote from?

PM me if you need to...

 

What's the best way to go about sourcing the donor powerplant/tranny? I've done searches and trolled the LS board classifieds but haven't come up with much...

Thanks in advance.

 

Yeah cause that does not sound right

kit is like $2,250 + $650 for headers and I think its $500 for intake.. So no where near 12k