hi guys im pretty new to the torana life but im already addicted. i currently own a lc 2 door and have the problem where the engine has hadits day and after months of saving i can afford a new engine. but what engine should i look for? i understand that you can put nearly any engineinto it but what is cheap? easy? relailble? powerful? i just needsome suggestions. should i stick with a worked 186 or 202 or buy a v8 or maybe something likea buick 3.8l. i need advice!!!!
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Posted 18 June 2007 - 09:14 PM
nissan turbo six!
the best option in my books
the best option in my books
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Posted 18 June 2007 - 09:57 PM
dont listen to them. 
depends on what your looking to do.
if you are looking for a streeter with good performance, sounds tuff and easy to build, buy and install. go the red6.
problem with a v8 is they dont like to corner a whole lot!!
and with a nissan 6, well just my opinion, but there would be hassles with getting it engineered and so on, well not problems, but more then a red 6 if you know what i mean.
and you cant kill a red 6! haha. well you can.but takes a bit.
depends on what your looking to do.
if you are looking for a streeter with good performance, sounds tuff and easy to build, buy and install. go the red6.
problem with a v8 is they dont like to corner a whole lot!!
and with a nissan 6, well just my opinion, but there would be hassles with getting it engineered and so on, well not problems, but more then a red 6 if you know what i mean.
and you cant kill a red 6! haha. well you can.but takes a bit.
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Posted 18 June 2007 - 11:19 PM
Before you do anything check what is legal in your state. Some states aren't real big on dropping V8's into an LC.
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Posted 19 June 2007 - 01:02 PM
If you only have "enough" for a new engine, go and do up a hottie blue/black 6 with SU's (on a 12 port manifold) or stock VK efi. The former will probably set you back around 3.5k to rebuild everything and you have all the assescories in your car to run it already e.g mounts, gearbox (hopefully not on its last legs either), diff etc.
Where as if your going to do another engine you will need to upgrade your brakes among other things just to get it reregistered. If I would have one LJ and one LC, had my way, LC SR20DET and LJ EFi 355. One for driving and one for cruising =p
Where as if your going to do another engine you will need to upgrade your brakes among other things just to get it reregistered. If I would have one LJ and one LC, had my way, LC SR20DET and LJ EFi 355. One for driving and one for cruising =p
Edited by JBird, 19 June 2007 - 01:02 PM.
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Posted 19 June 2007 - 01:14 PM
Efi 5l is what i'd put in it lol.Decent power,nice road manners & not all that costly if you can do the work yourself.
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Posted 19 June 2007 - 11:08 PM
depends on what you would like to do like most have said, here is one advertised in unique cars... it has one of them RB 30 jap engines... LC 2 Door Jap
personally either a 186, or more a 202 with a 186 head if you like or for reliability go with a newer EFI engine, less hassles in away if its done properly, so no hassles arise, but everything has its ups and downs and looks pretty different, i dunno about some storys that a V8 is to "front heavy" in a lil LC or LJ, but yeah looks the part though,
either way be different and go EFI jap or V6 or even 8, or stick to carby!
gmhgtr
personally either a 186, or more a 202 with a 186 head if you like or for reliability go with a newer EFI engine, less hassles in away if its done properly, so no hassles arise, but everything has its ups and downs and looks pretty different, i dunno about some storys that a V8 is to "front heavy" in a lil LC or LJ, but yeah looks the part though,
either way be different and go EFI jap or V6 or even 8, or stick to carby!
gmhgtr
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Posted 19 June 2007 - 11:26 PM
mate don't go too wild with it if it's gunna be a daily driver.... a vk efi 3.3 or a commodore v6 would be ya best bet...and keep the engine stock in both cases she will go well and be reliable. my 2c worth anyway!
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Posted 22 June 2007 - 09:23 AM
Sound advice, even a 202 Blue motor with carb and a 5 speed would be ausome. I have a friend that did the Blue to Black motor swap for the EFI and extra preformance was not noticable it was smoother he said (in a nut shell not impressed). rgds Sunburstmate don't go too wild with it if it's gunna be a daily driver.... a vk efi 3.3 or a commodore v6 would be ya best bet...and keep the engine stock in both cases she will go well and be reliable. my 2c worth anyway!
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Posted 22 June 2007 - 11:16 AM
I started with a VH 3.3L Blue, was a great update. Easy to fit. Nothing to complex. Pull out bolt in. 
and electric dizzy so only thing you have to change is the 6 volt start wire to 12 volt.
and electric dizzy so only thing you have to change is the 6 volt start wire to 12 volt.
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Posted 22 June 2007 - 04:49 PM
what did you do for exhaust? I had trouble with standard set up fitting and went to extractors in an LJI started with a VH 3.3L Blue, was a great update. Easy to fit. Nothing to complex. Pull out bolt in.
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Posted 23 June 2007 - 02:46 PM
All depends on what you want to do with the car ultimately,I had a fairly wild & quick six in my lc which I even drove daily for about six months.I still ended up putting in a efi 5l & 5spd.
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Posted 23 June 2007 - 07:46 PM
Whoops forgot about that. Yeah you need to get a set of extractors cause they have different headswhat did you do for exhaust? I had trouble with standard set up fitting and went to extractors in an LJI started with a VH 3.3L Blue, was a great update. Easy to fit. Nothing to complex. Pull out bolt in.
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Posted 23 June 2007 - 08:10 PM
Where'd the extractors comes from.
I need a set, doing the conversion (black motor) on mine soon!
I need a set, doing the conversion (black motor) on mine soon!
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Posted 24 June 2007 - 01:43 AM
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