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Thread: lightest car to swap LTx in?
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03-10-2009, 06:25 PM #21
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240, 260, and 280 nissan z cars, ive seen them as light as 2400#'s with the stock L28. An aluminum headed small block is almost the same weight as the stock straight six, and the ability to set a small block further back than the L28 gives better weight distribution to boot.
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03-10-2009, 08:37 PM #22
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miata or rx7...A buddy of mine put one in a lx fox and it is gutted just about and it weighed 3100
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RX7 lt1/700r4 build under way a.k.a. "Kiss my rice" build
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03-11-2009, 02:15 PM #23
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datson 240z nothin better then that
93 engine, 94 intake, 3.42 gears soon,TB 52mm, 1.6 RRT, ram air, LCA, panhard bar, S10 high stall, transgo shift kit, BBK shortys, no cat, 160 temp, rear bilstein stocks, rear ls1 springs, ture duals with magnaflows,BFT transmission cooler, 99 ls1 driveshaft,subfame connectors, soon a tune and Chevron with techron and i am stock
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03-11-2009, 03:09 PM #24
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Agreed... I miss my Datsun 240z like CRAZY.
But PLEASE cage it... I've seen too many V8 Dats that are twisted like a pretzel after being raced. The hatch and hood no longer sat straight. Just sad
Oh, and the first 240z was lighter than the later years (I think it was '71 only). Even the later 240z's were heavier.-Duane-
1994 S-10 - Lt1/700r4 - project /// 2001 2dr Blazer - boring daily
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03-11-2009, 11:06 PM #25
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put it in a sand rail, throw some lights on her and call it a driver.
8.81 @ 155.05 mph , 1.30 60'
FUEL INJECTED, 3500 #, T56, Pump Gas Street Car, nuff said.
FIRST 8 SEC. NITROUS FED - EFI LT1 (weren't they all injected)
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03-12-2009, 08:50 AM #26
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ooooo... I like that one.
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1994 S-10 - Lt1/700r4 - project /// 2001 2dr Blazer - boring daily
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09-03-2009, 05:20 AM #27
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Bringing up an old thread, but my rx7 lt1 with a th400(heavy) weighs right around 2400lbs with me in the car.
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06-02-2010, 07:39 AM #28
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Perhaps a 240SX might not be the lightest car you could swap an LT1 into. BUT, it is likely to gain MUCH less weight than an RX7 or Miata. And weight distribution will be affected ALOT less. Thank the already heavy cast iron block KA24 engine for this. Because this engine is SO heavy, you only gain something like 150 pounds of weight by swapping in an LT1 (and this may be with an iron head LT1). As a result, you end up with a car that is still quite light and has fairly close to stock weight distribution. Also, I have to admit that I like the styling of the 240SX MUCH better than the RX7. Of course, looks are in the eye of the beholder.
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