Hi guys,

As well an racing the westie im building a TR7 V8 as well, it had a rover in it but its turned out that tuning the nuts off that and getting 250/260 hp doesnt interest me, so im looking at getting a 5.3 LS L33 Alloy block or an LS1 for it...

I have priced LS1's and they are tbh out of my budget by the time i have it fitted running and a gearbox bought too..

Has anyone looked into used versions of these engines before?

I have seen LOADS on ebay, but i have spoken to a few companies who have said, touch nothing on yank ebay as you have about a 1 in 3 chance of getting something decent when it arrives also it is going to cost around £700 to get it over to the UK.

Has anyone any connections for American breakers? anyone used / fitted an LS1 before? maybe you could give me some idea of the costs and your experience.

Thanks in advance,

Iain

Believe Craig at dynotorque has supplied and fitted lots of them.


http://www.dynotorque.co.uk/index.php/contact-us/

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Believe Craig at dynotorque has supplied and fitted lots of them.


http://www.dynotorque.co.uk/index.php/contact-us/

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Has anyone else any other ideas for me? looking for around 300hp standard and fairly tuneable, what about BMW 540 v8? are they anyuse? certainly much cheaper to buy!

Lexus/Toyota V8. 1UZ-FE. Cheaper than cheap. 250bhp stock but that is with fairly restricted exhaust manifolds and inlet. Breathing right it should give 300+bhp. Twin-turbo or supercharged (with bigger injectors) and its good for 800bhp on its standard forged internals. Easy enough and cost effective to do to about 450bhp. Quite wide though as its a 90 degree V. Google 1UZFE tuning. Not much over here but loads of potential from US and Aus.

I plan to use one on my 'next' project!

Lee

Nissan VQ35DE (the V6 from the 350Z / Murano, etc)???

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Lexus/Toyota V8. 1UZ-FE. Cheaper than cheap. 250bhp stock but that is with fairly restricted exhaust manifolds and inlet. Breathing right it should give 300+bhp. Twin-turbo or supercharged (with bigger injectors) and its good for 800bhp on its standard forged internals. Easy enough and cost effective to do to about 450bhp. Quite wide though as its a 90 degree V. Google 1UZFE tuning. Not much over here but loads of potential from US and Aus.

I plan to use one on my 'next' project!

Lee

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Has anyone else any other ideas for me? looking for around 300hp standard and fairly tuneable, what about BMW 540 v8? are they anyuse? certainly much cheaper to buy!

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Has anyone else any other ideas for me? looking for around 300hp standard and fairly tuneable, what about BMW 540 v8? are they anyuse? certainly much cheaper to buy!

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buy a manual 7 series with the ally block 4.4v8 and 300bhp, run it on a standard ecu and sell the rest of the car, you'll end up with an engine costing peanuts.

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Originally posted by BigLee
Lexus/Toyota V8. 1UZ-FE. Cheaper than cheap. 250bhp stock but that is with fairly restricted exhaust manifolds and inlet. Breathing right it should give 300+bhp. Twin-turbo or supercharged (with bigger injectors) and its good for 800bhp on its standard forged internals. Easy enough and cost effective to do to about 450bhp. Quite wide though as its a 90 degree V. Google 1UZFE tuning. Not much over here but loads of potential from US and Aus.

I plan to use one on my 'next' project!

Lee

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where did you find information on tuning the Lexus engine? i had thought about one too, any tuning sites or information on turbo kits, i had intended to stay NA but that is tempting..

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What about the Audi V8? They're around 300hp as standard and are pretty sweet engines. Not sure how easy they are to bolt up to a manual box though..

http://www.gumtree.com/p/cars-vans-motorbikes/bmw-e38-740-il-for-spares-or-repair--7-series--735i--730i/92590378

found this locally on gumtree... im sure i could lift that full car for 4-500..

That would leave me with full wiring, ecu, all ancillaries, id just need to mate that to a manual flywheel/clutch & box right?

Is there usually a difference in ECU's from manual to Auto?

This is really tempting me now..

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buy a manual 7 series with the ally block 4.4v8 and 300bhp, run it on a standard ecu and sell the rest of the car, you'll end up with an engine costing peanuts.

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have to say that is very tempting, is the BMW v8 tunable? and how difficult are the electronics with that engine? any did they 7's come manual?

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buy a manual 7 series with the ally block 4.4v8 and 300bhp, run it on a standard ecu and sell the rest of the car, you'll end up with an engine costing peanuts.

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have to say that is very tempting, is the BMW v8 tunable? and how difficult are the electronics with that engine? any did they 7's come manual?

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Believe me, with 300Bhp in a Se7en, it will be more than a handful.

WHY?? do you want to tune it further, other than "Because I can"

200Bhp in my Viento is plenty (for me), and with a Light car the problem is getting that sort of power (300+ Bhp) from the axles onto the tarmac.
I would have thought a Megasquirt or Omex or similar would solve the ecu / electronics issues, unless you wanted to sick with the Stock ECU.

I'm just interested in why 300Bhp is not enough in a Se7en.
Assuming it is a Se7en that you are puttin it in.

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Has anyone else any other ideas for me? looking for around 300hp standard and fairly tuneable, what about BMW 540 v8? are they anyuse? certainly much cheaper to buy!

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buy a manual 7 series with the ally block 4.4v8 and 300bhp, run it on a standard ecu and sell the rest of the car, you'll end up with an engine costing peanuts.

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have to say that is very tempting, is the BMW v8 tunable? and how difficult are the electronics with that engine? any did they 7's come manual?

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Sell the rest...

1994 BMW e34 540i 6 spd manual LSD ultra rare now | eBay

BMW 540i . Rare 6 speed manual | eBay

Food for thought guys, i must get measuring