need gasket advice for boosting a 3.4 dohc

[no_doz]

sad news-the douchebag who promised me for sure that he would hold onto the rx7 convertible for me until saturday didnt & sold it 3 days after promising me hed hold onto it so now im saying screw it and getting a 87-91 camaro 5 speed & putting the lq1 in it since itll be decently cost effective & besides a motor mount everything should bolt up if i get a v6 camaro-id really like to find a convertible but i highly doubt that i will for any reasonable price

[robertisaar]

theres always someone who'll screw up your plans... but a LQ1/5speed camaro should be a fun car, probably pull somewhere in the 14 second range... but the only things i can think of that you'll have to deal with is the mounts, redrilling the starter, and i'm not sure of how much room is between the strut towers of the camaro compared to how wide the LQ1 is...

EDIT: the oilpan may also be an issue, in which case you'll need to modify a crossmember or fab up an oilpan.

[project89]

theres always someone who'll screw up your plans... but a LQ1/5speed camaro should be a fun car, probably pull somewhere in the 14 second range... but the only things i can think of that you'll have to deal with is the mounts, redrilling the starter, and i'm not sure of how much room is between the strut towers of the camaro compared to how wide the LQ1 is...

EDIT: the oilpan may also be an issue, in which case you'll need to modify a crossmember or fab up an oilpan.

drops in. minor mods needed on the wiper motor and the heater box, stock mounts can be modified to bolt the lq1 in

[robertisaar]

that is one dirty motor... but its good to know its a relatively simple install. and no_doz has someone who can answer the questions i'm sure he'll have from someone who's done it....

[no_doz]

now that ive lost the convertible aspect im torn between putting it in a camaro, or in a v6 sunbird or z24 cav (like 400lbs less weight )-what do you guys think? either vehicle can be found with a crap engine for $300 or so

[no_doz]

theres always someone who'll screw up your plans... but a LQ1/5speed camaro should be a fun car, probably pull somewhere in the 14 second range... but the only things i can think of that you'll have to deal with is the mounts, redrilling the starter, and i'm not sure of how much room is between the strut towers of the camaro compared to how wide the LQ1 is...

EDIT: the oilpan may also be an issue, in which case you'll need to modify a crossmember or fab up an oilpan.

also why would the 60* lq1 -possibly- have any problems fitting in a vehicle that came stock with an even larger 90* v8?

[robertisaar]

it looks so much bigger when its mounted transversely... fills the whole engine bay in a W...

[no_doz]

i hear that-the first time i popped the hood on my old 3.4 EuroSport (let's see how many of you guys have seen one of these lol-its basically an automatic 4 door version of the z34) i was in shock & was like "how the hell am i supposed to get to anything?!?! just a lot of intake manifold there :P

[robertisaar]

exactly...

but if it fits, it fits...

[project89]

that is one dirty motor... but its good to know its a relatively simple install. and no_doz has someone who can answer the questions i'm sure he'll have from someone who's done it....

i havent done it that picture was sent t ome from a member of thirdgen who started doing the swap, ill post up pics of the modified mounts when i find them


im going to be putting an lq1 into a 1999 chevy prizm with a rwd conversion

[no_doz]

lol gotta love that prism-why didnt you go full bore & just do it to a metro? lightest metro youll find weighs about, 1600lbs total- about half of what my lumina euro coop weighs, add 200lbs for engine-50lbs for the trans-150 for rearend & 200lbs for misc & you're as light as a stock crx with TONS more power