LS1 S2k

"MtrRider Just Wants Doritos" (MtrRider) 09/18/2013 at 00:27 • Filed to: None

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YSI-what can brown do for you > MtrRider Just Wants Doritos 09/18/2013 at 00:34

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If only it was an LS2. Then they could have called it an LS2k

AddMustard > MtrRider Just Wants Doritos 09/18/2013 at 00:35

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Snug as a bug in a rug

Group B-raaaaaaaaaap! > MtrRider Just Wants Doritos 09/18/2013 at 00:36

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Squid > MtrRider Just Wants Doritos 09/18/2013 at 00:39

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I see your LS1 and raise you two cylinders. . .

GhostZ > MtrRider Just Wants Doritos 09/18/2013 at 00:40

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I'm still shocked it fits so well. I wonder if you have to cut up the firewall to get it in there.

MtrRider Just Wants Doritos > GhostZ 09/18/2013 at 00:41

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I don't think so. The LS engines are incredibly compact.

MtrRider Just Wants Doritos > Squid 09/18/2013 at 00:43

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Holy shit! That's a special kind of crazy.

Where have all the lightweights gone? > MtrRider Just Wants Doritos 09/18/2013 at 00:46

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It's impressive how far back the original 4 pot is. I first looked under the hood of one and wondered when this would actually happen. It's definitely nicely done.

GhostZ > MtrRider Just Wants Doritos 09/18/2013 at 00:49

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They're the same size as the older LT1 and SBCs, from what I've seen (mounts are the same, so dimensions must be close), which means that there are still quite a few smaller V8s out there. They're not as heavy since they're aluminum, and they might be easier to mount since lack the stupid rear-mounted distributor, but there's no way its smaller than a Ford 302. Either way, it's still a big engine for a small car.

MtrRider Just Wants Doritos > GhostZ 09/18/2013 at 00:52

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The 302 is 5.0 liters though, the LS is 6.2. I agree there are smaller engines, but for its size it is still compact, especially compared to a DOHC engine.

GhostZ > MtrRider Just Wants Doritos 09/18/2013 at 01:00

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External dimensions aren't tied to liters nearly as much. The Modular engine (Ford 4.6, 281 ci) is huge and actually bigger than a Ford FE 427, not just on the DOHC top end, it's bigger on the bottom too. Yet you would be hard pressed to get 427 CI out of the modular engine without boring the walls down too thin, since the bore spacing is under 4", which means that the 302 (the 'smaller' engine) actually has a higher CI potential (and more usable cylinder area) than the Modular engine.

But I digress. The LS is great for swaps, that's for sure. Still, I wonder what an S2000 would be like with an turbo NSX V6 instead of the LS engine, and if it would improve the weight offset.

Milky > MtrRider Just Wants Doritos 09/18/2013 at 01:25

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MTRRIDER I know what you did ....

..... 5 minutes ago.

MtrRider Just Wants Doritos > Milky 09/18/2013 at 01:33

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SPNKiX > MtrRider Just Wants Doritos 09/18/2013 at 01:41

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O.M.G.

This is outeffingrageous.

I would have called it LS2K, tho.

Milky > MtrRider Just Wants Doritos 09/18/2013 at 01:52

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MtrRider Just Wants Doritos > Milky 09/18/2013 at 01:54

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Bytemite > Group B-raaaaaaaaaap! 09/18/2013 at 02:43

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LS1 - ruining every true sports car since '97.

Goshen, formerly Darkcode > Squid 09/18/2013 at 04:54

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I remember seeing that, incredibly badass.

Goshen, formerly Darkcode > MtrRider Just Wants Doritos 09/18/2013 at 04:54

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*S5700

Goshen, formerly Darkcode > Group B-raaaaaaaaaap! 09/18/2013 at 05:47

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Think this way: the original engine was junk.

dropthatclutch > MtrRider Just Wants Doritos 09/18/2013 at 08:08

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Better than that B18 Corvette mock up that was floating around the interwebs

Meatcoma > MtrRider Just Wants Doritos 09/18/2013 at 08:50

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That's so tight. It looks really really good but I would hate to work on it.

Meatcoma > MtrRider Just Wants Doritos 09/18/2013 at 08:50

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That's so tight. It looks really really good but I would hate to work on it.

Meatcoma > MtrRider Just Wants Doritos 09/18/2013 at 09:02

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After seeing this, I SOOOO want to LS2 swap in my 944.

This sounds so badass -

Group B-raaaaaaaaaap! > Goshen, formerly Darkcode 09/18/2013 at 10:34

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I'll give them that. And if all they had was an LS1 laying around, then so be it.

But if they sought a new crate motor for this project, there are so many better options. The big turn off for me is the destruction of the car's balance. Massive output doesn't do much if the tires aren't big enough and the car is too light to generate traction. And a big, heavy nose in an otherwise very nimble sports car doesn't help, either.

Goshen, formerly Darkcode > Group B-raaaaaaaaaap! 09/18/2013 at 11:02

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Eh, the LS1 is very light for a V8. Remember that it doesn't have cams, and IIRC it's all-aluminium.
Although I do agree that there are better swap options. Not to mention, it's sorta played out by this hour.