I Have A Great Idea!

"Sportwägen, Driver Of The Red Sportwagen" (sportwagen) 10/23/2014 at 22:41 • Filed to: Glorious Ideas!, RX7, FC, The Best!, LS, Bozi, Power for Pennies, Swaps

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Using Bozi T's !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! on how to get an "LS" engine for cheap,

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pull out the engine and sell the miscellaneous bits off

and transplant the 6.0l V8 into...

1989 RX7!

This one, or many others would do too!

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offroadkarter > Sportwägen, Driver Of The Red Sportwagen 10/23/2014 at 22:55

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You wouldn't be the first to do this. If you can get the van cheap enough that would be the way to go

Prepare to have a ton of jalopnik people cry fowl about ripping out the GLORIOUS apex seal destroyer for a more reliable, powerful and efficient engine though.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > Sportwägen, Driver Of The Red Sportwagen 10/23/2014 at 22:55

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As long as you aren't removing the rotary, that's fine. But remember, the van engine is pretty damn heavy. Look for the L33:

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The Vortec 5300 L33 (VIN code "B") is an aluminum block version of the LM7, and was referred to as the Vortec 5300 HO in marketing materials. How ever it should be noted that the L33 uses a flat top piston from the 4.8L instead of the standard dish piston found in the LM7. It also uses 799 cylinder heads, which are identical to the 243 casting found on the LS6 and LS2 with the exception to the Corvette spec valve springs, and hollow stem exhaust valves on the 2002-2004 LS6. This combination increased the compression from 9.5:1 to 10.0:1. Also the L33 had a specific camshaft not shared with any other engine, with lobe lift of 7.2 mm, 193 degrees of intake and exhaust duration, and a 116 degree lobe separation angle. As a result power increased by 15 hp (11 kW), to 310 hp (230 kW) and 335 lbft (441 Nm). It was only available on extended cab 4WD pickup trucks. Only 25% of trucks made in 2005 had the L33 engine.

L33 applications:

2005–2007 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 4WD

2005–2007 GMC Sierra 1500 4WD

Sportwägen, Driver Of The Red Sportwagen > offroadkarter 10/23/2014 at 22:57

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But what if I bought one that had already had it ripped out? Also, my neighbor (who loves me BTW) owns a transmission shop and would help me (and give me a HUGE discount) build the transmission and rear end ;)

Sportwägen, Driver Of The Red Sportwagen > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies 10/23/2014 at 22:58

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If I could find it cheap enough LOL

ly2v8-Brian > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies 10/23/2014 at 22:59

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Stock that engine would be more than adequate for such an application.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > Sportwägen, Driver Of The Red Sportwagen 10/23/2014 at 23:56

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Search parts yards for said trucks, it shouldn't cost much more than a van engine, if it all.

Sportwägen, Driver Of The Red Sportwagen > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies 10/24/2014 at 00:09

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It is going to be a couple of months at minimum until this happens (if it happens)