I am damn tired of LS and 2JZ swaps.

"YSI-what can brown do for you" (ysi-what-can-brown-do-for-you) 08/22/2013 at 23:52 • Filed to: None

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One day, you will be mine. And you will be swapped into something. . . don't know what. That is if you aren't attached to an Audi. If you are, you are staying exactly where you are.

Burrito de EJ25 > YSI-what can brown do for you 08/23/2013 at 00:16

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The worst is when you get a car with an interesting engine, like, say, a Mazda with a Wankel, and some unimaginative philistine decides to drop an LS2 into it.

Milky > YSI-what can brown do for you 08/23/2013 at 00:31

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Speaking of Audi swap dreams I have an Ur-Quattro inspired dream of swapping in a 600hp APR tuned I5 out of a TT-RS or RS3 into and RS5. It just seems like a glorious idea to me.

Soloburrito > YSI-what can brown do for you 08/23/2013 at 00:51

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It's the automotive equivalent of "put a bird on it".

Put an LS in it!

Satoshi "Zipang" Katsura > YSI-what can brown do for you 08/23/2013 at 00:53

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LS3 FRS.

YSI-what can brown do for you > Satoshi "Zipang" Katsura 08/23/2013 at 00:58

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BRZ06

YSI-what can brown do for you > Milky 08/23/2013 at 01:38

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Why have I never thought of this! It is genius!!

YSI-what can brown do for you > Burrito de EJ25 08/23/2013 at 01:38

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A lot of the character of a car comes from its engine, take that away and it just doesn't feel the same.

PS9 > YSI-what can brown do for you 08/23/2013 at 04:43

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I'm not. The world needs more (relatively!) cheap ubiquitous powerplants that run until judgement day.

PS9 > Burrito de EJ25 08/23/2013 at 04:44

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LOL, U MAD BRO

Goshen, formerly Darkcode > PS9 08/23/2013 at 04:49

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Yes.

BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > YSI-what can brown do for you 08/23/2013 at 06:25

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Agreed. I get very bored of seeing just another shell around a Chevy smallblock.

I'm not going to shit all over someone's car for having one, but it's pretty far from what I'd do.

The builds that really impress me are the ones that make the right choice of engine. Sometimes that is an LS or a 2JZ (or a Rover V8 over here), but sometimes that's just the easy option.

Mikeado > YSI-what can brown do for you 08/23/2013 at 06:26

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EXACTLY. Why the fuck would you want every car to feel like a bloody Corvette?

Mikeado > YSI-what can brown do for you 08/23/2013 at 06:29

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If you want a car with an LS engine, buy a fucking Chevrolet (or otherwise something that already had one). Leave the cars with interesting engines alone.

daender > YSI-what can brown do for you 08/23/2013 at 07:57

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I always wanted to do a V8 swap to a 240SX but keep it within the family tree. So how about the V8 from the Titan/Armada? I've seen Formula D 350Z's do the same thing.

boobytrapsandtreasure > daender 08/23/2013 at 09:16

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I agree. I've thought about dropping a V8 from a Q45 into a 240sx or second generation 300zx.

boobytrapsandtreasure > YSI-what can brown do for you 08/23/2013 at 09:40

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It is important to keep some balance to the the car. A LS1 may fit under the hood but would it really fir the car? Would it make the car nose heavy? Would the space under the hood be so cramped it would be impossible to change the plugs?

The LS1 makes a lot of sense in may applications, but it is hardly a *one size fits all* engine. Would you drop one in a BMW 2002? No! A BMW M52B20 would be a better choice. The Nissan KA24E would be better in a Datsun 510 too.