I have an EG and im wondering if its worth it for me to do an LS motor swap or to just turbo my 1.5L? IF any one has any feed back id really like some help.

 

Turbo LS you can make 300whp on a stock LS, try doing that on a D15

 

go for the LS swap and then turbo it

 

i know it wouldnt be the fastest car out, but i was thinkin that it might be cool to turbo the 1.5 just cause you dont see it very much. a turbo ls would be nice, but thats a lot of money

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by JnyStylz &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i know it wouldnt be the fastest car out, but i was thinkin that it might be cool to turbo the 1.5 just cause you dont see it very much. a turbo ls would be nice, but thats a lot of money
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I hate when people say LS swaps are a lot of money.....
$800-COMPLETE LS swap
$1500-pieced turbo kit
3 starfish rims+200$-GSR Tranny
thats lookin like 2500$ for a nice fast car. Thats hopefully the price that I'm lookin at for my ride.

 

where can i get an ls swap for 800, every where i look they are like 1800 for a full swap.

 

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3 starfish rims+200$-GSR Tranny</TD></TR></TABLE>

what are starfish rims?

 

GSR Special Edition rims, got them off a crashed car that I bought. And look around for a swap, I bought a whole crashed LS with 70k on the clock for 800$.

 

so where can i get an ls swap for 800

 

Look around like I said, I bought a crashed car for 800$. 70k miles, everything was perfect, the unibody was just cracked.

 

good idea. thanks

 

LS complete swaps go for at least 1200 around here. You got real lucky getting that price.

 

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Thank you sir, also the creator of the thread, you can look for a D16Z6 swap, they are cheap, better gearing than the LS, and very responsive to turbo. Its also not much heavier than the LS swap, so your car will feel as good as new.

 

You could do what i am in the process of doing.. Take a d15b (JDM SOHC VTEC) head and put it on a b7 block with the d15b Tranny and turbo it. The reason I am not useing the motor is because it burns oil (thanks HMO for bad EVERYTHING that came on the motor btw) and the d15b bottom end is going to be getting rebuilt in school . So hopefully by the end of time i will be putting down around 250whp out of my lil turbo SOHC. I just need a steady job which is comming after i become a certified Mechanic

As for James (turtle) he did get very luck, I was actually wanting to buy the car but he was good and saved the money before I did...AND his dad knows the kids dad so that made it nice and good. OHHHH YA and his dad is the best mechanic in our town so Motor + Dad = Free and no hastle swap

Seems to me that James always has good luck and I just about get shafted in every way possible

<FONT COLOR="red">MERRY</FONT> <FONT COLOR="green">CHRISTMAS</FONT> and good luck with whatever decision you make

 

Yes, Jon does get the shaft on EVERYTHING...but thats just the way he likes it. I say since your on a tight budget, get a D16, turbo it, and your car will boogie like you want it to. The only reason I am pursuing a frankenstein/turbo build, is cause I am a power freak, unless I'm puttin down 350-400 at the wheels, I wont be happy.

 

LS swap fo sho

 

ls has so much more potental its almost a no brainer.. plus the 30% more power the ls has to offer in stock form

you can do the swap.. then save up for the turbo setup

 

i would be happy with 250hp. and i want to keep the cost down as much as possible. i would like for my car to be in the mid to low 13s.

 

take that 1200 dollar ls swap (or even 800) and put pistons and rods in your d series motor, then use that same exact 1500 dollar turbo kit. Proceed to **** on the world.

 

LS fosho

 

rode in a 1.5 turbo eg hatch today, i gotta say it was less than exciting

 

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definately do the ls turbo then. dont call east park junkyard, they wanted 2800 for a full ls swap. check the want ad digest and stuff for a wrecked teg.

if you need any help with the swap or you need wideband tuning if/when you go turbo, come find me, im from kingston as well

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by turtlecx92 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I hate when people say LS swaps are a lot of money.....
$800-COMPLETE LS swap
$1500-pieced turbo kit
3 starfish rims+200$-GSR Tranny
thats lookin like 2500$ for a nice fast car. Thats hopefully the price that I'm lookin at for my ride.</TD></TR></TABLE> I paid $725 for my 92 ls swap! You just have to be resourceful! This is in florida. Probally more in NY or CALI.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by turtlecx92 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">...you can look for a D16Z6 swap, they are cheap, better gearing than the LS, and very responsive to turbo. Its also not much heavier than the LS swap , so your car will feel as good as new.</TD></TR></TABLE>

last time I checked, all SOHC engines were a lot lighter than all DOHC engines. For the money though, I'd go with a z6 and boost it. check out turbod16.com, there's a guy building a 600hp D right now

 

A 600hp turbo D is a NON daily driver application, an LS running that kind of boost would make rediculous numbers, but it would only be good for one run down the strip.