Thanks bradah. Yeah the rad/fan is pretty close to the balancer. That is the Hinson radiator setup which is a 4" thick cross flow core. More than adequate for the LSX. I would very much like to use the factory rad/condenser and fans but the dropped rack/sway bar make that very difficult. It's possible but I do not know if it's a project I'm willing to tackle when I have the Hinson all ready to go.

Bradah LSX,
Whats ur plan for the suspension? The engine u have now must be 2 times heavy from the rotary. I m sure the front car drop couple of inch, and front tyres will wear off easily.

:-)

Weighed the rotary that came out along with the life support for it (coolers). I'm quite positive that the lsx may only weigh about 60-100 lbs than a fully dressed rotor. I plan to get the car weighed full of fluid along with a buddy's RX8.

is you lsx cast iron or aluminium


my 1jz gte was 477lbs and the 6 port renesis was 250lbs lol mine is an inline 6 cylinder cast iron with twin turbos

All aluminum. 250 lbs is alot less than my rotard weighed. I weighed it fully dressed with manifold and cat pipe. I even tossed all the oil cooler crap in the bin bc that is definately considered part f the motor. I was thinking about what those guys were saying about weight. I am willing to bet a trillion bucks that a fully dressed cam/head LS1 weighs less than a Renesis with all the turbo stuff bolted toit. My buddy is doing an FD and his LS3 weighs less than his full dressed 13B twin turbo.

Just unplug the coolant sensor and the light goes out. You could even use it for a level sensor somewhere else if you wanted to.

Joker,
We are in the same boat...:-)
1JZ do push the front part down. I had two piece of hard rubber dampener installed on the shock spring, just to stop the front hitting low. Im not sure if adjustable coil over will do extra benefit, and with the hard ride suspension, I might not enjoy the stiff ride. Anyhow, open to suggestion from others.

I didn't lose any ride height at all. I am getting a set of Bilsteins with Tein S springs to help tighten things up. I may just use the stock springs on the bilsteins if the Teins ride like a Radio Flyer. From the looks of the straight 6 there is more motor in front of the axle.

right off the bat don't worry about that, get adjustable coilovers,, that way you can lower your ride height and tighten up the front and lighten the rear to help displace the energy from the weight transfer from the the LS's torque,,,


and yes the motor does hangover about 8" to 12" pulleys and all

I'm gonna get the car corner weighted and I will move or replace components to get the car balancer within 2% which is great on a street car. I'm just considering the Bilsteins to help the ride and the Teins are just on them. I really don't want to lower the car any bc I don't want to slow down for speed bumps. I don't like lowering cars bc it ruins the ride and they are stressful to drive bc of bumps and transitions on the street.

wow that's pretty impressive that you'd be able to aim roughly withing 2% ect,, lol im only 23y/o and intend on recreational drifting and time attacks, as well as a summer car, so i might be able to get away with my build being around 200lbs front heavy lol

Yeah 2% May be Very difficult without adding ballast which isn't practical in a street car. Really who adds weight anyway. 5% seems more realistic. This car is a street car and won't see any competition aside from some track days

what is the winter temperature where your at? right now for me its 21*f I cant get anything done lol

Well its in the 30s and 40s in Austin but im not there right now. I go to Hawaii every christmas break to visit family. Ill get back in a week or so and hit it hard before the semester. My car is in my garage with a space heater and well lit.

Just putting this here in case it might help someone .... they also do an engine mount x-member

RACEFAB RX8 LS1 V8 CONVERSION HEADERS | Trade Me

Dang dude thats a pricey set of headers. I used the Hinson headers 1 7/8" primaries, 3" slip fit collector, thick stainless flanges and tubes. VERY high quality.

It's NZ$ so multiply by 0.75 .
Thought you would have it covered ..... no harm in seeing what is offered elsewhere though

Still alot for what can be considered a midlength. Im back on it tomorrow morning bright and early.

plus right hand drive only :/ lsx is rocking a left hand drive so the steering shaft would get in the way

I'd build a set of headers before I spent that much on longtubes. First off I'd like to say F&$@ the fuel pump setup. I've been going back in forth with reusing the sender assembly. Car only has 72k miles so I thought I could reuse the sender with the new pump. I wasn't aware the filter is housed in the sender. I am using a regulated filter so I don't need the rx8 one. I'm trying to see if there is a way to bypass the filter but not looking likely. Im probably just gonna get a new sender. Im gonna have some super clean fuel.

BTW ....If you go too big with the fuel pump (300l/hr ) on the stock assembly, you will overheat the fuel and it will cause pressure spikes . It is possible to fix this with a few mods .

I'm using an AEM. It's 255 lph

Thoughtt the AEM was 320 ? :dunno:

Oh damn it is. Well back to the drawing board. I'm actually happy to hear that. Im just gonna plumb the factory feed to the siphon and run a bulkhead fitting for the main feed to bypass the filter.

what are your Lsx fuel requirement? i know the Renny drank up the sauce,, so the fuel pump isnt strong enough?

I run a 320 and just drilled out my siphon and lower surge tank return orifices ...Works great.

if you drilled out the siphon then how is the fuel from the RH saddlebag getting transferred over to the LH side where the pump is?

by majic ............ It works without compromise (for 6 months now) , what else do you want to know ?


When I say "drilled it out " ..... I did actually put some thought into how big the drill should be .

I tossed that fucker in the trash. I just used a bulkhead fitting for the feed. Ran the pump to that and welded one of the filter outlets onto the Venturi. Used the stock feed as the return and ran that to the venturi. 30r10 line is expensive but otherwise good to go.

this crap running yet?

i recall rightty tighty lefty loosey..

just wondering..

beers :beer:

Keep it in the Frankenstein thread. This thread is for men who drive manly cars.

Finished the harness today. Just gotta secure it and smooth out the rough edges tomorrow. Then it's exhaust time. Anyone here want a Tanabe Medallion catback before I take a cutoff wheel to it? I may use it but it may not be enough exhaust for my manly motor.

Anyone see anything wrong with this sender?
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If i'm understanding that setup .... the return line runs through the stock siphon . That wont get around the issue that the siphon is too small to flow that much fuel .....................

Well i was pointing out that i put the sender at full extension with the line that doesnt bend. Had to cut it way shorter. Bummer on the siphon issue. I guess i gotta see how it works out. Seems like it will work out fine.

i dont know much about rx8 fuel pumps, but i can change one at the track in less than 10 min..

that setup is a whole bunch of fcked. on many levels..

good luck.. think i see the brettus melt mood. :)

beers :beer:

Do you ever plan on running a fuel surge tank setup later?

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im a fan of the IM choice

Yeah thanks. I'll never port another intake though. What a pain in the ass. Had to get rid of the LS2 intake though. Apparently it's the worst flowing intake in the LS family.

Update!

He was banned. But there is a 99.9% chance it is not running yet.

9k ...... you seem to have that effect on people :yelrotflm

I bring out the best in them, :lol: People need to not take the internet so serious :rofl:

:facepalm: :uh:

Why was he banned? He was a pain when it came to rotary specific things, but other than that he seemed fine to me...

He went off the deep end in the "free for all" swap opinions thread. I didn't even get to see his rant they deleted him and banned him by the time I went back to the thread.

That sucks, now we're never going to know if it doesn't work right

It's a home brew driveway LS swap, it will never work right.

What if I build mine in my home garage?! ;) :fingersx:

Terrorising Canadian streets this spring?????
Just let us know when your out and about so I can keep my car parked. Thanks