did i mention i HATE nissans?
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Originally Posted by G2G' post='909881' date='Oct 13 2008, 06:06 PM
You know why I like GM? Because I can take a V8 out of a suburban and put it in my ZR-2, needing only motor mounts, an electric fan and two wires wired into the ECU that is already in my truck. Talk about a simple swap. I love it.
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Sorry, but that just shows how lazy GM is at making their cars. Some idiot goes "Gosh darn we need more torque in this car!" and then they put a truck engine in it that's so simple a lemur with downe's syndrome could do it. Doesn't exactly speak to their engineering prowess.
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Originally Posted by Nateb123' post='909893' date='Oct 13 2008, 11:47 PM
Sorry, but that just shows how lazy GM is at making their cars. Some idiot goes "Gosh darn we need more torque in this car!" and then they put a truck engine in it that's so simple a lemur with downe's syndrome could do it. Doesn't exactly speak to their engineering prowess.
I fail to see the idiocy of putting a truck engine in a truck. That seems like a no brainer to me.
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Originally Posted by G2G' post='909951' date='Oct 14 2008, 01:00 PM
I fail to see the idiocy of putting a truck engine in a truck. That seems like a no brainer to me.
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My point is that they do it with everything, not just trucks. That's the idea of an American sports car for god sakes.
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Originally Posted by Nateb123' post='909972' date='Oct 14 2008, 09:50 PM
My point is that they do it with everything, not just trucks. That's the idea of an American sports car for god sakes.
And the KA motor nissan used for the 240 didn't come out of a truck? Mazda used the same engine in the REPU and it's sport's cars of that day. Most auto companies will at least use some variation of another engine. Torque is good when it comes to acceleration, I wouldn't be complaining about that.
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truck engines have longer stroke making them produce more torque, usually with lower engine speeds though. Some cars on the drag circuit use truck engine blocks on their cars.. the engine is what it is.. the power it has whether it came from a truck or not can be used however the hell it is needed.. Diesel engines for heavy duty trucks are probably the ones more likely to be purpose built for truck duty... light duty trucks just usually get a different tune, and lower gears to get them moving.. its just a cost cutting thing that all the manufacturers will do if they see fit to use a already available engine.. Some manufacturers seem to do that more...
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Originally Posted by 75 Repu' post='909992' date='Oct 15 2008, 11:36 AM
what chassis is the zr2? i have an 01 s10.. i think the code is like zq something.. its crazy how you can just do the swaps between the gm's like that.
Basically the same chasis as the regular s10. The differences; fully boxed frame, three inch wider stance and three inch suspension lift. All of the suspension points are different so you can't swap something from an s10 over to a zr2. But as long as you have a 4.3 you should be able to do the same thing, just swap in a 5.7 from around the same year. I thought that was a great thing, literally the only wiring you have to do is pin two new injectors.
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Originally Posted by G2G' post='909998' date='Oct 15 2008, 08:58 AM
Basically the same chasis as the regular s10. The differences; fully boxed frame, three inch wider stance and three inch suspension lift. All of the suspension points are different so you can't swap something from an s10 over to a zr2. But as long as you have a 4.3 you should be able to do the same thing, just swap in a 5.7 from around the same year. I thought that was a great thing, literally the only wiring you have to do is pin two new injectors.
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well the 4.3 is just a 5.7 with 2 cylinders missing anyways.....
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Originally Posted by Nateb123' post='909972' date='Oct 14 2008, 06:50 PM
My point is that they do it with everything, not just trucks. That's the idea of an American sports car for god sakes.
thats the same argument my dad makes.
kinda like these
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsZcaPD5iq8&feature=user
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUgWMl4ftdc...feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JerwmGstWEE&feature=user
notice the jag isnt slower in a straight line? and it handles and stops light years ahead of the US built cars?