A used LS1 would be cheaper still but the ECU/harness is not as well priced as the GM system available for the LS3...
SL-C recommended engine/transaxle combos
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By the time you purchase the proper harness, throttle control module (LS-1) ECU, reflash, etc. it is more economical to go with the LS-3 all the way for a street/track car. Modifications are becoming more reasonable and a good amount of HP may be had with minumum mod's (cam, valve springs, pushrods, etc.). Yes, you can have a used LS-1 at 350HP cheaply, then spend an equal amount or more for electronics.
My best choice is the LS-3 or LS-7 with a Ricardo or G-50 gearbox. I do like the 930 box as well, only a 4 speed, geared almost perfectly for a big V-8 and practically indestructable in stock form. Inverted, mine will have oil pump/cooler for good measure.
My best choice is the LS-3 or LS-7 with a Ricardo or G-50 gearbox. I do like the 930 box as well, only a 4 speed, geared almost perfectly for a big V-8 and practically indestructable in stock form. Inverted, mine will have oil pump/cooler for good measure.
Out of curiousity Fran, ZF-Q? :thumbsup:/:thumbsdown:
I think the transaxle is going to weigh more than the motor!
ZF-Q .....NO PROBLEM.
There is a custom ZF-Q with extended input shaft being built for an RCR917 at the moment too.....
There is a custom ZF-Q with extended input shaft being built for an RCR917 at the moment too.....
Well, I've been shopping around to try and find that price on a new crate LS3, and while prices have come down since last year when I bought mine, I am not finding anyone that has it for $5200. Care to share your source on that one?
That price is from us for RCR customers.....I purchase directly from GM and sell at the same price as I buy...just a service.
Brian Hamilton
I'm on the verge of touching myself inappropriatel
It helps when you know all the right people at GM too huh? LOL
Sure doesn't hurt...
Possibly, yes..
"Specialising in racing, Zytek quickly grew and expanded its business to include race engine build. In 1987 Zytek bought Alan Smith Racing, a company specializing in Formula 3000. Under Zytek ownership, Alan Smith Racing won the 1989 Formula 3000 Championship with Jean Alesi and the Jordan team. Soon after, Zytek (now dropping the Alan Smith Racing name) developed its own version of a V8 engine designed by Judd, with which it became the sole supplier of engines to the Formula 3000 series in 1996. Zytek retained the engine contract for an unprecedented nine years, until the end of the Formula 3000 Series at the end of 2004. In total this involved building 90 engines and clocking up more than 1.5 million miles during racing and testing."
[GASP!] A water cooled V8 in a 917? Can an LS spec be far behind?
I want Fran to add in the ability to stuff a big block ford or chevy into the 917 .... then I'd definately build one after the SLC ..... yea, yea, it's all about paying homage to the legacy of one of the coolest cars ever, but homage smomage, I want a big block, haha! :drunk:
That's funny
Having build a 914/V8 just out of high school that suffered from a lack of funding I promised to build that car over "right" someday. (Fast forward a few decades) I proposed to Fran I might want to stuff a BBC in the 917....he said you can do whatever you want but there is no place to put radiators! I imagined all aluminum BBC with Kinsler fuel injection stacks jutting up from befind the cockpit ala Can Am car. Sanity prevailed and I have an SLC now....actually the 917 was nowhere near ready then, otherwise I would have had a though decision to make.
Having build a 914/V8 just out of high school that suffered from a lack of funding I promised to build that car over "right" someday. (Fast forward a few decades) I proposed to Fran I might want to stuff a BBC in the 917....he said you can do whatever you want but there is no place to put radiators! I imagined all aluminum BBC with Kinsler fuel injection stacks jutting up from befind the cockpit ala Can Am car. Sanity prevailed and I have an SLC now....actually the 917 was nowhere near ready then, otherwise I would have had a though decision to make.
I don't think sanity has any place in the thought process when deciding on an SL-C.
That is a tough decision (atleast for me it was). What it came down ultimately to was the 917 was the ultimate in coolness, but I just didn't like the $$$$$ associated with the engine selections, lol. SLC prevailed there as well :laugh:
We are afflicted with different levels of insanity I suppose......zillion dollar Brembos....insane......
But that being said, I do have Big Brake envy.......<sigh>
