pugz Posted June 29, 2009 Report Share Posted June 29, 2009 anyone have a 350 in one? other that the obvious firewall issues what problems will i run into? im rebuilding the firewall, inner fenders, and the cab floor already. there will be alot more custom stuff im doing to but ill show all that later. jsut tryign to decide on what motor to use. and v8 seems like the cheapest and easiest to wire up. :D Quote Link to comment
denveratsun Posted June 29, 2009 Report Share Posted June 29, 2009 Try this guy..I know it's a 327 not a 350, but they are going to represent the same level of difficulty and the problems will be the same. Why are you choosing to go the "American V8" route? Why not look into another fast motor option that weighs way less and goes faster?:cool: One more thing... PICS!!!!!!!!!!!!:D Quote Link to comment
pugz Posted June 29, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2009 The american v8 route is kinda easier. lol. less wiring. granted im rewiring the whole truck too, but if not a v8 itll be a ka motor. still tryign to decide. its gonna be more show than driver so thats not the issue. im jsut trying to figure out if i can fit it in a bodydropped 521. Quote Link to comment
banzai510(hainz) Posted June 29, 2009 Report Share Posted June 29, 2009 How many wires on a L motor??????????I think that would be ezer than moving firewalls. Quote Link to comment
pugz Posted June 29, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2009 The fire wall has to be rebuilt no matter what. Its rusted to hell, actually the whole truck is pretty tore up. But itll all get fixed. Almost nothing on this truck will be stock. Lol Quote Link to comment
yellowdatsun Posted June 30, 2009 Report Share Posted June 30, 2009 I had a Chevy 350 in the 521 I sold last year, and had bought it already converted. If I was going to do that kind of swap.....I would not choose the big V8, and would instead get a KA, VG30 or something else. The Big V8 was good for smokey brunouts, but that's about it. The truck handled like absolute crap with that amount of weight over the front wheels. Wiring in an EFI engine is really only connecting about 6 wires or so, very easy. I always hated carbs anyways. I had a new 650cfm carb in that truck, but it needed to be jetted properly, where as EFI needs no changes....EVER. Plus working on the V8 in some cases makes things very difficult. For example, you can't remove the exhaust manifolds unless you first take out the engine. The starter and oil filter are also a PITA to service. So from personal experience, I would vote NO on the V8. The ONLY thing that was nice was that Chevy V8 parts are easy to find, that's it. Quote Link to comment
impala_631 Posted June 30, 2009 Report Share Posted June 30, 2009 if your stuck on running a v style engine i would do a 4.3 v6,you can get more than enough power out of it with alot less fitment issues Quote Link to comment
pugz Posted June 30, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 30, 2009 Ok. Thanks guys. Im jsut trying to weigh out my options. Ive still got close to 10k in just parts to buy to be able to get this truck done. And havent decided on what motor to run. Thats about the only thing i havent decided. Ill be starting a build thread soon. Quote Link to comment
Madmax Posted July 1, 2009 Report Share Posted July 1, 2009 i bought a 521 set up already for 350 chevy, then bought one set up for v6 and looks a lot cleaner without hacked up firewall...the 350 has been done a couple times already, i love mine for racing and will shoot as many pics as you want....i put a 350 in my ford maverick and also put one in my 95 tbird cause i had the motors around and parts are cheap... do something different...i love the miata datsun, rx7 datsuns are cool too, Quote Link to comment
ggzilla Posted July 1, 2009 Report Share Posted July 1, 2009 Small Block Chevy in Datsun 521. This is SLAM's 521, he bought it in Vancouver from a guy named Chris. Quote Link to comment
pugz Posted July 1, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 1, 2009 see one other thing i worry about with a bigger motor is once the suspension is done there will be wheels in the way. lol Quote Link to comment
King620 Posted July 15, 2009 Report Share Posted July 15, 2009 I've got a 327 in a 620..a little bit bigger....but, either way....some amount of cutting IS going to be required. Quote Link to comment
Sinnful Posted July 15, 2009 Report Share Posted July 15, 2009 I think if I was set on a chevy motor in a datsun truck it would be a 4.3 V6, I built a 1993 vortec full roller 4.3 for my rock buggy this past winter and it gets it on pretty damn hard and my buggy weighs 3500 lbs with the 40" tires on it. or if you want to get real trick, pick up a LS1 motor. those motors get it hard! you can have teh wiring harness redone for about 350.00. Quote Link to comment
King620 Posted July 15, 2009 Report Share Posted July 15, 2009 I rewired my entire truck for $250(approx)...and did it all myself.... If one is somewhat knowledgable in electrical....could be done fairly easily. Quote Link to comment
ggzilla Posted July 15, 2009 Report Share Posted July 15, 2009 Everybody has the Vortec V6 idea. It weighs almost as much as the V8, but has only 3/4 the power. Quote Link to comment
impala_631 Posted July 15, 2009 Report Share Posted July 15, 2009 Everybody has the Vortec V6 idea. It weighs almost as much as the V8, but has only 3/4 the power. its a good idea because of fitment,not weight or power:cool: Quote Link to comment
pugz Posted July 15, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 15, 2009 Thansk guys. Ive decided to sell my project and go a different route. But thanks for the info Quote Link to comment
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