lil89ram50 Posted May 17, 2010 Report Share Posted May 17, 2010 hey guys, so i just got this 521 a few weeks ago, and it has a stock l16 in it, but i would like a lil more grunt to it. so i have the l16 in the truck, and a z24 laying around, and i will be getting an l20b in a few weeks,and can get an l18 from a friend for little or nothen and i can get a ka24e out of a truck for dirt cheap..... i want to keep it l series, with a 5 speed added to the equation when i swap this new motor in :) so... what can i build out of all these motors? i hear frankenstien all the time, but which one makes the best power... i will run twin side drafts, not sure whick ones yet, i also have a set of bike carbs sitting on the shelf :cool: if wanting to go crazy... what i actually want is a mean 4 banger.. want it to have a good sounding lumpy cam in it, with the side drafts, and a hard, fast revving motor. i know it might jus be better to swap to a ka and be done, but i wana keep the l series.... so, what parts from what motors? i know i know... its still a 521, it wont be "fast" but i would like to have a surprise to friends that take a spin lol please help a guy out... also i would like to be able to drive it with the l16 till this new motor is built.. Quote Link to comment
Logical1 Posted May 17, 2010 Report Share Posted May 17, 2010 Warning: this topic is fairly beaten to death... That being said, I have a L20b block Im looking to turn into a mean Frankenstein monster but I haven't made up my mind just yet on exact parts... I want to go the same route with the twin side draft Su's, 219/a87+ported head. The rest I haven't committed to yet... The Jason Grey sticky in here is very helpful for build combination's, I just like to talk people who have actually built the motors and ran them for a while... One thing is this though, Pretty much everyone will tell you to just swap the Ka in there for cost Vs power. I however want to keep it L motor and have fun building a frankenblock from the ground up! I would love to hear about some beefed up L's that have been running for a while and peoples impressions of them :) Quote Link to comment
hang_510 Posted May 17, 2010 Report Share Posted May 17, 2010 what can i build out of all these motors? i hear frankenstien all the time, but i wana keep the l series.... so, what parts from what motors? i know i know... SEARCH the jason grey possibilities, and match them to yours. depending on which head you end up with, i say LZ24 frankenmotor! its the tallest. mine has added 'clearance' in the 510 hood :mellow: Quote Link to comment
lil89ram50 Posted May 17, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2010 after readin a lil bit i think ill do the long rod l18... anyone here done this? i read wat parts to use, but i wana kno wat it puts for power roughly compared to stock l16... sorry for the questions, jus tryin to learn the way of the datsuns lol Quote Link to comment
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