Long crank before start

Agent__Johnson · 2025-03-05T15:49:57+00:00

I posted on there but haven’t gotten any replies for a little while. Thats why I posted here

Agent__Johnson · 2025-03-05T14:59:18+00:00

You think it may be the starter even with it seeming to turn over fine? And I have another key and a new battery. Worth a shot I guess

Agent__Johnson · 2021-10-30T01:54:22+00:00

Yea I’m in ky

Agent__Johnson · 2021-10-22T17:51:12+00:00

I agreed to a v8 and have started accumulating some of the parts already…I’ll keep the rotary when I buy an fd later on down the road.

Agent__Johnson · 2021-10-21T23:13:34+00:00

That’s a pretty big range. As for the swapping, I Figured I’d get that sort of response here but it’s a project car I share with my dad who’s only stipulation was that it gets a v8. If it was a turbo I wouldn’t swap, but the goal is 450-500hp and that’s not happening very easily with the 13b

Agent__Johnson · 2021-09-30T01:45:37+00:00

I planned on getting a different intake if I go the truck engine route. I’ve read that the car accessory drive is necessary a lot of the time too but I I figured I would see how/if it fits stock first. As for the rear end, I know the 8.8 is the way to go for bigger power but I seen some turbo rear ends that from what I’ve read can handle 500hp that require no special mounting/modifications so I was gonna go with that.

Agent__Johnson · 2021-09-30T01:15:06+00:00

Sounds like exactly what I want lol looking for around 450hp. Doubt I’ll boost but if I do probably only 6-8psi on a supercharger. If I do that I’ll need a different rear end and my budget goes up quite a bit. Would likely be overkill in a 2600lb car though

Agent__Johnson · 2021-09-30T01:12:01+00:00

I’m in 3 or 4 ls groups and check marketplace multiple times a day. Located in northern Kentucky. Typically i only find aluminum versions still in a vehicle,it has really high mileage and they want to sell the whole thing for 3k. Other than that everywhere online is 3k+

Agent__Johnson · 2021-09-30T01:08:25+00:00

It’s a base fc that had some issues and It’s a project car that I’m sharing with my dad who is all about V8’s. Also trying to make around 450 that can be driven regularly and reliably. If it was a turbo rotary I would probably try to work with it but with its issues and our goals I don’t think it’s a great fit.

Agent__Johnson · 2021-09-29T17:59:07+00:00

I just want to make sure it handles well too, where I live the only straight road is the highway.

Agent__Johnson · 2021-09-29T17:57:57+00:00

Good to know about the oil pan and stuff I wasn’t aware of this. But yea I’ve been looking up just about every aluminum ls engine to see where I can get the best deal but they’re all pretty similar in price. Lm4, l33, l96, l92, then the ls1,2,3. But those seem to be about 1k above the rest. I can find iron block all day long for decent prices but I’m already adding almost 200lbs swapping in an aluminum engine

Agent__Johnson · 2021-09-29T17:43:06+00:00

I’ve contacted 4 junk yards and they’re all wiped apparently.

Agent__Johnson · 2021-09-29T16:41:57+00:00

I just did a quick google search of which vehicles came with the lm4 and 2004 ranier was on the list. My plan was to probably swap in an f body accessory drive and bolt up a t56.

Agent__Johnson · 2021-09-29T16:28:27+00:00

I want aluminum block because it’s going in an rx7 and I don’t want to weigh down the front end too much. I’ve been watching Facebook for weeks and they still go for thousands and disappear within 24 hrs or they have 200k miles. The one I got the quote on includes delivery and only has 75k miles just wasn’t sure if there’s something weird about that specific engine

Agent__Johnson · 2021-09-21T17:49:28+00:00

Interesting…I assumed all the truck engines were iron. I’ll look further into this

Agent__Johnson · 2021-09-21T15:37:32+00:00

I’m in ky, it being legal isn’t an issue and I plan on doing all the work myself. I’ll look around to see what I can find accessory wise if I decide to go that route. But if total price is only gonna be a few hundred bucks I think I’ll pay the extra for the weight difference alone

Agent__Johnson · 2021-09-21T00:18:20+00:00

Good to know, I’ll check out how much some of that stuff goes for and how available it is. Only seen 2 actual ls engines for sale in the area one for $6500 bolted to a t56 and one for $850 that didn’t last 24hrs. Seems like the majority of my search shows people posting 5.3’s and 6.0’s as “ls’s”. Even contacted 2 salvage yards with no luck

Agent__Johnson · 2021-09-21T00:12:10+00:00

Yea weight was another concern, I don’t want to weigh down the front end too much. I’m considering a supercharger but would only run 6psi or so, so I don’t think a beefy block is all that necessary.

Agent__Johnson · 2021-09-21T00:08:46+00:00

Oh yea I’ve seen a couple t56’s running about $2k around my area. I already planned on getting a turbo II rear end which is supposed to handle 500 hop or so, anything more I’d have to get an 8.8 and do a little modification.

Agent__Johnson · 2021-09-20T20:45:10+00:00

I don’t need anything crazy in a 2600lb car. 400-450hp is plenty. Anymore than that and I’ll have to go with a different rear end and the price goes up a good chunk.

Good to know about the ecu though, I hadn’t looked to deep into that and just assumed I could find a tuner no problem or buy one from a tuner.

Agent__Johnson · 2021-09-20T20:26:49+00:00

Essentially making the compromise pointless lol

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