After some advice from people in the know please... Is it considered essential for a LS engine in a drift car to be dry sumped? Where's the best place to source an engine from? States? Aus? Looking for a crate motor or very low milage s/h lump for a job that I got on. Any advice gratefully received
some say yay some say no. you can buy a bolt on accusump system from sikky. states is getting cheaper but there are uk suppliers which work out just as cheap once you include everything partsworldperformance.co.uk do crate engines
Clarkey @ doritech has some connections to direct stock http://www.driftworks.com/forum/dor...itech-engines-ls1-2-3-turbo-supercharged.html
dry sump is good but it's for hard core racing. Accusump is nice and cheap. And will give you a ease of mind.
I bought the accusump from SIKKY and it's far from a bolt-on kit, and you should find one in the UK easily! You'll need to make the plumbing on your side. I would advise a good baffled oil pan like the SIKKY or the Fueled racing with a 3 quart accusump!
Baffled sump and accusump is enough , dry sumps are not all they a cracked up to be !!! They can cause more trouble than they stop ,
Sorry to spam your tread but a little question or 2 for tinker-27 Q 1 where would be the best place to buy a used Ls engine uk or u.s Q 2 what is the best used Ls engine for a conversion into a skyline/200sx I.e ls1-ls2 what year say +2004 for example Thanks Phil
A ls2 is probably the best value but a ls1 with a good cam is still a good motor around 420 bhp , ls2 comes with fbw which some people don't like but you can use emerald Etc to get round that . Ls3s are more power but lots more money ,
Craig, the LS iv got in is a new create engine, its LS2 bottom end with LS3 heads... First few times it was run it was fine.. Then it developed a nasty noise, sounded like a m8 nut rattling around or something equally as bad.. It's not rhythmic, it's a random harsh clonking noise.. The owner hasn't given the go-ahead to strip it to investigate yet, when I get the nod, is there anything in particular I should look for? Could slack in the chain cause that sort of noise? (It's Jamie Kay's S14, think you've helped him in the past about a few issues he had getting it running.. ) Thanks mate
