LS1 Twin Turbo 580hp

[fabz]

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/5-7-LS1-Twin-...QQcmdZViewItem

Isnt this a forum member.......... is the motor worth what he says?

[Christina]

no bids

probbably not lol feedback's a little dodgy

but my friend did just get 2 twin turbos put on his v8 ss for 15000

[calais_304]

that seems alright, arn't crate motors themselves like 5500, TT setup starting around 10k and few other tweaks would put it over the 16k mark i would think?!?

personally i wouldn't waste my time looking at a tt 5.7 if it wasn't at least 10k or you would have to start asking questions...like what have you snapped lol.

[pandaman]

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/5-7-LS1-Twin-...QQcmdZViewItem

Isnt this a forum member.......... is the motor worth what he says?

Depends what he did with it in the 28,000km he drove it for. For a properly set up and functional twin turbo setup with all the bugs ironed out yep it's definitely worth it. You could easily pay that much (or more) just in parts to build up that kinda motor from scratch.

[ProphetVX]

That was a featured car in Street Commodores early this year I think. The car itself as a whole was up for sale for around $50,000 about 4 or 5 months ago.

I dunno if the cost of the engine is really worth it though.... Realistically you can convert your car to twin turbo for around $7,000 without the hassle of an entire motor transplant and the knowledge of how your engine has been driven. So you could do everything he has listed for very close to that price.

I wouldn't pay over $12k for that at best.

[minux]

That was a featured car in Street Commodores early this year I think. The car itself as a whole was up for sale for around $50,000 about 4 or 5 months ago.

I dunno if the cost of the engine is really worth it though.... Realistically you can convert your car to twin turbo for around $7,000 without the hassle of an entire motor transplant and the knowledge of how your engine has been driven. So you could do everything he has listed for very close to that price.

I wouldn't pay over $12k for that at best.

Realistically, drive in and drive out you are looking at $13k to a TT setup all legal no hassles.

[EXCESSV]

yeah agree with Minux...
$13K was a quote i got from a reputable performance shop with Street Tuna GENTT system all legal permitted with no hassles.
thats the system supplied and installed but to be honest you really need to do the fuel system at the same time but can do with out.....
that injectors, rails, extra pump, surge tank, etc.....
round $15K should hit it and you should be pumping a ridiculous amount of HP at the wheels.

oh and the fact you need to invest in a tyre store.....

one day it might happen...but if i do it will be the whole hog...rebuild the engine and strenthen the thing...make it as bulletproof as possible before throwing the GENTT kit on...turn the psi up and fly away....
aahhh....leave me alone...i can dream...one day

[ProphetVX]

Realistically, drive in and drive out you are looking at $13k to a TT setup all legal no hassles.

ls1turbo.com has twin turbo kits listed at $6900 with valve springs being the only other things you need to purchase yourself.

To get it fitted is another matter, plus a tune. However you can do it for way less than $13k if you do all the work yourself. It all depends on what turbos you want to strap onto the thing.

However, I'd never buy a twin turbo engine myself, because chances are its been thrashed.

[EXCESSV]

yeah.....but it all adds up

$7K for the kit
$1.5K for a tune
$2-3.5K for labour to install the kit which includes relocating of the batter to boot, etc
$1K for valve springs and labour i think....
not sure on price for engineering and permits

add all your fuel system on top of that and before you know it your hitting the $13-$15K mark easy

[ProphetVX]

yeah.....but it all adds up

$7K for the kit
$1.5K for a tune
$2-3.5K for labour to install the kit which includes relocating of the batter to boot, etc
$1K for valve springs and labour i think....
not sure on price for engineering and permits

add all your fuel system on top of that and before you know it your hitting the $13-$15K mark easy

Perhaps you should re-read my post, I said assuming you do all the work yourself.

How much does it cost in labour to do a complete engine transplant if we're working off that basis as well? More than just installing a turbo setup I'm sure.

Doing all the work yourself, with the exclusion of the tune obviously, you could do it for under $10k. With the knowledge of how your engine has been driven. As for the fuel system, its not needed for GENTT kits.

As for the engineering and permits, these kits already have passed ADR's, I don't believe you need any further documentation.

[calais_304]

Perhaps you should re-read my post, I said assuming you do all the work yourself..

if you could do all the work yourself you wouldn't be looking on ebay for an already setup motor would you.

How much does it cost in labour to do a complete engine transplant if we're working off that basis as well? More than just installing a turbo setup I'm sure.

Doing all the work yourself, with the exclusion of the tune obviously, you could do it for under $10k. With the knowledge of how your engine has been driven. As for the fuel system, its not needed for GENTT kits.

As for the engineering and permits, these kits already have passed ADR's, I don't believe you need any further documentation.

i think you missed the point, an already setup motor just swich em over all the shit done for 16k is a reasonable buy.

you could probably do it all for 5k if you knew all the right people but thats not the point now is it.

for someone like me who couldn't be stuffed going to the workshop everyday, forking out differant sums every week and having to wait till it's all setup and testing has been done can take a while, and im not a patient person, so for me this is great, already done, all i have to do is rip mine out and throw this one in.

[ProphetVX]

if you could do all the work yourself you wouldn't be looking on ebay for an already setup motor would you.


i think you missed the point, an already setup motor just swich em over all the shit done for 16k is a reasonable buy.

you could probably do it all for 5k if you knew all the right people but thats not the point now is it.

for someone like me who couldn't be stuffed going to the workshop everyday, forking out differant sums every week and having to wait till it's all setup and testing has been done can take a while, and im not a patient person, so for me this is great, already done, all i have to do is rip mine out and throw this one in.

I didn't miss the point, I think you missed mine.

My point was that if you're going to include costs of labour, then you'd have to include the costs of labour installing a new engine. Installing a turbo setup is alot easier than a complete engine transplant, so if you're planning on "ripping yours out and throw in his one", you're more than capable of doing a kit install. Its not a custom fabrication, there is no R&D, its just like installing a new exhaust setup or whatnot. You pay for the kit, install it. Just like the engine, you pay for it and install it. There are no differences here in terms of having to fork out unforeseen sums.

[minux]

I didn't miss the point, I think you missed mine.

My point was that if you're going to include costs of labour, then you'd have to include the costs of labour installing a new engine. Installing a turbo setup is alot easier than a complete engine transplant, so if you're planning on "ripping yours out and throw in his one", you're more than capable of doing a kit install. Its not a custom fabrication, there is no R&D, its just like installing a new exhaust setup or whatnot. You pay for the kit, install it. Just like the engine, you pay for it and install it. There are no differences here in terms of having to fork out unforeseen sums.

That all depends, professional installs give you full engineering passes for that state. When doing the cooler a few front bar mods are made, again not something you would want o do yourself. It does work out cheaper for 90% of the population to drive it in and drive it out.

[ProphetVX]

That all depends, professional installs give you full engineering passes for that state. When doing the cooler a few front bar mods are made, again not something you would want o do yourself. It does work out cheaper for 90% of the population to drive it in and drive it out.

Yet again, those mods would have to be done to your car as well even with the transplant.

Disregarding all body work required to mount the intercooler and whatnot, it is alot cheaper to install a kit than it is for this engine's asking price, plus labour to install it.

[minux]

Yet again, those mods would have to be done to your car as well even with the transplant.

Disregarding all body work required to mount the intercooler and whatnot, it is alot cheaper to install a kit than it is for this engine's asking price, plus labour to install it.

Oh i couldnt agree more, the price of this engine is a complete waste of money even if you got it at the base price.