_ethrty-Andy_ 2136 Report post Posted December 9, 2012 43L/100km Is that all? might be time to trade in my V12 on this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Greg111 13 Report post Posted December 9, 2012 Yeah, green as. That's a 2012 model, not an 80s engine. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kiwi535 538 Report post Posted December 9, 2012 how much do those ls1(or whatever) weigh ? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hybrid 1044 Report post Posted December 9, 2012 No argument there, and a few have done the conversion with great results. But if you want to compare with that LS3... has anyone ever priced up a S62B50 Complete 'turnkey' crate motor?? I'd be curious just for shits'n'giggles. I'd heard +20k for a bare longblock when that guy blew his at Taupo few yrs ago. A more realistic source would be like what HellBM did, and buy a wrecked M5 and swap 'everything' over. Even then, I'm sure the cost (of someone not in the trade) would be eye-watering. There are a couple of 3UZ's (4.3l VVTi) on trademe at the moment which are A LOT better that the 1UZ's (with respect to power / torque) and close to that of a M62B44, but with [flamesuit again] the Toyota reliability [/flamesuit] [broken record] Still can't beat a 2JZ for $/hp and reliability. [/broken record] 20k usd will get you 2x s62b50 and 6 peeds to go with it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
