5.3 LM7 lsx s13 coupe build

[Fred Allen Burge]

Originally Posted by Gjohnson7

Got my L33 for $699 shipped to my door with a 1 year warranty. Engine had 55k on it.

That's an unusually good deal right there, but I just checked and they have dropped a lot in price since I last looked into them which is great, it's a great way to go if you can get a deal like yours!

[Team DET]

this you ,sounds good YouTube - ‪Ls1 240sx exhaust‬‏

[andrew600]

l33 and lm4 would both be a great alternative and relatively the same price.
im so happy to see someone do a 5.3 instead of going insane with 5.7 and higher.
when its just not needed in these small cars. 300hp stock, with the same tq.

my next lsx swap is going to be 5.3 simply because its tamer and way cheaper.

[s13tmont]

Originally Posted by jlm_photo

Great build! I gotta ask. What is the difference in weight from a KA to the LM7? Did it change the F/R balance a lot? I've got a S13 with a blown engine and I think this swap may be for me.

Not more than about 150 lbs and that's with the tranny as well. It's a fairly straight forward swap.

Originally Posted by WISH ONE

I've been contemplating doing this exact swap myself. I have many questions for you, but I'll wait to pm you when I'm not on my iPhone.
Awesome car, love the overall scheme.

Feel free to do so, i'm here to help!

Originally Posted by Slo_240sx

Great looking car! I'm in the works of boosting mine right now. The power and torque of any of the LS engines is amazing. You will get tired of 400HP sooner or later and will want to boost it... trust me.

Trust me, i've already thought about dropping the gas tank and running a fuel cell so that I could do a rear mount turbo setup right there. I think I would fall in love if I could have a turbo'd lsx 240 with a/c that's dd'able.

Originally Posted by Gjohnson7

Got my L33 for $699 shipped to my door with a 1 year warranty. Engine had 55k on it.

Do you mind telling where you got this from?

[jlm_photo]

Is it possible to put a T5 behind a LM7 or L33 rather than getting a T56? They are less than half the price.

[S14DOOD]

good lookin car man!

[S-Nation S13]

nice, clean and simple !!!

[blueshark123]

Originally Posted by jlm_photo

Is it possible to put a T5 behind a LM7 or L33 rather than getting a T56? They are less than half the price.

it is possible but not worth it u need do do custom bell housing adapter and and some other stuff i believe and they are not strong at all as a t56

[s13tmont]

Originally Posted by jlm_photo

Is it possible to put a T5 behind a LM7 or L33 rather than getting a T56? They are less than half the price.

I really can't tell you if it'll work or not. I guess it just depends on where the shifter sits, if it'll clear the 240 firewall and if you're going to wire the plugs youself.


Can anyone give me a run down on how the a/c system works as far as the line leaves the large port on the firewall and runs to where, then from there to where and so on. Where would the lsx pressure be welded into where on what line? Pretty much I need a run down on the a/c system.

[jlm_photo]

Actually I guess the T5 will work. I had been informed that it would not handle the tq but I guess it will. How did you handle the wiring? Did it all come with the motor or did you get an aftermarket unit? Also how did you handle the dash wiring? Sorry for all the questions.

[Blackzenki82]

now THAT, must have felt great.

[blueshark123]

wiring this car motor is simple search up for it go on silviav8forums.com they also show how to get the ac to work

[s13tmont]

Originally Posted by jlm_photo

Actually I guess the T5 will work. I had been informed that it would not handle the tq but I guess it will. How did you handle the wiring? Did it all come with the motor or did you get an aftermarket unit? Also how did you handle the dash wiring? Sorry for all the questions.

It's a 98 camaro harness, but the 98-02 fbody, camaro, corvette wiring harness will work. For the corvette harness you need a vette PCM as well because of the drive by wire setup.

Sikky.com and daftinnovations.com both off complete plug and play wiring services that will adapt to your motor, s13 or s14 and leave you with an obd2 port. It also plugs directly into your 240 body harness and dash harness.

Originally Posted by Blackzenki82

now THAT, must have felt great.

One of the best feelings throughout the build for sure.

Originally Posted by blueshark123

wiring this car motor is simple search up for it go on silviav8forums.com they also show how to get the ac to work

silviav8forums.com has a plethora of knowledge on this swap. It's where I learned most of everything I needed for the swap.

[s13tmont]

A/c will be working its way into this thing sometime this week, I will post up how to do it and what wiring needs to be done. Who want's a swapped car without the creature comforts involved.

[d-man478]

Awesome build! This could be my new inspiration!

[s13tmont]

Hah. I've had multiple people PM me about it with all sorts of questions. If you have any, just ask here or PM me.

The only thing I don't like is my interior looks rather dull. What's the best way to repaint or refurbish/renew the plastic interior pieces?

[s13tmont]

Here's a few pictures of it as it sits right now.

[pandaroo]

i saw you driving that the other day. and was like "what the hell? did i just see a nice looking 240 in pcb? lol
looks great man!

[s13tmont]

Are you local? If so, sign up on driven2modify.com, it's pretty much an 850 local forum.

[misterdumby]

looks goooood

[pandaroo]

Originally Posted by s13tmont

Are you local? If so, sign up on driven2modify.com, it's pretty much an 850 local forum.

yea im in pcb. i think i actually signed up for d2m but i totally forgot i had an account ill have to go on there some time.

[Nick_04K]

For the interior use Duplicolor vinyl and fabric spray.
The stuff is great and i swear by it now. My interior looks x1000 better.

[flipmike22]

Originally Posted by s13tmont

Here's a few pictures of it as it sits right now.

I love the pics. But here's a pointer. It seems you may have used a slow shutter or BULB feature on your camera. Well if you want your car to stand out more(because I was looking at the star effect in the background lights) Try while the camera is taking the pic get and external flash and flash it at the car at point that would make it look nice. For example it seems you don't have a lot of light towards the rear so try aiming there and also the wheels. It will make your pics pop out. Pm me if you want to share some car pics.

[s13tmont]

Yeah it was all tripod mounted using the bulb feature! I just ordered a Canon speedlight flash for things like this.

On another note, here are some quick snaps after washing the car.

[HPKMotorsports3]

Your car is dope bro!!! How did you get the stock speedo to work?

[s13tmont]

Stock speedo technically doesn't work at this time, but with the help of a "Dakota Digital" It can convert the gm signal to work with the nissan speedo. At first it was one of my priorities but I'm so used to it now that I practically know within a couple Mph's of how fast i'm going so I've put it off for the time being.

[OoAtreyuloO]

Holy crap for the price i might consider this!

[Team DET]

any sound clips,fly-by's ?

[s13tmont]

I will try and make a sound clip tomorrow for it.

[shalezzz]

sick build you killed it in one page lol you make it look easy