hey i was just wondering how hard it would be to put an L series motor in a 1000 coupe?? will it bolt straight in or would i have to make up new engine and gearbox mounts??

has anyone ever done it??

cheers
dan

Will not bolt straight in! You willalso need new trans tunnel, hydraulic clutch set up. Rear diff, front brakes, hole in the bonnet. It will struggle to fit

yea what he said...lol it would be a very tight squeeze and would need crossmember mods and bonnet mods..

If an L series fits straight in then all Nissan engines do also :))))

The only way it will fit well without crossmber mods is to use the L16/18 block
which is 20,mm shorter than the L20, then have a very good sump made that clear
the crank enough not to cause issues and fit a shorter Z series head from a z18/20/22
as they are much shorter than the L series heads.
Then you will have to use a Z bellhousing to slant the motor biased to the passenger
side by at least 15 degrees. Custom inlet and exhaust manifold etc.
All of the above should see it fit must use the Z series head which is 10cm tall spot
on with rocker breather out the side or back. Ive measured them recently.
Someone else can tell you how tall the L head is with rocker cover.

hmmm sounds very difficult then lol. i think i might just stick with a heavily worked A12

a15 or a14?

CA? they are a fair bit shorter than an L series and arent really expensive

ca all the way
or a15

lighter too and no L 4cyl turbo has made over 750+ hp
even with L, Ka, LZ or Z heads cause you want at least
500+hp atw in your 1000 :))

Interesting... I still have my wagon, now sans engine. Im heading to europe for a year but im sure i will do some imagineering while over there...

Im wanting something pretty tough in the thou, will be on club reg. i was thinking some sort of turbo e85 guzzler. i dont mind the L/Z combo idea D, your hairbrain scheme might suit!

id love to keep a standard(ish) internal motor. Is the L18/Z head combo shorter or lighter or of any particular advantage over the CA?