# Stupid Rednecks Putting V8s where they don't belong

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**Category:** SON240sx Automotive\
**Created:** [March 3, 2006, 12:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/stupid-rednecks-putting-v8s-where-they-dont-belong/93363 "2006-03-03T12:09:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![alesserfate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f6c823/32.png) [@alesserfate](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/alesserfate)\
**Post date:** [March 6, 2006, 1:07pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/stupid-rednecks-putting-v8s-where-they-dont-belong/93363/41 "2006-03-06T13:07:20Z")

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it would be pimp if someone came to a driftstar practice with a v8 in a s13 this year, and especially if that someone is good at drifting, that would be really interesting to see

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**Author:** ![mr200](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mr200/32/5495_2.png) [@mr200](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/mr200)\
**Post date:** [March 6, 2006, 2:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/stupid-rednecks-putting-v8s-where-they-dont-belong/93363/42 "2006-03-06T14:01:50Z")

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Well, it won’t be in an S13, but this 500ZX, or Cou-hundredZX, or whatever you wanna call it, will be making some DriftStar appearances.

350s are everywhere. I swear, you could go outside, spin around 350 times, run in a straight line and trip over one.

I prefer the SBF for this kind of swap simply because it’s nice and small.

The air filter might clear, if I use a drop base cleaner.

But there’s going to be some more old-school induction tricks going on (think 60s NASCAR … if that means anything to you LOL) so clearance won’t be an issue.

Driveshaft was a cake walk. Literally took the Ford spline end, and the Nissan pumpkin end to a driveshaft shop and said “Make these ends into a driveshaft X cms long” Presto one-piece balanced driveshaft.

There’s still a lot to go. This car is going to be heavily modified cosmetically to better illustrate its cougar heart.

And yeah, I was planning on putting an RB25 into the Cougar years ago. But turned out a) RBs are really fricking expensive, and b), the Cougar was rotten.

I want to go back to my roots next though. I bleed Mopar blue, and the sacrilege of using a Ford power plant is still sitting on my conscience.

But I have a big block 383 sitting on the floor and it would fit in the Z31 too. I wanna put it in something a bit bigger, but still JDM. Cressida maybe? Mmm and I know where there’s a set of 383 turbo pistons still in the box for cheap. Hmmm … 6.6LTT in a Cressida?

I have to finish the Z31 first though. I just picked up my cam Saturday (big narsty Lunati, .500" lift, almost 300º duration dual pattern) and that has to go in. Then I can start buttoning everything up. Should be done in a couple weeks, then it’s off to paint.

Drifstar and their new partner team will have tons of one-of-none cars this season.

Mmmm … 340 4-spd 240sx coupe? Costs about $2,500 to build a 300+ hp 340 that will live at redline all day.

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**Author:** ![alesserfate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f6c823/32.png) [@alesserfate](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/alesserfate)\
**Post date:** [March 7, 2006, 7:58pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/stupid-rednecks-putting-v8s-where-they-dont-belong/93363/43 "2006-03-07T19:58:25Z")

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driftstar events baby! w00t! ima be there, sideways! and these things better have good drivers, seem like crazy cars! 😃 i love it.

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