# Who's going to do it first? **URL:** \ **Category:** SON240sx Automotive\ **Created:** [February 20, 2009, 1:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/whos-going-to-do-it-first/122000 "2009-02-20T13:02:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![white2abbit](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/white2abbit/32/5602_2.png) [@white2abbit](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/white2abbit)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2009, 1:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/whos-going-to-do-it-first/122000/1 "2009-02-20T13:02:18Z")
> **[LS9 crate motor costs more than most cars](https://www.autoblog.com/2009/02/19/ls9-crate-motor-costs-more-than-most-cars/)** > > Click above for high-res image gallery of the LS9 engine ---
**Author:** ![m\_wolfenden](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ce73a5/32.png) [@m\_wolfenden](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/m_wolfenden)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2009, 1:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/whos-going-to-do-it-first/122000/2 "2009-02-20T13:13:21Z")
yea way too expensive…think of the engine u could build with 20k…engine…let alone entire car u could build for that…but if u had the money it would be pretty baller ---
**Author:** ![Fobwall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7ea924/32.png) [@Fobwall](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fobwall)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2009, 1:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/whos-going-to-do-it-first/122000/3 "2009-02-20T13:20:51Z")
Ahmed will. ---
**Author:** ![87s15lt1](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/87s15lt1/32/5706_2.png) [@87s15lt1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/87s15lt1)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2009, 1:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/whos-going-to-do-it-first/122000/4 "2009-02-20T13:29:09Z")
20 grand is not enough…in my mind. ---
**Author:** ![DA\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ba8739/32.png) [@DA\_1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/DA_1)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2009, 1:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/whos-going-to-do-it-first/122000/5 "2009-02-20T13:33:46Z")
definately a nice motor but it might be a lot for our chassis tho… i wonder if GM would warranty the motor if some1 was to buy it brandnew and put it in another chassis! ---
**Author:** ![87s15lt1](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/87s15lt1/32/5706_2.png) [@87s15lt1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/87s15lt1)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2009, 1:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/whos-going-to-do-it-first/122000/6 "2009-02-20T13:36:39Z")
of course they would. be no different than putting it in an s-10. if anything they could send someone to go over the tuning and wiring. even that i can’t see them doing. ---
**Author:** ![m\_wolfenden](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ce73a5/32.png) [@m\_wolfenden](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/m_wolfenden)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2009, 1:38pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/whos-going-to-do-it-first/122000/7 "2009-02-20T13:38:20Z")
well its a crate motor so im guessing they are going to assume its going into another chassis ---
**Author:** ![91S131](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/91s131/32/5732_2.png) [@91S131](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/91S131)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2009, 1:53pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/whos-going-to-do-it-first/122000/8 "2009-02-20T13:53:13Z")
meh, rather take a viper motor and have hennessey build it ---
**Author:** ![Hacknik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ba9def/32.png) [@Hacknik](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Hacknik)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2009, 2:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/whos-going-to-do-it-first/122000/9 "2009-02-20T14:10:38Z")
Its an amazing motor by all means … but swapping that bad boy into an s-chassis = ONLY going straight + excessive wheel spin. ---
**Author:** ![87s15lt1](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/87s15lt1/32/5706_2.png) [@87s15lt1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/87s15lt1)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2009, 2:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/whos-going-to-do-it-first/122000/10 "2009-02-20T14:10:39Z")
^^^ yea, well you can’t really slide a friggin v-10 into anything easily. the ls9 is crazy tiny for what it is. every seen them in person? it’s astonishing. ---
**Author:** ![Hacknik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ba9def/32.png) [@Hacknik](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Hacknik)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2009, 2:35pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/whos-going-to-do-it-first/122000/11 "2009-02-20T14:35:58Z")
Yea lol, but its still possible, just gotta get creative haha. And no, I have’nt seen any in person yet, just alot of pics. ---
**Author:** ![Hurricane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Hurricane](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Hurricane)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2009, 2:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/whos-going-to-do-it-first/122000/12 "2009-02-20T14:36:38Z")
One is en route to my house as we speak… _droooool_ ---
**Author:** ![Gonad](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/gonad/32/5481_2.png) [@Gonad](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Gonad)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2009, 2:48pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/whos-going-to-do-it-first/122000/13 "2009-02-20T14:48:20Z")
> [@hey Joe and Maxima Chris](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hey-joe-and-maxima-chris/20414/6): > > One is en route to my house as we speak… _droooool_ We’re not talking about 1:16 scale models here brah :o