motor swapage

[redgen1]

interesting thought... has anyone ever looked into swapping a Lexus ls430 motor into a lara? i dont know the exact engine technical name, its from a 96 lc430.. i dont think there were mulitple motors offered that year.. could be wrong.. but get back to me. could be an interesting summer project if its doable

[ThatVietGuy]

FWD platform + RWD motor = gigantic hassle that's most likely not worth it in the end.

And also, the LS430 did not exist in '96, it was introduced in '01

[redgen1]

haha, yea i messed up the year right after i submitted it, but was in a hurry to leave.

and yeah i figured as much, thanks for the feedback

[Gangis]

If you want to swap the motor with something that packs more power, I'd probably look for the Nissan VQ35DE that's in the V6 Altima sedan/coupe but that's a hell of a lot of work involved, especially with the ECM, transmission and all that. I think modern cars make engine swaps harder/impossible.

[Jon11582]

4.3L V8 = 3UZ-FE. Found in the LS430, SC430, GS430. For the most part, Replaced the 4.0L V8 1UZ-FE in the LS400, SC400, GS400