Ask questions in the Turbo and Turbo S section. Several failed swaps on this board that doesn't tons of money or tried something new with not enough.
V8s and modified 8v and 16v are the way to go unless you have 50k to burn. A good 16v with things done right will cost about half that.

 

No it won't survive. If you're serious about drifting one and want to REALLY beat the **** out of it like a proam car, you'll need to fab up a rear end and eliminate the transaxle. No beating around the bush. It won't take repeated abuse anywhere NEAR those power levels. Cut out the torque tube tunnel and run a front engine/front trans/rear diff setup. 1/2j, vq, coyote 5.0, lsx, v6 ecoboost, etc....make it work ONCE. I think a boosted m or s52 would be fun too. And a boosted vr6.

 

I'm in no way an expert on how the transaxles hold up to stress other than what I've read around here, but isn't there someone that makes a plate for them that provides reinforcement that helps it withstand much higher stresses at the location that usually causes them to break?

I'm all for seeing someone do some crazy swap into one of these though. In my opinion go VQ. There's guys getting massive power boosting the VQ37 motors.

They can be found cheap on ebay as well and are about the same dimensions width x height as an LS so it would probably fit in the engine bay (likely require oil pan mods though).

Not to mention there is an all-wheel option for 4 wheel drifting if that's your cup of tea.

 

That's what I was originally thinking, and I'll be honest. I'm not gonna be nice to this car lol. I already have a complete rear subframe off a mk3 supra I used to have that I was thinking about using. Might go with something slightly newer and more common. At the very least I can use it to figure a few things out. Didn't think about using a vq, might have to look into that as well

 

Maybe find a wrecked 240sx and use the rear subframe/suspension...cheap, handle great, easy to get parts for, etc...definitely a proven setup. You can find a 6spd and vq in junkyards now for dirt cheap. That combo would definitely be fun!

 

Kinda like the idea of using a Ford 9" IRS diff or a quick change IRS diff. Both use 930 CV axles, I'm assuming people usually use 930 hubs and make their own spindles?

 

Decided I'm gonna go with either 240sx, mk3 supra, or mk4 supra rear hub assemblies and utilize the stock suspension design, with adaptors to use a 9" or quick change diff and 930 CV axles and make a subframe to hold everything to the car. I'll work on some cad drawings and post them when they're done to hopefully get some feedback