95PGTTech

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If I was to purchase a 6.0L iron truck longblock to get my swap underway with the eventual goal of swapping in a LS7, would small parts be interchangeable? Manifolds, head studs, cam?

I would assume all the stuff is the same for the LSx motors. Purchasing a $200 motor to work with now would significantly speed up the process.

the_merv

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Alot of the parts are interchangeable..like the Accessories and things like that. There are some differences between the two, you will need the Gen IV Timing Cover & Valley Cover, and do some wiring..

How do you plan on building that LS7..Dry Sump or standard Wet Sump?

Pavetim

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Not to steal his thread but he might wanna know also, but are the sensors the same say between a 02 trans am and an 04 lq4 from a van? they are both drive by cable. I'm mainly wondering if I could use a wiring harness from the 02 trans on a 04 lq4.

the_merv

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All the same..even the Reluctor is still 24X. It's a direct swap.

95PGTTech

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thanks for the info, I figured I'd probably pick up a mild cam, intake manifold, and throttle body to spice up the 6.0 a bit and then move it over eventually. Being that I have to build my own LTs, I'll probably build them 2" primaries. A bit big for the 6.0 but that seems what most street car Z06's are running.

probably dry sump. any reason I shouldn't? I was planning on finding one out of a wrecked z06 and just doing mild cam/valve springs/pushrods/intake manifold/TB and calling it a day. from what I understand the z06s are factory dry sump cars and the system works well should I continue taking this car out on the road course once or twice a year