5.3 L in 69 camaro. Need info on oil pan!
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5.3 L in 69 camaro. Need info on oil pan!
I am putting a 5.3 in my 69 camaro. I know that the camaro oil pan needs mods to clear the steering. Will the truck oil pan need similiar mods. If so does anyone have pics and info. Thanks!
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read the first gen sticky:
https://ls1tech.com/forums/conversions-swaps/472609-lsx-into-67-69-camaro-basics.html
The truck pan hangs down too low. You need an aftermarket pan or a modified fbody pan.
https://ls1tech.com/forums/conversions-swaps/472609-lsx-into-67-69-camaro-basics.html
The truck pan hangs down too low. You need an aftermarket pan or a modified fbody pan.
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It is a 5.3 because of the budget. I bought a wrecked Chevy Silverado and parted it out to pay for the engine and tranny. I ended making a little money. A few hundred anyway and I got the engine and tranny, and put the rear end in my brothers truck. My thinking is that I will install what I can afford now and maybe one day I can make the swap to a ls2! It will bolt right in once I have the crossmembers made.
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i'm dropping a 5.3 in a 68 camaro. using autokraft pan & engine mounts. using this combo clears the steering linkage. i've also have a unisteer r&p that hasn't been installed yet. looks like there will be enough room for that. 5.3 intake is too tall for flat hood. the alternator also is too high. a fiberglass cowl hood should clear the intake fine. not sure about the alternator. another option is switching to 5.7 intake
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Originally Posted by G-Body
My guess would be cost, you can pick up complete 5.3`s for under $1000
http://s174.photobucket.com/albums/w110/1sick66/
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Originally Posted by 66 chevy truck man
A good low mile 5.3 with complete for under a grand? Better add $500 to a $1,000 if you want something that will run with all the parts to make it run.
http://s174.photobucket.com/albums/w110/1sick66/
http://s174.photobucket.com/albums/w110/1sick66/
i just paid 300$ for a complete 5.3 with 25000 miles
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Bragger! I paid $2500 for one from a 2007 Tahoe, with trans. WHere did you get one for $300? Anyway, rock on with that 5.3, because, as you said, when you are all done with the swap you can always just bolt in a 6 litre later!
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Originally Posted by 66 chevy truck man
A good low mile 5.3 with complete for under a grand? Better add $500 to a $1,000 if you want something that will run with all the parts to make it run.
http://s174.photobucket.com/albums/w110/1sick66/
http://s174.photobucket.com/albums/w110/1sick66/
Last year I paid $800 for my motor with all the accys except the A/C compressor, it also included the PCM, all the wiring, the air intake system, throttle cable, cooling hoses, belts, all the sensors except the O2`s, and it came with a 90 day warranty, it had 110k on it at the time. As far as durability it still has all the factory parts, now that I think about it I should probably do a tune-up since it now has 130K on everything including the original GM spark plugs, wires, belts and radiator hoses.
I paid $200 for a 4l60e transmission from a member of a local board. I know that the trans was a screaming deal, but I have seen complete pullout 5.3s on ebay for less than 2000. The deals are out there, you just have to spend time searching for them. I bought my motor from a yard in michigan, just a quick couple hundered miles to go pick it up
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If you look at it tho, the 5.3L makes around 290-295hp. Thats what an SS 350 made in 67. and 300hp in 69. You can add the LS1 Intake and drop a cam in and even supercharge it and your fine. Its just like having a 327 but fuel injected.
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Last year I paid $2,200 bucks for my 5.3/4l60 combo that included a 12k 05 all aluminum 310HP 335TQ 5.3 with a 2006 4l60 with 2K, all accessories, computer, wiring harness and fuel pump assembly from the 05. Trust me that was a good deal for what I got. No offense guys but these conversion swaps are way to much work to be using core engines and trannys or ones with a ton of miles, and then crossing your fingers hoping they will work. For me you are money ahead to get something with low miles so that you can have a little piece of mind that you can drive all of that work for years to come.
http://s174.photobucket.com/albums/w110/1sick66/
http://s174.photobucket.com/albums/w110/1sick66/
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