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Old Jul 8, 2006 | 02:19 AM
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will an lt1 4l60e work with an ls1 engine? torque converter needs to be different?

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Old Jul 8, 2006 | 11:36 AM
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ok I did a search and found a few threads but nothing definitive. some people say no, some people say you need a crank spacer and a flexplate out of a 6.0. this is to work with th350/400 though.

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I had my LT1 4L60E rebuilt to handle my 383 LT1. my 383 spun a bearing so I was parting the car out. I came across an LS2 for cheap. I was going to sell my LT1 4L60E to fund an LS1 4L60E but then I began wondering why when I already have a built 4L60E. kind of stupid to sell a built unit for a stock unit. If I can spend some money to MAKE the LT1 4L60E work on an LS1 that would kick ***.

so I would need a crank spacer, a 6.0L flexplate. will a harness from an LSx work with the LT1 4L60E? If I get this spacer will I be able to use my torque converter as well?
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The bellhousing bolt pattern is different. The LSx motors have more bolts holding the transmission bellhousing to the engine than an LT1 does. The 4L65E from the LS2 motor has a different diameter input shaft, so the converters aren't the same either.

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well i learned somethin new today
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Did you also know a C5 converter fits in a LT1 car? Doesnt help the thread but it's a great DYK.
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ok im bringing this back up from the dead because I just got my LS2 here and visually compared the back of the engine to the transmission. I don't see any reason why I couldn't use a spacer and a 6.0L flexplate according to speartech.

https://ls1tech.com/forums/showthrea...ybrid&t=262622

they say a spacer, bolts for the spacer, and a 6.0L flexplate is all I need and I can use an older style transmission, which would include my already beefed up LT1 4L60E and TCI converter.

I REALLY don't want to spend the money on another transmission when I have a perfectly good one here. I'll spend $200 to make this work! I need a flywheel anyway as my LS2 didnt come with one.


another question I have. I notice that the back of the LS2 has a bolt in the top middle that the LT1 4L60E doesnt have but has a place for a bolt on the drivers side of the back. whats stopping me from having a bolt hole machined there?
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Old Jul 23, 2006 | 01:39 AM
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ttt for ya as i am trying to do somthing similar. Lt1 4l60e mated to an LS1. HMMMMM
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