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3.8 to 5.3 swap in 1998 camaro

Old 08-08-2010, 11:31 PM
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hi everyone, i just recently got a 5.3 motor that i rebuilt and now i want to put it in my 98 camaro that has a 3.8 in it right now. this is my first project like this so i am really excited but also confused on some things tho. what wiring harness and ecm do i need to use? am i able to get a harness and ecm from a ls1 camaro? any advice for the swap would be great help thanks.
Old 08-15-2010, 04:46 PM
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The wiring must come from the 5.3 donor.
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There is a guy on on mifbody.com that did this. I think his name is sman you might want to look him up as he maybe able to answer all the questions you have.
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Originally Posted by BigJeff_SS
There is a guy on on mifbody.com that did this. I think his name is sman you might want to look him up as he maybe able to answer all the questions you have.
not only did he do this with a 5.3 he has an entire build thread on it which is very detailed.


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