my mother gave me her pos v6 auto camaro that now has a cracked block and or heads! the car has been nothing but a pain in the azz from day one. but it has a perfect black on black cloth body. I do not want to do all the work just to put a v6 back in it. i have been trying to find all the info i can about putting a ls1 auto swap in it. I know to find a 99+ doner car for the swap and that i will need a k member,99+ ecu and harness. but is the wiring harness from the v8 car plug and play with my v6? also. with the ecu does it have a imobalizer in it? i have done a few 4cyl to v8 swaps in foxbody mustangs but camaros are a new thing to me. thanks for your help!

 

anyone?

 

going to be doing the very same thing in a few weeks

 

fullthrottleV6.com has a conversion section. Good information

 

If you're going with a relatively new motor or a crate motor, I would suggest scrapping the LS-1 idea and use an LS-2. You get more power, expanded computer tunability, and it's exactly the same external dimensions as the LS-1, with the same motor mount locations, accessory mounts, everything. The only reason I say this is that to swap to the LS-1, you'll have to get a new ECM and gauge cluster anyway (and I'll say with about 90% certainty that the gauge cluster will be a necessity). From there, it's really not that big a stretch to go LS-2. If you have questions regarding that particular swap, I'd ask Jason at Katech (they're a sponsor; www.katechengines.com). It's cheaper to use a wrecked car's drivetrain, but I was throwing a hypothetical out there.