5.3l into 95 z28
07-23-2012, 11:21 PM
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5.3l into 95 z28 Well heres my build thread of my 5.3l swap into my 1995 z28. It was originally an automatic lt1 car, then I put a cc503 cam and a t56 in it and then a rod bearing went after autocross, so I found a complete 5.3l for $450. I also kept a somewhat decent account of what I spent so people have an idea if they decide to do an ls swap.
Ill start with a list of parts
5.3l with 120,000 miles $450
235/249 .573/558 109 lsa cam- $250
Ls7 lifters-free
Comp magnum pushrods-$100
Comp 26918 springs-$200
Misc gaskets-$150
Arp rod bolts-$100
Timing chain and gear-$100
Enlarged intake valves to ls1 specs, back cut, and 3 angle valve
job-$500
85mm bbk ssi intake manifold + tb-$400
Fuel rails-$75
Oil pan and pickup tube-$225
Ls6 oil pump-free
Windage tray-$19
Pacesetter longtubes-free
Rear steam pipe blockoffs-free
Accessories-$175
Alternator-free
Asp underdrive pulley and belt and bolt-$255
Msd wires- $78
Bosch 42lb fuel injectors-$175
F-body coil brackets-$30
Fbody ls1 clam shells $56.65
Prothane bushings-$55
-$3393.65
Swap t56 tear down labor-$350
Input shaft-$290
Midplate-$150
Synchro rebuild kit-$199
Input shaft bearing and race-$90
Spec stage 2 clutch-$386
Flywheel$75
-$1540
4.10 gears-$100
Gear install kit-$105
Rear diff labor-$200
-$405
Pedals-$80
Slave cylinder-$30
Ls1 fbody harness and pcm-$200
To get it converted to plug and play + trade for my lt1 harness-$50
Ls1 k member and rack- free
Corvette fuel pressure regulator-$50
Walbro 255lph-$70
Ls1 fbody steering shaft-$30
Braided power steering lines-$163.24
$673.24
Engine total-$3393.65
Transmission work and parts (including clutch, flywheel) total-$1540
Rear end/suspension total-$405
Misc swap related parts (includes fuel and harness work, pedals ect.
does not include swap related engine parts like oil pan and
intake)-$673.24
Total-
$6011.89
My personal estimate of Lt1 parts I had sold to offset cost
Original Long block from my car- $200
1993 intake-$75
Home ported intake-$90
Cc503 cam-$175
Heads with springs-$125
Pacesetter longtubes-$200
Opti-$75
K&N cai-$100
1.6rr comp magnums-$120
58mm TB-$180
Comp pushrods-$20
Mcleod clutch-$125
Stock flywheel-$50
Input shaft-$40
Intake elbow-$30
Pacesetter y pipe-$87
-total $1692 give or take
The swap started as a budget friendly solution to getting my car
running by next summer, opposed to building the lt1 into a forged 383.
The total ended up being a lot more than I initially anticipated but I
decided to do what I wanted. You could say I could have just bought an ls1 car, but on that budget it would have been bone stock.
Plus this was my first car my dad gave me when I was 16 with a dead engine so it does have some sentimental value. The
goal at the end is to do a front mount so the 5.3l will work out great, already bought the ebay turbo, then will probably go with a huron speed kit.
Plus I dont have to deal with an opti, which i changed 3 times on the
lt1 (once was my fault due to overheating).
In general I guess you could say one could have done the bare minimum
swap for around $1700 (or less depending on parts you bought), assuming
you already had a transmission, although some parts were given to me as
well.
when i first got the engine
sat like this for a while
Can anyone tell me what 5.3l I have by looking at the pistons? I know all the iron blocks had dished pistons, but I saw pictures of 5.3ls with dished pistons that didnt have the + on the piston it was just a smooth dish.
I decided to do a little painting.
Before
After
The area around the headlights needed a little bondo, primer and paint.
Now its ready!
Heres a video of the third start with open headers and no tune. Im currently waiting on a y pipe and braided power steering lines, thats why I couldnt take a longer video. As soon as I get the parts Im going to get a tune. I will update more pictures I take to show under side of the car, and eventually a quarter mile video.
http://youtu.be/wNGeguCRh1o
Ill start with a list of parts
5.3l with 120,000 miles $450
235/249 .573/558 109 lsa cam- $250
Ls7 lifters-free
Comp magnum pushrods-$100
Comp 26918 springs-$200
Misc gaskets-$150
Arp rod bolts-$100
Timing chain and gear-$100
Enlarged intake valves to ls1 specs, back cut, and 3 angle valve
job-$500
85mm bbk ssi intake manifold + tb-$400
Fuel rails-$75
Oil pan and pickup tube-$225
Ls6 oil pump-free
Windage tray-$19
Pacesetter longtubes-free
Rear steam pipe blockoffs-free
Accessories-$175
Alternator-free
Asp underdrive pulley and belt and bolt-$255
Msd wires- $78
Bosch 42lb fuel injectors-$175
F-body coil brackets-$30
Fbody ls1 clam shells $56.65
Prothane bushings-$55
-$3393.65
Swap t56 tear down labor-$350
Input shaft-$290
Midplate-$150
Synchro rebuild kit-$199
Input shaft bearing and race-$90
Spec stage 2 clutch-$386
Flywheel$75
-$1540
4.10 gears-$100
Gear install kit-$105
Rear diff labor-$200
-$405
Pedals-$80
Slave cylinder-$30
Ls1 fbody harness and pcm-$200
To get it converted to plug and play + trade for my lt1 harness-$50
Ls1 k member and rack- free
Corvette fuel pressure regulator-$50
Walbro 255lph-$70
Ls1 fbody steering shaft-$30
Braided power steering lines-$163.24
$673.24
Engine total-$3393.65
Transmission work and parts (including clutch, flywheel) total-$1540
Rear end/suspension total-$405
Misc swap related parts (includes fuel and harness work, pedals ect.
does not include swap related engine parts like oil pan and
intake)-$673.24
Total-
$6011.89
My personal estimate of Lt1 parts I had sold to offset cost
Original Long block from my car- $200
1993 intake-$75
Home ported intake-$90
Cc503 cam-$175
Heads with springs-$125
Pacesetter longtubes-$200
Opti-$75
K&N cai-$100
1.6rr comp magnums-$120
58mm TB-$180
Comp pushrods-$20
Mcleod clutch-$125
Stock flywheel-$50
Input shaft-$40
Intake elbow-$30
Pacesetter y pipe-$87
-total $1692 give or take
The swap started as a budget friendly solution to getting my car
running by next summer, opposed to building the lt1 into a forged 383.
The total ended up being a lot more than I initially anticipated but I
decided to do what I wanted. You could say I could have just bought an ls1 car, but on that budget it would have been bone stock.
Plus this was my first car my dad gave me when I was 16 with a dead engine so it does have some sentimental value. The
goal at the end is to do a front mount so the 5.3l will work out great, already bought the ebay turbo, then will probably go with a huron speed kit.
Plus I dont have to deal with an opti, which i changed 3 times on the
lt1 (once was my fault due to overheating).
In general I guess you could say one could have done the bare minimum
swap for around $1700 (or less depending on parts you bought), assuming
you already had a transmission, although some parts were given to me as
well.
when i first got the engine
sat like this for a while
Can anyone tell me what 5.3l I have by looking at the pistons? I know all the iron blocks had dished pistons, but I saw pictures of 5.3ls with dished pistons that didnt have the + on the piston it was just a smooth dish.
I decided to do a little painting.
Before
After
The area around the headlights needed a little bondo, primer and paint.
Now its ready!
Heres a video of the third start with open headers and no tune. Im currently waiting on a y pipe and braided power steering lines, thats why I couldnt take a longer video. As soon as I get the parts Im going to get a tune. I will update more pictures I take to show under side of the car, and eventually a quarter mile video.
http://youtu.be/wNGeguCRh1o
07-23-2012, 11:54 PM
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No the 4.8ls have flat pistons. I know that because I accidently bought a 4.8 first, and knew it was a 4.8l because i measured from the top of the piston at BDC to the top of the cylinder with a tape measure and it equaled a 4.8ls stroke. This one equaled 3.62.
07-24-2012, 02:27 PM
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I shipped the harness to a company in PA. Their website I believe is lt1350.com. They charged me $50 plus trade in on my old lt1 harness to convert my 99 and up ls1 fbody harness to plug right into my car. It worked out great!
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that's not a bad deal, might have to do that myself since When I pulled my LT1 harness out to do it myself I was like "fk this, I'm not to this stage in my build yet, so It can wait" lol
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I'm sure I could do it, it's a matter of do I...lol....I've done it once when I swapped out the dash in my 95 Z28 to the 97sytle with a 97 Cluster which I had to rewire the cluster connections, and it wasn't hard at all, but damn it took me about a good 4-5hrs or so...
07-28-2012, 06:11 PM
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I'm sure I could do it, it's a matter of do I...lol....I've done it once when I swapped out the dash in my 95 Z28 to the 97sytle with a 97 Cluster which I had to rewire the cluster connections, and it wasn't hard at all, but damn it took me about a good 4-5hrs or so...
07-31-2012, 09:40 AM
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They look even better with the ls under the hood!
