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Old Mar 2, 2009 | 09:36 PM
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well i may be swaping in a 6.0 from a 2003 chevy van, what will i need, and what would i be looking at as far as power, or would it be cheaper for me to build up my lt1, and would i get more power from it, what is your opinion, please help
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Old Mar 3, 2009 | 12:41 AM
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scroll thru the page's on here,you'll find all the swap info.and yes you will be better off with the 6.0.not trying to knock your lt1.....
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Old Mar 3, 2009 | 06:24 AM
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so even with the cost of the engine, and what it would take to swap it in, ill get more power than i have now, i just dont want to through in an ls1, waist the money and have no more power
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Do a search for LT1 to LS1 swaps on this site. There are probably hundreds of threads.

As for power. A mild cam only would probably compare to a moderate heads/cam LT1. So when comparing cost, remember you need to do a little more to the LT1 to get the same power.
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