im gonna miss the lt1 but im putting my lt1 stuff up for sale since im wheeling and dealing on a lq4

 

Good luck man. Hope it works out for you.


Do you have a for sale thread yet?

 

no not yet, but its just a complete lt1 thats taken apart, new canton valve covers, lpp headers, and a lloyd elliot 226/234 cam...

 

Post up the fs thread link in here when its up...

 

man u are not going to the dark side, u still a gm at the end, though talking about ford.

 

Sorry that you wont have an LT1 to enjoy anymore, but congrats on picking up an LS. Have you dug into an LS before? If not, I think you'll be pleasantly surprised.

 

i bought an ls1 before to drop in and sold it when times got tough on me, but i kept the heads and valve covers which will go on the lq4... fs thread is up, just cant post links on mobile. the lq4 has ~100k miles on it and i will hone it, new rings and bearings find a cam, oil pan, k member, harness, accesories, and any other random stuff needed... i have some coil packs but im gonna be doing a lot of searching for swap info! and bargains on the swap parts

 

I'll give you a hand:

https://ls1tech.com/forums/parts-cla...1-partout.html

There you go.

 

hey thanks man! maybe i should turn this into my build thread as well!

my engine bay paint showed up to work today, 1 qt of john deere primer along with 1 qt of john deere blitz black. tomorrow i will finish stripping everything out of the engine bay, only thing left is wires, rack, ecm, and brake booster. then this weekend after i pick that engine up i will paint the engine bay when it gets dark since thats the only time its under 80.

any thing you guys can think of that i will need for my swap that i didnt mention?

 

dang I wish I had the money for your headers.

 

LS motors suck......They don't even have an opti...

 

Have you thought of an LS2 rod/piston swap and ARP bolts? LS2 timing chain, f-body water pump, f-body balancer, intake/tb.

 

reason for going this route over the lt1 is to gain more power and stay away from the machine shop. i figure for around 1000-1500 i can do this swap compared to the 2100 bill just to put forged pistons in the lt1. i will put new bearings and rings in the lq4 and thats all im doing to the bottom end for now, i might gather parts for it later down the road but im also in the middle of building a house, just bought a 2011 malibu, trying to sell my truck, and build my daily driver.

 

I knew it was only a matter of time before this guy showed up.... lol

Seriously OP, he's a good person to ask about the swap and the_merv.

 

What year LQ4?

 

im not sure the year? is there a difference? and yeah i know the merv he has been around a while.
mod list for it is a cam, ms3? timing set, ls3 heads (eventually but for now my stock 98 ls1 heads), ls6 intake, 90 tb, and bolt ons.

 

ls3's are $700 complete. there are better options than the ms3, check out eps. are the 98 heads perimeter or center bolt (241s or 243s?)? early motor rod bolts aren't great, pre- 04 (iirc) rods are non-floating pins. LS6 intake is good.

 

is an lq4 a GTO engine... the 6.0 ?, where do u find the ones u guys get?

 

LOL i was just messing with you bud... your preaching to the Choir here!! I am on the same page...









Kenny you know I can't help myself on the LT to LS threads

 

My combo is:

LS3 Heads
EPS custom cam, pushrods, locks, retainers
L92 rockers, trunion upgrade
LS3 intake and 42lb injectors
96mm TB
LS2 Rods/pistons, flycut w/ARP bolts
OEM crank
SFI balancer
SFI old-to-new style flexplate
LS2 timing chain
2003 LQ4/9 block