LS-wONdEr

i am doing a 3.8 to ls-1 conversion and i am having trouble removing the 3.8 i am trying to take it out thru the top. the intake hits the cowl and the oil pan needs one more inch to clear the k-memeber . should i remove the intake and try taking it out thru the top? or just unbolt the k-memeber and lift the car? please help......thanks in advance!!!!

98'MidnightBlueBird'

LOL neither, do it the right way. and drop the kmember/trann/3.8 all at once.... what are you doing?

LS1 Hybrid Magna

Heehaa ya texas boys are always diff...... !
drop the K-member and trans ....thats it !

Check out Keith 3,8 to ls1 swap out.....his website also got a vid
http://www.dxsoftware.com/magnus/


...so i hope this helps!

John_D.

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It's a lot easier through the bottom. Same for putting the ls1 back in too.

LS-wONdEr

i have seen Keith's website. i just thought i would try and get it out thru the top. oh well......time to drop the K-member thanks

John_D.

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You never know until you try.

LS-wONdEr

yup. k-member droped, engine out......now i am waiting on the buyer to come pick it up. all with the help of some buddys!

shouup

i looked through keith's site and was wondering what wiring you would have to do other then hooking the ls1 wiring harness up to mate it with a 00 v6?

John_D.

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+12v switched power to the inj2 circuit.

LS1 Hybrid Magna

John d.......... thats it?

John_D.

iTrader: (2)

If you get the same year LS1 harness, yep. Oh yeah and the LS1 gauge cluster too.
The wiring harness interfaces with the rest of the car via 2 connectors under the dash, and the 3 connectors on the passenger fenderwell.

The inj2 line is "empty" on the v6 chassis even though there's a label for it in the fuseblock (but no wire...) I just made a jumper, on the pcm side of the 3 fenderwell connectors. From the hot wire for the rear o2 sensors, to the inj2 feed.

I was pleasantly surprised when I did my swap. I expected to run into more.