Z06 LS6 in a 01 SS ?
Re: Z06 LS6 in a 01 SS ? Simple! Just yank out the LS1 and slap in the LS6. For the money it would cost to buy a stock LS6 you could make the existing LS1 spank it to death so I'm not sure why you would bother with the swap <img border="0" title="" alt="[Confused]" src="images/icons/confused.gif" />
Teching In
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Z06 LS6 in a 01 SS ? What all would it take to do a swap from a LS1 to a 02 Z06 LS6 providing I have the compleate Eng. and the PCM from the ZO6.
I know I will have to change the rearend and clutch soon but first I want to do the swap. For now I am gathering the info I might also add a cam but even without it would be one hell of a sleeper!
I know I will have to change the rearend and clutch soon but first I want to do the swap. For now I am gathering the info I might also add a cam but even without it would be one hell of a sleeper!
On The Tree
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Re: Z06 LS6 in a 01 SS ? I totally agree with John.
I dont know what year your current LS1 is, but I assume it has low miles. I dont know your hopes for this car. If its a 10 second bruiser or a daily driver. However the way it sounds you want a faster daily driver.
I would diffently keep your stock engine.
Maybe new pistons and maybe rods.
For the most part I would get aftermarker LS1 ported/polished heads and a hot cam. Combine this with some good bolt ones like headers and cat back exhaust; ram air or cold air intake, new M.A.S. and you should out power a stock LS6 for ALOT less money. You can upgrade the ingition and fuel pump and injectors. There are many bolt ones available that will out power a LS6 (stock) and should cost less. If you want you can put a LS6 manifold on you car now. (as far as i know, im a LT-1 guy)
If you do get a wild hair to spend alot of $$$, I would get a 382 stroker kit. Now you are talking upper 400 horses with the heads, cam and bolt ones. Compared to only upper 300's in a stock LS6
To make a long story shorter, you can find alot more bang for your buck than getting that LS6.
<img border="0" alt="[Camaro]" title="" src="graemlins/camaro.gif" />
I dont know what year your current LS1 is, but I assume it has low miles. I dont know your hopes for this car. If its a 10 second bruiser or a daily driver. However the way it sounds you want a faster daily driver.
I would diffently keep your stock engine.
Maybe new pistons and maybe rods.
For the most part I would get aftermarker LS1 ported/polished heads and a hot cam. Combine this with some good bolt ones like headers and cat back exhaust; ram air or cold air intake, new M.A.S. and you should out power a stock LS6 for ALOT less money. You can upgrade the ingition and fuel pump and injectors. There are many bolt ones available that will out power a LS6 (stock) and should cost less. If you want you can put a LS6 manifold on you car now. (as far as i know, im a LT-1 guy)
If you do get a wild hair to spend alot of $$$, I would get a 382 stroker kit. Now you are talking upper 400 horses with the heads, cam and bolt ones. Compared to only upper 300's in a stock LS6
To make a long story shorter, you can find alot more bang for your buck than getting that LS6.
<img border="0" alt="[Camaro]" title="" src="graemlins/camaro.gif" />
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Re: Z06 LS6 in a 01 SS ? Thanks for the input guys, However here are some more of the details. The LS6 is out of a 2002 Z06 the 405hp version, I plan on doing a cam and some head work before it goes in(maybe) even if not it would still be one hell of a sleeper with stock exaust manifold and cats. The heads and cam cars that I have been around are putting out 360-410 rwhp and hitting 12.00-11.30's the Z06 are 12.6-11.80'stock! with alittle tweaking A stock looking and sounding SS running 12.50-11.90 would have people freaking out. A well trained eye would have to look close to tell also.
The bigest reason I will be doing the swap is because I can get the the LS6 for less than a good set of heads. By the time I sell the manifold off of my 01 LS1 and a few other things I will only be out a few hundred $.
My 01 LS1 has 20k+ on it and the LS6 only 3K.
The car was baby till a inexperanced driver (the owners son) wraped it around a telephone pole in the rain. Also I could build one NASTY LS1 wile it was apart. <img border="0" alt="[devil]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_devil.gif" />
More feedback would be great!!
Thanks guys!
The bigest reason I will be doing the swap is because I can get the the LS6 for less than a good set of heads. By the time I sell the manifold off of my 01 LS1 and a few other things I will only be out a few hundred $.
My 01 LS1 has 20k+ on it and the LS6 only 3K.
The car was baby till a inexperanced driver (the owners son) wraped it around a telephone pole in the rain. Also I could build one NASTY LS1 wile it was apart. <img border="0" alt="[devil]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_devil.gif" />
More feedback would be great!!
Thanks guys!
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Re: Z06 LS6 in a 01 SS ? One of the reasons why the Z06 vette goes a little faster is weight. You throw it in a heavy f-body and it will be be at least .3 second slower in the quarter mile. Not sure on the weight the vette compared to the various weights of a stripper camaro up to heavy Trans AM, but anyways thats were most of difference is.
If your serious about this put a 2003 Z06 in which puts out 450 hp.
Gary
<small>[ April 28, 2002, 06:31 PM: Message edited by: red ws6 99 ]</small>
If your serious about this put a 2003 Z06 in which puts out 450 hp.
Gary
<small>[ April 28, 2002, 06:31 PM: Message edited by: red ws6 99 ]</small>
Launching!
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Re: Z06 LS6 in a 01 SS ? Well, if you want the LS6 engine in your car you only have to do two mods. A cam and heads. The 01 and 02 LS1 engines, have the LS6 block already. Simply get a LS1 Cam and LS6 heads, and violah youre done.
But why get crappy LS6 cam and heads, when you can get a better cam, and heads for same price and anihialate the Z06?
But why get crappy LS6 cam and heads, when you can get a better cam, and heads for same price and anihialate the Z06?
