ls1 in a v6 camaro
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From: Azle/Saginaw, Tx
ls1 in a v6 camaro one of my bosses at work is trying to get me to buy his 98 v6 camaro to put my big motor in instead of the truck. i told him i would if i can without having to do a ton of changes. what all will have to be changed to do it? if i do go that route i would go th400 12 bolt so that's not a biggie...but as far as breaking, cooling, etc what will need changing if anything. help me out here guys please. thanks
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Re: ls1 in a v6 camaro Unless he give you a tremendous deal and/or you like working on cars just for the sake of it, do yourself a favor and buy a car with an LS1 from the factory. You won't regret it, and you can imeddiately begin to hotrod without the pain of a conversion.
Aslo, when the time comes to sell, the fact that the VIN # decodes as a V6 came come back to haunt if if you do an engine swap.
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Aslo, when the time comes to sell, the fact that the VIN # decodes as a V6 came come back to haunt if if you do an engine swap.
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From: SE missouri
Re: ls1 in a v6 camaro why the steering rack??
just curious i have a 01 firebird v6 auto
just acquired a 99 ls1 with wiring and computer auto trans radiator, drive shaft, fuel pump, and 160 instrument cluster, debating on trying swap myself or finding some one with in 100 mile radius of cape girardeau missouri. which would be best dropping subframe and engine or dropping trans and pulling engine out front, and what is best way to pull engine up with pull hook so far back. any and all help with my dilema would also be appreciated
pic of car with apparance mods sr71knight@mail.com
just curious i have a 01 firebird v6 auto
just acquired a 99 ls1 with wiring and computer auto trans radiator, drive shaft, fuel pump, and 160 instrument cluster, debating on trying swap myself or finding some one with in 100 mile radius of cape girardeau missouri. which would be best dropping subframe and engine or dropping trans and pulling engine out front, and what is best way to pull engine up with pull hook so far back. any and all help with my dilema would also be appreciated
pic of car with apparance mods sr71knight@mail.com
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From: KC
Re: ls1 in a v6 camaro Steering rack looks fine until you go to hook it up, it's just at a slightly wrong useless angle. Your alternator will be in the way, the LS1 rack is tilted just a hair, like ~15degrees to clear evrything. This has been an issue with 2 97's that I know of..you might get lucky with a 01. Just a heads up as it's not really documented anywhere. Luckily a guy in KC had like 5-6 scrapped ls1s so I could pick it up...lotta anxiety.
Coolest way to get the motor out is to disconect and lift the front like a funny car. Leave the wheels on and scoot it out. This is easier as there are connections you can't get at until the motor is a little lower. Don't miss the brake boost hose or the abs connects, yank the pcm and push the dash harness out beforehand
Coolest way to get the motor out is to disconect and lift the front like a funny car. Leave the wheels on and scoot it out. This is easier as there are connections you can't get at until the motor is a little lower. Don't miss the brake boost hose or the abs connects, yank the pcm and push the dash harness out beforehand
Re: ls1 in a v6 camaro Also, things that go down with the k-member are the brake lines.
There is a weird ground that goes from the engine to the driver side of the engine bay that has to be removed.
Coolant lines.. tranny lines..
Like Bob mentioned, the abs electrical brake connectors need to be disconnected.
Then, 6 k-member bolts, 4 bolts for the tranny cross member then 2 nuts and 2 bolts for each shock.
What I did was lift the car up and set down the K-member on 2 stacked pallets. I had enough room to get to the k-member bolts and the whole assemble just sat there wile I was able to lift the car over it. Then I used a pallet jack to pull the whole assembly out.
Don't forget to disconnect the driveshaft and torque arm (obvious ones).. but ALSO remove yoru tranny linkeage!
Also.. drain the fluids first!! Oil... coolant likes to drip as you tilt the engine and so does the tranny fluid.
There is a weird ground that goes from the engine to the driver side of the engine bay that has to be removed.
Coolant lines.. tranny lines..
Like Bob mentioned, the abs electrical brake connectors need to be disconnected.
Then, 6 k-member bolts, 4 bolts for the tranny cross member then 2 nuts and 2 bolts for each shock.
What I did was lift the car up and set down the K-member on 2 stacked pallets. I had enough room to get to the k-member bolts and the whole assemble just sat there wile I was able to lift the car over it. Then I used a pallet jack to pull the whole assembly out.
Don't forget to disconnect the driveshaft and torque arm (obvious ones).. but ALSO remove yoru tranny linkeage!
Also.. drain the fluids first!! Oil... coolant likes to drip as you tilt the engine and so does the tranny fluid.
