LS conversion for D-Body Cadillac Coupe DeVille
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LS conversion for D-Body Cadillac Coupe DeVille Just joined here a little while ago, browsed a lot and what a cool place.
So, here's the deal...
My boss moved here to the "D" from Cali a while back, and as one of his first offical acts, bought himself a D-body 'Lac -- an '80 Coupe DeVille with 33K miles. (The Depends in the trunk were gratis...)
Good move. Only one problem: it has a V6. Yes, the cocktail shaker Buick V6 that couldn't pull the pimento from an olive. No wonder he got a deal.
Since I work for a company that does a lot of business with GM, it seems like a great bonding opportunity to chainfall that lump out of there and stab in a new GM Performance Parts crate engine, namely the LS2. Light, lots of power, fairly compact. If you can put a 572 in the damn thing like Tony Stewart's hearse, an LS oughta slide right in.
I came up with a list of what would be done, for starters:
? LS2 V8 (400 hp, 400 lb.ft. tq stock from the crate)
? Air intake and filtering system
? 4L65E 4-speed OD transmission
? Torque convertor for 4L65E
? PCM and harness for LS2
? Trans linkage modify/adapt
? Throttle linkage modify/adapt
? Controller, harness, programming for trans
? Modify/fabricate engine mounts
? Modify/fabricate trans mount
? Speedometer conversion signal generator
? Select and install custom radiator
? Adapt Cadillac A/C system to LS2 accessory drive
? Adapt Cadillac PS/PB to LS2 engine
? Fabricate / install exhaust system
? Fabricate / install fuel tank and return
Has anyone here ever done a GM B-/C-/D- body swap and still made everything work when it was done? On a scale of one to forget it, how did it turn out?
Anxious to hear your ideas, links, posts, flames, whatever.
So, here's the deal...
My boss moved here to the "D" from Cali a while back, and as one of his first offical acts, bought himself a D-body 'Lac -- an '80 Coupe DeVille with 33K miles. (The Depends in the trunk were gratis...)
Good move. Only one problem: it has a V6. Yes, the cocktail shaker Buick V6 that couldn't pull the pimento from an olive. No wonder he got a deal.
Since I work for a company that does a lot of business with GM, it seems like a great bonding opportunity to chainfall that lump out of there and stab in a new GM Performance Parts crate engine, namely the LS2. Light, lots of power, fairly compact. If you can put a 572 in the damn thing like Tony Stewart's hearse, an LS oughta slide right in.
I came up with a list of what would be done, for starters:
? LS2 V8 (400 hp, 400 lb.ft. tq stock from the crate)
? Air intake and filtering system
? 4L65E 4-speed OD transmission
? Torque convertor for 4L65E
? PCM and harness for LS2
? Trans linkage modify/adapt
? Throttle linkage modify/adapt
? Controller, harness, programming for trans
? Modify/fabricate engine mounts
? Modify/fabricate trans mount
? Speedometer conversion signal generator
? Select and install custom radiator
? Adapt Cadillac A/C system to LS2 accessory drive
? Adapt Cadillac PS/PB to LS2 engine
? Fabricate / install exhaust system
? Fabricate / install fuel tank and return
Has anyone here ever done a GM B-/C-/D- body swap and still made everything work when it was done? On a scale of one to forget it, how did it turn out?
Anxious to hear your ideas, links, posts, flames, whatever.
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Originally Posted by Ragtop Man
Just joined here a little while ago, browsed a lot and what a cool place.
So, here's the deal...
My boss moved here to the "D" from Cali a while back, and as one of his first offical acts, bought himself a D-body 'Lac -- an '80 Coupe DeVille with 33K miles. (The Depends in the trunk were gratis...)
Good move. Only one problem: it has a V6. Yes, the cocktail shaker Buick V6 that couldn't pull the pimento from an olive. No wonder he got a deal.
Since I work for a company that does a lot of business with GM, it seems like a great bonding opportunity to chainfall that lump out of there and stab in a new GM Performance Parts crate engine, namely the LS2. Light, lots of power, fairly compact. If you can put a 572 in the damn thing like Tony Stewart's hearse, an LS oughta slide right in.
I came up with a list of what would be done, for starters:
? LS2 V8 (400 hp, 400 lb.ft. tq stock from the crate)
? Air intake and filtering system
? 4L65E 4-speed OD transmission
? Torque convertor for 4L65E
? PCM and harness for LS2
? Trans linkage modify/adapt
? Throttle linkage modify/adapt
? Controller, harness, programming for trans
? Modify/fabricate engine mounts
? Modify/fabricate trans mount
? Speedometer conversion signal generator
? Select and install custom radiator
? Adapt Cadillac A/C system to LS2 accessory drive
? Adapt Cadillac PS/PB to LS2 engine
? Fabricate / install exhaust system
? Fabricate / install fuel tank and return
Has anyone here ever done a GM B-/C-/D- body swap and still made everything work when it was done? On a scale of one to forget it, how did it turn out?
Anxious to hear your ideas, links, posts, flames, whatever.
So, here's the deal...
My boss moved here to the "D" from Cali a while back, and as one of his first offical acts, bought himself a D-body 'Lac -- an '80 Coupe DeVille with 33K miles. (The Depends in the trunk were gratis...)
Good move. Only one problem: it has a V6. Yes, the cocktail shaker Buick V6 that couldn't pull the pimento from an olive. No wonder he got a deal.
Since I work for a company that does a lot of business with GM, it seems like a great bonding opportunity to chainfall that lump out of there and stab in a new GM Performance Parts crate engine, namely the LS2. Light, lots of power, fairly compact. If you can put a 572 in the damn thing like Tony Stewart's hearse, an LS oughta slide right in.
I came up with a list of what would be done, for starters:
? LS2 V8 (400 hp, 400 lb.ft. tq stock from the crate)
? Air intake and filtering system
? 4L65E 4-speed OD transmission
? Torque convertor for 4L65E
? PCM and harness for LS2
? Trans linkage modify/adapt
? Throttle linkage modify/adapt
? Controller, harness, programming for trans
? Modify/fabricate engine mounts
? Modify/fabricate trans mount
? Speedometer conversion signal generator
? Select and install custom radiator
? Adapt Cadillac A/C system to LS2 accessory drive
? Adapt Cadillac PS/PB to LS2 engine
? Fabricate / install exhaust system
? Fabricate / install fuel tank and return
Has anyone here ever done a GM B-/C-/D- body swap and still made everything work when it was done? On a scale of one to forget it, how did it turn out?
Anxious to hear your ideas, links, posts, flames, whatever.
Thats the same body as a Caprice right. If so there a few members on here that have done Caprices so it should be the same. There is a dude on Cardomain with a Delda 88 (same body) with an LS1 swap.
we'll be going through this together, i'm going to start my 79 deville swap in july. collecting parts/mocking up motor right now
i have a late model impala SS gas tank w/ a walbro 255 pump to use as well as a 91-96 4L60-E crossmember.
i have a late model impala SS gas tank w/ a walbro 255 pump to use as well as a 91-96 4L60-E crossmember.
