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Nov 7, 2013 | 05:48 PM

96lsximpalass

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2001 5.3 turbo impala ss

hey guys, new to the forum been doin some snooping around for ideas on my build. figured id start my own thread for my build. I have a 96 impala ss that I have owned for 4 years now. lt1 days are over with. it started with buying a lm7 5.3 out of a 01 Silverado.

So far I have striped the motor down. leaving the stock bottom end

-heads got decked,valve job,new seals and ls6 springs
-ls6 cam
-h2 oil pan
-ls1 intake(for now) plan on a diff set up
-80mm bbk tb
-truck manifolds flipped

parts planned
-76mm ar 80 t4 turbo
-2)38mm wastegates or 1)44mm

a lot of stuff to still figure out, learning a lot along the way..

on to some pics

heres the car

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this is where iam at now with it. ordering my turbo,intercooler and piping this weekend

Nov 7, 2013 | 06:17 PM

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first turbo ls bubble i ever scene. looks like a precise and good start. which turbo are you using exactly?

Nov 7, 2013 | 08:51 PM

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Wow nice garage

Nov 7, 2013 | 10:49 PM

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This is great !
I have a 96' 9c1- that's waiting for a transplant-
Please keep posting up.....are you able to keep AC with your hot side?

Nov 8, 2013 | 06:34 AM

96lsximpalass

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thanks guys, I am going with the on3 76mm see how it can hold up.. and no ac for me, car has not had it for 3 years so I am used to it now. ordering the turbo, intercooler and piping kit this weekend so hopefully a lot more progress next week

Nov 8, 2013 | 10:29 AM

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YES!!!

I bought my '96 ISS this summer to do exactly this in the next year. The B-body crowd is generally so busy geeking over the LT1 that they snub the easy power gain of an LS swap... and don't even care about turbos. I even have a couple pics of your car saved to my hard drive as a ref for rims, stance, and hood before I bought my car.

Since this is pretty undocumented territory, post as many pics and details as possible. The only other turbo LSx b-body I know of is a '95 ISS with a 92mm turbo, and it ended up being a cobbled mess.

I'll help you out with the pics. To shortcut them on the forum put [img]www.blah blah blah[/img]

Nov 8, 2013 | 03:21 PM

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thanks for the pic help! hoping to make some progress this weekend

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Nov 9, 2013 | 06:39 AM

96lsximpalass

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Originally Posted by YungSteph

I'm doing a similar swap in a 1996 roadmaster once I grow a pair and pull the motor. What are your plans far as wiring?

a friend on another forum builds harness's he is going to build me a stand alone harness. then ill wire it in from there. goin all auto meter gagues

Nov 9, 2013 | 08:36 AM

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Why are you adding the extra expense of the autometer gages? One thing I am excited about with swapping the ISS (compared to my '70 GTO swap) is that gages will basically be plug n play, and then I'll add the extra gages as needed. A 160 mph speedo and 7k tach will be plenty for me.

Nov 9, 2013 | 09:32 AM

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I remember seeing these years ago when I had my 96 Impala SS. I was wanting to do this but had too many irons in the fire at the time. Your build reminded me of these vids and my car. I miss my SS

Nov 9, 2013 | 11:52 AM

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Man I have so many questions to ask but I'm not gonna drive you crazy lol. I'll just try to follow this thread and hopefully gain answers thru what you post

Nov 9, 2013 | 12:29 PM

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Sweet project!!

Nov 9, 2013 | 02:13 PM

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got the hot side pipe tacked up today, still need to figure out what iam doin for wastegate(s)

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Nov 13, 2013 | 09:42 PM

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had my buddy tig weld the hot side for me. still have the wastegate to do and a wideband o2 bung..

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also picked up a set of pace setter truck shorty headers for cheap.. had to do alittle tweaking to the pass side one, but they look a lot better then manifolds IMO

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Nov 13, 2013 | 11:23 PM

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I've had two 96s and really wanted to swap my second one. Subscribing in case I find a third one I have to have.

Nov 14, 2013 | 02:44 PM

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Nov 15, 2013 | 05:27 AM

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No flex coupler in merge pipe?

Nov 15, 2013 | 12:22 PM

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not gonna lie, i saw the thread title and thought you were gonna cram a turbo 5.3 in a 2001 impalla LOL (yes i know there were no impalla ss's built in 2001) anywho, cool build subscribed!

Nov 15, 2013 | 04:28 PM

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96lsximpalass

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Originally Posted by hokeplaya05

not gonna lie, i saw the thread title and thought you were gonna cram a turbo 5.3 in a 2001 impalla LOL (yes i know there were no impalla ss's built in 2001) anywho, cool build subscribed!

haha after I posted it, I kept thinking that it sounded like that to.

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