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LS3/F body Hello, Kinda new to LS and F bodys so just want to ask as ive been researching but nothing that 100% answers my question.
I have a ls3 out of a 15 camaro and want to put it into my now new to me 99 z28. It will be on holley dominator tho and a Huron turbo kit. My question is.... Do I need to swap over all front drive accessiories off of the ls1 on to my ls3? Ive seen that alot have said to do so with adapter harness hits but they are older threads. Using the Holley harness and what not I didnt know if I still need to do this? The only thing I can see is I need to swap out the ls1 oil pan, pick up tube along with the dip stick. But as far as the pulley, water pump, alt and all that I dont see why as long as its all ls3 or all ls1 correct?
I have a ls3 out of a 15 camaro and want to put it into my now new to me 99 z28. It will be on holley dominator tho and a Huron turbo kit. My question is.... Do I need to swap over all front drive accessiories off of the ls1 on to my ls3? Ive seen that alot have said to do so with adapter harness hits but they are older threads. Using the Holley harness and what not I didnt know if I still need to do this? The only thing I can see is I need to swap out the ls1 oil pan, pick up tube along with the dip stick. But as far as the pulley, water pump, alt and all that I dont see why as long as its all ls3 or all ls1 correct?
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Because I have a Gen5 Camaro water pump here and the pulley position is the same as my LS2/Vette/ inner position water pump. There is no way it would ever work with LS1/6 or anything further out.
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All I know is set a truck balancer next to my 5th gen balance and they are the same spacing. Look at any of the bracket manufacturers like lsx innovations and they say truck and 5th gen camaro have the same spacing.
https://lsxinnovations.com/product-c...20supercharger.
https://lsxinnovations.com/product-c...20supercharger.
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From: Norn Iron
You seem to be implying a 5th Gen sits the furthest away from the engine ?
That would seem impossible with the LS3 water pump I have here.
Someones bound to have pictures or something somewhere.
That would seem impossible with the LS3 water pump I have here.
Someones bound to have pictures or something somewhere.
Are you sure you don’t have a corvette pump? ATI lists the same part number for gen 5 camaro and truck balancers.
http://www.atiracing.com/products/da...s/damchevy.htm
With that being said, the gen 5 camaro pump may still be shorter overall than the ls1 pump with the way the pulleys are shaped, I really don’t know. But the belt is definitely spaced out further from the engine on gen 5 camaro vs fbody because the balancer has the same dimensions as truck.
http://www.atiracing.com/products/da...s/damchevy.htm
With that being said, the gen 5 camaro pump may still be shorter overall than the ls1 pump with the way the pulleys are shaped, I really don’t know. But the belt is definitely spaced out further from the engine on gen 5 camaro vs fbody because the balancer has the same dimensions as truck.
