98 ta ws6,spun bearing 5.7,anyone know how swap for a lq4 6.0?
08-02-2009, 10:35 AM
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98 ta ws6,spun bearing 5.7,anyone know how swap for a lq4 6.0? hey guys wondering if anyone could help me out here,would be greatly appreciated thanks alot!!!well anyways i have a 98 trans am ws6 with the original 5.7 in it,it looks like it spun a bearing,so i went ahead and purchased a lq4 6.0L out of a 2005 chevy truck with 317 heads,now im not sure exactly what i have to do to run it like a car so i have a few questions i wanted to see if anyone can answer cause i really dont want to have to call my local speed shop 
.S.-I HAVE AN LS6 INTAKE,PORTED THROTTLE BODY,LONGTUBES,MS4 CAM WITH 111 LOBE SEPARATION,940 PUSHRODS,PORTED LS6 OIL PUMP ALSO GOING INTO THE 6.0L also if thats all possible?
1.-can i use my stock computer?
2.-how do i raise the compression?would 243 heads raise it?
3.-will my oil pan work from my 5.7 ls1 motor?truck pan might hang too far down?
4.-also was wondering if my original bellhousing off my 5.7 is gonna fit right up to the 6.0L cause it is a 6 speed car?
5.-will my original motor mounts from my trans am bolt right the same to the 6.0L
6.-will all my accesories work from my 5.7,coils,pulleys, etc.....
ANY INFO ANYONE CAN GIVE ME ON THIS SWAP WOULD BE AWESOME CAUSE NOONE I KNOW HAS EVER DONE THIS SWAP BEFORE AND I KNOW PEOPLE ARE ALOT MORE HELPFUL AND KNOWLEDGEABLE ON THIS SITE THEN OUT BY ME,SO THANKS AGAIN TO ANYONE THAT CAN HELP ME PLEASE!!!!!!!!
.S.-I HAVE AN LS6 INTAKE,PORTED THROTTLE BODY,LONGTUBES,MS4 CAM WITH 111 LOBE SEPARATION,940 PUSHRODS,PORTED LS6 OIL PUMP ALSO GOING INTO THE 6.0L also if thats all possible?1.-can i use my stock computer?
2.-how do i raise the compression?would 243 heads raise it?
3.-will my oil pan work from my 5.7 ls1 motor?truck pan might hang too far down?
4.-also was wondering if my original bellhousing off my 5.7 is gonna fit right up to the 6.0L cause it is a 6 speed car?
5.-will my original motor mounts from my trans am bolt right the same to the 6.0L
6.-will all my accesories work from my 5.7,coils,pulleys, etc.....
ANY INFO ANYONE CAN GIVE ME ON THIS SWAP WOULD BE AWESOME CAUSE NOONE I KNOW HAS EVER DONE THIS SWAP BEFORE AND I KNOW PEOPLE ARE ALOT MORE HELPFUL AND KNOWLEDGEABLE ON THIS SITE THEN OUT BY ME,SO THANKS AGAIN TO ANYONE THAT CAN HELP ME PLEASE!!!!!!!!
08-03-2009, 05:56 PM
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The motor will bolt right in. All You are using is the long block, intake, oilpan and accessories from your car will be used on it. Bell housing is the same. 243 heads and a camswap will help a bunch. If you are on a budget install it as it comes and it will still run great, if you are on a budget throw an ls6 cam in it for a bit it will still run well. Get the 6.0 fuel, spark, and maf tables programmed over the 5.7 tables and it will run fine. A competent tuner will know what to do and it will run like a top.
08-03-2009, 06:39 PM
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defiantly swap the 5.7 heads over to the 6.0. but use the 6.0 head gaskets. lq4 has quite low cr. the 243's will raise it up some. it would of been better if you bought an lq9 and threw on those 243 on that, but i guess it is too late for that.
