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Old 05-28-2010, 05:07 PM
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those anybody have oil pan clearance problems cos my swap i got like one inch of clearance. would it be fine or would i need to change the oil pan or is there a way i can get the set up of an ls7
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bump??
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what motor, pan, and car? need more info.
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its a 2001 camaro the swap is a 6.0 from a 2002 silverado 2500 and the oil pan its too low
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Use the f-body oil pan and it should be fine
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the thing its that the motor its already in and it really doesn't hit the floor unless they will be a big bump, has not happened yet im just trying to see my options in case it happens
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when people swap in the truck motor they always transfer the ls1 oil pan because of clearance. Take your oil pan off your old engine to the 6.0.
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that oil pan is gone it blew a whole when i blew the engine
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Well once something does happen and you hit it on a bump Your options are still to get a f-body pan. But I would just change it now before you get another hole under their from a bump and you end up droping your oil and risk ******* up your motor.
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Or you can just donk it out and put some 24's and have no clearance problems at all.
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Originally Posted by jugz ss
Or you can just donk it out and put some 24's and have no clearance problems at all.
lol but i was thinking on something like the ls7 no oil pan
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what you can do if your leaving the truck oil pan in there is get some solid sphon motor mounts they raise your motor like in inch
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Originally Posted by SSANIMAL
what you can do if your leaving the truck oil pan in there is get some solid sphon motor mounts they raise your motor like in inch
do you know where i can get them
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Originally Posted by victor111262
do you know where i can get them
Not saying they should or shouldn't be used for this purpose, but here is a link:

http://www.byunspeed.com/product_inf...d6c0a6b86c9465
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The spohn solid motor mounts will not be enough. You need to get a LS1 oil pan.
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Originally Posted by ss.slp.ls1
The spohn solid motor mounts will not be enough. You need to get a LS1 oil pan.
exactly, there is a reason the oil pans are different.
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The trial by error method is not the right one to use.Especially in this case. If you rip or punture the oil pan because of clearance and loose the oil, you will be putting another engine in again.
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did you stroke the motor at all. that clearance would be good for that.
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Originally Posted by izzman55
did you stroke the motor at all. that clearance would be good for that.
what the hell are you talking about?
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Originally Posted by Paint_It_Black
what the hell are you talking about?
LOL, exactly...




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