ls2 swap questions
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On The Tree
Joined: Dec 2008
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From: Pittsburgh
ls2 swap questions ok first off i wasnt sure if this should be put under gen III or gen IV, so moderators, move this if necessary.
I have a 2000 Trans am Ls1 6 speed.
Ls1 Mods:
236/242 .580/.590 114lsa cam
.650 max lift springs
comp cams magnum 7.400 pushrods
ported tb
ported maf
now heres whats going on. I wanna swap to an lq4. This is the one im looking at.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/NEW-R...item43a1461b49
What i want to do is get the lq4, put the springs cam and pushrods from my ls1 in it, put a fast lsxr 102mm with a nick williams 102mm tb on it, and fast ls6 fuel rail kit with ford green tops.
Will all my pumps/accessories and my ls1 sensors and wiring harness swap right over to the lq4?
I have a 2000 Trans am Ls1 6 speed.
Ls1 Mods:
236/242 .580/.590 114lsa cam
.650 max lift springs
comp cams magnum 7.400 pushrods
ported tb
ported maf
now heres whats going on. I wanna swap to an lq4. This is the one im looking at.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/NEW-R...item43a1461b49
What i want to do is get the lq4, put the springs cam and pushrods from my ls1 in it, put a fast lsxr 102mm with a nick williams 102mm tb on it, and fast ls6 fuel rail kit with ford green tops.
Will all my pumps/accessories and my ls1 sensors and wiring harness swap right over to the lq4?
In short yes everything will swap over and it will all bolt in without any problems. However my next question is why? That longblock makes the same hp as the ls1 does so what do you gain besides the 18 cubes and the 4.0" bore? Unless your gonna do heads and a cam upgrade on the block you wont see much power difference over your standard ls1. I'd rebuild your motor, save the weight because the lq4 weighs about 80 lbs more and save some money (ls1 stock rebuild kit $1k) and just build your ls1 with some nice heads. Or just buy a shortblock lq9 and add some better heads such as some l92's.
Thread Starter
On The Tree
Joined: Dec 2008
Posts: 125
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From: Pittsburgh
In short yes everything will swap over and it will all bolt in without any problems. However my next question is why? That longblock makes the same hp as the ls1 does so what do you gain besides the 18 cubes and the 4.0" bore? Unless your gonna do heads and a cam upgrade on the block you wont see much power difference over your standard ls1. I'd rebuild your motor, save the weight because the lq4 weighs about 80 lbs more and save some money (ls1 stock rebuild kit $1k) and just build your ls1 with some nice heads. Or just buy a shortblock lq9 and add some better heads such as some l92's.
I have a big cam and ported ls6's for it. The bottom end in my ls1 is gettin tired
