ok im keith im 18 and i havent had a long time working on cars but i just got a 87 s10 that i want to convert into a ls1 i know its been done befor but i have no clue where to start someone told me that it measures about 24 or 28 inches in a cube without all the accories and oil pan and hedders can someone please help me out on figuerin out how much it would cost to do this and give me overall measurements of the ls1 with all the accories???
please email me at juggalnjuggalo69@yahoo.com thanks


keith...

 

Well, I am doing an LS2 swap on Lexus 1992 SC400 and from I can tell so far the swapping the of the engine and tranny is very doable...You have motor and transmission mounts that needed to be welded in the right places to support the swap.. In the S10 you will probably need to the same.. Your Tranny hookup may be a concern, as you probably will need a stronger tranny swap... Since it is a Chevy S10 you may just get lucky and not need to relocate the tranny and motor mount locations....Chevy to Chevy.. Measurement inside your engine compartment are very important...Especially with the exhaust extractors (headers) as they create the width which may be a problem...I have to have made custom flattened headers on my LS2 for fitment purposes... Your cooling system maybe adequate but I would check that too.. I had to custom make a driveshaft as well.. Chevy to Lexus rearend..... Again, depending on your transmission you may have to do the same...

Now the big headache for me is the instrument integration from a GM engine and tranny to a LEXUS body and cluster... A Stand Alone ECU will help matters some, but some creativity will need to be done...One wire at a time basically until everything works properly... Your Chevy to Chevy electrical should wire up more easily...

Throttle cable hookup, brake booster hookup, intake, all can be done easily.. These are the basics I have covered and your proposed swap should be easier then mine..

Your main concerns is the drivetrain in an S10 being able to handle much greater power provided by the LS1 engine... Rearend, axles, tranny, driveshaft, etc.. You need research where this swap done before, that is my best suggestion to you... I am unforunately on my own with my swap as it just hasn't been done before as far as I can see....

Good luck and go for it if you have some mechanical experience and a big set of webbos and some spending money to spare.. This should run you atleast $5,000 would be my best guess.. There are always unexpected suprises too....