black_byrdWS6

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would it be worth the trouble and is it alot of stuff to do? The car has a freshly built 355 thats why im unsure about it! Can i get some advice?

StealthFormula

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Considering the car has a freshly rebuilt 355, an LS1 swap would be a waste of time, money and frustration. Add a nice set of heads and cam to the 355 and you will be way ahead of a stock LS1 and still have money left over.

MasterTomos

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Unsure about the LT1?-rip it out and build it up right. Heads/Cam/intake LT1's can run 11's with ease.

Buying and transplanting an LS1 into a LT car would be more costly and time consuming than just building the LT1 up in this case.

as far as end power result goes:
Money into building LT1 > Transplanting LS1

qnitro

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Not worth it..

You have to change all wiring harness, engine/tranny, interior and engine bay. You need to swap fuel tanks,(because of harness and fuel system diff on LS1) and swap from springs, tranny crossover, tranny hydralics...Dash would need to be changed, unless you have a 1997 already than its just the speedo

WAY TO MUCH WORK IMO

black_byrdWS6

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well easy i am new to what lt1s can do. Ive always heard about ls1 but i guess they are popular either way i need to tune what i have and get suspension. Then see whats next maybe some forced induction

Rob

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The swap isn't that difficult. Jeff at PSI did the swap to his 96 SS. I think he goes by grannysshifting over here, maybe ask him for all the details.

djjab57

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Its not nearly that bad ask Merv. but i always said if i wanted a LSX car i would buy one. Not put one im my LT1 car

black_byrdWS6

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Thanks for all support guy. Any suggestions on suspension

MasterTomos

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LT1s are very potent engine, with lots of potential. Not as much as the LS1, but still, LT1 cars have screamed there way down the track all the way down to low 8 sec 1/4 miles...plenty quick for me!!

The aftermarket is larger for LS motors, and it's easier to get power out of them, but once you get to the higher hp marks, it's starts to become more and more important how the car is tuned, how the suspension is set up, and how the car is driven ect.

The LS1 cars have tons and tons of possibilities, but honestly, so do the LT1 cars...

For suspension, the big dog companies for camaro/firebirds are Spohn performance, BMR fabrication, UMI Performance, and Edelbrock.

company websites:
www.bmrfabrication.com
www.umiperformance.com
www.spohn.net

Great vendors of these companies include:
www.summitracing.com
www.jegs.com
www.ws6store.com
www.marylandspeed.com

(others can chime in with other vendors)

some great parts you might want to look into would include:
Sway Bars-front and rear
Adjustable Panhard Bar
Subframe Conectors (very important and beneficial)
Torque arm
Tunel brace
Driveshaft safety loop (for NHRA drag racing regulations)

you can look on most any of these sites to read more about what each thing does exactly, or try a search bar on this forum for lots of great info.

the_merv

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No...:facepalm:


The LS swap is pretty damn easy..alot of you guys make it more out to be waaaay more than it actually is.

Here is what I swapped..
Engine Harness, K-member, LS T56 & Hydraulics. That's it.

The Fuel System actually doesn't have to be even touched..common mis-conception alot of people have and I laugh every time I see that. The only thing you need to do is put the Vette Regulator on it. I had a custom line made for my application.

Yea I re-wired some stuff on my Car and re-wired the Fuse Box to better suit my swap, but it's still the 1995 Stuff..I have the 1995 Gauges and they work fine.

As far as cost goes..depends on what you want to build. For me it went like this..

Harness: $200
2002 PCM: $60
K-memeber & Mounts: $200
LS1 Steering Rack & Linkage: $70

That's the guts right there, Transmission is next..

LS1 T56 + Shifter & rebuild: $2200
Textralia Clutch: $1k
Hydraulics & Pedals: $320

Yea we are up to some money now....next is the Engine..

Oil Pan: $150
Accessories & Sensors: $350
Z06 MAF: $50

Now at this point you can pretty much choose what Engine in longblock form..that is a pretty much a perfect list of everything needed before you get to that point. The only thing to add next would be the Intake, Throttle Body, and a Tune.

For me at this point I have roughly $4600 spent..but that's including a Built Tranny, BAD-*** Clutch, and pretty much everything minus an Engine. About $5k later I had the 408 assembled, you can find a stock 5.3 or 6.0 for alot less.

Here is my Swap Thread..

https://ls1tech.com/forums/conversio...to-95-z28.html

Any questions?

baalic

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9600 bucks would just buy you a pretty decent and slightly modded LS1 car.....so ...you must of really liked your LT1 car..lol

the_merv

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$9600 would've gotten me a LS1 Car with who knows what done to it and in what condition..that is a chance you take with a modded used car.

I built mine myself and I know it's built right and taken care of right..and it's easily 10 sec capable as it sits..

Ponch95

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Trust me...he does!

the_merv

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Yup..I'm not a fan of the bubble lights..that and it makes one hell of a sleeper..

Ponch95

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Merv,

I'm up here at Kirkuk (FOB Warrior) come on up here, we'll go to GreenBean we can talk about how my LT will kick you 408's ***.

Ponch

the_merv

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I'm here huckleberry..


I was there in '04..I'm sure it's alot different now than it was then.

Ponch95

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Noooo it's probably the same...even the Indian bus drivers that try to run you over...probably the same ones! although after several years of trying you would think their skills would improve.

black_byrdWS6

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thanks merv well a friend is talkking me into doing another setup. More than likely a stroker but still doing some online research