I'm thinking about swapping an LS1 into my 97 Trans Am. At this point I know nothing about what is involved. Are there any good primers or overviews on the process, what parts/accessories I'll need, etc. Any good writeups? Should I be asking this on the LS1 board? Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks,
Dave M

 

Save yourself the trouble. Sell the TA and buy a Ls1 fbody. Probably will be cheaper than doing the swap and a lot less hassle.

 

Thanks for your opinion, but I don't want a 98+ or I would buy one. I'm open to just rebuilding the LT1 but if I was taking it out anyway I thought an LS1 would be advantageous.

 

Get a 98+ and swap the old front on it lol.. But seriously you'd need LS1 k member, wire harness, and pcm.. Might have to do some re pinning and some creative construction also.. I think they might have a plug and play harness out there somewhere but I forgot who sells it..

 

there are a bunch of threads and write ups in the Conversion & Hybrids section of this forum for this swap

 

Here ya go:

https://ls1tech.com/forums/conversio...on-sticky.html

https://ls1tech.com/forums/lt1-lt4-m...7-lt1-lq4.html

 

Thanks!

 

There's a video series on YouTube about doing this search allmuscle