curious bout an ls1 swap??
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From: mcallen
curious bout an ls1 swap?? just out of curiosity, but what all is involve in swapping and lt1 for an ls1?? is it possible, or is it one of those things, i'd be better off just going to buy an ls1 car??
You'll need an Ls1 K member which is a swap in itself that would turn me off. Not sure if you would get into gauge function problems or not. Maybe just need the right cluster.
The rack and pinion system is different too. Look in the newest issue of gm high tech. They have a big article on a guy that did an ls1 swap in his 1995 Z. A lot of guys that do the swap change the whole dash for one out of an ls1 as well. Your best bet would be to buy a wrecked ls1 and get the parts you need off of that. It can be done though.
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If you have a bad *** lt1 car, and find a cheap *** wrecked ls1 car, you could do the swap cheaply, and then sell off all the parts you don't use. You just need the tools and the space.
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Staging Lane
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From: mcallen
thanks guys, yeah i was just curious, just seeing if it was anything like swapping a 5.0 out for a 4.6 in the same terms on a mustang. i'm not gonna do it, as to i don't have the time and patience at the moment. but sometime down the road it might be a good project.
Originally Posted by dhdenney
**** that was bitch. I'd rather not fool with that ever again.
You could buy a whole ls1 car front suspension, K member, a-arms, struts, everything that comes out when you drop the motor from the bottom of the car, and bolt it right into the lt1 car, then swap computers.
not the same. You either need the complete ls1 fuel system, or I believe you can modify the lt1 system to work (I saw something like that somewhere) but I have no idea what needs to be done.
You also have to modify/swap something with the tranny bolts/bellhousing, radiator, gauges, wiring harnass, plus a few other things.
You also have to modify/swap something with the tranny bolts/bellhousing, radiator, gauges, wiring harnass, plus a few other things.
Originally Posted by infinitebird
not the same. You either need the complete ls1 fuel system, or I believe you can modify the lt1 system to work (I saw something like that somewhere) but I have no idea what needs to be done.
You also have to modify/swap something with the tranny bolts/bellhousing, radiator, gauges, wiring harnass, plus a few other things.
You also have to modify/swap something with the tranny bolts/bellhousing, radiator, gauges, wiring harnass, plus a few other things.
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Originally Posted by gpss02
just out of curiosity, but what all is involve in swapping and lt1 for an ls1?? is it possible, or is it one of those things, i'd be better off just going to buy an ls1 car??
all in favor of throwing him out of the lt1 club say "aye"
