price to swap an engine out?
price to swap an engine out? say i have a 93 Z with a knocking engine... say i find a good low miles 93 or 94 LT1 to swap... what should i expect to pay to have a good shop do it and do it right?
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Originally Posted by white93z28
say i have a 93 Z with a knocking engine... say i find a good low miles 93 or 94 LT1 to swap... what should i expect to pay to have a good shop do it and do it right?
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Originally Posted by white93z28
fugg that... i'd probebly do it myself if thats average price..
how about installation only? whats average cost? i can pull an engine no problems.. hell even bolting it back into place isnt the problem... all the small details, wires, ect ect.. bother the hell outta me.. i'm used to 4 wires, distributor,alternater,and starter, and an electric choke on a carb...
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Originally Posted by GOaT Cheese
LOL... remember, they come out the bottom. I have seen it done through the hood opening, but I think that way is actually more difficult, you have to pull the engine down to a short block for that to work.
For about 50 bucks you can buy the happy hooker from TPIS, it's designed so that you can remove an Fbody long block from the top.
Check out this link where a cat is removing a long block from an F-body with the happy hooker.
http://www.akmcables.com/l99.htm
I bought one for my vette so that I don't have to remove the intake the next time I pull the engine.
The wiring on the LT1s is pretty simple, just take some pictures and label everything.
MIke
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all you have to do is remove the a/c condensor and the radiator and it all comes out together!! i pulled out everything on mine thru the top and it was all installed water pump and everything. all you need is a cherry picker!
Originally Posted by aboatguy
For about 50 bucks you can buy the happy hooker from TPIS, it's designed so that you can remove an Fbody long block from the top.
Check out this link where a cat is removing a long block from an F-body with the happy hooker.
http://www.akmcables.com/l99.htm
I bought one for my vette so that I don't have to remove the intake the next time I pull the engine.
The wiring on the LT1s is pretty simple, just take some pictures and label everything.
MIke
Check out this link where a cat is removing a long block from an F-body with the happy hooker.
http://www.akmcables.com/l99.htm
I bought one for my vette so that I don't have to remove the intake the next time I pull the engine.
The wiring on the LT1s is pretty simple, just take some pictures and label everything.
MIke
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