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Putting LT1s, LS1s, and their variants into Third Gens is becoming more popular. This board is for those who are doing and have done the swaps so they can discuss all of their technical aspects including repairs, swap info, and performance upgrades.

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28, 3rd, 4th, camaro, change, estimate, fan, fbody, gen, generation, rear, swap, t5, upgrade, v6, v8

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V6 to V8 Swap - READ BEFORE POSTING NEW!

five7kid on 03-17-2004

03-17-2004 02:17 PM
by five7kid

263,854

3rd, 455, 88, 94, clutch, engine, firebird, fork, generation, motor, mounts, pic, pontia, pontiac, swap, v8

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Pontiac V8 Swaps

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LT1guy on 04-16-2005

01-20-2024 08:49 PM
by tajoe

657

203,225

10bolt, 373, 882391, 90, boehringer, camaro, corvette, crossfire, hkm, kurt, pump, reroute, rs, smog, swap, tuneport

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Father & Son 1st Car Swap Project Chronicled

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kboehringer on 02-20-2005

12-11-2005 11:31 AM
by five7kid

626

156,987

327, 350, bolt, chevy, difference, engine, fast, good, main, make, power, pull, sbc, stories, vs

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327-350 Fact from Fiction

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ljnowell on 12-31-2004

03-28-2006 11:24 AM
by five7kid

117

118,531

3rd, camaro, classic, cross, drop, engine, gen, guide, info, ls1, managment, member, painless, swap, truck

Important/Useful :

LS1 into a third gen Swap Guide

five7kid on 11-10-2007

04-02-2013 11:05 PM
by five7kid

106,194

2001, 350, ac, corvette, difference, distributor, engine, fit, hop, ls1, lt1, piston, pump, relocation, slap, ups, water

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About LS1, LT1, TPI and swaps in general

madmax on 02-14-2002

12-14-2006 06:39 PM
by five7kid

84,340

1974, 1989, car, cars, cat, check, chevy, dual, engine, enginesdodge, exhaust, hot, legal, light, older, rod, smog, smogging

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Questions about smog laws?

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madmax on 03-05-2003

08-26-2013 09:30 PM
by rusty vango

154

76,421

8292, 92, air, camaro, common, diagram, dummies, engine, fbody, gen, headers, lt1, lt1swaps, swap, troubleshooting, wiring

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Common LT1 Swap Questions And Answers

Firebat on 12-14-2006

03-05-2010 11:58 PM
by five7kid

63,075

427, 83, bbc, body, camaro, chain, engine, fbody, gen, head, interchangeability, lash, pic, swap, thirdgen, timing, valve

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BBC Swap Info

five7kid on 06-29-2004

05-31-2010 11:25 PM
by five7kid

60,257

bristol, caleraal, ebay, ebayups, freight, ls1, motor, motors, pa, parts, paypal, prices, scam, scams, yahoo

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02 LS1 Motor from yahoo auctions (WARNING!!! EBAY AND YAHOO AUCTION SCAMS!!!)

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realcopoman on 10-09-2003

09-20-2022 09:12 PM
by Lawman86

50,520

Important/Useful :

How To Install A Big Block Chevy Engine Into A Third-Gen!

apa on 08-01-2015

03-02-2022 09:10 PM
by MIB4X4

38,364

12562933, 12568952, 3946813, 3970010, 53, 60l, block, casting, crate, engine, gm, head, horsepower, ls2, number, numbers

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Casting Numbers

Apeiron on 10-30-2010

10-30-2010 01:24 PM
by Apeiron

22,959

Normal Threads

3rd, automatic, bellhousing, c4, camaro, drive, ecotec, gen, i4, info, pinion, rear, ring, s10, wheel

Ecotec I4 in a 3rd-Gen Camaro

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Fallen2603 on 08-23-2010

03-27-2016 08:48 AM
by V6canvas

857

182,317

383, 4l80e, blue, blueprint, crate, engine, engines, good, print, problem, reviews, stomper, thirdgen, transmission, warranty

Stay away from blueprint engines click to read about my story!

falstart on 06-10-2011

07-17-2017 01:36 PM
by five7kid

118,807

2007, 350, 355, balance, coilovers, difference, flexplate, flywheel, flywheels, interchangeable, main, peice, piece, ram, rear, rms, sbc, seal, year

one piece vs. two piece rear main (flywheel)

chevyracingrox on 12-08-2011

10-27-2023 10:07 AM
by sofakingdom

105,697

350 tbi swap into 89 Firebird

xkingcodex on 08-14-2015

02-12-2020 07:43 PM
by Darren L. Rich

99,363

3rd, 403, 455, big, block, bolted, bore, chevrolet, chevy, engine, engines, generation, motor, mounts, pictures, pontiac, spacing, swap, t5

Pontiac 455 swap. sooooo much fun.

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Kross4031 on 07-30-2004

11-02-2022 04:41 PM
by tajoe

181

97,343

1990, 305, 57, 88, camaro, converter, craigslist, exhaust, fit, gmc, hood, lowered, manifold, scoops, swap, tbi, vortec

90 RS 305 TBI to Vortec 350 Swap

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Heslekrants on 11-21-2008

07-31-2014 11:11 AM
by 89irocz350carb

91,781

1992, 350, 40, 45, 60, board, bored, carburetor, cfm, motor, overset, plugs, power, sbc, size

350 bored 60 over build help!

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jmadison on 09-24-2012

01-16-2020 12:20 AM
by 8Mike9

87,085

062, 30, 350, 57, 81, casting, engine, engines, head, heads, installed, intake, l31, older, vortec

Old 350 with Vortec Heads

85z28iroc on 05-26-2006

07-06-2014 07:56 AM
by JoeSoFlo

84,990

1986, 2001, body, camaro, clean, corvette, crossmember, duramax, ford, front, gen, hard, oil, steering, swap, t56, thirdgen

Duramax Thirdgen Swap

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lunati397 on 11-18-2011

02-11-2013 01:10 PM
by RallySportKid89

327

80,794

350, 355, 88, allina, carb, chart, dyno, gta, heads, horsepower, put, swap, tpi, trans, vortec, vortwc

350 Vortec TPI build/swap thread - 88 GTA

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Jim85IROC on 03-12-2012

08-31-2015 02:07 AM
by kmcn47

340

79,997

2000, 355, 383, build, buy, cheap, cheapest, convert, cost, costs, crank, engine, motor, needed, stroker, whats

Building a 383 Stroker, costs and challenges

Dragonsking on 01-14-2011

01-15-2011 10:53 PM
by DAVECS1

73,460

195, 195cc, 195s, 350, 383, 425, afr, cams, fine, flywheel, heads, horsepower, jones, mike, tpi

'FIRST'intake afr 195 383 tpi build.

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gbayfisher on 11-06-2010

04-28-2016 05:10 PM
by gbayfisher

774

72,283

415hp, 502, big, block, cooling, crate, diagram, dimensions, engine, gm, h8013, headers, kmember, lines, marine, mustang, radiator, spacer, th400, transmission

BB Engine Swap Header

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booboosean on 02-10-2005

05-09-2015 11:07 AM
by cosmick

307

69,193

42, chevy, connecting, cylinder, displacement, i6, inline, mods, nova, rods, swap, trailblazer, turbo, vortec, wagon

Trailblazer 4.2 inline 6 w/ turbo...? sorry for the long post

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5literTPIterror on 02-07-2007

10-24-2012 12:04 AM
by AutoRoc

65,867

1978, 1986, 1991, 454, 92, camaro, engine, fbody, fit, home, motor, motorhome, overheating, rs, swap

92 RS 454 swap

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The Devastator on 06-29-2009

04-13-2015 12:49 PM
by cj599

202

62,541

3rd, 42, 4200, camaro, crate, engine, gen, i6, picture, swap, turbo, vortec, vortec4200, vortedc, votec

AutoRoc's Turbo Vortec 4200 I-6 Swap

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AutoRoc on 03-25-2011

09-04-2017 07:52 PM
by AutoRoc

100

58,972

L67 Swap with T56 Transmission

AussiePr0nCar on 08-24-2015

03-06-2020 04:04 PM
by Jpile0815

58,794

14093638, 1988, block, camaro, cast, casting, chevy, engine, gen, generation, number, numbers, parts, sbc, z28

Block 14093638

Kornis on 04-27-2014

08-11-2016 07:02 AM
by sofakingdom

58,660

10239906, 12558062, 1990s, castin, casting, chevrolet, combination, decoding, engine, gm, head, heads, marine, number, price, sbc, vortec

VORTEC heads .. 12558062 or 10239906

TVP on 03-25-2002

03-25-2002 06:39 PM
by F-BIRD'88

58,609

350, 383, 400, block, bore, boring, cost, crank, engine, howto, intall, make, oem, piston, rods, stroker, swap

How to make a 350 a TRUE 383. Give me all your info!

iroc stangs on 11-24-2009

12-03-2009 09:35 AM
by AC

54,907

305, 350, 396, building, craigslist, heads, ls1, price, put, rebbuilt, rebuild, rebuilt, swapping, t56, worth

Is it worth it to rebuild a 305?

Weffy on 03-03-2010

08-05-2020 10:31 AM
by Venom_1138

54,651

1979, 342, 403, 60, 66, 70, alternator, bracket, early, emblems, engine, gears, late, mpg, oldsmobile, pictures

403 olds hp?

87LTcamaro on 04-14-2003

01-09-2015 05:31 PM
by rusty vango

52,769

1987, 406, 50, 87, camaro, engien, engine, fit, ford, iroc, ls2, manual, motor, putting, replace, swap, tpi

Question on best engine swap for an 87 IROC Camaro

b0tt0ml355p1t7 on 07-15-2012

04-06-2024 11:48 AM
by Tom 400 CFI

50,697

383, bradenton, camarp, engine, garage, gen, heat, lt1strokers, motor, mounts, range, sbc, start, swap, thirdgen

Finally! My 383 swap

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LS4GXP on 10-07-2010

10-31-2012 01:30 PM
by regdog56

582

49,267

3rd, 62, 62l, 700r, camaro, diesel, engine, fit, gen, generation, manual, od, swap, trans, transmission

Third Gen 6.2l Diesel Swap?

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jmerber on 04-06-2010

05-26-2016 09:34 PM
by teynorj

133

48,160

327, 350, add, block, bore, build, camaro, car, cost, engine, exhaust, heads, machine, make, rebuild, scratch

how much does it cost to build and engine from scratch?

Rgeddes09 on 12-26-2009

12-27-2009 01:07 AM
by madbomber824

47,807

454, 8292, 89, bbc, camaro, conversion, engine, gen, iii, install, late, model, mounts, pump, swap, water

396 BBC Swap Questions on 90 Camaro Street car

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SScott on 11-13-2005

08-12-2014 03:18 AM
by OConnorRacing

119

46,871

355, 377, 383, 400, 406, 50, cam, cheapest, destroked, kit, proscons, sbc, stroker, torque, vs

Destroked 377 vs 383 stroker pros and cons?

92z28camarokid on 05-06-2010

05-10-2010 08:43 AM
by 92z28camarokid

45,800

400, 509, aftermarket, block, case, cast, casting, ci, handle, horsepower, hp, powerglide, sbc, seasoned, spliting

How much horsepower will a 400 block handle.

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1fastiroc-z on 12-26-2008

01-22-2009 08:01 PM
by turbo11g

44,420

28, 305, 350, 502, 87, 88, camaro, chevy, end, engine, firebird, rear, s10, swap, swapping, tubbed

FINISHED!!!! 305-350 swap!!!!!!!!!! MY G*D ITS POWERFUL!!!

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rockfourone on 04-05-2003

12-15-2008 03:51 PM
by 5_Speed

43,831

1987, 1988, aluminum, base, corvette, engine, fbody, gta, head, heads, l98, octane, swap, thirdgen, trans, type

corvette L98 swap

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GTAman on 05-24-2012

10-16-2013 11:21 PM
by GTAman

221

42,566

2001, 57, auto, autozone, chevrolet, crate, engine, engines, good, jasper, jasperenginessuckcom, ls1, replacement, sell, vortec, zone

Autozone replacement engines.. anygood??

UnderDogRS on 02-16-2001

04-29-2001 12:49 AM
by Camaro_hunter_d

42,024

383, aluminum, cast, comparison, forged, hp, hyper, hypereutectic, hyperutectic, kb, limit, mean, nitrous, piston, pistons

Forged vs Hypereutectic Pistons???

mult68 on 02-20-2002

02-01-2009 04:00 PM
by xracer27

41,714

34, balance, balanced, blueprint, blueprinted, blueprinting, build, cam, card, degree, engine, generation, mean, race, sheet, transmission

what does balanced/blueprinted mean

84-camaro-zoom on 01-31-2010

12-09-2015 06:56 PM
by Wardenclyffe

40,379

1986, 28, 350, 38, 60or90, bellhouseing, bellhousing, bolt, bolted, camaro, cutting, speed, t5, tranny, v6, work

5-speed 2.8 tranny bolting up to 350

rescuesigns21 on 04-17-2007

09-09-2013 10:57 AM
by XxSLeEPyJuiCExX

40,339

396, 400, bbc, big, block, bolt, chevrolet, chevy, engine, lsx, pics, sbc, small, swapping, turbo

Is the chevy 400 a big block or small block?

Belstain on 01-04-2003

01-09-2003 08:42 PM
by AlkyIROC

39,728

1986, 350, 454, chevrolet, chevy, hp, motor, parts, performance, rating, stock, strong, swap, truck, trucks

91' 454 Chevy Truck engine

SMURFN' Z28 on 09-10-2009

09-11-2009 09:22 AM
by RED_DRAGON_85

39,322

88 Chevy 305 into my 1991 Pontiac Firebird

jhawkeye on 08-09-2015

05-25-2022 06:33 PM
by tajoe

39,200

350, 383, camaro, cost, engine, engines, fbody, illinois, motor, price, professional, shop, shops, stroker, swap

Typical Engine Swap Cost

jaweiss on 07-07-2011

07-09-2011 08:45 AM
by chevyv8guy

39,092

083048, 124238, 12480002, 3005041, 383, 3rd, 68460, atillas, camaro, converter, dyno, gen, gmpp, hedman, octane, require, setup, show, stall

Atilla's best builds

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Atilla the Fun on 04-19-2010

05-31-2019 01:44 PM
by zman1969

259

39,004

350, 57, block, break, cam, camshaft, carb, choose, good, horsepower, l31, long, lt1, vortec, zz4

LG4 to 5.7L vortec w/LT4 Hotcam

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FlippindaBird on 07-23-2010

11-03-2013 07:10 AM
by L695speed

400

38,471

1984, 1986, 305, 454, 84, 92, big, block, camaro, camero, engine, engines, fit, gen, put, swapping, z28

can you fit a 454 inside a 84 z28?

moneyz1 on 03-20-2011

08-30-2012 09:30 AM
by InfernalVortex

36,174

1992, 350, camaro, computer, easy, engine, gm, l31, mods, ntake, oldeblock, tip, torque, wiring, work

L31 Engine Question ???

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UNCLE TOM on 12-03-2012

03-31-2021 05:50 PM
by KCG

107

36,128

2011, 383, 500, 500hp, bolt, build, buildup, camaro, hp, mind, rods, sheet, street, thirdgen, tpi

Anyone Mind Giveing a build up sheet for a 500hp 383?

reddragon14 on 06-15-2011

06-17-2011 05:25 PM
by gbayfisher

35,526

2jz, 43, 650, crate, dry, engine, hp, injectors, iroc, make, manifold, marine, stock, support, swap

2jz-gtte Swap

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iloveacamaro on 08-10-2012

09-20-2017 08:39 PM
by 2jzcamaro

118

35,430

210, 383, 87, compression, fuel, gs, high, horsepower, octane, prediction, procomp, pump, stroker, turbo, twin

383 stroker- massive hp on pump gas?

jmuehler on 09-05-2012

09-10-2012 04:01 PM
by 1gary

35,192

1982, 350, camaro, chain, easy, engine, guide, instuctions, lifting, locations, motor, pulling, step, swap, tranny, understand

Easy to understand Instructions / User Guide for pulling 350 engine

Hawkeye9294 on 08-16-2009

01-22-2016 03:13 AM
by novaderrik

34,782

1992, 400, 91, block, engine, filter, firebird, im, ls2, oil, pontiac, short, small, swapping, thinking, v6

1992 "Firebird 400" swap and concept

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firechicken1992 on 09-09-2012

01-03-2023 08:28 PM
by poncho@home

125

34,709

Can you check my vortec swap list and cam advice please

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loopy on 08-20-2014

05-14-2019 08:47 PM
by skinny z

389

33,888

1998, 283, 350, 57, backfire, buick, center, chevy, dead, find, lining, lt1, missing, tab, tdc, timing, top, v8

Finding top-dead-center to install distributor. Help?

Nightrider350 on 04-21-2004

04-29-2004 11:53 AM
by THEGENERAL

33,014

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