From a friends '97 SS cammed, bolt-on's LT1/T56 complete drop out w/ wire harness & tuned PCM. Long block: ~40k miles on long block, stock bottom end, stock heads, stock intake Vavletrain: ~6k miles on valvetrain, CC503 cam, Crane 10308 dual springs, TF chromemoly pushrods, Comp 1.6 NSA 7/16" Pro Mags, TF guideplates. Bolt ons: PS painted 1 3/4" LT headers, scrapes on bottom because car is slammed, paint is all burned off which is normal. Prof Prod 52mm TB. Cobra 39# injectors. OEM SLP LT1 CAI. PCM: Tuned by MadTuner for all the mods, runs great Transmission: ~170k miles, new Zoom clutch recently installed. Stock shifter, hurst handle. Shifts perfectly, hasn't missed a beat! The bad: Leaks a little oil from valve covers and timing cover. Easy to reseal once the engine is out. Engine runs great, pulls like a mofo too. I haven't dyno'd it yet, but I did trap 87.20mph at Irwindale with this set up. Have the timeslip to prove it. He's asking 2000 obo.. I've ridden and driven his car with this setup and it really pulls hard. Would make one hell of a swap for a thirdgen and for cheap. Only reason he's selling is he wants to do an lsx swap into the car. Call 714-917-7532 and ask for Jason.

How much would it cost to get this set up in a third gen just in parts? Is it more expensive/harder than doing an lsx/t56 swap?

An LT1 engine is almost identical on the outside as a SBC, so it bolts right in. You use thirdgen headers though, not fourthgen headers.

With an LS1 setup, you have to get new motor mounts and cut out a section of the frame to fit the a/c unit. As well as get new headers that are thirdgen/LS1 specific.

All you would really need (I THINK) to make this setup work is a set of thirdgen headers..you can't use the headers that come with this setup. And you'd need to make any neccessary modifications to your specific car to make the t-56 work. Other than that he is selling pretty much everything you need. This would be a much much cheaper swap than an ls1 no doubt..and its faster than a stock ls1 anyway. I've seen it first hand. It's a good setup.

http://www.geocities.com/texaslt1/lt1swap/swap.html

you will want at minimum 1 and 5/8" headers in order to clear the LT1's D-port exhaust ports.

Slightly off topics but still relevant to any potential buyer. I'm curious about the 87 mph trap speed. Seems pretty low for a cammed LT. That is unless Irwindale is an 1/8 mile track in which case I retract my previous statement. Just curious, that's all.

Nevermind. I looked it up. 87 mph in the 1/8... not bad, not bad.

The more I look at the ltx/t56 swaps the more appealing they look. They seem to be much easier and cheaper than lsx swaps, and it would'nt take much to make a stock lt faster than a stock ls