thats sweet...id definatly keep the corvette covers...

what did all that cost?

 

I chose not to do fuel rail covers on mine.

 

Looks good man. Be sure to get some track times or some races in so we know how fast it really is

 

:hail: :hail: :hail: :rockon: :rockon: :rockon:
I bet almost every member of this site wishes they were in your shoes now!!! That car looks lethal!!!

 

oh nice engine. Do you have inner pic of your hood? Is it like the 02 "SS" hood?

 

You got a nice looking setup. I would go with out the vette fuel covers. Do something esle like LS1 or Camaro.


Be careful going home. Don't underestimated the power that bad boy is making.

 

Hahaha I wish I lived in that candy land. All those cars belong to one of our club members (NoMercy). The guy is a day trader (stocks and stuff) and he makes BANK. That was the guy that had the Z07 (Z06 vette with 422 stroked MTI LS6) and he just sold it for like $55k. Over 100k invested!! Thing ran high 9's on the bottle!

 

That look like its at home in there...i cant wait to save up enough for a 418 cube LS1 swap :hail:




did anyone else notice this lol

 

Yeah, i heard about that....NoMercy sold it to Five0JOe...that car was more then a beast. Plus N20....fastest corvette out there.

 

With the smooth powerband of the LS1, the only time you really get surprised is when you look down and realize how FAST you are going. *grin*

 

How much does a swap like that cost?:hail:

 

I think he said he paid like 10 grand but that was for everything-engine, tranny, rearend, driveshaft and 2000 for labor.

 

This describes it all.:hail:

 

Nice car man!

I've had my 91 LS1 on the road for awhile now. If you don't mind could you PM how much Roy charged you for this swap? I've done a few LS1 swaps in various cars of my own and friends, and wouldn't mind doing it for some money in a customers car now. If you don't want to do that, it's cool but I would really like to know. Just the labor figure would be enough the parts are just parts.

If you haven't seen it here's pics of my car and old pics of the 69 a buddy and I put an LS1 in. Click Here!

Thanks,
Brad

 

that's definently awesome. I love the "vette" covers...I wish I could fab something like that up that would fit my TPI system...hmmmm...

 

Wow, I never was a huge fan of LS1 swaps (mainly cause everyone talks about it and never actually does it) ...but, that looks like it belongs there from the factory Good job.

 

where's your coolant overflow?

get some paint, polished caster/camber plates and clean up the wiring like that transformer on the strut tower and she would be a show winner for sure!

 

All cleaned up......

Got rid of the underbody kit, gonna get a new one..........

Gonna do some chroming, new polished items, etc, hopefully show worthy by the winter.....

Taken 24 hours ago

 

so what do you do for coolant?

 

that look really hot man

i was thinking of doing that to my 89 but then i rialized that i had an 2002 ws6 sitting in the driveway hahaha

but i am a really big fan of this swap but if i keep my 89 i think imf going to keep with the gen I power maybe a HSR on top

 

The picture was taken before the new coolant overflow and washer bottles were installed.....

 

who put in the ls6 block on that ws6?

 

if you mean mine then the awnser is that in 2001 and 2002 a percentage on the cars got the ls6 block

no one really knows why but they did

15% of late 2001s got the ls6 block
25% of late 2002s got the ls6 block

im just lucky

 

Some LS1 engines were built with the LS6 block after the LS6 appeared in.. what?... 1999 or so?

I dunno what the differences between the blocks is, but an LS6 block is probably better.

Question for FLYNLOW.... is that LS1 running the stock exhaust manifolds, or a set of headers?

 

looks good, id get some custom airbrushed covers though, just a thought.

 

ditch the covers, they don't look like they fit very good. Just detail the sh*t out of everything underneath them. Show off the technology

I was thinking of selling these fuel rail covers I designed for a V6. When installed, the V6 looks just like a pro stock 540 cube big block with N2O. They had a built in sound system to make it sound correct.

 

hey man congrats on the swap. i just dont understand why everyone is loosing their load over an ls1? theres 10 million of them on the road. maybe im missing something here. i know it doesnt matter, but you would have probably been better off getting a 4th gen and modding that, your gonna have problems getting the computer and tuning down just right. anyways, good luck, and have fun.

 

Why would he have comp probs? Its the same comp thats in your LS1 and it controls all the same stuff, there shouldn't be a difference in your PCM and his other then maybe year. If he wanted a 4th gen he prolly would have gotten one, but he didn't so whats the big deal?

I've owned a 98 Z28, 98 TA, 00 SS, 97 TA, and I like my 3rd gen LS1 much more then the other cars. The 3rd gen w/ the LS1 is much more fun to drive then the 98 TA I have, and yea the TA even has mods.

People are "loosing their load" over LS1's because they are the best engine GM has produced. You can make well over 400rwhp easily, pull 20-30mpg, race on Sunday and drive to work on Moday, all with the A/C on. Not to mention how easy it is to mod the engine. I mean don't have to pull the intake to change the cam, dont have to set valve lash, dont have to time it, etc.

 

they were the best.......ls2....oh so nice!

 

the reason im saying good luck with the tuning is that when ever you put a cam in, your going to need tuning. and anytime its a custom job, things have a better chance of going wrong or not getting set up properly. i have no doubts that its fun to drive a 3rd gen ls1, i just dont see how its much different than driving a 4th gen? the 3rd gen doesnt handle any better, the interior isnt as nice, and the bodies always "creak" alot more from 15-20 years of wear and tear. Also i know LS1's are badass, they've BEEN badass for almost 10 years (8). im not bagging on flyn's car, i think its awesome you did something different than most, but its like theres a hot girl in here and everyone is "leg-humping" her. substitute the LS1 for the girl.

 

the creaking goes away with new suspension and sub frame connectors..putting a cam in an ls1 isnt that hard..you just get dyno tuned after...and once you put in better suspension a 3rd gen will handle as good as if not better than any 4th gen..
i like the interior of my 84 trans am much better than any LS1 or Lt1..but thats just opinion...

 

"3rd gens don't handle better"..."bodies always creak", etc. That's some knowledge base you have there...it needs some updating though.

Reasons the 3rd gen makes a better platform for an LS1 than a 4th gen does:

-maintenance: 1/2 of the engine isn't buried under the cowl.
-handling: you have some reading to do on 3rd vs 4th gen handling. Lower center of gravity.
-cheap parts: sheetmetal and whatnot are plentiful.
-better aerodynamics: lower nose, etc. Check back-issues of Chevy HiPo or whatever, article a few years ago had data on this.
-creaky bodies: not if you have subframe connectors.

And then there's emissions testing...my old '82 gets tested as an '82. No OBD-2 hookup, etc.

 

its true the 3rd gen is a great platform and is great looking as well

i have both a 89 ws6 and a 02 ws6 and i can tell you flat out that the 89 with the worn out springs and worn out front end is more staible in turns and corners better then my 2002

i was surprised but the 3rd gens have better geometry in there front suspention then the 4thgens do because if the strut and nop upper arm

y the 4thgens went back to upper and lower arms is beyond me

thats why my 4th gen is my drag car/ street car and my 89 if i dont sell it will be my autocross/street car

 

Everyone with a 4th Gen would be better off modding a Corvette
Everyone with a Corvette would be better off modding a Viper
Everyone with a Viper would be better off modding a Ferrari
Everyone with a Ferrari would be better off modding an F1 race car

People expect to see an LS1 in a 4th Gen, you don't expect to see one in a 3rd Gen however.........

 

im not baggin on your car man. just making an observation.

 

FLYNLOW92rs

Dont mind what they say people will always talk. Your car is great and with an LS-1 under the hood its an amazing car. Your up there with my idles, and one day im going to follow your steps man. My Iroc-Z is just waiting for its LS-1/auto combo. Good job man your making us proud

:rockon:

 

LMAO

 

 

yeah, people don't expect to see an LS1 in a 3rd gen. Your car is nice but it just doesn't seem like it's worth all that money. You could have set up a really nice shop for that money, done the work yourself and got money back doing stuff for others.

People don't expect to see my mud covered jeep do a 12.37 at 106 mph, now that's fun! I think with the vortec heads I just put on it will be in the 11's. got about $3500 in the whole thing.

I'm not putting your car down, I'm just trying to encourage people to do it themselves. We're all here to help each other.

 

Oh I would have done it myself, but the simple fact is that the resources weren't available to make it happen....

Working 40 hours a week and taking 15 credit hours while maintaining a 4.0 GPA, doesn't allow you to have a engine swap on the side to finish.......especially when you don't have a garage......

I encourage anyone with the time, skills and money to throw an LS1/6-speed in their car.....

 

It doesn't make since to put 3500 into a jeep to see it get into 11's either, but your gonna do it and people are going say it is cool.

My conversion with parts alone with labor is already over 9 large.
The motor alone cost 7 g's. His is going to be cheap.

Get off his back.

One man's junk is another man's treasure.

 

why not stick a hemi in the b*tch?

 

why not?

 

This thread is like a bunch of crazy people loose drinking alot of coffee! People mod whatever the hell they wanna mod! Look at those Modding old VW bugs! They do it because they want to. I cant speak for FLYNLOW but ANY mod i do to my car i do because i want to do it, who cares who thinks its COOL?

 

thats looks good, where did you have it done again. if i remeber i think you said third gen resource did it. but they havn't gotten back to me with a responce yet

 

F-Body Motorsports aka ThirdgenResource