v6- lt1 swap
v6- lt1 swap
ok i am posting this for a freind of mine he is swapping a 1995 lt1/t56 in to his lq9 5 spd v6 camaro 1990 i believe
he wants to know if he will have to relocate the motor mounts on the v6 camaro's sub frame
and concerning the spedo. as long as he has a lt1 comp and a plug and play wiring harness it should work correct?
he wants to know if he will have to relocate the motor mounts on the v6 camaro's sub frame
and concerning the spedo. as long as he has a lt1 comp and a plug and play wiring harness it should work correct?
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From: Kingston, Tn
Car: 1987 GTA
Engine: LT1
Transmission: T56
Axle/Gears: 9 bolt 3.70 posi
Re: v6- lt1 swap
Majority of the questions are answered in the sticky about swapping over from V6 to V8 and others in the LT1/LS1 swap sticky.
But short answer, yes he will have to move the mounts, use V8 mounts on the front of the crossmember, move the brake lines to the back of the crossmember. If his speedo is cable driven, he will have to get a cable-x box to drive the speedo, if electric he will just hook up the speedo output wire from the LT1 harness to the speedo input wire on the dash harness.
There is not really a plug and play harness available. Z28***** has made a few harness and turned out nice from what I've read.
But short answer, yes he will have to move the mounts, use V8 mounts on the front of the crossmember, move the brake lines to the back of the crossmember. If his speedo is cable driven, he will have to get a cable-x box to drive the speedo, if electric he will just hook up the speedo output wire from the LT1 harness to the speedo input wire on the dash harness.
There is not really a plug and play harness available. Z28***** has made a few harness and turned out nice from what I've read.
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From: Littleton, CO USA
Car: 82 Berlinetta/57 Bel Air
Engine: L92/LQ4 (both w/4" stroke)
Transmission: 4L80E/4L80E
Axle/Gears: 12B-3.73/9"-3.89
As it says in the V6 to V8 swap sticky, the crossmembers are identical, with all of the bolt holes already drilled.
Re: v6- lt1 swap
haha thank u. i found that stick right after i posted this :P thankx for your help guys
oh and my freind wants to know if there is any one that can help with making coustom wiring harnesses to have the comp in the stock location
oh and my freind wants to know if there is any one that can help with making coustom wiring harnesses to have the comp in the stock location
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From: Kingston, Tn
Car: 1987 GTA
Engine: LT1
Transmission: T56
Axle/Gears: 9 bolt 3.70 posi
Re: v6- lt1 swap
Best thing for your friend to do is get on the forums and read up, firsthand knowledge is the best knowledge.
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From: Tampa, FL, USA
Car: 93 240SX
Engine: LQ9
Transmission: T56
Axle/Gears: 3.54 R200 IRS
Re: v6- lt1 swap
Harness to put computer in dash location is about 2x the cost of a modified impala/caprice harness since all of the wire has to be new.
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