Well good news...I found my roller. Needs a ton of work body,but the doesn't scare or detour me. I was wondering if I bought a complete z with a blown motor(since I'm going to build it) if it would be cheaper than piecing it all together. Also how hard is it to make a harness or can I just use the stock one from the other car? Is there any year to stay away from or a year that has benifets? I'm shooting for huge #s this time around.

 

Are you asking if it would be cheaper to build a blown motor in one car than it would be to build a motor and do a bunch of body work on a different car then the answer is yes. If the wrecked car has a built motor then the answer would be maybe. And if the huge number your shooting for is the amount of money you can put into a car to make it fast then you should be real happy.

 

I'm sorry I shoud have clarified I've got a 86 iroc. The wrecked car I'm talking about is a 4th gen z or ss.

 

id recommend getting the 99 up ls1 out of an f body the 98's had a bigger cam but heads that werent as good as the 99 and up heads.

 

Thanks man....a guy just called trying to sell my a 6.0 with no accessories. I almost think a complete ls1 so I can swap the interior too and have everything I will need basically.

 

yea a complete donor car is what most people look for i think who want to swap interior, drivetrain, rear, gas tank etc.

 

The car gonna roll w/ the 305 for awhile. I'm gonna get my ducks in a row and build my motor and tranny. I'll just have to wait for the right donor car.

 

No difference in the heads from the '97-'98 than the '99+ except that the 99+ have centerbolt valve covers and the '97-'98 have perimeter bolt.

 

99+ heads flow better than 97-98...

http://www.ls1tech.com/forums/genera...ls1-heads.html

 

Here's a large thread that goes through the differences in the LS1 engines

http://www.ls1.com/forums/showthread.php?t=27515

2. Cylinder heads and valve covers redesigned to have center bolts instead of perimeter bolts. Other than that, the heads were the same.

 

Awesome thanks I really appreciate the help guys