I'm looking at doing this swap and ending with around 420 rwhp. would it be best to get an gto ls2/6speed or get and lq4/6speed and build the lq4
need the help

 

Take your pick. Less trouble with the GTO accessories, you'll already have a passenger car intake, LS2 weighs less, T56 can be gotten with the engine.

Both will need the oil pan changed. The LQ4 will cost a lot less to buy, but you'll have to find a T56, intake, accessories, etc.

 

on stock internals how much can a lq4 hold

 

I'm not sure of a verified number, put people are spraying or charging them to over 600 HP.

 

performancewise it'd be pretty easy to hit 420rwhp with either engine

 

They're essentially the same long block, one is iron, the other alum

Hitting your mark should be as little as a cam away

 

Yep, throw a nasty cam in either one and you'll be at your target hp

 

Your the exact guy I was gonna refer. 400 to the wheels with just a cam and small things is awesome.

 

is 1000 for a lq4 with wiring accesories, ecm under 100,00 miles to much

 

BlueZee28 got his full set up for something around 950, but you'd have to ask him the exact details.

 

thats not too crazy, i hear about sales from 500-a little over 1000, look on ls1tech too, i'm sure you'll find a deal

 

I paid 1200 for my LQ4. Complete engine , harness ecm and everything. 64K on it. Sold alot of it off. When I came down to it , all I reused was the shortblock. I threw on 243 heads, ls6 intake, new lifter, lifter guides, new pushrods and so forth. I used a Vette serp setup.

 

http://www.ls1tech.com/forums/parts-...lq4-6-0-a.html

 

In hind-sight, it was not a good deal AT ALL... but not by fault of the price, it's because the block was junk and needed a complete rebuild. I'd pay $950 for another one with the harness and ECM again if I knew it was a good block. What I bought should have only been $300...but I didn't know until I pulled it apart.

 

has anyone tried livernois motorsports ls-1 stage 1 cam

 

I picked my complete LQ4 w/ harness and accessories (minus ECM) up the other day for $450. It just hit 100K miles.

Not to hijack the thread, but any cam/spring recommendations if a guy is to swap the cam anyway?

 

look at texas speed, thats a sponser that a lot of the LSx guys use

 

i paid 1200 for my ls2 shortblock. for the money id go lq4 or 9 if ur not worried about weight. i like the 88lbs saved. Bluezee28's 6.0 build would be what i would copy if u want to go fast.