How much did your ls1 swap cost and how long did it take?

 

$1,500 and exactly a month to the day i started.

 

too much, too long and still not done.

but once i got to hear it start up, I knew it was worth all the time and money

 

86 TA:
1700$ including the new cam, pushrods and springs.

Had it done in about a week.

89 RS:

2900$ including cam, lifters, springs and stainlesswork expensive *** headers.

About a week as well.

 

im currently 95% done, but i added in a medium restoration as well, 5 months working on the car, 10 months total time between car and parts gathering. $6000 spent so far.

 

First time:
$2000, 9 months to assemble all the parts
5 very long days from driving the 305, to driving the 5.3

Second time:
$600, replaced the 5.3 with another 5.3, built a blower kit
3 months for fabrication

3rd time, first serious power build:
$3500, 6 months down time for parts, money and fabrication, actual swap took about a week

 

In the works now .... $2100 spent and still need a lot.. I paid $1500 for 2001 5.3,4l60e,all acc., pcm and wiring.

 

Note: Some people are using 5.3 and 6.0 truck engines which are had cheaper than the aluminum 5.7 LS1 engine.

 

More or less

The engine itself is very cheap, but the necessary Fbody parts that come free with an alum 5.7 are not cheap, so the total package is generally the same or a bit higher

Also factored in are the people fab alot of the parts themselves so the cost is significantly lower, compared to the people who "only want to do this once" and mod the crap out of the engine with the swap, so the cost is higher

 

Im just about to start and am 4k in the hole but I have almost everything I need for the swap. All I need is injesctors, starter, alt and a few pulleys and its set to go

 

Holy crap is that the truth! I bought my LQ9 in the fall of 2009 and I don't even have the long block finished yet.