Ohh though plz rip down that nasty hood linner, after 10-15 years they become nothing but a fire hazzard as they collect dust and grime.

Get a new one if you must have it.

And get a new cowl seal or make one, your fresh air duct will be sucking under hood fumes. I made a new one out of thick weather stripping foam, 2 layer thick peel n stick kind.

And you got allot of fancy electronic along with hi power carrying stock relays in that corner, you don't want rain water just rushing down over everything. The stock seal acts like a dam and make it go backwards and out the fender drain.

 

What about V6 to LSX?

 

At that point the only value the car has is the LS motor and the swap stuff, and at about a 50% return rate, any other aftermarket part they put on the car.

I'd never buy a LS swapped from a V6. Anyone who has enough brains and $$ to do a LS swap right has the brains and $$ to start with a V-8 car.

 

http://www.kingomatic.com/documents/...o%20111208.pdf
Page 15 has stuff for our motors. Spline count and what not. I'm looking at a GM61HD which I can get a Advanced Auto Parts for 110$

 

Not unless you make it a mid engine.

 

I don't see the difference, they are the same car, just either one has different motor and some IROC-Z or Z28 decals (basics, not going in depth). Or is the same car, just has a TBI V8 in it. If your doing an LS swap in these cars your obviously not looking to get your money out of it, your looking to do it for your enjoyment, so weather it's a V6 car or V8 is doesn't matter.

 

Why is that ? as long as it wasnt a hack job whats wrong with a V6 to v8 conversion carb or efi

 

All those details you talk about are why

The carb conversion because you reduce gas mileage and driveability for the sake of "laziness". IMHO, there is no such thing as a Thirdgen efi to carb conversion that is not a hack job.

EFI, because it would of been cheaper for them to buy a V8. I don't trust anyone who has more money then brains to do it right. Plus, even if it doesn't look like a hack job (I personally haven't seen one that didn't look basically like hack) there are tons of things that are different between the V6 and the V8 cars (suspension, steering, etc) that they probably didn't replace and who knows what wiring nightmares might hide in the harnesses.

It's buying someone else's problems 99% of the time, and that 1% I wouldn't be willing to risk when I can buy a running V-8 TPI 5 speed car with under a grand.

 

Where can you buy a running v8 tpi 5speed car for under a grand without it being a complete run down POS and a waste of time?

 

WOW so everybody thats ever put a V8 carb motor in a v6 3rd gen is a lazy hack.
I guess everybodys entitled to an opinion and a attitude.

 

Well, Back on topic. MY alley where my garage is is too iced to get my car back there. I'm gonna back the timing to 10* so I can put on the 100 shot. On Monday I might be able to do it at school.

 

Just 1 bolt and a small twist. Can't do that on ice?

 

Its not the ice that bothers me, Its the not being able to stop :-p.. and the lack of traction to go uphill into the garage haha