Guess that sound !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[flamingchicken]

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well, im doing a r&r of the v-6, so i dont know about all the swapping stuff. thats tom's department.

as for the parts, best thing to do is find a good trustworthy auto recycler and just pay what they are asking. i got ripped off from a "salvage" yard, said they had a 30 day warranty on leaky engines, and the one they sold me was leaking, and they wouldnt replace it.

[Firebird Phoenix]

Re: Guess that sound !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

well, im doing a r&r of the v-6, so i dont know about all the swapping stuff. thats tom's department.

as for the parts, best thing to do is find a good trustworthy auto recycler and just pay what they are asking. i got ripped off from a "salvage" yard, said they had a 30 day warranty on leaky engines, and the one they sold me was leaking, and they wouldnt replace it.

Oh I thought you were doing the swap. Well how hard was it to remove it? lol

[Tom Rs]

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The swap looks great! I've been planning a swap for awhile now and have a few questions about removal. Did you use some sort of dolly underneath the k-member/drivetrain assembly to slide the drivetrain out? Did you slide it out towards the drivers side wheel well, like how its shown sitting next to the car? Any other tips on removal/install proceedures?

Thanks,
John

Yes used a furniture dolly. Its not easy to wheel around but its possible. slide it out the driver side. My car is a little harder since the ground effects make it lower. Make sure to have a helper to watch everything when you start lifting the car.

I'd like to know the same too. So for sure a ramps (check) and cherry picker to lift the front end...

Maybe I missed it but how long did this take you from removal of engine to being able to drive it (regardless of further tuning like you said)?

Also how much have you spent so far roughly and how hard would you rate this swap depending on ones mechanically ability? Definitely going to have to keep in touch with you lol.

It took me about a month. I got the new, cleaned it up, painted pieces, waited for parts etc. Swap is not too bad. I am sure you will run into a few snags but nothing that cant be fixed.

[Pewter02Camaro]

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If all goes as planned i will be ordering all the stuff for my LS1 swap bout tuesday or so. I decided i liked my car to much to sell it or trade it in. and i don't want to waste time and money having my 3.8 rebuilt just to be back in the same boat i was before, wanting to go faster. I'm so excited! :excited:
I'm gonna get all my stuff from Trans Am Creations down in FL. Now all i have to do is wait.

[LouisC]

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Hi! Would you help convert my 2000 v6, m5 y87 t/c to a v8?
that would be great!

-Louis

[Tom Rs]

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Louis I think you have it pretty easy. the 98+ are not too bad

[bigbrian442]

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Louis I think you have it pretty easy. the 98+ are not too bad

A 98 is pretty easy only if you use the 98 LS1 harness and PCM. If you want the added tune ability of the 99 and up LS1 PCM it can get a bit harder.

[Tom Rs]

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^^ yep. 98 was an odd ball year

[semperverax]

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Hey man finished my 6.0 swap and getting the PCM tuned, what do I need to do about the speedo? Leave as stock v6 or what

[flamingchicken]

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^how about make your own thread complete with pics and sound clips and all the goodies you know we wanna see.

[Tom Rs]

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Hey man finished my 6.0 swap and getting the PCM tuned, what do I need to do about the speedo? Leave as stock v6 or what

speedo works fine. tach needs adjusting to a 4/4 i believe

[semperverax]

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Ok I'll have frost do that first thing tomorrow

[Tom Rs]

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over a year now, Runs great !!!

[97rs4life]

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over a year now, Runs great !!!

great to hear!