OK, so I figured I would share the prices of the swap, so if anybody wanted to ask questions or do it, they could just let me know. I'll try to give websites where I got or did the stuff as well. Right now we're figuring with this swap we're going to get a mid/high 11's car out of this with a little more than stock motor and a 4l80 trans.
4l80 and 6.0 LQ9 from salvage yard with 65k miles--$2300
wiring harness local salvage yard w/ puter (for 4l60) $125
rewiring harness/programming computer (done by jesse @ www.wait4meperformance.com ) $350.00
Complete LS1 front end accesory brackets, ect--$800 local dealership
Transdapt Motor Mounts--$60 from summit
Trans crossmember from Summit for--$220
Fuel Filter from Napa for 00 Corvette--$60
Mini Starter from Summit Racing--159.99
ZO6 cam,springs/pushrods used from www.ls1tech.com --150
Headers from BRPHotrods.com--525.00
CAI from Ebaymotors--100.00
Driveshaft shortened--160.00
Fuel lines and fittings--100.00
Fuel Sending unit from gbodyparts.com 180.00
Throttle cable Lokar from summit--45.00
Steering shaft from jeep ebaymotors--65.00
Wiring harness to make 4l60 harness work on 4l80 trans from www.speartech.com--180.00
radiator top plate from ss4ever--50
electric fans from intrepid on craigslist--50
Guages for speedo and Tach from summit--300 (depends on which ones you buy though.)
Thats what I can think of right now, about 5500 bucks total, yes somet things on there are "extras" and you could probably take about 1k off that price tag w/o headers and cam and ministarter. The reason I didn't use the Motor Mounts/crossmember from BRP in the end was that it sat a little too high for comfort with the truck intake I used. The Jeep steering shaft was used to help clear the headers.
If you want to do the swap and save money, try getting an ls1, this way you can cut back on the front end acesories but you'll have to get a different pan or you can get teh 5.3 or 4.8 and still have fuel injection. The wiring harness, I would have just bought one from GM, even though its 1k, its a much easier plug in. The swap isn't bad though, once you do it, you realize that its not as bad as everybody makes it sound, specially when you look at it. I went through emissions yesterday, and was only 1/5 of what i was alotted, passed wtih FLYING colors!!!! I have 4.11 gears in the monte, drove around town and highway, got 23/25 mpg...and its more streetable than my last combo.
Websites to learn from:
www.ls1tech.com
www.wait4meperformance.com
www.gmperformanceparts.com
www.speartech.com
www.maliburacing.com
thats all I can think of right now
if there is anything specific you want for the pics, please let me know, I'll try and get them for you.
Otis
OK, so heres teh swap guys. Pictures here have the following the first has the gauges (electric) all work just fine, old and new. There is also pics of the 3" cats on there. The oil pan is the truck pan, stock, but its a little too long so eventually I'll get the shorter one from the CTS-V. What else, the clearance is good almost all teh way around, a few little problems. Also the water pump and the harmonic balancer are still from a truck, as I've not gotten back around to get things done...like I said, its driving now. Oh, the computer is in the front drivers side of the car, adn the fuse block is from a cavalier.
Yes, car gets 22+ MPG right now with the 8.5 rearend and 4.11 gears. As soon as I get some timeslips they'll be posted, and I'm going to scan my emissions sheet, just to show how well it really did.
4l80 and 6.0 LQ9 from salvage yard with 65k miles--$2300
wiring harness local salvage yard w/ puter (for 4l60) $125
rewiring harness/programming computer (done by jesse @ www.wait4meperformance.com ) $350.00
Complete LS1 front end accesory brackets, ect--$800 local dealership
Transdapt Motor Mounts--$60 from summit
Trans crossmember from Summit for--$220
Fuel Filter from Napa for 00 Corvette--$60
Mini Starter from Summit Racing--159.99
ZO6 cam,springs/pushrods used from www.ls1tech.com --150
Headers from BRPHotrods.com--525.00
CAI from Ebaymotors--100.00
Driveshaft shortened--160.00
Fuel lines and fittings--100.00
Fuel Sending unit from gbodyparts.com 180.00
Throttle cable Lokar from summit--45.00
Steering shaft from jeep ebaymotors--65.00
Wiring harness to make 4l60 harness work on 4l80 trans from www.speartech.com--180.00
radiator top plate from ss4ever--50
electric fans from intrepid on craigslist--50
Guages for speedo and Tach from summit--300 (depends on which ones you buy though.)
Thats what I can think of right now, about 5500 bucks total, yes somet things on there are "extras" and you could probably take about 1k off that price tag w/o headers and cam and ministarter. The reason I didn't use the Motor Mounts/crossmember from BRP in the end was that it sat a little too high for comfort with the truck intake I used. The Jeep steering shaft was used to help clear the headers.
If you want to do the swap and save money, try getting an ls1, this way you can cut back on the front end acesories but you'll have to get a different pan or you can get teh 5.3 or 4.8 and still have fuel injection. The wiring harness, I would have just bought one from GM, even though its 1k, its a much easier plug in. The swap isn't bad though, once you do it, you realize that its not as bad as everybody makes it sound, specially when you look at it. I went through emissions yesterday, and was only 1/5 of what i was alotted, passed wtih FLYING colors!!!! I have 4.11 gears in the monte, drove around town and highway, got 23/25 mpg...and its more streetable than my last combo.
Websites to learn from:
www.ls1tech.com
www.wait4meperformance.com
www.gmperformanceparts.com
www.speartech.com
www.maliburacing.com
thats all I can think of right now
if there is anything specific you want for the pics, please let me know, I'll try and get them for you.
Otis
OK, so heres teh swap guys. Pictures here have the following the first has the gauges (electric) all work just fine, old and new. There is also pics of the 3" cats on there. The oil pan is the truck pan, stock, but its a little too long so eventually I'll get the shorter one from the CTS-V. What else, the clearance is good almost all teh way around, a few little problems. Also the water pump and the harmonic balancer are still from a truck, as I've not gotten back around to get things done...like I said, its driving now. Oh, the computer is in the front drivers side of the car, adn the fuse block is from a cavalier.
Yes, car gets 22+ MPG right now with the 8.5 rearend and 4.11 gears. As soon as I get some timeslips they'll be posted, and I'm going to scan my emissions sheet, just to show how well it really did.