so if this motor is out of a 93 i have to put it back into a 93? or do i just have to use a 93 computer?

 

SS and Firehawk are different trims. SS is more akin to a Trans Am or Ws6, and I have not seen any evidence in regards to the stock tune on an SS or WS6 car adding another 15hp over a z28 over or Formula. I also highly doubt that "tune" doesn't exist in the Firehawk either. Firehawks were rated higher as they were advertised with their Blackwing intake among other things, but a tune was not one of them.

 

the computer stays with the car, at least it better that way. 96 97 have a crank sensor on the front cover that would be needed for the od2 system. look here http://shbox.com/1/engine_front_diagram.jpg i have a 95 front cover opti setup on my 93.

 

so i would not need to hook up the cps on my motor since its from an older car? will the car run ok if the computer is from a different year?

 

Like Caby said the computer should stays with the car. If you find a newer car you will need to adapt the motor to work with that computer and harness. Your 93 would have a ECM, 94 and up had PCMs. You have to remember ECM/PCM talks to the ABS system, The body control module and even controls your gages. It is intergal to how the whole car works. The easiest thing to do is swap your 93 motor into a 93 but the 96-97 computers area much more tunable if your planning on "building" a motor.

This is why V6-V8 swaps are such a pain. You end up needing most of the electrical systems from the V8 car.

 

ok im kinda getting this. its a bit confusing. what on the motor would need to be adapted or does it depend on the year the car is its going in?

 

yes it depends on the car its going in. if its a 96 97 you will want to change the front cover and drill center and add longer pin to your cam, or go with new 96 style cam. then you have vented opti with crank sensor. one thing is you can use the 96-97 front cover on any year. wish i would have went with that so i would have option to use crank sensor with coil on cylinder upgrade. a 93 lt1 will work fine in any 93-95 without changing anything.

 

humm wich one was it going in ,sounded like he was puting the lt1 in a 99 3800 camaro ,i see a 96 v6 ,with lt1 in it looks like got in over his head ,$3500,00 firm ,i think it will be there for a long time ,not running even ,looks like a mess

 

Check the dates when posting, no need to wake up 2-1/2 year old dead threads.

 

yes it was one of 100s I seen ,oh well,you all now have the related threads built into the system now ,an it was related to the last guy who was putting an lt1 in base car,an the fact that it never went anywhere was the reason I woke it up from the dead an some guy that posted this month similar ,its Halloween you know hehehe